, 1873-07-10
CHOLERA.
Pr0grcas at tho Disease In Southern
Qittcs--Tts Anponrnnco LII this Stntc.

pr0Rrc8s Of tho Disease III Southern
Citics-~Its Appearance In this stntc.
LASAtLE, Ill.,, July 0.-Sovora1 sudden deaths
hsvo occurred in this city within tho ,..5 1ast Fey
II years Of ago. who was currently reported to
laye died Of cholera. She died yesterday morn-
ing, within twenty-four hours after she WIS
taken sick, but died OF oholora n1orbus.
made IT, appoaranco @ ' a. Whitehall % mics
south OF this city. Throo caRoB occurred thoro
on Monday night, ono Of which resulted fatally,
today day woro l thirteen, % none of which wero from
cholera. Weather c1ear and p!oasant.
Thoro woro thro0 deaths from all causos In
Chattanooga to-day, including ono from cholora.
MEMPHIS, July 0.-Thoro were threo lntor-
monts #, from cholera reported to tho Board OF
OIko1NNAT1. July 9.-Four deaths from cholera
were reported to-day.
LITTLE HOOK, Ark, July, 9;-soveral fatal
eaaos Of cholera have appeared here among anon tho b,
to-day.
r From the Columbus (Ky.) Dttpatsh Ju'y s.
n1iBsissippi Central Railroal extension diod from
cholora, in Ballard County, between - o'clock
yesterday md o'clock this morning. They wnro
paid OF few days ago, and this mortality Ia no
doubt tho ro8ult Of dissipation.
From the 81. Louts Republican, Jnty7.
most terrible Instance Of tho fata1 result
from using wator from an old, filthy woll Ia that
Of tho family Of Barnoy Da'tmeyor, residing on
tho Grayoh road, near Second CaTondelot ave-
nuo. On Saturday night the two ohildron, . boy
and d girl, aged and o. respectively, wero taken
sick, purging and vomiting. DR.. Tinloy, tho
family physician, was summoned. Ho wont, but
medicine could not scare away Doath, who
was already STOPPING .,over. them. After
about si1 hours Bickneha they both diod. Tho
father and hirod-man, named johnson, thon
| took sick with tho Ba1no complaint They
both died In few hours time. after suffering
| terribly, Tho mother thon took giok, and at g
o'clock last night she, too, died. Leaving no
one behind Of the entire family to toll TINT thoy
had ever lived. Was 1t cholora7 Tho Doctor
calls it nuch but tho public is not obliged to ac-
cept this as infal1ible.
Tho unfortunate man Baumoyer waB dairy
man, and had his stable cloue TO his residence.
small, iingy brick house close to pool Of
etagnant wator. The fact is, SO far as tho place
iB concerned, for filth and nauHeRting sub
Btauces there is probably not it's equal in oil the
city. The filth from tho stables runs down into
. we'll near the houso. From this pool ofpoiBon
! the family got MI tho water they used to drink
| and cook with.
Yesterdays Republican contained an account
Of tho snadon death Of two children belonging
| South Ninth street, Of cholera morbnR. Tho two
little Children were carried to tho cemotory yes.
terlay. At 10 o'clock tho mother took sick, and
died at 4 p. m., and tho father was lying ut tho
| point Of death last night at 0 o'clock. They
we're oil similarly affected. Like tho Daumoyors,
| thoy Ind boon uBing we'll and cistern water. The
| we'll is poor ono, shallow and not cloan, ad.
| mitting Of surface water, whiio the cistorn ii
near the surface and exposed to the sun.