Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-02
ABOUT "THE MAN WITH THE BLACK
VALISE."
Mail tdvices from Nashville, Memphis
and Other Points.

the 10th, says:
In the Union and american of the 18th
inst, we published carefully compiled
liable showing the number of deaths by
cholera in this city for the previous eight
cen days. both among whites and blacks.
OF whites there were 100 of colored people
326. Reasons were given for believing that
from fifty to seventy-five blacks had been
buried without obtaining collins from city
undertakcrs, and probably outside of the
city, of whom no account was taken. With
no disposition to eXaggerate and from the
best information within our reach, we
raise the number of victims to this pesti-
lence among the colored race from 1926 to
400, and among the whites from 100 to 200.
In total population with the district in
which the cholera prevailed-emb rscing
the city and the tenth and thirteenth dis
tricts, which are properly a part of the city
of 33, 524, as shown by the census, there
were 1902 whites and 1866 blacks On
the above ratios, there should be about
three white persons die of cholera in Nash
vile to two blacks; in place of which, the
disease has taken to their graves four
blacks to two whites. These statistics are
instructive to both races. and it is our duty
to present the solemn lesson which they
teach. Taken as q whole, our colored pop
ulation do not see nor feel the necessity of
sanitary precautions to the same extent
that the white class see, feel and practice
them. Their ignorance and neglect in this
matter give existence to cholera germs,
which prove fatal or injurious by their
wide diffusion, not only to the parties
whose stupidity and belief in fetch de-
monism create hot-beds of cholera, but to
hundreds Of colorod people who are better
informed, as well as to an equal, and pos
sibly a much large number of white per-
sons.
The Nashville Banner of the Goth, says
The bravest regiment that ever faced the
hail of shot and shell could even be infect
ed with the CONTRACTION of fear, if one or two
of the VIGOROUSLY bravest and coolest of
its number should exhibit the blanched
cheek and recoil from 1.-THE imminent and
deadly breach Men, in sickness or in
war, must be fortified by an abiding faith
in their own resolute lCjUs. The very pres
ence in our midst of few such indomi-
table spirits has treasured many of the
weak and nerveless, and in other ways eX-
erted most beneficial effect in imparting
a higher moral tone to those less intellect
ually fortified.
We have no more doubt that we have
been visited by moral malady than we
have had of the accompanying presence of
very aggravated type of disease, resem-
bling cholera and fluX alternately.
For the past two days, now, the fatali-
ties among the whites have not averaged
over six daily, out of a population of at
least Twenty-Five thousand, and several of
these have not been from the city proper.
The deaths among the negro population,
have more than doubled this average, but
i'm the aggregate, the mortality has not been
alarming. With as many healthy people,
and strong-minded people, and able
bodied people as we have herewith as
many physicians and druggists as we have,
ALWAYS at the post of duty, with all the re-
sources at our command, we shall not be-
lieve it impossible, that we might have
saved at least half of these lives, by organ
lied effort.
Aswe fight fire. so must we fight sick
ness-not with listless panic, but with trust
full action and persistent effort. Drawing
our attention from ourselves and our imag-
mary ills, and devoting our time and such
strength of mind and body as we have to
those who need our moral support and
physical aid-that is the way to get rid of
the unbidden guest who has been depopu-
lating our city by death and wholesale de-
sertion.
WHAT KILLS THEM.
A communication to the Banner, says
Tive Mayor has a man on guard at Wilson
Spring all day, until 6 p. NJ. He sheds
his linen" and keeps off the boys and old
women, but at night, they rush in with
buckets, and wash-tubs, and old coffee
pots, and then drink, drink, all night, anC
aext day they kick the bucket, and die.
GALLATIN, Tenn, June 2.-Ten Of
twelve deaths since noon yesterday. Ii
the flat in the northeast part of Gallatin
every house is full of it; at least twenty
five TO thirty malignant cases, all colored
The negroes are panic stricken and deser
them. ID.
THE DISEASE AT CHATTANOOGA.
The Times, of the 26th, says:
NEARLY all the fatal cases of the prevail
ing malady here and elsewhere, can b
traced directly to some gross indiscretiol
of diet.
To saw that "A man dies of cholera VIII
literally killed himself 10y first eating
gallon of berries and then pouring down
LOT of water on top of them, is Islander o.
the much dreaded disease, yet this was tn
case of the soldier who died at the barrack
day before yesterday.
Other cases of equally gross carelessne'
have been reported to US by reliable cit
zens, but it is useless to specify them"
On the 9th, the Times says:
The number of deaths that occurred !
this city from all causes during the
hours ending at S +. NJ. yesterday, is si'
all from cholera.
Louis Wooden, colored, South Chatts
nosga, aged "a.
VIM. Bice, white, Montgomery avenu
Susan Capahart, white, 9th street, az,
Al.
Benz. James, jr., white, aged veal
near Roane Iron Co.'s Works.
Ann James, white, aged p, near Roal
Iron IN Is Works