The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-07
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THE OUTLOOK GLOOMY.
INCREASED MISERY At MARsElLLea
The sanitary Condition Of the city Not
Such Rs 10 Issplre Hope-The Disease
Declared ~ Have Existed In Mar
ssllles Last Year-Othsr News.
LATEsr onoLEnA nEronr.


MARsElLLEs, Aug 5,-fhree deaths 90
CURED here and two at TouIon last night
As many as 5000 who fled have returned
home
1t now transplres that there were numer
oue cases OF cholera In tho hospital here In
1883, many Of which were fatal, The fact
l.. voyer, was suppressed In order TO pro-
vent alarm, The attendants were sworn 70
secrecy.
MARsEu,LEs, Aug, b.-The present
scourge has taught tho municipal authorl.
ties lesson In regard to the sanitary con.
dltlons OF the city, In tho poorer quarters
tho extent Of sQualor and Us accompanying
elements has proven TO be terrible beyond
comprehension, Not even tho most rabld
sanlIarsH exaggerated the bad condition
OF the lower quarters, Ever since the cpl.
demc gol foothOld the Mayor has been
trying TO put tho localities In good condl-
ton lle made sanitary survey yesterday
and found that certain quarters notably
Capalctlo and Belle do Mai, are very bad
Dr. Romero, formerly q professor In the
Turin University of Medicine, has been an
ardent worker during tho epidemic, and
now tho results Of his labOra compared with
those Of other eminent physicians show an
excellent record, llo has effected hundreds
OF cures, and his services have throughout
been gralultOus. The people everywhere
are loud In his praise aud idOlle him.
The abatement Of tho epidemic has great
ly decreased tho emigration OF French peo-
pie 10 switzerland.
During tho Wonly.four hours ending ai
ten o'clock last evening twenly'elght deaths
took placcilr0m cholera In this city, Only
three cases were admitted % tho Phar0
Hospital yesterday while ten were dis
charged SlNly cOsos are undor treatment
there now A general demand Is being
made that tho authorities make an effort 10
purify the yltlated atmosphere OF the city
by means Of bon0res,
TouLoN Aug, ., There woro no deaths
from cholera 10 record here yesterday.
-Four occurred Sunday night The total
number OF cases now under treatment at tho
various hospitals In the city Is 100, A
steady stream OF returning tugltyes Is or.
rlylng, and tho authorities are upprehensv0
OF another outbreak should the people gem
orally rooccupy their unhealthy homea
There was one death yesterday at LaseyDo
and two NJ M0ntf0rt sur.ArgGna.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug b,-The chol-
era scare has caused II greatly Increased uso
Of dlslnleclant4 The result OF an inquiry
among the wholesale druggists In this city
shows that there has been Nn advance Of
forty per cent In the price Of cNrbOlIo acid,
while chloride Of lime has risen from Sl.00
per one hundred pounds to ~ 80. Pepper
mint, which Is used In cholera miXturoS
has advanced illy cents pel pound. In
connection With the advance In tho price
OF articles used In the treatment OF cholera
city druggist says no has an order
on his books Tor pound Of Turkish rhu-
barb sent him twenty years ago, with no
llmlt Os 10 price, which ho has never been
able 10 ILL., Al tho time there was NO great
q demand for this rhubNfb for cholera Mkt
uros that the natives destroyed the roots In
their cOgcmess to gather H. Tho Govern.
mont took charge Of Il 10 prevent rs utter
determination, Yet after twenty years
Turkish rhuhM6, which Is superior TO that
grown In other countries, can not DO Ob-
t0lncd In tho market nj any price,
ROME, Aug, 5,--lt Is Officially given out
that In the twonty'iour hours ended Nt mid.
night sunday two doatfs from cholera had
occurred At Nlontcnole and one at villa
Franco, At PdncOlIcu there hayo boen
three fresh cases, but at no other points
have there been any, Il will be possible
In u fow days TO remove tho sanitary cor
don,