The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-26
DEATH ON TIE MARCH.
Distressing Condition of Affairs in
the Stricken French Cities.
Water supply Cut Off at Arles-The
Exodus Continues - Incidents
cfthe Plague-Fhe Scare
IN Paris.

PARIS, July D-Oficial dispatches from
the infected districts Now an increase in the
number of deaths and new cases. There
were twenty three deaths at Toulon Thurs
night and sixteen at Marseilles.
AT Aries the situation is fearful. Deaths
from the plague are rapidly increasing FIT
teen more werc reported. The coffinmakeis
are on "A strike for higher wages, and in some
Instances they have refused to work at any
price, preferring to leave the city at once
rather than remain and run the risk of con
tagion.
Added to the above distressing condition
of affairs at Aries, the water-works have
collapsed, leaving the inhabitants in a still
more miserable condition The authorities
are doing all in their power to supply the
citizens with water and have a number of
carts employed delivering it from the river,
but this affords scanty relief
The mayor said that he hoped to I've able to
secure sufficient number of worl1nen to
have the works in running order in few
days, hut the prospects are discouraging, as
q panic prevails among the people, and all
who can are leaving the city, and mechanics
and lahorels willing to work are hard to lie
found.
One death occurred at Saintes Maries de Ia
Mer. The inhabitants of that town want to
expel all refugees from Aries. In six differ
ent villages OF the department of Bouches du
Rhcne from one to two deaths have occurred
At Nintinigiia, Italy, there have been ten
deaths
Fifteen deaths occurred at Toulon-five in
the hospital, three in town and seven in the
c.IB1 - bN
will increase the violence of the epidemic.
Six hundred people have left Toulon within
two days for the Pyrenees. The deaths in
MarseilleS numbered sixteen.
PARIS July 25-Isolated cases of cholera
continue to be reported in various pats of
France, some widely distant from the in
feeted district, A woman living at Courbe-
vote, village only a few miles from Paris,
was seized with sporadic cholera on Thurs
| day. She was conveyed to the hospital and
and her lodgings thoroughly disinfected Ne
| further cases are believed to exist in the com
munity where she lived. Two cases OF
| cholera are reported at Narbonne and
at st. NaZaire, village not fal
| from Toulon, two deaths occurred One
was of an especially pathetic character td
unknown woman was seized while passing
| along the street. She fell PROSTATE and e1t
| PRED Immediately. A pftiable case is re-
| ported from MarseiileS A woman of {,
years was missing for several days The
| police at last fnrcon an entrance into hsl
lodging and found her body upon the floor
| in such L condition that she must have beel
dead for some days. An examination proved
that she was a victim of cholera She had
| lived almost exclusively on fruit.
| LONDON, July 25-The Paris correspondent
of The Standard says that the large number
of those who recover from the cholera show
that the disease is not of the same deadly
character which some previous outbreaks dis
| played There is a considerable exodus o.
people from Paris who are apprehensive tina
the epidemic will reach the capital; bu
nothing of the nature of panic has yet ap
peared The correspondent has never seel
Paris so deserted as at present. English ant
| American tourists give Paris q wide berth
| Such a scare he contends, is unjustifable, a
the capital is better cleaned and more abund
antly watered and healthier than any othe
city In Europe.
At Teulon two foolish youths made a be
as to which could drink the most settle
water One drank nine syphons and tn
other eight Both died shortly of cholera
In the debate in the chamber of deputie
in regard to the French law relating to cpl
DENIES NJ. Bert described France as, afte
Spain and Turkey, the most backwar
country in Europe in sanitary matters
The corvette Argentina, recently at Mar
settles, desired to take on coal at Gibraltar
The English authorities forbade this an
threatened to fire unless the vessel departed
The Argentina thereupon proceeded to a poF
in Portugal, and began coaling, but the il
habitants became panic stricken and con
PEELED the authorities to order the immediat
departure of the unfortunate vessel. Wher
the Argentina is to find fuel enough to +,
turn to Iaplata appears an insomble prof.
lem.
AN IMPROVED CONDITION.
PARIS, July 26-Between 0 O'clock an
noon, Friday, only one death from cholef
occurred at Marseilles There is large fal
ntF;, e