Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
FRANCE.

PARIS, July 25-Isolated cases of
cholera continue TO be reported In va
rious parts of France, some widely dis
tant from the infected districts. A
woman living ut Courbevoie, village
only IA few miles from Paris, WAS seized
with sporadic cho' era Thursday. She
was conveyed to the hospital and her
lodgings thoroughly disinfected. No
further cases are believed to exist in
the community. Two cases of cholera
occurred at Narbonne, and at st. Ma
zaire, IA village not lar from Toulon,
two deaths occurred. One WAS of an
especially pathetic character. An un-
known woman was seized while pass
ing along the street, and fell PROSTATE
and expired Immediately.
a pilable case Is reported fIom Mar
settles. A woman seventy years of
age was missing Tor several days. The
police mt last forced un entrance into
her lodging and found her body upon
the floor In such ~ condition that she
must have been dead for some days.
An examination proves that she was a
victim of cholera. She had lived al
most exclusively on fruit.
The corvette Argentina recently Mt
Marseilles desired 10 take on coal at
Gibraltar, but the English authori-
ties forbid this and threatened tO fire
unless the vessel departed. The Ar
gentina thereupon proceeded To port In
Portugal aud began coaling, but the
inhabitants became panic stricken and
compelled the authorities 10 order the
immediate departure of the vessel.
Where the Argentina Is to lind fuel
enough TO enable her to return 10 lap
tato appears an insolvable problem.
INDEsCRiBABLE PANIC.
PARIS, July 25.-rhe condition of
affairs ut Aries is deplorable. TIE
water supply is entirely cut oil, owing
TO an accident in the hydraulic appar-
atus. Numerous funerals of cholera
victims have been conducted by men
who are generally drunk. These funer-
ais have been greatly retarded by the
fact that carpenters refuse Ia make
collins for those who die of cholera.
Nearly all the bakers and butch
ers have left the city, and food
Is consequently scarce and difficult TO
obtain. Tho panic throughout the
city is simply indescribshle. The cpl
demic appears TO be extending. One
death occurred at Saintes Maries de
la Men and the Inhabitants OF that
town went to expel all refugees from
Aries. In six ain -rent villages of the
department Of Bonches Du Rhone
from one TO two deaths occurred.
In Nintinii1lla, ltaly, there has been
ten deaths.
FOOLISH BOYS.
PARIS. July 25.-At TOuIon two
foolish youths made bet as to which
could drink the most settler water.
One drank nine sipnons and the other
eight. Both died shortly of cholera.
DEATHS LAST NIGHT.
PARIS, July 25.-Fifteen deaths at
'conlon last night; five in the hospital,
three IN town and seven in the sub
urbs. II Is feared the stormy weather
will increase the violence OF the cpl
demic. Six hundred people left
Toulon within two days for the
Pyrenees. Sixteen deaths ut Marseilles
last night.
COMMERCIAL ATrAcHE.
PARIS, July pa commercial at
tache will be added TO the French le-
CATION NJ Washington, London and
Berlin.
Between . o'clock and noon only one
death from cholera occurred at Mar
seilies.
PANIC STRICKEN.
PARIS, July PA steamer with
cholera arrived Off Huelya, Spain.
The inhabitants were panic stricken
and Ned across the frontier into Por-
tugai.
STEADILY IMPROVING.
PARIS, July IS - Reports from Mar
settles aud Toulon up to 5:3O this after
noon show the condition OF affairs
steadily improving
The coupsellors of Aries who fled at
the approach OF the cholera will he
prosecuted.
FRENCH POLITICS.
PARIS. July Is --rbe Shanghai cor
respondent OF the Temps says: France
has allowed China untll the lst 10 re-
ply 10 the demands for Indemnity for
the LAngson attack.
In the senate to-day Prime Minister
Ferry denied that the revision OF the
constitution was an electoral device.
He said 800 constituencies densnded