Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-02
THE CHOLERA.
Yesterdays Reports from the Infected
Districts in Europe

PARIS, Sept. IA dearth of provisions
prevails at La Spezia, Italy, more especi
ally of lemons, ice and eggs, making the
situation there more alarming. The Pub
lie Safety Committee of Parma, Italy, has
sent 10000 lemons for the city's relief.
The armed populaee of Reggie, vii.
lage in the Province of Reggie de Coli
bria, Italy, prevented the British steamer
Bright House, which had a clean hill Of
health, from taking on a cargo. The au-
| thorities were powerless to interfere.
Troops are going there to maintain order
upon the arrival of passengers.
A veritable panic prevails among the
populace in some districts in Germany
infected with cholera.
In many instances physicians in at
tempting to minister to cholera patients
have been brutally maltreated, and in
some cases wounded with knives. The
persons making these assaults labor I'M
der the delusion that the doctors are en-
gagged in poisoning people. The desire of
the populace to prevent the spread of the
injection had led them in sOpro cases to
offer armed opposition to railway traffic.
The bulletin of the raVages of the chOl-
era IN the various provinces Of Italy dur
ing the 24 hours is as follows: Bergamo,
16 deaths, 10 fresh cases; Campobasso, ,
deaths, 13 fresh cases; CuneO, 0 deaths, 81
fresh cases; Genoa, 0 deaths, 2S fresh
cases; La Spezzia, 16 deaths, "a fresh cases; /;
Lucca, deaths, fresh cases; Massacar-
rara, deaths, fresh cases; Parma, !
death, fresh cases; Pisa, l death, 0
fresh cases; Turin, deaths, 0fresh cases; /;
City of Naples, > deaths, 0 fresh cases.
1t is feared that cholera has appeared
at Alicante, Spain. Two suspicious
deaths have occurred in a family which
recently came from Algiers. Three others
in the family are ill. Every precaution
is taken to prevent the spread of the dis
sease if it is cholera. The clothes of the
deceased have been burned and a Gordon
established about the house.
There were 4 deaths from cholera at
Fabregues, near Montpelier, and 6 at
PerpignOn to-day. At Caronlos there
have been Is deaths within days. 1t is
believed that the visitors to the fair at
the latter place introduced the epidemic.
The inhabitants have fled in many cases
to other towns in France.
Soup kitchens have been opened at Spez-
zia. Italy, where there have been 25 deaths
in 36 hours. Shops are closed. The mill
tary are confined to their barracks.
The Governor of Madrid has ordered the
municipal authorities and the directors of
hospitals throughout the country to pre-
pare special cholera wards in case they
should become necessary.
Fourteen suspicious cases of sickness
have appeared in Novelda, in the prov
ince of Alicante, Spain, and another
death is reported from cholera in Alecrate
City. Persons arriving at Madrid from
Alecrate City are subject to fumigation.
Hundreds are leaving there by every
train.
In the past twenty-four hours 20 fresh
cases Of cholera have occurred and there
have been several deaths at Naples.
At Marseilles during the "a hours end
ing at 8 O'Clock tonight persons died
from cholera. The disease is increasing
in Virulence at Naples.
The French transport Tonquin, which
has just returned from TOnquin with
troops on board and has landed at AL
giers, is reported to have had cholera on
board.
His Holiness the Pope has issued an
encyclical letter, in which he enjoins
upon the faithful that prayers should be
offered against the cholera, and also for
the freedom of the Holy See and the pros
perity Ofthe Church.
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-An outbreak of ty-
phus fever has occurred among the troops
engaged in the grand maneuvres in
Westphalia.