The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-30
Special to the REcoRp-UNrox.

New YORK, Sept. 29.-John Miller.
aged so. died yesterday of a disease re-
sembling cholera. An examination is
being made. He lived in West Twenty
ninth street. A bulletin from Quarantine
says there are no new cases of cholera,
and the sick are improving.
The arrivals are the steamer Lain, with
l37 first cabin and 16S second cabin pas
sengers, the France from London, the
GaIlia from Liverpool, and the Slovenian
from Hamburg. The crew of the latter is
well. There were no passengers. The
Gallia brings lob first and 26l second
cabin passengers. Every one well on
board.
The Scandal sailed for Baltimore this
evening. The Polaria, Rugia, Marovia,
Slavonia and Mania, all of the Hamburg
American Line, are still here, the last
named, with her passengers, may be re-
leased tomorrow. The Indiana and
Herman are also waiting. The Gallia,
Lain and Noordland all went to the
docks to-day.
IN EUROPE.
HAMBURG, Sept. 29.-Official cholera
statistics continue to show a decrease in
both the number of cases and deaths.
new cases and sixteen deaths.
HAvRE, Sept. 29.-In this city yester-
day there were four new cases of cholera
and two deaths, decrease of one in the
number of deaths and in the number of
new cases the same.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 29.-There were
thlrty-hVe new cases of cholera yester-
day, an increase of seventeen, and seven
deaths, an increase of five.
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fresh cases of cholera and eighteen deaths
to-day.
QUARANTINE IN NICARAGUA.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Guzman, Min
lister from Nicaragua to the United States,
this morning received q cable from his
Government saying: 1.-THE ports of
Nicaragua are closed on account of the
feared invasion of cholera The Govern
ment of Nicaragua desires this informa-
ton to be given the widest possible pub
LEGATION in order that shippers and own
erS of sea-gOing vessels may be informed
OF it's action and trouble such as that
which occurred between the Government
of Colombia and the Pacific Mail may be
avoided.
The embargo placed upon American
commerce by the action of some Central
American countries closing their ports TO
ships from the United States is a matter
of deep concern to the State Department
Aside from the actual loss to our mer-
chants resulting from this action, the
interruption to mails is a source of yexa-
ton. The unreasoning dread of the intro
duction of cholera led to the issue of these
troublesome DEGREES.
The United States steamship Concord
went to Colon yesterday to convey the
Consul General of the United States and
Commissioners from the local govern
ment of Panama to Carthagena, where
the President of Colombia resides, and
endeavor to arrange some terms of settle
ment OF the quarantine question. The
Pacific Mail steamer Colombia still lies
off Colon, unable to enter.
POWERFUL REMEDY FOR CHOLERA.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-An i'm
portant communication appears in the
current issue of the Medical News by Dr.
Stewart, clinical lecturer on medicine in
Jefferson Medical College. 1t is to the
effect that hydronephthOl is powerful
remedy in cholera. 1t is harmless, even
in large doses, and is related to carbolic
| acid, to which cholera germs are espe-
cially susceptible. Experiments by DIR.
Stewart are that a proportion as high as
one to seven thousand has undoubted in
| hibiting effect on the development of
comma spirillum, and proportion of
one to two thousand eXerted prompt
germicidal action.
1t seems that under any condition but
ten grains OF hydronaphthol, if in solu-
| ton, will be required to render the entire
small intestine antiseptic against comma
spirillum, preventing it's development,
while about forty grains under similar
conditions would disintect the intestine,
promptly killing any spirilla present.
When from exposure the disease seems
imminent hydronaphthcls should be taken
in doses of eight to ten grains four times
daily for three or four days, and subse-
queutly in five to eight-grain doses with
the same frequency. in early choleraic
diarrhea it should be used in quantities of
ten grains hourly, or even hali-hourly,
until from one to two drachms have been
taken. Here it may be, and indeed, by
choice should be, com bined with an Opt