The Daily Crescent

CHOLERA IN LOUISVILLE.—The Courier, of the 28th ult., says: "The sickness in the city is increasing. From Tuesday evening up to last evening (24 hours) we have heard of nineteen deaths, including three cases that were mentioned and considered hopless on Tuesday. The deaths were as follows: Mr. John Watkins, in Strader's Row; four Germans on the west side of Pearl street, including the alley; two German women and a child at the Pioneer House, on Water, near 4th; Mr. Flood, on 5th street; Mrs. Hermeling, on Water, above 3d; a Frenchman, on Portland Avenue; a lady, on Shelby street; two Germans, on Market street, at the upper market house; four slaves, in different sections of the city; and Mrs. Long, corner of Floyd and Walnut streets. Three of the above mentioned deaths occurred in one house, making five of the family that have died there within a week. This is the Pioneer House, near the corner of Wall and Water streets. That neighborhood, extending from Wall to Pearl street, including Water street and the two cross alleys, less than a square, has been the most fatal section of the city in proportion to the number of cases. Several of the houses are much crowded, and we noticed yesterday four or five families were moving to other quarters. There have been 24 deaths there by cholera within a week. Henry Freberger, an engineer on the steamboat Emily, that arrived from Florence yesterday, died of cholera after the boat left Florence. He lived in Portland. Mr. Wm. V. Shively, of this city, died on the steamboat Jenny Lind, of cholera, at Mills Point. Mr. Flood, who died on Fifth street yesterday, was at his usual work in the morning, and at 5 o'clock in the evening he was in his grave. Mrs. Hermeling, who died on Water street yesterday, at the corner of the alley just above Pearl, was in excellent health the night before. It appears that some person on Pearl street, a merchant, had during the night caused a large quantity of sour fermented molasses to be emptied into the alley. To the effluvia of this molasses Mrs. Hermeling imputed her sudden sickness. Several of the neighbors around were also taken sick during the night and yesterday morning. They all complained of the stench of the spoiled molasses."