Cholera in New York.
New York, Dec. 4.
There is a rumor th it cholera exists at
quarantine. Ship New Vmk, Cnpt. Lyons
arrived on Friday, 22 days from Havre,
three Imndrml nnd thirty passengers. On
Tuesday the first ca»e of sickness reported
to him when 100 miles from Cape Cable.
The fir*t w.i* a chit I was taken nt 2 mid
died at BP. M. A second child died with
light symptom* soon after ; during W'cdnes
day mnl Thur-day , four men were reported
sick, two of them died suddenly with same
symptom* peculiar to the cholera, a fourth
one aged man from causes having no re-
I itton to cholera. Four day s previous to
their arrival, several bad died and nine oth
er* were tinder treatment. Dr. Whitney
resident physician refuse* as yet to report
the ease as cholera.
A Very CttEDirable Act.—At the re
cent eleclioa J. C. SQUIRES ami A. A.
Panker were opposing candidates lor the
office of Clerk of the Board of Commision
ers in Grant Comity. The return* showed
the i lection of the l itter, the present itt
ciimlient, by seven majority , and the Board
of Canvassers gave him lhe certificate nt
election. A nay or iwo afterwards Mr.
Parker, in looking over the returns, dis
covered tin error in the footing* often votes
which, gave Mr. Squires three majority.—
Mr. Parker immediately notified Mr.
Sqiires on this discovery, destroyed his
own certificate of election and issued ano
ther to hi* opponent, w ho had supposed the
matter settled in favor of Mr. Parker.
Mil. Sent.
The Grakd Lodge of Wtscoxstx is
now in session in this city. Among the
distinguished strangers it lias brought to
town, are Senator Billings, of lowa ; Gen.
