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Mlfv; never assume the magnitude of a the political party. They are intn-lur giuous, iiii oini.teijt with lt;ach oilier ore . and lack unity. Such outbreak*un {lit Ui sjrva to slret.ghtjn one ul J *o»-hV ! ken lit* uUt*r ul the parties without being able to affect any permanent rsfntia* of its own. thetroth it that with very to* exception* thoxa ‘•reform movement*'’ are nothing luoju tior less than an alls mpt to reform me system of tenure of cilice *o as to get worthy tuau out aud hoist their precious person* in, knowing that their 0*u party have go respect lor tin1 in they endeavor by a change of tide to wake *hecp out of Itnse wolvesIn Missouri tLe succes* of the Independent party cau only lead to one result; the disruption lt;h tbs Democratic party. The Badi'-ala have doci-I dod that it would he impolitic to Inotriiia'.a a ticket of liieir own. j hut will remain passive •! | ant' support the best men. All, who i bare had sipsriauct iu the affair* of this ton ;i try can redily understand whnt that moans, cau easily perceive who tha “best men are likely to ho- They will combine with tin* third party and ensure there own future success’ the furl her supremacy ef the Radical party with all its con-sevueucca.The success of the Independent party simply moans the inevitable passage ol the civil right* hill-the con tin nation of proscription und re cou-truelivn in the already lutpov criskcd south. Kvllog usurpation and ibfatnouj election law*, attended with misrule and bankrptcy, civilistrife and tbiev«-s and convicted f«I-lau I ....i nns occupying positions nl honor in^ | South Carolina and Mississippi.1 | These are eonie of the blessing*11 * I the Independent party aru likely to,tl'1 bestow ujjon this county, fhtiyse10 j Democrats between Democrat! lt;: rule• as you knowjt and thi* picture. l*p-lu !on your fidelity, your courage andr | unwavering couEdtticeisrusr(wrtyI depend* the fre edom of tbs southtr laud prosperity of the nation.[u. J Let ua be brave resolute and d:-an j terminod, snd send this puling iti-. tan I back into the arms of its wel| nurse the St. Louis Democrat,,Death intbVttd*^Fatality in lit a Fkmlly of Mr. Theodore BUcIi of Oe Solo, Jefferson Co., Mo.On Thursday morning Dr. Loui-T. I’mi of this city received a tvlu grain from Mr. '1'beodoro Ui*eh of Do Soto, Jell arson county, Mo., slat that fivo members of hi* family had died with typhoid fever and that several others were attacked with it an! requesting the doctor to conic down there immediately. Dr. 1’itu started on the Iron Mounlain mad *t tivo o’clock in the evening and arrived about nine at night, lie found as stated, fivo of the children of Mr. Bisch dead,two dying And two others seriously ill. .Such a strange raor-lalily radicated somclhiug more than je j the ordinary cause of death, and Dr. 1'im set himself assiduously to work to discover what it was. An examination of the patients soon sal istied him that it was not typhoid lever, of which only the minor symptoms were present, whilst the characteristic one* were entirely absent. The first member of the family was attacked about two weeks ago, feeling badly for a few days, but not anticipating anything serious. Unable to sit up longer, he went to bed and in two day* died. Light other member* were similarly attacked, and the disease ran the same course, resulting in four more deaths up to Friday morning Two others the doctor thought would sorely die during tfae da}' and another appeared to bo convalescent. The other one y I was in a less promising condition, but hope* woie entertained of his re- j ;t, coTery. Of the dead, three died of I j [ hemorrhage of the bowel-, and two 1 (t | apparently Irons nervous prostrationit '• and frii»h! Tbo avcra-'ti durationdisease, also, were uot similar to any produced by *uy of the ordinary poison* that could affect the water of a well, such a* copper, lead arsenic, corrosive sublimate, Ac. An investigation uf the well showed that hubbies of gas* were freely coming up tfuiu the bottom, Lux whether irora *• itne orifice bencutb the well, ..r ir in the decomposition of a dead animal nt the bottom, could not be deter nil ned. Mr. Uiseh had noticed these bubbles for pornc^time^but attributed no importance to the fact, as no taste or ,-niell was imparled to the wafer. On being informed of the opinions of the physicians, the i a rally last Tuesday moved away, and sit.ee then no other member has been nUacted. The family cun-si-lol of fourteen person-, Mr, and Mrs. Biiu.h and eleven children, and a colored boy, five years old. Of (be nuOlder only the parent* and two children escaped attack.The ca*e i* one of the mo*I extror-; dinary that over happened, and created *:i: h terror in the neighborhood that only lira nearest and deare-t ? tri.-nds lt;i* the family would go near' them. The utter desolation which ha* overtaken tide once happy family ■an scarcely be conceived, and will' excite the sympathy of every on*. , The ages of the children, who died were respectively seven, twelve, wv-outeeis, iivcniy-one and twenty-four year*. Thu remainder of the cliil-, ■ Iren were of intermediate ages, ona; being a son of nineteen year.*.Dr 1’im returned to SL Louis yesterday morning, having only gone j down* lor consultation with the family physicians. lie started with aj large b»ttl« of the well-water lor the 1'iirj.iise oi analysis, but it got broken on the way by uu Occident.— Mo. £ciiMica».j; ’ and fright. Tbo average duration 1 , of tboir sickness vat about seven ; j. i day*. All the case* were marked .( by irregular chilliness, alternating '; with heat; slow pulse; very little |I disturbance oft he brain, hilt vert ’ marked disturbance of the sfomacu : and bowels. l*. The origin of the disease seemed 1 II' mysterious, as the residence of th- I r ’ family was on high ground,free from : t any surroundings having a loudency : ■ to proJuco typhoid fever or any oth- '■ l_ er disease, and the family used nu ; j L jiork m any form, thus precluding [ i- the idea of trichina c-piruhs. Their ,j food was plain, wholesome country j; e lure, consisting of fre*h moat*, '..Jowls, vegetables, fruit, Ac. .^ ; Tlra neighborhood is thickly jmpu e lated, and a* uo other jwrsou wa* ai- ,0 tacked with this disease, It was cvi- , dent that some local cause was to be ] looked for. Dr, Fim's investigation j satisfied him that this was to be .e found in the water from a well, used ■ j* exclusive!) by the lamily, and wbk-:i ; L. in some way must Lave uudvig.n.e ^ j s.nue recent deleterious change, in ,■this view he was sustained by the , resident j'bsicians, lira. Evan- and ; tiloaouck, who alien Jed tlra luutilr, i . and who are competent and consc;-, autious pltyriciana.. Mr. Disin ts ah.-ul sixty years rdd- f and ona of the ol lo*t settlers of M is I• i‘urt, and one of the most mtpulai j f men in Jefferson county, and is mu y s known to Lave an enemy in the i „ world. This seems to forbid the ^supposition that the well hud been c ' in lentionaliy poisoned, and indeed ‘ a1 ,lhcre wa* no indication ol anything .1 t ’of the k'nd. The symptoKta of the i
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