Elections in 1852--Reappearance of the Cholera--Operations on the Rail Road--Elections in 1853--Resignation of the Mayor and new Election--Issue of $10,000 eight per cent. Market House Bonds--Opening of the Chicago and Rock Island Rail Road to Peru--Establishment of the "Peru Weekly Chronicle" and "Daily Chronicle"--E. Higgins & Co's and McMillan & Co's Stores burnt--Elections in 1854--Blue Ballot Question--Manner of Paying Interest on Bonds--Opening of the Rail Road to Rock Island--Census--Completion of the Market House and issue of $2,600 Bonds. At an election held on the 5th day of April, 1852, T. D. Brewster was reelected Mayor, John Morris elected Alderman for the First Ward, and C. R. Holmes for the Second. Whole number of votes, 220. The Council elected I. D. Taylor. Clerk; P. M. Kilduff, Treasurer; E. S. Holbrook, Assessor; Richard Lonsbury, Collector and Street commissioner; and Fredrick Schulte, Marshal. During the Summer, the Cholera again made its appearance, and with increased violence.--From the first settlement of the town to 1849, with the exception of the years 1838 and 1839, when bilious fevers prevailed to some extent, the inhabitants had enjoyed immunity from disease, seldom experienced in new western settlements, or indeed in any other. For the space of one year, no death occurred except from casualty. Even the ague found few, if any subjects. Throughout the summers of 1850 and 1851, cholera continued its ravages in the surrounding towns and country, and visited Peru but slightly. In the early part of the summer of 1852, while La Salle and other contiguous places were scourged, Peru remained healthy. At length it appeared to have spent its material and departed the entire country. Suddenly it reappeared; and while the places previously afflicted remained healthy, Peru was devastated to an extent not surpassed, if equaled, by any place in the United States. The estimated number of victims was from five to six hundred, being about one-sixth of the entire population. It was observed that less panic and excitement were produced than upon its visitation in 1849. But few cases occurred in the two following years; and from that time to the present--1858--the same freedom from disease has prevailed which distinguished its early settlement. Throughout this year operations on the Railroad were pushed forward with great energy.