Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-25
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ihk FELLOW FEVER AT SAVANNAH CHARLES
TON AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE PEO-

COLUMBIA, o., Sept 2i.-Thc yellow fever |. inereas-
pS IN violence at Savannah and Charleston and At Au-
ss 10 an extent unparalleled In the history of those
cities Twoblrds Of the DIV enrs are nv the
whites Who have fled from the peseucc aud left In the
aee VI ue'r servants the colored population being
se"'ay exempt from Its ravages. All business Is sus-
penied bu lew stores other than those of apothecarie
oeug open, and an air Of utter dcsoaon 10 ms
prevailing every where.
Augusta has usually been exempt from visitation Of the
yellow lever, and its appearance Ia that city has
tue greatest excitement Even the operators have
doned the telegraph Office and We can obtain no nfor-
NATION but what Is to DO gathered from frightened e-
<ens many OF whom have made their to this CITY
which being on high range Of country has al.ay.
been exempt from the pestilence. Tho neghboripr VII
lagos are said to be oreruo and although VIC have moth
Ing definite, the disease Is said DO prevailing to an
alarming extent.
At Charleston it Is also increasing, the number Of
deaths there on Tuesday having been 81 and the number
Is rumored TO have been still larger Yesterday
At Savannah there YESTERDAY death: bv Tho foyer
which, when II taken into consideration that the white
population does not now exceed 1000 persons Is NOR
taty unparalleled The death of B.bon G,rtI,pJ ,,ho
bad been laboring among tho sick and sninse,iny re-
'Rous consolation to the dying has caused
regret re-. throughout ,6i. section Of the country.
nnNp ihn A., of ENuiNES-AWARD OF PRIZES.
HARTFORD, Coss., Sept 2i.-A great Gremens cele-
hraon aud trial OF of their engines took place in
this city to-day T~enty companies present iron
cohsended Tor The prizes which three
pets, valued at three hundred dollas The Pacific com
pany OF CLicopee Massachusetts. took the first prize
playing hundred and seventy -four feet high
company No Of Holyoke took the second prize play
ing one hundred aud scventytwo ieet Deluge No q;
Northampton, took the third prize PLAYING one buno
aud siity.threc feet The Williamsburg companv unon
teaching one hundred and ieet burst her
RAVAGES OF THE CHOLERAJAT PITTsBURG AW-
Full MORTALITY &c.
PrrsnrRa, Sept 92.-The Dispatch issues an extra
'ns erhoon aud gives seventy four deaths Of cholera
Yesterday, and up to noon to-day TWENTY-FIVE deaths
Tue total number for eight days since the
vi the epidemic Is i've huhd.ed
SECOND DEsPArcul
PIrrsnrRG, Sept. 30, Q p. M-TheTe have been s;,,y
deaths OF cholera to day. and there ia no In the
disease visible yet.
TIE KANSAS GOVERNOR.
EAsToS, Pa, Sept 22.-Gov. A. H. R,.der l,f IN d.v
Tor New York. on his to Kansas to fill the post of
Governor. lie escorted the cara by large number
Of friends, aud will remain in New York until Tuesday
~hen no VIII leave for Fort Lsavcnworh which will be
the seat OF Government.
YELLOW FEVER AT TIE LAZARETTO.
PHILADELPHIA, September 22-The steamship State of
Georgia. on Savannah has been quarantine for nearly
two weeks in consequence Of the fever amonr tho re
aud passengers Eight deaths said have occurred
on board
CANADIAN RATIFICATION OF TUE RECIPROCITY
TREATY.
BosIoS, Sept. 22d-A Quebec despatch saws tina, tho
Reciprocity Treaty confirmed by the Provincial
Lament on wednesday Sidney Webster was on the floor
when the vote was taken.
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER SANTA ANNA.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22d.-The new steamship SAINT.
Anna the Delaware breakwater thi, morninr 70
pairing her machinery, which became derauged the same
day she left New York.
INTERESTING To FoRwARDERS.
MACON, Geo. sept. 2O.-The railroad lines betveen Ga
vannah, Macou Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville are in
full operation Freishs are forwarded through to Savan
nah without delay.
DESTRUCTIVE FiRE-VESSEL BURNT, &c.
BosToS Sept 22-At SummeIset last night new sb;,
of about 1000 tons the stocks in the ward NJ NJ
James Hood was destroyed hy lire, with the dwelling Of
Nj Hood-loss 100000. S "
MAINE ELECTION.
PoRTLASp, Sept 22.-Returns from all the towns Inn,
three show that Morrill, the fusioni.t candidate for
vernon, lacks about 900 OF election blythe people
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
PmILADhLPHIA, Sept 22.-The democrats of the Ninth
congressional District have nominated Jas Il. Whitney
as their candidate for Congress
YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS
NEw ORLEANS, Sept l9.-The deaths by yellow fever
this week have been $40.
Tie riots are all over and the city is now quiet