The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-18
VIRGINIA.

press records the death of Mrs VIM q I'M. 10 Primo.
George county, Friday. from neglect and deser
uon. Sne was found dead In the floor of bel
hoess perfectly divested OF clothing and on ths
bed near was her infant, only few hours old
/ also dead. Her husband h ad not been seen since
tne wednesday evening previous The jury 10
glect" -'--'
OF Petersburg, has been sentenced, al Chesterfield
Y; II, to be hung anthe 26th October for attempt.
90 rape on ths person Of Madame Dassonville near
the former place.
To BE Tried. John Houtchins, who stands
charged with robbing the U. 8. mali, while acting
a. carrier between Patrick C. II. and Pitsylvauia,
l was brought to Richmond yesterday and lodged 10
jail .
LAND 5ALEs.-The Winchester Republican
chronicles the following land sales 10 Frederick
county last week. The Marpols tract containing
39s l.2 acres, to N Lupton, at s5 per acre; SO
acres on Gap Run, known a. the Miller land, to Ed
Morrison. al ss SO per acre; A 3-4 acres of the
Lessingsr tract to VIM orndort. at 90. .9s per acre
CoMrNa TO RIouMoNp.-Ths soutbside Demo.
erst learns that ihs cadets Of the vtrgni. Military
testitnte ct Lexnetou, have sccepted .nvitnsidn
70 stsit Riehmoud duriOs the State Agricultural
FxvEn AT CRY PoINT IN 1926 DIR. Alex. Hfy.
| ant OF Prince George. who has had much experi-
| Intelligencer: - =
| "Iu the summer of 1926 had charge of the 8
Marine Hospital at City Point. There were up
wards OF thirty square rgged vessels in Port that
| Among them very large ship from Ssco, State of
/ Maine. She had been 10 the coffee trade for the
two preceding years During the month of August
eight cases OF yellow fever occurred among the
crew OF this ship p-ail OF whom were removed to
the hospital for medical treatment Fiva died with
black vomit-three recovered They were a,tend-
ed to BY two nurses, both of whom escaped the
| disease. There were also several other patients
fOP int dfaoo l.
piiai at the same hme-all of whom escaped the
| fever. young man, (cerk of the hotel in which
| boarded, between whom and the captain of the
Injected snip Inere was greet intinaacyD was sud-
denly seized with the fever and died with the black
vomtt 10 thirty'six hours This young man visited
the ship daily. During his Illness he was attended
by numerous friends. | embraced the opinion of
non con'agion at school-wh1ch was fully confirm.
ed by my subse quent experience. | consider vel.
low fever high grade of bilious fever, proceeding
from malaria in concentrated and malignant
form, and that no fear need be apprehended that
the disease Will spread from any patient out OF the
infected district"
ROBBERY AT WYrHRvnLE.--Sundr robberies
were perpetrated at the WytheviiIe Hotel during
Friday night. The rooms of several boarders
were entered, the adroit thief turning the keys 10
the locks from the outside. by means OF some deli.
cntely constructed implement. About $500 were
stolen This 10 another caution to ali hotel board.
ers TO bolt their doors on the inside as we'll ss turn
the keys. e..
RELIGIOUS INTELL1GENcE.-Tne reviyals 10 the
churches of Alexandria still continue. During last
week twenty six professed conversion In the
church under charge OF Rev. Mr.. CoulIine
NoRFoLK AND PonrsMourH. correspondent
OF the Petersburg Express gives that paper the
names of some fthe dead 10 Norfolk not before pub
lished. They are: Mrs Smith, Lam5errs Point:
Riddick Mrs Lindsey's child, Julius Schisauo. son
OF M Schisano, the French cousul, Fletcher Shut
ler, Mrs VIM Harrison.
Jos Addington and F Hsrwood are among
the new cases.
Thos Hardy, Father OKesfe. Jas G. White
Thos Thinsley, w w Wing and Holmes, are
among the convsescent; also Mr. Ethan Allen. FA
Perrin 10 down with the fever
Mrs Savage; of Church street; a child of VIM
dren of old Mr.. Balance, are dead Fhe RaIIanas
family in Norfolk, twelve in number, are now ali
VIM Hall. corner of Fsnchurch and Mariner
streets, Is dead.
Norfolk, was dying Friday night.
., In Portsmouth, among the dead are Thoma. H.
at the Naval Hospital, and Miss TottsrdeIl their
sister, who died in town, Barney Clarity, Miss Viz
Among these ill are, Mrs VIM r. Singleton and
Whit Ashton, Deputy Postmaster. who has what il
termed Parotid Abscess;" Miss Patterson, a nurse
from philadelphia, wai dying at the Crawford House
From the southside Democrat we learn that one
hundred barrels OF tar and several casks of rice
on the wsy to Norfolk and Portsmouth, as pert Of
the contribution from Wilmington. N. c.
The Norfolk correspondent Of the Petersburg In
teliisepcer states that Mrs Eyre Summers snd Mr.
Henry 81. Newman have been taken down Rev
Mr. Armstrong and Miss CurFier who were RAPIDLY
improving suffered relapse, and on Friday were
sick Miss Josephine Smith, daugater of Rev. A
Smith, is dead
TRIBUTE TO HUNTER WOODS q meeting NJ
the citizens of Elizabeth City county and town OF
Hampton, held at the Court House, iu the town of
Hampton on Saturday, Sept. lat. Charles X Malo-
~, Esq.,, called to the chair and the Rev Iohn
G. McCQb6 annOlnta0
The chairman having stated the object of the
meeting, which was to pass resolutions expressiya
of our sympathy with our Norfolk brethren In the
great loss which their community has GIstajned /,
tie death of our highly esteemed friend and the
irreparable calamity which has fallen upon their
city In the mournul disease of the Chief Magistrate
HUNTER WooDIs-a committee consisting of the
following gentlemen were appointed to draft reso.
lutions expressive of our views and feelings and
this said visitation of Providence-viz:
James Barron Hope, VIM Jennings, William r
Willis, Cary Jones, George s May, Robert H
Vaughn, John Cary, samI Howard, Charles L
| Collier, George Booker. DR. VIM Semple, VIM
| Csusey, Samuel l. Latimer, VIM r Larus, John
| Jones, OF Pembroke, Fayette Jones and Joseph Sc
| gar, Esqs.
| The committee reported through their chairman,
James Barroa Hope, Esq, the following preamble
| and resolutons when, upon their being submitted
| 10 the meeting the Rev Jno McCabe delivered a
few remarks inspired By the occasion, az tribute
to one whom he called his old and personal friend
were ui6D put anu uuhn lnOuGlV
adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God, In the dis.
pensation OF His wise Providence, to terminate the
earthly career Of our tinguished fellow-ctzsn
HUNTER WOODS late Mayor of Norfolk: Therefore
bs it
| Resolved, That while humbly acknowledging the
goodness and wisdom of the Almighty, that we still
| earnestly deplore the untimely fate of our late
friend. cut down In the maturity of life, which
gave glorious promise of continued usefulness the
community which it adorned with Its manliness and
virtue
I'd Resolved, That our sorrowful emotions are
bent with feelings of mournfu PRIDE at the refisc.
tion that he fell in the noble discharge of arduous
/ duties Ito great extent selfmposed) which reflect
| impershable honor upon his memory.
| Sd. Resolved, That In him lament not only the
personal friend but the Chrstian Msgstrate who ex.
empiied In his life and death the beautiful and o..
tholic maxim OF CHARITY, which IL indeed the only
4 fruit whereby we recognise ths tree.
4th. Resolved, That whether we scrutinize his chs
In private official relations that still ex.
/ hibts the same noble attributes which have svsf
| bsen associated with the name Of WOODS
| 9Th Resolved That with sad hearts we effer ear
nest and prsyerfu sympathy to feilow-citizens OF
Norfolk and Portsmouth, at the great calamity which
has fallen upon their cities especially in the loss
which the former has the person Of their
| noble and ACCOMPLISHED Chief Maj gistrate.
| 9Th Resolved, That We tenderly express the hope
that his irnm sdiate faulty may have the btterne OF
their gref assuaged by the proud ref sction that he
died in the unfnehing discharge OF duties which Ia
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