The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-29

,,ogres. of the Fever in norfolk ana
Portsmouth.
i.nce Of the Dip ateb.

.:lI ,o;ng on, aud the number OF new csSos
'nost awfully increasing. There are not Isss
ssn 1000 persons in both towns down WILL
*.Ss fsver. and the burials in Portsmouth an ar
SNoffoIk, about IS daily, equal 10 10 20, p
1.rsek-,his. considering the small PoPuia'.v -,
20 have now, is most appalling. l. W. ,;,b
[weIl and hearty, am ever sIeA a no II
E,v;,pessinp the scenes that surIoI pn-.aorth
rs a melancholy thing to go 10 hS III con.
ana w Feather. who within the last few
80 heen made fatherless and moth.
49, 90. Nav God bless those who have stood
dasr little one, at the hazard OF their
" lives In my opinion We have seen Inc
80 The aplsgue' is now yielding more
ally To treatment and many are recover
1ing. i"0' wv
Correspondence of the Dispatch.
BOARD of HeaIth-Mayor Woods Funeral
-Councilmen gone-Deaths, DC.
NORFOLK, Aug goth, P. M.
Tho funeral of our amented Mayor, was
..sndsd by large number of citizens, fill
;,y a long line of carriages, and presenting
nn;te an Imposing procession. He was bu-
lad 10 the new Catholic Cemetery, about
,wo miles from town, the Rev. Father o..
Keefe officiating on the occasion: Before
Ii. burial took place, Mr.. Woods lay in
state In the drawing room of his residence,
when all of our citizens who desired II, hsd
an opportunity of taking q farewell look at
the noble countenance of their beloved chief
magistrate. Large numbers awaited them.
selves of the privilege, and many tears OF
were shed Ger bis early bier
His manly and expressive features wore an
.;r ~ dsen repose. as If he lay calmly Sleep
mo tbe only change in his c0untenance OBJ.
.eryabie. being the color of his skin, which
was deeply tinged with hue as yellow as
cold Mr. Woods was IS years of age. and
has left widow, daughter of Henry b. Rear
don. Esq and four young children TO mourn
the loss of an 8ffectionate husband and de.
WI ed father. Reguiescat an pace.
We take pleasure in stating that all of the
Ministers, with the exception Of Rev. 7. Ct.
ZONES, before mentioned, have stood nobly
bv their charges, and deserve veil of the
n1bic for their devotion to tic needy, the
ssick and dying. The following gentlemen
compose the Board of Health: Thomas q
John Tunis, DIR T b Constable,
DR. VIM Moore, and g Hal. All have re-
mained at their posts except the last named
gentleman. He took out "to the other side
Of Jordan" some time since, in the general
stampede 1t is not known who will succeed
MAYOR Woods. Some suppose the Oldest
member on the bench of Magistrates will,
others that an election from among the Ma
gstrates will be gone into by the City Coun-
cd This will be a hard mstter to do at pre-
sent ss only out of 28 Councilmen has stood
by their colors. They the y are like the
"last rose of summer" left forlOrn and lone,
all their lovely companions having fitted
md gone"
The following are the latest deaths from
f,yer:-Lucy Foreman, John FL Hall. Mrs
DR. V Friedman, Mr. Hentz from Ferrv Point;
Felix Kicks, Miss Wieland, wife of T Founs
ain Wyatt, Miss Ship, Brewer street; white
child, do; son of Mrs John Camp, being
bird one of her children who has died with
he fever; Master Christian, the third of
hree brothers who have died, Allyntown;
Hrs Hamilton, Cumberland street Though
lying with the fever, Mrs III gave birth to a
iae healthy child three hours before she died.
Poor little innocent, in what time of dis
ress and death hast thou been ushered into
his sorrowful world Mr. Smith, foreman of
" Smith, baker, Bank street; colored wo-
nan, Church street; Mrs White, Boush street;
eero man, free Union street. Total II.
DIR Constable is very sick; Capt Fatherly
8 dying; Edwd Seymour, late of Columbia, S
: has the black vomit, and is very low;
Ihomls Lewis, clothing merchant, bis son
nd daughter, are all down, very sick; DIR
Higgins Is something easier.
The following persons were taken with the
-v+r since yesterday: Daughter of Thomas
pratt; Thomas Owens. dry goods merchant;
v Parsons, clerk; Frank Tarrant; r b
}oothby's wife; Mrs Frost, Charlotte st; J
-aam and son, Ferry Point; W.T. Dunbar,
torney at law; Rev Mr. Dibrell of the Gran
y street Methodist Church; lit is hoped that
hi'g n'lemsn's sickness is more bilious than
elbow feveri) and large number of colored
rrsrn5.
Weather very hot and showery-bad for
ever. Thermometer at 80 deg at twelve
clock. VERDAD
We are indebted to Mr. Hill, of the steamer Au-
us'a, for copy of the Norfolk Argus IN advance
the mail The list of deaths show an increase
! Norfolk and a marked decrease 10 Portsmouth
TIE following are the reports of the Norfolk
1ard OF Health, for 45 hours ending Monday,
Pm:
Sunday Sylvester C Lewis II. Main ct; Thos
otm4n 90. Commerce ct; Mr. Gatliker, at ] M
fetmans, Main ct; Negro woman at R C Bar
lays, Main 81; Mr. Harris coiored boy 4, Water
B; Miss Mary Eliza Graves, l8, Brewer ST. Negro
l-n h1ionelne TO Mr Taylor, 40, James g.; Hunter
'oc dis. 33. Cathsrine 81; Negro man belonging to
r Belt Avon at -Total9
Monday ME- Smith. 30, Bank Ut; Jno Freeman.
, ored, 40 Metcalts Lane; Negro man. 80, Free,
lason o.; Mrs Slnnott 90, Talbot 81; Edward Cur.
u % Uaion st; Rich'd Holihan, IS, Water q;
oonsn Is, Commerce s.; John Christian, Allyn
1wu; Chas Camp. 8 Chapel 81; Eliza Godfrey.
Lane; Negro at Mr. Jones boardios.
ouse, Main ct; Mrs BixbY's child, Fen. church 81;
whl!s womsn 10 Boush's Lane; Mr. N Etheredee.
Glon st; Mary Garrett. Little Water Ct; Negro of
bafey, Main s.; Negro OF VIM Walker. Holt ct:
lTs! Visit, 3d. New st.-Totsll7.
=, AZ ne Hospital Captain Henry Dicker, Sc; John
VIc'er, T.-2
ne take the following Items from the Argus;
, Deatas IN Pori'monh.-For the "a hours ending
sunset on Sunday, II; to sunset yesterday, only
IS very decided decrease In the mortality.
aeatcGt inpOstors The Howard Association
ave issued the following: Tue public are csu-
,ta sgAihst all doctors prscticing amongst US
'o.rd Of Health N WAC
'.ts" " ood1s Might and day he was out In al.
~, syeiy part OF the city striving with the most
b, ana unyielding perseverance, alleviate
eeaei to or removed to the ho.pitsI. and the
m. 49, a. the poor supplied. He sought out tn . SICK
ns and the dead. He visited the most ia.
\, The ssS. entered the most filthy hovels stood
osh,.,jo &c OF the disess ed. went in the desclats
mar "I9 Of poverty and distress and did all tina,
assoIs,,n. o 10 lessen the force and power of the
tens IN, ,eoaIse that is now ping of the siti-
II Dss,b ne too, has fallen victim, and the shsft
p.py ~ heer struck a nobler mark Deep il the
psopl. III" that now thrills the hearts of our
So a1'snt family of the deceased
b. b..r'o raoheotion We regret to learn that
pr.ot on 10. been eompeiIed to suspend for the
Misistey ST. n OF the sickness of the hands
NJ Dtel.1 ~ No learn with sorrow that Rev
E. eharsb ne devoted pastor Of the Granby street