Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-12

for Jour kind Offer, as we are all in apretty fair
way to starve. You can get nothing, and
expect to see all the stores closed in a few
days, if things do not get better.
Please send me few hams and middlings.
You cannot get them here.
You no doubt see by the papers the fever
still continues to rage in both places. 1 have
nay children on board with me, as our ship is
perfectlys healthy. They are taking tincture
of iron three time day. We all take it here.
have been little under the weather two OF
three times, but thank God am feeling as
we'll as any one about here at this time. dc
not think there are two men in either place
that does not feel the effects of the foul air.
Roche Chandler is not dead as reported in
your papers but is getting we'll Norfolk
will be shrouded in black next winter not a
single family has escaped, nor will escape. The
streets look deserted. Excuse this, as am
compelled to use wrapping paper to write on.
All the bookstores are closed
LATEST.
For the following We are indebted to VIM.
ID. Collins, Esq, just arrived with the families
OF his dead father and uncle:
Disease and misery still desolates the two
cities. 1t really seems that all who remain
there will surely die.
The following are the names as far as could
be ascertained of those who died between Mon.
Cay, at 3p. m, and Tuesday yesterday a,
the same hour
Virginia Rogers, about Is years; Richard
Granbery, son of Capt: Stark. U. S. N; DR..
Junius Briggs, dying; Mrs. John Adams, Sol
onion Spratt, Miss Susan Mimmo Mrs. j. l..
Hathaway, Mrs Skies, Miss E. Wyatt, Miss
A. B. Baylor, Miss Clark, M. Wilson's wife,
colored; Mrs. A. Balance, Child of Solomon
Spratt, Mrs. E. T. Watt, Mr.. Michigan, tai
Tor; Mrs. James Baker, Miss Fannie Totten,
Miss Ann Stark, man Of A. P. Woodwork,
Eliza Weaver, Child of Richard Granbery,
Ambrose Dooney, Augustus LapelOuse, slave
Of N.Wilson; Mr.. o'Connell, John Kinsley,
james Murfey's infant, Nancy Kelener, child
Of Sarah Jones; Mathew Robinson, Mrs. Bal
entine, James Dantler, Miss Stark, Mr. Wor.
thing, Child of Maria Wilds, Child of ]. T
Elliot, Colored child on Union street, Wife Of
Horace Drury.
Deaths at Hospital since yesterday: Joseph
White, John Keys, Thos. Briggs, (of Washing
ton City, Mary Little, Mrs. Daily, AuS.
Chandler, LOWE Robinson.
Admitted in Hospital-Mrs. Malone, James
Ward, MIR. Layman, John Hudson, Margaret,
John Clark, Henry Myers.
In Portsmouth, on Monday afternoon, they
were as follows George Reed, (colored, } John
Roser, son Of John Brown, Rev. Vernon Esk.
ridge and his son Richard, aged I6 years, Edw.
Lawrence, son of James Shannon, son of Geo.
Guy, Miss Laura Webb, child of John Thomas.
On Tuesday, there were % deaths in Ports
mouth up to 8 p. m when the cars left, and
were dying.
The following are the names of some of those
who died on Tuesday Miss Totterdell, eldest
daughter of James Totterdell, ESQ.,; John
Thomas, Emele Billisoly, Mrs. Drake, Miss s.
Sand, Miss Catherine Webb; John Vermillion,
father of the acting postmaster, lin conse-
quence Of which no mail left Portsmouth on
yesterday afternoon-ED. j; Julius Eastwood;
Mr.. Hand, of the Macon House Mr.. Graham,
nurse; Mr.. Daley, Thos. Wright, Mrs. Smith s
child, Henry Edwards, John Pullen, Corne-
Illus Coleman, Miss Jane Jordan, Mrs. Sarah
White, Sarah Peed, (colored,) Miss Martha
Peters; Harrison Ferrebee, superintendent of
Norfolk ferry; Rev. Jas. Chisholm, pastor of
st. Johns church. There were also deaths at
the Naval Hospital.
new cases IN PORTSMOUTH IN the IWelty-IOu
hours: Mrs. Yates Brown, and her son Samuel,
Mrs. Margaret A. E Bilisoly and daughter.
Mother of B. Accinelly, Rev. John Devlin IRE
lapsed) and is in a dangerous condition.
B. Accinella is recovering.
On Monday night the Georgia carried down
DR.. Wilson, principal physician of the Havana
hospital, and Messrs. DeCaster, Moore 4 Free
man, Of Cuba, experienced with the disease /;
and nurses Gordon, Beard, Townsend, drug
gist,) and Parker of Philadelphia; and Dr.
Hunter, of the Baltimore city Councils, to
make arrangements to remove the fever or
phans to Baltimore for the Baltimore authori-
ties.
Drs. Appel Bryant and Kennedy are sick at
the Naval Hospital, though not desperate; DR..
Crane, of Richmond, is recovering; DR.. Hamel,
of Philadelphia, has the fever, but is better;
Drs. Webster and Walters, of Baltimore, are
again out and laboIiug; also, Drs. Rogers and
Briggs, of Philadelphia.