The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-12
VIRGINIA.


NORFOLK AND PoaTsMouTH.-We take the fol.
lowing Information from The Petersburg Express
of yesterday: Mrs. Anthony Dibrell, widow Of
| Rev. Anthony Dibrell, decd, has recovered. and
arrived in Petersburg. Monday evening.
Mr Joseph Mtckie, an engineer on the Seaboard
| and Roanoke Railroad, wss taken of Ria engine
and carried to the hospital, on the arrival OF the
train 10 Portsmouth. Saturday evening.
Mrs John A Foreman, In Portsmouth, is thought
to be out of danger.
Mr. Avery C Williams, of the same place, 10
Nathaniel Wilson. deaf mute. for several
engaged 10 the Office OF the clerk Of the court
| In Portsmouth, 10 down, 90
John Atkinson, Teller of the EXCHANGE Bank
10 Norfolk. 10 down " ith fever.
10 Petersburg, Mrs Mary E Johnson. of Norfolk.
and her Infant daughter Eodora, have died during
From the southside Dsmocra, We extract the
following: There 10 stl . great deal of suffer-
Ing 10 both Norfolk and Portsmouth, and the Sea-
board train and Bay boats It is thought will stop
running, for they are sinking money every day,
and then where viii relief to the distressed come
from, and howl" 80
A gentleman says that he was 10 Norfolk few
days since and saw six hundred cases, and In one
w.ra Of The CITY Hospital be s.w sixy.seht lying
while he was there. He saw twelve bodies piled
up Ia enc corner OF the room. Ike 20 many dead
hcGs, awaiting burials, and among them was the
late young Walter Scott. son Of Robert a. Scott,
OF Richmond. I8 t--L
1t looks like hard case that the dead should be
thus huddied together. ptlless ly like parcel of
slaughtered swine, but 1t could not be helped and
the one who would scken At the recital must Thick
OF the circumstances.
Not many. from either Portsmouth or Nor folk,
none from the former, have accepted the use of the
tents sent down from Baltimore. In fact although
they have been generously offered. hear of none
being accepted at Il q yet
learn that the funds Of the odd.Fellows Lodge
10 portsmouth, and they had consldsrsble sum on
still there suffering widows and orphans there
sad state of things truly.
learn there was perfect stampede In Suffolk
this morning. Large piles of trunks we're seen ly.
wagons and carts lsden with beds and other
necessary furniture for housekeeping filled the
streets
The case Of young Riddick IL the only one that
bas occurred In Suffolk, certain, though Mr. C. in.
forms me that several other cases were reported
there this morning.
The report about the Illness of the wife and chill
dren OF the late Iamented DR. Collins, is untrue
They are all well, and beyond the reach of the
injection"
MouRNFuL OccAsIoN.-The funeral of Miss Adie
anu Mr. John Gray, was preached at the Catholic
church Petersburg, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Gray
was engaged to be married to the sister young
lady, whose faneral was preached With bis own
In lew days the Interesting ceremony was to have
taken place, but, alas! the cold ceremony of death
interviewed, and the betrothed young lady is called
on to mourn the severe satcton of the loss of her
sister as we'll as her lover.
REMovED-The deposits, books, &C., of the
Bank OF Virginia, at Portsmouth, have been remov.
ed to Petersburg.
SALE OF THE WINcHEsTER's IsLANp.-Tbs
above Island, one mile from Fredericksburg, con
tanning seventy acres, has been sold TO Mr. Sidney
Owens for Sc 900.
RELIGIOUS REvIvAL.-The brethren of the
Methodist Episcopal Church closed camp meet.
Ing at McClure's Chapel, In Russell county, on
Wednesday last, after mos. refreshing season
Upwards of sixty professed conversion and fortv
odd Joined the church.
In ABINGDoN.-Rev. Mr. Tyler, Methodist In.
lister to China, and Rev. T. " Moore, of Richmond.
are In Abingdon.
CATTLE.-The Abingdon Dsmocra. says: Scarce
Iy day has passed of the present week witbou,
two or three droves of cattle, from Tennessee. 20.
Ing through our town. The first drove from our
county-W ashington started from the plantation
of Mr. James Byars on Monday last
ROAD suBscR1PTIoN.-The county Court of Rus
sell has subscribed $400 to make up the sum ne
cessary to complete the Abingdon and old C. HI
road-the most important cross road Ia Souhwes-
tern Va where soon, twill furnish communica-
ti0n between Kentucky, part of Tennessee, LeS
nolr and Charlotte, N. c.
SIcKNKss.-The Abingdon Virginian notices the
prevalence of dysentery 10 Washington county
and chronicles the death of William Harrison and
Margaret Collins In that town. Both were young
dQu luteEcstlug poTsOps
SouTHsIDE RAILROAD The receipts of the
Southside Railroad for August, amount to S2S.-
428 97 nearly twice the receipts of the same mon.h
last year.
SFAsoNABLE LlBERALITY-Th sum of one
hundred and sixteen dollars was collected on last
Sabbath. at the Warwick meeting house Ia Prince
George county, for the OF the sufferers In Nor.
folk and Portsmouth,
HEAVY RAINs.-In this rainy season, In NAV
seem strange to chronicle the showers of one dsv
On Tuesday last. the heaviest rain possibly of the
season, fell In this county. In several localities
the flood was tremendous. The saw mill of Mr.
John Fl Clark, 4 miles west of this was swept
away, and the mill of Capt Preston had we'll.
nigh shared the same fate. The damage TO ferees
lands, &C., has been very great.-Abingdon Vir-
ginidn.
Hiram Cuddy was killed last week In an affrav
with Preston Lloyd, In Scott county.
Msj Mathew Markland, of Washington, Is miss
Ing and !. Is supposed has committed suicide.
RAILROAD EXTENsIoN.-The first engine and
tender passed over the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Bridge Friday afternoon. The whole road will be
opened and trains run through from New York to
Msuch Chunk by Tuesday next.
WESTERN GRAIN IN TRANsIT FOR THE East
From reliable data tis estimated that there 10 now
afoat upon Lake Michigan, bound to this port, not
less than 16l $50 bushels of wheat and about 43O-
900 bushels of Indian corn.