Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-15
LATE NEWS BY THE MAILS.
From the Petersburg Express of yesterday
yellow Fever at Norfolk 4 Portsmouth.
FROM NORFOLK.

Our readers will be astonished at the unusual
large number of deaths reported by our cores
,,ndent- as having occurred during the past Tour
5ays. in Norfolk and Port smouth, but at the same
,i,ne. the Intelligence received yesterday. that
III. Fever is abatng in both places, will send IA
thrill of lpy to eyerY heart After such terrible
destruction of life, il indeed consong to think.
that the hand of the Destroyer is about to be
STAYED, and that there is prospectof returning
health and happiness. The very complete AMI
relnble details furnished by our numerous cor
RESPONDENTS from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Bait.
more, Suffolk and Weldon, are all appended be-
low, and to them we invite the attention ct our
readers without further comment:
NORFOLK. Sept. IL, 1855.
D.a, Ernress.-As well as | could ascertain.
,,,nro yere AZ deaths Yesterday, and % up to
o.olook to. lay Among these ! enumerate the
f,llowinq Mr.. and Mrs, Grenalds; Mrs. Catha
rine BAYLOR; this lady is one OF our most anna
hla and accomplished citizens and had previous
,y1ost three daughters; Miss Margaret W1ikin
son. daughter of the Teller of the Exchange
Bank; Miss Keeling, niece OF the same: Jno' D
Tovett. our former City Attorney aud his sister
Mrs. Watt; Mrs. Wake, wife of the Rev. Lewis
Wake. pastor of Christ Church; Jos. r. Small;
Aupustus Chandler; A. Briggs and his son DR..
innius Briggs, who makes, think, the seventh
nbvsician we have lost Miss Mary Woodward.
Mrs Richard Hall; Richard Francis Miss Martin
Sonthgate, daughter of the late Cashier of the
Exchange Bank; Miss Eliza Sontter, most esti-
loable lady; r. T. Hostead, the former editor of
the Courier Il u gentleman of fine talents, whose
Jaatb will be a sad blow to his wife and children.
who are absent from the city; and Miss Elizabeth
Whitehead daughter -four present Mayor, Dr.
\. c. Whitehead.
Among the new cases, which are not quite so
numerous TO day aud yesterday. are DIR. Geo. l..
Irnsbur Miss A. f. Shuster; Richard Woodward;
Miss Eliza Phillips; D. r. Johnson; Mrs. h. l.,
young: Charles Rodgers, druggist; Rev. Vernon
E.kridge, Chaplain in the Navy, died in Ports,
mouth; The widow of DR.. Sylvester, SRI benjamin
Mccoy: Mr.. Harvey; master Casey Richard,
Jahn George and Mrs. Gilsey Cranberry; John
E.ys. 4 Iapelouse; --Johnson,a apothecary
from Washington; Mrs.. Geo. Loyal; Thos. Jack
amonn: Christian d. Bache, apothecary from
Washin, ton.
Tbe following, | am pleased to state, are con-
descent. VIM. c. Whtehead,0. w: Edwards,
,ng Win,low,G. w Camp & his two daughters;
has. II. Bcalc, wife and children; F. Spangrr
md wife. jacob Dunsan, wife and daughter, w.
=. Dunbar; this gentleman was reported dead by
mistake in the Petersburg and Richmond papers,
If was his father, w. d. Dunbar who died; Mrs.
ru. George NJ. Chandler, W. NJ. Millar, I. f..
Owens, and DIR. n. G. Whitehead. These are
all that can call to mind at present and have no
time to reflect as the mail is about to close. will
rndeayor to keep you correctly informed.
Yours truly, NORFOLK.