The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-28
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nous pIeceemg ~ Loom over the city, and the
| .p,ns.,.,as. Of evary ore wears ssrious asrect.
The s"ncr.I of Mr. Woods took place this after.
| nom A. four O'Clock. II vas auenorS oy large
rhsrie. II Shield, E.q, the oldest magistrate on
the bench, viii, II 10 said by virtue OF BILE senioii-
w. succeed Mr. Woods. he 10 not we learn 10 the
c,,v Al present The following are some OF the
istsst deaths from fever: Mas,e' istrspee, nephew
~ Professor s,rspee, Cumberland 81; Mr. khkole,
fSwiss) Jeweller, Main ST. Miss Maria Graves.
Brewer q; Master Lewis, son Of Thomas Lewis,
Main ct; negro man, Sip, belonging to w Walker;
Moses owned BY Robinson: Master Harris, wa.
| ter o.; Mayor Woodis, Catharine ST. two negroes,
hired by Salisbury EIizs, Gree eirD Maio si; white
| child and colored woman, Church s.; total 3D.
| Four or Eve deaths at the hospital.
| Marsden Smith, ESQ vas taken with the fever
last night; bis sister 10 suffering with the dis
| ease. Edw'd A McLane, Joo Lappin, Warren
Wing, and Dr. w Moore, were attacked this
| morning. DR. Thomas Mach has the fever. his son
DR. Herbert Nash 10 very i'll; also, G Cannon,
droggis'. Rich'd Bsgnsll's wife and Mr. BsgnalPs
eldest son are quite sick. Weather very hot
thermometer 95 In the shade. VERDAD.
We are Indebted to Mr. J. II. Lewellyn. of the
Curtis Peck, for the Norfolk Herald of yesterday,
and for the sad Information of the death of HuNrER
WOODS Esq, Mayor of Norfolk, who expired on
Sunday afternoon.
The Norfolk Board of Health for the twenty
fur hours ending Saturday, P. NJ, reports the
following deaths:
Lucy Foreman, SO years, Mstcalfs lane; John II
Hall, 10, Water ST; Gideon A Strange, l8. Cum.
berland Of; Jane Brooks. Concord d; Mise Wielapd
M.io St; Mr. H.noerry. 30, Charlotte Ct; Mise Har-
riet Fulgham. 60. Brewer ct; Mrs DR. Friedman.
Main q; w H Lohmsn, 80, Church q; Geo jacobs,
80. Brewer Of; Cbas DeBauer. Talbot Of; Mrs VIM
While Boush Of; Mr. A,phorso; Union q; Ro
Rtcks 45 IJni In o., Mrs I Il Robertson "a goush
ct. Total IL.
We End the following item 10 the Herald:
Physicians Or James McF adden and DR. Aug
A Zeingenius. of Philsdelphis. graduates OF the
Penus lvsnis College Of Medicine arrived Ia the
city on Saturday, and rendered their services 10
the Howard Association.
Tie MGTaCls.-Cur market 10 numbered among
the signs OF the fOrloTn and desolae OF tuipgs
city 10 now realizing A few servants With scanty
supplies OF cabbage. tomatoes, eornHeld beans,
0kra and herbs, are almost lie only purveYors -
One or two hGckstsrs attsnd but bring no FRUIT
Thanks to the butchers they contn ne to appear at
their posts and If their supplies are scanty, they |
suffice for the small demand In their line-and |
thanks also to the few sshermen who regularly ats
tend our wants 10 their line |
Tie City G0Uernueat-Onr city may be sptly |
compared to ship at sea without rudder or com. |
pass, or officers to direct and with only few hands
al the pumps to keep her from sinking and these |
early exhausted with fatigue Such 10 sad and 60
Der earnest 10 similiiuds of its forlorn condition
The o1'porai 10 ually dissolved and the right
to conduct the city sairs ssems TO be already re-
co5lised in The Board OF Health, the members of |
tue Council Committees Who remain 10 town, and |
'Le Howard Observation-Disclosures exercise of the |
requisite responsibilities we feel assured, will be
fully sanctioned and commended by the legitimate |
authorities.
Want Of Nursas.-The contributions for the re-. |
lief OF the wants of Our suffering population are
coming 10 daily, and with literally worthy of all
prsise Several eminent physicians have rendered |
nelr services and are actively employed in attend.
Dg the sick and benevolent Individuals from |
abroad are doing good service in attending and
lursiBg the sck. Would that the number OF these !
asst was commensurate with the calls for assis-
apce; tor we hear OF many valuable lives lost
which, We are convinced could have been saved If
he patient had received immediate attention on
icing attacked with the disease
we tske me following items from the Argus:
Ferer in Portsmouth The deaths for the "a hours
ending ga ufdaye at O'Clock, numbered PAN in |
;fesse OF 20 Ter cent. over the mortality of the pre-
ediog day. This may be relied on and il a. p ling
nd thrilling indeed to ref .ct upon When will the
estr ying agent stop is death worn? When will il
ainate7
;sstern shore village, informs that there are
bout two hundLe persons there from Norfolk and
otsmouth, AID two or three hundred scattered
bont the county. The Court House is occupied
no iafni les are sbusy quaTtered in the iu rooms
Clergy and the Press -The Afsu. publishes two
stters roin heys } q Whitfield and 4 Jones in |
'hich they defend the selves against an article in
he Argus. The editor fephss By ssyins: Our ar
icie wsa designed to cenaure ALL whether lai1y or
eli preservation. may have fled f,ou paramount
'uiy and II H. OF cou-se, not spp csbe tn any who
nay have left for proper That there is need
T the services of all who can remsia in these de-
iorsole times, is manifested by daily indications"
The following we learn from passengers by the
seamer. Mrs Eliza Jones, mother of Midship-
nan Walter Jones, Is down w th the fever, as are
also Mrs Mallory Todd and Miss Eliza Todd, her
laughter. DR.. Higgins, on Sunday, was not ex-
,scted to live. DR.. Moore WAS also down. ME-.
frank ZantzinRer 10 down with the fever 10 Bslti
more. Miss Lizzie Loyal, daughter Of the Navy
Agent, Is much better. DR.. Tunssall Is also much
eter.
Commodore Barron, who has just recovered from
severe attack OF the fever, and Is 10 very feeble
lea ih, arrived here yesterday on the Curtis Peck,
nd took lodgings at the Exchange. He is on bis
way TO the Springs
writer 10 the Baltimore American complains
hat toe contributions tor Norfolk aud Portsmouth
re not equally divided, and urges the attention Of
aoae who receive the money and food to that TACT
THE LATEST FROM PORTSMOUTH,.
PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.-There were 80 deaths
q Portsmouth Sunday.
DR. Maupin is out of danger. Dr. Trugieu Ii
better and will be out soon. Col, Winchesta-
w ats Ia better.
l.. w. Boutwell, and daughter are dead. The fe.
yer is rapidly Increasing
There have been tw0 hundred and tucslre dea,bs
n Portsmouth since the 9th OF Aug.
Ten physicians have arrived there. There Ia
great need OF provisions.
AMERICAN STATE COUNCIL.
The American State Council met in Richmond LAST
Wednesday,. One of the Editors of the Lypcbburs
rsinan, sends that paper the following result OF
Is action: