The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-24
Correspondence of the Dispstoh.


fvryisS the Dead-DiOfcNlty in Finding Retattres
Rec. Mr.. armstrong Weather, &c.
The following Ia an extract from the letter of our
regular c1rrespondsns, Of" dated 10Th, which
should have coms TO hand on Thursday, but failed:
The plan of burying In pits still continues Eigh'
eonns are put down side by side, then dirt is
hfown In aud leveled off, after which another tier
placed at right angles with the first. and so on.
mere have been as many as four tiers
mistakes 10 burying are common, and persona
.Ineninee nnd II impossible to learn anything def
EXC WIN regard to the place where their dead rel
snses have been deposited Mr. Hawkins, the ar.
outSe superintendent, hRds Il very difficult to pre-
tenttncorrect and improper iuterments and uban
the herce and furious DESTROYER shalI cessa ~. H.
.'uctiou oI human lite, and our people return to
!"oI noines, ana 10 health and business the an.
"liino doubt attend to the irnoortant maj
%..N onoc'ing mat more dirt, where necessary. ba
1911 upon the graves add pits and thus prevent
elesut which might be attended with the mos, az.
."u' consequences hereafter. Unless The nu,rid
Soa'os are placed sufficiently deep u the ground
80 -. properly covered, poisonous and Offensive
iienca 0 ouotiioF leariui pes
r..,o. M armstrong, the devoted aud very active
io,ds, M iiesoyteFlsn church, 10 reported sick
al' Ills eXedions and faithful rniuistra,inns
..AopB the sick, call forth the warmsst ernras
SUI ~ Iyh henostion. Msy his valuable life be
w. et MOCK aud 10 this sfl cted community
hy..n hour OF the ii. A, 10 reported as do.
h.. suo 10 perhsps out OF danger
civ ,or amer, and Friedman, and Nash, of our
vi, Ar I've recovered, and are out among the sick
Gay aud night soins
to,.,s,G tno5 regular graduste) also has res
BE-, ..,! ION an Attacks busy with bis patients-
IT, 70 be very successful.
nd so "easner 10 still cool, with wiad northeast
ps, ~ s will have the effect TO arres, in a man.
nc progress Of the scourge.
Ansn.., Voc report of Purser Hill, OF the s.eamsr
ksst ~ we learn that Col VIM Ferguson, Pres
Wa Cue tne Howard Association, was dying, as
Hospital 0' 'r' DOCK Keeper al the City
Lns,.u~, Oh Southampton, and VIM Reid, the
ns ds,s candidate at the late election for Mayor,
-. % 10 Portsmouth
ia ssn,. private letter from DR. John Scheduled,
z In this city, we lea m that there were
~, nst' 10 Portsmouth, Friday. and that the fever
e.ss, decreasing from want of subjects. Tn.
ofe ss yioieut al ever.
tsr.s. ,s 'e letter from one of the Richmond
sho yss, presents that Leyferselle, of Richmond,
eaadhion 'orioik a. nurse, 10 be 10 dying
tfo,e. suec - sso spsaks very high Of DR. Hsr-
Vt le,,n As correspondent of the Baltimore papsr,
heasi, m "st DR. Tunstall, on Friday, was ex.
9rsaui., q, ~, AN. siso John ID Gordon, broker, the
Hcti ,s, ~ sne homsn Catholic Church, and spl
eQrssbIe i. warden OF the jail. Thomas White,
tad been pnf,'cisns aud nurses from the North
I'D port,n""u.o sck BY the suthoriirs OF Norfolk
susels., soa Is their remaining wss considered
The lolloss, certsin sacrifice Of death
"a q list of the volunteers In Nor.
aol-br C.m Ls-t from the virgieis reside ats 10
P'sa, J Ricardo, ksq, Cspt Ives