The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-25

James HIVES DIR Capfey ~
Capt Hicks Lucretis ape Hill
Deaths on tie 23d.
Mr Layman DR. jas A billiard, Mont
w Hodges soG gomery, Ala
Mrs Wbitehurst female children of CAPT
Young Mr. Bowel Dow
Thirty two deathsi in all.
Correspondence of the Dispatch.
THE Pestilence-List Of Deaths-- Violence of
the Fe0er, &c.
NORFOLK, Friday Night O'Clock.
This was day of pleasantness and brphtness-
The sun went down 10 cloudless glory, and now
The moon shines forth clearly and mildly 1t IL a
night OF besutyone Of the great guns of that levi,
alhsn of the waters, the pennsy lvania, haa Just
roared out loudly, aud its echoes have died away
down the distant recesRes Of the Forest but rolling
GU, till heard distinctly even on the Atlantic shore
and lha loud tones Of The ponderous ely bell have
just been flung out upon the still, ambient and pes.
| tilenal air. The sound was 90 like the slow ard
measured toliing of funeral knell, that 1t aroused
the mind up TO full Of the doings OF death In
this Inflated city. Thousands of houses many OF
which are furnished Ia costly aud elegant STYLE
are closed, tenaDtless and dark, and as silent as
| msusoleum. But, alas, 10 how many others IL the
| fatal masdy exerting it's power on the occupants
a number OF whom will be sill In the deep sleep of
death before the rising o! to morrow's sun But
you want list OF the deaths for the last twentys
four hours and proceed to the melancholy task:
VIM Minter, Mrs Harvey, child of ii Sell
den, VIM Wood, Mr. Graves, child of Mr. McDon-
aid, Nash. Rschael, wife OF R Parker, (colored
lor, servant of w w Hall, M J Murray, Martin
Kelley, Mrs Seaman. Mary Murphy, Thos Downes,
Mr. Godfrey, Charles Wlsemsn, of Phiadelphis
(st Mr. A Barrums) daughter of + Delaney Miss
Delacy. In addition to the above also hear of the
folio wing deaths:
Prof Bellman, musician and organist of 8, Pat.
rlcks Church.
:. CoIly, Saunders another son Of Mr. s, of the
Farmers Bank-a deeply afflicted and bereaved
family. The faireat and loveliest of the household
are gone.
Mrs Wentworth. wife of Mr. w. stove dealer, but
recently of Hudson, NY.
DR. Biow,of SOUTHAMPTON county, brother of Col.
George Blow, of this city.
A child of b Pollard. land broker, and few
others.
Caleb Bonsal, of tbs firm of Bonsal & Bro, of the
Flour Mills has the fever
George Loyal Navy Agent is reported sick
Mrs Pollard is down; also Mrs Captain d
Wright
Mrs odend hal, vile OF Prof O., of the Military
Academy.
DrH sslden.
Vile of VIM Hawkins, Keeper of the City Aims
House, and several children.
Mr. + Barnes, and nine members Of his family
have been Ill, but recovering
Geo Clarke and family couvalescent
Chss Hardy, son OF T A Hardy, has the fever
Mr Shack, an est!tfabie gentleman, recently
from Hudson, New York; Jos Barrum and Miss
Cath Murphy, are dead, and among those have
not seen reported
There are large number of new cases on the
suburbs, and Ia the Northern section OF the CITY
The lever this week has been exceedingly ma.
lignant. The physicians say 1t IL worse than any.
thing they ever witnessed 10 the South Many die
In two or three days, battling all skill and treat.
ment
We hope, however, for returning health and rest
from the melancholy labors requisite 10 the midst
Oh 20 appalling visitation, aud surely two or three
IN at.at ,F 81 lo~sh
dealing agent. But the thick, dark cloud G sorrow
that has hung over this city long may measure.
ably pass away. The atmosphere NAV resume its
wontsd salubrity, and the citizens may 20 forth
without the fear OF Dhsling the dreadful poison OF
the iife-bood, but long years will not suffice to
obliterate from the mind the hesrt-readng scenes
rnent OF this awful scourge. f.
p. S.-Dr Gordan, who has had the black vom-
| Il, 10 recovering rapidly.
Miss Lovett, who also had the vomit, IL said 10 be
Improving rapidly.
DIR Cali Is better tonight
| DIR X Tunstail recovering.
DR. Rich'd Tunstall very Ill.
Summers improving.
| we'll.
| Special Correspondence Of the Dispatch.
| The Death Of DIR. GAIT and YIN. b. Fergu-
son Nem Cases-Laeut. P0Ore-Ifealtk OF
| Camp FaHs-Sad Reflections, dc. dc.
HAMPTON, September 70. 1855.
Inc news indirectly received from Norfolk Gnd
the extreme. Ii true, and we have no reason e
aoaos t1 eorTscyness, TWO more valuable lives have
l pesn eacrinced 70 high sense OF duty, and two
I more psasIActoTs nave gone down TO Ne grave -