Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-31
LATE NEWS BY THE MAILS.
rom the Petersburg Express of rhursday.l
,,,av Fever at Norfolk l. Portsmouth.


- Tuesday ut lNbt tlptk, . NJ. W &c iiuu
q, report in the Argus "a follows:
M. PROXY. Commerce st; James Treanor 90,
II Frank slave of VIM II Haynes, corner of
3eemason and Brewer SITS; Miss Eliza Todd, 20
L. ST: DR. Cannon. -, lat Thompsonan depnt)
lin st /. Edward Seymour, %, Butte ST. Miss
III ster, TO- Church ST.; Miss Hendren, Church
q: Jesse Wiles, 81, Voss st.-Total 9.
This report shows considerable decrease in
a. number of deaths and we do hope we have
Scn the worst of this terrible scourge. There
a. very many new cases but the disease must
q of mder form, or perhaps it is better under
hood by the physicians. The weather is cool,
n nd Northeast, with considerable rain. What
Il feet this may have on the fever remains to BIO
seen.
THE Argus of yesterday under the heading,
IA TASTY Summary" furnishes the following:
The dreadful epidemic is still doing its work of
6eath; the weather rainy. damp and unpleasant
6ppious showers of rain; physicians dashing in
Merry direction; aid for the suffering still coming
b. very scanty supplies of fruit, Vegetables &c.
3 market; sad, gloomy and thoughtful counte-
Ances to be seen wherever human face appears
4 nod nurses for the sick in great demand: i'm
nense hocks of hungry pigeons in the streets
nd squares in search of food; the hospital wag
ons passing slowly and frequently down to the
lowered lighter, with the sick for the hospitals
Seven Sundays in week, at least in appearance;
A. store seems to be open, bat there are several;
bur or FIVE who kept open last week are sick now;
H. death of our excellent Mayor the general
conversational topic; on Sunday there were 62
persons in the church in which there has before
keen the largest congregations the hands of the
rrus office thinned out aarmngly. but no
ieaths as vet. We could go on so for hours, but
other duties compel US to throw dowa our pen.
The Argus regrets to announce that the Rev.
IN. WILLS, of the Cumberland Street Methodist
rhurcb, has been attacked with the fever He
- engaged in the faithful and diligent dis
/ mrge of his pastoral labors among the sick un-
4 4 he was compelled by sickness TO retire from
m. field. His esteemed lady has entirely recov-
Bred. One or two of his servants are also down.
DR.. FRAScis L. HIGGINS is now convalescent.
pr. THOMAS PENNIsTON, and Mr.. j. d. MARKS,
III New Orleans have given him their constant
aud careful attention and superior SKILL and to
Hon under Providence, has his valuable life been
tnved to his family and our community.
Tho following deaths are recorded under the
i itnary head of the Argus:
On Monday the 9th instant, at l04 O'Clock,
h. NJ. of yellow fever, Miss ELIZA A, daughter
|of the late Mallory NJ Todd, of this city, in the
le23l year of her age.
On Sunday morning, the 25th instant, of the
epidemic, Miss Mary f. Graves, de-
Ceased, in the 10Th year of her age.
NORFOLK, August 25th, 5, p. NJ.
Dear Express 1t is now conceded by all OF
|our physicians that the fever has become epidemic
throughout the entire city, and that part, even
Ito some distance beyond the suburbs, is exempt
l3rom the infection. As proof of this, indepen-
ident of the new cases that are occurring i'll every
uu trter, every one, almost without exception,
4 ,mplains of occasional nausea and wandering
pqins in the head, back and limbs. Some CON
sttaions may go through the season of acelima
ltirn with this slight affection, while others,
Whose systems are weaker more predlsposed
h. the disease, will have to succumb and pass
Through the crisis of the fever. Another char
of the epidemic is that every counte-
nance universally is tinged with scky, sallow
hue, plainly showing the deleterious effects of
the poisonous malaria they constantly inha-
ling. Yellow fever is certainly one of the strang
est diseases that mortal flesh is heir to its ct
tacks are more varied, and it assumes more pro-
team forms and sudden changes, during the pro-
gress of the disease, than any other General
", it comes on with a chill and severe pain in the
head Just over the eyes, and back. Then, again,
very little pain will be felt, and the patient will
go about until his body gives way from feelings
Of exhaustion, and he goes TO bed to fall into
comatoso state, and SO die His pulse, singular
to say, in the meanwhile, until within short time
of his death, will be strong and regular as that
of well man and he will lay quietly like one in
drowsy state from the effects of morphine
Several cases of this kind have occurred recent
", and it was noticed that the pulse of Mayor
Woods was perfectly firm and regular until
two or three hours before his death. Others, on
the contrary, will have no pulse at all, not even
pulsaton Of the heart. and yet be
calm and sensible, and live in that state two days
This was the case with Mr.. Robert Hurst. on
Cumberland street, whose death was reported
two or three days since. Some have the black
vomt by vomiting upward; with others it passes
through the bowels by purging. When it takes
this last course, there is little hope for the
sufferer-he must die.
The Howard Association has received, up to
this time about $4,000.
Mr.. VIM b. Pitcher shoe dealer, died of the
fever, Eastvlle, Saturday. His avghter-in law,
Mrs. Sarah Picher reported dead, is better. We
are panied to announce, among those taken with
the fever last night, the Rev. Mr.. Wills, Metho
dist pastors John G. Hatton, teller of the Far
mers Bank; VIM. C. Southgate, Esq; DR..
Geo. Halson, his mother and sister, Mr..
OBren, of the firm of OBrien q Quick; Mrs
Quick, wife Of the latter; Robt Balls, and lagc
number of negroes. Rev. Mr.. Dibrel and DR..
Constable worse. Dir. DeCastro, recently
from Cuba, has the fever. Miss Sally Walker,
OF Manchester, is recovering.
Every house on bermuda street has one or
more cases of fever in it. Miss Anna Camm
is dangerously i'll ]; her mother is very sick. We
give below the latest deaths: Mrs. Sinnott Tai
bot street Curtin, Union street Mr.. Haliban,
Water street Noonan Commerce street Mrs.
L. Godfrey negro man at Jones' boarding
house; child of Mrs, Bixby; n. Etheredge Mary
Garrett; negro of C. Bailey negro man,
Church street; James House, over King 81
Toys; Thomas LEWIS, merchant, Main street !;
Edward Seymour, formerly of Columbia, S. C. +;
niece of Mrs. VIM. Graves; daughter of Jere-
miah liendren; young lady at lnsell's Apilot,)
on the Point; free negro in the fields; John,
oolored Miss Eliza Todd, daughter of the late
Mallory Todd, Esq.-total 90.