The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-15
VIRGINIA.

| the following extracts from the Norfolk an,
portsmouth correspondence of the Peters
burg papers:
The melancholy news of the death of Rich
ara l. Halstead, the "Verdad" Of the Rich
mona Dispatch, will be received with sorrow
ana regret by the public who have been 81
deeply interested in his well written letters
The correspondent of the Petersburg In
teihgencer says that the interments in Nor
Ioik' from the lst of August up to Tuesday
night will amount to little over 1000. Among
the deaths are Mrs. Catharine Baylor well
| Known school teacher; Mrs. Geo. Loyal
"iie OF the navy agent; Miss Eliza N Soutter
prominent member of the Presbyterian
Church Miss Keeling. neice of j G Viii
son, OF the Exchange Bank Robert B Tim
oerlake. Mrs DR. Sylvester, last of the family
save little girl 12 years old. in the country.
samuel Roberts, grain measurer; DR. Bache,
from Washington.
Col. Stone is not dead Many of the cases
which have been carried to the City Hospi
tai, have been carried there too late and
aieo, thus creating prejudice against the
institution
There were admitted into tie hospital
within the "a hours ending Tuesday, at 10
A. M, patients-5 whites and 9 blacks.
Number of deaths for the same period, O.
There are under treatment 35 whites and %
Ou 90 III all. II IuOS6 VINO are
Dadly provided at home with nurses to attend
them 10 case of sickness would apply for ad
mission to the hospital the moment they are
attacked, there would be fewer Deaths
Among the deaths on the 11th, were Geo
Loyal, Miss Malinda Southgate, Mrs Horace
DreWry, Mr. Lapslouse, an upholSt erer, Mr.
Briggs, a. nurse, from Washington .ity, Mr.
Lemuel Roberts, Mr. Richard Francis, Jos r
Small, firm of II Small & Co.
Dr u w Cowdery, of Norfolk, is lying ill
IN Baltimore. There were 60 burials Mon
day, % Tuesday, and so Wednesday. On
wednesday, it was calculated that there were
1000 persons down with the fever, or one in
every four of the remaining population. The
lntelhgencers correspondent agrees in the
general belief that the fever is abating.
Inc Norfoik correspondent of the Petersburg
Express says that for 10 deys past the burials In
Cedar Grove and Eimwood Cemeteries have reach.
ed 42l, and the entire number 10 500.
Among the deaths are: Mr. and Mrs Grenada
Jobn 5 Lovett formerly city attorney, and his
sister Mrs Watt; Miss Mary Woodard; Mrs Rich d
Hall; Miss Elizabeth Whitehead, neice of Dr.
Courier.
Among the new cases are: Miss A Shuster;
K Johnson; Mrs Young; Bepj Mccoy: Mr. Hars
vey; Master Casey Richard; Mrs George and Mrs
Glsey dram6ery. Mr. Johnson, apothecary from
Washington; Mrs Jskeman
Among the convalescent are: w C Whitehead;
o w Edwards; Aug Winslow; Geo Camp and bis 3
daughters; w G Dunbar, once reported dead: w
T Millar; Owens and DINO Whitehead.
Duton Wheeler, of the Howard Association,
Norfolk, is not dead
In Portsmouth on Wednesday, Mrs Dr. Bilisolly
was very ILL., Among the sick were Mrs John
Cherry, Mrs D P DauRh,ery, Mrs. John A Free-
man, Miss Margaret Gardiner, Mrs James A Par
rfsh, Niles Rosannah Jarvis and Mr. Joseph Morri-
sett. George T Guy, father of VIM Guy, decd, Is
mending.
Among the dead are Mrs. Chas Bilisolly, aud a
sister of Mr. w Peters
The lntelligencers correspondent also says:
Since the 1st of September, when toe books we're
opened, to the present day. the 18th, there have
been admitted into the infirmary I4e patients: of
whom 60 have died-beine equal to 40 per cent
Dr Fenner. the chief physician of the infirmary
says this 10 less than the rate of mortality in the
New Orleans IL firnary in 1853.
great many however, on account of Sickness
have been unable to apply for relief aud have
day The Howard Association, having learned of
such cases filled wagon with provisions and sent
1t through the city, when crowds of individuals.
many barely able to totter out of doors, with
ghsstly vissges, and attenuated limbs, clustered
around this mate messenger of mercy, and receiv.
ed the relief so urgently required There is ano.
ther class OF persons, who in ordinary times are
comfortably supported, who feel deicacy 10 ap-
might be suspected of requiring aid without an alb
soute necessity; but their means are exhausted,
and thsy will be forced to ask assistance.
Ths1deal project of our wholesale removal to
old Point was SO preposterous and absurd to
excite smile on the faces of those suffering from
sickness The removal of 1000 people, including
loOO slck, where there could be no conveniences
no comforts, no cookery, would have resul ted In
the death of fhree-fourths of the whole
A TRUE HERo.-The Peterburg Express relates
theI following of James II Finch of the Argus who
died recently in that city: During the small hours
OF Friday morning, he felt the first premonition
that the terrible destroyer had seiz ed upon him:
Most men would have set about them to secure as.
slstance as soon as possible. Not So however with
him be did not disturb one member OF the house.
hold. With the painful consciousness that he was
a doomed man, he formed the heroic resolution to
stand II out, give no alarm, but quletly to leave
vile, child, mother, brother and friends take the
cars for Norfolk, and go to the Norfolk Hospital TO
die, rather than bring excitement and injury, and
possible danger to the city of Petersburg This no.
bic act of self sacrifice he only deferred from
carrying out, by bis reaching the depot about two
minutes after the cars had started for City Point,
detained perhaps by debility, or by his extreme
snxlety TO preserve the purpose he had 10 view from
the knowledge of those who would have kept him
back, until he got beyond their remons,rances
CRIM1NAL.-John Woods, charged with the uur.
der OF Chss Hawson, at Renners Exchange,
Wheeling, has been examined and sent on for trial
FAMILY FLoUR.-Family -four, 10 Frederick
burg, is selling at sic. The Herald learns that
several contracts have b6en made by q miller to
furnish families with supplies a, sl1.
RAPPAHANNooK CANAL.-The Fredericksburp
News learns that Lewis Ellis, E,q, and Maj S
Chanc ellor have obtained q lease from the own.
ers of the Rappahannock Canal for two years on
condition OF keeping 1t In good navigsble condi.
tion. Previous to this time 1t has proved failure
SWEET PoTAroEs are plentiful In Fredericks.
burg at 81 per bushe.
Cool ROBBERS The fredericksburg Herald
says that the robbers who recently broke into the
house OF Mr. Geo. Aer there, broke open the refrig
orator and drank about gallon of m ik. Among
the articles stolen were two false teeth.
OLD LADY DRAD-Mrs. Julia Berkely, 73 years
of sge, recently died in Lyncbburg. She was a
daughter OF Robt Carter, who was q member Of
the State Council when Virginia was Colony.
CRowDED.-The Jeffsrsonian says that Char
lottesviile 10 crowded with strangers. forcing some
hotel keepers to engage all the vacant rooms In
their vicinity.
CRoPs OF THE PREs2.sT SEAsoN.-The Char.
ottesviile J fersobisn has been informed by old
farmer, that he had never 10 his life time, known
when vegetation of all kinds grass corn, tobacco,
sweet potatoes, &C., were a. productive and lux.
uriant as the present season. The corn crop, he
said. had never been exceeded, aud as TO the to-.
bscco, although be had given the plants ample
room, a. he thought, yet now II impossible for
any person to follow the rows; Il seemed to be
one compact mass OF vegetation. EE