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of medical attendance. Mrs D. d. Fiske, the
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of medical attendance. Mrs. D. d. Fiske, the
lady of the mayor, is also sick.
Among others who have volunteered their
services in Baltimore for the yellow fever dis
trict. is Mrs. Wilson. She has been accepted
by the committee, and will probably leave for
Norfolk this afternoon.
correspondent of the Baltimore American,
writing from Portsmouth, on the 18th, says:
Our position seems not to be we'll understood
at distance, from which We are suffering
some Inconvenience in the present exigency
who suppose that Portsmouth IL a part of the
city of Norfolk, have missed their intended
destination. They have been forwarded TO
the proper recipients in Norfolk, supposing
that our own Affections would be proportion
ably relieved in their dispensation. We can
not of course blame the authorities Of Nor
folk-we do not in the least-for whenever, as
in some cases, she has received donations, de-
signaling that portion was for our town-but
without specifying the precise proportion-we
believe her generosity has relieved her neces-
sities-we believe We have received more than
our share. But, if there is no such designa-
tion of course, we receive nothing; could not
expect to do so. Her exigencies, are, we fear,
fully equal to our own and without these
outpourings Of public sympathy our condition
would be pitiable indeed.
That the public may have some idea I will
mention the fact that our disbursements for
charitable purposes will, for the past week,
exceed $500 per diem, and what we may yet
reach, God only knows. There lie no abate-
ment Of the fever. 1t is impossible to convey
any idea of the condition Of things here now
Pen and pencil alike fail to portray a oommu-
nifty scourged by such pestilence-a city re-
duced from active prosperity To state ofcom
plete stagnation in every department of trade
"a people in the habi.ual enjoyment of health
and cheerfulness and ease-to state Of des
titution, disease and death-everythiny wear
ing the gloom Of overwhelming and indescri-
bable affiiction--the silence, loneliness desc.
lation and despair-of complete and hopeless
desertion. The few remaining here whose
condition would allow them to leave, do so
from sense of duty, feeling of humanity
and may God, in his mercy, spare their wearied
bodies, sustain their sinking spirits, and en-
large their hope Of Heaven. The Physicians
who have 80 generously come to our assistance
are constantly employed, and we fear over
worked, but they do not complain. Such men
are men, whose humanity will bless and God
will reward.
From the Beacon and Argus of Saturday,
we clip the following items:
more, Drs. Craycroft and Nath 4 Thompson. of
Philadelphia, r. III. Graham, Baltimore, Mrs
c. j. Jones, Washington, arrived here yester-
day, and took lodgings at the National Hotel
The FEVER IN THE Two Towxs.-Sad to
say, the work of death goes on fearfully and
increasingly. We know Of no parallel TO the
malignity of the terrible scourge that is level
ing down the powerful as well as the weak.
throwing out the fairest and the strongest of
the remaining families in our two awfuIiy
afflicted towns. 1t is heart-rending to contem-
plate, and why should we attempt to conceal
the fact In our city, yesterday, there were
nearly twenty burials. There are now about
i've hundred cases under treatment. In Ports
mouth there are no less than four hundred
sick, and for "a hours ending at p. m, siz-
teen burials, On Thursday there were nine
burials in Portsmouth. The sufFerings ard
grief Of the people are beyond the power of
language to describe.
ANOTHER HERoISE.-Mrs. C. s. Jones, a
lady of fine character and ability. arrived
yesterday from Washington and rendered her
services as nurse OF the sick TO the Howard
Association. She was gladly received. and
catered at once upon her laborious duties in
the infected rooms of the sick and dying.
SHoT.-Mr. Thos Clinton, formerly of this
city, was shot dead by a man named Sykes,
yesterday, on his farm near Great Bridge.