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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-14
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1856
The Pcstalence at Norfolk and Portsmouth.
QUE NORFOLK CORRESPONDENTS.


NoRroLk Sept. 10, 1855.
neath continues to do its work. and the poor suf
erng for want OF attention Most Of the doctors from
abroad are either dead leaving for home the pre-
sent force is insufficient attend the sick is now
computed that 100 are down.
The following is list Of those admitted into she City
Hospital since Saturday.
Charles Thel, Carl Oppen John Keys James b. Dixon,
Mr.. yanclge, Barbara sudderway, Nancy, Qslave Ma
ria, (save,) Marah (save,) Dr. Morris, Mrs. victora
Beliefs, James Sullivan, Joseph White, Sally, (saye Of
Dr. Baylor Mrs. Ferguson, John Granbery, Mr. Kannot
James save Of George Bramble) Ed. Murphy, Mrs. Ma
none, james Ward.
List of deaths in City Hospital since Saturday,
Susan Flanagan Barbara sudderwny, John Hammor
David Christopher James Simpson, Ed j. Mallory John
CRANBERRY, Dr. Norris Gabrielle, (save Of Mr. DeEmbree)
DR.. Flazier.
List OF those who have died throughout the city,
DR.. Rob. 6. Bernard, city druggist.
Miss LIZZIE Banbery lc;s4ars
Miss Susan Hanbery
Wife of Thomas Griffin.
Child OF Rev. Mr. Wills.
Margaret Hudgns
Thos. Fentress, keeper Of toll bridge.
Mr.. Handler, cabinet maker.
Mr.. A. Briggs ore OF our most prominent merchants
fheo II. Cunningham clerk in Farmers Bank
Mr.. Woral, segar maker.
Mr.. Stedep Mrs. Bowers.
Miss Mary Woodward daughter Of Mr.. VIM. Wood
Slave Of S b. Tatem
Slave girl of Capt Saunders.
Slave woman w. II. Taylor
Servant of John D. Gordon.
Wife Of Arstides smith principal of Female Seminary.
W. II. Jackson, proprietor Of oil factory.
D. F. Burgess, clerk of Chas. Harris.
Mr. Broughtop Avon street.
Mr. James Murphy, cabinet maker.
DIR. Cracroft, James Cherry, Jr.
Eva. I. Newsom, daughter OFF. Newsom.
DR.. Junius Briggs, dying.
Edward Dodd.
Mrs. John Selden, Gun Point.
Miss Virginia Seldeu, Gun Point
Mary Carpenter, aged 90 Richard Gait,
Eugene Harvey, q II VIM Harden
Miss Baennc 8! 80 Sarah Jones, colored,
Mathew Robinson, So Parthena Merritt
Miss c. A. Baker, Miss Ann Stark,
Geo. nashiel, g 10 Child of Sarah Hodges.
Mrs. Drewry and Robert TimberlaKe dying.
Latest intelligence from Portsmouth confirms the death
of the following
DR.. VIM. Collins, President seaboard and Roanoke Rail-
road.
hr. Collins proprietor of Crawford House.
Mrs. Wm Collins.
Mr.. George Chambers, well known merchant.
The grave dggers Of two cemeteries state that they dug
forty graves yesterday.
find impossible to get all the names Of those who
have died.
The air is warm and dry. Thermometer SO deg
NORFOLK.
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Charleston
wind-At sunrise, Sw; meridian, wNw; sunset, N.
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Port Of New York, September 10, 1855.

CLEARED.
ship Charles 4 Jane Oliver. New 0rsans-c Duncan
Bark Jas Fish, Hoyt Rum Cay-Yates & Porerfeld.
Brig Balance OBJ Murray Gaayama PR-Tucker Light
Brig Francenia, Lewis, Jacme-Thompson & Hunter.
:, Brig Lady Chapman OBJ, Frith Hamilton Bermuda-wm
Brig Ocean Bird CBp Cover Haufax-McCarlIf whee
Brig Conquest (Br, Mckay, St Johns NF-De WOLF Starr
sch h s,etson, Perry, Bysnos Ayres-E Ropes GO
E's esf s sssh
ARRIVED.
and
passengers ss,a GER to L 9 a plsasanis.
and sns FSssss days with md''
s ssnd SgnS %dss lea and
has been days West Of Sable Island, with light westerly
Bark Matanzas Libby, Cardiff 80 days. with railroad iron,
Bark Alice uew), Penny por, Jefferson, ballast,
Brig Belle Poole Herrick Doboy Island Il days. with
Brig Thos Rowland, Rowland Tor, Jefferson In ballast.
Africa July 49, via Bermuda Aug q with palm OIL &c, to
schr BIgeow Br Whittier Turks Islands, Ii days with
sssr 1slfa snnd wpnstsS Ne
str VIM Hunter, Webb, suffolk days.
s ssSr Laying I HOPKINS, Smith, Sysirsiaia
Schr Corvo, Watts, Virginia.
Schr Splendid, Cook, Virginia
sehr Mathew b Bird r5.. Johnson s'1 Virginia.
Schr Napoleon, Clark Virginia.
schr Sacramento, Taylor, Virginia.
Schr Georgana, Howes, Virginia.
schr Mary y Green, Dyer Virginia
Schr Dove johnson, Virginia.
Schr Susan Clark, Masters, Virginia
Schr Alice Mary, Rogers, Virginia.
Scir Jacob Birdsall, Smith, Virginia
Schr Wide Awake, Bartlett. Baltimore.
se eE Black Bird, ! Weavsr, Baitmore
schr 1 Richardson, Hamlin. Baltimore.
sehr Ori ( Anderson, ST George days. with ship timber,
to jed Fry.
sohr.Bay state, Berrili Rockiand.
schr Bolivar, Avery Rockland.
schr Mary Farnsworth. Benson Rookland
Schr Olive Hunt Passport
Schr Nicious, Small, Cherryfeld.
Sclr Andrew Brown, Lowell Boston for Albany
Scir Renown, Crowel Boston.
Schr Cora, Nckerson, Boston
Schr Wolcot Halei Boston
Schr Martha Maria Small! Salem.
schr X, Kelley. Salem.
Schr Cabot, Nckerson, Boston.
schr Carvo Palmer, Boston.
Scir Republic, -, New Bedford
schr Jonas Warren Nickerson, Harwch.
Schr Nerissa, Kelley, bingham.
Schr Moonlight new W. -. Bridgeport.
schr Mary Branard, Hulse Portland, CT
Sloop Helen, Osgood, New Bedford
Propeller Wamsni!a, CushInan, New Bedford.
Propeller Decatur, Geer Norwich.
Brig Zoroaser reported arrived in Thursday mornings
edition, was from st John, NIB
SAILED.
Barks Rose Standish New Orleans Brilliant do Carolina
Charleston.
Wind-At sunrise, SW; meridian, wNW; sunset N.
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Supreme Court-Special Term.
Before Hon. Judge Clarke.
A sQUABBLE AMONGST THE NI00ER MINSTREL

SEPT. BE p. Cnrissy rs. Murphy, Raymond and
ahes-An injunction had been granted in this to
restrain the defendants while playing in Brooklyn under
the Of Chrisys Minstrels the plaintiff alleging
that he established the Christys Mnstrels that he Is
the originator OF that institution and holds possession Of
the songs, &C., OF the company. The defendants
arrested for dsobeying the Injunction and came forward
this day, to show After hearing counsel in
PLANTATION, the defendants discharged from arrest
but directed to come up again Friday, the
general merits of the injunction.
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NORFOLK, Sept. II, 1856.
Doctors doctors is now the cry. We greatly in
want Of medical assistance. The number has been les
sened within the last two days by the death of six and
the sickness of two three others Nurses also
greatly neededthe poor dying fast from want of pro-
per attention Our money also, has out, and many
will be in few days starving, unless can be had
II is awful to contemplate things in Norfolk. Among the
Germans there thirtyfve widows with sxty-seven
children, who have been supported by of money
received from the Germans of New York but that is
exhausted, and they know not what to do. They
trying borrow to prevent the distressed from
dying Of actual hunger.
Tie de,naI for collins has been great that cabi
net makers find it utterly unable to supply. Yet from
Richmond and Baltimore large numbers received dali
IL, and piled wharves until needed
The following is list Of those who received sick
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Court of General Sessions.
Before Recor1er Smith

TRIAL OF JAMES GILLIAN CONTINUED--vERDIoT.
The tIial Of james Gillian for the murder of Hugh
Donncly was continued yesterday in the Court Of Ses-
sions The court opened at O'Clock in the morn
inc, when the prisoner brought into court and the
the accused followed by Mr.. A. Oakley Hall for the
prosecution, and at IL o'clock the Recorder charged the
jury. The jury retired about O'Clock, and remained
out Till O'Clock, when II announced that they had
agreed upon their verdict The jury then called
into court. and delivered verdict of guilty of man.
IL imprisonment for term between two and four years.
The sentence Of the Court was reserved.
TRIAL FOR INSANITY.
Gil Foy, in the Ninth avenue, put upon trial. the
issue before the jury being merely to decide whether
prisoner was insane not too insane TO be put
trial The counsel for the prisoner said ply scans had
examined the prisoner and declared him To be insane
and unit for trial
DR.. netmod sworn-I a professor in the
Medical College; visited the prisoner in his CELL
slider him insane be thought the Bible commanded him
10 take the life of those who prosecuted him. and be
thought there we're many persecung him; he considers
that he lid right in taking life and said he intended kill
ing others.
Dr. Coville sworn-I physician OF the City Prison
have seen the prisoner there about every day since he
has been there there has clearer case Of no
micidal monomania for years than this he thinks
he subject TO great pcrsecution he under
the belief tnat his counsel Is prejudiced against
him. he said he bound to Kill his enemies the
Bible instructed him do so he said God killed his enc
mics and he should also destroy his enemies.
The jury. without moving from their seats decided
that The pr oner an insane man, and he accord
ingly remanded TO prison. 10 BE- sent 70 tie asylum
Backweil's Island.
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THE SCORE.

tatcher--Ie cost. tatcher--J. Vail.
Judge--A. H. Drunmond, judge. Howe.
President.
Referec--Amsfeld, Of the Eagle Club.
In our report yesterday of the Pioneer Club, the
words married and single got misplaced the score
and nr. Drummer should have scored instead Of o.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31
Davenport, Jan 27, 1855.
Rralnasn1 - Eplr.R.

We publish the above by request OF the
writer, though we must confess he has not
been very observant of matters as they have
transpired around him. In the Gaaeth Of
the 27th November he will find lengthy
communication, explanatory Of the "neces-
sity" for charging the area Of our city, Tie
matter had been cunvassed to some extent
before the convening Of the Legislature
and public meeting bud been held at East
Davenport upon the subject, at which, We
believe, only t~o Of its citizens expressed
themselves favorable TO such annexation
Al that meeting it was agreed that they
should levy tax and improve the streets Of
that district to correspond with those Of
Davenport, and that SO soon as they reach
ed population OF 800, the statutary limit -
now numbering only 275, instead of from
500 to 800 as the above article asserts
they would organize as town. Their
principle object in not desiring annexation
to Davenport was, because they wished to
have post office or their own and 0 long
CT be forced TO come down here for their
mail matter.
The principle ''cause for such extension
We opine to be, that those outside of the
city limits and who are experiencing bene-
ifs thereby, may bear some Of It's bsrthens.
This reason alone We should Iecm sufficient.
But there is another; Our city Immediately
back Of its business center, was but eiqttI
squares wide, q much narrower district than
that embraced bysany town Of size Oh the
river There is still another and very
cogont reason why the limits should be cx-
tended. Our city authorities had no power
to lay out streets through the Russell prop
erty in the outskirts, and the County Cont
declared he coulin'tIay out a coun-
y road, 50 that without an cxtention ofcorpo-
rate jurisdiction, We were effectually block
d up on tina. quarter.
at seems that only one-half Of the road
Ak levied in the annexed district is t, be
expended in her own lraits. Where is the
esitue to be expended Oar correspgn-
len! is ag n mistakes, he understands
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31
na.half of al

The language otlhs act. One half of alI
taxes for whatever purpose evied ani az
taxes for road purposes are required % DO
expended ON the streets.
That the city is authorised e borrow mon
ev to larger amount than under the old
act we admit, but this does not necessarily
imply chat i, Wilde SO. The contingency
may never prevent itselt.-but in caseit does,
i, is well enough we be prepared to meet It.
Under the present act we go no iufthef IN
that respect than the cities Of Iowa above
and below us.
But we have perhaps said as much as the
subject demands, as il would indeed be kick
ing against the goads TO attempt the repeai
of measure that is 50 popular as this act.
Every unbiased mind must be convinced o.
the necessity that existed for the extension
OF our corporate limits.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

DEATns BY FREEzINs.-We learn from
John Warner, Esq, that the wife and child
OF Mr.. Thomas Butler were frozen to death
on Sunday last. Mr.. Butler has been IN
IN employment Of Mr.. Warner for about
two wears, and lives near the railroad bridge
at Rock River. Last Saturday he came TO
town to settle with Mr.. Warner, and not
getting his business closed, concluded to
STAY over till Monday. Mrs. Butler and her
child were alone, and during the terrible
storm and wind on Sunday, started to 60
across the prairie to an acquaintance who
lived about a mile distant from her house
and both mother and child persisted on the
way. When found the little child had It's
hand clenched full OF snow and frozen fast
It has been said by some that Mrs Butter
was forced to 90 to the neighbors or freeze
as she had got out Of wood. Mr., Warner
savs this is no, 50, for there was plenty Of
wood at the door, and plenty efali kinds o.
provisions in the house, as it WAS the board
mo house for his men. Besides, she nigh
have found shelter at Mr.. Bysant $, not hal
the distance she attempted to 60 Dir. War
ner thinks the woman got frightened o.
lonesome and started for the house Of an ac
auaintance to stay until Mr.. b tier re-
turned, and thus mother and child periahe'
in this most distressing manner.-R 4. Re
pub. 27h.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

COMMODORE PERRY,-Among the distin-
gnshed visitors now in this city is Commo-
dore Perry, wha By his sound Judgment and
discretion, has recently had the honor of
opening to commercial enterprise the hith-
crto closed Empire Of Japan, with whose
people all the maratime nations OF the Eu.
ropean world had previously in vain sought
to establish intercommunicatlon and whose
diplomists so confidently predicted fail
ure of the gallant Commodore's important
mission May he long wear the honors he
has SO gracefully won! H. is accompanied
to this city Ivy Mr.. Bent, his flag lieu,en-
ant, who has enriched our nautical ar
ciives with Charts of Loo Choo, a,A Of va
rious ports in Nippon. ---Niioa4 Intelligent
rgF
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

Further details OF the storm of Sunday
night continue to reach us. The brig Lucg
Ellen bound for Boston, from Phiade pha
went ashore at Quaig. All hands sayed
The James Bentley from New York tn
corn went ashore at Absecum. Another
schooner went ashore at the same place
but was got of. The ship Saiiran from
Charleston and a brig are reported at Fire
Island, No lives have been lost. At Tnrry-
town the roof and rear of new Ro-
man Catholic Church was blown down and
ST. Patrick's Church was badly damaged.
Many buildings ii the course Of erection
were Frustrated it, all directions.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31
pa ,Ae ms oazeu
alearSif Ii your issue

st The 2Gth inst, find copy OF an ae' or
,he extension 81 cur city limits, The ne
ccssity Tor said extension loes not IN sa'd
Act appear, nor have |, as yet, seen state
meut IN any OF our papers, not even IN tie
Tgzet,e. NayI inquire, then, the cause
tor such extension! Is it because the sub
urban population without the city limits
i so numerous as to require city govern
ment Is il desire to increase the popo-
alton OF the city CIR is i, desire 10 IN
crease the basis Of taxation and thereby
The revenue ofthe city It can hardy oe
the first. nor vet the second, for me eNtoh-
sion as accomplished by the Act referred To-
entirely fails to meet any such necessity
,,,v;,lea i, did exist. Ca tie East II leaves
gu, East Davenport, 4 village OF 500 or SUI
inhahitants. whict is at least five times as
many a. the extension has brought into The
civ And il would hardly be sane to sup
nose ,sat the tac. AMI skill displayed IN
framing and engineering said Act through
the Is,rislature, would 50 effcctually defeat
their own objects IS does this Act, had eth
or the first. or second reason, been the
cause from which they acted. Since, then'
Il san neither be the first, nor the second,
are we to conclude il is tine third 1t SO,
for what reason docs our city want to in
crease her revenue To increase itin thus
manner !, but 10 increase the demandlor rev.
enue, forityery largely increases her high
way district and the extent OF streets to be
constructed BY her. But i seems that only
one. half of the Road tax levied in the annex
81 district Is 10 be expended in her own
limits. Where is the residue to be expend-
ell And another peculiarly OF the Acts
j that tlte city i authorised to borrow money
10 much larger amount than before
What does thismean l. not..Sl25eoO
/ as large a sum as the people of Davenport
\ wish Is IS taxed to pay the seml-annaai m
{ tercst on What necessity has Davenport
10 borrow more money
Again, viii any one be so kind as to IN
! form rs, WHAT new pIiAtlpiC u A'S'hoS'1N!
Is bv this .Act, to b. brought to the aid 81
eur city gosctnmeat! How is It that the
:! people are No laeger competent to elect
thei- own officers, Or g determine their
qualifications
I, But here it is, the unkindest cut of all
! East Davenport, with her 500 or 500 lnhab-
& itants, and a district Of land halt mile wide
en- The East, and district Of land also hall
a mile vide on the West, and extending from
the river 10 the Telegraph Road, i. e. to the
Bill before it becomes an Act. Now these
lands on the East and West, or some con
siderable portion OF them, are laid out int
: lots and built upon, they are much nearei
the business center of the city than the
farm Ian is on the North includedin said Act
and much more valuable. How is il then
that the right aud left wing are carefully
excluded, while the country most over to
Duck Greek carefully included! Is this leg
islating for the people, for the general good
4 Fellow citizens Of Davenport, shall We abide
such legislation, such Charter say
REPEAL.
Davenport, Jan. 81, 1855.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

STARVED To DEATH.-The Geneva On.
f)GaZctte mentions the death of Mr..
John Robson OF that town, and adds as the
cause OF his deccase, that there was a stop
page between the stomach aud bowels, that
rendered futile any effort to retain nourish-
ment or medicine. The moment after eli
ther was administered it was thrown up
And in this condition the lamented man
fingered along for four wceks-,ill he actu.
ally starved to death! II was mechanically
fate for man who was otherwise in sound
health, and in possession of every other
faculty. mental and physical.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31
Waisksy did it.

A man may drink whiskey and at the
same time possess many virtues, but mas
much as whiskey is stronger than virtue, it
:, nt,--tantuslly., as Aaron's rod, swallow up
all the rest. In pruu' !, &,
lowing, closing paragraph of the Galena
J.fs-S0nian's description of the recent exc
cution Of Taylor
Thus died John |. Taylor, who had rem.
derod the State some service in the Semi
mole war--pertormod in this city last sum
mer during the cholera season, Offices of
kindness and humanity from which others
shrank from as dangerous,-but who unfor-
toratey was addicted to drunkenness, and
slew his wife in fit Of inebration"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31
legislative.
The following extract is from the Capl-
al, correspondent of the Muscatine Jour-

The following extract 10 iro''i Wy
tai correspondent of the Muscatine Jour
nall
In the House, after the passage OF nsM-
Der OF local bills, an act to amend the law IA
relation to divorce and alimony, was unaer
discussion. II restricts the number OF
causes for divorce to four, viz: impotehcy u
marriage, and adultery and wiliai dcser,ion
after mprragc, or Imprisonment lof criminal
offence Itfinally passed 1t hadpr previously
passed the Senate.
A bill appropriatng fifty dollars to each
free negro now in this State, who may emil.
CRATE to Liberia, which has already passed
tn Senate, came UP this afternoon Tor con.
sideration Mr. Russell moved TO amend
by striking out"free negro and insert ma
tive OF any foreign country"-lost. The
bill, doubtless become law (Since passed
yeas 35, nays "a
An act, to repeal the law prohibiting
the immigration of free negroes into Iowa
was laid upon the table by vote OF 80 &c
81.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

DREssING SroSE BY MACHINERY "A Mr..
Porter has patented a very ingenious piece
OF machinery for stone dressing. The N. T.
TINES gives the following account OF It's con-
struction
In arrow oftools similar to those Of the
workman is held by solid piece Of iron up
on the face of the stone. al an angie OF
about IS degrees, or at any other desirable
angle. The stone is moved regularly for
ward, and tools move with it. The ham
mers are lifted by canes set on common
shaft, and falling Of their own weight and
aided by springs, infict the blow This
drives the tools just as far ahead as the mo-
ton ofthe stone has carried them backward
since the last blow A "rest-bar" arrests
tiiL !. ,helder a, any point desired, and an
lhdia ruooer cusii'o'. = .ta head of the tool
! holder secures an even surface anu az al:
cate cut rs may BIO necessary
| The machine is called "PGRTER's Pa.
tent Spring-hammer Stone dressing Ma
! chine"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

The Senate has postponed the bill for the
repeal OF the Usury law till the 4th of July
aud there is no chance for the passage Of
any such bill by the House.
What does our friend OF the Davenport
Gazette who 5necrcd at the weakness Of the
opposition, on the ground that but one paper
in the State opposed it, think OF the matter
now!-KaoEuF Wig.
just what we did before, that If submitted
to the people it would carry by an over
whelming majority, even in the town where
that one opposition paper is published.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31
DAVENPORT P. O. Jan. both 1855.
Ed. GAzETTE:

Sir:--After the full and
courteous answer given in last Fridays
Banner" to the question of"A Merchant
in the "Courier' of the previous Saturday
Mr.. Atwill would have done well to suppress
the datribe ot"One OF many Sufferers =
which he could the more easily have done,
as he was, very probably, his own CORES
pondent in this interesting instance. To
shoot at thi. office his little arrows, when
their points had been previously and pub
hcly cut of. was simply ridiculous. But
when, in an editorial article, he claimed, by
Implication, the merit of having caused
beneficial change in the arrangements cfthis
Office, after the public had been informed that
the Post Master had taken the proper steps
TO bring about such 4 change long before
Mr. Atwill had been heard ofin Davenport,
he was worse than ridiculous. Intelligent
men have found early what amount OF truth
and candor they may expect from the new
Editor. The probability is, that if he con-
,inues to knock h head against everything
he cannot see through, or attempts to re-
duco Davenport to the standard Of Genfv
he will find it necessary to engage an ass!s-
tant as general editor and devote himself
entirely to tile duties OF a Sufferer" Per
haps, the sudden chang OF climate has
made him bilious, and the p. Nj. has been
the victim of"a kind of green and yello"
melancholy" arising ,herefrom. When he
gets acclimated his sceretiens will become
more healthy. PosToFFleE.