Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-06
LATE NEWS BY THE MAILS.
From the Petersburg Express of Wednesday !
Yellow Fever at Norfolk Il Portsmouth.
FROM NORFOLK.

Ssren SERVANTS Buried from National Hotel ia
one duy-G " Camp Esq, SUI posed 10 be dg-
iag-DeaM Of Rec d p BMs-A supposed
Murderer Dead mith The Fever Death o { CITY
.Jailor- Parton Pollard Dead Great Scarcity
ofHorSes, pehictes and proreader-Dr. Moore
Improving.
We regret that we are unable to report any
nerceptible change this morning in the terrible
pestilence that now ravaging Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
A gentleman who came up on the augusta
steamer yesterday kindly furnishes us with such
items of information. as we are enabled to ap-
pend below.
We received no Norfolk papers yesterday.
DIR. w. A. Seldom, who has been quite Ill OF the
Fever has so far recovered as to be able TO trav-
81. He was passenger on the AUGUSTA yester-
day. and has gone to Richmond.
I'VE regret to hear that young DR.. p. Claiborne
Gooch. of Richmond, who went down to Norfolk
few days Since to aid the SICK was taken with
the Fever on Monday at the National Hotel.
/. Mr. Fergusson of the Norfolk Custom House,
is lying in Hampton, quite i'll of the Fever.
Mr. Finch, of the Norfolk Argus was IN the
endowment of excellent health at II late hour on
Monday afternoon last.
We regret to announce, that the Key. ID. l.
Wills, of the Cumberland street (M Ed Church.
who was thought to be much better, "A day or
two since was taken suddenly worse on Sunday,
and died Monday night. Our informant states
that he obtained his information direct from Nor
folk Yesterday morning, and that 1t came from
the most reliable authority.
Mr. Robt s. Bernard the highly popular and
well. known druggist OF Norfolk and brother OF
our esteemed townsman, ID. Nj. Bernard, Esq,
was decidedly better on Monday night.
YIN. E. Cunningham, ESQ., Editor OF the BED
I con. whose sickness only reported in our pa
per of Yesterday, we regret to hear breathed his
last on Monday night.
b. b. Walters and family at the National llo-
4 te are all doing well, though some of them have
been very i'll. Our informant learns that seven
oft the servants employed at the National Hotel
were buried on Monday.
g. w Camp, Esq, Cashier Of the Exchange
Bank was exceedng y low ON Monday night
I and not expected to live.
VIM. NJ. Pannel, one of tho officers at the Elk
change Bank continues very Iowa run'or was
current on the wharf at NoriolN yes.ei'ay 'i'oin
ing that he was dead.
WIN. X. Stores, Keeper of the City Jail, died
an Monday. Young Decker, confined at the Jail
Cor the murder of Murphy, died of the Fever on
4 Monday. :. ,
VIM G Dunbar, Esq, Attorney al Law, died
on Monday
Mr. VIM II Hallett, of the firm of Dixon & Hal
lett, our informant learns is numbered with the
dead also.
A son of the late Dir. Sylvester is dead, but it
is not the young physician of that name, as re-
ported.
Mr.. Pax Pollard an eminent schoolmaster,
ard most excellent and worthy man, has also tal-
len q victim TO the Fever.
n Mr.. J. Hardy Hendren, Town Sergeant, was
extremely i'll on Monday night, and not expected
TO live.
Mrs. Henderson, the surviving heart stricken
Young widow of the late Capt. Jas. E. Hender-
son who fell a victim to the fever a few days
since. is lying very low with the fever, at the
residence of }. Hardy Hendren, Esq.
Mr. Jeremiah Hendren, Gather of the above J
was taken down with the Fever at a late hour
on Monday night also one of his daughters.
Capt of the Navy, is also down with the Fe-
yer. but our informant could not learn his condl-
ton.
Horses and buggies are said to be in great de-
| mand Hay ard all other kind of provender is
sad to be very scarce also. On Sunday, 1t Is
represented that there was not a bale OF hay IN
the place.
Mr. j. w. Harwood, a Confeetioner on Main
street. is among the dead.
The steamer Curtis Peck, on her downward trip
| Monday, took about one hundred collins, the
greater portion of which were from Richmond
1 about ten or twelve being all that could be OBJ
i tanned here.
1 Our informant states that meeting of the cit
liens was held Yesterday at Hampton, and a
large delegation appointed, to proceed immediate
/ ~ to Richmond and Washington q solicit aid from
| both the State and Federal Governments tor I'M
mediate removal of all the remaining citizens OF
l Portsmouth and Norfolk to Old Point and such
other places contiguous will affard accommo
l dations.
ADDITIONAL.
Mrs. DR.. Chandler, widow of DIR Chandler OF
l ihe Navy, and niece OF Commandant Hugh n
| Page, of the Navy, is dead. Her residence was
l on Main street.
Richard Gatewood, assistant editor of the
Beacon, is exceedingly low, and not expected tc
i recover.
Both the firm of Messrs jenkins Wren are
also numbered with the dead.
Dir. Moore, is up and busily engaged
Aid for Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Bishop Potter has Published an address to the
Episcopal clergy and laity of the diocese OF
Pennsylvania, recommending that on the morn
ing of Sunday, the 9th inst, collections be made
at each of the congregations for the relief OF the
| sufferers in Norfolk and Portsmouth, and that
the amounts offered be paid over Immediately
thereafter TO the committee appointed by citizens
of Philadelphia to receive such contributions
Hid for No folk
The following communication will be read witt
4 Interest Tho committee referred To were kind