Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-23

! lily The Mayor and all others who have wit
| messed the .exertions Of Miss A. speak in the
| very highest terms Of her philanthropic and
indefatigable attention 20 the sick, both at the
Hospital and in the city. "a
From Portsmouth we learn that the fever j.
rapidly on the increase. The number Of dealt
each day is truly alarming; averaging three
or four more than occur in Norfolk, wht re
there are about 5000 inhabitants.
DIR. Trugien writes to the Petersburg Ex-
press that he is attending the patients of two
other physicians, Drs. SchoOlheld and Maui
pm, who are down with the fever,) and that
assistance is much needed. He. calls upon
physicians, IN the name Of humanity, to come
to their help; and says: Deaths are occur
! ring all around US, new cases are multiplying
hourly, and our means Of treating them are
hourly diminishing" Drs. Hatton and Hodges
are the only physicians now up, besides DIR.
TruSien, and DIR. Hodges is absent in the
country, In attendance upon his family, who
are down with the disease.
The Beacon and Argus, Of Wednesday. con-
tains the following:
The Rev. T. g. Keen, of the Baptist Church
arrived here from Petersburg in the cars. and
TOOK lodgings at The National Hotel. Mr.. Keen
lived In Mobile during the yellow fever epi-
demIc In 1888, and became acclimated by hay-
ing the fever.
The Howard Association are ANXIOUS and
Wiling to relieve all destitute persons; but i'm
order to avoid imposition, which is beginning
TO be practised to a considerable extent, they
have requested all responsible citizens, who
know of cases Of distress, to send a certificate
by the applicants that they are deserving.
Inc authorities of Hampton have revoked
their recent ordinance preventing the landing
OF any persons from Norfolk or Portsmouth
Any one exhibiting certificate of good health
will be admitted
SrILL.-Yesterday the slow and regular
strokes OF the old clock far up on Freemason
street. were distinctly heard at our Office. not
iar from the river, and in the very heart Of
the business part of the city. The measured
notes sounded strangely and sadly. and fell
| upon the ear like the melancholy toll of a
funeral knell. This was well calculated to
| force deep sigh from the heart. for il was
but another evidence Of the work of death
that is going on In our midst The song of the
| stevedore is hushed; tho hammer of the arti-
san lies useless upon the workbench; the roar
and ciank Of machinery are not heard the
engine fires are extinguished the noise and
hustle OF business have given place to almost
death like silence in many parts of the city
DLsINFECrANTs.-The lime carts were about
on Monday, and lime is distributed in plenti-
lul quantities in the cutters, damp lots, &c.
There Is still room for more-deal it out with
a lavish hand. Having occasion to 20 around
The docks yesterday morning at low tide, We
discovered that they were still throwing of
| their offensive malaria. Pour in the lime.
chloride, copperas, any thing that will keer
| down the stencil.
From Portsmouth, the Argus has the f,llor :
| ing intelligence
Capt q. Chambers and his son are both very
| Ill. Dr. Maupin is better Dr. Scheduled Is
| getting well-his lady is ill. Patrick William
| Is dead. Old Mr.. Ashton is dead Several of
Joseph Billisoly's family are sick, but most of
them are doing well.
The disease seems to yield more readily to
medical treatment but there is but slight, if
| any, abatement of it
We want medical aid, there being but three
physicians able to do duty. DR.. Lovett is get.
| ting better.