The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-14
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pondent ofthe Petersburg Express. who 10 an acl
ing member OF the sanitary committee In Ports
mouth. writes to that paper that the deaths pc
diem for the two days before Thursday were H.
On Thursday he wrote ten permits for the navs
| hospitals. DR.. Il. II. Parker died on Friday
| Chss. Fisk. SON OF the Mayor, DR.. B c. Sprstley
and DIR J. N. Schoolfield were oil convaiescent FIJI
| teen new cases occurred 10 Portsmouth Thursday
Speaking OF the disease and i,s effects. he says:
| 1t 10 confined to no locality but In my opinion
| extends TO every part Of Portsmouth. When takei
into connection with the mortality the infrequencl
me aissase our bad state of preparation to nee
~ the alarm 1t has created and the immense NUM-
bers who have fed, J question whether any commu
nifty has been as badly scoursed and afflicted. .Th'
| houses, barns kitchens, schooIhouses churches
tents, cabins land the Lord only knows what othe
Hnds OF sheiter,) are all crammed
- greatly apprehend that when the mortality O
those who have fled and those remaining. shall b'
correctiy summed up, 1t will be found far ereste
among the former th.n the latter. The epsrstl9,r
mas LETT US deserted town-entire streets have onI
one or two families remaining, districts depopuated
hotels and stores closed business suspended and so
| c'ety disrupted Poor Portsmouth. She presents
SAD and desolate appearance, and some time mus
eiapse before she recover from the shock
| that has prostratsd her" ~
In Norfolk the fever prevailed to alarming ex'
tent One or two tents had been erected at the
Pest House, and other enlargemsnts had been
made to accommodate the patients
The COMMITTEES has secured the Race Field
building.
NoANo AMI AELLUW FEVER -C6pt III II COcK6,
former commander of the U. s. ship st. Louis,
writes to the Petersburg Express in regard to bis
having used guano on that ship during the yellow
fever on the coast of Brazil and effectuay pro-
tecting the crew from that dreadful disease After
stating that he had one bag on board which had
been presented to him by friend, he says:
During the time. ship visited Rio, in company
WIN the frigate Brandywne, where the yellow
Iever prevailed After remaining in port sufficiently
long to water and provision the ships thew
pearancs on board the Brandywine carving off sew
eral ocers and number of the crew, the St. Loui,
escaping entirely his gave rise to reflection
ON my part, to know how it that the ship COM
msnded should be exempt from the natady, whilst
vessels OF almost every nation in port were suffering
80 it occurred to me that the euano under Divine
influence. might have had agency in the matter;
hence, some months after, when duty required that
the snip should again visit the port where the
yellow fever was still raging, determined to give
the guauo more efectual trial and had it divided
Ssgs s"t ese to eaaa, gu a by putting i into ou.
was Kept. After remaining in port for several days
to accomplish the object of my visit the ship again
diseases"
FATAL AccIDENT.-On Sunday last little son
OF Mr. Albert E. Spain, residing In Dinwiddie near
sutheriands Depot, was instantly killed by flour
boX falling on him from a platform from which he
was trying to pull 1t down.
Coal LosT.-By the late food In Charlestown
Jefferson, Mr. E. NJ. Ala9uth had thirty tons OF coal
swept off.
OLD LADY DEAD.-Mrs. Susan Cameron, aged
% years and the last of four venerable members OF
the Old School Presbyterian Church in Shepherds
town, died on the 7th ult.
GONE TO KANsAs-Dr. Mashall Bayliss the
Pnrenologfst, left Warrenton last week for Kansas
ihe Flag says the parting ceremonies were highly
touching, the DR.. being escorted to the car by the
recorder OF the town and large concourse of ci-
tiZens.
RELIGIOUS 1NTELLIGENcE.-There was a pro.
tracted meeting at the Presbyterian church In
Leesourg last week. at which Rev. E II. Cump-
stone, OF Prince Edward, delivered series of SER
mons.
CAPoN SPRrNGs.-There are now 400 visitors a,
the Cspon Springs among them Hon. John p
hennedy and Judge Daniel of the Supreme Court
HEALTH OFFIcER.-Capt. George Dearborn, has
been appointed Health officer of Alexandria, vice
Capt ]. G. Moore declined
LILLE LIsDKN.-This beautiful edtress of the
Rldhmoud Repository has, we learn from the
Fredericksburg Herald, visited that town. Accord
Ing to the editor che engaged many hearts in her
favor.
ARRIvING SLowLY.-The Fredercksburg Her.
AID says that owing to the frequency of rains In
that region for the last 10 days. the wheat crop has
been delayed In getting In, and the arrivals there
are very limited. -.
PROFITABLE BusINEss.-A gentleman has inform
ed the editor of the Alexandria Sentneithat eleven
as Commissioner for S55, brought the purchaser
acrop OF pea nuts for which he obtained $1,100
OLD REcoRDs.-The records of the town of
Hampton run back prior to the year 1851, that be.
ing the date at which volume Cd of the records
opens. The first volume Is no longer legible.
SALE OF PROPERTY Henry Berry, Sr, and Z. |
Lee, Esq's, Commissioners for the Estate of Raw.
ieigh Morgan deceased, sold at public sale on Sat-
urday, the 28h ult, track of 40 acres of Land,
In Berkley county for the sum of S55, ,25 per acre
1t was knocked off to Mr.. Jeptha Hensell.
TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENT.-The steamer Geo.
Page has been engaged to transport passengers and
malls between Alexandria and Washington In con
nection With the Orange and Alexandria railroad.
GUANo.-Four large ships laden with guano we're
lying at the wharf in Alexandria Saturday.
LAYING CORNER SToNE.-The corner stone of
the chapel at Capon Springs is to be laid with Ma
sonic honors, next Friday.
BUILDING.-Since March lst thirty new build.
iugs have been begun in Alexandria, fifteen of them
being brick.