The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-25
:. TEST MAIL NEWS.
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.1ogress of the Fever in Norfolk ana
Portsmouth.
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coresnon depce OF the Dtpascn.
p..t;nu and PRAYER at Hampton-Ihe Eps
demie at Norfolk -Remoral Of The Custom
Boue Books and Papers-Miss Elisa "
HKue-The Clergy, DC. dc.
STEAMER Curtis PECK.
Friday, August cath. 1852
Wednesday last was Sc. apart by Ine
ohurches In Hampton as day iof iss'' ~
humiliation and prayer, in references -
awful pestileuce which is rioting IN -t
and Portsmouth. The stores ana SV ~ a nor.
were all closed on the occasion, sn NV
y, e., Of this observance was neigsIeneu "
eHeo. :" .ss. this move CLOSING doors ana
lne -. business) was made without or
susPen 1as, or concert. The people met at
., uel, .a,erk ia 81. Johns Protestant Eplsco'
- ohn,ch| when after appropriate exercises,
r., itch the ministers of the several churches
- the town participsted-a discourse was
Seliyered by the Rector, Rev. John Y. INC
Che. formerly of your city-from the toll
living text from Isaiah and JOB; "Wnen
INV judgments are in the earth, the lnnaDi
tao,s of the world will learn righteousness.
nHe causeth it to come whether for correc-
tom. for His land or for mercy" A large
congregation was in attendance, as there
Gas also at night, at the NJ. P. church, where
after similar services, a sermon, appropriate
10 the occasion was preached by Rev. DR..
regret to say there is no abatement of
The ever in Norfolk. and / fear, none in
Portsmouth. The Herald has suspended
for want of compositors. The editor OF the
argus A. F. Leonard, Esq, is down with
the lever. bat it is hoped, his is mild case
DR. Higgins Is down also, and last night,
worn out with incessant, and almost hercu-
lean Iabors, Hunter Woods, the noble and
indefstigable Mayorof Norfolk, was put to
bed with the disease.
The Custom House books and papers have
b en- removed nast night to Hampton
from Norfolk. Mr.. Insell book keeper at the
National, Norfolk. died night before last =
The Office of the Farmers Bank Of Vir.
pinis. has been removed, aud Main street
looks like the vestibuls 20 the city CT the
dead. God help poor Norfolk in her extre'
nifty!
Among the incidents which it gives me
pleasure to chronicle, as "a good deed in a
naughty world" is that Miss Eliza w. While,
Of Richmond has nobly rendered her ser
VICES in nursing the sick. l am told by the
most reliable authority, that she is aiding il
ministering to the afflicted family Of ex May
or Stubs. nearly all of whom arc down with
the fever. Miss Lucy Andrews, (0f syracuse,
n Y ! is still engaged in her holy and noble
duties, and the Sisters of Charity-God bless
them-are at their post.
oh woman In our hours of eaEa,
UIce telo, coy ana hard to please;
Ann varisb the shade
By the light quiv-li0 aspen inside
Rhen pain and anguish acriAs the Lyow,
4 minsterin9 angel hou!'
Among the clergy who remain undaunted, |
and updismayed, are jackson, Wake and |
Smith. of the Protestant Episcopal church |
Dbbrell and Wills, of the Methodist Episco |
pal Armstrong of the Presbyterian; and |
Nc, of the Methodist Protestant Sure |
ly Theses good men will be protected and de- |
feaded, aud while they are going at all hours |
to visit the sick and bury the dead, God will |
keep from them "the pestience that walk in |
darkness, and the destruction that wasteth |
at noon day" Very truly, yours, NJ.