Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-09-07
Norfolk and Portsmouth.


grows worse and In Portsmouth on Thurs
day last, sixteen persons died in the two hours be-
tween two and four o'clock in the afternoon, and
forty new occurred in the same length of time
The rapdity of the disease, when fatal, together
with it's sudden changes, is most remarkable Some
times it runs its in thiTtysix hours to fatal
termination most frequently it to the third
day Fatal prostration will sometimes supervene in
an hour so after the patient expresses himself as
feeling pretty well, and when the limbs are growing
cold and the pulse failing but soon the cry is heard
" Oh shall die !" and commissions or deep stupor
close the Decomposition ere the vital
spark is fled, and while the last Offices being per-
formed for the dead the impatient worm is seen
crawling upon lis victim.
The black vomit is not always precursor of death.
Many recover after having elected it. Nor is it an
lnvariable attendant-many die without it,
The absolute mortality in Norfolk is quite as great,
if not greater, than in Portsmouth, although not so
great in proportion TO the population We had word
late Saturday from Norfolk. There was no
abatement, but the reverse. There seems to be no
hope for any body blu, in getting away. A
gentleman who has been up through western Viz
gna, says that every where, at every little roadside
inn in every town and village are to be found men,
bore of lie fugitive population Of the seabonra Cities
and the constant inquiry is for from Norfolk and
Portsmouth,
The five daily papers no more published. The
Argus held to the last but for the last few days
it TOO has ceased to make its appearance The last
number of the paper contained urgent advertise
ment for grave dggers. The few workmen left at
the Navy Yard do little or nothing but make collins
GEOGRAPHICAL ACcuRAcY.-The following para
graph from the Savannah Morning Meas, would ra-
ther puzzle the people along proposed new Rail-
road. The idea Of road from Wilmington, via Lin
colnton and Shelby, to Charlotte, is about reason
able as to talk OF Railroad from Wilmington, rio
Halifax and Weldon, to Goidsboro:
WhaIINGToN AND CHARLOTTE RAlLRoAD.-The stockhold
ers of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail
road in North Carolina have recently held meetings for
the purpose of appointing engineers to make surveys with
road This road to run from Wimngon Ta shelby and
Lincolnton, to Charlotte, where it will connect with the
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad from Charlotte to
Columbia and also with the North Carolina Central
roads, and the Virginia Railroads From Charlotte is to
continue on to county with view of connect
ing with the roads projected from Rutherford and Ashev
which will connect with the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
roads, and with the Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
A tolerable map is great thing, and it would also
be great thing if editors would, before writing
about railroads and their locations take the trouble
| of looking at the lay of the land We do sometimes
the queerest things of the kind. One Of the few
things for which take credit to ourselves is toler-
able care in such matters We like to consult the
map whether we may happen TO be writing about
matters at home abroad, provided an accurate
knowledge OF the relative positions of different points
be important to proper view of the subject. In
fact, we can't see how any person can keep the run
of affairs in Europe, with reference to theTar there
without ascertaining the positions of places and fol
lowing the course OF armies or fleets
Let refer to a small instance,-the Russian for
LITIGATION of Petropoowski on the Pacific. We viii
venture to say, that nine readers out of ten under
the impression that said town is, or was before it,
demolition, situated in the Russian possession on th
ccntinent and this impression has been strengthened
by the reported offer of the Russian government II
cede its possessions to this country, certain condi
tions. Petropolowsk has always appeared to be in
cluded in, form part of the territory proposes
to be ceded. We confess to surprise, on look
ing the map, 10 find the said place in Asia, nea
the Southern extremity of the long peninsula G
Kamskatcha. The attention of the world will b
drawn to the Russian possessions, and they will n
longer be terra incognita, after this war is over