The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-29

Gee 1il1Iee Ba9409 the e9eeonbet DsEMs IT HK-
an soaenus6 u sosAest the shove businsss ct his
estabIishmsnt, on 18th street, bstwssn Ma,n end
casy ctr. e. vhsre be VIII bs pleased TO receive the
% 29-6t CHAs. B. LANGLEY.
A CARD-To THE PuBnIc.-It il always
. disssreesb!e task with me 70 obtru1e my private
eonesrn: before the public. can only szeas. my
self for doing at the present time, because OF the
fact that another has seen t to step from the srena
Of his legitimate duty. In order to niIet stab ON
ths repu a.ion Of one who had never wronsed bin
copy from the correspondence Of the Dispatch,
slIusion to myself and brother. dated Howard As
ISOLATION. Norfolk, Sept. 18th. 1855" He says:
Several Of our citizsns yestereay waited upon two
gentlemen of your city, Messrs English, and request
with ipsiiieisney. and giving incorrect informatisn
S.a ns as, IL TT ivs s
names have been stricken from the list OF the How
ard Association
or misstatements Of facts in . smaller space.
several o. the citissnso Of Noroli VISITED upon two
% thsir sbssnss from The town" N sssirsIy srs
tuitous It might be pertinsnt to this issue 70
enquire what right they had TO make this reqaesto
the nonce bis ''loesl hsbitation." Says be, 'thsy
are charged with insfisieusy" TO prove this state.
;s q
sisterE Mr. VIM. Brooks (brother-in-law of the last
tsndsd the family Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rosers, Church
It.; John r Howell No. "a Bermuda street; also Mr..
and Mrs. Brown. residing In the Isms houss; Mrs
p wnss o a. sns uss M '''
In relation to this read the following sertasst
THE Is to certify that Nj Charles L. Enslsh,
when called upon TO shroad Dr., oooch and B 3.
Walters did all he could, and attended 70 Dr. Gooehs
burial. JOHN NJ. JAcoBs"
ssRIcHMoND 9ept. "a 1885
'This 10 to certify that Mr.. Charles L. English of
Richmond. acted q, curse In my family, and also
During my short acquaintance with him, whilst In
% s.ay 70 b. I'd Is
Ing those who were attached with the yellow fever
The n..t sh.r.. made ..,0,, Wy ,b 5ss ., :iv
Ing incorrect Information to the public" might
dsmiss this with thu remark that human nature 10
always liable to and cite the letter from Norfolk
In proof ! do not choose. however, to do this. !
saDDs viii. Aoo ie b.. ~ three :s s sS
S sS
contents Of some bad to father, but did not write
Possibly, II the editor Of the Petersburg Express
that am not the author Of Spectator" which ap.
peared In bis paper. am not aware OF the fact that
os1d the Gy slaughter house
Had done 30, would the crime ia me be any grsa'-
from the ~
Norfolk and Portsmouth, at the tnle the yellow fe.
Yer made its appearance Ai accounts agree that on
the advent Of the yellow fever, and van now, both
Norfolk and Portsmouth were filthy in the extreme;
and that from utter neglect Of the most obvious
sanitary rules these towns are to say the least In
state deporbly at variance with decent regard for
common cleanliness snd public health' This, II
true. would give any one good ground to say that
either town might, under such circumstances, ts.
come a slaughter house."
My COMMUNICATIONS seem to have disturbed the
equanimity of few of the oicous citizens of Nor
folk to remarkable degree. Among the number,
the correspondent of the Di'p.tch. It seems sin.
disturb them In a like ratio I am inclined to the
opinion that Medicus" has told the whole truth in
regard to the condition of Norfolk and Portsmouth,,
and can with clear conscisnes say that have en-.
dsavored to Do Likewise. I come now to the next
statement. f they do not leave they will be placed
In confinement" This II preposterously absurd -
Throw me in jail for writing letter. The man fo
gets that even feons were discharged therefrom on
account of the imminence of the peril that thres-
tened all. 1t would have bsen, doubtless, meritc.
rious act In this mans estimation, to have thrown
ne while the fever Lasts" jast where might be
reasonably supposed to be in the moot danger from
les influence. Even hsd there existed cause, theI
was nobody to incsrcerete ne.
'Thsre names have been stricken from the list OF
the Howard Association" He does not condekcsnd
TO enghte the public as to the menaer in which
got on the list of the Howard Association" and not
being aware myself of the modus opsrsndi, l shall
not have much to say on this point 1 presume,
however, that the trus,n, 'he that Is injured and
don't know it, Ia not injured at all may be as sp.
plicsbie to me as to others.
In conclusion, have only to say that DR. Ravenel
was entirely satisfied with the exartions made BY
myself aid brother, TO asueiiorste the suffering
around US Many other men who came to Norfolk
nurses, left the same day we were +" dis
charged" I somewhat regret that any OF my acts
during my stay 10 Norfolk did meet the spp,obs.
ticn of 90 oistinguishea parsonage &c r., the
Norfolk correspondent OF the D .spatch.
1t CHARLES Z ENGLISH