The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-25

| =, ~, lsooos MsH the ibdetatieable Postmasse
r'oik, aod VIM Ferguson the President O
~ ~srd Association, are no more oae ate,
sas tina noble band OF brave spirits. VIII,
nsR,ad through the horrors OF the diseas'
" 81 sky days OF lite progress, islea Ia con
ne wlsh unequal odds and an irresistible foe unti
now, win thinned ranks aud overwearied hearts
| .ue remainder must, we fear, make I'D their mlndi
onwsn tneir summons, and lie down and die |
| <ri... usn was gentleman OF The old schools
| Chffsttan gentleman, and valued and highly re.
| spec,eo citizen OF the place where be has made
nn grave He was the father Of the young sculp-
.or VINO bear bis honored bsptismsl name. and
VIII long be remembered az the kind neis Dor. Iii q
faithful friend, the obging official.
ferguson had In his make the elements OF true
s.oa,ness; ana TO storm fortress, to lead for
iorn nope with firm foo.step and uufaItorins nerve,
| &c As oi the brave, and the external eviden-
ces o. moral greatness, what Mich should hold the
| oustf wnst masoeum Cover the statue, which
| should be chisseled and reared to commend ate
me aseds OF VIM. B: Ferguson Placed 10 high
~ " 'os voice OF bis peers, and feeliog that up
| 90 MIN had been laid an awful responsibility, he
dispensed with judicious but unsparing hand, to
thousands the bouu,ies which from every quarter
| W tue country, were poured into the treasury of
d dns H1cmed city OF bis adoption and night and
oay DID ne work. work, work to relieve the disease.
sn'tleo, In furnishing food. clothing, decacies and
n'cesssfies to The hungry the naked, the sick and
All eyes were turned to him thousand prayers
we're made in bis behalf, and now that he has
gone now that bis manly heart az ceased to beat
ano DIS once warm hand to guide the pen and his
energetic mind to control the operations OF the
PIE howard association who shall lake his place,
and who can fully succeed bmf thrust In God how.
ever mere are "a lew more LETT OF the same sort"
and that noble men, (and there are such Ia Nor
foik) will still be found to take the places of those
have the martyrs spotheosis.
lepo'eo nere 70 Gay, upon the most relia.
pie authority that Holiday, Esq, the acting
80 ~ VI t L'ou.n; ana one OF natures noble
naI "a aon car, eu 20 .as nospitai Win the fe.
-, 80 u"io' 10 III cifcuiailon, wnicn IL IL most
sny hppsu nsy prove untrue, that Lfeuten.
SUI ooIe' navy, ano connected With the Cos
pU ~ = a.o, , uss also oeen s'tacked.
n ror,h. tn m sSe, lcooi, sLa blowing
- oaa''oV VIII prove, III - reared, uufavo
nroh.hi,, t Ios WIZ s.e convaiesc!oe, ana Will
Tnass CO.. 20. sna s hauosf OF oea1ns
a ii,,ls ,nv 49,, .asna 'ss. n,so. at lamp Fais
Edm..5 - $3.50 800 yeAis VI ses' 500 O! Nj.
tsor, 80 m.I, uIs " we Refugees. Toe ii:ia
The other ,hrea cssas q, sha sr =, oswn-
Ieseing. their nsmes 90 Hso,S are son ,
Walton, children of Mr. wu, Wsi,on an a%L m',oe
fupes ''' o"o'Aoi 70
Young Mr. Chic. whoss brother d,sd Loo. w..h
nj ChassnesLs Hail "a oonuaIe aiea Iass weeK,
hone. be On, In few dsvs anu Will
Tbers are TWO cssss 'oi ,
House"-Niiss Sarah Heath and Miss J,senbina
Briggs of Norfolk The former a sister in-,aw nj
the late Arch ibeld Briggs and aunt of the late Dr
Junus Briggs; and the latter the dauoh,ar of 4
Briggs and sister OF DIR Brises nr 1;eo W.
Ssmple is l.. attendance upop them and ,ba ,,ri,ar
who visited them to-day, INDUCES the hops Thai
their sickness nav NOT be "unto dea,h l." rbnr mr..
rived ON Yesterday and were taken IN q feur bnnrs
after reaching their destination. They were &C.
couipanied by two faithful SCI wants and kind az
benevolent lady one of the angels of mercy
volunteer nurse from one of the Sou,hern ciiise
who came TO recruit for a few dsvs li,t,s snnnnss
ing that In changing The acepe OF her Jahors hsr
kidd Offices would so,,D again he brfuobt into va
qusitior. There is also another ladv soiaurniog
III.
performing kind offices 10 nursing the sick for
several weeks past week in Portsmoutb. and
speaking of Chesapeake Hail." am informed by
The proprietor that his design is to keen II oman
during the ls season. SO that persona retiring from
more distant regions NAV soiourn a whiie st ,bjs
intermediate spo:, before aoiug Immediately jotn
the atmosphere of Norfolk. The idea Is .ood
one, and will doubtless be acted upon bv the mar.
ties Interested
omitted to slate above. that child of Mr. las
q. Pollard Of Norfolk ia Iyinp M If the fevar ~
tue residence of Capt. Geo Mssseubure. of thj.
tho same disease in Norfolk.
There IL gentleman soJourn'ng here from Ports,
s6a Wno Is, d, pe,ies., the last of family
,gsn s,tu dansi o WIN 'he 'e disease In iest
n,s., :, a "n.as,sa l., -,
scptba. Il il q fearful svmboI~bpp, bow ,s,r,hs
does Ii adumbrate the progress of The pes,iisnee
in Norfolk and Portsmouth The writer of these
few lines, but few weeks since, could number
among the populations OF those cities, troops of
triena., ana now, 10 the Touching language OF
scripture; ,nsy arc Io. ms caa,m 70. o. tnou'
sra ai,.cived ond ssdness rsars T., ,ba SIP,
where memory would recaIlthe pleasant smiles
Thank God. that among them all, there is no irdi
rect thought connected with remembrance of
their names, which. like .he Music Of Caryn" 1t
-: mo1rnIul, YET like that same subdued melody,
rs pless a.a 10 Inc s soul ,
n,snn haha,oo nav /, he ssad ,sa msa s ss OF
heard lameptstion, and weepine and srsss n,orn'
ine;-Rachel weeping for her Children md would
not be comtorted, because they are not" And in
atter-sime when many eparent and husband who
have survived the wreck Of their household Idols.
shal ssana smlas, inc graves OF the cemeteries OF
Norlo.k anu Iolts'ucu'u' may they point to the
eThero ,hev bnried ab,.han m say aSa S Sun ora sscoe
there they buried Isaac, and Rebeccs his sits'
ard there buried Lssh." But am growlng TOO
sao' ana must stop.
''"'' soui'' OATS
Saturday was q black dav with tbo ,,b,,o;
clans i'm both cities. Az will he seen fro,,,
our Norfolk list, Drs Capry of New York.
billiard OF Montgomery, Ala, and Burns died
mere In portsmouth on the same day, Drs
hiAeT, Vi IniiauoipHla, anu w alL6rS, OF Bal