Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-22
From the Petersburg Express. ]
Yellow Fever at Por.smouth and Norfo


FROM NoRFoLK.-We were unable to see any let
tiers from Norfolk last evening, and cannot say wheth
not the Fever is the increase in that city.
The following deaths are reported through the
Board of Health for the "a hours ending Thursday
August 16, at 2 o'clock, P. M.:-Wm. 6. Baton
aged 40 years, from Portsmouth VIM. Hudgen
aged 81, residence No. SO, Main ST. George Bilups
aged 10. Cumberland st.-occupation in the infect
DR.. Richard W. Sylvester, aged "a, residence Gran
by street; Mr.. Creiston, No 81. West Maine street,
Capt. James z. Henderson, No. g. Cumberland St
occupation in the infected district; Mrs. Curtain
aged g. residence North Church ST.; Caroline Phil.
lips, aged %, Rhea's Lane. Total 9.
Agreeably to our suggestion, says the Beacon Of
Friday, the Board met the day previous at the office
of Howard Association, and by comparing their re.
port with the records of the Association, arrived at
the above correct report.
g A resolution was passed by the Board, that a
resident Physician should be appointed to attend
the Hospital at Lambert's Point that he have full
and equal powers with the attending physicians,
and shall cooperate with the attending physicians,
and during their absence, exercise proper police
authority in all cases where it may be proper to in
terfere: and that the emoluments of the resident
clans, and that DR.. VIM. M. Wilson be appointed
the resident physician, and be informed of his ap-
pointment by the Secretary.
twas ordered that the practice of ringing Except
for fire. or tong the fire bells, be suspended du-
ring the pending sickness.
DEATH OF DIR. SYLvEsTER.-The death of this es-
Unable citizen and eminent physician, is thus re-
corded in the Herald:
eft is melancholy duty to record the death
of DR.. R. w. Sylvester, of or most eminent ply
sicians, and member of the newly appointed Board
of Health. He expired at ii o'clock yesterday
morning, after an illness of six days of the Fever,
aged 81 years.
CDR S. was formerly resident of Norfolk coun-
y, but has resided in this city for many years past
He was one of the best men in every relation of
life, and is great loss not only to his family, but
to community"
ARRIVAL MISS ANDREws.-Mss Annie M. An
drews, of Syracuse, New York. arrived at Norfolk
on Thursday morning. and rendered her services to
His Honor Mayor Woods, as nurse in the Hospi-
tai Miss Annie is said to be very handsome
young lady, whose phanthropic spirit has prompt
ed her to this noble sacrifice of self His Honor
promptly accepted her services and as promptly
escorted her down to Julappi, where she was duly
installed.
Miss A. made handsome contribution to the
funds of the Howard Association
Three Sisters of Charity from Baltimore, arrived
also on Thursday morning.
The Union Steamship Company, of Philadelphia,
have sent to the Howard Association, the handsome
sum of $500.
The following notice appears in the Beacon of
Friday morning:
"The public will be gratifed to know that the
steamer Princess Anne will connect with the steam
er Louisiana, every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, for the purpose of bringing her freight and
passengers up to this city. We may now be sure
vi receiving regular supply vi all AeCessary sCoTeS
and provisions
The death of DR.. Lightfoot of Norfolk is announc-
ed but he died of consumption.
No mention is made of the death of Samuel R.
Borum, in the Norfolk papers, and we take it for
granted that he is yet alive.
Since the above written we have letter
to gentleman in this city, dated yesterday, which
states that the fever is increasing, and the deaths
number from ten to twelve-daily.
Mrs. John James is dead.
The family of Simon S. Stubs, late Mayor, inclu-
ding himself are down with the fever.
DR.. Manning is also reported sick.
FROM PORTSMOUTH.
The accounts from Portsmouth are of truly mel
ancholy nature. The deaths number some twelve
per day. and the new cases yesterday, were between
25 and 30 Notwithstanding at least four fths of the
population have left the city.
A correspondent writes as follows:
Our town presents gloomy and sombre aspect
Council is without quorum; and nearly all the
dead, and third is now sick. The stores and
banks are closed-the market is deserted-the pri-
vate dwellings tenautless, and all the hotels and
boarding houses shut up. All our citizens lex
cept those who remain from of duty,) who
could raise means to get off have left. There were
IL deaths yesterday, and from 20 to 80 new cases
of fever.
"The Angel of Death is lowering over u.s. and
the few left, are falling like leaves in Autumn.
"In Norfolk learn the Fever is raging to fear
full extent. A daughter of Commander Samuel Bar
ron's has died since last report"