The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-05
Netus By GelegrapB.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE JOURNAL.
YELLOW FEVER IN NORFOLK.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 3.

We have intelligence from Norfolk, via Pc
tersburg, to Sunday noon. The mortality
from fever was terrible. Saturday there were
43 deaths at Portsmouth. On Sunday, from
sunset till daybreak deaths were said to be IS,
but this is probably exaggerated. An order
has been sent to New Orleans for 20 more
nurses. At Norfolk six doctors are sick with
fever.
The President has under consideration the
report of the navy retiring board. 1t will be
published at an early day.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.
By the boat from Norfolk we have the most
awful accounts of the ravages of the yellow
fever in that city, yet received.
A letter from DR.. Morris says there were
not less than sixty-four deaths in Norfolk, on
Monday The Herald gives the names of 80
persons who died on Sunday, and says that
so bodies were buried on that day. Fifty cof-
fins were sent down from here on Saturday,
and orders have been received for one hundred
more.
The boats brought upa large number of peo-
pie who were flying from the scourge, some of
whom took refuge in the rotunda of the ex-
change until they can procure lodgings.
A committee of the citizens of Norfolk, head
ed by DR.. John McCabe, passed through here
on their way to Washington to ask the Presi-
dents permission to remove the remains of the
inhabitants to Fort Monroe
At Portsmouth the fever is abating. The
deaths average 10 daily.
HALIFAX, Sept 4.
The steam Ship Tennessee from Havre put
in at this port at O'Clock this morning short
of coal having experienced heavy gales and
sustaining some damage. She brings no later
advices.
NEW York, Sept 4.
Market heavy for -four, and medium de-
mand at one shilling lower Sales of 700 bbls
at Sc 75@$7 so for common to choice, and
extra State 81 so as Is for middling to fan
cy Western, market closing heavy with small
sales. Canadian at $8@8 So Wheat de-
clined lower, large quantity from the south
afoat, and the strongest kind of desire to
realize. Sales of l ,4OO bushels Southern at
81 6O@$1 20 for red and 81 rs @$1 SO for
white. A cargo of 500 white Ohio held at
81 60
Rye firm Sales of 1000 bush. at s., IL
Corn lower; sales of 5000 bushels at 64@8519
Oats steady, and less doing; sales at 45@53,
for State and Western. Pork market unchang-
ed; sales 1000 bbls. Beef steady. Less doing
in cut meats. Lard steady; sales 1000 bbls at
liz to 117S. Whisky lower; sales 200 bbls
at 42@43.
New YORK, Sept. t.
Messrs. Coleman & Stetson, of the Astor
House, were to-day arrested, charged by ].
Warren, Secretary of the city Temperance
Alliance, with violating the Liquor Law. They
were held to bail in $500 to appear in the Court
of Sessions next Friday.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 4.
The mail train from New York on the Sto-
nington road was thrown off the track last
night near Kingston, in consequence of break
ing an axle. Several persons in the second
class car were injured.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.
A meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day,
at which all the members were present. A
great deal of business which had accumulated
during the absence of the President was con-
sidered
Almonte, the Mexican minister, does not ex-
pect to be recalled by Carrera, the provisional
President of Mexico as he is personal friend
of his.
AT a meeting of the Washington Bar this
morning in testimony of respect for the late
Cranch, it was resolved to erect monument
to his memory, and subscriptions have COM
menced for that purpose.