The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-27

$3.50 e., ~. Hazard Association havs
w1itten ta Chsriestou and Savannah ioI ~
ard nursea aud 20 the former city 'o' ~
'ns .e.esspn oWce asnerous offers have been insds
bs p.r.orsin this City to come sno ssna an. @siiv
| OFers of Assistance -ohen o: ssw aays there
rSphpsia tTo sn,.liv Organized body Of excellent
nurses ~. o.,.,., The virginians residing
hsys resolved to raise
10 New tbe exn.uses tfendiug the sencins OF Ten
.,nsriensed no %. TO Herfolt ssd rosmou r,s.
nurse ns;nels tyo,s R;e1mona -Dp HOWE, Hsrsrove
.iy ~sI,oxs,i have arrived from Richmond. and
Henry Mys an .sp.,,sa1SSs "., Ss sven.n.
nG "a naS PRAYER The subscription in Alexandra
Ia, reached 800. The Baptist Association there
taken steps to aid the .h.. o S1e The
sasis,iou In Norfolk and Portsmouth Was made the
"a ii. CT of PRAYER to the Almighty.
Hotp1yd Association The folio owing additions have
been made to the Howard Association, which is now
fally oreanizsd Or De Castro, assistant physcisu
]. A Kirkpatrick, w A Graves. A. Dorney. Richard
vision orders; Capt. Boyd II Dodds Caroline Hin
son P. Hsndy, A Baum, Z Tremaype, G. Wesver,
Margaret A. stewart, Caroline Henderson David
nurse; VIM. Biuch man. driver OF prov's on wagon;
John Csvansush, captain Of sick lighter; Trainer,
wster%sD at hospital; ss} moo. E,, aoa VIM
TYLER keepers of provision stores
The Howard Association of Norfolk acknowledge
the receipt from C Cook Of $50 son es . oy
the visitors at AlleRhauy Springs OF Sl40o ron re-
lief committee Of Baltimore; Of $50 through Cnuop
Brothers, of Washington; of S.55 IS trough Ma
J. Martha from the otti ;en at oid POM; OF S3e
from Bitzhugh Coyle, of Warrington ana OF Sfo
from the officers of the steamship Roanoke
We learn by pssssnssrs on the steamer Curt's Peck
that the case of Mr.. Edmund A James. formerly OF
Petersburg, was one Of the worst ossss of yellow
fever that has occurred. The fever was not broken
from the time he taken until death relieved his
suaerinss Msssrs. Thomas Coiprsw and oeo'ss
Drummond are gettisg better. Elk Mayor Stubs
iost OF his children. and there st FIVE In ths
family down with the fever Hunter Woods, Mayor,
wss III Friday evening and Jour Informant ssys) wa'
l,t expssted to live. Another son Of Parser De
Bree 10 i'll 10 Baltimore.
The fever was spreading rapidly on ssldsn's Point.
Norfolk.
Rev. Jos Ascaswsnden, OF Trinity Church. George.
town. d. c.. left friday for the infected cities
The Cffeep aud crew OF the Z. 8. steamer Hetzel
have subscribed 500 for the relief of the sufferers
The subscriptions in favor OF Norfolk ana Ports.
mouth so far sre-Bsltimore sI0,z7s. New York
s7GG0. Philadelphia $500. Richmond $500, Peter.
burg $4,000, Fredericksburg 500, Savannah $500,
Norfolk $1,000, Washington $4,000, Lynshburs $500
other $1,000 Total includiog money In inoi.
vid ual subsorip tors not included. about $50 000
The Lynchburg Virginian publishes a letter 70.
csived fIon clergyman in Norfolk, dated August
1lst, 10 which H. say:
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday there were 10
odd interments-in many instances they are under
siould within hour and hall after DEATH prepa
parstion being made beforehand. Decomposition
80 soon they can't be kept out of ground
udt f. hours. From six 20 eight pass my board.
ipg house every day to the home If the ydead-in
two instances I one hearss with two corpsss
passiDg by. The streets are well nigh deserted
nearly ell the stores are eiosed-no boarding house
nor ote is open ia Ports mouth .snd but one In Nor
folk and from that thirteen cases of fever were
reported Sunday morning. Every other dwelling
hoUse ia this place seems to be deserted. About q
families have lied frem my consTe alton leaving me
GO Sunday morning from 100 to 100 to preach to
, Rev MIR. Woodlsy, CT Washington, has left for
I oTtsnouth
Among the dead in Norfolk are George Worth,
Cook, Mark Mattucks, Thos. Martin and wife, and
Mr.. McLaae, of Baltimore.
The articles waate1 in Norfolk and Portsmouth,
more than any other, axe lemons and beds. Dona-
il Jas cf such will De thankfully received.