Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-04
LATE NEWS BY THE MAILS.
,,.o,o the Petersburg Express of Monday.
yo,,ow Feyer al Norfolk & Portsmouth.
From Norfolk.

i ~ The sickness Il universal, ana the cl'y
en,' nov be considered rather as one vast pert
/ sanse or hospital, than any thlng else 10 winch
-, Eken IT, Ga Friday, it i sad;there were
- hnrials When we consider the present
ISOLATION of the place, such mortality is not on
I'll rhtfn but appears almost incredible. In
3ta9nah last summer. we believe the highest
..,,mber consigned to the grave in any one day
cached only thirty eight, and this too with
nonulation of from six to eight thousand souls
far greater number thah Norloik Is suPPoseu
IN contain at this time.
II will be seen by the letter of our Richmond
.,iresnondent. and an order to tho Relief Com
,,ittee of Baltimore, both published in another
,,ort of this paper, that the Howard Association
r. Norfolk, are out of collins and desire large
miners to be sent from Baltimore and Rich
I'D This will give tho reader some idea of
.ha r,pidity with which the Angel of Death is
1n;nr his work of destruction. How long shall
M's State of things continue? is acquisition that
IN III rononnd itself to every reader. We cannot
WIZ p + Int if the work of death goes on, but
hr;af neriod will be required to depopulate the
,aoo and when the material Is Consumed. the
'ao must abate We pray that God, in his in
c;,a sdom and goodness. may see fit to stay
ia rovaoes of the scourge, before many more
hall have been swept into eternity
NV, w ooaived no paper Saturday from Norfolk
u,at day,s issue the Argus of Friday came
hand however, and we notice but one para
',nonb in it on the subject OF the fever. That is
6a,olapnchoy enough, as our readers will see by
reading the following: ,...,.u o,,;,a;o,-
"a a. and depressed at the gloom now hanging
e,le o'r devoted city The sword of the Destroy
wv st;n snsnenlcl above US, and ever and anon
:, I'd aud sweeps from our midst some OF the
oe iI1.t Of onr people All that human elfort-all
,,,ot the elf.sacrfcing spirit OF the few
v,bo remain with us can accomplish mas oeen
dana TO turn aside tho devastating progress OF
tle scourge which the Almighty IN ms WISDOM
has inflicted upon US. Merc'iessiy mas !" '"Ne n
$500 from friend parent from offspring, off
' a,a from parent, from brother from sis
- 234or from brother, husband from wife,
- f,n, bnsband-s paring neither youth nor
ara nor loneliness. There is nothing to relieve
10 darkness around but the exertlons OF those
,,allont spirts who seem determined to do Their
i lty with self devotion which Will ever reject
honor upon their EFFORTS h"y ''l '0'p '"0
Christians reward
(specal Correspondence of the Expressly
Cbonre Of Ueather- Mortality fncredsing-cot-
fms in great de,naad-the Misses Mallory isis
ters DUNG simultaneously-to Physicians
sick-Three hundred PRESCRIPTIONS IN one Jag
Rev Father O'keefe do,cn nth the .tecer-
conralescents- Of latest deaths-C ondtt'o"
of Methodist Ministers, &c.
NoRFoIK, Friday Aug. 81, 5 =. NJ.
Dear Express We have had another change
in the weather. from sunshine and bracng at
mosphere, to a cloudy and damp one, and the al
teraton has been seriously felt by the sick,
which is attestcd by the increasing mortality and
number of burials since yesterday.
Collins are in greater demand than ever, ana
the undertakers find great difficulty, owing to
the sickness of their workmen, in supplying their
orders Numbers have been brought from BAL
1imarp and still the demand increases, while Inc
supply grows less every day.
Since Yesterday many Of our most respectable
citizens have fallen victims to the prevailing ep-
idemic Mrs. Walter Jones, widow OF the late
Postmaster of Norfolk is dead-Mlss Laura Nal
lorv and her sister, universally beloved ana es-
toe,pnd dvinr within five minutes of each other;
Miss Martha Holden long known as an accom-
hi shed Schoolmistress, and j. u. liatton ESD
both dead. Mrs Elizabeth Starke, widow OF Capt
Starke, died to day at | =. Nj.
Four Physicians are down, Drs. VIM. Selden,
Geo Halson, Sylvester, (Jr) aud Mcfadden or
Philadelphia. Selden and fla'son are better the
others quite sick. Dr. Rose. we ore glao 10 hote
is up aud doing very well.
John H. Williams, Esq, clerk of court was
taken last night. Jno. r. Ludlow OF the D's
pensary. of the firm of Ludlow and lunstali' lfit
Yesterday morning for the North to recruit. iiis
duties have been very laborious, and worked nm
down. John S. Lovett attorney at Law iofiner-
~ druggist has taken his place. lhere were
300 prescriptions put up at the Dispensary yes
tarday. A hard days work that-and or
more drug stores open in the city. DR. Richard
B. Tunsta of the above firm, still remains at
his post.
Among the recent new GASES it gives US pain
10 announce that of the Rev. Mr. O'keete, Catho-
lie pastor of St. Patricks Church. lie Is quite
sick with the uonito. His loss would be serl-
ously felt by large numbers of our people IN the
Il ist, loss
has covered himself with more honor, or more
worthily won for himself the esteem OF the whole
community than Father O'keete. We sincere
ly trust that he will survive the attack and soon
be up and at his post, visiting the SICK ana com,
fortng the dying-where every true hearted anu
christian Minister should be. Rev. Mr.. wills
is better, the Rev. Mr.. Dibrel is dangerously Ill.,
We had the pleasure of seeing Mr.. W. IL.
Broughton out this morning. lie looks qui'e
smart, but is still feeble. Also S. r. Borum, OF
the firm of Borum q Mclean. John &. IL. Hat
ton, Esq, died at II O'Clock this morning. HIS
loss will be severe one to the Farmers Bank
as he was without exception the most accom-
plished Bank officer in the State.
1t is supposed that there will be at least 81
hurials to-day; mortality is aarmngy on the IN
crease.
The following are the latest deaths: Thomas
Preston: VIM. c. Whittle Miss A. Bangs; Mrs.
Walter Jones; Mr.. w. Batkins; Mrs. Foster
Allyntown; A. d. Hanby Child OF w. brooks;
Child of Mr.. Swain, Water street; Miss Maria Il;
Sawypr Mrs. Murphy; Miss Laura Mallory and
Sister; Mrs. T.. Starke; Miss Ann Rlce; Mr..
llosier Church street; Young man at okinnerS;
Young man at Bixby's Child of D. Smith; Child
of Frank johnson; Cold man of Mallory Todd;
VIM. w Hill: Mr. Andrews, Butte street; y. &. H..
Hatton: Miss Martha Holden; 5 negroes-total
30.
The Rev. Mr.. D. p. Wills, ofthe NJ. f. Church,