The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-28

The Work Of Death going on-Great Mortalit.
80 R0uaTd Associdtion-Mdyor Woods better =
Tolmnteer Physicians -poluntser Nurses = FeUs'
in Portsmouth, DR.. Tyasien M-Dsah Of Mrs
Jao 4 HaH-Lfst Of latest deaths - NsS cases -
DR. Constable down-.Sickness among Abssnisss
NORFOLK, Aug. IS, s PM
The work of death still goes on fesrfully
and INCREASINGLY, and the wall of the desolate
Widows and orphans are heard on every side.
Pen cannot describe the sufferings and grief
Of our plague stricken city. 1t must be wit
nessed to be felt in all its horrors. There are
800 cases in the city, diff used through all
aasses, but few of our prominent citizsns
nave been attacked within the last twenty
our hours. The population Of Norfolk be.
ore the epidemic was estimated at 10000
since the great stampede the population has
,senthnning daily by desertion aLu death and
Z is not thought that we have nov more than
900, whites, negroes, and all. Out OF this
lumber the deaths have averaged for week
past 20 q day, which is a mortality infinitely
worse than the worse seasons of New Or.
leans, taking into consideration the differ
ence of population. 1t gives me much plea
sure to state that Mayor Woods is much
better today May he speedily recover
The fever in Portsmouth continues with
m-nt Many of the physicians are sick; Dr.
7 ugien is said to be very i'll, and not expect
I'd 10 live. There are over 100 cases at the
Jnleppi Hospital; yesterday II patients were
t4ken there. and to-day IL. The following
is list of deaths in this city up to this date:
Mr.. MrLane, tof Batimore,) Commerce ST.;
Geo. Higgins, Main st Miss V. StalIings,
Gays Jail; Mark Mattocks, Mary Welsh,
D 'G's Lane; Mary Haywood, Water St;
sam Cooke, Church ST.; Geo North, Main ST.;
Susan tslavel Church st Mrs. Jno. A Hall.
Jaleppi Hospital; Bill, free coloredl Hawk
st Mr. Jacobs, (carpenter) Brewer st.; Miss
Harriet Fulyham, Brewer ST.; Mr.. Hamburg
painter Mrs. Loman, tailor, Church ST.; Mrs
Brooks, wife of Mr.. Brooks, journeyman
printer; Theodrick Roberts, of the firm of
W. d. Roberts & Bro; Charles De Boyce
Book Binder, Talbot ST.; Mrs. Friedman
MIS-. White; Mrs Alphones; Mrs. Wilder:
l. dyof Jos. Ii. Robertson, Esq late City
Register; total %. died at Juleppi to-day.
Inc following new cases are reported since
last night: Miss Hawkins and young Dunbar,
church ST; Miss Walker, at B Gatchs: Miss
White, Brewer st; Mr. Brooks. CRANKY ST:
Mr., R'gers, wife of one of the firm of Briggs
Rogers; Mrs Rogers and her son John; the
eldest daughter of w III Smith; Mrs Small
mo'her OF j X Small. 1t is with sincere re-
gret that we have to announce the illness of
DIR ThOs e Constable, who was violently at
Tackled last night. DIR Constable was away
when the fever broke out, but as soon as he
heard of it he boldly returned to his post
and after undergoing great exertions, has
tlccumbed at last in the line of his duty
We trust that he may speedily recover, but
bis case is considered very bad one. There
Is much sickness among our absentees in va
nous quarters; Captain Bunting, Inspector
%! Grain, is dead, on the Eastern shore; as
also the daughter of Mr. Pitcher,
very handsome young lady, and he himself
\: very i'll; also John b Branham and his mo.
theri Mrs Graves and Mr. Wrenn, of the
hFm of Jenkins Il Wrenn. Elk Mayor Stubs
Alo family are slowly improving. Dr. Hig-
gins is somewhat worse to-day.
VERDAD.