Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-11
From tho Petersburg Exlrr--. sap;
HE YELLOW FEVER Ar NORFOLK HNH



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From tho Petersburg Ex,rr-- :;tV;.
THE YELLOW FEvER AZ SoRfolh ~"
PORTSMOUTH.
We deculy regret state that Our auvcSr irn!n
Norfolk, represent the fever prevailing there :"
most alarming extent. Our correspondent, waco
letter give below, estimate, the numbered ouTaia
on Thursday 4. SEVENTY! lie a'!G>, however.
that many OF them were persons VII" had been d'li
for at least forty eight ho".. but could 10: b" n":
rel for want o. collins. This a. bren rr.cG1"'. mr"
ana it is thought more difficulty ".!! hr rSn''i-
cnced.
II will he sccn that two lovely and interesting
daughters Of the late Mrs. Dr.. Chandler, have G."
" followed their mother 10 the grave.
The death Of &. W. Camp. Esq, Cashier Ut 80
Exchange Bank, il announced IN The "t"%IhHh'' 60
patch which publish below. This wiii PROV
great loss 10 the community. He has been r. pro- ~
ed to Ia as n gentleman ni fine c!ucaiioN rH'"r'..%
courteousuess OF manners. and one WHO "il"i'' '''
confidence of his tclow-cItlzris I" n high !e=,''.
We regret 10 hear thar letter was receive: ~ ti!
city las, evening. hy our tuwI-!Anm, u. u. bt'n";f,
Etl. which state that his brother, Mr :",'r'i :;
Bernard, the well-known d:uS:!-; ot NoI'"'.' '''i
suffered relapse, after cpns!G"G"o!c improve"
aud is now quite i'll.
W. d. Roberts, Esq, tho delegate eject from H"r-
folk city to the next General Assembly OF Nir-i,'".
we are informed by tcleglaphc dispatch if"Nt
Weldon, is dead.
l$pccisl Correspondence OF the E>r:,.-.
NORFOLK, sept. 0:hr . /. VI.
Dear Express Since the fatal urldru!:c h23 /!
vailed in our city, most singular !o"hin ~ 'i' G"
liz appearance, which is quite sram-' III ;hi- lat
tude and ha. never been known here o';".e hl "r
"oesl inliab;.amt." l,s body il about The sH" ":"":
common i!v, OF q yelUwsh color. wiki lon: H"ic.'H
porous wings of texture fine T., the -"i''-l '!N'
They fly together i'll swarms ANA may % s'1H ~
large numbers the Il, iel-, but i!ir!G ELtu' F"h'
of attraction sreni. be the cuiu-, III which r'i''
the i'll futcd victims of "Yellow Jn"k.' We io"N Il
stroll out o that Gnlgoha OF burial crounds P";t'F
Field, yesterday. and VIZ ncns, y h"Trii%d At ssr'n
many %. the collins that lay "n IN" Ernun.i, scattered
around await:m. meTmcn,, literally Liach Wit. ti!r''
uatiisonc little insects, thar oquirnc th"in,'iN'- up
OH one another thick a. I" exclude IN" coiI" v'i'
trcy from -igIi. Il "us the IG"?t disgusting '''."-
Gle ever b.hri'l, havIH. mI oily "o1!ny ~ ili
calcq Of the last Of poor uurniity ntpu: H. iHdi ~"
absolutely s!ckt nng. Whn, could l;.H, Ut"u-..t
the>r tiny -cavunYcra her! to the" ;u'" ir" '"ip
punIrrcr, in The train of tic p.'.!'ES d''i"y't-''f
are they enCc:crrI By ;hc d"iI disease ii'.!' '''
ING upon pcculin u;nlv. pherc ihrs' agc :r"Hl"H-
thut we leave 10 s:J ans, better skilled IN zach p"'
nnulena Of mature h al we are ~ nr-W'-~-"'t-i.'-
torly they can We only know that tc"d h.d..'
will create peculiar w"rli!-and WHY h"' Il "'~."f
plague create II pccDi'If Ey,
The front before o. Blrn Il Quck's established. AZ.
WAS this morning literally block"i NJ with '"!i'i'"'
every shape aud size. Whatever we n"y iacA III
other things al present, thc" Is II" scarcity Lee" ~
this last iudl- -pcllsabe habtation al pris!ng r'r
tuty; for which We are ind-bted t" IT." W." '''r'
though. Of sympathi-ng friends in Hampton. ha.h.
more Hnd Richmond, !nrg" supply oi ''ii'r- '.'ia
which places noticed III yrsic:!nyh l'i:'"
This opportnuc supply has put many oi or -.
zens in quite u cheerful mood 10 it ha: l.,,.la:r ;hn
great dread they were under recently o b,.!" I q
uncolinci and sven urboxrl. sho7lG they be- 30 -
fvr;unnIc 10 fall before tho unciin@ '!"l. g. ' ''
satine scuurgr.
Idle strong imbrd, lazy blacks, have MO @''u
forced into service, 10 dir graves. and many "":
fellow will now sleep quiet: nurn"i, toc "ySur''
OF his own narrow grave. WHO would ".h'r"is' "'"
been shuvellcd nw..y prOnlI*cu"Try, III %. .,
,.nfn Ills ~
vc their bones with each otner; md crtra'!e !hi' A''
together.
All .Iav Yesterday tar barrel We're h"rm' n'''' !.
of the Cuy Hotel Hospital viii! tIi"vr" :" ' '.
ii degree, the prhorois ain"'pHcf| :" -. ''
icciulls locality.
Whether thi, will prove o! anv s"rvic" or n"' l'''
tainn. the end designed, cninUt 1a!-Ei PR 20!
We would dislike 10 send d''S that We yE@'" l''
was not infection prori IN thar general t'r".
,.nsr and rirat,, where reny "n'": >rf s"i -
trscd. aud ~ trw leave wt!on; the "s's'"'' "' 10
uudcrlakcr. -.
I, riyr, Il. paiu TO annorncc IA" sic.as-, "r ~.
| Dr. e. c. Whitehead. the nrnrhlr iHdY "t i''r ;''H:
! U.vor. Sn, wss attacked laSi night; also, ln"4ss
| Hardy Esd. of Ferry Point. Joseph M"id. 10.
clerk ut tito Exchange Bnni., wa- Also ri""" .a''
| uight. -,
ham, aud the eldcs tighter Capt. Young. "ry
q. W. Camp, Esq., wa. affected by IL" 't~N':
| OF his wife. that h;s recovery II '"h''''''' '"|
doubtful.
J. d. Marks arrested for robbng .hr ia'' 81:
Lewis OF 81 900 worth ri j.wc!ry, wa brraigi ~
morning. We learn, on condition 'hnt he wc"'a i.".:t
out the place where tho stolen article. were G"H"'ii'
He did ~" aud immediately made iFnrK: i"f 'p''''
unknown
We not, below the lates; Deaths: NGncy Sogry.
Betsy Bradley, Lucy Griiin. Miss Mtry 'tI!"a','
Thuma. Carson. Mrs. Woodin, Mr. j. t. ii"W:'.
Mrs. Fanny Smith, Jas. Ryan, VIM. .'l"!,!n. ;.
Lii. Holden, Mr.. Lu;cn, Thomas ke":inl, b. -
sajIa (Trhm. Mrs John Alaand, Miss t!lc: ;"i.-
Ter, Mrs Richie Chandler. daugh:e' Of The lat" NJ.
Dr.. ChIndlrr Mr.. McNny ;tnI!"T,j taaEhlG: ." ~.
Lockwood, Chn.. Bot;lmorc, Mary B:1!i"!c' i;,.'l
.Jno Small, Custom house officer daughter Of H-'.
Davis, Mrs. l.. Balance Mr.. Thomas Owen. u
Henry Howard colored man, Hawk -; "l1. l.
Breuhum Mrs. Gnwan. Mrs. Whirrh"ad VIE u II
| {. Whitehead, Esq colored woman, Owned J.! =
| Constable Total .icnrt. from -.
! There we're 20 buria!s ve.;eriay-mHnv o! 'h''"
having been yin: over for c";ii"-, !"r - hoil.'.
W. D. Roberts, E-q., is DYING. lie madH h' Wi
this morning, nakl. John Iuni-, Esq" AdnIi'.Ha
tor OF Lis estate d.. Geo. CowierS, 4gd A".,.rig'
Cookc, E.u IN efficient officer II the Howard a-.p'
cia,ivu, wcr taken down last night.
A cool wind biowinc from the NorthcGst viii
eckly sun-very uI'favorao!e' ALL az, "'c ,''-.H5
| sick! SFE''Af"''.
WELDON, Sept. I, !, O'Clock, P. u.
The Seaboarl train is in, mud -e!d you the tp >-'.
ing: In Norfolk the fever is OIL the increase.
At Portsmouth, tho fever is thought to &c 1b@tin5
Deaths yesterday only IL.
Mr.. John W. Collins, formerly proprietor "i :s"
Crawford House, hne suffered rela.se, aud j. u"''
dangerously i'll.
Dr.. VIM Co!lins, President OF the Seaio@:! "'.t
Roanoke Railroad, il It'll very IL, at the rosidcac" 81
a friend about four miles from Portsmouth,
Mayor Fieke is better.
W. ID. Roberts, delegate elcc: 20 III" Lr-it@'c:"'
and &. W. Camp, Cashier OF Exchange Da""' axe
both dead.
LATERFRoM NORFOLK AND PokTsMoCTT.
BALTIMORE, Sept. S-The steamer from Eofi"k
brings the cheerful tdings that q. ItS;h 'he yt""
fever is on the decrease in Norfolk ana feri'n".i;!
and that the new cases OF fever are now iEnaas"t
| with more ease than formerly.
| In Norfolk there were twenty three deans on
| Thursday. On Friday there were twenty deaths.
In Portsmouth, letters just received cay that IL,
| dootbs are abou, ifteen daily.
All OF the Northern physicians, but two, arc do1m
;th the fever. DR.. Marshall, Of Baltimore at la-;
accounts, WIS believed TO be dying.
ARIsTOCRATIC HUMANITY.-Vast hypocrisy
and enormous preteusons to extra, humanity RencIa-
Is 90 together. The Duchcs Of Sutherland, the gr":.
London friend Of Uncle Tom, and the lending sG',
scriber to the petition Of the Women % England"
for the abolition OF slavery in America has ust PEI
! mtted poor bed.ridden woman, with her new-L"rE
babe TO be turned out into the open tie- for Z. 5
| non u-paynent OH her husbands estate OF q !ra!r,
| amount Of rent Humanity, ike churity -!.1uf 81.
ways begin at home.-fN. y. Sunday i's.'0'