Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-09-26
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RALEIGH. SATURDAY. SEPT. %. 1855.
From Norfolk and Portsmouth.


There were about thirty five deaths in Norfolk on
Monday last, and some reports that the fever is
again Oh the increase. The damp and chilly wealth
er prevailing for few days past is thought to be
unfavorable to an abatement of the disease The
Petersburg Express says:
"Among the recent deaths we hear of the follow
ing: Ex-Mayor Delaney; also Dir. Geo. L. Upshur.
These gentlemen breathed their last on Monday
night
Dr. Upshur was truly one of natures noblemen,
but we have not time now to speak of his many ex
celiencieS and must defer appropriate tribute to
lis memory unit! Tomorrow.
In addition to the above we bear Of the follow
ing:
Mr. Harris, of Allyntown; Miss McEnery, of La,
at Rev. Arislldes Smiths nstitute she is niece Of
Peter emery, Esq, Of this city; VIM. g. Peed,
brckayer; Mrs. j. W. Belote; John Green, ship
csrpynter; Mrs Hammers child Mr.. Casey, shoe
maker; man at Marine Hospital; Michael Glen
nan negro woman, unknown; boy at Rev. Mr..
O'hcete'S; Franklin Daby, years old; Jacob
Garrison cold man Peter Geay, French teacher;
Mrs E. \. Ferries; Z Eenora White James Cherry,
constable; Alex. Watts, partner Of G W. Ferrant
Co; Henry Natlngton, brlcklaycr; Julius Pas
chal Sciisano; slave OF J. B. Dixon; Mrs. Gwin-
ner slave of Judg ge r. H. Baker; negro man Ab,am;
slave of j. B. Whitehead; Mrs. Watts; Lucan Pas
cha Schisano; negro Of Wm Wells; Mrs. Quick.
wife of the undertaken of that name; Rev. Mr. Bag
nail, of the Baptist church, a very promising young
minister; ESwd. Watson, shoemaker; Miss Alexi
ma Cunningham; and many others.
The expenses of the Howard Association are said
to be $500 per day.
We are pleased to hear that Thomas A. Hardy,
Esq, is recovering.
DIS Tunstall and Robert II. Gordon were said to
be- in dying condition Oh Monday night
Especial Correspondence of the Expressl
Tleueuther unpropitsous--E'ecend deoths Uoaday-
List Of nantes-Great destruction among certai1.
CIasses-Ielp needed-Names Of the sick-.AdAi-
tioaaL UtGths.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. II, 1855.
Dear Express The damp and cloudy weather
the last three days, has produced quite number
of new cases, and fear an increased number OF
deaths towards the end Of the week.
Oar heaviest mortality has always been preceded
some five seven days, by just such spell OF
weather now have.
The number of deaths to-day amounted to eleven
Mrs. George L. Guy; Mr. Thos Stewart; Mrs.
Lingo, ST.; Mrs. W iam r. Singleton; negro of
George Marshall, decd child OF Pebworth, decd !;
Mr-Sweeney John Fly; Mrs Edward Morris;
Darien P. Daughtery.
The destitution in our own is beyond calculation,
and not only is it so in Town, but the refugees in
the woods, and the residents in the surrounding
country are sadly in want of provisions; we are
compelled every day to send cart loads of the neces-
sares of life for distribution to save them from STAR
vation.
The state of things is pa, ticulary the case in the
neghLorhood where the oystermen reside-their
business being entil ely cut off, and they produce
articles of provision unless aid be extended them,
they must die Of famine. o.
Immense numbers of families are being daily sup
piled at our Relief Store; numbers go away empty,
because it is Impossible to wait on the crowds that
throng the store. Thanks be to kind friends in
Virginia and the Union for the generous sympathy
they have displayed in behalf; nobly have they
responded to appeals for aid, and through their
kindness we have been enabled to feed the hungry
and clothe the naked. ..
The demands upon us for relief are now such as
to call for additional contributions from our Sympa
thsng friends far and wde
Besides the provisions that are furnished at the
Relief Store, there are daily large number Of Phys
icians orders for Chickens Porter, Wine, Arrow
Root, & which required for the sick, and thost
who convalescing. Each order sent to the store
Among those who are very sick William r. Sin
gleton DR.. Rizer DR.. Berry DR.. Kennedy
George Pendleton (who will probably die to night,
Bartholomew Brady ; John a. Foreman Davit
overly an engineer of the Ssaboard and Roanoke
Railroad, his wife and mother-in law, and John
DAVIS, who has had a relapse.
GospoRr.
Sept. 1s.-The following have died JAS Dress
er; Bartholomew Brady; Robert Murden; jaime
Sinder; Mr.. Alexr. Saunders son, Levi Lane 10
seph Manning
There are now but about 250 men at work in tn
Navy Yard when the fever began there We're six
teen hundred and fifty on the roll.
LArEsr-There were forty burials in Norfolk o,
tuesday last, and twenty -four deaths in Portsmouth
Inc cool damp weather. it is stated has added con
Sderably to the mortality.
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