Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-25

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mouih,ii contains only II confirmation al other ac-
counts d,,ly received The self sacrificing de.
eation f the writer 10 his sacred loiies, must
command The highest admiration;
NORFOLK, Aug DIST, 1885.
DEAR 'tt.s / suppose you have had some ina
matien If the state f ihings in Norfolk CT the
reality reckon you have no conception, tor the
reports Of the papers are not Ia he relied on
Such gloom. desolatian and death never expect.
ed 10 witness upoa earth. There have been about
| 80 deaths from Yellow Fever. On Sunday last
enc physician lad - cases to attend, annihrr 81
and a thirl 50. One of the best Informed physi
eians say there are 6)0 cas- = under treatment.
At first confined IL the lower orders, now IT Is
sweeping OFT some 81 the most valuable cli'E-ns.
Last Friday. Saturday and Sunday iacrr wrre
ID odd intermoht- -iH many instance, they are
under ground within an hour aud aiinH after
DEATH preparation being made before hand. De
composition commences 80 soon they can't be
kept out Of ground but few hours. From To
5 pass my boarding house every day 10 the home
Of the dead-in two instances ] saw one hcarse
with two corpSes passing by. The streets are
well nigh deserted neal all the stores are clos
ed-no boarding house nor hotel Is open IN
Portsmouth, and but one in Norfolk, and from
thai one thirteen eases Of fever were reported
Sunday morning. Every other dwelling house IN
this place seems tobe deserted. About = families
have fed from my congregation, leaving me on
Sunday morning FROM leo to 10 10 p each to.
Ny health has been feeble during the prevalence
of the sickness, but asst will allow, | visit the
scl, and bury the dead. There has been great
disposition on the part ofthe political press to
land and glorify the Catholics II the disparage-
ment of Professionalism, and the most shameless
lies have been spread abroad such as the lrotes-
tant ministers have not only refused to visit the
sick with fever, lut have fled the city. :
Ny faith has several times been severely tried,
but for the most part my mind has been kept III
peace. 1t must BE long time before the city
can recover from the shock it has received in its
commercial interests: almost all appearance of
trade is totally suspended Thousands are thrown
out OF all employmeut--But enough. | hope
you have not ceased 10 pray for
Tell II. old brother Ship is dead; two of d. 7.
Wills auns are dead-one Of them onl ~ with
the fever. Stubhs and wife and three children,
and Miss Cnrpreu, son Thomas, are down with
fever.
Capt Stark, of the L. S. Marines, r. C. Bar
clay, DR.. Sylvester, Mrs John IIalton and 1hos.
Keeling living with Nickery & Griffith and a
number of others dead No abatement the
fever, bat rather on the increase.
Ionrs, in Love, A. ID.
THE SPRINGs.-fhe epidemic in the east has
caused Il tremendous rash to the mountains this
summer. There is not less than 1000 persons
low Springs in this county. The passenger
trains are crowded daily.-Uestern Star.
FROST was visible on last Sunday morning, to
early risers, in the neighborhood of Backsburg.
We are glad to learn that it was not heavy, SO
as to injure any thing.-D.
The weather has been cold ON the mountains
for several days, and there frost the other
night This cannoth be the case long. and in
few days we expect To see the weather very fine.
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CoMMENDABlE.-We are informed that the
guests at the Yellow sulphur Springs, raised by
contribution about 500 for the relief ofthe suffer
ers at Norfok-H
Jeremiah Kyle, esq, has discovered a very
bold Alum Spring ON his land, near the Yellow
Sulphur Springs. We hope he may have the
water analzcd and improve the propery.-B.
COLLISION IN THE CANAL.-A CARGO OF
WHEAT AND A Boar SUNK.-A scene of an I'M.
usual character enacted in til Canal. near
the Basin, on Tuesday morning. ltappears, from
what we can learn, that small b-tteauX boat,
filed with wheat, unloading in front of
Messrs. Cren>haw 4 Fishers, and that Il freight
boat was tasted Immediately opposite thus mar
rowing the channel at that point considerably
when the james Saunders OF Iynchburg com
ing down and the +" ieadway" going up, endeav-
ored at the same time to pass the channel thus
narrowed, and in doing so came III collision,
which cause such pressure upon the small boat
as to split it from stern to STERN emptying the lot
of wheat in it, through the bottom, into the
Canal, and rendering the boat an utter wreck
Tie owner Of the small boat--a free man of COLOR
named Charles IIowell-received good duck
ing, besides the loss of his boat.
The boat that sunk. IS already stated be-
onged tn n colored man named Charles Howell
and was from Fine Greek Powhatan. The wheat
on board-being $50 bushels best WITHHOLDING
ed TO Edward Scott of Powhatan, and was sold
on Monday for 81 per bushel to Messrs. Cren
shaw x Fisher. The james Saunders" be.
longs to Mr.. Carter of Lynchburg, and the
Headway" TO Mr. Omohundro.
Persons who witnessed the collision attribute
most blame to the =" Headway" which could have
been managed as to have avoided the catastro.
pine, but was not american.
Atp FOR THE ArFLIcTED.--The company so.
lournng at the Allegheny Springs have subscri-
bed about $40 i'll aid OF the Norfolk and Ports
mouth sufferers.
YESTERDAY was set apart by the people of Pc
tershurg as Il day Of fasting humiliation and
prayer.
SoRA.-The Petersburg Intelligenoer chroni-
Giles the receipt by the proprietor of restaurant
in that city, of the 1isrt Sora that has appear
ed.
THE ALLEGuANy SPRINGS arc filled up TO a
perfect squeeze. 1t is said there are now largely
upwards of 30 yisiters sojourning there.
SIcKNEss.--The Danville Reporter learns that
the continued rains have materially affected the
health of the residents of pittsylvania Court