The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-25

there to transact IT, oar cns.o ana ,hsi, s. ~.
we're sirse g SiS thew not resgn, twhch YOU'D
men me-. he propsr course and le.ss Their sl.ees
.ppis5 b ota: pa.i Ssi Who would
eomRetsns sstsn their fst befihs and run the risk
cceayeiow fever. Such thing a. removing the
anneSs reascts no credit the 'chivsrs" Of those
concerned. fhere L. spnntnni .. PFC
nr nsonis sbould rene NIB 81 them and reward them
| Tor thsr gallant conduct The next move, prsh s-
BIZ, v a esm .ss ess uhos It W. would
eest the prop,iety of transporting the city itself tenn
por.riy 10 old Point until It can be purified BY the
s,lubrious breezes of that atty locality.
Owing to the want of grave disgers many Of ths
graves srs dug shallow that the top Of the cons
roma ssys,.i respectsble citizsus have recently
been shoveiled away In this hss'y manner.
10 Portsmouth there ere 400 down with the fever,
aud the number of deaths yesterday amounted to
min eteen 1t Is more mslisnapt and fatal than ever
Dr.. Leon Gelbsrdt srrivea yesterday from your
city, and rendered bis services to the Board Ct
Health, which were gratefully accepted.
We are Indebted to the politeness of Mr. j. 81.
Lswellyn. of the Curtis Peck, for copy of the
Norfolk Beacon of yesterday, In advance Of the
mail. The number of deaths exceed by four the
number reported Oh the day before.
The following 10 the report of the Norfolk Board
OF Health for the twenty flour hours ending Thurs.
day, 2P. M:
WIN South, Reds lane indiana Scott, Church
street; James Gibbons, so. Uoion street - Stone,
40, corner of Fanchurch and Holt streets Caroline
HuddIestone, Brewer street; william Insili 40, al
the National Hotel Child Of Jno Visher, s; Bsrty
Watts, Icofd) 90, Queen; Henry archer: Is, cor
Cumberland street, Edmund, (colored) at Parker's
Livery Stable; Henry cslored servant at Gains
Hotel, Union street; William Christian. Ii, Marsh
street: John Jones, free mulatto, %, Kings lane
Mrs Bailey, 80, Church street; Lucy Smith, so
Addiost ton . lane-Toial l6
Wetske the following items from the Beacon:
Ferer Ia Portsm04ta.-The following note pre-
sents q most distressing picture OF the condition of
Poitsmoulh -t.
Supposed to be about four hundred cases 10
town sod On increase daily. Mortality about double
what II was week since Increasing. Yesterday
seVenteen deaths ascer:siued up to to. night, and
from that time to O'Clock this morning ten deaths.
]. G HoLLADAY.
Portsmouth, Aug. 90, 1856
P.S.-Tne within includes the sick and the
deaths at the hospital, and 10 believed to be
correct. -.
The Portsmouth Transcript of Wednes lay says:
"Tha disease does not seem to abate ether In
the number OF It's Victims In the viruence of its
attacks. On Saturday last, and day or two fol-
loving, the temperature was most unreasonable
aId there act Ia from the II orihward and eastward
q COOL diaag reeable wind, which rendered winter
clothing comfortable TIE thermometer within
doors ranged me degrees below 20 degrees. Ii
was this sudden and continued change In our tenn.
perature here that resulted Ia largely increased
Dumber 0f ca9es. Our medical attendance ia he.
coming precarious. Already two OF our most
prominent physicians have been taken to the u 8.
Naval Hospital-while another practitioner has
been stricken down by the Destiiepcs Rus ona
out of the three Drug Embellishments in our midst.
10 kept open two having been closed for want OF
some one, we presume. to attend 10 them-heir
proprie,ors having left town But 10 the midst of
all the acknowledgements by which we are surround.
ed. we are not without the sympa,hies of our
friends-bo adjacent to US and those who NAV be
regarded as abroad Help, substantial help, IL
pouring 10 from every quarter 10 the shape of pro.
visions and money-so that the laps of our moor
and suffering of remaining population are ds,Iv
filed with the necessaries of life, by which their
present existence is at least rendered comparatively
comfortable.
The Transcript makes honorable mention ot
Col. Winchester Watts, James G Holiday. Ex
Mayor Steaks, James w. Matthew's, and of CAPT.
George w. Chambers, who 10 dead Ii saws: -
Meantime the lever RACES and Is ON the Increase
With these remarks, descriptive of our town and
lis present coGdijiJn IN, we forced 10 close. lin.
tied as We are f0v aid In our Office and having
BEEN compelled to work at the press ourself In
throwing of the last issue. We have but one com.
pnsltor Iemsining with US, and his name Is R. B.
II Donald.
The Argus denies The report that the fever re-.
semoes The vomito Of the Weat lodis in its sud.
den termination in death and sudden attack. and
says patients live from three days TO week, and
ofteD get well.
Receipts of the Hoaoard association. this
head yesterday, an error was committed by our
composior In not acknowledging the receipt by
tn Howard Association of ST. 400 from the Relief
Committee OF Philadelphia; and q large supply of
provisions from the Relief Committee of Bali
timore
August $4,000 from Philadelphia; 500 from
Charles Harris, and $50 from w T. Hend rem. OF
iaCify II nnd n GtAn
Washington City B. Myers, So; Wyndham Rob
ertson, OF Richmond, $25; E P Nash, for visitors
a. Yellow Sulphur Springs, 1874 II; Anonymous
$25 Cash. S..
COmmeHdable 0fa.-We learn that the proprie-
tor OF that excellent literary, miscellaneous and
scientific weekly, the Spectator published in
washington has determined to give one-t third of
the receipts OF his establishment during the present
week, for the relief of the sufferers by the scouree
at Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Among the obituary notices. we fud the names
OF Ed. A. James, eyed %, formerly of Petersburg,
and Capt. w. F. Tuliocs, shipping agent of the
port of Norfolk.
did Arriged DIR. Walter, of Baltimore arrived
here yesterday, and took lodgings at the National
Hotel
MIR. J. D. Marks of New Orleans, arrived here
yesterday. He ID ready to reader his service az
nurse or In any way he can do good
Lioerat Condact.-Dr. Leon Gelbardt, of Rich.
tel In Norfolk, and taken office with DR. School.
held, in Portsmouth, where he will be clad to rem.
der any medical assistance In his power fdurinp
the prevailing epidemic) free of charge. He is
provided also with proper remedies so that the
patient might lose no time for his relief which Dr.
IL VIII furnish gratis also From his success In
treating diseases, he feels confident to effsc. MANY
cures '
Wuness Dead Jeremiah Vaughan, whose death
10 reported on Wednesday, was the principal wit
ness against Gosine, who IL awaiting his trial for
the murder of Murphy.
Dr HtSStnS-The Beacon confirms the reported
Illness oil Df Higgins, q very prominent physi
and says mis- labors have been exceedingly ardu.
GUS From an early hour of the morning till late
at night he has been going into almost every part
OF the City, Ia the faithful and skiul discharge of
his duties Sixty or seventy patients are on bis
iist and depending, perhaps, too confidently upon
naturally ssrone and vigorous constitution, he
has not spared himself by night or day.
The prayers OF hundreds who know and apnrs.
ciate his valuable services and kind heart will as.
cend tor bis speedy restoration to health and to
his important duties
Il Whole Family Dozen Profound sympathy Ia
felt 10 our community for Ex-Msyor Subb.. and
his estimable family. Himself, lady two daugh.
tiers, eldest son, and two servants are all sick of
the feyer-a sad offiiclon indeed. Although he,
Mrs. 5. and an interesting daughter about ii wears
OF age, ara very i'll, hopes are sill entertained of
haNr