Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-18

A correspondent Of the South Side Democrat,


A correspondent of The South Side Democrat,
under date Of the l4th instant, says;g
"The fever, am happy to say, seems to be
abatng, probably on account OF the small num-
Der TO feed upon. There were, however, about
fifty burials yesterday. DR.. Upshur is reported
worse to-day DIR. Gordon, health officer, is
dangerously i'll of the fever DIR. Balfour is re-
ported dead at the springs. DIR. Cowdry is down
with the fever. Eight of our native physicians
have died; Drs. Higgins, Constable, Nash, Sill
vester, sr. and jr., Halson, Balfour, and Briggs.
DIR. VIM. Selden is sick in Richmond Drs.
Hardy and Campos are both down. Drs. Moore,
III. Selden, and Tunstal, only keep up, but they
are nearly overcome with fatigue Many physi-
clans, too from other cities have died, or have
been taken with the fever, you have seen.
There are others, however, from New Orleans,
Charleston, Baltimore, Richmond, &C., who are
doing good service, and, indeed, all that faithful
and skilful men can do to relieve the sick and
alleviate the suffering. Honor to them! They
will never be forgotten by our citizens.
The arrival of orphans at Richmond is thus
noticed by the Enquirer of Saturday last:
aTwenty seven orphans, mostly, if not all,
females, ranging from six months to ten years of
ape came up Yesterday afternoon in the steamer
Curtis Peck, from Norfolk, and were conveyed
from the boat, in omnbuses, to the commodious
and pleasant quarters fitted up for them at the
Catholic College this city. These little I'M
fortunates were nicely and comfortably clad, and
were accompanied by several female nurses,
amongst whom recognized one or two Sisters
of Charity. There were in the number several
mere babes, too young to walk, and some appa-
rently in very delicate health. A large crowd
met them at the wharf, and their appearance ex-
cited very deep and general sympathy"
THE ORPHANS or PoRTsMoUTH.-The Richmond
Dispatch Of Saturday says: yesterday evening
there came up in in the Curtis Peck twenty eight
children in charge of the Rev. Thomas Hume.
They were all from Portsmouth. They were of
all ages, from fifteen months 10 fifteen years The
number diminished from several causes
some claimed by their relatives others
were detained by the desire of friends or relatives
who expected 10 be able 10 take charge of them,
&c but the chief reason was that The authorities
Of Portsmouth thought il best 10 divide the num-
ber sending part al time. Upon the arrival
Of The children they were taken in charge by the
committees and were immediately conveyed 10
the College. They We're accompanied by three
Sisters OF Charity, who showed the most tender
regard for them. More than five hundred dresses
were prepared for them by The ladies OF Richmond.
They will he made very comfortable"
From The Baltimore Clipper Of Sept. Is.
NORFOLK, Sept. l4---As great as the distress
has been, and still continues to exist in our
fortunate city, we fear that still more will be
to their houses. Many of those when they left,
did not anticipate the horrors that have been
acted in their absence, or the length Of time the
pestence would continue. Their means will be
exhaused before they safely return, and they
will come home forlorn, iiiendfess, and pennyless
Numbers are now, we hear, already destitute and
subsistlng on credit or charity In view Of such
anticipations, which are certain 10 be realized
we trust that the Howard Association, which
has already done an incalculable amount of good
will make preparations to prolong their minister
ing care the city during the approaching
fall and winter, and that generous brethren
abroad will continue their Samaritan offerings.
But for them poor Norfolk wovd have had guant
famine to finish the work begun by the spectral
pestence Our wisest citizens anticipate the
evils alluded to above but most of them are still
too feeble to confer together and adopt plans to
mitigate them.
There i still another cause for apprehension.
Nearly all Of merchants aud retail store
keepers have left the city, and In their absence
their notes and acceptances have been dishonored
and protested The protests have often amounted
10 forty daily. How are these 10 be met The
banks have been most accommodating and would
willingly renew ait accommodation and business
paper, when il j. possible. But IN numerous
Instances, the maker or endorser, and in many
both are dead In these cases, payment will
have 10 be enforced real estate disposed of al
enormous sacrifices aud suffering and distress
follow II will take ten years for Norfolk 10 re-
cover this Overwhelming blow.
There nave been comparatively but few new
cases 10 day, aud those chiefly among the blacks
who withstand the disease much better than
whites They pass safely through forms Of the
fever, that would inevitably kill white persons.
New YoRK.-The general relief committee Of
this city has authorized the remittance of SO 900
for the relief of the Norfolk sufferers.
In New York there is great excitement in re-
gard TO the Board Of Health quarantining Balti-
more vessels Many southern and western meg
chants now here have signed and published
card denouncing it outrage on Baltimore,
and declaring they have never found our city in
more healthy condition, and assuring their
friends at home that there is no epidemic here.
Deaths in Portsmouth on Friday eighteen, and
on Saturday twelve. There is great decrease
Of new cases in both cities. Miss Patterson, of
Philadelphia, is not dead, as heretofore an
nounced.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. l5.-The collections
in this city thus far amount to $4,000, and they
will be increased considerably.
BALTIMoRE.-The relief fund Of this city has
now reached $4,000.
Americans In Australia,
The Paris correspondent of the New Orleans