Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-18
Later from Norfolk and Portsmouth.

Mr. Allen, of the steamer Moth Caroline, states
that there were seven new cases at Norfolk on Sat-
urday of returned re fugees. On Sunday there
were three deaths, two OF them returned refugees
and one old case. Mrs. DaIrymple, and Rev. Mr..
o'Keif Of the Catholic Church, arrived there this
morning with six orphan children from Her'olk.-
The impression prevails and the advice Of phys-
clans is that none should return before The first of
November unless the weather should prove more
favotaGIe.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald of Monday.
has come to hand. 1t will, tor the present, be
published tri weekly, in consequence Of the want
Of sufficient force in printing Office 10 publish dali
ny. We have extracted from its columns tie FOL
lowing:
The Physicians strenuonslY advise that absen
tees be- in no haste 10 return. The warm weather
last week brought oat several new cases OF fever
last ThuIsGay thee very bad OnrS-anl sumo
deaths from previous sickness. The weather on
Saturday was cool. but without frost. We hnve
had but one frost yet, and thst was only seen in
the upper parts OF The city; though We lear there
have been several in the country.
There is yet much sickness in the city though
but little oil 1t from The epidemc-and gIeat deal
Of destilution, some OF II in inmilies accus ome'I
10 good living. NIne-tenths OF the potrsI classes
were cOnlpelleu 40 ttu1lh uuIlns tHe PcSlltence
for want of means 10 fee from ii, and, they weIe
not led by the Howard Association, would ahSO-
iutely s:arye. The Relief Commute OF Richmond
We Iearn, has generously seut down load Ol coal
for their use.
MINISTER'S OF THE GOSPEL DECEASED.
The tpedemc has been painfully fatal To Minis
tiers Of the Gospel. Tie Rev Sir Dihrell, of the
ChnIch in Cranky street; Rev Mr. Chisholm.
| OF 81 Jchn's 2 Church, Portsmouth; Rev Eer-
non ESLTidge, NJ Church, Chspine US Navy;
Rev III Jones, n African Church in Butte 81;
Rev Mr. DevIin, Catholic Priest in Portsmouth,
are the victims.
PHYSICIANS DECEASED.
The following lie RsutS OF the resident
physicians who have fell martyrs 10 the epedeul-
! &c:
DrRw Sylvester, DR. George EIalson, DR. Thos
Constable, DR. Junius A Briggs, DR. K G Sylves-
I'll, Or G L Upshur, Dr. Brchard Tunslall, DR. ThoS
Nash and d. Cannon, the two last 'rhomPsonIans.
DR. Francis Higgins had the fever IN Norfolk
and when convaiescrnt went 10 Philadelphia
| where he relhpsed ana died.
Dr. Henry SrIden went with his family 10 Hamr-
| ton towards the close OF September [hls own
health being greatly impaired, and there took the
fever, AMI died on tue night OF the ID of OctOber.
HUSBANDS AND WIVES DECEASED.
We enum-rate The following instances, d in
| number, OF families in which the husband aud
wife have been removed by the epedemic They
are given from memory, and thele msy be otht Is:
C,pt W D Stark, Dr. K W Sylvester, G II
Hatton, r S:BernaId, Mr. Lewis. EIkana BaIsnce,
Alex FeEet, Horace DrewIy, John ID Gordon, Jos
II RobeT son, Vim Buruham, Alex Watt, John
Sinister, Mi. Doyle, Benz Quick, 4 Johnson,
Bryant. Mr. Ruuder. Thus Jennings, rhuS II Bev-
eridst, Edward Daley.