Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-08
Yellow Fever at Norfolk 4 Portsmouth.
FROM NORFOLK.

came up on the AUGUSTA yesterday, that tae mum.
her of deaths Wednesday did not exceed some
thirty. five or forty. This is terrible mortality,
when we reflect that the population has been re.
dncrd to only few thousand, but 1t Is not more
than half rs great rs the mortality, during the
preceding days ofSunday, and Monday and Tues
day.
Tho acting Mayor DR.. n. c. WHITEHEAD has
mt the police department entirely under charge
of Franklin H. Clacl, Esq, who has recently ar
rived from New Orleans.
Mr. Clack Is n SON of the late Capt. Clack, I.
&. Navy, and was raised in Sortolk.-The de-
nlonble condition of things in and around Nor
fo,k fine unburied bodies &c. the incen.
tive. The Argus trusts that Mr.. Clack VIII eN-
ercise his quasi dict torial powers among the cit
liens with Judgment and energy, ana hopes eve
ry GOOD citizen will cooperate oheerfoiiy'.
The following items of interest we also ind IN
the irgus: ~
4 MOVE FOR THE ORPHANs.-lhe helP'ess Ut
tla ch,ildren who have been left by the scourge'
wtbont natural rrotectors.are to be congregated,
W, are dpligted to learn. in Christ Church Lee
,pre Room. This room has been fitted into ser
vice. and we are sure 10 one will gansay the
move.
AID FROM MoBILB.-We were delighted to
shake by the hand on Tuesday DE- Robinson VI
Miller from Mobile, our friend and former towns
man, who has left bis interesting family and sped
his thousand miles, accompanied by Mr.. William
Baentne, to come to our rellet.
They bring five female nurses sent by the
Can't getaway club (they can send away-God
bless them) who would have supplied US with
more nurses had it been known we wanted them
DIR. Miller with the nurses) has gone RICH: to
work. He h as taken entire charge of one OF the
wards in the City IIospital--and already he has
every thing rightly elbow jack is an old ac-
euaintance of his
VICTIMS FALLEN.
Onr valuable fellow citizen and friend JOS H.
Robertson. alass no more. After the aeatn "
his cherished wife, he went over 10 hampton !"
his friends in that quarter ne heAe 'io'nS' we
have are of his death.
DIR. Sylvester son of DR.. r. w. Sylvester de-
ceased The third death in this family.
Mr.. Nathaniel Humphrey, we'll known among
us as a house joiner, died on Tuesday night.
Mr.. G. w. Jones, Grocery Merchant IN his
33d year, who leaves wife and five children to
mourn their sad bereavement. died on Mon
day.
Master Jas. NJ. Ball son of John and Fanny
Ball in tho 10th year of his age.
Mrs John Costen, in her 25th year, and child
6 months and IA days, died on Thursday last
Mr. Thomas C. Dixon of the firm of Dixon
Hallett, Campbell's wharf
Mrs f. E. Chandler leaving five children to
mourn their irreparable loss died on Monday
morning.
Mrs, Anna Cahi age 25 years, died on Tues
day.
Mrs. George W. Camp, wife Of G. w. Camp.
ESQ, Cashier of the Exchange Bank died on
Wednes day.
Enoch Land, aged ~. Died on Friday.
Miss Helen Wilson, so, daughter OF the late
Nex'd Wilson, Died on Saturday night.
Arthur S Whttle. 81 of Commander VIM
c Waffle, u S n. Died on Monday.
Jon d .lany, %. son Of the late Edward Della
ny. Died Saturday ngt.
Mrs shuster, So wife of MIR John Shuster.-
Died Yesterday
Mrs Ann WParsons 81, wife of Mr. l. Parsons
and daughter of Mr. Enoch Land. Died yesterday
morning.
Reuben Butler, 50, Book keeper in the employ
of j. |. Blooodgood & Co. =,
Hugh Rogers, 30, an efficient assistant OF the
Howard Association.
Mrs johnson. wife OF Mr. W IN Johhsoh' Or
Died on Saturday.
Mrs Elliott wife of John T Elliott, grocer,
aged 49, Died Tuesday afternoon
Mrs Nabby Holden, ~, widow OF the late Capt
Life Holden.
Mrs Eliza Cunningham, widow of the late
Alexr NJ. Cunningham As. Died on oatur'
day.
DEATHS ABROAD OF PERSONS WHO HAVE LEFT
THE CIrY.-In Baltimore-Mrs Harmanson,pro-
prietress of the N. Carolina and Virginia Hotel,
and Miss Seal daughter of Mr. William ID Seal.
In Princess Anne.-L. X. Gibson, Jewel
Ter.
AT Hampton-Ge Furguson.
Died of the yellow fe, er, on the | st inst, Mr.
Richard Witty, aged %.
Died on the Sd inst, in Dodds lane MI Geo
Phillips. aged 23.
In Portsmouth, 3lst inst, Mr. Thos Greene,
Blacksmith
On Monday, Charles l. Carr. son of William
and Gcorgianna Carr aged years.
Tuesday. Sept. 4h.-Betsy Bradley Town
Point; Thomas Eldridge, age AZ, Church st; Nan
cy Sorey, Barrand's Court;James Dudiey.Church
ST. age 25; Miss Smiley, Church st: Lucy Grltfin,
age As, Concord st. Mrs Parsons, age 81, West
end of Main st; Miss Mary Maleny, Blue st; Ihos
Carson, do; Colored We oman; White girl in Fay
lor's lane; Mrs Woodfin. Williams ST. Mrs Custis,
Magazine lane; Mr. Decker, age 35, Hawk st; >
p Howell, age A. Bermuda st; Jessc Dudley
Prohy's lane; Mrs Fanny Smith. age 20, Plume
st.-1'otal t.
Deaths at The City Hospital.-Hugh Rogers
age 81. Norfolk; Reuben Butler. age AZ, ourry
county. Va; Jas Ryan, age 81 Dublin; WIN
elect or Kleet, age 81 Baltimore, VIM Martin,
age 90, Scotland
Wednesdav, SEPT 5th.-Mrs J I Elliott age
/ 81, Main st; Mrs Holden, age ~ Butte st; n
Humphrey, age So Brewer st; Mr. Luten, Water
st; Anthony Lovett, Queen st; Mary Boyle Bank
st; Thos Heating age As, Fenchureh st; MISS
! Rosetta Griffin, l6, Market Square Last not
complete.
Deaths for the "a hours ending at 2 P. NJ, a
bout b
In Portsmouth the deaths for the "a hours end
ing at sunset are reported at II.
Especial Correspondence of the Express.
NoRFoIK, Sept. 5th, 5 p Nj.
Dear Express The wind since yesterday
has ycered round to the north east, with an oc-
casional cold rain. making thick clothing very
comfortable and awakening hopes that il is the