The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-27
srrom the New York Hera.d.l

From the New York hefa'd.j ..
navnro. Of tho Great Wasfaans."n
pIarue-Terrible Mortality ns ,
Cons4o1-I,fss or the DisainSnisneu
isead-Hes.fng and Metricn. s~
90 snotr Mcmory-"The EVE Meh w
x,fycs after them"
Tho terrible and widespread ravages OF
that extraordinary disease caileo CTeuiI-Mo
S;i;er ore alarming the whole nation. The
a,;1not;c was as mild as the measles com
,,pred to il. 1t has already carried of many
,,ost distinguished victims. It did not come
from Canada like the eplzootic, nor IRON
Asia like the cholera, nor from the Yves,
indies like the yellow fever. 1t Is believed
to have started somewhere in PENNSYLVANIA
and, meeting with favorable conaitioi ..
the atmosphere In Washington, Dlssr,ct y,
aolumbia, stayed there, aud was deVeiopeu
by reason of the defective sanitary arrange'
ments In the political system OF the capital
Crast svmrnIhv is felt for Massachusetts,, SO
many of her distinguished citizens nave
beer; swept of. Tue snbjoined list OF deaths
will be read with painful interest by the
.Dublic. The notices are inserted (contrar!
20 our usual custom) free OF charge:
AMPS. Hoax, of Massachusetts,. died OF
Credit Mobilier Oong and lingering illness),
aged siSty-nine.
o lofty worth, whose virtues were unknown:
q shining light. whose glalnor was unseen,
i whose latest spasm of godlike work has shown
What men were not, but what they might have
Thou folds, the TRUTH tho hid meath many c.oaks
concentrated essence ofa Hoax.
All stockholders Of the Union Pacific rail
road who received q higher dividend thar
$50 per cent. are cordially invited to attend
the funeral.
Massachusetts, papers please copy.
ALLEY, JouH B., Of Massachusetts,, died Of
c.. NJ. mot cholera morbus-was discovered
with the disease too late for the physic)
aged about century.
O,e. this sad wreck let mankind never daily;
Fraud knocked down every ninepin In this Alley
This is nobody's funeral.
ALLISON, JOHN B., of Iowa, died Of c. N
IAN overdose Of dividend fastened his de-
parturc). aged fifty years.
Long dead to us. sweet Allison,
The Hoax thou could'st not rally;
If so soon done why vert begun,
Thou fragrant son OF Alley?
Remains will be embalmcd.
BINGHAM, JOHN A., Of Ohio, died of c. NJ
supposed TO have caught the fatal infection
from Dawes, aged sixty-two years.
Moan Cor linn, welk!n, he'll wake You no more
The dcaih-bells shall boom how he gaIncred hi;
store,
And gentle Ben Butler will ring en.
Announcement Of funeral hereafter.
Ohio papers please copy.
BROOKS, jim, Of New York, died Of c. N
protesting TO the lust that he was well in
health; no remedies were administered)
aged siyty-two.
He chattered. chartered as he went,
TO join the great Salt River;
Hoax might threat or Hoax releut,
But 'ddeny forever,
'Mong wc-Hed - banks" his way lie picked,
With watered Credits" ever,
McComb might dam" aIcComb convict,
Jim Brooks denied forever.
His funeral will have no political signiti
cance.
CoLrAx, SMnEE, Of Indiana, died Of c. NJ
the agonicS OF this poor victim was intense
to the last he insisted that it was something
else besides Credit Mobilier); aged torty-two
A beautiful smilcr camel our midst,
Too lively and fair 10 remain;
They stretched him on racks til the soul OF ColfiN
Flnpped up into Heaven again.
May.tEe fate of poor Schuyler warn men of {
Who dividends gets On the brain!
Indiana papers please copy.
DAWES, Henry L., of Massachusetts, die,
of G. ". (he had the reputation Of having q
powerful constitution, but it was evidently
delusion), aged ilty-seven.
Ketrenchcr Leader Thou hast LETT US
plymouth Rock thy loss VIII feel;
For pottagc-mess bercft MS,
Old Honesty Is duSgespieit.
Funeral strictly private. No wake.