The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-03
Tndauutcd. Democrats Are Ar,,a
Gloom Confident OF Vtctorx
fCor dependence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
CHATHAM. Va. October RI 1000

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CHATHAM. VA, October RI 1850
Diphthcria. which has been prcyail;nc =,
ocrtsin portions Of this county for the ,S,",
,uo months, and which had sonc,vha,
shstcd. has broken out afreSh, and. IL NO.
Sil,le. l. 81 2 more malignant tyne than c,c,.
4, fr>t only children and voung ncrsons
vcrr attacked. there being but very Tow
Gases among grown persons; but now II i
attacking people OF all ages, and in many
instances has proved fatal. We heard of =
CSC TO-DAY --thai of lady twenty.fiyc or
,hirfv wears old-who, while her physician
v-,> in the room, became Strangled with the
t,lsc membrane which accumulated in bcr
thr,af. and jumped out Of the bed and
>cizcd the doctor around the neck and
DIED IN MS ARMS,
~ 1,cing unable 10 afford her any relief
Little children. among whom It has
moved most fatal, frequently die in twelve
hours after they are taken.
Contain Walter Coles, living six miles
f,m here. lost a bright little girl Icl;jT
tl,vcsl> old. She died in twcnty-fo0r hours
qferiaAing the disease, although she had the
he,. medical attention during the whole
fma Himself and wife and several more
n Of, children have also had the disease.
trf have recovered.
From The best information We can gather
.her, have been in this county since. July
r,,t lttwccu seven and
FIGHT HUNDRED CASES,
nd from twenty To twenty-five per cent.
q ilr>e have proved fatal. II i certainly
most dreadful ScOurge. There i scarcely
8 household in the district over which il
81, passed That has not lost from one 10 five
tllren. one cOlorcd man lost siX-alI
,rs- DEE had. In some instances there We're
'wo. aud in Others three corp>cS in one
aa.,e 2; the same time. There are now
several cases in Chatham. Tut they are
mach miider than those which have oc-
a.r,d in the country.
CHIII.S AND FEVER
.-f ra,ariM fever are also very prevalent.
In one family there have been four deaths
u "a. latter disea>c-Mr James shell
tr,e. DIS wife. and two children. Captain
vs.. q. TIE. near Chalk Level. Is also very
U from the same disease. Taking il alto
-..Itr. tlerc las been more sickness and
uo- death, in this county this year than
..- g.. past five years all put together.
POLITICAL.
e.. in spite Of the fact that the rayagcs
- iritltril have east gloom over certain
portions - the county. the people will not
'--.- Co do their duty on clcction-day.
I'll. county IS thoroughly organized. and
v.l ..,r larger white vote than il has for
.he r,>t ten wears. Numbers Of old men
WIZ have not voted for wears viii deposit
O. u ballots on Tuesday next for MASSEY
.rl la,el. And We make this prcdic-
a.r. They win beat Wise and sims in The
c.r--y uot le>, than 80 votes. The cali-
ri MAX = every white man in the COM
O. who cln De- found. and who votes the
ut.. r.'.c ticket. la> been paid.
a-AT-coILECToE WHO CANNOT READ.
,arl overly was appointed 10 collect
O. rsueut taxes. hut last week resign
ai On. Office. and the Auditor OF Public
4 -t. then appointed ,by telegraph
j..t-l ul,i, I'm his place-a colored poll
,ar. who can neither read nor lcrite.
T-y-r,c,ipt> with hi> name signed 20 thcm
a- i.1- distributed 10y the various color
81 ut. I'm tLe county to their members
Vho Ire delinquent. They may Dee iraudu-
.-r. ~ tl-y may not Ice. How are the
iu l-.- ~ election 70 know: Ard should
81, Iar'.e, holding them be allowed to
vote u them; These are important Qucs-
tons:
Ih, news from tie upper counties j. of
u- mos, cheering character, and unless al
q. II, flil CabcN viii be reelected 10y a
ga majority. ABERDEEN.