The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-15
NEWSPAPER NEWS.

A correspondent writes yesterday,
we had turkey for dinner. / fixed
the bird for the rooster, and went up
stairs. Some time after, the American
judy a. little Joe has christened the
girl, cAme running up, crying to mo,
Come down, ma'am, and see the tur-
khey tits brOwnim' nice enuff but
shure, some ofthe cOnsalenents is burst
ing OUT" Our correspondent thinks
this is a "bull" worthy of the "funny
column of the Post" To our fancy, the
American Judy's word, concealn,ent, is
all right, and not bull at all. 1t ismOre
elegant than ''stuffing," and more appro-
pirate than dressing"
Itseems to be taken for granted that
the appointment of Messrs. Segar and
Underwood, by the Alexandria Legisla-
ture, Senators of the United States from
the state of Virginia, will be regarded as
null by the present Legislature, and that
two other Senators will be elected in
their room. Indeed, Messrs. Segar and
Underwood have already been refused
admission by the Senate, Mr.. Sumner
having remarked, when application
was presented, that he should as soon
think of admitting two members of the
town council of Alexandria.
The reception of General Grant at Sa-
vannah seems to have been rather tame
affair. Says the Republican, in con-
Guiding q description Of it: ''Thus ended
the tame event of the season-the visit
of Lieutenant General U. S. Grant to
the commercial emporium of Georgia.
We never remember witnessing SO cold,
inanimate and cherries reception as
was rendered the great military hero Of
the age, and we were led to exclaim,
Sic transit gloria naundi.'
A disguised newspaper correspondent
in Georgia gives this opinion of a town:
"Waynsborough isn't q lovely place
by any means. In fact, don't see why
anybody should desire to live here;
and forced residence of half O year
might very we'll makea man long to lie
shot.
A resolution has been introduced in
the Georgia Legislature appointing COM
missioners to visit Washington to ascer-
tain what steps are necessary for Georgia
to secure State organization, and to
the people their rights and privileges as
citizens of the United States.
Mr. Greeley is not respectful toward
his brother Republican BrownlOw,
whom he alludes to as "a Reverend
black gard styled Governor" Get your
bath ready, Horace, for the Reverend
backyard" will be after you with his
sludge bucket, for this.
Near Natchitoches, Miss, recently,
white soldier and negro were killed by
squad ofPennsylvania cavalry. The
victims before being shot, We're COM
PEELED to dig their own graves.
It is understood that the Treasury in
tends to sell gold in New York, at the
presaut time, to the amount of SIS ,OOO,-
600. On the 18th inst, $40 $3.50, 900 of in
terest upon the seond series of 7.30s falls
due.
In view of the probable election of
Senators during this term, a contempo-
rary (the Whig) expresses the hope that
Mr.. Bolts will be one of them. We con-
cur in the peculiar fitness of this recon-
mendation.-[ Richmond Dispdtch.
1t is said that the latest dispatches re
ceived at the State Department from
Great Britain, are of the most bellige- |
rent character, and that there is no |
probability that England will recede
from her position in the Alabama case.
Bishop Fitzpatrick of Boston, is about
% establish a temporary home for chill
iren, and fair is to be held next year
n aid of it.