The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-02
Virginia News.

leave the country.
Virginia News.
AN ALEXANDRIA LADY browns
HERSELF at 2 p. M. says
| the Washington Chronicle of July 3lst,)
| the steam ferry-boat Fulton left her
wharf at Alexandria for Washington,
and when near the coal-house, butashort
distance this side of the wharf, a young
lady from Alexandria, named Louisa
| Simpson, remarked to the chamber
maid: 1T is so warm 1 have notion
TO hmm oyerboard.n She went out on
the forward deck, and laid her hat, veil,
and handkerchief OH the chain-box. A
colored man, engaged on the boat, was
near her, and she asked him if she was
in his way. He replied she was not.
! She then stepped upon a sand barrel
which lacked six or eight inches OF be-
ING as high as the boat railing, and
jumped overheard. Captain William A.
Poor was Immediately called to, when
he reversed the motion OF the boat as
quickly as possible, and threw out a
floating plank for the unfortunate girl to
grasp, and a man, whose name we were
unable to learn, jumped overheard TO
1 save ner, III poSSlpie' AAci noWeNoi, va"
very weak, and came near drowning
himself SO floating board was thrown
| into the river for him, which he was UNI
able to reach. The heaving line was
next thrown out, and this he succeeded
| in getting hold of, and was drawn on
board. The lady, however, drowned,
all efforts in her behalf proving fruit
| less.
CONSTRUCTION OF A PARoLE.--When
Lees army surrendered TO Grant, officers
and mem pledged themselves by pa
role mot to take up arms against the
Government of the United States until
properly exchanged" Having done
this they were sent home, mot to be
disturbed by the United States authOri-
ties % long as they observe their parole
and the laws in force where they may
reside"
The parole was mot to take up arms
against the Governments of the United
States" This simple language has,
however, received a new gloss by con-
struction put upon it by General Gregg,
commanding at Lynchburg, who hasis-
sued an order declaring
''That the privileges granted by the
parole continue only during good beha-
vipr. When a paroled prisoner insults
any officer of the Government which
grants the parole, he forfeits all the ben
efits and becomes prisoner of war, to
be confined at the will of the captor, or
punished as Military Commission may
direct"
All paroled men in Lynchburgare re-
quired by the same order to report them
selves at Headquarters within twenty
four hours, and make known their means
of living. Whether all this is justified
by the terms of the surrender is not for
us to Observation-Disclosures Wing.
MURDER BY HIGHwAYMEN THEY
Enthusiastically evening, says the
Richmond Wing, a horrible affair was
enacted on the Brook road. A market
man, named Jeffries, was on his way to
his home in Hanover, riding in the cart
with his wife. When upon the SUBJ
urbs, they were attacked by party of
men in United States uniform. Their
object was doubtless money, but his
wife made such earnest appeals, that
thew did not succeed in their purpose.
They, however, beat and stoned Jeffries
to such degree that he died on Sunday
morning, at house on the road. The
highwaymen committing the deed es-
capped, and nothing is known of them,
save that they were rough looking men,
dressed in blue clothes. Jeffries' wounds
were of very dreadful nature.
A TRAGEDY AT MARTINsBURG, WEST
VA.-Ely Schley, freedman, shot and
killed Betsy, free woman, at the rail-
road depot, at Martinsburg, on Monday.
The cause assigned is love. 1t seems
that the said Ely had become tired of
his former wife, who was too old, he
said, and wanted to marry Betsy, a
youthful maiden of sweet seventeen"
who declined his offer, and thereupon
he killed her and then killed himself
ShepherdstoaOn Register.
TRAVEL BY CANAL. The Lynch
burg Republican understands that the
Packet Company contemplate reducing
the fare on their line to price more in
accordance with the necessity of the
times. The reduction is to be made in a
few DAYS. We give this report with
pleasure, and indulge a hope that it is
true, as much complaint reaches us from
residents along the lines at the rates now
charged.
RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENTS
Mr.. John J. Fry, Superintendent of the
City Gas Works, has resigned, and Gen.
Turner has appointed Mr.. Charles
Campbell to the vacancy. Mr.. Camp
bell was elected Superintendent at the
late election, but was debarred from
qualifying with the others. Mr.. Fry
resigns with the intention of retiring to
his farm in the country Wing.
THE VALLEY.-The corn crop of that
part of the Valley of Virginia lying be-
tween Winchester and Shepherdstown
is said to be looking very fine, and the
crop will be large. Above Winchester
there is much restitution. Rev. Mr..
Clymer, of the Presbyterian Church at
Woodstock, has been visiting Baltimore
and other places, collecting aid for the
sufferers.
| ELECTION IN LYNCHBURG.-An cleo
| ton of corporation officers took place IN
| Lynchburg on Tuesday OF last week.
Something less than two hundred votes
were cast: The old Mayor, Prosecuting
Attorney, Court, Council ana oleihs,
were all reelected. Mr.. II. w. Lazy
was elected Sergeant.
OpANaE AND ALEXANDRIA RAIL
An Alexandria paper says II Is
ro,1nrtod that the whole line OF the Or
an ra and Alexandria Railroad to Lynch
liz t. tn he placed under the 'superin-
. pu, Soncv of Mr.. McCafferty, and that
. new President and directors of the
road are to be appointed.