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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

AS Hugh Kennedy, the loyal Mayor
of New Orleans, who is now in this
city, may not be so well known as he
ought to be, we beg leave to introduce
him to the public. He is the man who
ON the 18th day of September, 1861,
talked rs follows:
1--WE devoutly pray England may be
compelled, by her manufacturing inter-
ests, to whip the Yankees; and if per-
versely she will not do this, we hope
her efforts to get cotton may prove ab0r-
tive.n
And on the 10th of July, 1869, more
than two months after the re-occupation
of New Orleans:
"Any interference with the relation
of master and slave, save by those
whose constitutional right and duty it
is made, will be resented while gun or
a man TO use it remains on Southern
soil. - Washington Republican.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Gold and cotton and all kinds of cot
ton and woolen manufactured goods arr
advancing steadily in price. OF course
we cannot see into the future, but we
have right to guess. Gold will go still
higher than it is now quoted; and the
scarcity Of cotton will justify the opinion
that before the close of the year it will
command seventy to seventy-five cents
pound. In New York, last Wednes-
day, the cotton market was excited and
irregular, with an active demand. There
were sales of 10000 bales at 4s!a49c for
middling. The government sale brought
extreme prices, resulting as follows AS
bales Mobile at 53lc for middling fair;
50c for strictly middling; 4slc for low
mi.ldling; Acc for good ordinary; age
for ordinary 37c for low ordinary; sole
for pickings, and 45ac for RECALLED. Al
80. 933 bales New Orleans at sac for mid
dling fair; 5Olc for strictly middling
Acsa for low middling; 44c for good ordi-.
nary; 49e for ordinary; assc for low or.
binary; 2i9c for pickings, and 40.e for
ys.bsled.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Mr.. Gossin, the leading actor of Mr..
Glenn's company, met with aserious ac.
cident on Thursday night. During the
play Of the :. Dying Child" there is a
scene in which he is shot while standing
on balcony, about fifteen feet high, and
falls to the stage. In falling he broke
one of his legs in two places He bore
1t most heroically, giving no sign of the
agony he must have suffered till the fall
of the curtain; and he was so calm and
Aelf-possessed that the audience were not
aware anything had gone wrong, This
is the second time Mr. Gossin has had
the same leg broken. We sincerely
hope that he may not be serious suf
ferer from the accident, and that he will
soon be able to resume his place on the
stage.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07
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aHNRpAI BANKS.

Mr. Nathaniel Prentice Banks, after
tnur wears Of unsuccessful service andill-
luck AZ Major General of Volunteers,
has returned Ia Massachusetts, and is
now a candidate for election In Congress
from the seventh (Mr Gooch'sl district.
The nominating convention meets next
Thursday, and Mr.. Banks is striving to
20 shape matters us to secure the nomi-
nation; but it ia given out by his friends
that whether nominated by the caucus
or not, the "little iron man" will 7'tq'
again. Mr.. J. q. A. Griffin, of Maiden,
and Mr.. Stone, of Charleston, are also in
the field, for the succession ofNIr. Gooell.
AT this distance, we should judge Mr..
Griffin stands the best chance before the
Convention, unless it shall be packed.
1t seems to us Massachusetts, has had
enough of Mr.. Banks. He is but atrick-
ster and trimmer at best. He presides
gracefully; but that is all there is to his
craftsmanship. He has had his day. HIS
career in the army has been succession
of failures. In Virginia he was whipped
whenever encountered by the enemy; III
Louisiana, his military and civil acts
were series of blunders that ought not
TO be overlooked. His behavior at Port
Hudson, his stupidity Oh the Red river,
his attempts to restore civil authority III
f.ouisiana--in fact, whatever he at
tempted was only worse than the past
1t is time that he retired; and, with
him, DR.. Zachare, ,and "Richard b.
| Irwin, Lieutenant-C Colonel and Adjutant
General and a good deal of otherscum
that came to the top during the revolu-
tionary struggle. Washington society
does not stand in need of the master of
the "Imperial.n We shall not be pro-
yoked into allpsion to the domestic his
tory of the "Stonewall Jackson YAM
kee Commissary' during his stay in the
city of New Orleans-but we shall not,
however, hesitate to announce to the
people of Massachusetts that There has
been nothing in General Banks service
in the army to justify his return to the
position of member of Congress again.
Independent of the fact that he has no
political claims upon the Seventh district,
he is Ineligible. He left Massachusetts
befave the war to take the Presidency of
u railroad in Illinois. He moved his
family to Chicago, and virtually and vol
unfairly surrendered his Massachusetts,
citizenship. He was appointed gene
raj of volunteers from Illinois. To that
State he belongs let that State have
him and the military glory he won in
Virginia and Louisiana. Let him &C
there, and take with him his Dutch Ii.
brary, and the linguist Zacharie, and
the other bamboozling tools which he
has employed during the past five or
fifteen years to deceive crednlous pao-
pie. General Banks has dissolved into
Mr. Banks-let Mr.. Banks dissolve out
of view. In the meantime, the RETURN
cd soldiers, who remember him in the
field, should help to keep him at home,
whether that home be Wal!ham or Chi
caro-.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Col. Frank Risley, of the fremont
House, Boston, and party of English
gentlemen are in Richmond, inspecting
the confederate Notifications. They are
stopping at the Ballard House. Col. J.
IL. French, commander of the ancient
and honorable artillery company of
Massachusetts-said tobe the oldest mill.
tary organization in the country--is also
in Richmond.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.

| The time IL fast approaching when the
the people Of Virginia will be called
10 decide. At the ballot box upon the
merits of the several gentlemen who
aspire 10 represent us in Congress. On
the l2th of the present month the elec-
lion takes place, and there's consequent
IS but little time left for discussion.
There are eight Congressional districts
IN the State Of East Virginia, and the
following is brief summary of the po-
litical condition of each SO far us congress
sionai aspirants are concerned:
In the first district the candidates are
Colonel i. B. Douglass, of the late con-
federate service, and prominent mem.
Der of the late Virginia Senate Joseph
Christian, another prominentmemberoi
the Senate Robert Mayo, F.. p. Tayloe,
and James w. Gusts.
In the second district A. NJ. Kelley
and John w. Simm have both with
drawn-leaving the contest between l..
Fl. Chandler and John S. Nilsson, both
capable of taking the oath. The pr0ba-
bilities seem to be in favor of Chandler
as Mr.. Nilsson is making no personal ef-
forts, and relies entirely upon the peo-
pie to secure his election. He would
not even announce himself as a candi-
date.
In the third, or Richmond district,
the only two candidates of any conse-
qnence are b. J. Barbour, son of old
Governor Barbour, and John S. Pendle-
ton, former member of the House of
Representatives and ex-Minister to
Chilli. Both are capable Of taking the
oath, but the chances seem to run
in favor Of Barbour.
In the fourth district Colonel Travis
H. Epes, James H. Cox, and Charles
Carter Lee, brother of General Lee, have
all Withdrawn from the contest in this
district, on account of their disqualilica-
ton, leaving the field to Robert Ridg-
way, editor of the Richmond Wing, and
making his election certain.
Prior to the war he was forseven years
an editor in the city of Richmond. He
conducted the Wig from March, 1854,
until March, 1861, when he left it on ac-
count OF his utter hatred of the whole
secession movement, and betook him
self to his peaceful home in Amherst
county, where he remained until the
war was over. During that time. il is
said, he never wrote line for any news.
paper, never gave vote, never had
anything to do, directly or indirectlv
with events which he could not control
and had no hand in creating.
The contest in the fifth district is he
tween A. ii. III. Stuart, former member
of Congress and Secretary ofthe interior
under President Fillmore, and John
Lewis, brother of the present Secretary
Of the State of Virginia, and grandson of
General Lewis, of the Revolution. Both
these gentlemen were members of the
Convention, and both violent
" opposed the movement, but Stewart
declares his inability to take the oath,
and LOWS asserts that he lewis can.
stuart Is said to be, under ordinary cir
the choice of the district.
There arc four oriivs candidates in the
sixth, or Lynehburg district, none of
whom, It appears, eau take the oath,
The leading one Is Col. Robert f. With |
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A gentleman of considerable wealth,

A gentleman of considerable wealth,
including q large amount of house prop
erty, at Strattord, England, where he
resided, has recently died. Dnring his
long residence there he had acquired
considerable notoriety from his peculiar
notions as regards letting his houses,
every applicant having to agree to the
following conditions before entering
upon the tenancy LIST, there must be no
children; I'd, the tenant must not
smoke Sd, nor keep birds; 18th, nor ex-
hibit flowers in pots or otherwise in any
or either of the windows of the house;
5th, if bachelor or widow, or spinster,
he or she must not enter into matri-
mony during his OF her tenancy.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07
A,riya,s at thu Atlantic Hotel, Oct. 9th.

EIw'd Immersion, L s., II u Brown, New Boston,
II Potter Annapolis; Thos q Blake VIM Allen, > by.
uns Richmond; II Russell, Y: Maeambe Bosto,a j
u Jones 7 II Jones Ohio; W Leevs, ihos u Lea,y
II Cose, p Juit, Easter, Pa; Thompson, lai',
Coke, U G Il r ViDslow. y q; Cfoster BOSTON, Es
want N c; Mrs Cowdery and daughter, c: White,
bead, Suffolk, VA Miss fayle c; II hughes and
Morrison j Eole Petersburg; Miss l. Montague, Pha-
depha, Pa: Maj il Perkins, lady aud child, Edwari u
Randall, U A; W Tanelif Jersey City: Stlns isie
of Wight Va; c Murphy Fred Payue and lady, ) Not
psIan Petersburg: Mrs Jones' Jno Dyer and lady Fort
Monre: j 4 Jefferson, J Il LiIIe, Jefferson, va
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

In the North Carolina Convention an
ordinance declaring that the State had
never been ont of the Union was intro
duced, but its consideration deferred. A
clause abolishing slavery will probably
be Inserted in the Constitution.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Major J. l.. Siackpole, of Boston and
Lieutenant Colonel J. u. Kinsnlan, of
Maine, have been promoted to brevct
ColoneIships, and Captain Sidney b. DE
Kay. Of Newport, r. L., has been de.
puted breyet Major. Colonel Kinsman
and Major DE Kay are members of Gen.
Hutl1rss ataff
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

The State election takes place in Penn
sylvania on Tuesday next, for Auditor
General and Surveyor General, who are
to I've voted for throughout the State.
Members of both branches of the Legis.
]ature and county officers are also to be
chosen. In Philadelphia Mayor and
other municipal officers are likewise To
he elected,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

As an indication of the spirit of I'M.
pr0sement prevalent in Norfolk, new
brick house is being built on Roanoke
Square. 1t is progressing very fast,
and the street has assumed a very bust
nesslike appearance.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07
BACHELORS HAIR DYE |!

The Original and Best in The Werld The only trnt
and perfect Hair Dye Harmless Reliable aud ipstanta
ueo's. Produces immediately splendid BLACK nain
raj Brown, without lninrng the hair skin Remedic.
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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

The Mississippi election returns indi.
cate the certain election of General
HUMPHREYS as governor, by large ma
j0rity. He was general officer in the
Confederate army.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

SHIPPING INTELLtGENCE.
PORT OF NORFOLK, OCTOBER D.
ARRIVALS,

Steamer Geo. tesrs, Blaseulan, baltimore
Steamer Louisiana, Porter, baltimore.
Steamer Magenta, Baaisif, RiGbHdhd.
Steamer City Of Richmond, Powers. Richmond
Steamer Washington, Chichester. philadelphia
Schooner Fannie Moss, Dovis, Geofgotn"h
Schooner 4. Waterman, Rdeweil, l'a''inct.'
Schooner ", 7. Tiibmsn, Walter. Aiesapdt'a
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Louisiana, Porter, Baltimore.
EtesIhet aeotss i.es,Fy, Blskemss, Baltimore
stsstDsf Thomas Coiiser. Mitchell, hichihond'
Steamer City Point, Talbot, RrhBond.
SCHOONER Ware, erittsnasn, Nsnsslnaha IiTsr,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Sswsasn ap lewsbots desiring papers nii f'@Ns
psye tt.ir srde at the eenhiihs-f"'A 'A' s'sss fs
yIass bsts,s six otleek.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Mr.. nj. y. Maine states that during
bis travels in Ireland, he heard a culprit
who had been convicted Of the murder
OF his father and mother-appcal to the
Judge for mercy on the ground that he
vss an orphan! This is IL fish--a tinian
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Mathew Rrsthers booksellers and satiosers, areas
tbsrz.a agents 10 sell the Norfolk Post and all orders
r. fa them VIII bs st.aaei ts rss II lsft at
ks .ttes 81 qualifications.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Eternal vigilance is the price of liber-
ty, but the price Of butter in .Sorolk is
sixty cents pound.
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CIRCULAR NJ. l

Our first page contains several inter-
esting literary and political articles, and
also some important items of news.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

A new toy has been lately invented in
Paris which bids fair to supplant the ro-
seate balloons SO eagerly acquired by the
children of the rising generation. 1t
consists of a serpent composed of quick
silver, sulphur, &C., which, lighted by
means of a common luciler match and
projected into the air, performs u series
OF marvellous evoluti0ns. But against
the glittering destinations of this tempt
ing toy the children Of France are
warned by an article in the Courier de
"a MoseHe, in which they are informed
that while this flaming serpent whirls
and meanders in the air it emits mercu-
rial vapor of the most pcrnicious nature
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Advertiser. are requested 10 hand in their 1a'tihst
ut. hsr. six es!oek in thu evening, tfs'l"h' '" pun
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BURNING OF THE MUSEUM.
LETTER FROM MR.. BARNuM.

NEW YORK, July II, 1860
NesSrs Hiring "a:
LfMEy:-Though the destruction Of the American
Museum las proved scrious loss to myself and The pub
lie am happy To verify the o' a'nge, thai It's an i'll
wind that biuWa aobudy good, AMI consequently con
graduate you that your Welknown safes have again de-
monsrae their superior frepruof qualities in ordeal
of unusual severity.
The safe yur made for some time ago was in the
office of the Museum, on the second floor, back part 0t
the building and in the hottest of the lire.
After twtntyfour hours Of trial, il was found among
the debris and opening il this day has yielded NJ its
contents in Ye.Y eapd f,ir-9ss pfs policies "t liz
surance bank bills MI in condition for immediate use
AMI II noble commentary the tustwerthines8 of Her
rings fire-Pr6of Safes
Truly yours,
~ UAPNUN
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07

Major General Hooker was married to
Miss Olivia Groesbeck, at Cincinnati,
OH Tuesday evening.
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BANK STATEMENTS.

QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE
~ CONDITION OF " rHE EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK or NORFOLK, STATE OF VIRGINIA, ON the
uornjna of the first Monday OF October, 1866:
Organised May 22d, 1901
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-19
STILL AFFLICTED.

The cx-rebels who have been preparing
to emigrate to Brazil, for the sake Of again
enjoying the delights of the institution Of
slavery. have lately met with a very dis
couraging " back-set." A journal which
warmly sympathizes with them. has just
discovered that the Cabinet or Ministry Of
Brazil 4" is chiefly composed Of negroes"
and that " it sometimes happens that there
is not one man Of pure white blood in the
Ministry under the Emperor" It also
states the alarming intelligence that "the
Judges who preside in the courts, before
which they will have to appear in civil or
criminal suits, are as often negroes as
white men. This is really startling news,
and the Richmond Wing is so taken aback
by it that it says the charm Of Brazilian
emigration is now broken, and that this
distressing news will put an end to the
project. We sympathise with the suffer
ers. They are determined not to live
under the hated flag Of the United States.
and just as they are on the point OF going
to a country where they hoped to once
more own and larrup their W niggers,
they are thunderssruck by the intelligence
tina, they would be under negro officers in
Brazil, and liable to trial by negro judges.
How can human nature bear up under
such troubles: But still they might make
"the venerable R~ufin's" plan answer.
He was so disguised with the idea Of liv-
ing in the Union that he blew his brains
out. '. .
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-19
A sKIRMIsH BREWING.

That French and Mexican affairs are
"focalizing" to Uncle Sans vision, there
can be no doubt. Logan is instructed to
follow Juarez wherever he goes. Con-
gress re.asserts, with specially referring
preamble, the Monroe Doctrine as against
Louis Napoleon. Seward perempsorily
refuses to acknowledge Macmillan. though
Napoleon demands it. General Halleck.
of San Francisco, allows the expectation
of arms to the Liberals, Of Mexico.
France is sending more vessels and SOL
diers to Vera Cruz ; and our veteran Vol
unteer Reserve Corps are not to be mus
tered out Of service just yet. II this don't
mean business, what them We insist
that it does. We submit that it looks
likely that England will join in this fight.
She is affecting a mighty deal Of concern
for Jamaica affairs /; and a feet there sta
toned would be very handy for co-opera-
tive service with Crapeau. It is we'll.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-19
SHANGHAI "JoURNALISTS"-
FROM THE TOOMBS.

Jo-You fixed up tho Eastern dis
patches" didn't you?
RoAin-Yes, I took the NEWS lengthy
dispatch of this evening, and rc-arranged
the paragraphs, so that they might not
show to every one, at first sight, where
they had been taken from.
JOHN afraid people will soon see,
however, that the News has all the dis
patches we have, and publishes them on
the evening previous. Don't you think
it will look a little too dirty, even for us,
to steal them and put them under the
head of Especial?
RoHin-Not a bit! Nothing is too dirty
for me, anyway. If anybody upbraids
you for the Of the thing, say that
Tn the one that does it and RI say the
same on you. We've often done that be-
fore. you know!
6-Yes; but I guess that our few sub
scribers will notice that the News has all
the fresh dispatches, a day in advance Of
US; and all we will gain by the theft'will
be an extension of our reputation for steal
ing all the news and ideas we have in our
paper. And that isn't all; we will lose
the little circulation we have got (; for peo-
pie will take the News, which has this
afternoon all the telegraphic intelligence
we have tomorrow; besides, information
and practical articles on home matters. !
did hope we might last through the
Winter; but with all our lodges, I reckon
we'll have to go in o
RoHin-Well, that's it; as we've got to
90 in shortly, what do we care for decency
in our transactionss
6-I don't know, but you're right,
Rollin. What are you going to write
about, to-dsy?
Rolin-China and the Hebrides.
b-Can't you say something about
JAPAN
RoHin-I might.
L-And Siberia; say something on
Siberia!
RoHin-O, III keep up our style. l
won't say anything about affairs this side
of the Rocky Mountains. %
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hony is getting up a row. for Union
square. !
A letter from Buenos Ayrss says Para
guayans are now marching toward their
own borders, and concentrating near En-
predado, down on Paraguay river. They
are taking with them large numbers of
cattle.
NEW YORK, Dec. lS.-By direction,
the United States Mint at Philadelphia,
made for the Secretary Of the Treasury
specimens Of eagles, dollars, halves and
quarters, bearing the motto "In God we
trust"-in addition to other legends.
Secretary McCulloch approves the de-
signs; and the coin hereafter will bear
that motto. . sl "s..F
New York, Dec. l8.-The Herald's
Vera Cruz correspondent states that the
last news from the United States had
caused profound sensation there.
1t was regarded by all as an omen of
coming storm. "
The news that General Logan had been
appointed Minister to the Republic of
Mexico was construed as showing q de-
termination on the part Of the United
States to maintain that Republic even by
force Of arms.
The Imperalists were greatly alarmed
by the information that General Grant
had expressed sympathy with the Repub-
lican cause.
The rumor that Sheridan's army had
been reinforced, and that some U. S. naval
vessels were taking soundings in French
harbors, also produced great excitement.
NEW York, Dec. lS.-The steamships
Cuba and Peruvian, from Liverpool, ar
rived at Halifax this morning, with dates
to 9th inst.
O'L.eary, a Fenian, had been found
guilty and sentenced to twenty years Pc
nal servitude.
He made a speech, denying that he was
a traitor. He declared that he owed no
allegiance to the Queen of England or the
British laws.
1t is reported that Earl Russell will in
troduce a reform bill. -...
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-19

CoNNxss.-We notice that some OF the
California journals express satisfaction at
Coles election. on the ground that Con-
meas will much dislike the result. It Is
clear that Lows friends went for Cole;
and this goes right against the supposition
that there is any feud between Cole and
Conness. We deprecate this endeavor to
raise trouble between Congressional col
leagues. 1t is not right, nor is it in any
sense wise action on the part Of citizens OF
a State; unless u Representatives in
either House be ~palpably recreant to
Union principles or State duty. Much is
said against Conness; but it can not be
said that he is not industrious; and dur
ing last session Of Congress he did not
plead for any bill for the benefit OF the
people on this coast that was not passed
BY the Senate. and passed at once. lie Is
true every time where the main issue Is IN
yolyed. He makes a good reply to those
who say he did not, last session, work tor
an appropriation for the San Francisco
and Washoe Railroad that he had no
petitions or memorials before him. with
accompanying maps, ETC., on which 70
make an appeal for National aid. lie
promises that he will do all he can for the
route this Winter j: and we have no reason
to doub. his promise. California has now
two United States Senators pledged
specially in favor of the Central California
and Nevada route. We have a Repre-
sentative in like tanner obligated and
our two Senators are instructed to lend
their best efforts in the same directon'
But CONFESS will undoubtedly take the
lead in this matter and may thereby
make a record that will positively insure
his reelection.