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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07
An Embassy from the Boy of Tuis@
NAMES oF THE THBAssApoRs pCGrodE OF
THEIR VISIT

The steamship Persia, which arrived
ut New York late on Tuesday night,
brought among her passengers Mr.. Per
ry, our Consul to Tunis, aud an emhss-
~ from the Bey OF runis to Presidfnt
johnson. h
This embassy il sent on the double
GRAND of condoling with our goyern
/ nent on the death OF President Lincoln
aud ielcitating ii on the return Of peace
| The members of the embassy have with
them letter Of coincidence. To- Mrs. Lib
coin and n letter of ielieitntion to presi-
dent Johnson. The members afe
General Gilman Hashenl Special En-
voy from the Bey Of 'funis.
Colonel Ranlifo GattH, his aid-de-csmp.
The elevator Antoine Cont, SecTe-
terry and Interpreter.
These gentlemen are not Africans u,
the conventional sense of the term. II,
personal appearance they are more like
the Moors on Turks than the African
negro. They are men Of education,
speak French t.nd are OF position and
influence in their own country. They
wear the European costume and tha
Turkish fez
The embassy will remain In this coitts.
try only few weeks. To-day theywilt
itNNt' ipi w dSittIslbIl, NlitIt tbc,F VIII
have a formal interview with the Presi-
dent II is expected that they will re-
ecive much attention al The national
capital, and their return to this city will
probably enjoy similar hospitality. -
This is the first time thata representa-
tive Of Iuni4 has ever crossed the AT
iantic ocean. Our government has had
a consular representative there with di-
plomatic functions, but Tunis has hither-
10 been unrepresented in this country.
Mr.. Perry, onr Consul who is escorting
the embassy, returns to this country af-
ter an absence of over three Years. He
! is from Rhode Island, but will proceed
Ia Washington before visiting his home
/ The present Bey of Tunis who sends
this embassy, IS about fifty years old.
He has been in power seven or eight
years.
They were received by Collector
King, Naval Officer Odcll aud Surveyor
Wakeman. at the steamers wharf, and
welcomed TO this country on behalf OF
| the government. They occupy the par
| loys ~ and - Of the Astor House.
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The Tennessee Legislature The State
Liabilities Fenians.
Lspeeial 10 Inc New York News

NASHVILLE, Oct. 4, ls65-The charges
preferred against Emerson Etheridge,
under which he Is 10 be tried at Column
bus, KY, are: First. For encouraging
resistance tothe enforcement OF. the laws;
Second, For having conducted himself
! in. seditinas and insurgactionary nall-
ncr, with specifications representing
him. saying that negroes Were no mora
free now than they were forty years ago,
and thatali negro troops ought to be shot
down by the people; an daiso MS saying
| that Jefferson Davis was mean enough,
| but that johnson and Browuiow were
meaner; that johnson had sold himself
for pTeenbacks, and that Lincoln had
deceived and lied to him. II is thought
that he will get a severe sentence. tk
The Controllers report shows the state
liabilities TO be twenty-five millions
three hundred thousand dollars, over
three millions of which 10 actual debt.
Ha recommends that all bonds issued by
Governor Harris, after the passage Of
the ordinance Of secession, be repudia-
ted. The henians here are decidedly
jubiiant, and are holding every
nirht II. w.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
'--a<+7
A II l. A MTG COAST MAIL

STEAMSHIP LINE
+ O r y r. w Y O Il X!
THE NEW AND FfRsT CLASS slnE- WHEEL.
STEAMSHIPS
HATTFRAS, CAPT'N LEWIS PARISH,
ALBEMARLE CAPT BoARNR,
win leave Dckson's Whrrf for New York az follows
iiATTERA2--Eyery WEDNESDAY at 12M
ALBEMARLE-EyGTyS SUNDAY at G A, NJ
Returning, leave par M. So North River al u NJ every
WEDNESDAY ana GATURDAT.
For Freight Passage having elegant odatiens
apply to G ELLIOTT, ut Dicksons Wharf,
or J, NJ RENsiiAW, Bells Wharf
Agents in New YORK; Me=srs. LIVINGSTON, FOX &
CO. Hi Broadway. aug lit
EOR \ EW Is FER y INDEPENDENT
line Of Steamers will run between Norfolk, Roanoke
Island and Newbein touching all intermediate land
ingsc0npecting Mt Sowbern with Railroad Ton all points
in the interior Of North Carolina 4 Steamer will leave
wharf foot OF Commerce street every MONDAY, WE'D,
NESDAY aud FRIDAY, on arliyal of the Baltimore
boats connecting with the ln5 and first Steamer Tamil
MEND" Leonard Master Returning, "TAMTNENp"
will leave Newtein every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY ana
FRIDAY, on arrival of Western feus For further par
ticulais apply to c. L. Staples,
sep30--it NJ, Is Whitewater street Norfolk Va.
E5T- Old Dominion COPY
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From II lssissipp;-state Election.

| JACKSON, 0ct,a5 The election in this
| state passed off very quietly yesterday
| The vote for Governor viii be close be-
| tween Judge Fisher aud General Hum
| phrpvs, though the returns from the
| southern portion of the State will prob
aiig secure the election Of the former
| gentleman Cen. Humphreys is not ell
| igibIe, not having been pardoned by the
/ President, and it will be unfortunate for
/ the State if he shall prove to be elected.
In places where local candidates have
sprung the question OF the admission Of
negro testimony in civil courts, the mons.
admission candidates have been success
full, thus repudiating the. late proclama.
rion Cf'Covernor SbaTkey To the effect
that courts should receive negro eviI
dence. .sa1r7A.ssa III
The retnrns-coma in elowIv, there be-
ing bat few mail routes established, ~
The Legislature Will meet next. Nom,
day week, and many Of the. nlembcrn
witt hriiIg election tickets with theft
credentials. "A! general Tepudiati0n' of.
everything looking toward the clyiiEs,.s
ton of the negroes may be expected.
f-.t5 "a IL - -
Nor IEcLIEED TO krSs THE RoD.-Alt
Southern officer. writes humoronsiy $so
the. Mobile Rcg'8ter, in reply TO, the ac-.S
! ct.satiou of a Northern newspaper that
| the Southern. peoble stiIi praise thefr
! own gel4eTalsand neglect TO praise thosea
who havesayed the Republic. He thinks
| the Yankees must have queer ideas about
Southern human nature, If they. expect
anything different, and says: 7
Nor do / sing psens to the Union gen.
erals. for saving the Republic, for at thea
time the thing was done it struck me i
that they saved the wrong one. II may
befhat | ought to feel grateful TO the
generals who thrashed me and all my :
friends within an inch 6fouf Ives but,
in the LANGUAGE. of Mr.. q. Ward, II
4. don't cit in those. lamps. Fl We all ad-sf
mire The artistic beauty of the style in, a
which the Union generals put us
: through; we make no attempt TO sup"
nrass or disguise the fact that the thing
/, was done. handsomely in point of skill:
but TO denounCe us rs ASSET ofungrateful
sons of guns, because We don't eXpend
II ourink and eloquencc in constantly say
ing so, would he called, in some coun-'
rics, a premeditated attsmpt.to add ins
suit 10 injury. .....,.+-.s -,
The CHOLERA The latest foreign
mails received at the. State Department.,
bring no Intelligence of the spread of
| the cholera, The United States Consul
| at Trieste, Austria, In despatch to the
/ Department, of September 18th, Gays
that the reports In relation to the Chol-
era from all ports in his neighborhood
are highly satisfactory; that the health
of Trieste just row is exceptionally cool.
and that the cold wind has set,
in and removed all anxiety upon the
score of epidemic diseases. The ener-
fge,io action Of the maritime authorities
has been of such avail that no cases of
kcboiera in Trieste have. eame TO- the
II knowledge of the Consul.
~ A dramatic version, by Charles Reid;
, of his novel, "Never too Late TO Mend,
, is to follow "Arrah- Pogue" at the
Princess Theatre, London.
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:, "a dramatic version, by Charles Reid,
of his novel, "Never too Late to Mend,
is to follow "Arrah-na-Pogue" at the
Princess Theatre, London.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-07
Reported Mexican Revelations.

PHILADELPHIA, October At il es
tahlished beyond doubt, that i'm con.
versation with distinguished stat s
man, a few days since, Lieutenant Gen
cral Grant 50 far varied from his custu
mary reticence Oh public topics as 10 un
reservedly express himself on the Mexi
can question. He declares that the gov
ernment will vindicate the Monroe doc
trine at an early day, and that Maximil
ian must leave Mexico. IT will, he saws
be less expensive to rid Mexico of In
presence OF an enemy than to guard on
borders against him. RI is his Opinion
II Will require no call for troops, bu
that with our present army, we cal
spare enough to give the effectiveness q
the forces Mexico will he ready to put III
the field, If our government aids them
In the matter of supplies. General Gran
is of the opinion that the President ah'i
| the authorities at Washington hold thi'
as settled purpose, and only await tlI
| meeting of Congress to take open gTouil'i
| in the matter. II is not believed tha'
France will he able to disregard EURO
pean complications, present anu pio:pev-
| tive, so as to make the cause Oh AiaXlniiI.
! ian her own. This solution OF the Mex
en- question must be accepted as one
the forthcoming sensations Tor the close
of the year.
"Dear me p exclaimed a lady, as sh,
l,oked'at the boa constructor in a show
'why the skin of the creature is of
regular tartarn pattern.' at is, m,
dear.n remarked her husband, ''ant
that is what Shakespeare alluded Il
wien he talked about a snake bein.
scotched.
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THE NORFOLK POST
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
" o II I G r.
Hayin. seeursd the Steamer

NJ A II 7 A n o,
shall running her, regular iiips, To Chc
rystons Mathews aud yorsown on the 9th instant m
follows: -a "a =
win leave Norfolk from wharf foot Of Roanoke
Square, every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY und FRIDAY,
for Mathews and YORKTOWN, and ior Cheyatone every
TUESDAY THURSDAY and SATURDAY, AZ &: SOFA. ~,
touching at Portsmouth aud Old Point going and ~
turning For any information regarding freight or pas
sage, apply 10 II. Y. ToNPhlSs Agent New Line
Steamers.
u Ou Oh cts.
Fare to Cheiiystohe, Matthew'S aud NorK-
toWnsI..t. ..s..........s.....t....",f ri 81
Excursion Tickets for tho Round Trp...... 2 90
JAMES HICKS, Captain.
ARThua fLss, CLERK ssp27--tf
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TERMS OF ADV EiR. j iii.
THE NORFOLK POST /.

I w
Offers the beet terms 20 ADVERTISERS al ITS prices viii
always correspond with tbs genSA advertising fatssin
Jths. cities.
TefLvEItygs oriless vii, constitute square. -
rorr single Insertion per square ONE DOLLAR will n.
charged mn tor pnch Subsequent insertion TWENTY
FIVE CENT 4..
Meichant4 Auetioneeis and al others who siysru-
regularly aud o1cgpy oneourlh ora column OF more e-a
make special terms aud will liberal deduction
business Cards, FRs DOLLARS per month OF FIFTY Dot
LARS per year st..ss $50
AlIhensent Advertisements payable in sdyrnco-at
oilio,s monthly.
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DALTTMORE STEAM PACKET
Id COM pANY.
STEAMER "EOIUS,n


NORFOLK ASD PORTSMOUTH TO FORT MON ROE,
EASTERN SHORE, MATHEWS COUNTY,
GLOUCESTER AND YORKTOWN.
CiRRtiN9 THE UNITED STATES NAH.
The New aud Fast 9teaner "E0LUS," Captain r.
M0CancE will commence her regular trrs TO the above
named places on ihe eth SEPTEMBER
This Steamer will leave the Government Wharf, Nor
folh DAILY, at o., aud Portsmouth at o'clock, A. NJ,
every
MONDAY, "WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY,
for CieTysone--eyery
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
for Mathews and Gloucester counties and Yorktown,
touching at Old Point going and returning each trip
This Bteamor connects with the Baltimore Steam
Packet Company's titeamers " L0CiSIANAi and "ADE-
LAIDE," for Baltimore, and tue STEAMERS THOMAS
C0LLYEn" and "CirY or RICliMoSp'' for City Point
and Richmond.
Through tickets sold this Steamer 90 Baltimore,
City Point Richmond and her connections
This Steamer II especially adapted 10 tho service In
which she has been engaged being very Fast iiying
made the trip in la hours less than steamer the
rOutel having Fine Accommodations and ir Noted
excellent Saa Boat and will make her trips regardless Of
the weather.
For freight passage, apply 10 the clerk Of tbs Steam
e., OF al the Office Of the Company.
FARE:
Fare to Old soc.
Fare To Mathews Gloucester, Yorktown aud
al az
Fare from CherrystoIa Mathews and Gloucss-
ter counties aud Yorktown 10 Baltimore...... o 90
Rich,n0nd..". 4 90
TiitS. II. WEBB,
seUl6-tf Agent.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22

From the first, was firm in the convic
tion that no peace could be had tha
would be stable and conducive to the hap
pineSs of the people, both North an(
South, until the military power OF the
rebellion was entirely broken.
therefore determined. first, to use tn,
greatest number of troops practicable
against the armed force of the enemy
preventing him from using the same force
at different seasons against first one end
and then another Of our armies, and the
possibility of repo>e for retitting and pro-
ducing necessary supplies for carrying on
resistance Second. to hammer continu-
ouSly against the armed force of the enc
my and his resources, until by mere at
triton, if in no other way, there should
be nothing left TO him but an equal sub
mission with the loyal section OF our com
mon country to the constitution and laws
OF the land
These views have been kept constantly
in mind, and orders given and campaigns
made TO carry them out. Whether they
might have been better in conception and
execution is for the people, who mourn
the loss of friends fallen, and who have
to pay the pecunlary cost, to say. All l
can say is, that what | have done has
been done conscientiouSly, to the best of
my ability, and in what | conceived to
be for the best interests OF the whole
country"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22
Hon. Il. III. Steele.

''P. H. W." the correspondent OF he
Vermont Record. gives the following ID
oeraphical sketch OF Benjamin H. Steele.
the newly appointed judge;
''Judg ge Steele Is about thirty wears old.
a native of Stamsiead. {. F.. but the >on
ot Vermont parents temporarily in CANA
'a From his youth up, he wa> m ad-
vance OF hi> years in scholarship Al the
age of fourteen he commenced school teach
ing- and had Pppil> ia LATIN. FnelIcil aIrl
the hi-irr mathematics Hi classical ed
uc:.;lon wa> begun al ~ Peters Colleee,
Chamhlv. G T., continued III Norwich
University, and finished at Dartmouth
College, which he entered IN the sophie
more class. and was graduated. with high
credit aS scholar. in 1857 Ii MAS a
noticeable feature OF hiS course In collece.
that he WAS not absent from, nor ;arly
at. a single exercise oi any kind al which
his presence WAS required
He studied law III the Harvard law
school. Cambridge, Mas. and after grad
u;ailns There. spent some months in lie
office of Hon !. :. Sanborn of Sh'r-
brooke. G. T., STUDYING French law
He WAS admitted 10 the Orleans county
bar. at the June term. lS6o, and ,>ta5-
li>he,l himself in bu>lns>, III Derby l-inr,
practising IN Canlda - VII a. in fcr-
mont, and arguing lii> case- in French or
English, a> might be necessary. IL
speedily proved himself a we'll bred law
Yer and AN able advocate. l,,el, i.ne ion's
share ot the business of his onn county,
and WAS rapidly gainins business in ihe
counties That he will sustain
himself on the bench ~ honorlhlv a. lac
has done n the har. hi> friends have MOI
the shadow of a doubt
The latitude of DERBY Is serr Favorable
TO the early development OF judicial quail
tie Jud ge Ralfield Was pracii>inr thcr-
when he was elected .jul.,e, "a tie 32d
year oi his ace.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22
Letter from the iSOuth.--NO. 6.

MOBILE, Alabama, Nov. 25. 1860.
EDITOR CALEDoNIAN Il have now
reached the Gulf. and am in the paradise
of swamps and aligators and yellow fever.
This city is the great cotton port of the
state, and in the olden times. some 600
600 bales were brought down the .Alaba-
ma and TombigEy yearly to this place to
he shipped. Some parts of the city are
beautiful. Oranges are ripe on the trees.
Japan plums and roses are in full bloom
Magnolias, bays, live oaks and bananas
are green as in June, and the city is filled
with the fragrance of flowers Four
months of the year must be delightful
here.
My day and night on the cars from
Montgomery to this place, were so full Of
incident, | must not leave the tri unre-
| poltct. Ilt IOGtt lullS liiIttlSll q liC
cotton growing region at first, then comes
to continuous pine lands and 'swamps -
The huts all the way are mainly OF logs,
and the people ragged and dirty. The
wells are boarded up from the bottom, and
the water is brackish and so muddy you
could not see gold ring at the bottom o
a pint cup a quarter full. For miles the
rail way runs over tressle work severa
feet high. | had seat in a crowded cal
by the side Of a poor white from Northern
Alabama. Every few minutes she woul,
turn to the window and dip" and squir
the juice powerfully for some minutes, thel
resume conversations She had freet
child with her for whom she paid half fare
on the ground that the child was colored
the white children 60 free.) But til
child was as white as the woman, and tn
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22

then from across the wafer we had - King
George" a good soldier, but the poor fel-
low was shot through one night while oai
picket. then Napoleon Eonaparle. Cesar,
Alexander the Great. Adam. MeihuSelah.
Noah, Apostle John. Prophet Daniel, Be
elzebub. and hosts of Others Among
the women rs We'll was a variety of singll-
lar nameS-such as - Virginia Blos>om.-
" Georgiana Touch-Me-Noi.~ Violet
Smith, Rosebud Star and 81 on
through the amusing catalogue.
llckstmy, -Wios,. Oct., 1860.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22

The Hon, Ersstus Corning, president
of the New York Central Railroad, not
withstanding his remarkable activity, Is
lame lie was one day hobbling over ihe
railway track "A; ALBANY when an iri>h-
man Who WAS placed 10 .silar'l The track,
sum- out with a marked Celtic accent: y
"Will Won lave the track "
Mr. Corning smiled inwarily, and sum-
bled ON. when the Iri,hnln again cried
out:
"B>gone, We stumblin' hi q. bir ier, or
the 1920 ixpress viii be f"rnint We, and
Mr. Corning will have to pay for ye the
full price iv we'll man with Two le->-
This was two much for "Old Central"
he yielded the track in good time for the
1920 express, and sent a reward and Il
commendation TO the faithful watclman.
who had never once Suspected the position
of the :. stumbling high binder
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22

Of the planters stand and croak about the
emancipation of the slaves, too proud to
work themselves, multitudes of the color
ed people will be gaining wealth and in
telligence and position, and in time. l i'll
cline to believe, the whites are more to be
pltied than the blacks Yours truly.
&. L
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22
DAY STAGE FROM
ST, JOUNSBCRY TO MONTPELIER.

On and after Monday, Dec II. the subscriber
VII. run a day stage between the above places
the same as last Summer; leaving ST. JohnSbury
MONDAYS, Wednesdays and Fridays at A NJ
Returning leave Montpelier Tuesdays, THURSDAYS 5
and Saturdays. at the same hour, or on arrival
Of mail train from Burlington.
FRANCIS RICHARDSON.
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n FaresUeU to Agassis.
BY 0. W. HOLMES.

Ao" lhC AlOuutdluS tdlhtu tOScllcI.
Looking down upon the weather,
When they heard our friend had planl
Little trip among the Andes!
How they'll bear their snowy scalps
TO the climber of the Alps.
When the cry goes through their pass
"Here comes the great Agassiz."
Yes, I'm tall" says Chimborazo.
But wait for him to say so
That's the only thing that lacks-he
Must see me, Cotopaxi!"
"Ay. ay!" the tire-peak thunders,
"And he must view my wonders.
I'm but lonely crater,
Till | have him for spectator"
The mountain hearts are yearning,
The !ava-tOrcheS burning,
The rivers bend to meet him.
The forests bow to greet him,
1t thrills the spinal column
OF fossil fishes solemn,
And glaciers crawl the faster
TO the feet of their old master!
Heaven keep him well and hearty,
Both him and all his party!
From the sun that broils and smites.
From the centipede that bites,
From the hail-stOrm and the thunder,
From the vampire and the condor,
From the gust upon the river,
From the sudden earthquake shiver,
From the trip of mule or donkey,
From the midnight bowling monkey,
From the stroke of knife or dagger.
From the puma and the jaguar.
From the hOrrid bOa-cOnstrictor.
That has scared us in the pictur',
From the Indians of the Pampas.
Who would dine upon the grampas,
From every beast and yermin
That to think of sets us squirming,
From every snake that tries on
The traveller his p'ison.
From every pest Of Natur',
Likewise the alligator,
And from two things left behind him,
(Be sure they'll try to find him)-
The taX-bill and assessor
Heaven keep the great Professor!
May he find, with his apostles.
That the land is full of fossils.
That the waters swarm with fishes,
Shaped according to his wishes,
That every pool is fertile
With fancy kinds Of turtle.
New birds around him singing,
New insects, never stinging.
With a million novel data
About the articulata,
And facts that strip off ali husks
From the history of mollusks,
Anu wllcn. wItII IUuu Tc Deuu.
He returns to his museum.
May he find the monstrous reptile
That so long the land has kept i'll,
By Grant and Sherman throttled.
And by Father Abraham bottled
(Ail specked and streaked and mOttled
With the sears OF murderous battles.
Where he clashed the iron rattles
That gods and men he shook at),
For all the world to look at.
God bless the great Professor!
And Madam, toe, God bless her!
Bless him and all his band,
On the sea and on the land,
AS they sail. ride, walk and stand
Bless them. head. and heart aud hand
Till their glorious raid is DER,
And they touch our ransomed shore!
Then the welcome of a nation.
With its shout of feXultation,
Shall awake the dumb creation.
And the shapes of buried 2ons
Join the living creatures pHans.
While the mighty megaiosaurus
Leads the pal1ozoric chorus
God bless the great Professor,
And the land his proud possessOr-
Bless them now and cVermore!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22

c. King of East Montpelier has raised
a modest little Dover seeding that weieli,
four pounds, and cihers of the same sort
that weighed nearly three pounds This
sort OF potatoes are good for The table
when no. oyerrrown.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-22
! !ACKING BOXES.

The subscribers beg leave to inform their
friends and customers that they have completed
their new shop, with new wheel, new machinery,
&c, at the old stand opposite the park, Pad
doch' Village.
orders respectfully solicited.
GEOkGk GAY. DANlEL COLBY.
" Meriden. Conn. tljan St johnsbury. Vt
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The humorous josh Billings SAYS =
There is , things in tbs lie for which We
are never fully prepared, and thai Il twip=,