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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-05

JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing Contract with William
II Powell for Picture for the Capitol
Be resolcsd blythe Senate and House of Representatives.
q the United States of America Conoress assembled,
That the joint committee the library be- and they
hereby, dreetedt to enter into contract with William II.
TeWel OF the State OF Ohio to paint picture for the
staircsses in the Capitol illustrative OF some naval
aSr.S the particular subject OF the painting to be
on py the committee and the artist; froridedy
t, entire expense of said picture shall not exceed
sham thousand dollars, and two thousand dollars
eusbs Sp a 10 said William II. POWELL in advance, to
ass at intervals of not less than one wear. the
plesd and to be retained until ths picture is COM
Approved, March ,sss
, 1865-01-24
TBE B

The operation of transferring the cable from
the factory at East Greenwich TO the hunks
Amethyst and Iris has not yet been begun ;
but, if all should go well, the preparations for
this important step in the great enterprise may
be concluded before New Years Day. Power
full machinery, by which some fourteen miles
of the ''core,'' or gutfa-percha-coafed copper
wire, are worked up into cable every day, is not
the most important agency; for the tons of ma
t%erials, during manufacture, must undergo the
trial of those exquisite instruments over which
the man of science bends w~atchfuIly hour after
hour, ready not only to detect a fault, but to
apprise the engineers at what exact distance in
the cable it has occurred. Moreover, the ne
cessity of guarding against every slight inadver-
teuce, every possible act of mischief, involves q
constant inspection rarely exercised within the
walls of a factory. The personal characters of
all the w~orkmen, and of the persons employed
to cart the large reels of core from the gutta-
percha works in the City road to East Green.
wich, are the object of rigorous inquiry /; and in
case of any defect in the cable being found, its
exact point can actually and infallibly be iden-
tilted with the name of the workman respon-
sible for that part of the work. The covering
for the core is fabricated from Iron wire and
Manila yarn, which is afterwards stepped in a
s~eeting compound of tar aod ~gutts-percha. liza
section of the perfected cable be examined, it
will be found to measure an inch and one.eight
, 1865-01-24
H SPANISH PRESS UPON THE
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
MADRID, Dec. %.

4AaORAOJ ~ ~
The Epoca says-"One of our COL
leagues draws the following discouraging
picture, unfortunately accurate enough,
of the political situation during the late
crisis The anxiety of the public in
crea>es daily, and their disquietude is
very great. Everybody is apprehensive,
and such is the general discouragement
that no two persons speak with each
other except to deplore the sad crisis in
which we are now placed, and the most
sinister auguries are heard from The lips
of even the most u%nprejuced. The pita-
BILE condition Of the Bank of Spain, the
throng of applicants at whose doors in
creases daily /; the i%nsolent treatment of
those coming to chan ge bank notes ; the
necessity experienced by the mercantile
community Of placing notices at their
doors stating thai payment cannot be
received in bank notes the death yes,
terday Of an unhappy victim, sufocated
in the fatal queue, pressing with horrible
tumult to the doors of the edifice /; the
deplorable state of weakness in which
, 1865-01-24

another unfortunate was drawn from the
same throng-all this spreads such ter
ror among the social classes, that affairs
become more and more complicated ever
ry moment, and it would require the
power of IA Divinity for light 10 break
through this terrible chaos 403A 900 900
are indispensable to cover the obligations
Of the State at the end of the present
month. Those thousands of employees
who have no other hope than their Christ
mas pay, and now realise the terrible
truth that we have no Government, car
ry in the bosom Of their families discon-
tent, affection, Encouragement, and the
prospect of want"
Another Journal the Ltbertad, speaks
in no less discouraging terms of the state
of affairs. 1t Says-'The war In Santo
Domingo, the termination of which is
demanded by the lnnumerabIe victims
and the incalculable treasures now being
sacrificed in that savage country, but
which cannot and ought not 10 take place
at the cost of Spanish honour the grave
and complicated question of Peru, upon
the settlement Of which depends our in
fuence or our discredit in all the Ameri-
can States the state Of our relations
with Italy, which it is urgent 10 COM
pletely defue in order to avoid possible
complications and future Contingencies
these are matters whose gravity inspires
terror. Every one of them requires that
the men called TO the councils of the
Crown should he more than ever inspired
by true patriotism, and determined 10
sacrifice themselves for the good of this
unfortunate nation. In the interior OF
the country the state of things is even
more deplorable. The attitude of the
Radical parties, the withdrawal Of the
~ProgressIsts, the general anarchy reign
ing in the political world, and the dis
couragement observed in all circles, are
matters hat involve many other pro-
blems difficult of solution from their very
nature, and so much the more so since
they are coincident with the state of pub
lie fin lncr. This cannot be more dppIo-
rab e, both as it affects the moral entity
called the Government, and as connected
with the vital interests of commerce., in-
dustry, agriculture, and property, the
bases of the public wealth, of the national
credit, and the welfare of families.
, 1865-01-24

AdYlces from the French West India
Islands report that the Governor of Mar
Unique met the CounciI-Ge nera on the
29th of November, with q speech based
chiefly Oh the financial afdirs Of the
colony. In this speech his Excellency
announced that the revenue Of the cur
rent year will exceed the expenditure by
100000. 10 $50 ,O00f, The sum to be
proposed for public works is 1856, 600;
of which 5I7, 0O0f. will be appropriated
TO the maintenance of roads, pavements,
bridges, aquelucts, &c the remainder,
say, $50 ,000f., to be divided on the cleans
ing of the ports, provi, ing accommodate
ton for the steamers, and the works of
repairing docks. The island of Marti-
nique had been deluged with rain up to
the end of November. The antilles Of
the goth says =
IA heayJ temperature, charged with
electricity, has for several days pressed
on our town. Violent rains fell from the
2lst TO the 24'h inst, transforming the
streets into torrents and causing a great
landslip on Morne Rouge. On the 23d,
at 3 p m, was produced an electric phe-
nomenon which deserves to be recorded
among the most curious and authenticate
ed effects Of the thunderstorm. In sue
cesslon to Il sudden fall Of heavy rain
came IA clear interval, when there reSound
ed over the iligh-Street a sharp and short
detonltion, like the booming of a brass
cannon of small bore, acc pmpanltd by q
flash Of red light, and followed by the
smell Of burnt powder. At the same in
slant cries were heard from the house No.
IS, on tn rghf. baud side Of Grande-rue.
TIE lightning he'd struck III north esd
OF that mousse, WActo VEete was Il proiuc-
ton, which was shattered, and the rub
bies and tiles were almost Symetrically
thrown across the public way. The fluid,
pursuing it's direction along the houses
on the right, wen: about 40 metres lower,
and extracted from the base of the pave
ment forming the first stage of the steps
facing Landaisstreet, a flat stone 80 cent?
metres long Ivy II broad aud ID thick,
and weighing II klIogrammes 500. Root
ed out of the mason work at the level Of
the canal water, this stone was thrown
against the house in front crossed the
street by an obIique line upwards, and
smashing six blades Of a %jaiousie window
at NJ. Thuries' hall, fell on the round table
of the saloon and shattered its marble
slab"
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Close Cash Buyers.

Our stock at present land % which we are
making daily additions, consists in part Of
80 Hhds. prime n. o. Sugars,
10 Hhds. prime p r. Sugars,
10 Hhds. \. O.Clarified Sugars,
% Bbls. Crushed Sugars.
10 do Powdered Sugars.
20 Csks. Clear Sides.
25 Bbbls Mess Pork.
10 Bxs. Breakfast Bacon.
10 do Beef Tongues.
5 Tierces Dried Beef.
80 Bbls. Flour, assorted brands.
80 Kegs MOlasses.
25 Hlf Bhls. AIolasses.
20 BblS Molasses
100 Kegs Nails, assorted.
100 Kits No. ! Mackerel.
100 do . Mackerel.
100 do 8 Mackerel.
3 do Mess Mackerel.
- do Fresh Salmond.
80 Hlf bbls and Mackerel.
% Bhls. No. I MackereL.
~ do MacSereL
% do Mackersl.
80 Dozen Buckets.
20 Nests Tubs.
. Dozen Sleeves.
so Boxes Government Soap.
25 Hlf, hhls. DENLY & Day Whisky.
20 Bbls. Whisky.
25 Cases fresh Blackberries.
25 Cases fresh RaspbeTries.
so Cases fresh Straw berries.
% Cases ffesh Cherries.
Ia Gases fresh green Cages.
IS Gases fresh Peaches.
10 Cases fresh Cranberry Sauce.
so Cases fresh assorted Pie Fruits.
10 Cases fresh Spanish Olives.
20 Gases fresh Capers.
! 10 Gases fresh CLANS.
/ 10 Cases fresh Salmon.
Cases ffssh Maekerel in cans.
Cases fresh cooked Turkeys.
Cases fresh cooked Chickens.
Gases fresh Mincemeat,
/ 10 Cases Rordsn's Condensed Cream.
/ &c Gases BOrden's Condensed Milk.
| SO Gases Soda Crackers.
/ 50 Sacks choice Rie Coffee.
/ 50 Packets old Ri0 Govt Java Coffee.
! % Chests choice Green and Black Teas.
/ u Rags Singapore Pepper.
| Bags Allspice.
/ SO Cases Wheeler & Merritt's Pickles,
gals, gals. and qUTts.
50 Cases bpsI brand Cove Oysters.
! % Gases spiced Oysters.
20 Gases Bird Rye Pepper Sauce.
so Cases Tomato Catsap,
so Cases assorted barrel Jellies.
25 Fresh Pineapplas in glass.
20 Cases fresh Pineapples in q cans.
100 Kegs Prime Leaf Lard,
5 Gases y. and Morrilps Portable Lem
onade.
so BbIs. Coles F FF G Flour.
20 Gases Coleman's Mustard.
20 Cases genuine Olive Oil.
so Baskets Piper Heidsiok Wine.
50 Gross assorted Toilet Soaps,
30 Boxes GermaR Soap.
10 Half bbls. raw Herring.
10 Doz. Is6iidon Club Sauce.
10 Doz. C4frrie Powder,
8 Gases X y Cream Tartar.
j Case Nutnegs.
10 Gross small Blueing.
75 Doz. assorted BrooAls.
IS Doz. Clothes Lines
10 Coils Wheel and Well Rope.
IS Nests Market Baskets.
so Doz. WashboardS.
25 Bbls fine Old Bourbon and Rye.
2 Casks Otard and Hennessey Brandy
5 Casks Claret Wine.
25 Gross Railroad, Steamboat and Greai
Mogul Cards.
10000 Cigars of the finest imported anC
domestic brands.
so Pieces Bagging.
so Coils Rope.
All goods guaranteed as represented, and de
liyered in the city FREE or CHANGE.
TooF, RHILLIPs q CIRODE,
lRoYs3p Eoisl Corner Court and Front sss.
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Fishu
Fi8hu
FISH

MackereI in Kits. Or. and Half Barrels.
Co5hsh ana Hake- HerrinEs by box or keE.
Oysters and Sardines, LObsters and Salmon,
White Fish, received and for sale by
~. Z. PLUIIIIER,
Corner Second and Union.
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NJ Wade Ham ntnr

PzS- Wade Ham pt0n, of South Caro-
lima, being rs he says, about To leave the
State for an uncertain period, has issued
an address TO his fellow-eitizens, thank
ing them, though he was not elected, for
the votes they gave him, and represent
ing his idea Of their duty under present
circumstances.
Although he does not fully concur in
all the measures of the State Convention,
he thinks it the duty Of South Carolina
to abide by them, as they are a part of
the terms agreed upon with the Presi-
dent, whose course toward the people Of
the South Is commended as wise and
generous. SOutherners are counselled,
rs sensible men, 20 endeavor to construct
at least raft from the wreck of the
Southern Confederacy. Above all, he
says, let us stand by our State. Here is
our country.
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nz- The following indicates more
smallpox at Nashville than was sus.
pertedi 400
NASHVILLE, TENN, Nov. p, 1855
In consequence Of the great number OF
convalcscent female patients in the
Smallpox Hospital in this eisy, whose
clothes have been burned to prevent the
spread Of the disease, and who have
sufficiently recovered to leave the hos
pital, it is requested that the citizens Of
Nashville and vicinity viii contribute to
this object such articles Of female wearing
apparel as will accomplish that result
and send them to these headquarters toi
distribution,
In these cases medicine and medical
attendance have been gratuitOusly fur
nished by the United States Government
WM. ID. WHIPPLE
Brig-Cien. and Chief Of SfaL
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understood how all these things mus
have wrought on the minds Of thl
/ peasantry of st. Thomas in the East
This man had taught them 10 believ,
| that he alone was their friend, ang
/ that he was being prosecuted OF
! their account Then he caused to bt
! printed and circulated throughout Tn,
! parish incendiary placards, denouncini
! the "foreign Custos," and calling upon
! the people to be cup and doing" A shOr
! time before his Exceilency the Governo
! had caused a reply OF the Queen to Ger
| tain Jnderhill memOrialists TO be printeC
and circulated throughout the country
headed ia large letters, ''The Queen
Advice, y and on those placards-leavinl
/ out only the heading-this man placed
his own wicked teachings and eXhorta-
/ tiOns, thus passing them of as coming
I from his sovereign.
Proofs induced at the trial of Henry
/ Lawrence says one Of the local papers
| fully establish George William Gordon
| guilty conlplicitv i'm the foul murders at
MOrant Bay. Letters were found in
/ I.awrence's keeping, from Gordon,
making direct reference 20 the plot deci-
ded upon, and indicating the Baron Won
ketelhodt the Rev. Mr.. Herschel and
Others. AS victims whose escape from
the bloody death designed for
them should, on no account, he
suffered to take place. it will be seen
that thus the arch traitor, true TO the sys-
TEN Of hypocrisy which lac had formed
for himself, died with a lie upon his lips.
He denied all previous knowledge Of the
rebellion, and Of the tragedy enacted
at Morant Bay, and protested his inno-
cenee 20 the last. These proofs, and
many others that are turning up daily,
show him 70 have been the prime mover
and promoter of the fOulest deeds Of blood
that have marked the outburst Of that
rebellion.
THEORIES VERSUS FACTS.
Quoting an article from the New York
Tribune Of October seventeenth, on Ja-
maica affairs, the Colonial Standard OF
November fourth, appends these com
ments:
d" Mr.. Horace Greeley has been, it viii
be seen from the above article, exercising
his powers en- amateur on the subject OF
Jamaica. As our columns are At present
engaged in the chrOuicling of events in
the history Of this island, in which Mr.
Horace Greeley never dreamt Of IN his
philosophy, and which he and
Others like him viii have some diff
Guilty in rcc0nciliating with theo-
ries, we have no room just now /
TO 20 through with the lengthy though |
easy task of answering Mr.. Greeley. /
We viii, however, do so very. soon. In /
the meantime the perusal of the article /
NAV unfurr0w the brOws now bent in I
painful thought Of our planters, and pro- |
luce the agreeable effect i'm these awful I
times Of provoking smile. It's, thanks /
.o such men as Mr.. Horace Greeley, Dr. .
'nderhill and Others, that the poor ne /
T0es themselves are deceived into fur .
lishing by their own acts the best posi-
lle arglmonts against negrn freedom.
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each additional insertion 90
Two weeks o.
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EE- All advert isemUuts in the Special Notice
column will Doe charged ID cents per line.
Be- Marriage and death notices published as
oilfpr al tisf-uIents
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EE- An advertisements FOR the Appeal musi
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ne TrrnsieBg GfrcrlseHeiits must Dc paid for
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~ No advertisement viii appear IN the
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nB- A iVgrtiSements 90 be inserted ia the
Weekly paper only, or AZ irregular intervals in
either of the papers, viii be charged 81 per
square for each and every insertion.
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T0OF, RHILLIPs & CIRODE,
lRoy5-3Ip n0isl Corner Court and Front sis.
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Rsa- The new negro code of South Car
| olina provides that when color0d man
/ fails TO maintain his wife and children,
/ he shall be bound 30 service from year to
year by the district judge, and his wages
shall be used for their support. Minors
under twenty-one, who are not being
educated in good habits, or are in danger
of moral contamination, can be bound as
apprentices by the same magistrate until
they are Of age. All suspicious persons
may be tried by two judges, and SEN
fenced 10 hard labor on the streets and
public buildings, or hired out 10 farmers.
Every master is authorized to punish his
apprentices with moderate ehastise-
ment, and to impose reasonable restraint,
and to recapture him if he departs from
his service" All cOlored laborers are
liable 10 "such corporal punishment as
is lawful in the army or navy of the
United States" to be inflicted by order
of a magistrate.
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nea-A private letter from ThOmasville
Ga, saws the Government is seizing al
the cotton stored there, belonging to the
Exporting and Importing company Of
Georgia, Of which q. r. Lamar is Presi-
dent. Mr.. Lamar has been pardoned
and has gone TO Augusta to see the com.
manding General on the subject.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-25

Ez5~ The Boston chuTches are generally
turned into political del a ing shops, one
sided at that. The principal theme dis
cuSsed last Sunday was, " Is President
JohRsOn's plan of reconstruction the right
OneS" Ono Peyerened gentleman took
az the cudgels in favOrof High Constable
King, who shuts up barber shops and eat
ing houses on Sundays, and proved that
all who believed in the constable were
with God, and all who doubted him,
against God.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-25

Hsy~ The Nashville Dispatch, Of Tues
day, says "The bin admitting negroes
10 testify in courts Of justice viii pFoba-
bly, be up for consideration in the House
to-day. IL has been in the hands of the
judiciary Committee for a couple of
weeks, and yesterday that committee
submitted a majority and a minority re-
port, the former recommending the re-
lection, and the latter the passage of the
bill The bill viii probably come up on
its second reading to-day
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-25

ea1- The man who never heard of the
war died recently in Cecil county, Nd.
His age was Hinety-five, and for many
years he had been blind and deaf. As
the Gazette, published in that neigEbor-
hood, says: ''For these and other
reasons, his relatives never informed him
of the faet.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-25

EJ~An argument was had on Wednes-
day, before Judge Underwood, OF the
United States District Court, in hieh-
mond, Va, by several lawyers, against
the eonstitutionality of the test oath.
The constitutionality of the test oath viii
be maintained by the Judge.
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BERLIN s. OVERToN,
Gotten Factors and General COm-
mission Merchants,

Ns. "A Monroe St. and "a Center Alley. In rear
. OF D. III. Evenz, Liquor Dealer.
A FTER an ahssnce Of four years ia the south
"A " now respectfully tender our services to
or many irteIieiss and feel confident we can
give satisfaction to an eho faav favor Us with
their patronage. w are ureusrsd 10 make llo-
eral ~ Nanees on ali cons znIleuts, and cur li-
ciliIies for storing are etiua t0 anv fn the cltT
W e also solelt orders Tor The rurcnlse % ZuQfts
where the money or its ig llent accom- peule4
lhe order. All 4ootis sent to VIII l, iusfireaa
unless otherwise instructed. u9Yl1 LA
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Canned Fruits.
Layer Raisins,

In whole and quarter boxes; Seedlcss Eais.ns
Figs, CitrOn, Almonds and Currauts.
For sale by ". 2. PLEIIifE3, 1qL
Cor. Second and Union streets
GreeulaW Building
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hR- In Republican camp near Mata-
mOras, the Imperialists captured three
men in United States uniforms. They
were to be shot.
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lust RacceVed--.

Pine Apple Cheese,
New YORK Cheese,
Hamburg Cheese,
English Dairy Cheese,
Western Reserve Cheese,
For Sale by " z. PLCliGER.
GreenIaW Building
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Rsa. A New York correspondent Of the
Naeen fGa.) JsleqraDh. writing on the

pa A New York correspondent Of the
Macon ga. Telegraph, writing on the
sixteenth Of October, says;
Since l have introduced Mr.. Stewards
name, ! will refer to a conversation he
had a few days since with ThurlOw
Weed efferson Davis being the subject.
Weed said that Davis should be hanged,
and expressed himself quite warmly on
the subject. Mr.. Seward then prOpOunded
the query, Whyshould you hang himg'
to-which Weed replied: would hang
him for t-cas1n.U Mr.. Seward responded
In his energetic way: We cannot hang
Davis without first convieting him, and
| think no impartial jury would 40 that. ~
Weed said, His guilt is already estab-
lished, and his conviction should not be
diffieult;u but Mr.. Seward maintained
that no jury could be formed to convict
him, and added in a significant way
." And even if we should hang him il
would be no great moral lesson to the
world.u Gentlemen who We're present
during the conversation infer from it
that Mr.. Davis life is safe at least.
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j., pIs- OH springs have been discovered
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Staple & Fancy Groceries,

Which he offers for sale TO the City and Country
trade on Favorable Terms.
Particular attention paid to the Storage aud
sale OF CDffOn-
ne All family supplies delivered in the city
limits free Of Charge. ga
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Have for sale low to the trade
Gio Bags Rio Coffee.
81 Bags Laguira Coffee.
~ Bags Old Government Java CoEle.
% Bags Grain Pepper. sllfa1.
30 bbls. Refined sugar, escorted uullL-l1a-
40 hhds sugar. fair lu prime.
90 hhds Clear sides aud Shoulders.
81 hbls Moss Porz
800 bbbs Flour. ell grades.
40 pieces Kentucky HugsIug.
DO half DO do
2l bales India Ba--iuE
80 coils Rope, go hllt coils Ll1re.
50 bales IWiue.
80 hbls salt.
Al half 1lls and q KITS 1-f-s. o . tLI17eIa.4
Choice I1npereal and I'm ali-lI f-auizfIs- asa.
star Candies, German soaps. Starch.
Cider Vinegar, W ra.I.ill- Paper
Wrapping EWiues, etc., elc-
uOF5-lln
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Pickles. English 8s American.

Caunfi0wer, C9h0w-Ch0w,
PiccOlllL Mixed,
Gherkins, Onions.
Picked olives,
Pickles By Gallon or Barrel,
For sale at PLgMlfEH.G
Corner Union and Second.