The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-12
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
BY the arrival of the Belgian at Faith
er Point, and the City of Baltimore at
New York, we have news five days later
from Europe, or to the thirteenth of
June. The United States five-twenties
have declined two per centum. The
political news is not of any Interest,"
The House of Lords, on the Earl of Der
by's motion, have rejected, by MAORI
ty of twenty-one, the bill passed by the
Commons to modify the oaths required
of Catholic members of Parliament
There has been ministerial crisis at
Vienna. The Cabinet resigned. The
Corps Legislatif had passed the extraor-
binary budget with only ten votes
against it. The British Government, it
Is said, are well pleased with the friend
ly spirit entertained toward Great Brit
ain by the Administration at Washing
ton. A report is current that the Bank
of Bombay has suspended. Cotton has
advanced little at Liverpool. The
consolidated British funds have advanc-
ed to ninety, one-eighth. At Paris the
Bourse was heavy. Rentes were quoted
oe oAAey SATAI VIAL " oS'Shs
Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, has
issued his proclamation announcing the
adoption of the new constitution for that
State at the election held the 9th Of Junei
The total number of votes cast was forty
three thousand sixhundred and seventy
in favor Of the constitution, and forty
one thousand eight hundred and eight
against it, the majority by which it was
adopted being thus eighteen hundred
and sixty-two.
1t is thought the murdererof the Joyce
children in Boston, has been found. De-
tectives have arrested John Stewart,
who, few days ago, enlisted in the reg
ular army. He has resided at West
Roxbury, near the scene of the murder,
and Is notorious bounty jumper. The
evidence against him is said to be strong.
He states that he was born in ireland
and that his mother is in Pennsylvania.
A disastrous hail-storm passed over
Durham, Maine, on Tuesday, striking
several miles across into Lisbon and
other towns, and covering the ground
for more than an inch in depth. Grow
ing crops were leveled, corn DESTROYED
and damage done to fruit trees. The
hail-stones fell in sheets, and limbs OF
trees, an inch in diameter, were cut of
by the hail. +,
The Post Office Department. has now
become a paying institution. For the
last six months of 1854, its net profits
over all expenses, were at the rate of q
million and half year. But the pro-
fits OF the first six months of 1855, will
be yet larger. During the lastsix months
of Mr.. Buchanan's administrator the
loss for carrying and distributing the
mails was over four millions of dollars,
All contracts for carrying the mails in
New England and New York have ex-
pired, and the Postmaster General will
not enter into new contracts until some
uniform system of charge shall have
been adopted. AT present some roads
receive much greater compensation than
others, and it is proposed to establish a
uniformity of rates.
j. G. Tiff, of Ohio, a dealer in certi-
fed Government accounts, was found in
ravine on the outskirts of Charles
town, Kanawha County, Virginia. last
Sunday morning. He had been shot
through the head, and robbed, it is snn.
posed, of some sixteen thousand dollars
in money, but his gold watch and dia'
mond pin had not been taken.
It has been decided by Secretary Mo.
Culloch that tobacco manufactnrod j.,
the Southern States can be Skinned fron,
any port in the United States fo q for-
eign port free from the revenue tsv ~
forty cents per pound, if said Tobacco
had passed from the hands of the ,mau
ufacturer previous to the passage of tha
law imposing said tax. y Tue
Miss Emma baltimore, who resides IN
Tennessee, was last yyeelr or
rested for taking down United STATES a
flag, placed on q tree in front of the
house by some quartermaster's clark
who boards with Mrs. Lattimora
Charges have been preferred. and tho
young lady will be tried by the Military
Commission. -
James Crockett, the lion tanner. died
suddenly in Cincinnati on Thursday.-
At the time Of his demise, Mr.. Crockett
was costumed for the ring, and was
about to appear before the audience
He was on his way from the DRESSING
'oom for this purpose, when he stagger.
"a, fell, and almost Immediately expired.
Major General Smith has revoked the
special order suspending the municipal
government Of Memphis, and placing
he city under the military provisional |
control, and has restored the city to the |
ontrol OF the civil authorities.