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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.

NORFOLK, VA, June q, 1885.
Mr.. Editor THE poet has truly said
"violent extremes will not endure,
While a sober moderation Is sure
Therefore, in consideration of this fact,
It must have become self-evident to
every investigating mind in this city,
that the sad events of the last four years
have conclusively shown, and expert
ence has taught all, that those who now
agitate any sectional feeling in our mu-
nicipal election, are more animated by
sinister motives of self-interest, than a
virtuous consideration of the public veal.
Those who do "scratch the old sore, "
show, conclusively, that they laugh at
sears because they never felt wound
and as your goodly paper gives evidence
of brighter future, it is to be hoped,
that all men endowed with true spirit
of mdgndnimity may follow the pre-
cepts of your able counsel, and elect
men to office who have the public inter
est at heart, and particularly the fair
fame of this time-honored old city in
view, ABOVE ALL OTHER considerations.
While not attempting to detract from
the merit or ability of any of the gen
tlemen up for the suffrage of their fell
low-citizens, would respectfully call
to the attention Of every thinking man
i'm this community the peculiar merit of
the Conservative Ticket" "This tick
ct was not born in confusion, or the re-
suit of chaos" but made up calmly and
deliberately, in order to harmonic and
tranquilize the bitter partizan feeling so
imprudently inaugurated by the agita-
tors and ultras, more to satisfy personal
predictions than public interest.
With a sincere hope that by the adj
of the past, all may profit,
and that the bright future may animate
us all for the common good, in order.
then, to carry out this great attribute of
charity, it is to be hoped that discrim-
mating public may study their oWn in
terests by electing Conservative men as
their standard bearers.
CONSERVATIVE"
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

RIorOUs-Night before last various rioous and dsor-
derby demonstrations made by discharged SOL
ders on coored persons in different portions Of the city
The first disturbance occurred near the Circus, and sol
dior was arrested by Officers Whtlock and Thornton but
while being conveyed to Jail, number Of his comradet
rushed his and forced the officers to release him
Whock was hard pressed and roughly handled but bore
himself quite calamity and succeeded In beating Of his
assailapts The soldiers then went out into the suburbs
and commenced an indscrmnate all the coloret
folks they met They cleaned out number of houses
and some of the inmates beaten. Pistols wsre dis
charged and rocks and freely used but no
was seriously injured These proceedings very dis
graceful and should be stop ped but the civil authorities
are at present powerless We have but eighteen nigh
watcbmen and six day policemen and of il is i'm
possibe for so small force to accomplish anything
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Death of Mrs. William H. Seward.

The public mind was in q measure,
andthe family of Mr.. Seward fully pre-
nored. for the bereavement it becomes a
nainf1l duty to announce. Mrs. Seward
had been sinking from the moment that
her intense anxiety for the safety of her
husband and son was relieved. Up to
the time that hope, in both cases came,
she was wonderfully sustained. 1t SEEM
ed that infirm and feeble as she had
been for years, while those she loved SO
devotedly were i'm danger, disease had
no power over the wife and mother. But
when the strain was off, her Over-taxed
powers, mental and physical, gave way.
Mrs. Seward has been a sufferer many
years, bearing her illness, sometimeswith
cheerfulness-alw with Christian re-
signation-and ever diligent and watch
full in the discharge of every duty, .espe-
cially in the mental and moral trainingOf
her children, in which her great happi-
ness consisted. AS wife and mother
she was eminentlya counselor and teach
err. Her rule was supreme; but it was
supremacy in which wisdom and alice
ton were so happily blended that all re-
ioiced to recognize her sceptre.
Mrs. Seward was the daughter of the
late Judge Elijah II. Miller of Auburn.
She was gifted in person and manners,
and to these attractions was added a
thorough education Forthe lasttwelve
or fifteen years of her married life she
was the charm of the cultivated and re-
fined associations in which she moved
but nearly twenty years ago her health
failed, and since that period she has
Withdrawn from society, devoting her.
self to her family and the few friends
. ,,,l, ln had ,r1x, Iaap al ff, Vya1,,n
The attempted assassination of the Sc
cretary and Assistant Secretary of State,
Il is hardly necessary to say, has, what
ever their fate may be, caused thisd
Those only whe know, as we know, not
only how devotedly she loved them, but
how worthy they are of such affection.
can Judge of the intensity of her anxiety
and suffering. The day but one after
that fiendsh attempt, by which both
lives were suspended by Il thread, she
said to the writer, 'it seems as if | had
twohearts, one throbbing for Henry and
the other for Frederick"
Mrs. Seward was, in the highest sense,
the companion, counselor and friend, to
whom her husband turned, and upon
whom she relied on all occasions. Be-
tween them there was perfect trust
They shared each others hopes and fears,
joys and sorrows. Their household was
one of uniform and undisturbed peace
and purity.
Mrs. Seward leaves three sons and one
daughter all most tenderly attached to
her. Her death is the first in that FAM
lily. or her own family, Mrs. Worden,
an only sister, survives.
The remains, accompanied by the Sc
cretary, their oldest and youngest sons,
and their only daughter, leave Washing
ton for Auburn, via Elmira, this morn
ing. Frederick, the second son, is too
ill Oleave Washington.- y Times
Of Thwsday
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The Negro Question in Louisiana.
leo respondencc of the Philadelphia Ledgcr.l

w iFspohuehce OF the Philadelphia Ledger
hear from reliable source in Louis
lana that it is the determination of the
citizens of that State to make short work
of the negro suffrage question. and n
set the seal of the Pelican State at once
upon her positive refusal to entertain
the project in any shape whatever Tha
proclamation of President johnson IN
she people of North Carolina will no
July accepted as the proper ground 10
s.a ;m upon, and the suffrage oI,estion
VIII VIII ne settled in Louisiana in accor'i.
H lmce with the spirit of that document /.
L iee Whlte citizens of the State who
nave attained the age of twentv.on ne
years, and all white citizens of thc Tfnio
,eu states who have lived at least ono
S uar IN the State, will be allowed to vote
frano on no condition will the elective
of votnrs oe extended beyond the class
Ion MYERS specified. The restoration Of
cd Ih in TO the Union has been effect
than will Ii' III more satisfactory manner
in" S mmi he the case with the remain-
fullv r nor a native of the STATED, who is
The d hecognized by the President, and
ence ii IN w the others will expert
al Gou W .lle appointment of Provision
r om,;ov'ernors' have thus been avoided.
ahead ani therefore, has but to go
awaits bau iuiiil the high destiny that
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

"A poor female applied to the Mayor of
NTfolk on Thursday, for warrant to
nave her daughter, a girl only nineteen
years old, arrested and returned to the
maternal domicil, as she had left home
TO lead life of depravity. The Mavor
informed her that under such circum-
stances the lda0 could afford her no re-.
lief; and Ja could it aOould be q useless
task to endedvor to restrain the air, fron,
Me course she had adopted. He related
that only the day before the husband of
woman who had been living a deprav-
ed life, in this city, for nine months
mad come down from Petersburg and an
Piled to him to compel the woman to re-
turn home to him and her four children.
tie advised the forgiving and sorrowinp
husband to discard the Worthless thino
and return home-which he concluded
TO Go. The colored woman listened to
the Mayor, and plead for official aid :.
but when she found there was no helm
iof her, she left the court weeping and
showing great maternal anguish Tt
seems to us that the Mayor should have
withheld "his advice" since he was un-
able to help the afflicted parties. Has he
any idea-beyond the sensibilities de-
veloped in "his advice"-of the tender
ness OF the tie which binds mother to
her child or husband to his wife?
10 the Mayors comprehension it may
seem useless" to attempt to save fall
ell child, or recall wife who has gone
astray; but to the comprehension of
most men it is service and a duty, that
ought not to be neglected. However
much men may differ on negro suffrage
there can be but one opinion among
them with regard to negro suffering, and
that opinion is in opposition to that of
the Mayor.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
THE ELECTIoNs.

The citizens of Norfolk exercise tho
IN, functions of freemen to-day.
Ihey are called upon to assemble in their
respective wards and cast their votes
ana elect their municipal rulers for the
ensuing year. The names of the con.
.ending candidates are printed at large
IN our advertising columns, We have
no interest in the matter beyond that of
any other well-wisher of the town We
uesire TO secure the election of compe-
tent gentlemen, and we hope that this
desire may be gratified.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
NATIONAL DIGNITY.

Now that the American people have
established their nation as q first-class
power, and placed it in leading posi-
ton before the world--thus securing a
standing at once dignified and unequiv-
ocal-we think that national self-respect
demands that some alteration should be
made in the language of our orators, our
people, and the press, when speaking of
ourselves as a nation. We have long
thought that it sounds very silly in us
to be continually singing our own prais-
60. We scarcely take up paper, OF lis
ten to an orator, but we meet with some
thing IN regard to our greatness. awe
are agreatpeople;" "the greatest the sun
ever shone upon;" I" the most enterprise
ing, ingenious, industrious, intelligent.
warlike, liberal, and free, that now ar.
lists, ever did exist, OF ever will exist On
the face of the earth" mo nation In
ancient times ever equalled us in anv
respect--no country at present can
compare with us in any of the elements
Of national greatness, social and po-
litical grandeur, or in the arts of war and
peace. Weare the nation par excellence,
and we know it and intend to impress
the world with the fact by its frequent
reiteration. Such wars aswe have waged
were never waged before; such wis
dom as we have displayed in counsel has
been hitherto unheard of In the world. -
This Is the language of the boaster and
braggart, a creature laughed at for his
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

the delivery of Col. Arguells in Cuba,
nor had he by private or any other
means, authorized or sought the capture
and bringing to Cuba of that person;
This leaves that midnight capture and
abduction where it belongs, among ire
sponsible subordinate officials of your
governmental voluntary offering, for
which compensation was expected, but
whether realized or not, am not posted
well enough to tell--their pockets can
respond. We have no other news which
you will not have received direct from
Mexico, Central America and the South
American States. Jeffrard is Furnishing
rebels in Hayti and the evacuation OF
st. Domingo by Spanish troops proceeds
as rapidly as possible. DANA.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

The President has appointed Judge
Lewis E. Parsons Provisional Governor
of Alabama, and issued proclamation
with reference to the reorganization OF
the State, similar to those previously ~
sued. There has been considerable an
ference of opinion about this appoint
ment, and one or two other names nave
been most strongly urged by some OF the
delegation from that State. Judge fal
sons is not an original Union man, BUT,
from his position, it is believed he VIII
have great influence among the slave
holders of that State.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

u y. NAVAL STATION, NoRPoLK.-The work Of /" Recon
strncton" in the Navy Yard goes steadily onward Nor,
than thousand men employed the greater portion
them being house carpenters stone and brick maso and
laborcrs The work in the ship carpenters, ship oiner
and machiniss departments has greatly fallen off, and
largo numbers Of mechanics have lately been discharged
If We had member of Congress look after the interests
Of the twin cities at this uncture the department at
Washington would doubtless be induced to send OF
its ships here for repa and thus furnish employment for
hundreds of len who are idle The number of ve'
Among them are the rams Alb rle and columbia
The officers of the station, which includes the Navy
Yard and Hospital, are as follows:
Captain J. NJ. Berrien Commandant.
7. ii. Baker, Lieutenant, Commander.
Robert b. Refill, Lieutenant.
~. Glasson, Commander.
g. S. Thornton Inspector Of Provisions and Clothing.
II. NJ. Heiske Fleet Paymaster.
Richard Washington, Paymastor
W. IL. Thompson, Paymaster.
A. A. Henderson, Surgeon.
William johnson, Surgeon.
J. d. Murphy, Passed Assistant Surgeon.
James Kemier, A. A. Surgeon.
@. A. Davis, Chaplain.
Isaiah IIanscon, Naval Constructor.
John H. Long, Chief Engineer.
Alex. Worrell, Civil Engineer.
J. T. Choat Boatswain.
Joseph Swift, Gunner
James II. Owens, Carpenter.
William Dulaney, Colonel of Marines.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
THE ECHO

True faith, producing love to God aud man,
say, Echo, Is not this the Gospel plant
Echo.-The Gospel plan.
whom men combine to hate and treat me i'll,
Must return them good and love thom still
Echo-Love them STILL
If they my feelings eausslessly reveal,
Must their faults as carefully conceaif
Echo-Carsfuly conceal
bat II uy name and character they tear,
Aud cruel malice too, too plain appear;
And when sorrow and affection know,
They love to add to- and increase my woe;
say Echo, say, In each peculiar case
Must continue still to love and blessi
Echo-To love and bless
"hy' Echo, how Is thisi Thou'rt sure above,
my voice will leave me nothing else but love
Echo-Nothing else but lovg
Amen! with all my heart; then be it so,
Ana now to practice I'll directly 60.
Echo--Directly go.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
TEXAS,
WHY KIRBY SMITH GAVE UP THE FIGHT.

|
General Kirby Smith issued the fol-
lowing address to his soldiers on ADAM
bonding the war:
IIEDQuinTERs lRAys-NIIssIssppl DEplRrMRyT,l
| HOUSTON, May 80 1866,
SOLDIERS The day after refused the
demand of the Federal Government to
surrender this department, left Shrcvr-
port for Houston. I ordered the Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Louisiana trooepts
to follow. My purpose was to concen.
trate the entire strength of the depart
ment, await negotiation, and, if poss
Bile, secure terms alike honorable to sol.
diers and citizens. Falling i'm this, / IN
tended to struggle to the last; and, with
an army united in purpose, firm in re-
solve, and battling for the right, believe
God would yet give us the victory. /
reached here to find the Texas troops dis
banded and Fastening to their homes. -
they had forsaken their cOlors and their
commanders; had abandoned the cause
lof which we were struggling, and APP
proprlated the public property to their
personal use.
SOLDIERS: | am left a commander
without an army-a General without
troops. 1t was unwise and unpatriotic,
put 1t Is final. pray you may not live
10 regret 1t. The enemy will now pos
Sess your country and dictate his own
laws. You have voluntarily destroyed
our organizations, and thrown away all
means of resistance.
Your present duties areplain. Return
10 your iamilies-resume the occupations
OF peace. Yield obedience to the laws.
Labor to restore order. Strive, both by
counsel COZ and example, to give security to
ilie ana property. And may God in his
mercy dlrect you Alright, and heal the
WOUNDS OF our distracted country.
f.. KIRBY SMITH, General.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

The engravers and printers of the
third and last series of seven-thirty notes
have completed their deliveries of
all orders received at the Treasury De-
partment to date, and hereafter there will
be no delay in despatching the notes to
subscribers to the loan. The orders re-
ceived on the morning of each day will
be filled by the evening express ship
ments of the same day. Thus an obsta-
Gle in the way ofthe popular demand for
the third series is removed; and in an
ticipation of this event the daily sub
scriptions already show gratifying in
crease. About $140,OOO,O00 of the loan
remain unsold. The sales of this and
the next week, at the current daily rate,
will leave less than half of the series to
be disposed of. The experience of the
public in all previous loans negotiated
through the popular agency system au-
thorizes the anticipation that the absorb
ton of the last half of this last loan will
be very much more rapid than that of
the first half A heavy daily increase in
subscription is therefore confidently ex-
pected by the loan agents. The abund-
ance of loose capital suddenly withdrawn
from active employment by the cessation
of large government operations connect
ed with the late war encourages this ex-
pectatiOn.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

In New York on "Wednesday, gold
opened at 14Ol, rose to l42, and closed at
l413. The demand for cash gold is quite
active, and borrowers are required to pay
/ per cent. for its use in many cases.
The Boston steamer took no specie to-
day, and the Glasgow hence had but
$4,000. Government stocks are strong
er, and 5-2Os salable at 1881. The 1O-4Os
are strong at 96l, and are wanted by
banks. In State Bonds and railway
mortgages little doing and prices lower.
The miscellaneous shares are neglected.
Railway shares were firm III the early
part of the day. The market after the
Board was lower, but improved again
and at the public call was better. The
of money to stock houses is ex-
cessive, but it has no effect in stimulating
speculation in any direction. AT the
Second Board and in the street.-the mark
ct was steady but excessively duil.
Money is abundant on call at 4@5 per
cent, and at the latter rate borrowers
are scarce. In Commercial paper no
change of importance. Freights are
little more active, and rates are firmer.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

IDLE BOYS AND NOMINATING WoMEs.-some effort
should e made by the authorities to rid the streets Of tho
crowds of idle and profne and stonethrowins boys who
block Main by day. and the crowds of black bawds
who perambuate by night We have had orders upon all
sorts of topics including the poor pigeons now let
us have action in regard to profane boys ana tine
night-wakers. d. whoever takes this job In haho'
should while his hand in SEQ that Talbot street was
umgated 1t is crowded and hlfhy ana the ooa.u
of health if there be such an organization owe 'n'
public inspect that and all the alleys 'ead'hs run"
lfatn ctrasf
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

Noisy NIeHr-The disagreeable feud that has arisen
between some of the soldiers and the discontinued portion
of the coored population ragged with considerable fury
last night but there more noise and confusion than
ANYTHING else 1t said the negroes went down to the
yardhouse armed with clubs and drew up in line to at
tock the guard but the soldiers rushed to arms and
loaded their pieces when the negroes scattered After
that during the night there were anumber Of rows and
the negroes instances, were hardly treatedand
some of the houses attacked We heard of no serious
casualties Cannot something he done to put stop to
this uncertain state of sas Better give us strict mill
fary rule again. 49,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

DEPARTURES OF MAJOR GENERAL GRAHAN.-Qn't"a gam
erpg of ofce.s and merchants crowded the Baiimore
steamer "eorgiana yesterday afternoon to tes.y ~
their personal presence their unfegned respect LOT @
Gen. Charles X. Graham who was accompanied ~ "''
Graham on board en- rome for New York The mih'rs,
too was represented by infantry force wnic siu'e
the General as he went on board The Post bad was ."
board and proceeded far Fortress Monroe 'u'
thor compliment the General It must nave oe0" "'0
gratifying to tho retiring be thus honored ny 80
AN attendance of gentlemen.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

The United States Collector OF Gus
toms at Albany. VIM. Bruce, on Tues,
day morning, seized large quan'isy =,
silk goods, which were smueeioN
Albany and found in barrels COVER 81
with eggs. The silks are supposed 10 10
worth from SO, 600 to "a 600.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

The Mayors CouRr.-we found nothing Oh i"'.'e. :"
this court Yesterday The entire time Of the eou,
to be occupied in hearing and deciding disputes
coored persons. which class crowd the eourFioo'
morning. and remain in it good portion y ,'s...s
Some of the scenes during the trials are qu'' ~
Int the room is most close to warrant a..
naming there very ong most Of the touol' y S
inmates of disorderly houses Occasionah,,
III. ofdsnrayed character, is brought up and hned
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

The resembling of the war tax OF TWEEN.
ty-five per cent. on the products OF the
rebel States, by the President, mas
thrown out Unemployment a large num-
Der of Treasury agents, who are daliy
arriving here to settle up their accounts cunts
with the government. Some OF them
had but just reached their locations when
thew found their occupation gone.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

pleas, new = York writer says the chief
! assures derived by the Bostonians at
and nI klcal entertainment is criticism.
a,rb nc ventures the statement that
cl ane ~ tney go to heaven they will de-
tn' ie mat some of the harps are ont Of
t tune, that one of the angels takes liner.
o,es with the composers text. and mat
p niho.her sings fiat. They will also do.
pore b the absence of the great organ ~ -
put the New York writer nevar co.,
Aiow what is done in heaven. 70"
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

Mr.. Charles Walsh, of Chicago con-
victed. bv the late military commission
at Cincinnati. of having been concerneo
in a conspiracy to release the repei pr
soners FROM Camp Douglas ana sen
fenced to five years imprisonment n"'
been hardened by the President.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

FIdHr.-A difficulty occurred yesterday afternoon
Main street. nearly opposite the tantc Hotel soldier
attacked negro who keeps Soda stand there and flung
large tumber at him. Several Of the black mans friends
to his assistance and for time appearances seemed
TO threaten serious row. several soldiers gathered
arouad but nothing further was done.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

Newsmen and newsboys desiring papers will please
cave their orders at the countngroom the evening pre-
yiotis before six o'clock.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

TAKING THE 0ArH-A great many persons are daily tax
Ing the oath Of allegiance at the Office Of MFR Bark Clerk
Of the Court and qualifying themselves to take part in
the election to-day Quite number Of returned prisoners
arrived from Fortress Monroe yesterday NEST of whom
were former residents of this city.