The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-02
THE NEWS.

AIDS correspondents
The storm of Saturday proves to have
been more damaging than was at first
apprehended. Signboards and skylights
were blown down and broken to q Sc
rious extent, and the submerging of eel
lars entailed heavy losses in many in
stances. Large branches were torn from
shade trees in every direction, and few
houses and other buildings were unroof-
ed i'm various parts of the city. A spout
leading from the roof of the Executive
mansion, and leading through the west
wing of the building, got clogged with
refuse material left there by the work
men who had been making repairs, in
consequence of which some ofthe cham
beers were flooded with waterto the depth
of several feet, and the ceiling of one of
them fell. Much alarm was occasioned
to the inmates, and the utmost activity
was required to prevent the East Room
and other apartments from being SINH
| Iarlv invaded. No accidents to persons
have been reported.
An alleged confidence man of con-
siderable accomplishments, fine man.
ners and the dash ola first class ''sport,"
known as Benjamin w. Allen, alias the
"Hon. John w. Harris, formerly of
Texas" has recently mysteriously dis
appeared from st. Paul, Minnesota,
much to the annoyance of number of
individuals in that section. of country
who claim to have against him little
accounts of few thousand dollars each.
The Hon. Mr.. Harris had made st.
Paul his headquarters for some time,
stopping at a first class hotel, spending
his money like prince, ingratiating
himself in the upper circles of the apos-
tolic city, and making of himself quite
a marked character by perambulating
the streets i'm a violet colOred velvet coat.
1t is charged against Harris that, among
other little human weaknesses mani
tested by him within the last eighteen
months, he has by forgery and other
means swindled different Western capt.
talists out of about eighty thousand dol
lars; taken to himself two different
wives, with each of whom he only lived
few months tlirted with various other
women, and stolen ten thousand dollars
belonging to an Ohio bank. After his
flight tin box purporting to contain
siXty-one thousand dollars worth of
| government bonds, deposited by him in
u ST. Paul bank for safe keeping, was
broken open and found to be filled with
old newspapers.
Stewards palatial residence, which is
being erected at the corner of Thirty-
fourth street and Fifth avenue, New
York city, is attracting considerable at
tention. 1t will be three stories high,
with basement. The walls are white
marble. The style of architecture is
mixed Corinthian and Ionic. The resi-
dence will have front on 34th street Of
about 145 feet the side on Fifth avenue
is 90 feet. The entrance to the house
will be about Is feet in width. The cost
of the building is estimated at 81 200 600,
twill be the most magnificent residence
in the United States.
A singular death isreported from OAR
ton, England. A young lady, the
daughter of a surgeon, happened TO go
into kitchen where a butcher was in
the act of killing brace of ducks. See
ing blood running from one the birds,
she tainted, and, being removed to
couch, died almost Immediately. Death
is supposed to have resulted from the
shock occasioned to the nervous system,
the young lady having the greatest
aversion to the sight of blood of any
kind.
In Ontonagan, Michigan, during the
recent flood five children of Mr.. Bethuel
Draper were drowned under very pain
full circumstances. The father was away,
and the mother when the water filed
the house, dashed the children to herself
and chung to a tree, but the tree soon
went, and she saw her chi dren drowned
before her eyes, unable to render any
aid. She was forced to remain in a tree
two days, suffering intensely before the
water subsidized, but was finally saved.
AT the Yale College Commencement
dinner, Gen. Ullman said he was autho-
rized by the Secretary of War; few
days ago, to say that there had been re-
Gently disbanded, or were now in pro-
cess of disarmament, 1882 soldiers,
and that we had million of men in the
field when Lee surrendered.
Ten thousand freedmen and their fam
lilies are farming for themselves in the
neighborhood of Vicksburg, with excel
lent results; doing much better than
those who worked by the month for
wages.
General Sherman, in his speech at
Indianapolis, said he should "never,
never accept civil office, and never again
draw his sword in anger"
Chambersburg is rising from its ashes.
The court house, three hotels, and build
lngs and business houses are going upin
all directions.
| 1t is reported that Abd-el-Kader has
written q novel, which he intends to
publish during his stay in Paris.
The number of North Carolina troops
in the rebel armies, from first to last, was
$4,000.