The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-03
THE NEWS.

| The Washington correspondent OF the
| Philadelphia Inquirer says, 'slnce the
rebel Gen. Dick Taylor has been here,
stopping at a fashionable. hotel, more
visitors have waited upon him, and more
visiting cards have been sent up to his
rooms desiring interviews, than any
general officer of our army, however dis
finguished. has received in Washington
for a number of years past. A conside-
rable number of the calls on Taylor are
Union army officers, but the majority of
the visitors are evidently Secessionsym-
pathizers, emulous of lionizing the dis
tinguished Rebel
Late advices state that Dick had re-
ceived permission from the President to
visit jeff. Davis, his brother-in- law, at
Fortress Monroe, and had gone thither
for that porpose.
The Old Dominion has good deal to
say about the poverty of its nelghbors.
Honest poverty has been done In song;
but the poverty that survives oy false
pretences, borrowing dollar now and
then, until a pup is sold, and such de-
vice, is not likely toexcite the attention
of the muses. much.
1t is said that letters have been re-
ceived from the Bishops of the Episco-
pal Church in nearly all of the Southern
Dioceses lately in rebellion against the
Government, in favor of reunion at the
next General Convention at Philadel-
phia without any formality whatever.
Robert E. Lee, late Major General in
the Rebel army, is sojourning at the
| Clifton House, Niagara Falls. 1t is said
that C. L.sXallandigham has also gone
to the same place, probably to have
conference with the noted chieftain.
Is there no law, under which Mayor
Tabb can keep the hungry beggars of
| the Old Dominion from staring into our
kitchen windows? The servants COM
plain, bitterly, of the nuisance, and tell
us that the fellows look as much like
rogues as starvlings. Mr.. Tabb, what
do you say?
tits reported that A. L. McLeen, for
merly of Lafayette county, and adiu-
tant general on Sterling Prices staff,
has been killed in Texas, falling by the
hand of one of his own political asso-
ciates.
A package of three letters recently ar
rived at the Woodstock (Vermont post
office from Irasburg, having been over
twenty-one years in travelling the 100
miles between the two places.
The Miss McFIimseys, who have pref
ty ankles will be gratified to learn that
the fashion makers are trying to intro
duce the peasant skirt, which doesn't
reach the ground by several inches.
Jones, the military lickspittle of this
department, is not satisfied with the ef-
feet of his Old Dominion dish of Mon
day. He thought it would produce
general nausea. The chief should
"spread" something over this half fam
ished pauper.
Captain Jackson, brother of Stone
wall Jackson, was recently drowned
while on his way from New Orleans to
Mobile. He had been in the rebel SER
vice, and wounded three times.
Theveritable war-horse of Gen. Stone
wall Jackson may now be seen at New
port, Rhode Island. 1t is noble ami
NAL, and makes fine appearance in the
street.
On Sunday night last negro was
murdered and robbed on the Brook
Road, near Richmond, being the second
murder in the same locality within a
few days.
A lady, yesterday, upon hearing ofth
new move by the Old Dominion, to raise
bread for day, observed, "Well, to be
sure, | too, should have been alarmed, If
| had not heard these greedy asses bray
before"
General Montgomery D. Corse. of the
late Confederate army, released from
Fort Warren, has gone to Charlottes-
vile to join his family, says the Alex
andria Gazette.
Gen. Butler has accepted the office of
President of the Massachusetts Army
and Navy Association. The General is
at present on tour through the West.
The Colonel of the Eleventh Mississ-
ippi regiment is to be tried by court-mar-
tial at Houston, Texas, for tearing down
the United States flag.
jeff Thompson has taken the amnesty
oath before the Mayor of New Orleans,
and applied to President Johnson for
special pardon.
A young Kentucky giant named Bud
Bates, is seven feet high and weighs
three hundred and forty pounds.
Little Anna Weston, of Rochester,
was burned to death while hanging the
tea-kettle on the fire.
The DR.. Winship, who died in Rox-
bury on Wednesday, was not the strong
man, as has been stated.
Barnum says he is worth million
and half, and doesn't owe any man
dollar.
The NeW Jersey Tol,mteer, a new
weekly paper, makes its appearance this
week.
| Dangerous counterfeit one dollar
greenbacks are circulating in Cincin-
natl.
| Governor Murrah is said to havetaken
$1,000 in gold across the Rio Grande.
MARRIED.