The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-06

The extensive FOUNDRY andl0cOn0tIV
works belonging to Hinckley, William
& CO., on Harrison avenue, Boston, for
merly known as the Boston Locomotive
Works, was nearly destroyed by fire on
Saturday night Also a large unoccu-
pied building adjoining, in which were
stored four locomotives recently sold by
the Government to private parties. The
latter building is owned by the heirs OF
the late Edward Mott Robinson. The
total loss is estimated at $780, 900.
Prof. Agassiz, the distinguished natur-
alist, and party, are on the frontiers OF
Peru. The character of the Professors
discoveries in South America is stated
. to be of the highest Importance to
science. The source of the river Amazon
had been definitely traced to Lake Lau-
ricOcha, in Bolivia, in north latitude ten
degrees and thirty minutes, and west
longitude seventy degrees and thirty
minutes.
1t is not proper to address the Presi-
dent as "Your Excellency," as some do.
In the Convention that framed the Ma
tional Constitution, this title was pro.
posed, but was rejected at the instance
of Benjamin Franklin, who proposed to
insert Immediately after, "And that the
Vice President shall be His Most Super
fuous Highness!
me eeieraple lalher OF zen. Grant Is
tne retlp'rnl Oh marked ana respectful
aI'e,'.'on ,'ets. on being Questioned rs
renlied. nNewar i h;n chow WI liz 49, 49,; ne
When a how I.nt o,,ca ana ti', a go 49,,
tr,,ino 70 broso' Ill IT, y, ""a
tnnoh t;oht Inf The eolt Md 10 sn ~"' =
der iTusI Desnutcb - ~ =
p;o,.,.1 yv;nda, I.,, Mo-.
Iohn Dnncan late of The rehe, orn, n.y.
and who were fiji recently confined +,
The MA C.n;toi in W.sb;nnton on
cbaroes of inbumon Treatment If Iiaiom
nr;sonars have now that the establish
rr,ant ia M lonnor IN no Mood for a nr;son
hoa, cont 30 60 ~ Soil, ,yha,a nv Vii
ho tr;oJ H. ~ oo ,mt n,ar,;.,, ivy VIZ
eaaa I,
a party OF 2W cayenne ana Apache
- ti,a o H. roiic,,,,,;.' o,.o,l,,'''l
ponto go ,iaca noiiad nnwnos,.,
Snr;"., h;iIed sora,, norsnms b1rned ali
~ h,s5;l, H IN hot ,,io;nit, ,r;th tha
stoo,,s of aon,Is thev c"nioined amJ
committed other outraees.
Tho oolorod noo,,,o of Nav Eno,o,a
or thar cnnve pi hnId in Pn.iom " ~,
Er;Jax soloctnl csaaroa ~ no,,,,,; W.,
~ p6nda Island daIn,sata r.. r,',,,., a,,,t
tho ;ntorasts Of their raon ar Vdahi,,,.
ton during the ensuing session of Con
gress.
The third nerson imnl;catod in uho
mnrier Of senor Oterp in KronL Jrn
and who gives his name no Comhv n ~,
MERCER, has been arrested in Carlisle,
Pa, by Detective Wondery of BROOKLYN
and brought to that city.
General Grant ON his recent visit +,
New York, drove Bonner's tro,tjnp
mare Peerless, to skeleton wagon
around Dubois private trottine park i'm
LII a. Erchdn1c.
We saw an FISHERMAN, not long since,
drive skeleton horse, to a bundle OF.
FODDER, IN l.l6 1. me distance travelled
was thlrty-siX Inches. - wilmington
Dsspdtch.
The dates from Honolulu are of the
nth ult, Twenty-siX whalers were in
port. me prospects OF the sugar crop
were gooa. me Sehf recelptsol Wha'e
oil footed up lS,ooo Dds.
the following Is "a conilndflm OF the
sixteenth century why dootl a
dogge tonfnc hyin thfyes ahcute or ti,at
ne Iyeui MN aowi,e byeause ne
En- y, 'o' ''' oe''e' 'e"' i'o''' '''e
looo.
The workmen now employed IN the
ChariestoWh Mass Navy YARD h.lhioes
tho No. o'uVo' 1, t From, ! gon ~
: ny Soo ,u;,fS ha dIso,'ar,,a5 tn Jnv
A'opo WI W 40 49, 49,
:, Mn ny Worh not si incppna5uode III Tho resi-
49," pnaan o. 49, .ro ..tyotarf,iia,
in NEARLY everv house ia y E,,,ress
III Ao"'iy eNoiJ ''''7' l"' ~ r. ''"'