The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-15
THE NEWS.

The acquittal of Capt. VIM. H. Hatch,
charged with improperly appropriating
money belonging to Federal prisoners In
Richmond, Is gratifying to many of his
acquaintance who received personal
kindness at his hands while under his
authority at the Confederate capital. AL
though Capt. Hatch was a Confederate
officer, he was insensible to the obliga-
tons of a man, and many of our soldiers
and their friends freely acknowledge his
many acts of benevolence and compass
sion towards them.
The destruction of Acapulco, when
that place was abandoned by the French,
is said to have been an act of entire Van
dalism. The whole city was turned into
ruin; everything was DESTROYED, and
desolation took the place of plenty. Cut
off from their usual sources of supply,
the subjugated towns were reduced to
the verge of starvation. The horrors of
war have been experienced by the PEG.
pie in its most revolving form.
The work of excavating for ship ca
nal from Portage Lake to Lake Superior
will be commenced during the present
month, and is to be completed by the
close of navigation in 1866. The contract
for making the canal has been let to Mr..
Wells, ofNew York. This is a very i'm
portant work, and when completed will
be Of immense benefit to the Portage
Lake Mining District.
A Tapping chief Mo-Wang was re-
Gently caught, taken to the execution
ground in Canton, tied to cross, and
slowly cut to pieces, the flesh above his
| eyes and cheeks being first removed,
then strips of flesh cut from his body,
and finally his heart cut out, and the
head was then severed from the lifeless
body.
The Madrid journals state that the
number of American families coming
from the South of the United States to
seek repose at Cuba Is augmenting every
day. Many of these voluntary exiles
are perfectly acquainted with agricul.
ture, and all can bringan important con-
tribution to the prosperity Of the island.
A slave ship manned wholly by Arabs
and having on board 283 negroes, was
captured last May near Zanzibar, on the
east coast of Africa, by the British war
steamer Wasp. Three of the Arabs were
killed In the fight which took place.
eleven wounded.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, of the
I'd inst, notices the presence of General
Howell Cobb in that city, and says, "he
expressed great desire to have all mat
ters now in agitation settled at once, and
wished most heartily to see Georgia once
more resuming her former position in
the Union.
There was wicked boy who, when
he was told that the best cure for the
palpitation of the heart was to quit kiss
ing the girls, said: If that Is the only
reason for palpitation, I say let her
palp"
A spectator at Newport, seeing man
some distance from the shore bathing,
expressed apprehension for his safety,
when bystander remarked, "There is
no danger, his head will buoy his
body"
The Louisville Democrat estimates
that 80, 900 negroes have crossed the Ohio
river into Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
under General Palmer's passes, since
May first.
The Alumni of Bowdoin College have
voted to raise $25, 900 to erect memorial
to the sons of the College who have fall
len in the war.
Messrs. Townsend, Montant & Co.,
New York, advertise sale of French |
worsted dress goods, for Wednesday and
Thursday next.
A darkey's instructions for putting on
a coat were: Fust de right arm, den
de left, and den glib one general conwul-
shun."
Memphis, with 4O, 900 inhabitants and
only 5000 registered votes, cast but 1,347 |
ballots for congressman at the late cleo
ton.
John Surratt, it Is again reported, is
now and has been for some time past in
Montreal, Canada, or its vicinity.
Mrs. jeff. Davis has applied for per-
mission to see her husband at Fortress
Monroe, and has been refused.