The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-24
THE NEws.

Major Generally. P. Banks has settled
down in New Orleans, as practicing
lawyer. The following is from the
Picdyane
. Yesterday Major General Banks was
introduced to the Judge of the U. States
District Court as practising attorney,
ana, having taken the test oath that he
mad never borne arms against the U.
States, or given countenance, aid, oren-
couragement to the rebellion was adj
mitted to practice"
There will be vacancy in the Senate
from Louisiana next year, and there are
also six Congressman to be elected
Whether the General will have any bet
ter chances for political preferment in
Louisiana than he would have had in
Massachusetts,, time alone can tell.
The New Orleans papers give the fol-
lowing account of the suicide of two Of
ficers of the army
ION Tuesday last Maj Albert Elfield,
formerly belonging to the Ninety-sev-
enth United States Colored infantry,
committed suicide in this city by blow
ing out his brains with revolver. The
deceased was about fifty-five years OF
age, andwas u native of Prussia. Major
Elfield had been subject for some time to
| fits of insanity.
son Wednesday night last Lieutenant
Arthur w. Thompson, u. S. Army, died
from the effects of an overdose of lauda-
mum. In the former part of the evening
| he retired to his room in a state of intoX-
| ication, and in short time complaine
| of feeling unwell, lat the same time taking
| up phial which contained about two
ounces of laudanum, which he drank,
remarking that he would have one good
| long sleep. In few moments he slept
the sleep that knows no waking. Physi-
clans were called but to no purpose
The unfortunate officer died at the age
of thirty-one. The coroner's jury brought
in verdict of suicide. Lieut. Thomp-
son was a native of Bushfield, Maine"
A German named George Wagner
murdered his wife on Friday afternoon,
in New York, under revolving circum-
stances. He had been from home all
day drinking, and returning, demanded
money of his wife. She refused En-
ragged he seized Ratchet. The woman
fled, and was pursued. Just as she was
passing out at the door, the brute struck
hera terrible blow in the back of the
head-the weapon sinking deep into the
skull. The wife died instantly, and the
murderer was arrested.
| CharlesJ. Anthony, wealthy either
OF Worcester, Massachusetts, is before
the Tombs police court in New York
charged with false pretenses and swind
/ inp axy low n
New Hampshire, out of fifteen thousand
dollars, which the. latter's agent was in
duced by the former, as alleged, to in
vest in an enterprise called the Moose
head Gold Property, represented to b(
located in Halifax county, Nova Scotia
Our New Orleans dispatches by the
steamship George Cromwell state thai
the TOcho district, in Louisiana, is al
present infected by desperate band Of
guerilla thieves, who have so far detieC
all the efforts of the national troops, will
= the assistance of the citizens, to capture
them. They not only plumber the rura
districts, but have on several occasion;
entered Franklin and other towns ant
robbed the stores.
A Leavenworth (zansas) dispatch O.
the 2lst says:
During aterrible rain storm last night
the creek running through the southern
portion of the city overlooked its banks
carrying away two stone bridges, eigh-
| teen or twenty houses, horses, wagons
and property of all kinds. The loss Of
life is noty known. Seven bodies were
found this morning. Many were doubt
less swept away in houses. The loss is
estimated at 100000"
The N. Y. Herdid's Fortress Monroe
correspondence the Goth says: "I have
the best authority for saying that jeff
f Davis is in good health, even better than
when he arrived at this place. His eye.
sight is not impaired, and his appetite is
remarkably good. There are many ru.
mors afloat regarding jeff, butno altera-
ton has taken place in his health or con.
dition. No one is allowed to see him
except Surgeon Craven and the guard.
A difficulty occurred at picnic al
Rock Springs, Tenn, on the Sth, be-
tween returned Unionand rebel soldiers
resulting in the death of three and the
seriously wounding of seven others.
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