The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-01
THE NEWS.

received there from Venezuela. Gent:
Falcon, on the seventh of June, entered
upon his duties as President of the Re-
public. General Venancio Pulgar at
tempted to invade towns on the coast OF
Maracaibo, but had retired to one OF the
States of Columbia. The Venezuelan
| standing army numbers three thousand
men. There are two steamers and two
schooners in the navy. New Barcelona
is still turbulent There smoothing new
| from Mexico. Nassau has become dull
place, and the Victoria Hotel and other
public houses are closed. Gen. Breckin.
ridge Is residing in Havana, and tits said
favors applications for pardon to Presi-
dent Johnson. Trade with Southern
ports is about to be resumed. The block
ade runner Lark, fine steamer, has
sailed from Havana for Liverpool
Documents, extensively signed, are in
circulation in Cuba, calling on Spain to
retain General Dulce as Captain Gene
raj. Some reforms are petitioned for,
| also.
The Republic of San Salvador has
adopted flag. It is composed of five
blue and four white stripes, with nine
five pointed stars on red field for the
union.
Admiral Hope, Commander of the
British Squadron of North America and
the Antilles, isat Havana.
From Hayti we have advices to the
tenth instant. The rebels had concentrate
ed at Cape Haytien which was invested
by the forces of President Gettrard. Its
surrender was looked for. The insur-
rection is now circumscribed to very
small dimensions. th
Atthe conspiracy trial on Wednesday,
Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham re-
viewed the evidence summed up for the
Government. He defined the law In
cases of conspiracy, declaring that per-
sons charged with conspiracy, If proved
guilty, are as culpable as the principal
actor in the crime perpetrated.
There is a movement on foot in Chi
cago to bring down prices. The retail
prices for all kinds of staple articles are
higher now than ever before. A meet
, inc is about to be called of leading citi-
, zens to take positive action in the mat
, ter If dealers refuse to listen to reason,
! an associated store will be Immediately
! started in the Sanitary Fair building,
where goods will be supplied at small
, advance from the wholesale cost.
+ John Armstrong, Postmaster at
Springfield, Illinois, was arrested on
i Saturday for robbing the Postotfice. The
Y arrest was made by G. j. Leonard, spe-
| cial detective of the department. ARM
e strong gave bail to answer. He has
e hitherto been esteemed as an honest and
4 worthy man. He was appointed by
e President Lincoln.
Seven hundred of the natives of Ire
land have published in Montreal, dis
claimer to the statements made by Mr..
MCGEE in Ireland, as to the Irish in the
e United States. They say they are not
= true, and that Mr. McGee Is not safe
y public guide. Good.
i The United States Consul at Port
/, Mahon advises the Government that
+ the so-called Russian plague is rapidly
: extending Westward. The cholera Is
e making ravages in Alexandria, Egypt.
: In April more than fifty-six thous-
q and acres, valued at over seventy thous-
;. and dollars, were taken up for actual
settlement under the Homestead law.
Charles Eaton Creepy, of Washington,
E has been appointed Tax Commissioner
for Mississippi.
q Several Post-offices in the Shenan-
I doah Valley have been opened. Among
f them are Mount Jackson, Strasburg,
: New Market and Woodstock.
4 There were over one hundred deaths
in Baltimore for the week ending Mon
day last.
The gold mounted pistol at the Chica.
go Sanitary Fair, Ito be awarded to the
best general, J" has been voted to General
Sheridan.
Jim Jackson, notorious bushwhack-
er, was caught recently, near Santa Fe,
Missouri. He was executed forthwith,
by order of Captain Tanner of the mill
tia. Jackson was from Bourbon county,
Kentucky, and had served in john
Morgan's command
1t isasomewhat singular circumstance
that the owner of the farm upon
which the first battle of the war (Bull
RUM was fought, is also owner of the
house, at Appomattox Court House, in
which the surrender of Lees army was
signed.
Inc steamer Robert Burns. from Gin.
J cinnati to Memphis, was fired by some
qulcklime which became partially wet
rom the boat springing aleak in the
Ohio river, on Saturday. The boat and
cargo were total loss =.
a singular incident took place at the
residence of Joseph Hart who lives in
6ucKs County, N. Y, last SATURDAY..
ne mad cage with several canary birds
IN 1t, hanging against his house. about
,, SIX feet from the ground. On going ont.
, one OF his children noticed a snake
+ about two feet long and as thick "a q
. mans thumb, which had climbed IN the
w wan ILL.,, ana nc wasabout creeping into the cage
r 70 get the birds. He caught him by tie
j G TAI and pulled him out, and killed him,
Inc wall is an ordinary dashed one. and
.ne cage was suspended on the side to a
. nan, free from contact with anvthing
, eise that could have aided the snake to
get up. 1t must have climbed up the
plane surface of the wall.
The third annual report of the I1nited
ntates christian. Commission. January
isC, 1860, exhibits an extraordinarv
aulo9nt OF benevolet labor. This COM
mission is voluntary association or
s Femnesa 70 promote the spiritual and
! seaiporal welfare of the soldiers in the
: army and the sailors and marines in the
: lazy OF the Union. The receints nm to
; January oay lst, 1865, amounted ta "a bao
ot th,ou, - Large numbers of bibles and
ted ,, religious books have been circula-