The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-27
THE NEWS.

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VISITATION being committed among
American whalers by the rebel pirate
Shenandoah reaching Acapulco, Mexi-
co, the commander of the British wal
steamer Devastation, then lying in that
harbor, after a consultation with Cap
tain Scott, of the United States steamer
Saranac, set sailin pursuit of the cruiser,
avowing his determination, if he over
hauled her, to treat her only as Il pirate.
Ex-President Barrios, of San Saliva
dor, has been shot by order of Duenas,
present President of that republic. Bar
rios, it may be remembered, while at the
head of the government of his country,
was driven into exile by the Guatemalan
dictator, Carera, who placed Duenas in
the presidential chair. After considera-
BILE wandering, General BarriOs attempt
ed to regain his lost position through a
revolution, which failed, and he then
sought refuge in Nicaragua, but was
given up by the government of. that
country to Duenas, with the result o
ticed.
In the Wirz Military Court on Satur-
day a few additional witnesses We're eX-
amined, testifying to further cruelties
and sufierings endured by the Anderson
vile prisoners, and the Judge Advocate
announced that the case for the prosecu-
ton wasinformally closed, the privilege |
being reserved to examine witnesses
who may be found touching new matter, |
and to introduce documentary evidence
showing the connection of the Rich
mond authorities with the atrocious
treatment of captured national prisoners.
Mr.. Baker, counsel for Wirz, then re-
quested of the court an adjournment till
next Tuesday week, and proceeded in a
speech of considerable length, to present
his reasons for askingthe favor, the con
dition of his own and his clients health
being among them. The court, after
celebrating with closed doors, decided
to grant no further delay of the proceed
ings than till Tuesday, and adjourned
till that time. '-'t i..".
In the Alabama Convention, on Fri
day last, the 22d inst, an ordinance was
passed recognizing the fact that slavery
had ceased to exist, declaring that. il
shall not hereafter exist in that State,
providing for amending the State Con
%stitution by striking out every reference
to or recognition of the institution, and
making it the duty of the Legislature,
at its next session, to pass laws protect
Ing the freedmen in the full enjoyments
of their rights of person and property,
and to guard them and the white inhab-
itants against the evils liable to result
from the suddenness of emancipatiOn.-
Another ordinance which was intro
duced permits negroes to hold property
and testify i'm courts. An ordinance d.
viding the State into six Congressional
districts was also passed. A report on
the secession ordinance is to be made by
the committee having the subject in
charge on an early day of this week.
A party of Western gentlemen, COM
posed of members of the Chicago City
Council, with scientific and business
men from that and other cities In the
West, are making a tour through the
Eastern cities, examining the institu-
tons and appliances best adapted to the
government, health and comfort of a
city, with a view to incorporate desira-
BILE features in their municipal system.
On Thursday they were entertained by
the Mayor and Council of Brooklyn.
Friday they spent in visiting the Nor
gan iron Works and examining the
Dunderberg. Saturday they were the
guests of New York city, and in COM
pany with the Aldermen and Council
men, visited the Park, islands, prisons
and public works and institutions gen.
orally.
Bishop Atkinson, of the North Caro-
lima diocese of the Episcopal Church,
in his recent address to the Council of
that State, urged a reunion with the
Northern Church. He also spoke in re-
gard to the changed condition Of the
colored people, and insisted that the
fact of their having acquired their free
dom did not diminish, but, on the on
trary, increased, the duty of the Church
in caring for their spiritual welfare. He
even urged proselyting among the freed
men, and said that colored congrega-
tons should be raised up throughout
the State, SO as to give them the " true
doctrine of u Lord Jesus Christ, in
lieu of the vain janglings of false
teachers.n
There is a change in the aspect of the
revolution i'm Peru at the date of the
latest advices, and things looked favor
able for the government Of President
PeZet. Chile vas quiet, and was NOV
ing on rapidly i'm her career Of prosper
ity and progress. The revolution in the
State of Panama had been suppressed
but there had been a rebel invasion of
Santa Martha, another of the States of
the Columbian republic, causing great
CONSERVATION among the people.
The steam propeller 0ceanus, running
between New York and Providence.
collided about four o'clock on SATURDAY.
morning in the Sound, when thirty-fve
miles from New York, With the sloop
Jacob Duryea, cutting the latter nearly
in two. The Duryea had on board three
ladies, two men and two, children. OF
these n lady, Mrs. Sarah Davis, of
Port jefferson, l.. T., and her two chill
dren were drowned. The Others were
saved by the steamer. psi
The journey of poor Guiglini. the
mad tenor, from Paris to his native
town, is described as most melancholy.
He travelled in a special car, between
two attendants, his face livid, his ewes
immovable, his hair whitened as if with
age, and his body confined by a strait
jacket. He did not talk at all, but only
burst forth occasionally into hideous
howls. There is no hope of his re-
covery.
The reigning Prince Michael of Servia
and his wife, the Princess Julia, have
separated by mutual accord. The
Prince has had no children by his wife.
The Princess Julia, formerly Countess
Hunyady, is twenty-eight years ola
She will take up her residence at wen,
ma, where the arrangements concluded
with her husband before the separation
will enable her to maintain q large es-