The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-11
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The Houston 7eiegrdph Of the 1st in
slant, reports the arrest by Gen. Gre
CORY, of M. Gilmore late a Colonel in the
Confederate States army, on the charge
OF using dogs to catch negro, and
falsely imprisoning him. A writ of ha-
0eas corpus was served on Gen. Gregory,
who respected it, but asked an extern
SION until Jaouary Is, to answer it, SO
that he might receive instructions from
w ashlngton in regard to the matter.
Col. Gilmore was released upon giving
heavy bail.
"A German girl, named Katrina Borke,
died at an early hour on Friday at the
residence OF her step-mother, No. 126
Meadow street, Hoboken, from the eff
fects of Paris green, taken by her on
Wednesday, for the purpose Of self-des-
Traction. She was employed in anil
liners shop, and Was charged with hav-
ing stolen $5 from her employer and
discharged. She soon after returned
and begged to be taken back, but her
former mistress refusing, she swallowed
the poison that caused her death.
The, following number of general off,
GERS Of volunteers have gone out of the
service since March IL, 1868 Major
generals honorably mustered out, ten;
| resigned, twenty-five; total, thirty-two.
Brig,dier generals honorabIy mustered
out, seventy-eight; resigned fifty-five;
died, four; total, one hundred and thirty
seven. Total number major and briga-
dicr generals honorably mustered out,
resigned and died, one hundred and
sixty-nine. .a...f,. ~
The Imperial patent, issued some
months ago by the Emperor OF Austria,
for the purpose of conciliatiDg the Hum
garians, is producing trouble In the Ger
man provinces. Tile Provincial Diet of
Lower Austria, by a large majority, has
declared IL unconstitutional, and It Ii be-
lieved that other Provincial Diets will
bass similar resolutions.
An inquest was held on Friday on the
body OF A. II. Keenan,, tailor, who
committed suicide on Wednesday, In
New York, by taking dose of lnuda-
mum. Disappointment in love and an
noyance at u serious impeachment in his
speech were the causes assigned. Kee-
nan was All Engiishman, aud n contribu-
tor to the columns of The Nea I0rk
Sunday Mercury. fHs4 H't
The Mobile Ne,os, of the 9th uItjmo.
SAYS The steamer Dove brought down.
yesterday, thirty odd Brazilian emf
grants; twenty or more came by other
routes, making more than fifty arrivals
within the last twenty-four hours. At
this rate, Major Hastings will soon have
his full compliment.p
The Fredericksburg Herald learns
that Mr.. John Il. FitzlIugh recently sold
liIs farm near Falmouth, To parties from
the North, for III 900 cash, and 5000 per
annum, payable semi-annually, during
his life Time The farm contains be-
W VA md ~
II. is over fifty years of age. 9i3 he mNs
The Memphis Bulletin says that ten
Thousand bales ofcotion have heen stolen
along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
from four to five thousand at Columbus.
Mississippi; from five to ten thousand ut
Macon, Georgia; and smaller amounts at
other points. Government officers are
now Investigating the matter.
Says the Charleston Courier: I've
learn that the Hon. Solomon Cohen.
formerly Postmaster at Savannah, is
among the members elect to Congress.
from the State of Georgia. Mr.. Cohen
is a native of Georgetown, in this State,
and graduate OF the South Carolina
College. He is a lawyer of eminence
and man of brilliant talents"
John Gallagher, keeper of a drinking
saloon in Washington street, Boston, got
into difficulty on Wednesday night
with some persons, and fired "a pistol at
one of them, the ball instantly killing
young man named Collins who was
walking with lady on the opposite side
of the street. Gallagher was arrested.
Coy. Wells of Louisiana recently sent
message to the Legislature to say that
he would be inaugurated at 3 O'Clock,
but failed to make his appearance at the
appointed time, on the plea of indisposi-
ton. Ills course created much indigna-
ton, as he fixed no other day for the in
anguration. tHta-t HiA4
The inquest into the Broon1e street
New York homicide was concluded on
Friday, by the verdict of the jury, To the
eflsct that the deceased came to his
death by pistol shot wound. AMI that
the shot was fired by Patrick Dwyer.
The prisoner was committed to await
the action OF the Grand Jury
The man who married his wife to dis
grace her family has been discovered.
The Washington Court has granted to
Julia Il. Kennedy a divorce from John
J.. Kennedy, who left her six weeks
her simply to spite her father
The National Intelligencer Of Thurs
day says it is rumored in usually we'll
Benjamin +. Butler has sent in his re-
signation to the President, and that it
has been accepted.
The Assembly Branch Of the Legisla-
ture Of California, now sitting at Sacra-
mentO, passed on Wednesday last the
Constitutional Amendment as to slave
ry, making the twenty-ninth State that
has approved the amendment.
II. Buchanan Read, who has been in
New Orleans, painting Gen. Sheridan
and his war-horse, for the Union League
of Philadelphia, has left that city for
Cincinnati, where he will finish the
work.
General Sheridan has ordered con-
tinuancc of the gratuitous issue OF Fed.
eral rations TO the destitute people of
| Louisiana until the LIST of january,
when the Legislature of that State Will
be able to provide for all such
Ii is stated that on the LIST of next
month, over 200 clerks in the Commits
sary and Subsistence Department will
be discharged.
the fourth and concluding volume of
the Census of 1850 is in the hands of the
public printer and will soon be ready for