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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

and said: at Is true, my Lord, that
am poor, and the circumstance has ra
Their curtailed my library: my book
are not numerous, but they are select
and, hope, have been perused witt
proper dispositions. / have prepared
myself for this high profession rattle
by the study ola few good books than
by the composition of great many baG
ones. am not ashamed of my power
", but | should be of my wealth, could
| stoop to acquire it by servility and cor
| ruption. I'll rise not to rank, shall
at least be honest; and should / ever
cease to be so, many an example shows
me that iR ill-acquired elevation, by
making me the more CONSPICUOUS,
would only make me more universally
and more VIGOROUSLY contemplate"
Among the few specimens of personal
invective which one can read with I'M
mixed qualification, not only on account
OF It's lofty self-assertiOn, but as Just
retribution of aristOcratic insolence, is
tile answer of Lord Thurlow to the taunt
OF the Duke of Grafton on his want of
noble birth. Its effect i'm the House of
Lords Is said TO have been overwhelm-
Ing, and derived peculiar pungency
from quiet allusiOn to a bar sinister on
the GRAFTON escutcheOn. How thrilling
must have been the effect, as Thurlow,
reused by the acute sting, stepped for
ward from the woOlsack, and with the
native majesty of his great intellect,
heightened by just and manly indigna-
ton. exclaimed: 1.-THE noble Duke can
not look before him, or behind him. or
on either side of him, without seeing
some noble peer who owes his seat i'm
this House to his successful exertions
IN the profession to which | belong.
Does he not feel that il is as honorable
to owe it to these as to being the accident
OF an accident? No man venerates the
peerage more than do; but, my Lords,
must say that thepeerage solicited me,
not l the peerage. Nay, more. | can
say, and will say, that as Peer of Par
Lament, as Speaker of this Fright Hon
orable House, as Keeper of the Great
Seal as the Lord High Chancellor of
England; nay, even in that character
alone, in which the noble Duke would
think II an afIiont to be considered, but
which character none can deny me, AS
a man | am, at this time, as much re-
spected as the proudest peer now look
down upon"
Commenting upon n mode of invec-
1--WE soheWnaC 700 common IN what are
called deliberative bodies, the direct
personal assault, it has been remarked
by Emerson that il makes great differ
ence in the force of q sentence whether
a man be behind it or no. 1t was his
personal manhood which gave peculiar
energy to the invective of Chatham,
who was described in his youth a. that
terrible cornet of horse, whose scOwl |
ID rt Y N.,I., T. Al
back.n 1t is sad to think that even
Mansfield, so supreme in understanding,
should have been cOwed by more ferO-
cious physical organization. 1t is said
that the younger Pitt Inherited the
flerceness and brute force of his father,
and that even theaccomplished Erskine
quailed before him in the House of
Commons. "The fact is, Erskine, said
once to him, you are afraid of
Pitt, and that is the weak point of your
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

COLLECTION OF DEBTs-A STAY Law.
A very important bill was introduced
yesterday into the House of Delegates,
providing for staying the collection of
debts for a limited period. 1t provides
that while the act remains in force, no
execution, attachment or other process
to compel the payment of money, or the
sale of property for that purpose, shall
be issued, or, If heretofore issued, shall
be proceeded with; nor shall there be
any sale under deedof trust, mortgage,
pledge, or other security, nor under any
Judgment, decree, or order for the pay
ment of money, except in cases hereaf-
ter provided for, until the LIST day Of
January, 1858. This, however, shall not
apply to any case in which the debt or
liability sought to he enforced was con.
tracted or incurred since the I'd day of
April, 1865, or in which the Common
wealth Is the crcditOrOr party beneficial.
ly entitled; or in which the owner of
the property proceeded against is non-
resident Of the state of Virginia; but no
security or undertaking OF any sort, the
consideration of which IL n debt con-
tracted or liability incurred prior to the
I'd day of April, 1865, shall, though exc
cuted or assumed after that duy, be con-
sidered az debt contracted or liability
incurred after that day within the mean
ing of this act. -RichnOnd Examiner,
Dec. 10.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
FINANCIAL.
COMMERCIAL.
and Hudson. A n

ALE-Philadclphia and Hudson, ss2,
BkANDiEs-Apple Sooat oo Hennesey, Otard Pr
net Cstiliion, &C., $0006dG00; Fancy Iradies: Cher
ry Blackberry. Ginger &c, s5.0O96.50; Domestic fcom
mon s335; California, per ease, 5000.
Bi.r !, brake, wa,oo. RHsss. schedam,
&e 81 Oo@ls; California Wine Biters per case $780,
BACoN.i,altinore, Sides, 190e2oc. Hams, 25a SOC.
smithheId Hams, cuts 70 order 23@2Sc
BEEf-Extra Mess &lS006p2 20 90; Meas Gig 0OmIa m
C0TrON-Good Mhtiling 46; Mddling Il; Low Mid
ding ~; Good Ordinary 49, Low Ordinary So.
C0AIr-First quality, 40ba45c.: "a quality 350D4Oc
BRlcks-first quality pressed, $500; ID do so2OO
81 do $500.
GA i PHOSPHATE pERrILIzER, sss per ton.
C0RN--white. 12er55c.; Yellow, $s0oas3c.
ding, 4l@st2c.
C0fFEE-Prime Rio Coffee, aol<@sec.
CUBA M0LAssEs-55aG5
CANDLEs-Adamantinc, 2sclaOc.; TaIlsw, 2aa2s.
ciGARs-Domestic and Imported, 2O0l150
Observation-Disclosures Prints 1896; sprapue d,
q american do 80 Amoske,g do q u; putcLes r d.,
80 London Mourning do TIA Anoskese, do, q; Lam
caster Ginel ANS 80; Delanes 80; Standard Sheet.
Bleached do 3D. 30; Ticks 81 a62s Striped shifting
sia25 colord aud Bleached Drills, s7Iss; Colored
FLOUR-Fiaiy. sisl SOo@l5oos.; Extra, siol.@l2s..
Super s9llmlo; Fine $s.25@955.
f0RAGE-IIay, l5oa2oo per ewt: Corn, s6.olO0 Per
iusel Oats 45ta50 per bushci Bran 4naa50 per bu al
PoRK-Mess ss2o6as5o0; Prime s25@32O0
poRTEr-London, best brands, $3.50; PhiladeIpbia
t325
NAVAL STORES - Crude Turpentine. $4ONa4 60:
Turpentine, s5.saa 600; Tar, s5.5oa60o.
GlN-S2.50@5O0.
H00PS--None.
LEArlER-calf skins; sio@slOo psr DOZEN Sole
LuMBEl.1Clea.r per thousand, s7ooO; ID do, $500;
LME-prst quality per bbl, s25o@$soo; "a qualit
81 50m20
oIIc-whale, per gallsn, i2oo@2as Linsssi, sl7s
Lard - 1Oa2.4O.
Ex 1slac.
sudAR HOUSE sYRUPs-soasoc
sHINGLEs-sI20Ga13Oo.
STAY ES--s3i JiDenI50o
RIM ln6r6tst
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

The boiler used i'm the Buffalo Com
mercidt Advertiser building, blew out a
couple of its bolts on Saturday morning.
badly scalding the engineer. ID \
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21
WHAT THE "pREss" SAY OF us.

The Lafayette Indiana, Daily Courier, March IS, 1866
says: "a better selected varied fashionable as
sortment Of Jewery cannot be found tho continent
than Arrandalc 4 Go. offering. Messrs Arran-
dale Co occupy high position In commercial circles
as men entirely above tho common trickery Of trade
Their statements may be implicitly relied upon both
to the character of their goods and the of dspo-
SAL Ladies' especially In all parts Of the country arc
realizing handsome profits as agents. and Ii any OF
fair readers desire to interest themselves in the enter
prise, they may do so with perfect confidence.
GREAT GIFT DIsrRnUrIoN.-A rare opportunity is Of
fered for obtaining Watches chains, diamond rings sill
yerware, &C.. by Messrs Arrandae Co., at No. 167
Broadway. They have an immense stock of articles,
ryng in value and all offered at dollar each. The
distribution is very fairly dsneyou agree to take
ticae of certain article enclosed in an envelope, and
required to pay your dollar unless you are salts
fed with the article which will certainly DO worth
than that amount and may be $50 or $780, An excellent
mode tljs of investing enthusiastically Times, N. Y.
City, February 10, 1865.
Messrs. Arrandale & Co. have long been personally
known to u.s. and believe them to be every way wo-
thy of public conidence.N. Y Scottish American Jour
nal, June II, 1864.
BY Messrs. Arrandale 4 Co.'s arrangement the advan
tages must be the side Of the customer for he has
everything to gain and nothing comparatively to lose
He knows what he will get for his dollar beforehand and
he need not send it ii he is not satsiedN. Y. Daily
News August 0, 1854
We know the firm in question to be very respecabl.
and thoroughly worthy of public confidence aud recon-
mend friends to read their aversement-New York
Albion, September g. 1864.
EMPLOYMENT fok liADlkS-iHe ihoht proi-
liable employment have heard OF for ladies il the sale
of certificates for the Great Gift Distribution of Arian
dale Co. lady Of our acquaintance has been very
successful in this way, not only in filling her own purse
but also In doing good turn to those to whom she sold
the certificates, will be seen by our advertising col
umns Gentlemen can also he thus engaged-N I. Sun
day Mercury, August H. 1865.
The British Wing of Kingston c. w.. says, November
49, 1884, "0ne OF lady subscribers became an agent
for Arandale Co and by request brought some twenty
articles sent as prizes for her agency this Office for in
spaction and without hesitation can state that each
and all Of the articles olh treble the amount OF
cost to the recipients, and of them six times.
AGENTS.-We want agents in every regiment and in
every town and county In the country and those acting
such will he allowed ten cents every certificate Or
dered by Them provided their remittance amounts to one
dollar also other Inducements which be learned on
application Agents will collect 20 cents for every GER
t.hcate and remit 10 cents to u.s. either In cash or post
age stamps. AkkANDALE ~,
nov1s-it1aw No. 1877 Broadway, New York.
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THE USURY LAWS. No more inlpor-
tant measure has yet been introduced
before our Legislature than that pre-
sented by Mr.. Ellis, of Norfolk, relative
to the ab0lishing of our Usury laws.
Other questions may or may not be
capable OF pOstpOnement, but this one is
so vital, so entirely permeasing every
branch OF our commercial and material
prosperity, that it is 10 be earnestly
hoped the Legislature will not 90 into
recess without repeating these laws, or
at least giving our people some manifcs-
lily.
1t is needless to 90 into any elaborate
argument upon question so well under.
stood by every merchant and business
man IN the community, and the results
OF which are SO painfully felt by every
individual In the community, from the
richest to thepOorest. Everybody knows.
or ought to know, that money alw avs
goes and always will go to where 1t can
find the largest profit in interest. IT is
idle to imagine, while we have fixed
legal rate Interest, ut only six per cent,
and punitory laws against any who lend
money ut larger rate, that capitalists
from abroad are going to invest their
money here, when the United States
Government itself offers them 7-8O, free
Of taxes, and other portions of the coun-
Try are allowing them to lend, legally, at
wen greater rates than that Even those
lmong us who amass capital, instead of
keeping 1t here, are tempted to send IL
o some State where IL will prove more
Wig, Dec. 10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
OLIDAY PRES ENTS
GREAT SALE OF
WATCHES, CHAINS. DIAMOND

RINGS, &C., &C.,
ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH.
TO BE DISPOSED OF AT
ON II DO LAR EACH;
Without regard to value
Not to be paid for until you knop ,ctat you are 10 rsce,s
SPLENDID LIST OF ARTICLES.
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o II L G L

DAMS' EXPRESS COMPANY
~ OFFICE NO. 81 CHURCH STREET,
THEATRE BUILDINd)
FREIGHT MONEY, and yALUABLES forwarded with
cara and deapatch to all parts Of the United States
BILLS, DRAFTS, &c, collected, and prompt returns
made. ,por,.r,o,,,,
Car ods 10 be forwarded and will deliver without extra
charge, all goods that arrive by Express s..
Express going North closes at 80 p H-golng souh'
at6P.H = pyaNev Agant
sept6u - ~ nA'"A''
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

Another heavy eonflagration occurred
at Chicago ON Saturday last, which de-
stfoyed the Lincoln Hall buildings. and
extending west, consumed the large six
story marble building adjoining, max
lng clean sweep thence to Lake street.
iotaI loss about two hundred and fifty
half that amount. f'
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

NEW KIND OF ARMY CONTRACT. A
Chicago paper says: 'The bOot-biack
boy is an institution peculiar to himself.
He flourishes i'm most of our large cities,
and 1t may he owing to his frequent
contact with the understanding of others
which renders him, at times, peculiarly
sharp and witty. A returning. soldier
was accosted by one of the tribe with
the usual Black your boots,
sir? make 'em shinen Looking at his
unpublished gunboats' in comtempIa-
tive way, the war-worn veteran replied:
We'll, / don't care if you do-fall in
promptly, though The urchin gazed
a moment at the soldier, surveying him
from his feathers upwards, and then,
turning to comrade near by, shouted
out: III say, Bill. lend US hand, won't
you? I've got an army contract."'
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AKKANDALE CO., MANUFACTURERS AUENTS,
No. 1877, Broadway New York,
Announce that all Of tho above list Of goods will DO sold
for One Dollar Each.
In consequence Of the great stagnaOn of trade in the
manufacturing districts Of England through the war
having cut of the supply Of cotton large quantity of
valuable Jewelry, originally intended for the English
market has been sent off TOR sale In this country and
MUST BE SOLD AT ANY SACRIFICE. Under these
circumstances, ARRANDALE CO., acting az agents for
the principal European manufacturers have resolved
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-12

When we had stopped to feed ourselves and water our horses, about noon on the 1st, and about five miles from Austin, 8 superanuated negro man, old enough to be messy, came down to the fence, and, after regarding us over the top rail for minute inquired if we would buy some millions (watsr melons.) Several oe us went with him to his ''patch,' which was about half an acre in extent. His melons were the largest had ever seen, but there was one monster that loomed up above it's fellows like an elephant among oxen. Some one asked him the price of it. All 1 wants is de price of de chicken. sah! P Seeing no chickens about an explanation was asked. sWhy, you see, ssh early in the spring before plantin time comes, l takes young chicken, as soon as his throat gets big enough, and l:feeds that chicken with seven dry water million seeds-just seven and just as soon as he got dem seven seed down his throat kills him, and sab, I plants him dat dar chicken in de middle of de patch. What asked one of the party, do you mean to say that that is the way that you raise mel ons!' Dat is de way raised dat one sah, replied the old man, land Ise done dat same thing dis forty year, and long afors l was sold into Texas.'-We satisfied ourselves with some twenty smaller ones, whose parent vine had originated in less objectional place.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-12
WHOLE NO. a1oo.

How JOHN PHOENIX TURNED IsvrxroR.--A turn for mechanism, and an intense desire to contribute to the happiness of the female sex, have ever been distinguished traits in my char. acter. devoted myself to thorough invss. tigation of the subjects, and after month of close application, have at last made an inven. tion which will at once do away with evsr,4 thing objectionable in the use of the sewing machine. n
 This beautiful discovery is now named.
 'PHoEN1x's FELINE ATTACHMENT
 Like most great inventions, the Attachment is of great simplicity. An upright shsit is connected with the machine bya cog-wheel and pinion, and supported below by suitable framework: Two projecting arms are attached to the shaft, to one of which Q large cat is con. nected by a light harness, and from the other live mouse is suspended by the tail, within few inches of the nose of the nsoso. As the cat springs toward the mouse. the latter is 70. moved, and keeping contantly at tho original distance, the machine revolves with grsatra- pldity. The prodigious velocity produced bY the rapacity of the cat in its futile endeavon to overtake the mouse, can only be imagined by one who has seen the attachment in full operation.
 It is thus that man shows his supremacy over the brute creation by making even their rapacious instincts subservient to his use. 1 Should it be desired to arrest the motion of the machine, handkerchief is thrown over the mouse and the cat at once pauses disgus- ] ted.
 Remove the handkerchief and again she springs forward with renewed ardor. The writer has seen one cat Ia tortoiss-shell) of % ardent and unwearing disposition that she made eighteen pairs men n's pantloons, two dog. en shirts, and seven stitched shirts before she lay down exhausted. It is to be hoped that the ladies through bout the land will avail them selves of this beautiful discovery, which win entirely supersede the use of the needle, and make the manufacture of clothing and house hold materials matter of pleasure to them selves and exciting and healthy exercise to their domestic animals.-Squibob Papers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-12

< AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MArR1MoFY.-- We never remember to have seen the field canvassed from the point of view here chosen. We present it for the sage consideration of our fair readers:
 No one will contend that there are no crimes committed by married men. Facts would look such an assertion out of countenance. But it may be said with truth, that there very few crimes committed by married men com. pared with the number committed by those who are unmarried. Whatever faults Vol. taire may have had, he certainly showed him. self man of sense when he said 'The more married mon you have the fewer crimes there will be. Marriage renders men more vir tuous and wise." An unmarried man is but half of a perfect being, and it requires the eth CT half to make things right; and it cannot be expected that in this imperfect state he can keep the straight path of rectitude, any more than boat with one oar, or bird with one wing, can keep straight course. In nine cases out of ten, where married men become drunkards, or where they commit crimes against the peace of the community, the found ation of these acts were laid while in single state, or where the wife is, as sometimes the case, an unsuitable match. Marriage changes the whole carrent of mans feeling and give, him centre for his thoughts, his affections and his acts. Here is home for the entir, man, and the counsel, the affections, the exam pie and the interests of his Hbetter half' keeI him from cratic courses, and from falling into 8 thousand temptations to which he would otherwise be exposed. Therefore the friend tt marriage is the friend to society and to hii country. And we have no doubt but similar effect is produced by marriage on the woman though from the difference in their labors ani the greater exposure to temptation on the part of the man, we have no doubt that man reaps greater advantage from the restraining iDau ence of marriage than woman does. But as our Heavenly Father said, at "a very early pc riod in the existence of human beings: "It ii not good for either to be alone"
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-12

KISSING IN THE CARs.-I was spending the night in Freeport, Illinois. After breakfast ] came into the sitting room, where I met a pleasant, chattering, good humored traveller
 who like myself, was awaiting the morning train from Galena. We conversed pleasantly and freely upon several topics, until seeing two ladies meet and kiss each other on the street, the conversation turned upon kissing just at the time the train was approaching. ..,
 'Come,' said he, taking up his carpet bag, since we are on so sweet subject, let us have a practical illustration. I will make proposi- tion to you. III agree to kiss the most beau tiful lady in the cars from Galena, you being the.judge, if you will kiss the next prettiest, l being the judge saaracm t.r- ...5, The proposition staggered me little, and I could hardly tell whether he was in earnest or in fun; but as he would be as deep in it as l possibly could be, agreed, provided he would do the first kissing, though my heart failed somewhat as I saw his eyes sparkle with dar- ing. " .r4a siH q. 3a.s e-..t sa 1s. ~.s z.
 Yes, 'said he, T will try it first. You take the back car and go in from the front end, where you can see the faces of the ladies, and
 stand by the one you think the 4handsomest, and I'll come in from behind and kiss her.
 I had hardly stepped inside the car when I saw at the first glance, one of the loyeliest wo- men7ny eyes ever fell on--a beautiful blonde, with auburn hair, and bright sunny face, full of love and sweetness, and as radiant as the morning. Any further search was totally un- necessary: I Immediately took my stand in the aisle of the car by her side. ', She was look ing out of the window earnestly, as if expect ing some one. The back door of thec car open ed, and in stepped my hotel friend, pointed my finger slowly at her, never dreaming that he dared to carry out his pledge, and you may imagine my amusement when he stepped quick ly behind and kissed sher. with "a relish that made my mouth fairly water. I expected, of course, shriek of terror and then a row in general, andia knock down ; but judge of my astonishment when saw her return the kisses with the. compound interest," Quick sas a flash he turned to me and said: sl sf,r 1o sajza.t-
 Now, sir, it is your turn, pointing to hid eously ugly, wrinkled old woman,1 who sat in the Seat behind. asis91 ,s7sdsiiSag ktfsis ;
 Ton must excuse mer l exclaimed, am sold this time, I give up.. Do; tel me whom you have been kisaing.' And we all hurst into Fa general peal of hughten as he, said !: This is my wife, l have been waiting here for her.,-- He told the story to his wife, who locked ten fold sFsstsr as shs hsAsa it. 9oo4e spov q tss
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-12

AN ANEcDorE OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT.-On one occasion when the Queen and the Prince, with the Prince oi Wales, then young boy, were strolling on the beach, near the palace, on the Isle o Wight, the latter, always proud and naughty youngster. presuming upon bis .heirship to th4 throne almost before he was out of petticoats had strayed away little distance from his parents when they heard his'voice and another in angry altercation. It seems that the young prince had discovered another boy, about his own age and size, engaged in gathering peri wrinkles, and his basket, partly full, was stand ing on the beach. This basket, out of sheer wantonness, the Prince of Wales had vicously kicked over. The young fisherman saw the act, and immediately rushed out of the water and confronted it's perpetrator, when this dia- logue occurred:
 Yoang Fisherman-'What did you do that for?
 Prince of Wales-'Because chose.'
 Y. Five great mind to thrash you for it.
 P. of W.-'You dar'nt. Don't you know who I amp
 ' Y. F.-'No, and don't care.'
 P. of W.-Im the Prince of Wales
 Y.F.-T don't care if you are the Prince of Wales. You knocked..ove my periwinkles- and take Mat,'-and straightforward the young Gsherman's hand made acquaintance with the cheek of young royalty.
 The Queen and Prince Consort saw and heard all, and, approaching the rival combat, ants, told their son that he was in the wrong and compelled him to ask pardon of the rag ged psriwinkle gatherer, and give him a sover- eign in recompense for the injury he had done hm. ....