The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-22
THE NEWS.

BY the arrival of the Africa at Hall
fax we have news two days later from
Europe, namely, TO the ninth instant.
| The Confederate steamer Rappahan-
mock is AT Liverpool, but under the de-
cision OF Earl Russell will be given up
TO the United States authorities. Earl
Russell's correspondence leads 10 this in
ference. Lord Palmerston and Mr..
D'Isreli have addressed their former
constituents, in becoming candidates for
Parliament. The new elections We're TO
progress on the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth instant. DR.. Pritchard of Glas-
COW, for the murder of his wife and
mother-in- has been sentenced to
death. The cholera has proved fatal in
number of cases ut Alexandria, in
Egypt. The trouble between the Pope
and Mexico still continues unsettled.
Austria has reduced the army in Italy
and Dalmatia to peace footing The
IadeG newspaper of London is no long
er published. The commercial and
financial intelligence is without any
change of feature.
From San Francisco we have tele-
graphic advices to the sixth of July.
The passengers who sailed from this city
in the Golden Rule on the 22nd of May,
and who were wrecked, had arrived ut
San Francisco. The ship Seaman's
Bride of Boston was lost on reef of
Barker's Island on the eleventh ofMarch.
The Russian telegraph cable has been
submerged across Fraser's River. The
mining reports are favorable. The Next
can emigrants indicted for attempting to
seizea steamerhaveb been arraigned. They
ask only for fairjury trial. The Treas
cl t,ltt Int 1,,
six months of seven million of dollars
when compared with the corresponding
period of last year. The Honorable
SCHUYLER Colfax has been making speech
es in the interior
nPoughkeepsie Wednesday morning,
about three o'clock, a man named Cleary
charged Mr.. Stevens, stroke oarsman of
the Poughkeepsie crew in the late great
rowing match, with having sold the race.
High words passed between the two
men, when Stevens struck Cleary pow
erful blow on the forehead, killing him
instantly. Stevens gave himself up to
the authorities. The referee and judge
of the race have made aflidavits that
they gave their decision through intlmi-
dation, and have declared the race foul.
The New York Saengerfest closed on
Thursday with a mammoth picnic OF
Jones, Wood. Everything passed OIL
harmoniously. There were about one
hundred thousand persons in attendance.
The prominent features of the occasion
were an eloquent address by Frederick
Kapp. Esq, the orator of the day, and
fine presentation of prizes to the success
ful dbundsn and 'chors," the COMPETE
t,on for which took place at the Acade-
INV Of Music on Tuesday evening last.
Savan nah papers of later date have
been received. Senator Summers letter
to n eommitt,1e of negroes has been made
public. He says he has no doubt that
The negroes will be admitted to the priv
leges of citizens, AMI they must prepare
for the dulles of their new
position. 1t is expected that three thou
'and bales of cotton will reach Savan-
lah from the interior within two weeks.
zen. Steedman has assumed command
IL the Department of Georgia, with
headquarters at Augusta.
The New York Commercial says: "Mr.
stanton has no right to inhibit theatri-
,al performances in Mr.. Ford's Theatre.
lie is not the conservator Of public mo-
rails, or the interpreter of public senti
ment. Least of all Is he superior 10 law
and to the safeguards and limitations
which centuries of progress have thrown
around the rights of the citizen" The
Springfield Republican will please no
tice that the Commercial is not a cop
perhead paper"
Bagier, the operate manager, @
been dispossessed of the manaSeii,g,ne VI
the Madrid opera. The spanish Nils
ter of the Interior now Ih nnnissI a ,nd
opera house at the Spanish capital, ana |
advertises for an impressario for six |
wears. There are five candidates, among
them NJ. Bagier and the selection will
he made by q high functionary belong
inc fo the Government aud three aft |
cionados (amateurs).
The thirteenth annual commence
ment of the New York Free Academy |
was celebrated last evening at the Acad-
envy of Music. The graduates delivered |
suitable addresses, which were warmly
applauded by their numerous friends,
and no doubt appreciated by the public
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