The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-07
THE NEWS.

THE GENERALS TO REPORT IN VIR-
GINA AND NORTH CARoLINA.-The
following is a list of the general officers
who are to report in Virginia and North
Carolina:
"To report for duty TO Major General
A. II. Terry, commanding Department
of Virginia-Major General John Glib
bon Brigadier and Brevet Major Gene
raj j. B. Ricketts,, Brigadier and Brevet
Major General n. A. Miles, Brigadier
and Brevet Major General A. 7. A. Tor
bett, Brigadier and Brevet Major Gen.
eral N. NJ. Curtis, Brigadier and Brevet
Major General J. w. Turner and Brevet
Major General S. S. Carroll.
''To report for duty to Major General
J. M. Schofield, Commanding Depart
ment of North Carolna-Major Gene
raj George Crook, Major General J. Kill
Patrick, Brigadier and Brevet Major
General II. H. Rugen, and Brigadier
Gen. M. d. Harlin."
The LATE RoBBERIEs AT CAPE MAY.
The Delaware Gazette states that
among the sufferers by the late robberies
at Cape May, were Robert D. Hicks,
who lost $50; Colonel Fenlin, proprietor
of 1.-THE Cottage by the Sea-" $1,000;
another So, 900 and quantity of jewelry.
The perpetrators Of these robberies cut
| the telegraph wires, and made their es-
cape from the Island. The affair nat
urally creates much excitement among
the visitors at the Cape. A few nights
ago colored man, with dirk and re-
volver, was caught under bed at one
of the hotels, and furnished with LODI
gings in prison.
THE QUESTION OF PARDoNs. "A
| Washington telegram to the Philadel-
phia Inquirer of Thursday says;
"Since the election in Richmond and
the action of some Of the leading rebels
in North Carolina, the President has
ceased to sign any more pardons for the
present. The conduct of some who have
been pardoned is doing great injury to
the worthy portion of the Southern
people, a majority of whom would re-
ssume their allegiance and faithfully act
up to it,"
The Siamese twins are now giving ex-
hibitions at Petersburg, Va. They lost
nearly all their property in North Caro-
lima during the war.
C.G. Jordan has been appointed mas
ter house Joiner at the Portsmouth (Va.)
navy yard. -
The Southern papers report Bishop
Soule, OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in feeble health.
| Mrs. Rebecca Gathers. native of Ire
land, died in Cecil county, Maryland, on
the oath ult., aged l03 years.
| Gov. Curtin has been hastily recalled
from Saratoga by the death OF his young
est child.
General Kelly, late Of the army, was
| married at Cumberland, Md, last Tues
| day, 70 daughter of Col. r. Bruce.
1t is reported that Gen. Butler, who is
| now in Washin gton, is about TO be as
signed to a new command.
Ex-Governor Wescott, rebel refugee
at Montreal favors the extension of the
suffrage to the freedmen of the South.
The Lower House of Brazil has mega
lived, without discussion, the bill for
abolishing the holding of slaves by for
eigners.
The receipts from internal revenue Oh
Wednesday We're over S2,000,0O0.
Forty sharks were caught near Bristol,
r. l., last week.
Ex-Governor Wlckliffe, of Louisiana,
is in Washington on pardoning mis-
sion.
Nine million dollars worth of cotton
arrived at New York in July.
Gideon j. Pillow is said to be making
Union speeches in Tennessee.
Francis J. Smith, of Richmond, has
been appointed State Treasurer of Vir-
ginia.