The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-27
THE NEWS.

A regiment OF Iowa soldiers, on their
wav home. stopped in that city. A num-
her ofthem entered drinking mouse,
where one of their number was killed.
The soldiers became excited ana COM
nletelv demolished the house. Inc au-
tborities were powerless 10 restrain
chem. and the police had to seek saiety
in flight, not, however, TIL they nao
rescued the owner of the saloon ana tne
bar-keeper from the hands OF the iniu-
| rated soldiery. The soldiers carried tne
| body of their murdered comrade from
the ruins of the house to the depot, where
| the greatest sorrow was eVlhceu ny .ns
men of the regiment. Ihey surrounreu
the body and wept like children; Inc
excitement then increased, ana the en-,
tire regiment seized their arms an9
made for the police station, deteiliihgu
| to lynch the perpetrator OF the ueeu' III
| this thew were encouraged by some tur-
bulent citizens. Some of the police
were roughly handled, but the offending
parties were not found. The officers OF
| the regiment finally succeeded in getting
their men to embark on the cars, and
the f frightened citizens of Chicago were
relieved of further fears. The RIOT at
one time bid fair to become general ana
| a confiagration was threatened.
Among number Of the rebels who,
since the termination of the war, have
left Europe, and taken up their abode in
Canada, is James M. Mason, OF virgil,
MIA, formerly United States Senator, ana
more recently the accredited Commits
sioner of JEFF. Davis, in London. Ma
son is now residing with his family at
ST. GATHERINGS.
C. w. Butts, Union candidate for the
| I'd Congressi onal District Of Virginia,
has sued the Philadelphia Inquirer fol-
| stating that in a late interview with
President johnson he had requested a
military interference in the election in
order to secure his own return.
The Virginia Central Railroad is now
open, and trains running to Jackson
river. Trains now run from Richmond
to Stanton daily, connecting with the
Orange and Alexandria road at Gordons-
vile for all points on that road.
A boy picked up q six pound lump of
gold lately, while fishing on creek
near New Virginia, Ia. He won't take
81 500 for his treasure, and he won't tell
where he found it. The excitement
there is intense.
A terrible epidemic is raging among
the cattle in Arkansas. The disease al
so attacks horses, sheep and hogs, and
the farmers are seriously alarmed at the
prospect of losing their stock.
A model miniature locomotive, made
of gold and silver with q ruby fora head
light, and costing $4,000, is on exhibit
ton at Taunton, Massachusetts. Its
wheels are driven by clock-work.
The Secretary Of the Navy has just is
sued an order to push forward the re-
cruiting of the navy as fast as possible,
and consequently recruiting station
has been opened in Baltimore.
David Cunningham, one of the ne
groes who Joined John Brown in his raid
into Virginia, died at Rochester on the
18th Instant. He had lately been a sol.
dier's cook in that city.
Everybody sympathizes with Barnum.
General Scott will help him with con-
tribution. His new museum will cost
him $500, 900, and he has mapped out his
plan already.
"Good bye, boys" exclaimed large
| fine looking man on a steamer at st.
Louis last week, and then leaped over
board and disappeared beneath the
muddy water.
The Canadian Parliament has been
called to meet ON the 9Th proX. The
government, it is stated, will not ask of
Parliament an appropriation for fortifi-
cations.
DR.. Felix Robertson died in Nashville
on the 10th instant, aged eighty-four
years. He was a native of Nashville
and the first male child born in that
place.
A Mr.. Talbot is producing "sensa-
ton" in Virginia City, by shooting APP
pies off the head of Captain Clarkson
with pistol, at distance of thirty feet.
The HtelHgencer says satisfactory
arrangement has been made with Mr..
John r. Ford for the occupancy Of his
theatre by the Government.
The President has permitted 1t. Col.
VIM. +. Milford, Of the Confederate
army, formerly of Indiana, to leave the
country, not TO return.
Droves of fine fat sheep are "march-
ing on" from Texas to New Orleans,
and mutton is selling in that city at %
cents pound.
Gen. Osterhaus has ordered the resto-
ration of civil authority at Jackson,
Mississippi, so far as is consistent with
military necessities.
A soldier named Patrick Turney, of
the 18th Regulars, was SO badly beaten
i'll Baltimore on the night of the 29d that
| he died.
The Leesburg (Va.) Washtngtonion
says the Hon. r. Y. Conrad il named
ior a candidate for Congress in that dis
| trict.
A gentleman who died at Natick re-
Gently left three widows, and they find a
great deal Of trouble in settling his az
fairs.
A man in Iowa recently beat his wife's
brains out while she was asleep in bed,
thathe might marry young girl of if
teen.
A Western paper intimates that the
government Is swindled at the rate OF
two million dollars per week on whis-
key.
Major General Terry Is to be present.
ed with S25, 1000 in United States Seven
Thirty bonds by citizens of New Haven.
One firm in London advertises to the
amount of 100000 per annum. All the