The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Navy Depart
ment sells its surplus vessels at auction, willis
the Quartermasters Department invites sealed
proposals for the purchase of its now useless
property at Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville,
st. Louis, Little Rock, Vicksburg, Matches,
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga. This
includes more than one hundred steam boats,
about 400 barges Of different kinds, many
pontoon and canal boats, together with re-
pairing apparatus.
The Postoffce Department has shown
desire to meet the wants Of the business pub
lie by the issue of two new varieties of the
stamped envelopes The ordinary letter size,
with double rate, six cents stamp, and the
official size bearing the single rate, three cents
stamp. Heretofore, in sending letter weigh
ing halt an ounce or more, in the letter size
Government evelope, it has been necessary to
use an adhesive stamp to pay the excess of
postage, thus disf uring the appearance of
| the envelope, and causing an increase of Las
Dor in the work of cancellation. SO, 10 re-
gard to the official size, stamped envelopes
with an enclosure of less weight than half
ounce, the use of the stamped envelope neces.
STATED loss of one rate of postage. Both
| OF these Inconvenience are obvisted by the
issue of the new envelopes, which will 5000
be for sale 1.-THE principal postofices through
out the country. The envelopes are jof ness
appearance, having the embossed stamps in
the usual form. the color of that of the let or
size being purple, and that of the official size
chocolate.
MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF JEFF
DAVIS IN NEW YORK
New YORK, August 1.-The Post contains a
report of the proceedings ola private meeting
oil the friends Of JEFF Davis held in this city
yesterday, to devise means for fair and full
defense of JEFF Davis and his associates, SO
that whatever happens Justice may be DONE
The meeting was held at the rooms of Carlos
Butterfeld, who was present. At the sug-
gestion of Peter Y. Cutler, committee was
appointed to raise funds for the object stated
and to consult with Charles O'Conner, ESQ.,,
OF Mr. Daviss counsel, and adopt other neces-
sary measures.
The following persons were named as the
committee: Mayor Gunthsr; Carlos Butterfed
Theodore MARITIME, and Messrs. Douglas and
Clancy. The Mayor was absent, but he sent
his regrets and assurances of his hearty CO
operation.
Messrs. Surrogate, Tucker, Brown and Livs
ingston, of Mobile, were among those present,
and Messrs. Cutler, Tucker and Livingston
were the principal speakers. They regarded
the failure of the rebellion, as but temporary
The spirit that organized it still lives, and by
the assistance of their friends at the North, it
| can be successful in another way. Livings.
| ton said that Alabama " ould be represented
| in Congress by none who were not soul and
body in favor of Southern Independence Mrs.
Sarratts execution had excited The indiguas
ton of the world, and he said that the Gov
eminent dare not trust Mr.. Davis to trial
Mr.. Livingston said that any person who
| would regard the course of the South as trea-
sonable, would be looked upon as madman
| or fool.