The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-04
THE NEWS.

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soldier in the late Rebel army, and had
snelt the stencil arising from the stock
f ade mile off. Captain Heath, also of
the late Rebel army, had assisted in the
pursuit OF Federal prisoners with Wirz
ana bloodhounds. The dogs got hold of
: the prisoner, but could have been kept
OIL had WirZ desired it. Another Rebel
soldier, named billiard, who was one of b..
" the guard at Andersonville, saw. the
mounds used on one occasion. The man
e was 'treed by the dogs, heard a shot
q fired, and saw the dogs bite him,n--
: Evidence was given by all the witnesses
as to the filthy condition of the prison.
In West Virginia some objection has
been recently raised TO the stringent oath
of loyalty required of voters, on the
ground that ii unconstitutional, and "
therefore should not be obeyed. Judge
Harrison, of Greenbrier county, has
given his opinion on the question, and
says that the law must be obeyed until
repealed or annulled bya decision thatit
violates the Constitution. In the Shen- 7
andoah Valley the Iandholders are pre-
) pairing to pay their taxes to the Govern
, ment of the United States. General
Harris, of West Virginia, is soon to leave
the army and retire to civil life.
| Horace Greeley in the New York
Tribune of yesterday, in commenting on
the Hon. Montgomery Blair's recent
speech, says that he iniers from it that
he shall not be able TO agree with Mr..
Blair as to the "most vital political
issue now impending" and as Mr..
Blair does not in his speech avow him
self in favor of negro suf1fage-"the
vital issuen-Mr. Greeley says he regrets
that we two are hencefOrth to regard
our public affairs from adverse stand
points"
The latest intelligence from Jamaica
shows that tht Roadway which the re-
Y vOlutionists are making in Hayti has
: been deemed by President Geff'rard sut-
ficiently alarming to induce him tomake
, preparations for escape from his country.
= a mail steamer has therefore been char
l. tered at Kingston, to proceed to Port au
d Prince, and there remain till the time
= arrives for him to seek safety In flight,
y or till the danger of such an event has
n passed.
San Francisco dispatches of Tuesday
last say the Government steamer Sara
q nae sailed from port in British Colum-
bia on the 23d of August in search oftbe
Rebel pirate Shenandoah, and the Su-
vance would soon follow her The
: funerals of some of those drowned at the
: time OF the sinking Of the steamship
Brother Jonathan, whose bodies had
; been recovered, took place in San Fran
, cisco on Monday last. ta
e A Mexican correspondent saws the
e French are pacifying that country by
t. courts-martal, shooting 10000 Mexicanss
,e annually. a French paper declares the
Empire Il failure, and advocates French
/. protectorate. The breach between Max
II imilian and the French is said to be
, daily widening. The "newsp from
!! Mexico is of so conflicting a character
l. that it is impossible to tell what to
Q believe. s1a aH7g EHa.l .sz 81. q.
:. A Washington correspondent says that
/ President Johnson and Secretary STAN
: ton are decidedly in favor of the trial of
+ jeff. Davis by civil court, and at the
, earliest practicable moment 1t is also
i asserted that whenever the trial does
take place that Gen. Butler will take a
, prominent part as public prosecutor
Y The Consul General of Switzerland
s desires the statement to be published
It that lie will not receive any contrbu-
d tons for Wirz, the Andersonville Tailor.
s The statement of the New York DQity
n NeaOS that he would receive such contri-
It buttons was totally without authority.
s. The latest returns of the Kentucky
e election say the House will stand Oppo-
;, sition, IS Union, so. The Senate. On
position, IS; Union, Is. 1t is said that
: !Iieutenant Governor Jacob favors the
: amendment. If so, his casting vote will
!, !. carry it in the Senate. staE lt
e General Steedman, commandment in
: Georgia, has refused to allow persons
9 who have not taken the oath to receivp
# letters, packages, etc. A Rebel guerilla.
: named Captain kirke, has been shot by
! his guard whilst he was III prison. =
2 Cause not stated. rsr
a despatch from Rolla, Missouri, saws
, that Col. Babcock and his entire COM
mand have been exonerated from all
blame In the matter of killing Judge
Wright and his sons, by the Grand Jury,
and that the Circuit Court has released
Babcock.
A terrible tragedy was perpetrated at
South Dedham. Miss, on Thursday
night, Mrs. Marston murdered her
husband and daughter and then killing
herself. The woman is supposed to have
been insane. Hss "a,
| Colonel Charles Forsyth, late of the
Rebel army and a son of the Mayor of
Mobile, stabbed one of General Maury's
Staff at Mobile on the Both ult. The use
ofthe knife is in some quarters consider
ed an accomplishment.
: Five thousand Indians have arrived
) at Fort Gibson, and 10000 more, repre-1
senting twenty-five or thirty tribes, are
e expected to attend the great council on
: the 1st of September.
Y Gov. Hamilton, of Texas, is quite i'll
9 at Austin. He has appointed X: LIZ
Elgin Commissioner of the Land O1hce,5
e and DIR. Graham Superintendent OF the
e Insane Asylum. m .t. -tsi.
The public buildings at San Antonio,
e Texas Surrendered BY the traitor T'wiggs
e to the rebels, are now occupied by Sheri-a
!, dams troopers. -a
! Iieut. Col CHARLES Anderson is now
, Governor of Ohio. .-.e4 r.s. 20
John Bright is coming to America.
PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's PATERNITY.
,, I" Died in this city, on Saturday last,
Jacob Johnson, who had, for many
years, occupied an humble, but useful
station in society. He was constable,
sexton, and porter to the state Bank. =
In his last illness he was visited by the
principal inhabitants of the city, by all
of whom he was esteemed for his hon
esty sobriety industry and humane and