The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-06
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General Andrew j. Smith, who was
the commander of the Sixteenth Army
Corps, issued his order announcing the
dissolution of the organization and bid
ding farewell to his troops at Mont
gomery Alabama, on the Sth of August.
He reviewed briefly but forcibly the his
tory of the corps throughout its many
victories up to its concluding success
before Mobile, and reminded his men
| that, having asserted the supremacy of
the National Government, in arms, it
was now their proud privilege to assist
in creating for 1t a glorious future among
the Powers of the earth.
| We are in receipt of advices from
| South America to the oath of July, at
| which time the Paraguayans were re-
ported to have suffered reverse near
BOria, the Brazilian army attacking
| their vanguard, and driving back their
main army, with loss TO the Paraguay
ans of seven hundred men, three thous-
and horses and two battle flags
| The Brazilians report their loss at one
hundred and fifty men killed ana
wounded. These advices come, OF course,
| from Brazilian sources. The Emperor
of Brazil was, at last accounts, at Buenos
Ayres. sEF $50 a.sf 4
The steamship Saxonia, arrived at
| New York, brings foreign advices to the
23d ultimO. The Atlantic Telegraph
| Company has resolved to lay new cable
! next spring, and TO fish up the old one
afterwards Mr.. Mason, the late Rebel
Commissioner, writes to the Times that
orders to stop the Shenandoah's cruise,
were forwarded Immediately on the ter
mination of the war The cholera was
disappearing at Constantinople, and also
at Gibraltar and Valencia. Consols closed
at S9s@S9s u. S. FiveTwenties at 3d.
In accordance with a proclamation
from Governor Anderson, the people of
Ohio suspended business on Friday, be-
| tween 10 A. M. and 3 p. NJ, the day OF
| the funeral of the late Governor Brough-
| The funeral ceremonies took place at
Cleveland. The grave was in Woodland
Cemetery, and the lot selected by Mrs.
Brough Is near the centre of the grounds
as they will be when they are completed
The grave of Gov. Brough is at one cor
ner of the chapel lot"
A despatch from the Hon. Mr.. Kas-
Q son. from Julesburg, on the Plains, says
the Indians appear to be driven from
P the road as far as Denver and Laramie,
t but fears that the authorities at Wash
L
keep a sufficient force in the field to keep
the Indians in check.
The Augusta, Ga, COnstitutiondlist
says that party is springing into exis-
tence favoring a general reputation of
all private Indebtedness. That paper
, denOunces reputation as unwise, dis
honest and unconstitutional. Several
candidates for the Convention favor re-
f pudiation. e'Lu' 'r -
) BY the extensive fire at st. Louis on
the 10Th ult., which consumed three
! hundred thousandd dollars worth hemp,
}. Eastern insurance companies suffer a
u loss of $4,000. The fire occurred in
e two large warehouses, and is supposed to
u have been the work Of an incendiary.
If The English Mechanics Magazine
saws that Specification has recently
been filed at the Patent Office for inn.
provements in boiling eggs. This was
shortly afterwards followed by patent
q for a machine for removing the tops from
! eggs previous to eating them.
II The Norwich Bulletin tells of a substi.
tute from that town who served nearly
a year, got $3.50 bounty and Sl02 pay
! and brought it all home with him re-
: Gently, except $3.50, which he paid for
rations coming from Washington.
Messrs. J. A. Cowardin and Henry X.
: Ellyson have entered into co-partner-
Z ship for the resumption of the publica-
= ton of the Richmond Dispatch at an
= early day. Mr.. Cowardin was the origi-
% nator of that well known paper.
It The Hon. George Harrington, with
Il his family, left Washington for New
J. York on the rstinstant to take passage
f. for switzerland, where he goes accre-
: dited as American Minister. @
= We learn from the Richmond Wht9
. that Gen. Lee has accepted the position
). of President of Washington College, at
!. Lexington. --sg ss9gail. Ilar
s The cashier of the Carlisle Pa Bank
! hung himself the other day. No cause
given. n ,Ie.is
Nearly six million people visited Gen.
trail Park, N. T., last year. LIZ
4 Two thousand dollars worth of violets
are daily sold in Paris.