The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-01

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burned or boarded by the pirate, and
the remaining sixty-two Of which had
not been heard from. 81 Fad ltfH III
An election for members of the State
legislature took place in West Virginia |
on Thursday, Oct, 70. In ONO county
The maiorities of the Union candidates
range from $50 to 100. Last Fall the
majority for Lincoln was ISL. The to-
tai vote of the county cast this year Is
$500, against 4, 147 last Fall, =, eiss..f
All. II. Stuart, one of the successful
candidates for Congress in Virginia,
saws that the test oath is bfoad ehousl.
him from his seat; but tiiat
if he had violated any law OF we
United States, or incurred, any penaity
dnring the rebellion, he has been exhon-
Grated from all consequences by the gen.
eral amnesty of President Lincoln OF
which he awaited. himself on the 18TH OF
Nav last, taking the prescribed oath,i
and therefore he will decline to take
the test oath. 81 ls,A bnVnd3tt 9dF VA
The New York police on Saturday
upou and closed up a very ex-
tensive depot for the storage and sale OF
counterfeit Treasury notes, located IN
dark rear room at No. 5 GOerck street.
francisco Bohagar, an Italian, the oc,
cupant of the room, was arrested ana
committed, and on making search IN IL
there was found stock of bogus Treas
ury notes, of the denominations oflnvei
dollars, twenty dollars and fifty cents,
representing altogether one hundred
and eleven thousand dollars, put up III
one thousand dollar packages. The bills
are rather poor, and would not decelve
those accustomed to handling money
but it is believed that large quantities OF
them have been sent to the West ana
South, where they may have a better
chance of getting into circulation. 90
hagar refuses to name any OF, his accom-
plices or to disclose the place OF manu-, :,
| facture of the spurious currency, but the
police are sanguine of learning these
shortly. - Laq - I1inao4 s9tl44 -
IA shocking and mysterious murder
was committed in Baltimore on SUNDAY
| in the upper part of the building on Ball
timore street, adjoining The Sun newspa-
per Office. Shortly after noon MI. Henry
/ b. Grove, who5 occupied the upper sto-
ries as a photograph establishment, was
found lying dead, having been sh0'
through the brain with plstoi pail
money. breastpin and gold watciI.
The report of a pistol was heard about
ten O'Clock in the morning by person
/ i'm the adjoining house, No clue TO the
murderer has been obtained. lit issup-
posed the murderer engaged Mr.. Groves
lattention in some way ana then shot
!, him, The crime was q remarkably da-
ring one.
| Official orders have been issued for
further reduction OF our national army
Eby the disbandment of ifty-four regl-
: ments, consisting of organizations o.
both white and colored troops, in addi-
ton to those heretofore announced. BE
sides this, it is expected that in shor
|, time the majority. of the Veteran Re
q serves will be mustered out ofservice, a
= department commanders have been In
= structed by the War Department. TO as
, certain what officers and enlisted mel
!, of that corps desire to leave the army
/ and to Immediately grant discharges =
: all such.
! Edward B. Ketchum was arraignet
e ON Saturday in the Court of Genera
j sessions, New York, and pleaded guilt,
O to forgery in the third degree. Ill
: counsel moved for u postponement Q
n the sentence until Ketchun's testimon.
/. was taken In a number Of civil SUIT
!, now pending, and stated that eyidenc
e would be furnished to the court snow
n ing that he was young man OF coIrec
habits previous to the commission
: the offence. District Attorney Hall az
J. ceded to the motions and the hecordt
g postponed the sentence. A motion VIZ
= made for the discharge of Charlie
~ Brown. who is charged with being I'M
- plicated with Jenkins in the Pheni
Bank frauds. The recorder reserve
/ hfe dnnioinn & +
n George II. Butler, ESQ.,, of San Fral
II cisco. formerly of The 10th infantr.
!. II. s. A.. known as a staff officer und.
:, General Butler, his uncle, and the IL
= mented General Lander, distinguish
" for his services in the line of the arm
in the Peninsular campaign, has bee
Il appointed special inspector of the Gu
n toms. to reside at Panama, vice JOHN |
J. Simonton, removed-the second Simon
4 ton, by the way, dismissed from u
8, same Office. .4 .,.t, -... 4gt
B. Captain Fl. G. Clark, of General Blu
o, lers staff, has been promoted 20 !
lieutenant Colonel by brevet for mer
g torious services in the Department 4
in the Gulf: for gallant conduct in the e.
ecuti0n of orders on the Mississippi
~ river In the bombardmento of Forts Jacl
m son and st. Philip and for gailanti
~ and courage i'm the attack OF the rebe
~ on Battery Harrison. This officer h
of been attached to General Buffers sta
- since the beginning of the rebellio
x and has always conducted himself 50
to TO secure the esteem and respect OF l
n. brother officers as gentleman as w
I'd as soldier. .s,s,-,- ri
en- Another of those shocking and frigl
a full catastrophes that every. now q
m then send d thriIliof horror through
by community occurredlin New York h
as Dor on Sunday morning on. the Mo-
IN river, opposite the city,. The larbo.
IN boiler Of the large river steamer
nd John, which left Albany ON Stature
he evening about eight O'Clock, when
IL vessel was within mile or two of
We landing, exploded, killing nine pers
Us almst instantly, injuring two others
no badly that they died during the af
ed noon, and seriously, il not fatally,
Bin juripg fifteen others, m The Hobol
lip ferry boat Morristown, which was at
IT. time of the dreadful occurrence or
IN ing to New York, was immedia'
es- headed for the scene of disaster,
SIS. rendered valuable service, taking o
ac- large number of the passengers OF
lif- st. John and landing them safely
tlc- that city. Coroner WiIdey empannel
an jury, who made IA survey OF tDe we We,
,fu- tand viewed the bodies OF the dea9, =
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