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NEWSPAPER NEWS.

The State Department has received q
communication from our Consul at
Havrc, France, dated Nov. 80, 1865, con-
tanning the following account of the
rise, progress and Disappearance of the
cholera at that port Cholera first APP
peared on the 10th day of October, and
was doubtless introduced by an arrival
from Paris-where the disease was ut its
height--Of about 800 German emigrants,
on their way to New York There were
about 50 deaths from cholera at Havre,
principally among the poorer classes in
the environs. During the last ten days
of November, not single case had been
reported, and the chief health officer
pronounced the city free from all cOnta-
gious disease, and had been instructed
TO deliver clean bills of health to vessels
leaving that port.
The remains of Captain Wirz, former
~ Confederate commandment of the An
Jacksonville prison, who was hanged
some time since at Washington, reach
ell Richmond on Monday afternoon on
the Fredericksburg train. They were
Immediately taken by Adams & Co.'s
express, in whose charge they We're, to
the Petersburg depot, to be forwarded to
IOtltf1tl, AldDdillt fOT ltlttTnlcUt. Ills
wife has been residing there for some
time past.
In consequence of the refusal by the
Legislature of Tennessee to allow the
negroes to testify in court, the War De-
partment has issued orders to General
Fiske, the Superintendent of the Freed
mans Bureau in that State, to take all
cases in which the rights of negroes are
involved before the military courts for
adjudication.
A number of buildings, including the
post-otlicc, were destroyed by fire on Sat
urday, in the village of Lima, Living
ston county, New York. Considerable
mail matter was burned. The total losses
are estimated at 500
DR.. Joseph S. Walters has been found
guilty of violating the person of femi-
nine patient, Lucy $. Jones of Spring
field, Mass, in the Court of Sessions in
Brooklyn, but recommended to the mer-
cy of the Court. 1851
The Rev. W. II. Milburn, known as
the "blind preacher" has abandoned
the Methodist for the Episcopal church
There is firm in Elgin, H., known
as Gray & Lunt.n Half the letters
come directed Lay & Grunt.n.
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THE GILLIAN NEWS.

New York, Dec. 90. Valparaiso al
vices state that there is no change in
the Gillian war matters. The people
are becoming daily more unsettled
against Spain.
Two millions and a half pounds of cot
ton damaged ut the recent fire, was sold
at auction to-day, from two to fourteen
and half cents per pound.
In a hdbe0s corpus ease prisoner
was produced before our courts under a
guard of soldiers.
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GtlegraPgit Wetps,
NORFOLK POST DESTA TCHES
THE THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS
SEN ATE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 Mr. Morrell
reported the bill to regulate the election
franchise i'm the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Sumner hoped il would be acted
upon very soon, as the country demand
ed it.
Mr.. Davis called Mr.. Sumner to order,
saying that the bill was not before the
Senate for discussion.
Mr. Wilson called up the Senate bill
to maintain freedom to the inhabitants
of the States lately in rebellion.
Mr.. Sumner addressed the Senate i'm
favor of the bill, and said when he
thought of what occurred i'm the cham,
Der yesterday, on the attempt to white
wash the unhappy condition of the rebel
States, he felt he ought to speak of moth
ing else to-day. He read number of
letters from the South, private and
public, to show that the spirit of the re-
bellion still existed. 9t
Mr.. Salisbury said that from indica-
tons there was to be split in the Re-
publican party, and if President John
son stood by the principles of his special
message, he would promise him the
support of two millions Of people who
did not vote for him at the last election.
Mr.. Cowan contradicted the statement
made by Mr.. Sumper, which he said
were all based upon venemous letter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Stevens introduced bill to double
the pensions of those who were made
pensioners by the casualties of the late
war, and to pay the damage done to all
loyal men by the late re bel government,
and rebel raiders, and enforce the con-
fiscation laws SO as to pay the same out
of the conliscated property of the enemy.
A resolution was passed inquiring by
what authority the freedmen were re-
moved from tile conlscated and aban-
dOned lands.
Both Houses agreed to adjourn from
tomorrow until the 9Th of January.
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FROM RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Dec. 20. Gen. Terry has
given assurance to COMMITTEE of the
Legislature that most vigorous meas
ures have been taken to preserve peace
and afford ample protection to the citi-
zens He deems no action necessary on
the part of the Legislature.
The Legislature adopted resolution
to-day, requesting the Governor to urge
the Postmaster General to increase the
mail facilities of Virginia.
A memorial of r. T.. Lee, President of
the Washington College, asking an ap.
preparation in mid of establishing five adj
ditiOnal Professors to that institution.
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The Paris Opinion Notionale, in a
leading article entitled "The Statesmen
OF England" gives resume of the pol
icy adopted by Lord Palmerston towards
Russia, which Power, it considers, IL
Englands greatest adversary, and winds
up with this pithy suggestion Russia
has already repaired the injuries she
sus tanned by the Crimean war: her fleet
is magnificent; she has powerful army
in Asia; already her influence predomi-
mates in China, and is felt throughout
the Indian peninsula. England feels
her importance diminished in proper
ton 10 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of her rival
What will it be when this colossal Pow
Ell and the United States combine to-
gether, "cequ'a Dieu ne 2'laise!"
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The English government is running
the Fenians through, as in mill, in
Ireland. Four leaders have already
been transported. The London Pal
1faU Gazette says that the Message of
President Johnson is looked for in Paris
with unusual interest, owing to the be-
lief that it contains paragraphs COM
menting on the action of France in
Mexico, which will require explana-
tim
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The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Globe says that General Schofield
is stated to have arrived on political
mission from Washington, and had
called on Brouyn de Lhuys, and adds {:
at is supposed that the object of this
visit is for the purpose of soothing down
some passages in the impending Mes
sage of President Johnson, meant rather
for home service than for France"
General Schofield is also presumed to
explain the appointment of General
Logan as Minister to Mexico, accredited
to Juarez. General Logan is to start in
search of a Mexican President or repub-
lican court, and is to report progress in
that voyage of discovery. We do not
believe General Schofield's mission has
any political significance at all.
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REV. ALEXANDER EVERETT HALE.

The Rev. Alexander Everett Hale il
the son of the late Hon. Nathan Hale,
founder of the Boston Daily advertiser,
and nephew of the late Hon. Edward
Everett. He is devout clergyman,
and in Boston, is esteemedas christian
gentleman. We have before us letter,
in which he is spoken of in ardent
praise, but in just terms. The writer
says
Since interesting myself in behalf of
Rev. Henry Giles, | have had occasion
to become intimately acquainted with
the unselfish and manly character of
Rev. Edward Everett Hale of this city.
In all my former experience of life,
have never discovered so exalted an IL
lustration of the precepts of our Great
Master as is constantly manifested by
this unObtrusive clergyman toward his
stricken and suffering brother Giles.
His noble, christian philanthrophy-his
earnest, assiduOus and unselfish devo-
tiOn-his delicate and touching acts of
benevolent cOurtesy-nO less than his
broad and copi0us humanity and tender
sympatlly-do honor to our common
nature. His character seems to be an
embodiment of all those rare christian
and manly attributes that adorn, elevate
and grace the noblest type of men. His
goodness of heart, his pure Christian
philanthropy, his fascinating and unaf-
fected simplicity of manner, inspires
confidence and evoke respect. If his
preaching strikes as deeply into the
hearts of the members of his congrega-
ton, as his christian practices have into
mine, the number of his converts must
be large. Mr.. Hale is my ideal of n
practical christian, in the most exalted
sense. Had q few such men been i'm
SodOm and GOmoOrah, verify believe
they would have saved that city from
destruction.
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The cattle plague in the shape of con-
tagious "typhus fever" is said to have
been imported into the Jardin d'Acoli-
nation, Paris, by two gazelles received
from England. An order has cOnse-
quently been issued prohibiting the i'm.
portation of all animals into France ex-
cept horses, mules, asses and dogs.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

Messrs. w. Nj. Clark & Co., have
opened an office on Main street-oppO-
site Bank street-for the purpose of con-
Quoting the business of bankers and
dealers in government securities. We
commend this young firm to the conf
mcrcial public. The head of the house,
Mr.. w. M. Clark, is well known here,
as the late cashier of the First National
Bank,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

In England, the ravages of the cattle
plague are even exceeding recent antici-
pations. The London Times, on the I'd
instant, stated that the number of at
lacks reported for the week ending with
the 18th of November was 1883, and we
remarked that an estimate of $500 or
5000 for the week to follow would not
be unreasonable. The actual return, we
regret to say, instead of being 5000 is
nearer 1900. The four weeks of last
month show a succession of figures
which speak for themselves. In the first
week the cases were 1856; in the second
:, $3.50 in the third, 1899; in the fourth.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

In the United States House Of Repre-
sentativcs on Tuesday, Mr.. Farnsworth,
of Illinois, offered resolution, reciting
the allegation that B. G. Harris, a men,
Der from Maryland, had been convicted
by court martial of disloyalty, express
ing sympathy with Jefferson Davis, and
saying that the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln came too late, ETC., there
fore, that the Committee on Elections
be instructed to inquire into the facts,
and report such action as may be proper,
and, to aid such investigation, have
power to send for persons and papers.
The resolution was passed by vote of
one hundred and twenty seven against
twenty-one.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

The sources of amusement are numer-
Gus. There is to be a baseball match,
between the Goth New York and the
Juniper Clubs at one o'clock, at the
Fair Grounds; the charity fair all day
Glenn's theatre in the evening"; the
billiard tournament in this city, and the
Oxford theatre at Portsmouth. Recrea-
ton enough. l :.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

At the auction sale of dry goods. yes
ter'lay, Messrs. Seldner & Co., Main
street, were purchasers TO the extent OF
some forty thousand dollars. They pur-
chased several lots of English Qadies)
white hose, over one thousand wooden
(white) blankets, linens of all kinds,
from handkerchiefs to table-cloths. The
goods were all of English manufacture
and of the very best quality, and having
been purchased at reasonable prices, will
be sold, we presume, at small advances.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-21

The force of Invcctive," the Elk
plosion at the Washington Arsenal, !"
liking Leopold of Belgium" column
of news paragraphs, and the markets,
occupy the first page this morning.
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.


The following documents belong to
the current history of the country. The
telegraph has furnished them in brief;
but we give them in detail now:
TO all to phom these presents neay come,
greeting:
Know We, that whereas the Congress
OF the United States on the LIST of Febru-
airy last passed resolution which is in
the words following, namely:
"a resolution submitting to the Leg
islatures of the several States PROPOSE
ton to amend the Constitution of the
United Statesp
"Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, two
thirds of both houses cOncurring,) That
the following article be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several States as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States which, when ratified by
be valid, to all intents and purposes, as
part of the said Constitution, namely
XIII.
"Section 1. Neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude, except rs a punish-
ment for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist
within the United States or any place
subject TO their Jurisdiction.
''SectiOn 2. Congress shall have pow
er to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation" EaIa
And whereas it appears from official
documents on file in this Department
that the amendment to the Constitution
If Init nd Stnta f,tsr
said, has been ratified by the Legisla-
lures of the States of Illinois, Rhode Is
land, Michigan, Maryland, New York,
West Virginia, Maine, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio,
Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, South Carolina, Alabama,
North Carolina, and GeOrgia-in all
twenty-seyen States.
And whereas the whole number of
States in the United States is thirty-six,
and whereas the before specially-named
States, whose legislatures have ratified
the said proposed amendment, cOnsti-
tute three fOurths of the whole number
of States i'm the United States:
Now, therefore, be it known that !,
William II. Seward, Secretary OF State
of the United States, by virtue and in
pursuance of thessecond section of the
act of Congress, approved the TWEEN
tieth of April, eighteen hundred ana
eighteen, entitled IAN act to provide
for the publication of the laws of the
United States and for other purposes"
do hereby certify that the amendment
aforesaid has become valid, to all in
tents and purposes, as part of the Con-
stitution of the United States.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the Department of State to be af-
fixed. .a..-
Done at the city of Washington this
s.. eighteenth day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thou
[sEAL.] sand eight hundred and sixty
five, and of the Independence
of the United States of Amer
lea the ninetieth.
WILLIAM HI. SEWARD,
Secretary of State
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CANADIAN NEWS.

MONTREAL, Dec. go. Hon. George
Brown has resigned his seat in the Cab
met, owing to'gravc differences of opin.
ion on important public matters.
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DON'T WASTE HIM! In the gallery
of the theatre in Cowstreet, Dublin, one
night, porter made himself disagreea-
able; there was yell of "Throw him
Over,n followed by the exquisitely droll,
Don't waste him; kill fiddler with
hin, ~
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Mr.. Merchant, of the National tx
press, will accept thanks for Richmond
and Petersburg papers.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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In many parts of the country they have displaced all
other substances and methods of dyeing We, without
any hesitation whatever, pronounce them the best dyes
ever manufactured while at the same time they are the
cheapest in price. The ladies particularly delighted
with them.
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NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Flour firm;
wheat and corn steady; beef quiet;
pork dull; lard, whiskey, and naval
stores dull; cotton firm at G0c; sugar
and coffee quiet. Gold 46 Is.
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Newsmen and newsbeys desiring papers VIII please
have their orders at the counting room the eve ming pre-
yious before six o'clock
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Advertisers are requested to hand III thef 'aVeriS
ments before six o'clock in the evening" p' 'sions '"
publication
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The Light Reading" on this page
may be instructive, if read attentively.
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In the Kentucky state Senate last
week, Mr.. Benton offered resolution
looking to the repeal of all laws in rela-
ton to slavery. Mr.. Helm denied the
validity of the adoption of the constitu-
tional amendment by southern states
under compulsion. Even if their votes
should be counted; the thing would not
be binding OH Kentucky. Her right to
slavery was reserved right, which
could not be infringed upon. Mr.. Coch-
ran, of Shelby, went still further. "He
denied the power of amending the Con-
stitution so as to destroy slavery. Slave
nv was an inherent state right above the
Constitution. If every state in the
Union were to ratify the amendment, it
still would not be binding upon Ken
lucky. And the man who would favor
this measure was as much rebel as
Jeff Davis. Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew johnson were as much, If not
more, traitors to the Government than
Jeff. Davis. The country was nothing
more nor less than an empire, with
President johnson as dictator. When
the President used the army to destroy
slavery, he was in open rebellion against
the Government. He hoped the reso-
luton would be voted down." and it
was voted down-yeas Is, nays 10.
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BALTIMORE MARK ETS.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20. Flour inactive.
Common heavy. Wheat scarce prime
heavy. Corn dull and lower. Coffee
active. Provisions very dull. Seed and
Whiskey heavy.
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LIGHT R EA DIN G..
We give below reading light as air,
as well as some matter for reflection.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

as we'll US some lnatCeT lOr Iellectioi'
JEFFERSON DAVIS
The Philadelphia Telegram asks
"shall Jefferson Davis be tried?" 1t in
sists that he ought to be, and that, too,
before military commission. Indeed,
it insists that ',justice demands that
Jefferson Davis be hanged" We quote
two paragraphs:
We raise. our voice in favor of the trial
of Jefferson Davis before amilitary, and
not civil court. The crime of treason
and rebellion has been cOmmittedin our
land, and if treason is crime, then 1T
should be punished. 1t is both proper
and expedient that the most rapid man
ner consistent with law be selected, in
order that justice may overtake the
guilty. The advocates of the trial OF the
chief of the rebel hosts before civil
court do not base their claims to this
peculiar method so much upon the effect
it would have on the prisoner, but argue
that the legality of secession Will thus
be officially determined, and the ques-
ton forever set at rest by a judicial de-
cision. To-day, however, is too late a
time for the adjudication of the ques-
ton. If the issue was to have been thus
settled. why was it not decided before
we rushed headlOng into a disastrous
and expensive war? Suppose the jury
should opine that secession was legal,
what would the government do then. \
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
each took his life in his own hands
when the war was opened in 1861.
Whichever failed would die. Lincoln
has triumphed, yet died beneath an as
sassin's hand. Davis has failed, and
shall he, the defeated, live, while the
triumphant leader of the Union died? Is
this Justice? Justice demands that JEFF
fersOn Davis be hung expedency de-
mands that Jefferson Davis be hung.
The cause of Union and the people echo
the demand, and the only way he can
be hung is by trial before a military
court Therefore we demand, in the
name of the people, that such be his
fate, and that no mild leniency shall
save from death the Rebel Chief, that
we accomplish that for while million
brave hearts bled, and three thousand
millions of dollars were poured out like
water, and spent rs freely as they were
given. Unless our advice be followed,
Jefferson Davis will escape, and all the
fruits of daring and self-sacrifice be scat
tered OIL the altar of false sympathy and
rebellious arrogance.
This is the first instance of q leading
Northern journal demanding the hang
ing of Jefferson Davis that has come to
our knowledge since the surrender of
Gen. Lee. On the contrary, we have
noticed many appeals in favorof the full
pardon of the prisoner.
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mss~ DYsPEpsIA.-What everybody

pay DYsPEPsIA.-Wha everybody
says must be true. We have heard Dr. strcklands Tonic
spoken frequently by those who have been benefit
ted by it. that at last we are compelled to make it known
to the public that really believe it effects cure in
every case; therefore, say to those who suffering
with Dyspepsia Nervous Debility, to go to their Drug
gists and get a bottle of Dr. Strcklands Tonic.
WELLS h CO., Agents, 115 Franklin street, N. Y.
Wake co. and NJ. CA SANTOS, Agents for Nor
ok, Va .. noy6--6m
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Desy" TWO BAD CASES OF PILES
GAINESVILLE Wisconsin, writes for the benefit Of all who
suffer with the Piles that he has been troubled for eight
years with aggravated Of Piles and his brother
was discharged from the army M incurabe, (e being
quite paralyzed with The piles Both these distressing
cases were cured with bottle of DR. Strckands Pile
Remedy. The accommodation Of these gentlemen, be-
side the daily testimonials received by Dr. Strickland
ought to convince those suffering that the most aggra
waited chronic of Piles are cured By DR.. Stckand's
Pile Remedy. II is told by Druggists everywhere,
Wake co and NJ and c. A. SANTOS, Agents for
Norfolk, Va. noy6-6m