The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-06
NEWSPAPER NEWS.

The latest news from South America il
OF The highest Importance. The revolu-
ton in Peru has been entirely success
ful. The decisive battle, which, accord
ing to our previous advices seemed to
be imminent a short distance from the
capital, had not taken place, but the
revolutiOnists, by forced march, had
marched against the capital, where they
| appeared on the morning of Nov. 6. 4
desperate fight ensued i'm the streets.
which ended in the surrender of the
troops of the Government. Callao sur
rendered as soon rs the news of the oc-
cupaton of Lima by the revolutionists
was received, and President Pezet made
his escape on British steamer. The
| new Government goes into power on the
| platform Of decided opposition to the
Spanish aggressions. In Chill, the Span
ish Admiral has so far yielded To the re-
monstrances of the foreign Minister
against the unlawfulness of II blockade
of more than fifty ports by seven steam
ers, as to restrict 1t to six ports. The
Chilian Government appears to be I'M
shaken in its determination to make
resolute resistance to Spanish insolence.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars worth of property was burned at
Ottumwa, Iowa, on the night of the 25th
nit. The fire broke out in Otis q New
ellis warehouse, at the depot of the Des
Moines Valley Railroad. This building
was connected on the north side with
the freight house of the railroad, on the
south side with the warehouse of Fiske
d Wightman, and also the passenger
depot, all being under one roof, and all
destroyed. There were large amounts
of goods and grain stored in the build
ings.
On the evening of November "a, a
carpet-bag was stolen from Albert Pike.
at the depot of the Richmond and Fred
erlcksburg RailrOad, in the former city.
lt contained all the original treaties
made by the rebels with the different
Indian tribes, and "a number of Masonic
iocuments--the former being of great
Importance to our Government. Secre-
AIRY Stanton has ordered Gen. Terry TO
make all diigent search for the stolen
documents.
Hon. John w. Forney, in recent
ecture in pennsylvania said that, having
poken well i'm the Washington Chroni.
le ofthe bravery and mistaken sincerity
fStonewall Jackson soon after his death
resident Lincoln wrote him a letter
ranking him warmly for speaking
indy ola fallen foe, and remarking: al
onor you for you're generosity to one
no, though contending againstus in
lilty cause, was nevertheless gallant
ian. Let us forget his sins over his
grave"
MIR. Schade, the counsel of the late
aptain Wirz. has just received an affi-
wit from Mrs. Wirz, in the legal form,
denying as altogether false
e story that she attempted to convey
,ison to the mouth of her husband
lille kissing him, and that Wirz was
evented from swallowing the drug by
e prompt Intervention of Gen. Baker.
'equent opportunities occurred in her
ivate interviews with her husband for
e preparation of such crime had she
en- so wicked rs to mediate it,
The five story cotton warehouse No.
State street, New York. was destroy
by fire Saturday morning, and Thos.
win, a member of Metropolitan engine
mpany No. A, was killed, and several
emen and policemen were injured by
g falling ofthe walls.