The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-29
THE NEWS.

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| LER. The Nashville Dispatch says !:
From DR.. Roscoe, who dressed the
wounds of General Wheeler we have
been furnished with the following state
ment, as given him by General Wheel
err: ~ went to General Wheeler's room
after the difficulty and found him lying
on bed, bleeding profusely. 1 asked
him how it occurred, to which he re-
piled: l was lying on my bed, and
heard a rap on the door. l got up and
opened the door, and was confronted by
Colonel Blackburn and captain whom
/ did not know. l asked them to come
in and be seated, sfter which l extended
my hand to Colonel Blackburn, when it
was taken by the captain, who imme-
diately grasped my arms, ana Colonel
Blackburn struck me with his cane ten
or twelve times. | struggled and es-
capped, running to the other side of the
house, followed by Colonel Blackburn,
who struck me number OF ticks after
got on the other side of the gallery. The
crowd who rushed up stairs stopped the
attack, and returned to my room. "
DR.. Roscoe informed us that i'll examin-
ing the wounds of General Wheeler he
found one cut on his forehead one inch
and half in length, several contusive
wounds on his head and on the right
ear, and several on his right arm, which
he received whilst warding offthe blows.
We give the above statements as they
were given to us. and refrain from max
ing any comment whatever.
CATCHING OF KETCHUM.-NeaOY Orf,
August 26.-Edward B. Ketchum was
arrested yesterday afternoon at mouse
in West Twentieth street. He has not
been out of the city. He had an inter.
view with many of his former friends
and victims. He also had an interview
with his father, and reconciliation was
effected, He was visited by his wife at
the station house. He has been about
the city frequently during the past fort
night, but he avoided his former friends.
He had about fifty thousand dollars
when he was arrested. No complaints
have been made against Ketchum. The
creditors of Ketchum, Son q Co. will
meet here next Monday to hear state
ment of the financial affairs ofthat firm.
The assets are likely to reach sixty cents
ON dollar.
The New Orleans Times of the 22d has
special despatch from Jackson, Miss,
giving the proceedings of the Mississippi
Convention. An ordinance was passed
designating the first Monday in Octo-
Der for the election of Congressman.
Governor, members of the Legisla-
ture, and other State officers. A mo-
ton was made for the appointment
of committee to draw up me-
mortal to be presented to the President
of the United States, praying him to ex-
ercise clemency toward Jefferson Davis
and Governor Clarke. The motion was
adopted. The Chairman then appoint
ed the committee, who will report on
Wednesday.
The following executive order was is
sued by the President on the 25th -
"Paroled prisoners asking passports as
citizens of the United States, and against
whom no special charges may be pend
ing, may be furnished with passports
upon application therefor to the Depart
ment of State in the usual form. Such
passports will, however, be issued upon
the condition that the applicants do not
return to the United States without
leave of the President. Other persons
implicated in the rebellion, who may
wish to go abroad, will apply to the De-
partment of State for passports, and the
applications will be disposed of accord
ing to the merits of the several cases."
A special despatch from Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, says that Governor Sharkey
communicated despatch from Presi.
dent Johnson congratulating the con-
vention on the progress they are max
ing in paving the way to re-admission
into the Union, and hopes all obstacles
will soon be removed. He says he will
restore the writ of habeas corpus and re-
move the troops at the earliest possible
moment when the State makes sufli-
cient progress to have entirely returned
to their allegiance, and hopes the ex-
ample of Mississippi will be followed by
other States.
A Circular is to be published from
General Howard, Commissioner of the
Bureau of Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands, which sets apart for the use of
loyal refugees and freedmen certain
tracts or parcels of land and other prop
erty within the State of Virginia, to
which the United States have acquired
title by confiscation. These lands, EN-
bracing thousands of acres, lie in the
counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Elizabeth
City, Prince William, Warwick, York,
| Norfolk, and the cities of Norfolk and
Portsmouth. 1t is the first of an exten-
sive series of similar publications.
| A New Orleans despatch states that a
recent number of the La Estafette, the
French organ in the city of Mexico, ad-
mits that Maximilian's empire is fail
ure, and says that only French protec-
torate can save the country from absorp-
ton by the United States. A minister
or commissioner from Macmillan is on
the way to Washington to seek recogni-
ton by our Government. The recall of
the Pope's Nuncio created a sensation
among the Mexican clergy. Fresh de-
feats of the Imperial forces are an
nounced.
San Francisco advces of the Sd in
slant announce a terrible disaster at sea.
The steamship Brother Jonathan left
San Francisco on July 2sth for Portland,
oregon, and Victoria, with between two
and three hundred passengers, and was
totally lost near Cape Lincoln, Oregon,
July 3Oth. Only fourteen men and one
woman were saved. Among the pas
sengers We're Brigadier General Wright
and family, Lieutenant Waite, Surgeon
A. Ingraham, of the army, and Captain
Chaddock, of the revenue service.
The steamer Argosy No. 3, Captain
Vangegrift, from Cairo for Cincinnati,
with the SEVENTEEN Ohio infantry, about
three hundred strong, was blown ashore
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