The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-28
THE NEWS.

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During our absence at Mobjack Bay
last week, paragraph found its way
| into the editorial columns of this journal,
| in which it was stated that Mr.. Morti-
| mer ID. Main, the accomplished land
| lord of the Ballard House, Richmond,
| was about tobe married to Miss Marie
Poke. niece of Jenny Lind. 1t turns
lOut that the story was fabricated and
that there is not word of truth in it,
for Mr.. Main writes to us, saying:
--- "RIcHMoyD, Va, Aug. "a, 1866.
"Sm-You stop my paper, or stop pokingfun at me-
and don't care which You do. have no idea who Miss
Marie Poke H. to whom you say am about to be married
She may be very good girl very talented and may DO
sin to allow the dear creature to be poking the fire
aone;" but that's her lookout am too young to marry
and hest les is due to the truth of history that should
saw I've ney had any propositions from the lady with the
pretty name which, it seems to further, Miss Poke had
better retain Who is She anyhow Is she of tender
are will she wilt? whatea she do besides sngi How
ever you don't want me to do MURDER deny, contradict
and withdraw this story though it cost Miss Poke
~ T0.~' an. D. MANI
We trust Main is satisfied. We shall
| be at the Ballard House on Monday
opportunity to enjoy "the satisfaction
which one Virginian gives another"
A correspondent of the Baltimore
american, writing from New York,
says arE. frNG-
The man who does not want to be par
doned, the renegade Mitchell, now of
Fortress Monroe, it is understood is to
be succeeded in the Neaos office by the
eX-Rebcl General Mansfield Lowell.
The experiment ofmaking John Mitchell
editor of the concern was spoiledby that
ID, ,,a, 4.
result was the transfer of John from the
sanctum in Chatham street to a cell in
Fortress Monroe. Mansfield Lowell had
better profit by his predecessors expe-
rience. 1t is bad enough to have the
city swarming with traitors and Rebels,
who but yesterday as it were, were slay-
ing our sons and brothers right and left,
but it would be more than human pa
tience could endure to have them trying
to disseminate their treason anew right
under our eyes and noses in the press.
Poor Lowell never hurt anybody very
badly, and so we vote to ''let him alone"
If it becomes generally known in the
South that he is the editor of the Meas,
the people will lose all confidence in the
paper. ~"
SENATOR SUMNER ON THE BASIS OF
REPREsENTATfoN.-It appears by the
following record that the recent propo-
sition of Gen. Schenck Of Ohio to amend
the Constitution so that representation
shall be apportioned according to the
number of voters, and not according to
population, was anticipated by Hon.
Charles Sumner several months ago:
"In the Senate, Feb. 6, 1865, Mr.. Sum-
ner submitted the following amendment
to the Constitution, which, on his mo-
ton, was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary .t
amendment to the Constitution, appor-
ti0aiag representatives IN Congress &C.
cOrlliiig to the number of actual electors.
Representatives shall be appOrtioned
among the several States which may be
included within the Union according to
the number Of male citizens of age hau-
ing IN each State the qualifications re-
qt,isite .jOr electors of the most numerous
branch of the State Legislature. The
actual enumeration of such citizens shall
be made 10y the census of the United
States"
In submitting this amendment Mr..
Sumner remarked that one of two alter
natives was open: The suffrage must be
secured to the new-made freedmen,
which was the Just course, or the num-
rof representatives must he apportiOn-
ell according to the actual electors, which
would make it for the interest ola State
to extend the franchise. Without one
of these measures the political power of
the old slave masters would be enlarged
by the Proclamation of Emancipation
A young lady moving in the upper
circles at Chicago was betrOthed at the |
beginning of the war to a lieutenant in |
the army. He was killed in battle, and |
his body taken home and buried by his |
nearest friend and eomrade, who was |
with him when he fell. To this young |
man the lady's affections were very nat |
urally transferred in time, and she en-
gagged to marry him. When the happy |
day arrived, and just as the clergyman |
was about to pronounce them man and |
wife, the lady suddenly tainted, and
being revived, forbid any further pro-
cedure, as she said she had seen the
spirit of her former lover, and he was Or
posed to the match. She persisted in
her decision, and has since retired to q
.ar# .....
A Saratoga correspondent writes
Opposite me, in the ball room tonight,
sits stout woman in wide-striped SILK
dress. She is the wife of legal notabil-
lty, and was when young circus rider
Of great repute, renowned chiefly for
leaping unaided upon running horse
in the ring. Another fine looking
couple, graduated from Fulton market
the husband still sells bivalves in that
famed locality" t5Eitt' ~