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

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8 THE NEWS.
J. Barclay Harding, publisher of the
Eueni,sg Ietegraph anu
Collector of Internal Revenue IN the
First District of Pennsy lvania, died on
Sunday. t Ia
b TIE Alabama papers have been earn
estly discussing the qualifications neces-
sary to enable man to vote. TAey \
have at last arrived at the conclusion
that every citizen must take the amnes7
ty oath. '4s..'t 5l
q The Speaker of the Senate of the |
Legislature is Generai
Gholson, who lost an arm and was snot
through the body while in the Confede-
rate service. Colonel Simonton, who
himself as commander OF
a regiment from North Mississippi, Is
Speaker of the House. 81 a#4=
The Chicago papers hayea sad story
to tell of girl who, after having been
seduced, was charged with having rob
bed the man who ruined her. When
arrested she was temporarily confined
in an upper story of one of the city no
tells. Leaping from the window to the
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will undoubtedly prove fatal.
q The steamship Victor, from New York |
on the 2lst inst, for New Orleans, was
towed into Hampton Roads on Sunday
by the Alabama, having encountered
terrific gale from the oath to the 9Th
instant, and become completely disa-
bled.l On the 18th instant the Alabama
| fell in with the British brig e. W.
| Reeves, from Galveston for Liverpool,
and saw two ships whose names were
not ascertained, all three of the vessels
being dismasted. .41H ~ D 10 1
The Secretary of State, accompanied
by the French Minister, had an inter-
view with the President on Saturday
afternoon. ~ - p5 95a4
The Georgia Convention on Friday re-
Iealed the secession ordinance, instead
of declaring it null and void. On the
same day an ordinance ignoring the
State debt incurred in aid Of the rebel,
llion was introduced and referred to q
committee. Yesterday there was ami
mated discussion over motion, which
was finally lost by a heavy majority, for
4 the appointment of a committee 10 as
! certain from the governor whether the
reputation of the rebel war debt is a
!, sine qua non with President Johnson.in
the matter of restoration. Some of the
members of the convention manifest a
rather sintractible disposition, and evil
IDENTIFY need little enlightenment from
Washington, which they will probably
! soon receive, as we are informed that
Secretary Seward has notified the Pro-
visioral Governor of Georgia that the
/ President cannot recognize any State
which assumes a particle OF Its rebel
debt as having resumed its allegiance to
the national government. The first ar
ticle of the new constitution has been
reported to the convention and adopted.
1T contains section abolshing slavery,
with proviso that this action shall be
no estoppal TO future compensation
claims for slaves manumitted.
There were twenty thousand persons
weighed on the scales at the Boston Me-
chanics' Fair. The average weight o
men was l41l pounds average weigh
| of women was 1A!. The largest maj
weighed 29S pounds; the largest woman
weighed 2744. ste atiJ
A countryman, having partaken tor
freely of Pittsburg rum while on visi
J to that city, seated himself on a curb
stone to sleep offhis rotations, when his
!, head falling to one side, he was sool
strangled to death by the tight-buttonet
: neckband of his shirt. f,
The White House is much pleasantel
y to many people since President johnson
! moved in. It is more open to the South
. l., Union Rationale Canadian journ
/? all states that Captain Bennett Young
q leader of the st. Adams raiders, has oh
o tanned from Judge Wilson, i'll Toronto
! "a full acquittal. va
+ Lady Ragland, the widow of the Eng
ell lish commander-in- chiefin the Crimea
II war, died recently in England.
Il Sam Tilden was descanting in th
y presence of President Johnson, upol
. the repulsive appearance of the oyster
y "It isn't handsome, SAM" said tn
~ President, shut it has the advantage Q
" YOU in one thing" ''What is that?
~ ~ aueried Tilden, who is known as an eS
.e haustless talker. at knows when
fe Shut its mouth" replied Mr.. johnson
Il. les A number of bankers, brokers an
re- merchants, in Canada West, have bee
u swindled to the extent of 500 900, by
re man named McGregor, who. sold thei
w worthless draftson New York, issued b
n some person in Ohio. McGregor W;
10 arrested in Windsor by a broker, whoi
IN he had swindled out of ST 200, but lupo
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par Immediately crossed the river to ID
Or troit. The victimized parties from Lon
Ia don, Chatham and other towns hay
u. been at Windsor for two or three day
n past. in search of the swindler. ASH
cI forgery was Committed it is believe
ar that MeGregor cannot be arrested, rs
L. Our European files by the steamshi
by Africa, which reached Boston on ia
nd urday, give further details of the maj
ner in which the AdamsRussellc core
pondellce is viewed by the British pres
sh All the most influential Journals a
or, knowledge the serious nature of the d
Joe ticulty, and some urge that the sett
-, ment of our claims in one shape or a
o'e other is absolutely necessary for the !
M tture well-being of England.
lis Accounts of additional disasters a
by supposed heavy loss of life at sea duri
,u- the recent severe weather continue
reach us. The steamship Republ
Inc which left New York FIR New Orles
! a on the 18th instant, carrying, best
the her officers and crew, about fifty 7
ba sengers, was wrecked on the coas
Georgia on Wednesday last, and of
1h- those on board only seventeen, v
md reached Charleston irone of the shi
TIA boats on last Saturday, are known to
!. of saved. me -st
The United States naval steamer
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