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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

TIE BODY OF THE DROWNED PRINTER FouSp.-We men
toned in issue Of day before yesterday that young
printer, named VIM. A. Wooly, formerly Of Salem, Mas
sachusetts had disappeared and there every
to suppose he had fallen overheard from the Portsmouth
ryboat, Sunday night, and been drowned. On the
evening of the 4th inst his body washed ashore by
the tide in Portsmouth, much SWOLLEN the face blaekene
and disfgured by the depredatons Of crabs and other
fish, As he had been employed theferry boat and
favorite with the officers, subscription raised
amounting to sixty dollars, and yesterday morning he
was decently buried in the cemetery at Portsmouth,
very neat coffin being used for the purpose This young
man has met with sad fate, and all through having In
duged too freely in an hour ofconvivality He out
of employment but had made partial engagement to
to work In office on Monday. When the time came
he more.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

The New York Tribune in noticing a
Tmor that Secretaries Seward and STAN
ton will this month retire. from the po-
sitions they have so ably filled, to be sue
ceeded by Governor Andrew and Hon.
Preston King says:
This report renders proper the state
ment that Governor Seward, as we un-
derstand, long since notified President
johnson of his wish to be relieved of his
official cares and duties at the earliest
day consistent with the demands of the
public service. So long as his counsels
are deemed essential Governor Seward
will continue at the head of the State
Department, but no longer. The talk,
therefore, of any prospective appoint
ment rendering it impossible for Secre-
tary Seward to remain in the Cabinet, !"
is as unjust as disparaging. He may re-
main months for aught we know but
he expects and desires to leave as soon as
he can be spared. t
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Progress Of Reconstruction.
GOV. HoLDEN's POLICY.
From the Raleigh Standard, 27th.]

From tho Raleigh Standard, 27th.]
The Richmond Wing objects to the
declaration in Governar Hoiden's procla-
nation that "no person not well affected
owar,ls the Federal Government, and
lot loyal thereto, will be permitted to
AXE said oath, or to vote in said election.
The Wing says the President has given
Governor Holden no such authority; and
nat if he were to do so, it would be i'm
possible to look into mems condolences
md see whether they were swell affect
d" or not.
Governor Holden does not propose to
ook into any mans conscience. But
The tree is judged by its fruits. Loyal
men, true men, men who are disposed to
submit cheerfully to the national author
,ty and to become good citizens, are not
the habit of saying, Never mind, 1t
not over yet. England will yet teach
the United States lesson; when that
lay comes I shall be with England. p
Or, 'the Confederate debt has been lost,
Ind think the Federal debt ought to be
repudiated.n Such sentiments show
settled hostility to the Federal Union,
Ind the man who entertains them ought
not ask to be allowed to vote or to hold
office. ..a.4. g :.
Governor Holden has devoted himself
to the work of reconstruction on the basis
Of supreme attachment to the Federal
Union, and he will stand undinchingly
by the Government at Washington ~
Nothing will move him from this posi-
zion. While he has charity for all,
malice towards none," he has an inner
ent, educated love for the American
Union, which will guide him in all his
acts. It is his business to see that the
government of North Carolina is recon-
structed by loyal men. This business he
intends to transact with set purpose
and a firm nerve, and in this he will be
sustained by large majority of the
people ofthis State. Whatsays Virginia?
Have her people yet held any Union
meetings? Are they going to do 1t? If
Virginia will take correct view OF the
situation, and lift herself above the in
tiuence Of prejudice, resentment andpas-
sion, she will make of herself Q great
State. She will live again, and her
career will be prosperous and glorious; -
But in order to accomplish this, she
must become q Union State, as North
Carolina is, both in sentiment and In
L~vNNAs ~. .4L "a ~ ~ tfsfs4T M 3Jis Sd
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL TO A DESERVING GENTLEMAN
The many friends of Mr. John E. Wilson, the gentleman
ly efficient and obging clerk Of the Bay Line Steamer
Louisiana, have presented him with magnificent silver
set consisting of pitcher salvcr and two goble as
token of friendship and respect The testimonial was
originated by gentlemen from the city, who procured the
services of Mr. Larmour, the celebrated eweer Of Light
Street, in Baltimore, to manufacture the same and the
artists have exhausted their skill in its fabric The pitcher
is very heavily plated with silver and doublelned The
spout is in the shape Of OWLS beak and eyes. The lid
is surmounted bya warus, and the handle ornamented
with griffin Surrounding the outside of the pitcher
is all frosted work. The salyer Is made of the
tera beautifully chased The gobles ornamentaly
engraved and gold lined The following Is the inscrip
ton carved on each piece
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

ANOTHER ExcIrsMsSr-rhec corner Of Roanoke Square
and Main street Is getting to be the center Of all the
lights, frocs and fun in the city. Another little excite
mint occurred in that nsighborhood yesterday cti
said to be policeman, for some cause, hit sailor
who was slightly tight the head with club causing
him to bleed pro.ussly Jack had two companions, and
to his rescue when the sssiliant fled Little
Water street poured forth Its black and ragged onsand
thoy lsd the thoroughfres than ever the frogs
covered the land of Egypt till the guard came out and
arclns the streets dispersed them Norfolk 10 cursed
with superabundant population, especially Of negro
women and children. Our streets are black with them
night and day and rendered almost impossible. viii
nobody relieve us Of this vaprant crowd?
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

The New York Daily Ne,os has taken
ground fairly and squarely in favor of
the doctrine that, now the slave has be-
come free man, he has the natural, in
herent right to vote, and it asserts that
more than fifty prominent men it could
name in the South are prepared to yield
this right to the negro. 1t believes that
such policy will enable the South to
gain that political ascendancy in the
councils of the nation which 1t lost just
prior to the war.
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Arrivals at the Atlantic Hotel. July s.

n: Robbins Ala: b W Lowry, Baltimore, Nd; Sainl
J Darlington, Richmond, Va; L Branchs, Mass; VIM
Langdop, Mass; + Maruis, cty;cw Martlerer, N;C
L Cangphs city; Lieut. Croissant, I'd Cav +; l. b
Pickins, N G; g ii Danlope Jr, Ala Chas II Dimmock,
C.; W Taliaferro GoucesterCo Va; Vim Roberts, city
VIM II Touchton: U N; Richard Warehim, U 5
William Prince Baltimore; James L Tanelair, SN;
Robert Potts U N; Mrs Sawyer, Newberne, N .; VIM
r. Abbotts N G; Dir A Mullow, N ; Alfred Abbotte,
c; Fitzpatrick, Capt Goth C; Lieut. Geo Cottle
and wife, 10Th Cav, Fort Monroe: X Deurett, \;
Jno milford, Williamsburg, Va: IL Corbett. Rich
nond Va: Richard Clements, Isle Of Wight Co, Va; q
Thomas, ditto Basser, Newbern, N C; Mrs Baxter,
C: II h Baxter and lady, N G; Simmons, @; Mrs
CRANBERRY, c; DR. Il Norton G; Bryan Allen, Balti-
more, Md.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

MuRpERous AssAuLT.-Charles Smith, yesterday made
complaint before the Mayor against Augustus T. God
frey and asked for warrant to have him arrested
charge of assault. Smiths statement that he was
seated in hotel Market Square, when Godfrey enter.
cd and coming up behind him. dealt him terrible blow
the back of the head with huge club There was
provocation he said for the assault. They had been
friends and he now boarded at Godeys house. but the
latter did not live with his wife, warrant was Issued
and given to constable Wyatt for service.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

DIED or HIS woysps.-Corporal Decker, Of the 1o4th
Pennsylvania who shot in the arm and side during
thu disturbances Saturday night last in Church street.
between the colored people and the soldiers and whose
amputated, died on Monday evening and was bu
ried the 4h Of july The corporal duty at the
Time he was shot. He is represented to have been good
soldier and was much respected by his comrades and Of
hcers He was buried with the honors of war; his comra-
ny and the officers Of the regiment attending the funeral
The deceased leaves widowed mother In Pennsylvania
and only brother who lost In the service Of his
canntry
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

WARMThe heat intense yesterday, that several
individuals melted and have entirely disappeared
We watched thermometer till it run up to some hun
dreds, when franticaly seized it and doused the
'darned thing into the water-cooler. We fixed that
thermometer 1t was below zero in a minute and the
weather gradually cooled down.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

PROJECTED BY THE MIIIrARY.-We learn that Gen. Mann
yesterday sent communication to Mayor Tabb advising
him that in view Of the disturbed and uncertain cond
ton ofafairs in the city, If he would withdraw his po
lice he would place his soldiers guard In the city
which was accordingly DONE We hope things may work
more smoothly under the new order Of things.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

WHITE MAN Cur by NEaRo.-A young man named
Wm Martin, employed in the Quartermasters Depart
ment who resides with his mother and sister on Nicholas
street, badly with a by giant coored man
named George King the 4th instant near his mothers
residence As we have already reported, there was
fight the fourth in Cumberland street. between white
man and negro, in which both were cut but the negro
was so badly injured that he was not expected to live
1t seems this enraged the friends of the wounded negro
who began TO act wildly in the neighborhood King
being perfect Hercules in frae attacked several par
ties and came very nigh killing woman with an axe.
Seeing young Martin pass, he ran aft him, and calling
to another negro to help him. they arrested tho young
man, and were pretending to take him to jail.
other negroes cried out to Kill hmp "Mur-
der himl" and made other EXPLANATIONS, when King
deliberately made cut at his throat with razor which,
passing through his coat collar and other clothing in
hicted severe, though not dangerous, wound the
lower portion of his neck At this moment policeman
to the rescue dispersed the crowd and brought all
three to tho watchhouse where the two negroes were
odgedi The other negro turned evidence against King,
| and testified that he him cut Martin. The Mayor
committed King for trial. and dismissed the other ind
vidual While this fuss going couple Of negro
wenches attacked the mother and sister of Martini abusing
them most shaneully their premises and making
could DO found by Constable Bonfan and the Mayor al
ter hearing the CASE fined her s25 and warned her to
| beware how she conducted herself in future.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

AMINDs-we owe an apology to General O. 8. Manu.
for in his initials this morning, we'll in his
title. We inadvertently spoke of him as Colonel Mann,
forgetting that he had been promoted to brgadiershp
and wore the star We congratulate the General upon
his advancement in rank and happy to know that
his promotion was we'll deserved. 'i
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

Newsmen and newsboys desiring papers VIII please
have their orders at the countngroom the evening pre-
yious before six o'clock.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

CHARACTERIsTIC.-T The friends of Maj.
Gen. Howard started a movement in
Portland, Maine, to raise SUM of money
to be invested in United States securi-
ties, for his benefit. We append the
Generals letter on that subject:
= WASHINGTON Juno 20, 1865.
10 the Editor Of the Portland (As) Prsss'
Enclosed please find slip from the
Maine Farmer.
I feel truly grateful to my friends for
their kind intentions toward me, and
am under renewed obligations for this
testimonial of their appreciation of what
they deem my public services. / trust
Col will reward them. But am in
clined to see the matter as the FdrDae,
does, and to beg that the sum of money
so invested may be put in trust toward
an asylum or home forwounded soldiers.
Permit me, then, with agratitude and
affection toward my friends commensu-
rate with that of actual receipt, to de-
cline before the offer of their contem-
plated gift.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
0. 0. HOWARD,
Major General.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

The steamship Creole, for Norfolk,
City Point, and Richmond, sailed from
New York yesterday, at 8 o'clock, r NJ,
instead Of IL o'clock noon,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06
TIE WEArHIR-The Thermometer at DR.. ". E. Lewis
Drug Store under the Atlantic Hotel indicated the fol-
lowing state Of the weather Yesterday:

RICH AND DESIRABLE FURNITURE AT AucrIoS-The At
tention Of the public is called to the sale of rich and
srable furniture advertised by L. Salisbury auctioneer
take place to-day at 10 A. NJ at the former residence
of Stephen Bonsa Esq, Freemasoh street, between
Duke and Boush streets. For particulars see advertise
ment in another column.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

VERY Goop.-The who went to the city scales, on
Roanoke Square, yesterday to weigh the consequences
was afterwards observed to jump from the wharf In or
Ter to test the depths of despair.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

Mathew Brothers, Booksellers and statoners, areau-
thorized agents to sell the Norfolk Post and all orders
left with them will DO attended to the same as if left at
the office of publication.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

Advertisers are requested to hand In their advertise
ments before six o'clock in tho evening" previous to publ
cation.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

DIsoHAsaEpThs soldier who threw the clarst box at
he buggy the evening of tho 4th thereby sndangerng
he lives Of two colored girls by causing the horse to run
away was yesterday morning discharged from custody
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06
Mr.. WILSON'S szrlY.
sTsAxrn LOUISIANA, NORFOLK, July Sd, Is

bIHANEH LVVISIANA, NUKfULA, JUly %, 1910.
G7yr1xMES: Your magnificent and very hattering tee
timonia consisting Of the rich set Of siverwars an
accompanying letter, has been duly received To say
thank you for your overwhelming kindness, would
be but mockery to my feelings. hardly express
my gratitude in language sufficient do justice to the
subject.
Your generosity and kind expressions are to me bea
con light for my future course in life They that
my endeavors to do my duty appreciated and shall
ever cherish your encouraging words and gift with the
liveliest emotion OF gratitude.
Again, thanking you most heartily and sincerely, !
have the honor to remain gentlemen with profound
spect, Your obt servant,
JOHN E. WILSON, Clerk Str. Louisiana
Messrs Rogers Clark, sangster Maltby stiner Foster
and othera
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

s. NJ. Pettergill Co. arc authorized Advertising
Agents for tho Post in New York and Boston.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06

All communications relating to business matters con-
neetsd with this paper should be addressed to NJ,
Brown. Norfolk Post All communications pertaining to
Editorial matters and all correspondence intended for the
paper should be addressed to John Clark, Editor
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06
The Atlantic Cable-The Cost of Mes.

On the 10th of July, the Great East
ern, with the Atlantic cable OIL board, is
expected to sail from Valentia bay. In
the oath of the present month, in all
probability, we shall be placed on speak
ing terms with Europe. The tariff of
charges by which the interchange of
telegraphic communication will be re-
gulated is very simple. Twenty words,
including date, signature and address,
constitute message. TO any part of
Great Britain message will be convey
ed EGO OF English money, with an ad-
ditional charge of one pound, or five
dollars, for each word beyond the twen-
ty words. A dispatch to the Continent
OF Europe will cost twenty guineas, with
an extra guinea for every additional
word and telegram to Asia or Africa
will be charged ELS, and twenty-five
English shillings for every word beyond
the twenty.
Electricians calculate that messages
may be conveyed along the entire two
thousand three hundred miles of the
cnble at the rate of eight words per
minute. If this estimate should prove
correct, OF If the rapidity with which
kilograms can be transmitted is not found
to be so great, the scale of charges adopt
ed by the company will not be too high,
taking into consideration the outlay of
capital involved in the undertaking. On
the other hand there are electricians SAN
guine enough to believe that the cable
may be made to speak at the rate of
fifteen words minute. Should this an
ticipation prove we'll founded the tariff
will have to be reduced. In any case,
should the cable answer-as every one
expects it will--other wires will be laid
down as soon as possible, and the COM
pany, by thus increasing their facilities
of transmission, will be enabled to re-
duce the cost to themselves and to the
| public.
| A still further extension of submarine
telegraphing will then be inaugurated.
A company will be formed to lay down
another line of cable between the Old
| World and the New, by way of South
| America, the Western Islands and
France. BY this means our telegraphic
relations with Europe will be placed al
most out of the reach of foreign compli-
cations to disturb them; for, in theevent
| of a rupture with France, we should have
the advantage of the English cable, and
| in case OF a war with Great Britain we
could avail ourselves of the French line.
The hopeful prospects of the enterprise
are shown by the rapid rise in the shares
of the Telegraph Company. At the last
European dates these shares were selling
at premium; and the one thousand
pound scrip of the old, original under
taking, which few days previously We're
selling at two hundred and forty-five
pounds, had jumped up to five hundred
and sixty pounds.-NeW YORK Heratd.
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A L B E R 7 L ION s

stopping at Messrs. White Co.'S Store, Will hear
something o. great interest to himself pertaining 10 airs
ID boston II he will call at JONES' Roanoke Hoo.e corner
morning. CiE0pGE WI anN :.
NORFQLK' Va, July 2 1866. ~ site
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-06
Presented to
JOHN Il. WILSON,
r. Clerk Steamer Louisiana
By his many friends In Norfolk, Va,
.Julv 4tb 1919

y \ y
The annexed is the correspondence which has passed
between the donors and recipient
NORFOLK, Va, July I'D, 1885,
John E Wilson, Esq Clerk Steamer Louisiana.
DEAR sIR-The undersigned being DESTROYS Of manifest
ing to you the high esteem and regard in which you are
held by them you having endeared yourself to them by
the and gentlemany conduct always evincsd t.
wards the passengers travelling your boat have resolved
manifest their appreciation Of your merits In substan-
ta and herewith beg leave present you with the
accompanying testimonial consisting OF pitcher saver
and two gobets which please accept and cherish as
gift of friendship and respect
Wishing every success in your thus brilliant
rcsr. We remain your friends and wellwishsrs
WIN. B. RooESs,
JOHN CLARK,
Gro. sANasrxn,
L. MALTBY,
WV. H. srIEE1,
&c. fcsrEH,
GEO. MALTsY,
And othsfs
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X y M s OR Mt,
-I1o ,, 80,
Two very pleasant rooms, unfurnisned in the most
plying to w .sN''u wan, pvr,u ~ eP
~ 4-3t. A. .;.a
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FOR RENT,

- L A B L E TO Mt.
h, an excellent Brick Stable can DO rented BY applyi.s
" et'es 10 "RENT,"'.
-G-or At this ONCE N
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resignation of the Secretaryship of War.
Davis made an appointment in his de-
partment contrary to his will, and when
asked to sign the commission of the ap-
pointee, he declined to do SO, and there
upon resigned.
GENERAL wIcKHAM FALLEN FROM
49, cfe REBEL GRACE.
It Is somewhat illustrative of the spirit
of resentment which still fingers IN the
Southern mind, that General William.
G. Wickham, once the peculiar favorlte
of this Congressional district, is now re-
pudiated by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
voters, because of letter which he wrote
soon after the evacuation, counselllng
submission and arguing against the
grounds upon which the war was wageo
by the South. A gentleman from his
native county (Hanover) informs me
that he could not get the vote OF his own
hrigaGe for any Office. That gentleman
was always warm supporter Of his; out
he now avows his purpose to vote against
him for any position to when ne NAY
aspire.
HENRY ST. GEORGE oFFuTT, THE REBEL AssIs-
TANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
Henry st. George Offutt, the rebel
Assistant Postmaster General, Is stiil
here, but engaged in no employment.
Pity the services of so efficient man
in that department should be lost. 1
have not heard whether or not IL Is MS
purpose to apply for pardon and seek re-
instatement to.the position in the POST
Office Department which he held IN
Washington before the war. l have
heard it intimated that some influence
will be used with the President in his
behalf
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-30
Rebel Account Of tho late Fight an
Front OF Petersburg.
IPreSs Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, March 29-The Rich
mond Enquirer of the 9th inst, contains
a special dispatch dated Petersburg
March 25th, which says. Generals Bush.
bod, johnson and Gordon Stormed the
enemy'S breastworkS on our left this
morning, aud drove the enemy one mile,
capturing his works and 500 prisoners
including Gen. Mclaughlin and other
officers The fight was terrific and the
loss on both sides heavy. Gen. Terry
was badly wounded, The enemy masSed
his artillery heavily in the neighborhood
of the captured fort and poured such a
terrible fire upon our ranks as To cause
our troops to fall back to their original
position The Yankee Maj. Gen. Warren
Is supposed to be killed
The Trans Mississippi department mil
,itary matters beyond the Mississippi are
entirely at "a stand still. 0w forces
Gebels) hold the lower portion of the
country along the Washita river. aud
command the greater portion OF the line
Of the Red river.