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THE NEWS.

RUMoRED CAPTURE OF J. III. SUR
RATA man supposed to be John
Surratt. one of the conspirators impli-
Gated in the assassination of President
Lincoln, arrived at Harrisburg, Penn
svlvania, Tuesday, in manacles, and
under q proper guard, in the morning
train from Pittiburgh, and left for WASH
ington in the Northern Central railway
train at noon. He was arrested some
where in Texas.
The Chicago Republican says Mrs.
Lincoln is living in perfect seclusion at
the Hyde Park Hotel, on the shore of
the lake, seven or eight miles from that
city. Both her sons reside with her.
Captain Robert Lincoln is studying law
| in the Office of Messrs Scammon, Nc
Cagg e. Fuller in Chicago, and goes
there daily by the Illinois Central Rail-
road, to attend to his studies.
ANOTHER HORSE MURDER.
brutal horse exhibition, attended with
fatal results to one of the competing an
| imals, came off on the road between
Kingston and Ellenville, New York, last
Friday, The distance was twenty-eight
miles, and one of the horses dropped
dead while on the return, having made
the trip out in less than three hours.
FATAL EFFECTS OF CHLoRoroRM.--
Mr.. Elias Wood recently entered the of
flee of DR.. Snow, at Winthrop, Mem
phis, to have tooth pulled. He had
been inhaling chloroform about five
minutes, when, not having been uncon-
scious, he suddenly sprang from his
chair with violent movements, sank to
the floor, gasped, and died.
SAD Cause.-The famous tenor, Giu-
glini, is in the private asylum of an EN-
inent physi clan near London. His voice
has not failed him, and occasionally,
between paroxysms of maDiacal fury,
he will pour forth snatches of his favor
lite songs, sung with all his old sweetness
of expression.
Snow IN JULY.--It is cool to speak of
snow falling in Missouri, not very dis
tant from st. Louis, on the 18th of this
month, but such is the fact. The Frank
lin county Meas gives the evidence Of
the fact that snow fell in Washington,
Missouri, on the day named. 1t must
| have been refreshing.
The sojourners at Cape May have had
a veritable sensation. On Monday, at
the bathing hour, heavy robberies took
place, and the thieves, having cut the
telegraph wires, escaped from the island.
One boarder reports his losses at three
thousand dollars, besides jewelry. The
proprietor of the Cottage lost one thous-
and dollars. A visitor lost seventeen
hundred dollars.
Newbern, North Carolina, prior to the
war had population of six thousand,
but it now is the largest city in the State,
having increased the number of its in
habitants to thirty thousand. The
Northern elements of labor and capital
are strongly represented. Two new
daily newspapers are to appear in the
Autumn.
1t is probable that not less than twen-
ty-five thousand negroes left Kentucky
last week under passes enabling them to
go atwill in search of employment.
Ben. Harrison, editor of q paper pub
lished at Henderson, KY, has been ar
rested on a charge of disloyalty, and his
paper suppressed.
The President is suffering from an at
tack of bilious character
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We have watched for several days
half-starved, sheepish, thievish, hang
doggish looking creature hangingaround
the corner of Little Water street, flirting
with the negro wenches, kissing and
hugging their babies, while he was evil
IDENTIFY watching our office. The fellow
looked so much like a thief that our sus-
picions were excited, and we warned a
police officer to keep an eye on his move
ments, while, at the same time, we We're
careful to secure our valuables, and put
an extra guard over the steam engine.
We now learn, however, that we We're
mistaken in his character--or rather the
role he was playing, for he has no char
acter--and we ask pardon of the frater-
ity of picklocks and pickpockets for
having harbored even thought SO dis
creditable to them. Instead of being
respectable thief, he proves to have been
only miserable slanderer, prylng ana
malicious miscreant, vile scandal
monger, a forger of lies, and low-bred,
contemplate puppy, who was engageu
in the "laudable" employmento of watch
ing our office, in order that he might get
up few stale jokes and fabricate column
of lies for the edification of some half
dozen readers of an obscure sheet, which
permits him to fill its columns with his
vile ISLANDERS and choice billingsgate.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

HORACE GREELEY AND THE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE.-A correspondent OF
the Providence Journal asserts that it is
a fact, as yet unofficially announced,
that Mr.. Greeley ''has ceased to control,
or even to conduct, the New York 1ri-
bune.n An official announcement to
this effect, will, it is said, be made in q
few days. The correspondent making
this statement, expresses the opinion
that Mr.. Greeley "has been crowded
out" as the result of a plan which has
been some time working. Once the en-
tire owner of the Tribune property, Mr..
Greeley transformed it into Joint stock
company, and subsequently parted with
so much of the stock as to lose him the
control. 1
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Washington News.

The Herald's correspondent gives the
following items from the capital, under
date of the stinstant: .sr...
THE HEALTH OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
The public hope and expectation con-
corning the Presidents health have not
been verified. No Cabinet meeting was
held to-day, in consequence of his con-
tinued indisposition. He is still con-
fined to his room, and no visitors have
been receivedsince Saturday. Mr.. John
son has suffered from bilious attacks for
years at irregular intervals, and the
present, we are glad to announce, pre-
sents no new or alarming features.
PARD0NS GRANTED.
One hundred and two citizens of Vir-
ginia were pardoned to-day, on the re-
commentator of Gov. Pierpoint, and
over three hundred other applications
were received at the Attorney Generals
office.
PROGRESS OF RECoNsTRUCTIoNIN SOUTH
- CAROLINA.
Paymaster Wilson, just returned from
the interior of South Carolina, reports
the people of the section he travelled
through as feeling very bitter at heart
towards the Union and the federal au-
thority. Armed or open resistance isout
of the question; but he fears a great
amount of factious opposition will have
to be overcome in restoring law and or
der. The people are unit in opposition
to negro suffrage, and retain all their old
prejudice against the race.
GOV. HOLDEN AND THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA REBELS.
The complaints of the Raleigh Pro-
gress concerning the granting of pardons
to notorious rebels in North Carolina
have little foundation in fact. It may
be true that Governor Holden is not suf-
ficiently discriminating in his recon-
mendations for pardon, but it by no
means follows that all whom he may
choose to endorse as suitable subjects for
Executive clemency will thereupon be
restored to their former rights and privi-
leges. Applications bearing his endorse
ments will be first attended to; but each
will receive careful investigation.
CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
A gentleman, who has just returned
from a tour through the counties of Stat.
ford, Spotsylvania and Orange, Virgil
mia, reports that he found the inhabitants
generally in very destitute condition,
with no money and "a very little of any
thing aside from presentcrops. The corn
crop, though not very extensivein acres,
will be unusually large in yield. 1t is
thought that more corn will be raised in
proportion to the number of acres plant
ed than was ever before produced in that
section of the State. The people gene
rally are well satisfied with the termina-
ton of the war, and the rebel soldiers
who have been longest in the field APP
pear to be the best satisfied with the pre-
sent condition of affairs. The preachers,
EDITORS and politicians of the old estate
rights" school are the only ones who still
adhere to the idea of Southern indepen-
aence: In many instances ex-rebel lieu
tenants, captains, majors and colonies are
tthgageu IN tiiiing the soil, who, before
occupation degrading.
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"DRuMHEADs." -Notwithstandngly we opposed to
cours-martal in general always had Partially for
"drumheads" magnificent specimen Of these monster
fish has just been captured off Cape Henry and will be
served up for dinner in extra STYLE to-day at Marston&
Meeks Club House, on Bank street Though large
enough for that purpose is not base drumhead
tenor drumhead, but it will perhaps prove something Of
ketedrumhead and the parakers thereof will have an
opportunity to "very pretty kettle of fish," We
would suggest that Norfolk spcures, If they desire
to partake of something extra in the pscatoral line had
better be prompt in their attendance at the Club House
about dinner time This notice is offisha and should be
respected accordingly. Marston is absent reducing HIM
selfto Scion Shingles weight, but his Neck partner will
be hand do the honors snd execute oil orders.
What is the difference between the head of drum and
drumhead2 We beat the and eat the other. There
only the letter difference but don't intend to let
this one B. +t':i r.l
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Horrible Tragedy.
4 Woman and Her Daughter Chopped
to Death by an ATe While in Bed.

4 Woman and Her Daughter Chopped
to Death By an ATe While in Bed.
HARTFORD August L. 1865.
A terrible murder was discovered at
daylight this morning at the village of
Oakland, in the town of Manchester,
nine miles east of this city. Mrs. Ben
jamin Starkweather, aged forty-six, and
her daughter Ella, fourteen years old,
were chopped to death in bed with an
axe. The blows severed the skull every
time, and the bodies presented horrid
sight. They were also stabbed in many
places with butcher knife, which, with
the axe, has been found.
The sonsof Mrs. Starkweather, named
Albert, twenty-four years of age, is be-
ing examined to-day by the Hartford
ponce; and it looks as if he committed
the deed for sum of less than four hum
ared dollars in money, which was found
In his drawer with the knife. He first
gave the alarm, and the beds were found
on IRE, his own and his mothers. The
daughter still breathed, but died in ten
minutes. The scene was more awful
than anything ever known here before,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

The British Colonist, published at Vic
toria, Vancouver's Island, recently con-
tanned long despatch, dated Washing
ton, June 8, protesting to give the par
ticulars of the trial and execution of Mr..
Jefferson Davis and Mr.. Jno. G. Breck-
inridge for high treason. The most mi
mute particulars were given of the scene
at the scaffold aud the excitement pro-
duced by the event; but when the de-
scription brings the prisoners to the
gallows, just before sthe final scene, a
note informs us that there the telegraph
line, which had been working very inn
perfectly, completely gave OUT
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF NORFOLK, AUGUST
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
sIoop Elizabeth Allen Mathews Burwelrs Bay
Schooner Alice Ca ssidy, smithfeld
Steamer Favorite, Dunn, Suffolk.
Schooner Crittenden, Nolan, Miners Greek.
Schooner swift Banks, Mathews CO.
sioop H. :. simonson, Croker, Eliz. City.
schooner Emma d. Skies, Plymouth.
Brig Sea Lion, Marshall, Richmond,
Steamer Georgiana, Pearson Baltimore.
Steamer George Lesry, Brakeman Baltimore
Steamer NJ. Martin, Livingston, Richmond
Steamer Dictator, bearing, Richmond,
DEPARTURES
Steamer Thomas Colyer McCarrlck, Richmond.
Steamer City Point Talbot, Richmond.
Schooner Two Brothers. Cutchins, Baltimore.
Schooner Angelina Van Clsaf Crane, New York.
Schooner Caspar Heth, Shoe, Baltimore.
Steamer Georgiana, Pearson, Baltimore.
Steamer George Leary Brakeman, Baltimore.
LIST OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT
FORTRESS MONROE, August e.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Edward Everett, Richmond.
Schooner 6. II. Cady, New York,
Steamer Lancer, Norfolk.
Steamer De Motley, City Point
Steamer Wyoming, City Point
Steamer Delaware Norfolk.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Guide, Savannah.
Steamer Lancer, City Point.
Steamer Hero Of Jersey, Richmond,
Steamer De Molsy New York.
And ths regular nail boats,
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DIED.

In Mt Scion, Augusta county. Va the Esd ultimo,
Mr. HENRY HARTMAN aged about " years.
On the Goth June, 1865 at The Grove the residence
of Mrs Rebecca Robinson, widow of the late Anthony
Robinson Esq, Of IIenrco county, MAMIE the beloved
wife of Edward 7. Robinson, Esq, of this city.
In Richmond on the ID inst, after painful illness Of
several weeks WILLIE LINWO0D youngest Of Henry
A. and Deniza j. Keeier, aged thirteen months
0ftyphoid fever in Richmond on Wednesday morning,
August I'd, ALBERT AGREE in the 53d year of his age
after an illness of twelve days.
On Wednesday, the I'd instant In Richmond Va, at 81
o'clock, A. NJ JAMES E. MAYO, aged thirty six years,
leaving an acctonate wife and numerous relatives 10
mourn his early loss. s.fN
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Arrivals at the Atlantic Hotel Aug. 8

"A Butler, Wilson, DR. George Glover, DR. G
Scarbnglor, Jas II Fisher Thomas Goun, Nansemond
Va; Chas Toplif, John Boyd and lady, Suffolk, Va
Creek Wilmington N G; II Neagle, Charlotte, N C;
W Disoswoy, Newbern, n c. Jas W Custus, Williams
burg, Va; DR. Q W Wilson, j W shvers Fulmer, Isle
OF Wight, Va A Blanks, D Zorrcl, W Gibbs, Va;
W Whipple, Portsmouth, Va; Ii Lamb, Va; W O
Urquhart James NJ Corbtts. Southampton, Va;
Bramand, A Capheart, W. Capheart C; General and
Mrsilarrs Mr. and Mrs Potts, Cadet Haupt and four
young ladies' Washington g; II II Dashieds Princess
Ann; W II Stephenson lsleof Wight J Pennington
Winton, n {; WE Purkns, Richmond, Va; George Colo
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

A misprint yesterday morning made
us give credit to an article upon Norfolk
to the Washington "Republic." 1t
should have been the 3" Republican,
which is one of the ablest papers pub
lished at the Capital, and among the
most welcome visitors in our sdnctum.
It enjoys the confidence of the Admins
tration, and is reliable on all matters
connected with the Government.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

MILITARY CoURT.-W. W. Lonely against Thomas Spar
row. Action on promissory note for $780, Judgment
for plaintiff. .... .
Mac Murson and Henry Poindexter coloredl, charged
with selling liquor to soldiers plead guilty, and were sen.
fenced to pay fine of IS and their place closed.
William Lambert against Jas. Cook. Action for un-
lawful entry and detainer Of fishing shore. Action
tried through and withdrawn a...
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MURDER OF A PRovosT MARSHAL
Jacob Grouse, late deputy provost mar
shai, was shot dead in the street, in Bed
iora, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, the lst
!nstant, by John P. Reed, lately re-
surned Canada refugee. His brother,
Mlguei Reed, who has been in the rebel
army, was also engaged in the ARRAY
Tney nave been arrested and lodged II
jail, Great excitement prevails.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

MAYORS Court, PORTSMOUTH. 1t appears that Mayor
Collins has determined not to take his seat until bis
us and authority in regard to the trial of coored
for infringement upon the municipal laws fully and
conclusivey defined Therefore the duties of the court
are presided over by John R. Tucker, Recording Magic
trate of the Hastings Court
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PORTSMOUTH, Va, August 4th, 1855.
Mn. Posi-;

1 is green country boy, and wants to ak you few
Questions thir any mortgage on your post, is your
Local good Singer, your Local purform On han
Organ the DO nnion local tother night gin us Song and
tune which Was So gud that Our yard dog holed
mas you got Small pres, to fa bak on in Portsmuth,
"hen your Norfolk is ceased for Diet, you hant Wall
oa pu Minun is he'd I'm you, Was You ever Woranted
lot dollars printurs Bill Will you give two cents On the
doiur fur advurtzements, pies ansur.
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THE WEA7HER.-The Thermometer at Dr. W. E. Lewis
Drug Store under the Atlantic Hotel indicated the fol-
lowing state Of the weather Thursday:

CARRIAGE AT AUcTIoN.-Shaw & Roberts, Auctoneer.
In addition to their usual sale to-day, will sell ne
double seated carriage. chance j. thus offered
for good investment span of good horses will be
sold with the carriage. See their advertisement.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

Nswsmen and nswsboys desirtng papers VIII p'ease
have the orders at the cosnhngr the evening pre-
vous before SIX o'clock
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MAYORS CouRT.-Nothing of interest occurred before
this court worthy of reporting The of Corcoan vs
Nunan bids fair to become matter of some interest if
not to the public at least to the lawyers engaged both
sides are determined to fight it out on their defined
lines if it takes the whole lease to pay the fees
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

Mayhew Brothers. Booksellers and ststioners areau
thorized agents to sell the Norfolk Post and all orders
left with them will be attended to the If left at
the office Of publication.
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MARRIED.,

On Tuesday the 25th of July, the residence of the
brides sisters Richmond Va, by the Rev. j. D. letter. Mr.
JOHN II. GRESHAM of King William county, Va, to
Miss MARGARET r. GRAFTON.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-04

Advertisers are requested to hand In their ADVERTISE
ments before six o'clock In the evening previous 10 pun
cation.
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s. NJ Pettergill Co. are authorized Advertising
Agents for the Post in New York and Boston.
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All communications relating to business matters con-
nectsd with this paper should be addressed 10 n
Brown Norfolk Post. All communications pertaining 70
Editorial matters and all correspondence INTENDED of e
paper should be addressed to John Clark, Editor
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The monument and statue to John
McDonough, whose benefcient bequest
to the city of Baltimore is familiarto our
readers, was formally dedicated in that
city on Monday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-07-21

To the Honorable Parker Tuck, Judge Of Probate within
and for the County OF Hancock.
- ESPEcfFC LILY represents Emma T. Alien, Guard
III of Clarence and Horace H. Allen, minors and
children Of Moses r. Aien late of Sedgwck, in said
county deceased that the said minors interested in
certain real tale situated in Buehll ard described
follows, viz beginning the westerly side Of Melieard
stream at he southeast Of iaud Of William Hop
kns at stake marked IL Is thence souhw 1t erly about
eighty rods to corner bound, marked la H. IL 49, thence
souiheaster'y by said Hopkins land about hundred
rods to Mclieard's stream thence by and along said
stream TO the place Of beginning Said Guardian further
represents that she has received advantageous offer
for their said interest and that the interest said mi
would be promoted by Its acceptance wherefore
said Guardian prays that she may be authorized to &C
cept said ser and to s and said estate pri-
yate sale and invest the proceeds thereof provided By
law. EMMA +. ALLEN, Guardian.
sedswick, July 5, 1866,
Alta Court OF Probate held Mt Bluelil within and for
the County Of Hancock, the 6r,i Wednesday Of
July, A. d. 1865
On the foregoing Petition, Ordersd,-Thatthe Petition
give notice all persols Interested, by causing
cory of the petition and order Court thereon be pub
ushed three weeks excessively in the Ellsworth Amer
lean, newspaper printed in Ellsworth that they may APP
pear at Probate Court to be held at Ellsworth in said
county, the first Wednesday August next at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon and shew cause any they have
why The prayer Of said petition should not be granted
PARKER TUCK, Judge.
Attcst-Gso A. DYsR, Register.
Iruecopy VI Tie petition and order Of court thereon.
2oa Attest-6ko' A DYER, Register
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Office oFFoR oSURE.

Whereas, Peter Maxwell, Of Ellsworth, by his
deed Of mortgage, dated July IL, 1859, conveyed
to Joseph A. Dean, Of Ellsworth aforesaid, GER
tain lot Of land in said Ellsworth, on the South
side of Cross Street and where said Peter now
lives, and containing 250s square feet, with all
the privileges and appurtenances thereun.o be
longing; which decd is recorded in Vol. l09,
page 2l7. Hancock C, unity Registry, to which
refer for further description. Said mortgage
was signed by said Dean to Sarah II Gin
on the 18th day of October, 1862, and on theN 81
day of October, 1864, was as igned by said Sarah
II. Gilman to Jacob W. Coombs, and said JOSEPH
A. Dean, who now holi the same. Both Of said
assignments are recorded in Vol. III page 26l
The conditions Of said mo rtgage having lone
since been broken, We claim TO foreclose the same
according to the Statutes in such case made anC
provided. J. A. DEAN.
J. W. COOMBS.
Ellsworth july H. ISIS,
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IMPORTANT
To the Afflicted,

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