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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29

REMARKABLE STATENENTs.--A AT the
late New England dime in New York,
DIR. Bellows made some statements
which are particularly worthy of note.
He said:
"No less than thirteen millions of
money passed through his hands for the
relief of the widows and orphans of the
brave men who fought these battles in
the late struggle. He would state a cir
cumstance that would scarcely be
believed unless it came from authority,
that no less than ninety per cent, of the
army who fought throughout the war
were purely American. He did not
think his friend, the President of the
ST. Patrick Society, would be obliged to
him for this statement, but 1t was,
nevertheless, the truth, and If his
worthy friend was chagrined with the
statement, he would say to him, 1t is so;
but let the London Times put that fact
in its pipe and smoke it. More than
that, more thar nin I ,t Rer and soldiers,
" iauitH}ttfs and orphans came from those
of foreign birth. He did not say this to
reflect upon the gaIlautry and loyalty
and bravery of the Irish and German
n, nd other peoples who had SO nobly
fought for the Union and the country
they had adopted. He merely did it at
this time-at the close of the great events
through which they had passed-to vim
dictate the character and patriotism oil
the native element, and to disabuse
those powers abroad who imagined OF
wished to please themselves or theil
subjects with the idea that the great
American struggle and the great victory
Which closed it was achieved by the
foreign element in the country. This
was not so. With all thanks and graft.
tude to the Irish, German and Other
elements that entered into the struggle,
he was bound to make this declaration
at the present timeV
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1866.
THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS

The following is amusing parody upon Clement
Moores unequalled "Night before Clristmas'
Twas the night after Christmas, when all through tn
house,
Every soul was abed, and still as house;
The stockings 30 lately st. Nicholas care,
Were ernptied of all that were eat4be there;
The darIings had duly been tucked 10 there beds,
With very full stonachs and pains IN there heads.
was dosing away in my cottoI cap,
And Nancy was rather far gone in qnap,
When out in the nursery rose such clatter
sprang from my sleep, crying, ~ hat in the matter
| flew to each bedside, still hall in atloze
Tore open the curtains, and threw VI the clothes,
While the light Of the taper served Hearty 10 show
The pteous plight OF those objects blow;
For what TO the fathers fond eye slDuld appear,
But the little pale face OF each sick little dear
For each pet that had crammed its,Nfull az tick,
knew in IA moment now felt like Id Nick
Their pulses rapid. their breatings the same
What their stomacbs elected I'll motion by name:
Now turkey now stutling, plum pudding of course,
And custartls, and crullers. and cranberry sauce;
Before outraged Nature all went tolhe wall;
Yes ollypops, fapdoodle, dinner ard all.
Like pellets which urchins from potguns let fly,
Went figs nuts and raisins, jams, idly and pie,
Till each error of diet was brought o my view,
To the shame of mamma and SantaCars to.
turned from the sight to my bedroom stepped back,
And brought out vial marked "Paly Ipeeac;'
When my Nancy exclaimed, for tfr sunerings shocked
her,
"Dont you think you had better owe run for the Doc
tori
ran, and was scarcely back under ny roof,
When heard the sharp chatter of ID Jalap's boof
might say that had hardly tnrBd myself round
When the Doctor came into the rool with bound;
He was covered with mud from his kad to his foot,
And the suit he had on his verybest suit;
lie had hardly timo to put that on lis back,
And he looked like Fastah, halt nddled with sack.
His eyes, how they twinkedi Had the Doctor got
merryi
His cheeks looked like Port and Hs breath smeit like
Sherry.
lie ha,nt been shaved for a fortnintpr so,
And the beard on his chin wasn't whit snow,
But inspecting their tongues in spite their teeth,
Aud drawing his watch from his wasttoat beneath,
He felt each pHlse saying. 8 Each litIt belly
Must get rdihere he laughed" d the rest of that
jelly"
] gazed on each chubby, plump, sickitfe elf
And groaned when he said so, in spie OF myself;
But wink of his eye, when he physc'd our Fred,
Soon gave me to know had nothingto dread:
He didn't prescribe, but went strai fwy 10 his work,
Aud doscd all the rest, give his trowersa jerk, so
And adding directions while blowing lk nose
He buttoned his coat from his chair heurose,
Then jumped IN his gig, gave old Jlap whistle,
And Jalap dashed of as IL pricked by athstle;
But the Doctor exclaimed, he dove out Of sight,
They'll be well by to.lnerrowg0d night, JONES' good
night ln
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29
Our Uisr;na dards.

Our specimens In this line vic nth the finest Copper
plate engravings, and executed Win great neatuees
on fine snameled and Bristol Cardboard.
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CARDS OF ALL KINDS,

Under this heading is included Cards Tickets of ev
cry description that be executed Cardboard from
fine, large colored handbill, down to bread ticket
The small trades need these and in every other place but
Norfolk no aker, or ice-deacr, milkmen grocer
Or huokster would pretend to do business without them
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29
OUR BUSINESS CARDS.

No Merchant, business or Mechanic should be
without theseand we can furnish them in any quantity
shape size style color the shortest notice and at as
cheap rates they be procured in the Uued States
Every man that pretends to do business should be well
supplied with Cards.
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Our @eddinq Cards.

No couple live happy or die In peace blessed by
the love of children, unless they boqueath to them
as gifts of remembrance, few of our beautifully
ted WEDDING CARDS, gotten up in the latest style
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NEW YORK;
A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in
the four-story building, No. 1873 Pearl
street, occupied by G. B. Dibble Il Co.,
dealers in naval stores and cotton, and
Henry Clucas. dealer in cordage. The
latter occupied the first floor, and Dibble
& Co. the basement and upper floors.
The origin of the fire is not yet ascer-
tanned. The flames burned with the
greatest fury in the basement, where a
large quantity of spirits of turpentine
and rosin was stored. Soon after the fire
began several slight explosions occurred,
which were supposed to have been caused
by barrels of turpentine. The books be-
longing to Messrs. Dibble & Co. were
locked up in the safe, which is still in
the ruins. Mr.. Dbble left the city on
Saturday evening, and in his absence
the amount of the loss cannot be accu-
rately stated. nj. w. Mende, tobacco
and cigar dealer, who occupied the up
per floors of No. 100, suffered some loss
from water. Mr.. N. p. Browns fancy
goods store, No. 1856, adjoining the burn.
ed building, was damaged by water to
the extent, probably, of from S., 900 Ia
S. 200. Insured for $4,000.
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BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET
ID COM ANY
STEAMER "EOLUS,n

RALTIMORE STEAM PACKET
II C0MP ANY.
STEAMER "EOLUS,n
FROM
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH TO FORT MONROE
EASTERN SHORE. MATHEWS COUNTY,
GLOUCESTER AND YORKTOWN
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MIL.
The New and Fast Steamer
EOLUS," Captain p. McCarrick,
commenced her regular trips the aboyenamed places
on the 9th SEPTEMBER
This Steamer will leave the Company Wharf, on Wide
Water street opposite the Atlantic Iron Works. Norfolk
Government Wharf, Town Point every
MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY,
for Cherrystone-eyery
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
touching at Old Point, going and refnrnfne each trip
Til, Steamer connects with the Baltimore Steam
Packet CompaDy's Steamers "TIlOS KEIS0' and "ADE-
LAIDE,' for Baltimore and all points North and West
Through tickets sold this Steamer for Baltimore
and her connections
This Steamer is especially adapted TO the service in
which she is engaged being very Fast having Fine
Accommodations and Is noted an excellent Sea Boat
aud will make her trips regardless Of the weather.
For freight passage, apply to D. c. BALL. Agent,
Portsmouth, or to the purser of the Steamer.
All freight must be prepaid.
TH0S. H. WEBB,
Agent.
Norfolk December u, 1865. decl2-tf
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29
Posters and Dodgers.

We print these Of all sizes and in all colors of ink and
paper and next to advertising in the Post the best way
" make known your business is through the POSTER.
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PLAIN.
F3sNGY AND ORNAMENT Az.

that collected in Virginia. and facilities for do
ing ofk of all kinds and in all colors and FORMS from
the aagest and most varied Poster the smallest
tasteful and beautiful Visiting Gard. unelnaei-
Our workmen sters in their art and for beauty
design and elegance of execution stand without rivals
all that types and ink, and akil and taste
plish, they can perform in manner to give complete
satisfaction to the most astidious. We say this in
spirit of vain boasfuness but assert ii merely sinl
pie fact that will be amply established by examination
Of the specimens they hive produced of their handwork
and which be everywhere-as there are to be
found scattered far and near throughout the States Of
Virginia and North Carolina abundant samples of their
Incompatible workmanship bearing the iapress of mo-
chanca excellence and artistic beauty.
The Office Is perfect and complete in all its appoint
mentswith the latest improved PRESSES for printing
Eanbllls and Cards. and with efficient and experienced
psrs there Is in any line of the business that
we sanAot perform In a satisfactory style.
The iae'ities afforded BY the BEST AND LATEST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will also enable to fur
niSh work at great reduction from former prices
in Norfolk, referring 1t unnecessary, either on ac-
count Of mechanit execution price, for any to send
their orders away to ave them filled.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29

DISASTROUS FIRE AT SHAFFER, PA.
Sha1er, Pa, December %. At a quar-
ter past one o'clock this afternoon a fire
broke out in the Ocean House. The
flames spread, and in short time the
entire west side of the town, from Dow
ney d Co.'s oil Office to the postoffice,
was destroyed. The Parsons Hotel was
also burned, az we're also all the shops
and stables adjoining. Downey's office
and all the buildings below Centre street
were saved. The wind was favorable
for the safety of the oil platforms, and
no oil was burned. During the excite
nent Mr.. Park was shot dead while
quarreling with his murderer, who has
escaped. Ten stores and four hotels
were consumed, and the bulk of the
buildings in the town were destroyed.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29

THEATRICAL ENTERPRISE. Edwin
Rooth and j. s. Clarke, the comedian,
have rented the Boston theatre, at a rent
of $26 900 per annum.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29

A rickety piece of furniture = the
Freedmen's Bureau.
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BLOODY AFFRAY ON A RAILROAD
TRAIN. Cincinnati, December 26. The
Gazette says that on Monday afternoon,
a number of men engaged as laborerss
on the Dayton and Western railroad
near Richmond, Ind, took passage ON
train bound for Dayton, and refusing TO
pay their fare a difiiculty ehsued, In
which two of the laborers were Killed
and others wounded. The baggage
master of the train was also wounded.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29
M METROPOLITAN ENTERPRISE
GREAT GIFT SALE
OF THE
NEW YORK AND PROVIDENCE
Jewellers Association.

capital III ,0OO0 600
DEPOT, NO. 1877 BROADWAY.
An immense stock of Pianos. Watches, Jewelry and
Fancy Goods all to be sold for ON DOLLAR each with
ont regard to value and not to be paid for till you
what you will receive.
CERTIFICATES naming each article and its value, are
placed in sealed envelopes and well mixed One of these
envelopes will be sent by mail to any address receipt
of 20 cents five for 81 eleven $2 thirty for s.; sixty
five for $40, and one hundred for SIS.
On receipt of the Certificate You will what you
going to have and then is at your option to pay the
dollar and take the article not Purchasers may thus
obtain Gold Watch, Diamond Ring, a Piano, Sewing
Machine any set of Jewelry list for 81 and in
they get less than Ono Dollars WORTH as
there no blanks
Agents wanted in every town in the country eve
ry person make $40 day selling Certificates in
the greatest sale of Jewelry known.
Send rs cents for a Certificate, which will inform you
what you obtain for 81. At the time get
circular containing full list and pgticulars also TERMS
TO AGENTS. Address
JAMES HUTCHINSON Il co,
noyS--2m No. 1917 broadway New YORK.
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II o r R E N t.

Furnished Rooms for Rent-CbamIaer ami Parorsuit-
able for gentleman and wife, two sin gle gentlemen,
in central and pleasant locality with or without board
Apply at No. IS Bermuda street. dec2s-lw
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FACTORY 122, 1A AND 126 EAST 22d STREET,
asnect,IIv announces that his Large New Factory s
now completed fully organized and in successful opera
ton, by means of which he has greatly increased his
manufacturing facilities. He will therefore be able
hencerard TO turn out So Pianos per week. to supply
orders promptly without that inconvenient delay to
which Dealers and Purchasers have been subjected from
the fact that for than two years past he has been
contnuaIly a hundred Instruments behind orders Atuii
assortment at all times may be found at his Mannfacory
and Warerooms in New York City. Every instrument
fully warranted. Retail Wareroofns, I43 Broadway
novll-3m
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BILLS OF FARE

Done In manner skul and rare; that cen epicures
will not complain Of the fare. No Hotel or Restaurant
should be without them. These We furnish daily at
duced prices.
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Pr O G R A M M ES

For Balls, Concerts and Parties, very neatly al
tastefully executed IN colors.
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THs PRoPRIsroRs of this Establishment respectfully
annosace to the Public of Norfolk Portsmouth and vi
entity that they fully prepared to execute every de
seription of JOB PRINTING known to the business
not ionly with NEATNEss and DESPATCH, but in a
style unsurpassed in the South for BEAUTY and ELE
CANOE. We have tho most complete and varied assort
ment Of TYPE Of ALL SIZES and DESCRIPTIONS
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17

Coon NIGHT.-How commonplace is this ex-
preston, and yet what volumes it may speak for
all future time We never listen to its passing
that this thought does not force itself upon us,
be the tone in which it is uttered never so gay.
The lapse of few fatal hours or minutes may
so surround and hedge it with horrors that of all
the millions of words which lifetime has re-
corded, these two little ords alone shall seem
to be remembered. Good night the little child
has lisped as it passed, smiling to a brighter
morn than ours the lover, with his gay dream
of nuptial morrow the wife and mother, all the
tangled threads of household cares still in her
fingers the father, with appalling eye of child
hood all unanswered. Good night that seal
upon days past and days to come-what hand so
rash as to rend aside the veil that covers its
Tomorrow
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17
THE TREDEGAR IRON WoRks.-Tbege celebrate,

THE TREDEGAR IRON WoRKs.-These celebrated
works, of which we have heard much since the
breaking out of the rebellion, are situated in the
Northern part of the the city of Richmond, and
cover about ten acres of ground. A newspaper
correspondent writing from Richmond just after
the occupation of that city by our troops, says
There are a variety of buildings on the prop
erty, consisting of a carpenter and pattern shop,
sixty by eighty feet additional black smith
shops large shed for fixing up car works, etc.
In the latter building there is great variety Of
gun carriages ready for use. | noticed gun
wagon, the wheels of which were ten feet in
diameter, and the tires weighed 1881 pounds
each. Another rolling mill has been completed,
but not yet used. 1t is an extensive building,
four stories in hight, and capable of turning out
an immense quantity of work. The latter mill
is owned by the State, but the company have
leased it. Anything, from needle to loco
motive, can be manufactured at the Tredegar
Works, and it is prize for the Union army,
which, if the war should continue, would prove
of inestimable value. The superintendent re-
sides on the premises, in a regular brick dwelling
erected for his particular The chagrin of
the JEFF. Davis sympathiZers has at the non
destruction of these works known no bounds.
1t is particularly Notifying for them to know
that the most valuable portion of their city is
laid in ashes by their own kth and kin, and
which if standing would be of little benefit to
US, it nearly all private property, which
have been respected under any circumstances,
and the very spot of all others, the Tredegar
Works, which is really the great prize of the
war, should be left intact and fall prey to
Northern vandals.'
An attempt was made to destroy these works
at the time of the evacuation, but it proved I'M
successful.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17
Moxuor Docrp,xv p,a,+,. uau -

THE MONROE DocTRINE.-Platt's Hall was
crowded-absolutely stuffed full-with human
beings last evening. Seldom has such an i'm
mense gathering of citizens taken place in this
city, and never before except upon occasions of
extraordinary local or political excitement
Those who witnessed that gathering cannot doubt
the devotion of the citizens of this city to the
principles of the Monroe Doctrine, or their warm
and earnest sympathy with the Liberals of Mex
leo in their present arduous struggle against
foreign power seeking to establish hateful tyr
amy over them. The people here, as we'll as
elsewhere, begin to feel that it is time to enforce
the Monroe Doctrine in some manner-either by
regular action of the Government, or voluntary
action of its citizens. Considering, also how
European Pow ers have of late tortured neutrality
laws to injury, they believe that officers
may with propriety refuse to be strict in inter
preting and enforcing such laws for the benefit
of one of our worst national enemies. They see
that France is allowed to purchase here, for her
armies in Mexico, materials that are absolutely
necessary for the existence of those armies and
that she is admitted facilities for obtaining abso-
lutte warlike supplies. They believe and will
demand that the Republican Government of Mex
co-the only Government now recognized by
our own-shall be allowed at least as many
privileges as are accorded to her and our bitter
enemy. Still further, they believe that the Fed
eral authorities the only ones competent and
proper to interfere with matters pertaining in
any manner to neutrality laws, and that when
those authorities do not interfere the Police of
this city can find more legitimate business than
it has been engaged in several times of late, in
aiding and abetting French designs, by in a man
ner volunteering its assistance to break up colo
nzaton parties for Arizona and elsewhere. We
say volunteering, because the whole series of
arrests by which the Br0ntes expedition was
finally broken up, to the great joy and relief of
the agents of France, made without any
legal complaint having been first filed or warrants
issued The public expect that hereafter the
Police will devote itself to its legitimate business
of preserving order in the city, and not waste its
efforts in endeavoring regulate National affairs.
Such matters properly belong to General Mellow
ell and other National officers here. But to
return The meeting last night was we'll calcu-
lated to encourage the friends of American prin-
ciples and of Mexico, and affords guarantee
that suffering neighbor will not in vain seek
here such material aid patriotic and tyranny
hating people-may with all propriety contribute.
S. F. Gull, June I'd.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17

TRIBUTE TO Mr.. LINCoLN.-Gov. Bramlette, of
Kentucky, said in an address delivered at Louis
vile, on the murder of Abraham Lincoln
How few there are who possess that extended
charity that belongs to him. No man has ever
seen him, from the beginning of this trouble to
the hour of his death, moved with anger. We
saw him calm, placid and equable in temper,
strong in his sentiments, and comprehensive in
his views We may differ with him, and have
differed with him, but when the judgment of
future events have come, we find we differ
ing blndly that he was right, and we were
wrong Cheers Standing as we did in local
prejudices, he occupied elevated standpoint,
and viewed the whole political surroundings of
the country, graspng with massive intellect the
logic of events, and gave us nothing but what
he regarded the logic of events in his admins
tration.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17

SPEAKING of the capture of jeff Davis in his
wife's apparel, the Sonora Democrat says -!
this so, and the people of the South had such
a leader, then it is not surprising that their Con-
federacy was brought so suddenly to a close"
The only surprise is, that it his wife IS
clothes, instead of the ordinary bfurcated apparel
usually worn by United States citizens Chiv-
airy having thus brought their Confederacy to a
close, are prepared to open business with full
and choice stock of feminine ready made clothes :
Morning Spectator.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17

HAM AID EGGs.-A blatant rebel from that
hole of secession, Missouri Bend on the Sacra-
mento river, arrested by the military for
reasonable talk, taken to Chico and put in the
guard house to be taken below. The next morn
ing he made urgent request to the command
er of the post That officer thinking perhaps
the prisoner wished to communicate some mat
tiers of business, presented himself and asked
reb what was wanted. - | want" said reb,
- you to go to the hotel and get me drink of
whisky, some ham and eggs, cup of coffee and
fixins to match-thats the way we are used to
Twin in Dixie" He said q very well went
over to town got set Of irons all round, went
back to camp, presented himself to reb with
. Here is your ham and eggs-corporal, just
help this fellow to dispose of his breakfast ! =
Secesh was dumbfounded and the coporal put on
the bracelets with a relish, and when he was
through asked reb q how he liked his ham and
eggs. "-Red Bluff Independent.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-06-17
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