The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-11
THE NEWS.

pu0ttc says
n. Fl. Helper, brother to Helper, au-
thor of the famous book that excited such
excitement in Congress few years ago,
has been appointed Assessor OF the Ihlro
District OF North Carolina, embracing
| forty counties in the western part OF the
State. ~
Had this item appeared few months
since in a Richmond paper, 1t would
have read thus: 1.-THE brother of the
notorious Helper-author of the i''-fa-
nous book
According to North Carolina paper,
| the motto of large number OF the SUD
dued rebels must be, Iurn up the sa-
cred soil, porcine inhabitant, or your
name will swell the mortuary column"
| Paddy's description of q fiddle cannot
be beat: at was the shape of q turkey
and the size of goose; he turned 1t over |
on its belly and rubbed its backbone |
with q stick, and och by st. Patrick,
how it did squale!
The French remedy for staring in the
streets Is good. If you regard French
man longer or more closely than polite
ness warrants, he takes off his hat to you.
An Englshman or Yankee would re-
mark; II hope, sir, you will know me
again."
MANFULLY DoNE.-The Editor of the
Wilmington -, having been chal-
lenged to fight duel by one DR.. Love,
of that city, refused. This is the right
spirit. Duelling and other barbarous
| ttnn Ia ~ nd hn IL
torial fraternity who have suffered the
most from it, should take the lead in dis
counte-nancing the system of genteel
courage, for many q desperate duellist
has been known to skulk from danger on
the battlefield.
The Newbern IN. c. Times, says:-
The new police force did well on the 18th
of July. They behaved themselves
generally, and caused others to do the
same. They are to be uniformed, with
grey pants, blue blouse and grey felt hats.
This will make neat and unique uni
form
Our authorities here might have avoid
ed the resumption of military rule, had
they formed good and efficient police
force.
| PHARsEOLOGY SURVIVING FACTS
There are some persons, even in Boston,
who cannot get it into their heads that
slavery is abolished. AS the colored
company, in the city procession of the
4th, was passing a certain point, per-
son in the crowd, said in a tone loud
enough to be heard by number of peo-
pie, "if | had my way, | would take all
those fellows and sendthem down South
to be sOld.n
VIM, Hutchins, of Penobscot, the on
ly remaining veteran of the revolution
in New England, participated in the
celebration on the 4th, in New York.
The Department of State has been
officially informed that the Spanish Gov
ernment purposes issuing orders to the
Captain General of Cuba, to deliver to
the United States Government the in
surgent ram, Stonewall, now at Havana
. A young man was marriedat the Lud-
low street Jail, New York, short time
ago, who was recently sentenced, by the
United States courts, to term of five
years at Sing Sing, to a young woman
|
more prosperous days. The groom left
out the bride, so the honeymoon lasted
only brief period.
, The Paris lie Pays, in critical &C
, count of the dog show, which had beer
open for some days, has this astonish
ing piece of intelligence: "The either
of Free England, who occupies the ken
mel No. 1856, is bull dog, highly appre
ciated on the turf of the city, and h
hunts rats like a perfect gentleman"
THE Memphis argus says the city wa
; startled on the morning of June 18th b,
report that Col. J. r. McCianahan. on
| of the editors of the Memphis Appeul
, had been killed by falling from the win
/ dow of the Yazoo House. About fiy
, o'clock in the morning the form of a ma
/ was discovered lying in the alley benin
} the hotel. Upon examination it wa
) discovered to be that of Colonel McClan
ahan, who, although horribly mangle
and weltering in his blood, and was stil
alive. Both arms and both legs wer
: broken, the latter near the knees. Hi
, chin was badly crushed and he was 9th
, erwise badly bruised. When discovere
+ consciousness had been restored, and tn
sufferer, in the intensity of his agony
begged the attending surgeon to xii
him, and thus put an end to his suffer
) ings.
r In fashionable quarter of London
I company have erected hotel at an ey
/ pense of $1,50O,OO0. The building
, splendid in dimensions, style, decora
tions, and furnishing. Every improve
ment suggested by the American an,
best Paris hotels are introduced. Thi
: London west end hotel will accommo
date two thousand guests and secure th
best patronage. The managers distinct
ly announce that single gentlemen may
have bedroom by the night as low a
eighteen pence.
The Tribune's special Washington DIES
patch states that telegram from New
Orleans, dated the 5th, says Cen. Bank!
delivered an Grafton at q Union celebra
ton there, and asserted the justice, right
and necessity of comforting the electiv,
franchise on the colored people of the
South. Hon. John Covode had beer
investigating affairs at New Orleans, anc
left for Washington on the Sd.
A Wheeling despatch of the 7th saws
A most distressing and fatal calamity
occurred here about 0 o'clock last night
resulting in the death of Captain John
List, an old and prominent citizen OF
this city and the wounding of Major
McPhail, chief paymaster of the depart
ment A squad of the provost guard
were in pursuit of an escaped prisoner