The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-25
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY
The Governor recon mends The following
as The form 10 which petitions for pardon
should be drawn and the particulars they
should contain. 81
/. Address the petition to President United
States.
2 State the name, age, residence and occu-
patton Of the petitioner. . - -
3. What part the petitioner took 10 the re-
bellion which, in his estimation, may rem.
der him liable to confscaton In this state
ment let him paricularize the exception in
the Presidents proclamation of 10th May
under which he comes. saas ss5s
4. State that the petitioner has taken the
oath OF amnesty prescribed by the proclamae
ton of the President of the United States of
29th May, 1866, with intent to observe the
same in good faith. Sign the petition, make
affidavit to truth of statements therein and
in all cases send copy of the amnesty oath
under proclamation of May Goth with the
peti tion.
name of petitioner and the exception under
which he comes. ~5'
/ The Post-ofiee Department, at Washington,
come time ago issued stamped 1.-TWO cent)
newspaper wrappers, which are offered for
sale at all the large rost-ofices at the fol-
lowing rates: Five for eleven cents, ten for
twenty-five oents, twenty-five for fifty cents,
fifty for Que dollar and nine cents They can
also be had by the box Give hundred in each)
for ten dollars and ninety cents per -box.--
These wrappers are self-sealbg, neatly pre-
pared, of good paper, and are exceedingly
we'll adapted for the purpose intended In
the use ofthsse wrappers there is great ad-
vantage over the old mode of at aching a
stamp. There is no liability of losing postage
by the falling off of stamps The self sealing
feature saves time and supercedes the incoo-
venience of using the brush and paste.
The Attorney-General of Virginia, in con
versation On Saturday last, is reported to have
said that no one who had held any Office I'M
der the Confederate Government could, under
even a county office, aud The magistrates.
sLeriffs, Common vealth's attorneys, clerks Of
the courts, and commissioners of the revenue,
are Constitutional county officers
Northern papers state. that on Thursday
8. T Suit Esq, President of The Fret Nation
al Bank of Virginia, arrived 10 Washing. OF
tho
ations of Government officers uuder the Con
fication Act 10 Bchmoud and elsewhere ia
Virginia until the people have time to send
in their applica ions for pa don and have
them acted upon, . e..... ...se,
The Agricultural Bureau has received
reports from different paris of tue country
which represent that the crops OF hay, pota.
toes and corn ill be larger than any previous
year. The hay croI will be fully ono third
larger than ever known before. Osis are al
SO reported 10 be Very superior, AMI larger
crop giown than for years previous.
Governor Pierpont has appointed DR.. John
W. Nash physician to the State Penitentiary.
DIR N ash is a native of PowbatauGvirginia
The following appointment of Assessors OF
internal Revenue ia Virginia, have been
made by President johnson
j. w WOLF, Second District; Sas Biglow
Second District; Collins Dixoa, Third District
George w. Rock First District; Henry Pride,
First District, ns0a
Maryland w H Burdiek. Third Distract
The following post offices are ordered to to
reopened and appointments made.
Newton, StephensbuFg, Frederick county
Virginia aud $. q. Hall appointed postmaster.
White Hall. Fred, rick couoty, Virginia-
James II. Griffith postmaster,
Manchester, Chesterfield county, Virginia
William @. Marietta postmaster
IsaacI M Veitch az Grand Sire of the Grand
Lodge l o. Odd Fellers, has issued his pro.
clamation inviting and exhorting all Grand