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

The Cologne Gazette gives the follow
ing account of singular incident which
mas recenuy given rise to diplomatic
correspondence between the Dutch and
Prussian governments: When C,ounfeas
ByIandt, wife of the new nntcb ,,;U; 20
ter at Berlin, went to join her is.shomd
some days since, the Prussian custoi,..
officers, acting under the regulations
made to prevent the importation of the
dog to pass the frontier without under
guing the prescribed quarantine. In
vain did the Countess protest that
though her favorite came from Holland,
where the dreaded disease prevailed, it
had never been near any infected cattle;
the officers persisted in refusing, and
the poor animal was left to undergo its
probation. A diplomatic correspon-
dence was the consequence, after which
the dog was released from quarantine
and restored to its mistress.
Discussing upon the general si:bject
of employment for women, the Cincin-
natl Commercial makes an observation
which is calculated to arouse serious re.
Election, as follows: 1--WE do not hest
tate to say that nine-tenths of 'the
welded woeu in this country is due to
the fact that 'unportioned girls are COM
PEELED by pressure of necessity to- accept
offers of marriage simply to secure
homes, and without consulting their
hearts in the dreadful business This
ought not to be. Woman should be well
coined to any profession or avocation ia
life that her inclination or interest
prompts her to adopt. Not only this,
she should be educated to one or the
other of them,n
The fish commissioners, who were an
pointed by the last Massachu setts Leg
islature to investigate the question of re-.
stocking the Merrimack and Connecti-
cut rivers with fish, have sent i'm their
report to Governor Andrew. The con-
clusion of their investigation is that in
order to restock the rivers with fish.
| fishways must be built, the pollution Of
the water by chemicals used in manu-
| featuring prevented, salmon must be
bred at the head of the rivers in New
Hampshire, and the use of weirs and
nets be forbidden i'm Connecticut. Vari-
Gus methods of constructing fishways
are presented.
Secretary McCulloch has returned to
| Washington from New York. His in
terview with the moneyed men is said
to have been entirely satisfactory. The
banks offered him, says Washington
special, temporary loan OF 500, 00O, 900,
which he will probably accept. He con-
templates funding $4,000, 900 or $780,
O00, 900 certificates of Indebtedness; COM
pound interest notes. and the first series
of 1905, which fall due next July.
The Hamburg ship Newton, Captain
Herring, from New York for Hamburg.
came ashore at Nantucket Sunday night
and went to pieces. All hands were
lost. One man swan ashore. but died
from exposure after walking half mile
along the beach. His ife-preserver was
marked Newton Hamburg About
i, 200 barrels of Kerosene oil have been
saved from the wreck. 4fl
The Republican statesmen of Mexico
are now said to be agreed in the opinion
that Juarez, whose constitutional term
expired on November Is, shall continue
i'll Office until another election can be
held. 1t is also reported that Ortega has
no quarrel with Juarez.
The prison connected with the aims
house at Portsmouth. New Hampshire
was burned on Sunday night, aud three
inmates persisted in the flames. Theil
names were Duncan Hill, John Duryes
and John Callahan.