The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-01

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shall of the FIRST District, quietly sitting at
the door in conversation with Mr.
Crutchfield, one of the Council elect,
disturbed the equanimity of few.
III. few minutes, the room being
pretty full and warm, Mr.. Crutchfield
arose and announced that Gen. Turner
had an officer present from his head
quarters who desired to make a commu-
nication. He moved that Mr.. Glaze
brook, also Council member elect, be
called to the chair, and his motion was
adopted. ...-.. .....
Captain Hagar then read his order of
instructions as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA,
Richmond, Va, July %, 1865.
Capt. Hdgar, 14th y. s. Infantry,
g.. Provost Marshal First District
CAPTAIN-"B By the above notice you
see that the officers elected at the NUM-
cipal election on 25th inst, as members
Sf' Council and Aldermen of this city,
are to meet to-day, at 8 p. M, at the
Council Chamber, for the purpose of Or
ganizing. You will present yourself at
the Council Chamber, and notify them
that the said organization is prohibited,
and that no action looking towards an
organization will be permitted.
am, very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
JNo. w. TURNER,
Brevet Major General,
Commanding"
Captain Hager then read an extract
from the order, which appears else
where, suspending the organization,
and declaring the election mil and void.
Captain Hager said he was not at lib
erty to state the reasons for the action OF
the United States authorities. He had
not been instructed to state reasons.
They were brief and simple, however,
though he would not state them. They
would be made known through another
channel.
Mr.. Saunders addressing himself to
the Council members) said the election
Just held, and which had resulted in the
election of those gentlemen, had been
ordered by the Governor Of Virginia, by
proclamation, duly made. 1t was, there
fore, proper that a report should be made
to the Governor, setting forth the causes
that had combined to prevent an organ
ization of the Council, and due quail
cation of the officers elected, as required
by law. He moved the appointment OF
committee of three to draft report.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Saun-
ders, Burr and Stokes.
Mr.. Saunders proposed that the meet
ing assemble in the Council Chamber
this afternoon at o'clock to receive the
report of the committee, which was
adopted.
On motion rof Mr.. Scott, the meeting
adjourned.
The aggrieved parties held another
meeting on Saturday last and Mr.. Saun-
ders, Chairman of the committee
appointed at the last meeting to
draft a report bearing ON the sup
preston of the late meeting when
the election was declared null and void,
made a partial report. He saidthe COM
mittee was not prepared to report at
present. He would, however, state that
the committee had waited upon the
Governor and notified him that the
election, ordered by his authority and
by the supreme law of Virginia, and un-
der the great seal of the State, had been
declared null and void. Mr.. Saunders
further said that the Governor had the
matter under advisement, and would
Immediately communicate with the mil
itary authorities here, and the authori-
ties at Washington, d. G.
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-Mrs. Catharine
Hunt, whose husband, Patrick Hunt,
had his foot SO badly mashed upon the
Central Railroad as to render amputa-
ton necessary, brought the case before
Lieutenant Colonel Kreutzer on Satur-
day last, and laid the damages done her
husband by said accident atten thousand
dollars. After hearing all the facts, the
damages against the railroad company
were assessed at four thousand dollars.
The case has been forwarded to the Pro-
vost Marshal General, who has appellate
and supervisory jurisdiction in such
The Petersburg Mder gives the par
ticulars of terrible thunder storm in
that citv at half past eight o'clock Satur-
dav night The Washington Street
Bagptist Cl2rch was struck 6y lightning
and burnt to the ground. The fire was
first discovered in the steeple. The
church was comparatively new, having
been erected in 1855, at cost OF SS6, 900.
Mr.. Drummond, resident of Peters
burg died very suddenly on Sunday
morning in that city. He was 40 years
of age. Cause of death: "Disease of the
heart"
1t is understood that Mr. Francis ].
Smith will be appointed State Treasu-
rer in place of Mr.. Wing, who is now
postmaster in Norfolk. sf.t
Ogden, of the Richmond Theatre, has
made arrangements to open Phoenix
Hall, in Petersburg, with a dramatic
company. -L-.il....--zs
: VIRGINIA ELEcTIoNs.-If the people
of Virginia prefer to elect secessionlsts
70 GA GO "a Il would seem. they but rem