The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-03


The demand for the fractional curren-
cy has increased to such an extent that
the force of the Printing Bureau il work.
ing daily and nightly to furnish sup
plies. About two-thirds of the issues Of
this character are distributed to United
States Assistant Treasurers in the SOUTH
ern states, as securities for an equal
amount of other currency destroyed by
the Department. Hence, for every issue
there is u cancellation. ar.
A record kept by one Of the officers Of
the Redemption Division of the Treasu--
ry Department shows that counterfeits
from the fifty-dOllar issue down to the
five cent note, amounting in the aggre-
gate to $208.75, were detected and mark
ed by that office last week. All such
notes presented in exchange for other
issues, whether the holder is willing or
not, are branded indellibly with the
word counterfeit 441. "
There is quite flood in the Connecti-
cut river, and the streets near the river
in Hartford were submerged. Consid-
cradle damage was done thereby to pro-
perty. On Sunday, morning the Yer
mont Central Railroad bridge across the
Connecticut, about mile north OF
Windsor, VT, was carried away, and
the toll bridge between that place and
Cornish, N. H., was swept away soon
after. Both of these werelarge and costly
structures. htA
The Supreme Court Of Nevada has
reaffirmed its late decision that the Spe-
cific Contract Law is unconstitutional
and that greenbacks must be accepted
ut par in payment of debt; and the
merchants, bankers, &C, have reafiirm-
ed their decision that whose offers
greenbacks shall be branded as no bet
ter than thief, and be ruled out in all
future business transactions.
The late heavy snow storm in Eng
land was the most destructive of any for
the last forty years amongst frs and
other evergreen trees. 1t is estimated
that the weight of snow on the trees
was an average of three pounds to the
square. foot. t-i
| Rev. DIR. Duffield of Detroit, has in
his possession Bible written on parch'
ment, resembling print so nearly as tC
make it hard to tell the difference. II
is dated A. d. 800, and was brought
from Rome by Hon. Lewis Cass, Jr.
| We have now within the American
possessions, west of the Rocky Noun
tains, three states and five territories
embracing an area of more than one
million square miles, the whole o.
which may be considered mining
country.
The Columbia ga Enquirer seem.
to fear that too large a cotton crop will
be put in this season. On the Othel
hand, several of the Mississippi and
Louisiana journals are of directly the
opposite opinion.
A dog, which had lost the whole o
her interesting family, was seen trying
to poke piece of Grape through thu
handle of the door of one OF the sausag'
shops in this city.---Rochester Demo
crdt.
1t is stated that foreign nOblemar
invited some ladies', few morning
ago, to breakfast with him, aud one o
themfound beneath the napkin PLACED
on her plate roll of banknotes o
5O0,O O0f LEO, 900.
The st. Louis Republican states tina
within few days single transporta
ton company in that city has made en-
gagements of freight to the extent o
three millions of pounds for Montan'
Territory alone. 3e-
On the 23d ultimo, Frank King, o
Williston, Vermont, lost his life on thu
railroad between Mortified and Mont
pelier, while endeavoring to save com
rade who had fallen between the cars.
The steamer Oceantls. which wen
ashore on Fishers Island, on Friday
night, has been hauled off and lowed t
New York. The cargo had previousl,
been taken out in good condition.
In Mystic Comm last week, Johl
Luke went out at night to get SOM
medicine for sick wife, and in the darl
walked off an abutment of q bridge ant
was drowned.
The Hon. g. w. Smythe, of Texas
died last week. He was very popula
in that state, and his death is regarded
as a public calamity.
Mr.. Thomas Swift, of Morrisania, wa
killed at Melrose, New York, on Mon
day. by a switchtender in the emplo,
of the Harlem Railroad.
An election for seven councilmen wa
held in Frederick on Monday last. Tn
entire Union ticket was successful.