The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-24
NEWSPAPER NEWS.

NEWSPAPER JEWS.
A lady who was coming from Montreal
to Portland, had bought a love of a silk
at the former place, and after entering
the cars, a custom house officer aske1
her If she had anything that required
examination. Very innOcently she pro.
duced her valise, the silk lying in her
lap all the while, done up in coarse brown
paper, and asked the officer to hold that
parcel while she exhibited the contents
of the valise. The innocent victim, not
suspecting that communicating parcel
of being an offender, allowed her to 60
on her way rejoicing.
w. M. Clarke, cashier Of the Bank of
Rhode Island, while skating upon
EastOn's Pond, at Newport, found the
handle of q silver coffee-pot p%rotruding
from the ice. This led to further
pecting, and the result was the discov-
cry of a small silver mine, In the shape
of a bag filed with plumber stolen from
the residence of Miss Morse, of New.
port, several months ago.
The ruins of the old arsenal in Fayette-
vile, North Carolina, was sold the other
day. The brick, amounting to three
million five hundred thousand, were
purchased by the corporation, at the rate
of n dollar and twenty-five cents Der
thousand. The rest of the property was
bought by individual parties, mostly
from abroad. d
News was received at the state house
in Boston, Friday, that Moses Bates Of
Plymouth, well known as the chairman
of the democratic state committee, and
candidate for the Office of Massachusetts,
state auditor two years ago, recently
dropped dead in the streets of Nosv
Orleans. whittier he went only a short
time since.
A series of editorials said to be writ
ten by Ex-Governor Magrath, at the In
stance of General Sickles, and arguing
that the success of the Confederacy would
have been a misfortune to the South.
have been published in Charleston and
are creating considerable comment.
A difficulty occurred on Saturday
night between Colonel Knoll and Cap
tain Hines, proprietors of the Planters
Hotel, Cincinnati, at the corner of Third
and Broadway, about the character Of q
lady boarder of the house, in which
Knoll was fatally stabbed by Hines.
Archbishop McCloskey has appointed
Rev. DIR. McGlynn pastor of st. Ste
phen's Roman Catholic Church, vice
Rev. DIR. Cummins, deceased. DIR.
McGlynn is a young and able man, and
descends from a family, distinguished
for piety and learning.
John G. Cooke, lates cashier of the
Catskill, New York, National Bank. Ia
reported to be a defaulter to the amount
of 500, 900. The directors of the bank. IL
is added, have obtained collateral se-
curities enough to cover the defalca-
tion.
Persons now in Washington, recently
from Kentucky, declare it as their firm
belief that the Legislature will eI4ct
John G. Breckenridge to the United
States Senate.
Bella Ayres, a cOurtesan, committed
in Mobile last week. By a
coincidence, the man who be-
trayed her died of smallpox the same
day In a hospital of that city.
A couple who had been married onlv
eight days were divorced in Chicago Last
week, on the ground of incompatihiIitv
of temper. The wife was less than six-
teen years old.
The Weekly VisitOr is the name of a
southern periodical to be published In
Selma, Alabama, and designed to AXE
the place of the publications sent down
from New York.
An alligator, over six feet long, was
lately caught near Cincinnati. It ia
supposed to have fallen overheard a
year ago, from q steamer which came
up from the Arkansas river with troops.
The office of General Baker, late chief
of the Wal Department detective force.
has been closed, and the records have
been turned over to the department.
Aftera recent English execution men
went through the streets of London
selling pretended pieces OF the fatal cord
at two-pence for "alf an hinch.n
On Saturday morning the Indianapo-
lis express train came into collision with
a box car at Delhi, Ohio, causing the
death of the engineer.
Philadelphia has subscribed $500 OO
towards establishing several new steam
ship lines to southern ports, and SIOO, 900
more is wanted.
The citizens of Atlanta. Georgia hava
held a public meeting to organize n rs.
glment Ito clear the city of murderers
and robbers.p
DIR. Bemis, superintendent of ,ha
State Lunatic Asylum at Worcestar
Mass, has been for some waets ~
inmate of a similar asylum at PbiladeI.
phia. 'i-
The roads throughout middle Ala
Sana are In a terrible condition, and
rom montgomery to Selma impossible.
frederick Law Olmstead, the ceIe-
DRAFTED author, has become an associate
editor OF the New York Nation.
Miss Caroline Richings and her father
Degin an engagement at the Boston
theatre on the 18th.
The smallpox is reported to be very
oad among the negroes in Louisville.
The Richmond Examiner speaks of
Washington as the yankee Cauitsl.Ii