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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. March 10.

| WASHINGTON, March IL.
SENATE. Mr.. Sherman introduced II
joint resolution declaring that the ag
| gregate outstanding United States notes
not bearing interest and including the
fractional currency, shall not be dimin-
ished below four hundred and twenty
| millions of dollars; that all surplus in
the Treasury exceeding forty millions
in coin aud forty millions in currency,
shall be promptly applied to the pay
ment of aceruing Indebtedness, or to the
purchase or payment of the interest
bearing debt of the United States, but
the amount of interest bearing Legal
Tender notes shall not be diminished
by the payment or conversion at a rate
exceeding five millions per month.
The second section provides that this
joint resolution shall remain in force one
year after its passage. Referred to the
Committee on Finance. tt44
| The bill for the admission of Colorado
was then taken up. After debate, the
Senate refused to pass it to third read
|ling-yeas IA; nays, %. Colorado ex-
cludes negro suffrage.
HoUsE.r-rhe House, by vote of 1909
against 80, passed the Senate bill, with
amendments. that all persons born in
the United States and notsubiect to any
foreign power excluding Indians not
taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens
OF the United States; and such citizens,
without regard to any previous condi-
ton OF slaysH or involuntary servi-
tude-eXceW as a punishment for crime,
whereof the party shall have been duly
convict ed-shall have the same right to
make and enforce contracts to sue, be
parties and give evidence; to inherit,
purchase, lease, sell and convey real and
personal property, and to as full and
equal. benefit Of all laws and proceedings
for the security of person and property
as is enjoyed by white citizens; and shall
be subject to like punishments, pains
and penalties, and to none other-any
law, statute, ordinance, regulation or
custom TO the contrary, notwithstand-
ing.
The penal system of the bill is re-
tanned, providing that any person who
shall deprive any one ofany of the rights
named in this bill, shall be fined 81 900,
and imprisoned not less than one year.
/ An additional section is added to the
bill, providing for a final appeal in any
case that may arise, to the Supreme
Court of the United States. Nothing in
this: act, however, is to be so construed
as to affect the laws of any State con-
corning lie right of suffrage. The
senate will doubtless concur in amend
ments, but after that it must be submit-
ted TO the President for approval.
The House passed the foriification
bill, in which is an item of $50, 600 for
Fort Monroe.
All vessels arriving at Southern ports
from ports infected with. cholera, but
having had no case aboard during their
passage, are to be quarantined for fifteen
days, and thoroughly fumigated. All
stich vessels which have had cholera on
board during the passage are to lie
quarantined for the same period after the
termination Of the last case.
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THE SEA ISLAND LANDS.
The Charleston Courier OF the 9th inst
publishes the following:
BUREAU REFUGEES, FHEFDMEN AND
ABANDONED LANDS. South CARoIINA.

| Charleston, :. C., a,arch I. 1868 J
General orders, No. 81. The for
mer owners OF land upon the Sea Islands
on the coast of South Carolina, with the
exception Of Port Royal. St Helena, La.
dies, and ilton Head Islands, and such
other islands as may have been sold by
| the United States Tax Commissioners
| for taxes, and the owners of land on the
| Main, embraced in Gen. Sherman's
Field Orders, No. Is, will be permitted
to return and occupy their lands, or
portion of them, subject to the terms
and conditions herein specified
| IL. No owner will be allowed to make
use of any threats against the freed PEG.
| pie or the authorities of the United
| States, to use any violence, or TO say oil
DO anything TO disturb the peace on said
islands, but all disputes will be referred
| to Major j. r., Cornelius, acting sllb-as-
| sistant commissioner at Rockville, on
Wadamaw Island, for adjudication.
III. Grants of land to the freed people
in compliance with General Sherman
Special Field Orders, No. Is, dated Jan.
49,. 1865, will be regarded as good and
valid. But Major Cornelius, acting sub
assistant commissioner for the Sea Is
lands, may set apart and consolidate
them contiguous TO each other, on one
portion of the plantation, upon which
grants have been given, i'm such manner
10 TO give the freed people part possess.
ing average fertility and other advan-
tages, and at the same time place no I'M
necessary obstacles in the way of the
owners occupying and cultivating the
remaining portion of the plantation.
IN. The former owners of lands on
the Sea Islands and the Main will he nl
lowed to occupy and cultivate the same
when not assigned to freed people, as de-
scribed in the preceding section, or other
portions of their estates that may be
made vacant by the consolidation here
in before mentioned. Such owners will
be permitted to hire freed people on
terms satisfactory to beth parties and
approved by this Bureau.
V. The people now on the islands and
MAN, not having grants of lands, will
not be forced to leave their prese nt
domicils until the owners of the lands
upon which they may be located or their
representatives shall have offered them
opportunities of labor upon such terms
and conditions as shall be satisfactory to
this Bureau. Should such freed people
refuse to accept the offers thus made,
they will remove from such plantations,
aud allow the owners thereof the oppor-
tunity, to hire others to cultivate the
same ~
VI. Nothing in this order shall be
into formal restoration of
such lands. -
by order of 45i if..-.,
Brigadier General r. X. SCoTT.
.-l-i avs Assistant Commissioner. |
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N 0 \ [ G E
THE NORFOLK posi- ESTABLISHMENT FOR SAIL

THE NORFOLK POST ESTABLISHMENT FOR SALE
The Norfolk Post establish
ment, which includes the most complete
and profitable job Office in Virginia, is
offered for sale. The Office is seIf-sup-
porting, as will be fully demonstrated !;
but the present proprjelors find it nee
essary, by reason of engagements else
where, to he relieved of the burden
incident to the publication of a daily
journal in Norfolk. For particulars APP
ply ut this Office, to r.fs..
Il. NJ BROWN.
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Napoleon III. is making new bids for
popularity The other day, at a soiree
givephy the Empress, he entertained
the company by singing Beranger's
ohon8on on Napoleon L., beginning
''Parlex nous de lui, grand'mere.u A
few days before he personally visited
several of the lowest and most turbulent
CHARTERS of Paris, to decide upon certain
improvements and embellishments
which have been suggested by M.
Haussmaun. He also drove slowly
round. the Luxumbourg Gardens, which
have recently given rise to such yebe-
ment discussions and demonstrations
His visit was made in low pheton,
driven by himself; his escort consisted
OF friend and two grooms.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS OPINION OF
THE NEW YORK DAY BOOK.

The following letter, written lust be-
fore the election Of Mr.. Lincoln, is proof
positive that Jefferson Davis did not
desire dissolution of the Union, but
only the safety of Southern society. AT
the same time it is an apprecatve COM
pllment to really the only northern
journal that has ever undertaken to ex-
plain "the social organization of the
South" Injustice to MIR. Davis this let
ter should be widely circulated :-Er-
change. u
Dr.J. H. Yam EUfie.
DEAR SIR ~ am pleased TO hear that
youi great work on Negroes and Negro
Slavery is in press and will soon be
Issued. The belief existing ia the north
erl mind that negroes are, under our
Government, entitled to political cquali-
" with White men, must be dispelled
ana northern men aud States must cease
to disturb our domestic tranquility: TO
assail our rights of property and to inn
par our material interests, or n dissolu.
ton Of the Union will be inevitable.
me position which the South will oc-
cupy III the event of Lincotn's election
VIII not be the result of passion or of
cnoiee but OF judgment and of necessity.
Ihe Independence and equality of t, G
States, and the safety of their domestic
Institutions must be preserved. In any
event, we cannot fail to regard The Dan
BOOK as q valuable auxiliary, not only
to represent the sound constitutional
principles of the North, but hereafter,
as heretofore, to circulate among the
people of the South the true philosophy
of their social organization. / rejoice to
hear that your weekly circulation is
now nearly $4,000, and hope it may soon
be doubled.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
Nov. 9th, 1860. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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| HANDSOMELY DoNE.-A while ago
they had what is called "difliculty5h
the tennessee House0f Representatives
in the progress of which Speaker Heis
kell was moved to throwian instabd nj
the head of member named Mul
Inns. Now, we are not very well yersed
in jeflerson's Manual or Hatseil,s Pre-
cedents, but wet do not regard tlfrowjnp
missiles at the heads of members as
among the authorized means whereby
Speakers are expected to keep order
but we make sdnle allowance for the
freedom of Western manners. But the
Ddaiy Netos, presnming the Speaker a
Radical, pitched into him vehenentlv,
charging him with outraging public de-
cency, and holding him up a sample oI
Radical turbulence and ruiIianism
al old therev' interposes the Memphis
1rNus,:' "you are hitting Your friends .
Heislell is conservative Union man OF
the truest type, and warm supporteroi
President Johnson Thus eniinhtened
the Netos makes Il thorough anaeade. as
follows: z 5ts's'ii
"oome time ago, the speaker Of the
tennessee House of Representatives,
lihdlng 1t impossible TO preserve the or
der of that body by the use any means
known to parliamentary assenblagcs
resorted TO the novel eXpedient of ST.
lencing one 'unruly member by hurl-
iinS his gavel at the head Of the obstre-
porous Mr.. Mullins. In some playful
commentslupon this fact, we intimated
that the speaker was radical, ana
thereby did him some injustice, as we
are glad to learn from the Memphis
argus. We beg to assure him that we
not only make this correction with a
great deal of pleasure, but are really
sorry that he did not knock oldiMullins
down, if the facts stated by the drgets
are true, as they doubtless are. We wish
him better luck next time. .,a
We think the speaker should be salts
fied.--N Y Tribune.
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IL
CoBDEN AND PALMEBsToN.--Re DIR.
Waddington of London, relates the fol-
lowing anecdote of Golden, showing the
plainness with Which he talked when
Palmerston asked him 10 accept office ~
s'On meeting Lord Palmerston. Mr..
Golden was told that a place was re-
served for him in the Ministry, and the
veteran statesman expressed his. earnest
desire that the great Free Trader would
accept the position offered to him, and
that all would act harmonioualy. Mr..
,obden replied in his frank manner that
it was impossible for him to unite with
the government,under the leadership of
Lord Palmerston. Il may be wrong
my Lord he said, but before | went 10
America, j said you werC the greatssf
imposter in Europe, and that YOU cost
millionsaof money, and were dear at n
fraction Of the price. 7 may have been
mistaken in my estimate, but it will not
do to make the discovery of such am error
at the moment of accepting Office
oh! that is nothing replied the good
tempered Palmerston; you have not hit
nae harder than Gibson,I and he has
Joined u.s. .a'sa Is ais'I5.i0
That may be- said Golden; but |
cannot think of taking the appoint
ment. After little further conversa-
ton, the honest free trader retired. ex-
pressing his admiration of the good ma.
tured Premier, and promising TO Join an
evening party at Cambridge House. but
still intiexible in his purpose not to take
of1ice.uk &c - I Il
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The Rockingham VA Register states
that a company of Baltinoreans have
bought tract of mineral lands, con-
sisting of forty thousand acres, in Giles
and Bland counties, Virginia, for the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN NEW Or
LEANS. New Orleans, March 10. John
r. Monroe, National Democratic candi.
date for Mayor, was elected over Moore,
the National Union candidate, by three
hundred and sixteen majority. Three of
the four Recorders elected are National
Democrats.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

OFfIcs CHEF q. NJ. aSD FINANCIAL AGENT \ e..
DEPARTMENT OF VIsaINIA, RICHMOND, Va,
March 10, 1866
CERTAIN ARTICLES OF SILVER
" WARE. the property of citizens of Norfolk and
eortsnouh which came into the possession the Pro-
vest Marshal Of this Department during the years 1862
and Is ~ were turned Financial Agent of the
Department or'safe keeping
BY direction Of the Major General commanding This
property Will be delivered 10 the owners upon appca
on TO this Office, accompanied with proof Of ownership
and loyalty WM L, JAMES.
Col and Chief @. NJ. and Financial Agent
marl5--3t o..
ba- Virginian, Day Book and Old Dominion insert
three times ~ -
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A set ofemerads and diamonds valued
at seventy five thousand dollars,a Span
ish lady's bridal present, is on exhibit
ton in New York. f4,,iee 81
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B. BY the last census of London it appears
that there are more Scotchmen there
than in Edinburgh, more Irishmen than
in Dublin, and more Jews than in Pal
estine. 49, ~
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Newsmen and newsboys desiring papers v III pleas
have their orders at the counting the uing pre-
vous before six o'clock.
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HUGHES. We find in a.

ARGHBTSH0P HUGHES. We find in a.
New York paper some "reminiscences of
the late Archbishop Hughes. He was
so careless of money thathe never knew
how much he had, how much he spent
or what he spent it for. For many years
he carried neither purse nor q pocket
book. His income was chiefly in the
form of salary paid~by the trustees of
the Cathedral. 1t varied at different pc
RODS of his life. When he first came to
New York 1t was quite small it was af-
forwards increased until it became ample
to support him in comfort, though it
never was extravagant, and was less
than Is now paid to some Protestant
ministers. He saved none II it, and
spent but very little upon himself AL
most the only expensive qualification he
allowed himself was, in the latter years
of his life, carriage and a pair of horses,
OF which he made very little use,
though he had been very fond of horses
in his youth. xifsss f4fItfy
his residence in Mulberry street was n
plain brick double-house, simply and
even sparely furnished. On, the first
fioor was his library, Secretarys office,
and parlor. His bedroom was in the
second story. The rest of the house was
occupied by the Vicar General, the Sec
rotary, and one or two priests attached
to the Cathedral. He Kept for several
years q confidential man servant; he
had no other donestics except the
women necessary to do the work of the
household
The Archbishop had no domestic
taste. He spent the evening in his
study, reading; and when there was
anything on his mind, he sometimes
paced the floor all night. There was a
billiard table in the house, at which he
used to play imaginary games without
an adversary-an attendant meanwhile
carefully keeping count Atone period
ne conceived deep interest in the study
OF geography, and used to sit for hours
porting over the globes If visitors in
terIrupted at this pursuit, lie was apt to
take it for granted that they cared as
much for the science as he did, and to
discourse to them about it ut great
length. Fora while he had a similar
passion for astronomy. l4E41 a
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A Russian engineer undiscovered an
extensive coal field about ninety versts
rom Iurkeystan. The coal is said to be
OF excellent quality, and the Russians
VIII now be able 10 carry out their plan
o %. establishing fleet of steamers on
ipe syI Daria, which has hitherto proved
,,a pr ~ a IN consequence of the
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All communications relating TO business 'h''ers con
neeted with this paper should. be addressed 10 n NJ
Broxn, Norfolk Post All communications p'f'aiih. TO
EDITORIAL matters and all correspondence Intended Tor
the paper should be addressed to John CLARK biitor'
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Mayhem Brothers, Booksellers and Stabonors are
authorized agents to sell the Norfolk Post and all orders
eft with them will be attended to the as If left at
he Office of publication.
s. NJ. Pettergill Co.. authorized Advertising
Agents for the Post in New York and Boston,
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A Londeh letter says: !. .,,The cattle
plague Increases, aud nothing can be
more eontfafictury than tho views EN-
pressed - Parliament as, 10 the proper
way of dsailng With The. question. On
the point, id owevcr, ssgreat unanimily
has bee been MI. manifested, namely, the ne
cessity OF putting stop To- all Traffic Of
cattle throughout the country, whether
by railway or other means. This is one
way III which otit-sof the existing evil
great good may come, for ii will most
likely put permanent stop to the Drac-
tee OF driving the animals toe tie place
Of consumption instead Of killing them
ana sending the meal. In The sort of
pa nae That prevails the cry OF the ma
J,orlty ~ Parliarenta is fqr, the inhe-
diate slaughter of every beast attacked
and this is certain TO be enacted, so that
all the effoifsof science are likely to be
stopped.
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- saa- ~ 80 ~ IS
t.lte--a2ssl -asilis IOsiaJ ~ q.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
The Most Prolific Cow on Record

We have not, so far as we remember,
the personal acquaintance of Mr.. Hen
ry Neff, of West Barre, Huntingdon
county, Pa, who IS responsible for the
following very. remarkable statement; !;
but he is an old subscribe ofthe Agri-
culturist,I and his letter, carries with it
such assurance of honesty, that he has
our entire credenee He writes:
IA short time since Tread in the N.
Y. Times an account of a very prolific
cow in England, having four calves at
one time, which all died soon after
Porter township, Huntingdon county,
Pa, can beat that +" all hollow" When
/ was boy, about thirty years since,
my father had cow, that had eighteen
(18) calves at seren e. births. The
first time she had one, the next time
three, the next time four; three times
succeeding this sheshad two They all
lived and grew up fine and large, with
the exception Of one which was one of
the four. When the COW was found in
the field with the four ca1Ses, one was
dead, although it was as large as the
living ones, and seemed as perfect in
every respect. I can give any amount
Of testimony to prove the correctness
of the above, if any one thinks it in
credible or wants more evidence"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
.R6noyating Old Orchards.

There are multitudes of old orch
ards throughout the country, too good
to cut down, yet bearing fruit only fit
for, making, into. cider, Or feeding to
swine Pile owners frequently and
earnestly ask: What shall we do with
them? la
First, fthe FRUITS poor change it
by engrafting It is often the case
that pruning should ago along with
grating. The tops of the trees which
have become thick and matted together,
should be thinned out. But inpruhing
let no one mountsthe trees rough shod,
and with axe and saw hack away at the
lower limbs and those in the interior.
Instead of this, thin out the old, decay
ed limbs, cut out a few of the upper
limbs as we'll as the lower, and try to
preserve the symmetry of the tree
In grating, begin at tlfetopand renew
about third of the tree eacl. year.
The ground viii need renovating,
also, by plowing and manuring. The
work should be done carefully, without
barking, the trees or breaking their
roots. But soEmuch harm is often done
to the roots, we think it best ofdinari-
ly to merely scarify the surface. with a
harrow ann 70 give it agood topdress-
ing Of barnyard manure, composted
with muck, lime and wood ashes
When the trunks and limbs have be-
come messy, and so rough as to har-
Dor insects or their eggs, scrape them,
and then wash them with weak lyeI
or strong soap suds. A common white
wash brush wiA answersfef applying
this mixture.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
farmers Cotni,,it.
Cat Feed Cilaffed Hay STRAW; q

Cat Feed - C1laffed fay Straw, etc.
In these times Of high prices, it
seems neetful~ ~to renew The INQUIRY
whether more pains should not be ta-
ken to cut feed for stock. .ss Careful ex
periments show that hay chopped fine
affords about a quarterif not third
mofd aourishmen thnr coarse haws-
So then, if the gain is more than equiva-
lent to- the cost of the Labor, it isgood,
policy to cut hays The reason seut feed
goes so much farther than coarsesis
this ;3-TheBeedy fiberof the hay, after
it is chopped fines is more easily masti--
Gated, and is, more intimately mixed r.9
with saliva and digested,, and So be
comes nutritious and fattening. Still
more, if the food is steamed, or wet
with sealding tyatersity carries on the
process farther and better. Now, add
a little meal, andE the fodder eiss more
nutritious and every way better.
If the foregoing be true of hay, it is
more so of straw and corn-stalks, be-
cause they contain more cellulose mat
ter, or wood fibers and less starch and
nitrogen Experiments show that some
four.tenths of this woody fiber may be
assimilated, and so converted into fat.
But to secure this result it must pre-
viously be made fine by artificial pro-
cess Alderman Mechi is reported to,
have said that 100 pounds of strawacut
and steamed is more nourishing than
the Same weightH of sTihiothy vhayn not
chopped. We suspect his experiments
were made with over-ripee hay, and
straw harvested lin the millzs syr Eth
er his hay was not as good as our Yam
kee hay, or his straw was better.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
Seeding to Grass and Glover.

This may often be done in February
if the ground is bare ai1dthe frost is
so far out that there is little danger of
washing by heavy rains and thaws.-
Procure the best seed YOU can of such
grasses as you wish to SOW; Clover,
Timothy, Orchard Grass Kentucky
Blue Grass, etc. Obtain samples of
the dealers which you may carefully
examine for weed seed, and the excell-
ence of which may be tested, before
buying large quantities. Sow upon
winter grain when the ground is stiffen-
ed by frost or light snow. si gbl1s4g