The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-16
p SUPPRESSION oR THR ryAMtNrn

niue and ten ocleek Tuesday night the Office of the ~
dmar Newspaper this city, was taken possession of b,
mntay authority and guard placed upon the premiaes
The proprietor cndcavored procure audience witt
Gperal Terry, on yesterday, but refused In repl
10 MESSAGES asking BY what authority the paper Ia,
been stopped and for What reason General Terry STATED
that was by his authority, and for the course pursul
by the Eran,f7sr during tho past two months y
me following despatch appears in the Washington pa
fNrw Yosk, Feb. 13 special dispatch to the Herald
from Richmond to-day has the following: tl9i-aH
The gapsiper Office closed at nina ocI ock this
evening, by order of Gen. ferry.
fYhe order is said TO have enianated from General
Grant, t.HAa-1f.4 aUfaGsr lil r'.s1a III
In addition tothis it is reported that the subject al
.uppressiog the Eramt had been discussed in wash
nEton for several days and was decided upon on Friday
last. ,t:ef ,tffi ii fna4fI u iHrl' ~ 4 II
a hop, at tho Ballard House has been mix ed nm with
TIP affair the said shop" being in progress when the
ode was taken possession OF 1t is stated that retc
ti]ns upon Union redple present anticipated and
The Wig says-"No cause was assigned Ths build
ing is now gualsdy the military and its employees sro
without work. gHFCg4 n esHi EHfN = Is -
regarding the cause of tho suppression butt is gener.
ally supposed that the publication of certain articles re-
tive to recent military balls had much to do witIite
The Dtspatch saysie, known thet the Erapti.sr had
discussed sectional Questions with considerable freedom
Speculation rife diing thcday al To the motiye Of
lIte order, and whehert from Washingoi or not
IL WAS reported that Mr., Pollard, the Editor the Erai-
ner, had sought Interview with General Terry but
that that officer had declined grant it, ntmatine that
II Mr. Pollard on not paper was suspended
he coud not enghten hnl. Mr.. Pollard left the city for
Washington last evening 10 make effort there to OBJ
tam relief from the order" 't itf I4ti y
This is all the light our Richmond CO.
tejnporories throw upon the mystery.
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER MAN WHIPPED 81
. The next event of moment, was an
affair at the Spotswood House. The
Ref,ublic Of yesterday says: 5'.a l2si -
On Wednesday evening personal rencontre occurred
At HE spotswood Hoth betwetsol onclJ j Garrett and
Or. y. H. h. stuart correspondent Of the New York
Hdda II appears thai i)r STUART made use laplagc
NJ tue dinner table that Offensive to Colonel neit
WHO was restrained BY tho prcsee Of the ladies' in the
diningroom from taking noticeot it the time tte,
dinner, DR.. Stuart went ~ thu reading,rooul whom Col
Garnett approached him and asked il his name was
Stuart He replied that it was wuin Colonel darnett
told him that the language he had used ut the fable was
very insulting, aud struck him twce The second blow
knocked him down short Digit Of steps. Colonel Gar
nett enfonowed ,lp s advantage and inflicted very
sew cllisisenIent on HIM III got his hand N; hi hair.
and thumpe Ills head against the floor. lie was badly
bruised. No ono mterfored. flttt -s
The Dispatch says Of tho affair al tho Spotswood that
Dr. Stewart II appears, while SEATED at thu dinner table,
the remarks rejecting 5oaoudy upon several GENTLE
men who were seated at the time anti place The
gentlemen arose from The table and went into the gentle
mems parlo Shortly afterwards the Doctor and one of
his friends ont Of the diningf aud passed out in
front OF he nrlor door. 80 they passed by ono of tho
sentlenen Colonel Jack Garnett formerly of the Third
ArhIefy corps Army OF Northern Nrrginial pursued
en at the landing of the st floor stairs aecosed DR.
stewart rts your name Stewart " asked tho Colonel
Yes answered Stewart Whereupon Colonel Garnett
truck linn blow with his fist, which knocked him down
HE steps. The Colonel followed him, caught him by his
iead and Commenced to bumpt against the wall with
great force. After no bad ehastised him WELL he desis
ei The Doctor, learn. has since acclaimed any p-
enon Of insulting the gentlemen 10y his remarks at the
able. e5 a eilt + - laUe 43ni4 i. it94.t 4
The reporter OF tho Richmond Wig calls the ARRAY
after nnsr ut ut the Sposn ool and REMARKS
hat the fare at the SpotswOod cant tell why seems
o make people pugnacious and we reckon the reason
Why are swest-tempered and goodnatured is that
70 never coilJ raise money enough TO board thore In
he event Of war with Maxman If the United States /
rally around the Jug it had better secure rooms for us
once feel every timo hear of bullets and
ayonets aud such, very much like Bob Acres r..
fe would like single room on the first aoor, fronting