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IS THE CHOLERA CONTAGIOUS?

The Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal contains paper upon the ques-
ton whether cholera is contagious, pre-
pared by DR.. Jacob Bigelow, one Of the
most eminent physicians living, which
will tend to alIay the fears of thousands
who anticipate the. approach Of the
cholera to this country during. the com-
ing summer. DR.. Bigelow says:
The experience of the last thirty or
forty years has led majority Ofmedical
men who had observed the disease to
believe that, as a general law, it is not
contagious. In this belief must indi-
vidually remain, until evidence more
satisfactory than any which has yet APP
peared shall justify an opposite convic-
ton. 5f A.'} t'
1t appears that cholera has now exist
ed in Europe from three to eight months
among cities having constant CONNER
cial intercourse with seaports of the
United States, during which time thou
sands of passengers and tens of thou
sands of bales and packages have been
landed in our maritime cities. If cholera
were as contagious and portable as many
believe it to be, it ought to have begun
and finished its work in many of our
seaports before this time.
Epidemics require two things for their
introduction and extension. These are,
first, predsposition in the inhabitants
of the place visited; and, second, the ar
rival or presence Of an exciting cause.
This cause in some epidemics, such az
small pox, is contagion. In Others it is
an occult influence, not yet discovered
nor understood, nor known to be con-
trolIed, except in some instances, by
hygenic agencies. No country, l be-
lieve, has succeeded in keeping out
cholera by quarantines, and no country,
as far as we know, can produce it artifi-
cially or retain it after the predisposi-
ton has disappeared. In its own time
it moves on thoroughfares where men
are travelling, and spreads in cities
where they are stationary, for no better
known reason than that mankind are
its necessary food, aud that where there
are no people there can be 10 cholera.
But why, of two frequented roads or
cities, it selects one and avoids theother,
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THE LATEST NE US.

1t is stated in Washington telegram
that the coin, amounting to onehundred
thousand dollars, claimed by the agents
of the Richmond banks, now on special
deposit in the United States Treasury,
and which was brought hither from
Washington, Georgia, where it was con-
veyed for safety at the time of the evac-
ualion of Richmond, will be restored
to its owners, who have made claim to
the same, provided the identity between
that now on deposit and the amount cap
tured at Washington, Georga, can be
satisfactorily established, and certain
formal conditions, required by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, are complied
with by the parties Immediately inter-
ested.
A telegram from Savannah, dated on
Saturday, states that J. w. Duncan, late
an officer of the commssary department
at AndersOnville, was arraigned before a
military commission yesterday, charged
with murder, robbery and cruel treat
ment of Union prisoners. The prisoner
made an affidavit concerning his wit
nesses, who will be sent for. The trial
will probably commence i'm the course
of a week or ten days. Several of the
IOILlcI lbilSoHcIS Ut AuutlsouNiiiSf WIZ
were witnesses in the Wirz case, have
already arrived.
General Grant has issued an order for
converting board, composed of General
Sherman and others, to assemble at st.
Louis, for the purpose of making rec
concentrations for breyet promotion
from any brevet oractual rank, for which
the appointment is already confirmed,
to the grades of brigadier and major
general in the regular army. The rec
concentrations will be of two classes !:
first, for gallantry and meritorious ser
vices I; second, for faithful SERVICE
In the North Carolina Legislature, the
bill relative to negroes, muiattOes and
persons of colour and mixed blood,
known as the negro BILL" which was
voted down in the Senate last night,
was reco nsidered and passed to day by a
vote OF 25 to IL. THE bill was so mutila-
ted by amendments in the House that
its trainers desired its defeat in prefer
ence to passing it in such a form.
A New York despatch states that
vessel sailed from an eastern port two
weeks ago, with several hundred pack
ages of cannon powder, over score of
cannon, varying from thirty-one to one
hundred pounders, all the equipments
for guns, and q large supply of stores
sufficient to equip four powerful priva-
teers for Chill and Peru.
The Mexican Times of the twenty
seventh of January says that fresh for
cigD troops are daily arriving in Mexico.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

However great the disposition may be
among the Southern people to applaud
the President, or we should rather say,
however great it ,Vas--for the feeling of
joy and jubilation is fast dying Out--we
have yet to hear any one who has pre-
tended to defend his speech of the 22d
of February. 1t is universally pro-
nounced undignified, and unworthy of
= ruler so exalted in the estimation of
the world, as the President of the United
States. The point of objection seems
to be the personal illusions made to
members Of Congress, and to private
individual, Wendall Phillips. The cut
at Mr.. Forney might have been well
enough in a stump speaker" but for
the President of the United States to
commit such "ground and lofty tumb-
ling" is perfectly awful" Oh, my! Ii
1t not time that we should pay little
more regard to the prophecies" in AM
erica, aud show to the world that great
Republic, with forty millions of people,
can be as calm, serene and dignified as
an Empire? tr
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now happened, and which there are
hundreds still living who can corroborate.
The Rio Grande at Brownsville is not
over two hundred yards wide, and the
city of Matamoros, built on the opposite
side, was then an old Mexican town Of
5000 inhabitants. The cholera contin-
ued in Brownsville about three weeks,
when it disappeared, and the next
heard OF it was among the small towns
far up on the American side Of the river.
Now while it was in Brownsville there
was not a case reported In Matamoros,
and many of the American inhabitants
took refuge in that city. But after going
up this side Of the river some two hun
dred miles, it crossed into Mexico, ana
then came down the river, sweeping
everything in its way till it attacked
Matamoros. Here some two Thousand
people fell victims to the plague; but 1t
did not cross the river to revisit Browns
vile and many of the Matamoros people
sought refuge in the latter city. what
these facts prove we cannot pretend to
saw: but it would seem that it is quite
as difficult for cholera to cross river
without pontoon train, as it is foran
invading and well marshalled army. 1t
is proper for us to add that there were
great many gold seekers about that time
on ,.o1fe for California. who were at
tackled on the way. 5r II, ni la4
The above facts may prove interesting
to science, and may afford key to the
solution of the transmission problem.
We give them as received from our in
formant, who was himself present dur
ing the singular occurrences he relates,
and AYERS them to be substantially correct.
But still this should not prevent the
authorities Of Norfolk from quitting
their house in Order.' liiI 5aT
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

Hon. George Lunt OF Boston has
written book, called 1.-The origin III
the late War" Mr.. Lunt denies that
slavery was the cause of the war, and
maintains that philanthropy might
have sighed and fanaticism have howled
for centuries i'm vain but for the hopes of
Office and the desire of public plumber,
on the part of men who were neither
philanthropists nor fanatics" 9...l...,
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How the Legislature of West Virginia

How the Legislature of West Virginia
regards the proposition for a union of
that state with this may be inferred from
thespeech made by the President of the
West Virginia Senate last Thursday in
declaring the session of that body at an
end. He said:
"Of.this much we are certain, that the
acknowledgements existence of West
Virginia as a state in the Union, the
education of her children, and the appli-
cation of her great natural wealth to the
uses of its creation. are the living ideas
of every. important law passed upon
during our present sitting.1
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

The citizens of Norfolk will convene
at the theatre this evening, for the pur-
pose of expressing their opinions on
national affairs, and of giving renewed
assurances of their fealty to the Union
of America. We are assured that gen.
tlemen competent to interpret the senti-
ments Of soldiers will be present to
speak words of encouragement and con-
ciliation. We shall Tomorrow publish
u report of the proceedings. 81
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

Fair and fashionable Young America
has installed Phalon's "Night-Blooming
Cereus" as a specialityin all its drawing
rooms, dressng-rooms and boudoirs. 1t
is well. Beauty should breathe fra
grant atmosphere, and Nature, in all her
bowers, has no betterperfume than this
-Ne,Odrk JOurndt.- Fl. Stiner,
Agent, No, | Main street,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

EUREKA. We met Jones, the broker,
on Washington street, this morning,
but instead of clasping the hand Of the
grizzly, wrinkled Jones of the present,
we grasped the digits of the fresh and
buoyant Jones of twenty years ago. We
could not account for the change. Elk
perience, alas, admonishes us that nei.
Their n new tile from Adorn's nor new
suit from Messengers, will make an old
man young. After few words of con-
graduation, my friend explained. He
had tried the thousand and one prepare
tons for restoring gray hair to its Origi-
nal color with discouraging results. A
friend recommended Knights Oriental
Hair Restorer-he gave it trial, and
now stood before me a walking adver-
tisement of its matchless virtue.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ATLANTIC IRON WORKS

| N III "A NIlC RON WORK s.
Fronting on Wide Water and Main streets. near t,,s
| = Norfolkand Petersburg Depot y ID TT
These Works having been thoroughly reorganzed the
Company take this opportunity of informing the public
that they are prepared to manufacture z : n TO
| PORTABLE, STATIONARY AND MARINE ENGINES
AND ROLLERS, SAW MILLS OF ALL DESCRIP- l
TONS, GRIST MILLS, SUGAR MILLS, To-
BACC0 ROLLERS, VESSEL PUMPS
wINDLAssEs, CAPsrANs, &c. &c.
Wehave on hand large and valuable assortment of
Patterns of every description, which will enable us TO
| execute work at low rates. Our Patterns for
tATtI.IlB4f MILL GEARING -l'}lH
desire to cal!especial attention to- having largo as
sortment on hand = o.. i
BLACKsMITHINa on ALL KINDS DONE TO ORDER.
Also, Architectural and Agricultural Castings
Every description Of
NIsHING WORK 'tA'
and
.t.,.l.... GAS FITTINGS ,4g
promptly executed.
BRASS WORK
We do every description of this work. and have on
hand Patterns for every variety of Valves Boxes Glands
Blow of, Guage and Air Cocks, &c, &c. ~
Any parties wanting any Of the above articles will do
we'll give US call before going North as our expert
ence in the business gives assurance hat we can It
sy all who favor us with their ORDERS both in workman
ship and price. ua' 5f 81 4
PARTICULAR ATTENTION aIvsN to the repairs of MARINE
STATIONARY and PORTABLE ENGINES. MILLS and
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
J0BBINd OF ALL KINDS DONE ON SHORT NOTICE
Men and Tools furnished for the repair of Engines in
the country ON reasonable terms.
Have on hand and for sale several STATIONARY
ENGINES. II. A. RAMSAY,
mar6-lw Gen Supt. A. 1. Works Company
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Mayhow Brothers, Booksellers and Sta09ners, are
authorized agents to sell the Norfolk Post and all orders
et with them will be attended to the IL left at
he once of publication. a FsEr
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

Newsmen and newsboys desiring papers v III please
have their orders at the counting the ou ming pre-
vious before six O'Clock.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

Benjamin Franklin left fund to the
city of Boston, in trust, for the benefit
of poor apprentices. Hon. William Mi
not, who has been the treasurer of this
fund for fifty.five yerrs, has just resigned
In his hands it has increased from about
IS, 600 to o sum exceeding Sill 900.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

We publish on the first page this
morning, a most interesting article on
the culture of silk.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

Advertisers requested to hand In their sdvertse'
nlens before six o'clock in the evening, p svious to
utilization. s.iss fasii HF.E 20
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=, 8, N. Pettergill 1 Co., authorized Advertising
Agents for the Post In New York and Boston. fus.
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All communications relating to business matters con
nected with this paper should be addressed to u. NJ
Brown Norfolk Post All communications pertaining to
Editorial matters and all correspondence intended for
tbc PAPER should be addressed 10 John Clark Biitor
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PORTRAITS ON PAPER CURRENCY
In passing the Deficiency Bill in the
House of Representatives on Thursday
an amendment was carried, prohibiting
the placing of the portrait of any living
person upon the bonds, securities, notes,
or postal currency of the United States.
Said Mr.. Thayer, in his remarks on
offering this resolution:
We have had great variety of like
nesses upon these notes, considering the
short time in which the practice has OBJ
tanned some ofvery good looking men,
some of very ugly looking men, some of
very great men, some of very little men.
If there is any necessity for resorting to
this new description of enumeration
of our currency, let us put upon the Sc
curities, notes and currency OF the
United States the likenesses of men who
are associated with the historic glories
of the country. Ii is, in my Judgment,
very unbecoming thing that such like
nesses as some could refer to are to be
found on the notes and fractional cur
rency of this country. / hold in my
hand live cent note of this fractional
vi bliC VII kStutCSs II you
ask me whose image and superscription
is this, am obliged to answer, not that
of George Washington, which used to
adorn it, but the likeness of The person
who superintends the printing of these
notes.
Mr.. Thad. Stevens loosely declared
that the portrait on the five cent
notes was not that of Mr.. Clarke, but
that of member Of the House, to which
Thayer retorted:
Whatever difference may exist be-
tween my colleague and myself in re-
gard to the ownership of the likeness
referred to, | think he will agree with
me that the real proprietor, whoever he
may be, might maintain an action at
law for libel against the elgraver, and
be sure of n verdict in his favor upon
putting the note in evidence.
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USURY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

| We regret that the Legislature finally
rejected the proposition to modify the
Usury Law. The present Usury Law
10 anti-commercial, and therefore anti
agricultural for what Expresses COM
merce hurts agriculture. The Federal
Government pays more than six per
cent. for money, and so do borrowers in
in all the big cities. Will capital be
brought here by loans at six per cent :?
The law will be dead letter, save so far
as it will visit heavy shaves upon bor-
rowers to indemnify lenders against the
perils of its penalties. But prejudice is
stronger management. yA4r
This Inflated prejudice, which has
thus rejected every fact and every ar
gument on the subject, must operate
most injuriously to the general interest
of the State. Just at the close of the
session all able pamphlet was published.
which proposes scheme for the relief
of this State, nay, of the South, which
has been tried in Europe frequently
with the greatest success. With it,
communities have been lifted up out of
the very ashes of ruin, and made pros
porous and contented i'm few years. 1t
has been applied with this object after
desOlating wars with the most salutary
results.
This plan is the establishment of loan
companies, TO lend'moneyl on real estate
at two per cent. above the legal or ordi-
nary interest, one per cent. of which is
to go to defraying the expenses of the
management of the company, and one
per cent. to constitute u sinking fund
that is ultimately to absorb the loan; so
that the borrower only pays the interest
upon the loan until it is thus absorbed
.. With these loans the agricultrist re-
stores his stock and implements, and re-
builds his houses; and thus AN exhaust
ed and impoverished land is materially
assisted in it's restoration to thrift and
plenty. l,G. ....l. s.l.5,.. ..s... 81.
3 Now, such a company cannot be es-
tablished in Virginia. The Legislature
would not charter it, because they will
by no means authorize any interest for
the use of money beyond six per cent. ;,
which, in their estimation, is the magic
limitation that can alone protect the
public virtue and the public, welfare.
The injurious effects of the contracted
views of the Legislature will develop
themselves as we go OH. And there is
no help for it but to be patient, and wait
for the next Legislature-a kind. of pa
thence this state has had to exercise for
many years. Richmond Dispatch.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-01-13

~
DEATH OF CAPTAIN CurrER. +Ths
Cincinnati Gesette announces the
death of capt. q. w. Gutter, the poet,
1t says ~
He died 10 an Eastern hospital
He Il. known as the author of she pat,
riotic song H. Pluribnsl Unnm, and
the Invocation TO Steam, two msgnif
icsnt lyrics that are destined to inmor.
tally, together with other very tina
Gifted with genius of no ordinary
character, he was marked example
Of the irregularities to which 1t 10 too
frequently subject. The awful vice
of Incompetence acquired firm hold
upon him, and under ito influence be
became . melancholy spectacle, pitia.
BILE to behold--actually sinking, in
association, TO the degraded outcasts
Of the police court and prison. =" 'as
Efforts we're often made by the hu.
name and charitable TO save the
splendid wreck, but, alas II was of
no avail, and tho poor author, who
bad acquired 90 much glory with the
pen, illustrated in his person the alb
jectness of human misery.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-01-13

Growing STRENGTH OF THE PREsI
DENTS Policy IN CoNGREss. The
Louisville Comrier's special dispatch
Of the 31st ult says: a.i Il.
Evidence Of the growing strength
Of the Presidents party is stronger to.
day than ever before. Assurances Of
support Of the Administration policy
have been received from unexpected
sources. rre
As was expected, the opportunity
afforded to the Senators and Repre-
sentatives to feel the pulse of their
constituents, has resulted in the con-
version of several of the most obser.
want Of the Radicals to the views Of
Administration. .aF@s
- There is no doubt entertained that
the reconstruction measures of Presi-
dent1Johnson will be sustained at an
early day by both Houses Of Congress
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-01-13
THE LEV E HI d.

~
Mai. Gen. HuMPHREYs and corps
Of assistants yesterday Left The city on
a trip Of inspection Of The louisiana.
levees, preparatory to deciding what
measures to adopt in order to put
them in good, repair. Mississippi y
about provided for. Two State en-
gineers accompanied the General.
After clipping the above important
item from the New Orleans True
Dslta, of the 18th, we we're made
acquainted with the agreeable fact
that Gen. HUMPHREYS with his corps
Of assistants arrived In o,ir city yes.
terday, and that he designed pro-
cseding Immediately with two Tor
three regiments Of men to points
along our coast, for the purpose Of
commencing the work upon THE
levees. ''-@ts ~"
This will DO good newstto' our
coast friends. AS the Federal Gov
eminent has now fairly undertaken
to aid our alluvial planters In The
great and saving work Of 1evee re-
paration, we hope II will not be long
ere we shall have the pleasure Of 70
porting not only speedy progress
but successful contamination of the
task undertaken.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-01-13

JEwIs III CELEBRATIoN.=-lThe mem
'befsiof the Hebrew persuasion cele.
brata She eleventh anniversary Of
the "Hoihe for jewish Widows and
Orphans at the Masonic Hall in
New Orleans, on the 9TH inst. The
large han was 'thfonged to excess
with an audience highly respectable
and iptehieeat/ In addition to the
religious~epeuing ofsthe ceremonies
by prayer, and p series of artistic
musical performances, there was a
speech appropriate 20 tho occasion,
delivered Wy that distinguished
young orator, ALEX. DALsHEIMER,
which is very highly lauded by the
city press Al that young gentle
man was born and reared in Baton
Rouge, We take q natural interest
and pride il anything which reflects
honor upon bis rising reputation, and
we therefore extract with pleasure
the following from the Crescent, re.
lating ID him: T. 49, -
The oration, by Alex. Dalsbeimer,
Esq soaring fur aboye The ordinary
run Of national and patriotic efforts
usual on such occasions, had nothing
tame or commonplace throughout The.
delivery. The fire, grace and selo-
quence Of the orator reminded one of
Soule and Prentiss; and when, with
his strongly marked physiognomy,
and his. long. abundant hair Mr.
Dalsheimer spoke of the Hebrew race
as tho royal descendants of the
mighty Kings of God's,chosen ,peo-
pie, in the days of their superhuman
power and magnificence, there was
something hi Tire picture and its sur.
roqqPaqipgs, which have meyer seen
surpassed.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-01-13

~ Lately before the Queens
Chamberlain the Sheriff Of London
came and counted out formally sixty
horseshoe nails. This ancient annual
custom il to be referred to a period
when the arithmetical culture reoui-
site 10 o London Sheriff was that he
should be able to count sixty, which
was demonstrated TO the queen or
S'sing as above, before she or he would
recognize the city's choice. a'-s@