The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-27
From Fortress Monroe,

FORTRESS MONROE. July 25.-A murder was
committed last night in Norfolk, at q house on
Wide Water street, the victim, George Martin,
employed on the niagara, having been caught
IN gogrGnte de!tctu with the wife of man
as a laboring man about the New York steamers
when In port, had his attention called to an
improper intimacy existing between Martin
and his wife, and last night, on returning home
rather unexpectedly, he became so much en-
pock ket-knife and stabbed Martin to the heart.
Martin staggered into the adjoining room, fell
surrendered himself to the police aud was
locked up to await a preliminary examination.
In the United States District Court, Eastern
District of Virginia, Judge John G. Underwood
presiding, the case of libel of f. Fitzpatrick VS..
John Wesley, was dismissed at nbellants
cosIs.
In the matter of John 8. Moody, alleged bank
rupt, an order of adjudication was entered and
referred to B. B. Foster, Register Second Dis
trict OF Virginia, In Courtwright & Co. VS..
steamer Washington Irving, ETC., the petition
for new trial denied unless within thirty days
the claimants, Mott 81 Healy, or either of them,
shall pay all costs OF this suit and if they shall
pay such costs within thirty days they may file
with the privilege Of a hearing at the next term
of this Court, and the decree ordered to be
of the payment OF Costs as aforesafd The m COSTS Ss
to be paid to the Clerk of the Court as fixed by
him, either party having right to appeal from
this order in thirty days. .. .... -.I .....
The Court adjourned sine die.
The counties situated along the line of the
projected Norfolk and Great Western Railroad
are beginning to take a very active interest in
Its success. The people have been lavish in
their contributions of land, and are gradually
of their large landed estates into smaller and
more compact farms; The projected railroad
that, without its agency the untold resources
of the West Virginia counties can never be
developed, or that Importance and value given
worthless without IL. VIZ -
An Interesting meeting was recently held by
the citizens o. MGcklenburg county at Boydton.
It was addressed in a lengthy speech by
Colonel b M, Jones. The following resolutions
whereas A charter has been granted by the LeRisa-
ture Of Virginia 70 construct railroad via Danvile
tions payable in land to the extent of two million
Wheeas, There were. in 1860 in the border counties
of Virginia and North Carolina, between tide water
and Bristol more than four million acres Of unim-
Whereas, we believe there can be neither pleasure
nor profit in cultiVatng farms upon extensive
WhereGs, wedeem it highly important to subdivide
these large estates into small farms, with the view Of
attracting emigration: therefore
Gt sSs SaS %
eye true Or ~ the country REQUIRES that
that we pledge ourselves 70 aid in It's Construction To
- ResolUsd, That We fully approve OF the plan of
rasing means for the CONSTRUCTION Of the roa by re.
the landed pTopFetoGS on the line OF the road would
would be more valuable to them than the Whole
PesoSd That SO soon as the Company shall ecs,,o
Subscription SUFFICIENT 70 justify In doing So the
lands should be cut up INTO small farms and offered
large an emigration as possible.
The United States gunboat Peoria Oomnan-
der o. @. Badger, which recently arrived from
the West Indies, sailed day for New York
NAVY Yard 10 undergo repairs
The gunboat Lenapee, recently arrived from
the South, Is undergoing repairs at the Gosport
Navy Yard, u ID. -I.. ...HF --'T
The steamer Worcester, of the Baltimore and
Liverpool Line, arrived at Norfolk this morn
inc to fnish loading her cargo for LiyerpooI
She took on board IT'S hogsheads of tobacco and
10 bales of cotton. -l..4 -...a.5 .l- III -
The Baltimore pilot boat Ooquette reported To-
dav having spoken, at the Capes on the 9dtb
the brig Lizzie Daniels, from baltimore ~
Rostop: schooner Patten, for Baltimore; schooner
schooner Dearborn, from Porto Rico sixteen
days. to Baltimore, 25th; schooner Western Star
from Portland. Me-, 20 Baltimore; schooner Ed
ward Kidder, from Boston to Baltimore -