Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-03
The Indians of the Plains

and the Quaker peace commits
sioners are en- route to their
reservations. Sheridan and
his rifles, no doubt, will have
to try their hand again in this
business before the Indians and
Quakers can be made to under
stand each other. Meantime
those Quakers, as peace agents,
ought to be armed, Other
wise Tall Bull may be the
death ofShad Belly.
They a tell story about
a man out West who had q
hair-lip upon which he perform
ed an operation himself by in
serting piece Of chicken flesh,
1t adhered, and filled up the
place admirably. This was all
we'll enough until in compliance
with the fashion, he undertook
to raise a mustache, when one
side grew hair and the other
feathers.
Tamberlik, the once famous
tenor, has established himself
as gunsmith at Madrid, where
he has undertaken an impor-
tant Government contract for
the manufacture and alteration
of firearms.
A man was on trial TOR steal
ing a pig. The owner testified
to finding a similar pig, taking
it home, and setting it loose in
the presence of the bereaved
porcine ancestress. well, >
said the solicitor (for the State),
how did the SOW receiv it?'
With outstretched arms,
sir = triamphantly replied the
witness.
A band Of disguised armed
men rode up to the county Jail
at Manchester, Tennessee,
few nights ago, called the
jailer out, presented their pis-
tolls at him, and demanded the
keys. These were quickly sur
rendered, the Jail ntered, and
two negroes, awaiting trial on
the charge ofrape upon white
woman, were seized, taken out
to a neighboring tree, and han
ged. The band then rode away
and have not been heard of
since.
1t is said that members of
Congress feel under no obliga-
ton to the Executive for APP
pointments, inasmuch as he
has Systematically neglected
their recommendations, and al
SO that he has appointed persons
too freely on the loose recon-
mendations of members. Were
is the truth? Has the Presl-
dent sighted members or
needed them unwisely :?
Prince Napoleon dropped in
lately with his yacht at the har-
Dor Of Corfu, while the Prince
and Princess of Wales were en-
tertained in that city by the
King of Greece. Wales po-
litely sent one of his officers to
welcome the Frenchman upon
his arrival; but Prince Napole-
on declined to see Captain FL
lis, upon which DR.. Russell of
Bull Run complains in the Lon
don Times Of his rudness. The
French being generally noted
for their exquisite politeness,
Prince Napoleon must have had
some strong motive for slight
ing thefuture King of England;
but DR.. Russell gives only the
Wales version Of the story.
The Hon. Josiah Adams, now
deceased, was one Of the best
known legal gentlemen of the
Middlesex massachusetts, bar,
He was more remarkable for wit
than for personal beauty. A
A correspondent once remarked
to him, Mr.. Adams, how are
you?--you re looking frst-rate.
Yes, yes, said the old gentle
man; Just what one of my
neighbors said to me a
short time ago. | met, con-
tinued he, zone of my
neigh bors, and he said to me,
'How are you? You look very
we'll; in fact, you grow hand
some every day 'Ah,' said |,
'how is that?' why to tell
you the plain truth, you can't
grow any other wayl' Mr.. A.