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MARINE iNTELLlGENCE.

NORFOLK Il PORTSMOUTH, July 3.
ARRIVED.
Stmr Isaac Bell, Bourne, Richmond, fr't
and passengers to I II Wenb.
s5tmr Louisiana, Hill, Baltimore, freight
and passengers to Jno Vermillton.
Stmr N r Banks, MoCarriok. York town.
fr'h and passengers to 7 II Webb.
Stnr Mystic. Schermerhorn, Hampton
Stmr Smithfield Adams, Smithfield.
Schr Robt Healy, Richmond. moulding
sand to Atlantic Works.
Schr General Grant, Colburn, James
river, Long lumber TO Phiia.
s 'hr Jessie Park, Dugan. BALTIC, light
to master.
schr Fawn, SYKES. $50 lsh wheat to G
W Grapdy & Sons.
schr Wild Cat, Lyod corn to G W Gran
dy d Sons.
sloop Phoebe, Straughan, Dunkirh meal
and corn to Gresham & Shanks.
Barge w W Towns, Flyn, 50,000ft lun-
Der to w Grandy & Sons.
Stmr North Carolina. Durphy, 30,000ft
lumber to G w Grandy q Sons.
SAILED
-.--.~-y, GarJer, baIIImOre, frt
and passengers by Jno Virmillion.
Stmr Lady OF The Lake, Ingraham. Girls
field, freight and passengers by II V Temp.
kins.
Stmr Saratoga, Alexander. Richmond
freight and passengers to II Webb.
Stmr Eliza HanCoX. Clifford Richmond
3tmr N PBanks, McCarrick ,Cherrystone
tr't and passengers by T III Webb.
Stmr Mystic. Schermerhorn. Hamp-
ton.
Stmr Smithield, Adams, Smithfield
Stmr Geo Washington, Murden, Eliza
beth City.
Stmr Elizabeth City, Harvey, E City.
Stmr Sygnet, Cain, e City.
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II d II L s Nj OF TIL

The ELECTION Portsmouth presents
the following statement:
Jefferson Ward-678 white; 272
black; white majority, 4O6.
jackson Ward--654 white; 272
black; white majority, 2s2.
This is the accurate number of votes
polled up to 7 clock.
From Carsville at o'clock; we learn
that the vote stood-Walker 23S, Wells
90; tor the expurgated Constitution
$50.
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The HOOK AND LADDER BoYs.-Tbe
Hook and Ladder boys, we are glad to
say, returned to man, from Petersburg
on Monday evening. They expressed
themselves delighted with the trip and
the Cockaders, and say they mean to
pay them back for the courtesy and
kindness. They all voted for Wake,
yesterday, Bully
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self but also to the party he represen.

self but also to the party he represens
ted 3- r.,-
AT this juncture the President Of the
meeting, the redoubtable w. II. Brooks,
popped up, like cork out of a pop
bottle, and interposed most virtuous
objection, and called upon the poor ig-
rorant and deluded colored people not
to permit the oath to be administered
that it was a reflection on Mr.. Plat
why, said he, don't you believe him
without making him swear to it p Yes,
yes was the uproarious response, and
Mr.. Patt proceeded with his side Of the
auestion'-proceeded to 'squirm and
cavil and cavil and squirm, and then,
after all, lied out of it,
His refusing TO swear flor he virtually
refused by not insisting upon doing so,
convicts him of having uttered an
unmitigated falsehood. Aud he was
only prevented from perjuring himself
by the timely interposition of Brooks,
with whom, doubtless, the whole pro-
eedure was preconcerted.
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Mayors COURT, Portsmouth-May or

MAYOR CoUhT, Portsmouth May or
Stokes presiding. July 3,
James Taylor negro. charged with
steah v"ckrtbook containing So so;
connittei i'r iuitner hearing.
Wa. Marks and Robert Jordan,
chaI4cd With d,uhkeu. css, fined So 20
each.
VIM. St'oieF, negro, charged with
stealing money, committed Tor IA further
nudrlug
Eliza Green, negro, charged with us.
ing obscene language, fined S..
Ffauc's Sweat, charged with disorders
ly Conduct; case dismissed.
A Stevens, charged with disorderly
conduct; fined S..
VIM. Grant, charged with disorderly
conduct, fired So.
D. Mallory, charged with drunken.
ness and disorderly conduct; committed
for ten days.
TUESDAY, JULY 6.
Only one case occupied the time and
attention of the Mayor, that of colored
man, charged with disorderly conduct.
Reprimanded and dismissed.
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Beautiful WOmen.-If you would
be beautiful, use Hagan's Magnolia
Balm.
1t gives pure Blooming Complexion
and restores Youthful Beauty.
Its effects are gradual, natural and per.
feet.
1t Removes Reduess, riolc4es sad
PimpleS, cures Tan, 3an0urn ma FreuK.
les. and na3ts IL L ady ot TINY appear
bub twenty.
Ihe u .gnotia 1A!.n makes aAe skin
5,uooth and ra4rly, toe Eye orighv and
ciee.i Tie eAe ok glow |t;h ths Boon. OF
Youth md ,inparts = resh, plump ap.
paaraace 10 The ntsnance. No Lady
nsed com plain of her Complexion whit n
Is cents will purchase this delightful ar
ticie.
The best thing to dress the Hair with is
lyons kathairon. jel0 eodd&wlm
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d. II. LONG. A. ROWLAND.
n III LONG & CO.,
GENERAL COMMISSION
AND
HOP1NARnING MERCHANTS.

Persona attention paid to the sale OF
Grain. Peanuts, Potatoes, ana 10 Inc pua-
m nssn Field and Garden Seeds, and Gem
eral Merchandise,
No. IL Roanoke Square. Norfolk, Va
RrPnaENoEs,-Messrs. Burruss, Harrison
4 Co., Bankers; VIM. w. Lamb, esq,
Cashier Trust Co.; Capt. James Cornick,
Norfolk;va.; Gen. II. B. Woodhouse, frln'
cess Anne %. va; DR.. Geo. Searburgh'
Nansemond Co., Va; Peter ). bowdoin,
Esq. Northampton Co.,Va. septl4'w
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DIED,

On yesterday, 9th inst, ROBERT TUN-
STALL, Infant son of a. w. and Margaret
u, Mills aged two weeks.
. The funeral will take place from the res
hence of his father, on Wood street. THIS
AFTERNOON. at 9 O'Clock; the friends and
acquaintance of tire family are invited
to attend.
with all our soul, o Lord, we give
The child toy love hath snatched away:
On earth we would not have him live,
With US We would not nave him stay
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The CoURTs.-Al the courts were
closed yesterday excepting the Mayors
His Honor was at his post all day,
granting certificates and transacting
other business pertaining to the cleo
f;op -. q r-'r..
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~- PHILOSOPHY of MAR

RAG E.--A NEW COURSE OF LECTURES,
as delivered at the New York Museum of
Anatomy, embracing the subjects: How
to Live and What 10 Live for; Youth,
Maturity and Old Age; Manhood Geuer-
ally Reviewed; The Cause OF Indigestion;
Flatulence and Nervous Diseases ac-
counted fol-; Marriage Philosophically
Considered, &c. These lectures will be
forwarded on receipt of four stamps by
addressing: SHC'Y, BALTIMORE MUSEUM
IF ANATOMY, "a West Baltimore street,
Baltimore, Md. lpa- 9lyeOd
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

BASE BALL,-On Monday the Pas
times Uuuior club) Of this city visited
Fortress Monroe aud played a match
game Of base ball with picked niue
of Old Point. After a contest of two
hours the latter were declared the VIC
tors. The score stood % to 20. The
Old Pointers propose in week or two
to come to this city and play with the
Pastimes on their own grounds.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

UNlvERs OF VIRGINIA. THE
closing exercises of this Institute took
place on the LIST inst. The following
is list of students from this city who
received diplomas of graduation and
certificates of proficiency
School of Latin-Junior class.--R
Devereaux Doyle.
School of Mathematics-Inte
and Senior classes .-Chas. c. Lamb
School of Common and Statute Law.
-Tlden S. Funkhowser.
Profcients in the class OF Anglo
Saxon. Geo. Mcintosh.
Profcients in the School of Interna,
tiona and Constitutional Law.-Chas.
Smith Cox, Richard D. Doyle and Ge).
Mcintosh.
Graduates in the School of Moral
Philosophy.-R. d, Doyle, George
Mcintosh and JAS G. Pollard
Graduates in the School Of Natural
Philosophy-Chas Carroll Lamb,
Graduates in the Seho1 Of Law
with the title Of Bachelor "f Laws
Virginius Newton and Wright s.
Whit,le.
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GENERAL DEBILITY.-There are THOU
SANDS OF persons whose only apparent
Disease is DEBILITY or WEAKNESS.
They generally have TIRED, LANGUIp
feeling, are frequently somewhat dyspep-
tic and Gloomy, aud are constantly
wondering why they do net get strong
er. The CAUSE Of this Debility in most
cases is an EMpovERIsHED condition of
he Blood-a Deficiency of certain
Chemical Elements that Nourish the
Nervous system-very frequently it is
caused by some UNsUsPEoTEp Disease OF
the Kidneys or bladder. KOSKOO is
Natures great remedy in these cases--it
has brought happiness to many mans
home by REvlvING his Vitality.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

The raptdity with which PLANTATION
BiTTERs have become household neces-
stty throughout the civilized nations, is
without a parallel in the history of the
world. over five million bottles were
sold i'll twelve months. and the demand
Is daily increasing. Rich and poor, y Dung
and old, ladies, physicians and clergy
ms n, find that 1t revtves dropping spirits,
lends strength to the system, vigor to the
mind, and is exhausted natures great
restorer. 1t is compounded OF the choic-
est roots and herbs. the celebrated Cali.
saga or Peruvian Bark, etc, all preserved
respectable dealers in every town, par
lsh, village and hamlet through North
aud South America. Europe. and all the
Islands OF the Ocean.
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since we charged this immaculate ~
carpet bag aspirant for Congressional
honors with having told can honest Re-
publican" to scratch the name OF DR..
Harris from the gubernatorial ticket and
substitute that of Lewis. This charge at
FIRST was not noticed either by Platt Or
the radical newspapers; but subsequent
ly an edit >rial in the Peters burg Times
bearing somewhat upon the subject drew
reply from us, which drew a denial
from Platt and promise to visit this
city on the 5th, to meet the ''honest Re.
publican" and give him the lie. Well,
he did come, sure enough, but he didn't
give him the lie-not rnuchly. The boot
was on tho other leg, and that leg will
ever wear it.
On Monday evening Platt addressed
a large assemblage Of negroes, inter-
spersed with few whites, at the Afri-
can Methodist church on Butte street
Closing with his campaign song he in
troduced the subject in question, and
called for the honest Republican'--the
Hon. Mayor Decordy-who calmly arose
from seat III the auditorium, walked
to the altar Of the sanctuary, and hen
and there, before Almighty God and the
public, made u sworn statement of the
charge heretofore published. At this
Plat SUNK back aghast, his face was
livid. and revenge sat upon his brow.
There was culver on his lip and his
body trembed something like an aspen
His ass ciates Of the same complexio ion,
all Of whom were in the 'amen corner,
hung their heads like whipped ours, and
their eyes rested GU the polluted floor.
The Mayors statement was concise and
explicit; he made no superfuous re
marks: when he finished he left the
church. .t5 ....-t.a..- ...
A breathless silence pervaded that
gathering--large as it was--until biz
Honor's presence was unfslt, until he
had gone from their gaze. Platt then
with fear and trembling arose to reply
His countenance reflected his soul
which, We all know. is as black as the
remotest precinct of inferno. His asher
lips parted and slowly he essayed de-
NAL. He was interrupted in the Incl.
piency Of his remarks by Maj. I. w
Smith who reminded him of the fac
that he was not only challenged t.
make public denial of the sail
charge, but that challenge required hin
TO make affidavit to what he might as
/ sert, and as Mayor DeCordy had mad,
Q sworn statement it behooved him t.
do the same--in justice not only to him
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CoLoRED WALKER CLUB.-This club
we believe. did their duty yesterday
manfully. The 'Leaguers" didn t
modest them in the least, nor did they
interfere with the "Leaguers
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The YACHT WANDERER This ia.
NOUS as well as notorious vessel, il
will be remembeied, stranded on Cape
Henry beach last winter where she
was sold at auction to B. & j. Baker
wreckers. These enterprising gentle
men succeeded in raising her, and
brought her to this city, where she
was thoroughly rugged and repaired at
Nash's ship-yard They sold her very
recentlyao Northern firm. who, &C
companied by ID large nlmber of invited
guests, went down to the Capes in her
Monday, on trial trip. She proved
in every wise worthy, and gave the
most perfect satisfaction to all con-
cerned. She is beautiful model OF
| marine architecture, and is the swiftest
yacht in America of her tonnage-200
tons She is 1870 feet long, and 26 feet
breadth of beam. In 6ne she is q
splendid sailer in every particular, and
several fleet crafts, having pluck enough
to test their powers with her on Mon
day in Hampton Roads, were SO badly
beaten that they will never attempt i,
again. She returned to this city about
five o'clock iu the afternoon, and the
whole party expressed themselves de-
lighted with both the trip and this
famed "Wauderer" Of the deep, who
| acquitted herself most beautifully.
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COMING OUT OF THEIR HoLEa .--"Old
rats" came out of their holes vest srday
to vote for Walker who had not cast a
vote before since the days of Henry
Clay.
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News CoMING.-We learn by rasst n
gers on the trains last evening that in
Petersburg, when they left, the colored
vote was largely ahead but at all the
precincts along the road between that
city and Norfolk the Walker ticket was
ahead. The farmers were taking their
hands to the polls and seeing that they
voted right. The elections were being
peaceably and fairly conducted at all
the places heard from The passengers
could give us no figures.
AT Providence Church about o'clock
the blacks were 80 ahead AT sunset,
whites 1913, CT lored $50, cold maj 80.
In '67 the vote was, colored 2O7,
white 63.
Jerusalem, majority tor Walker 20.
Berlu, s. i" 1903.
Ivor " 20.
Butts Roads, colored 2s9, white 1874.
At Indian Poll Bridge the whites were
about so ahead
Isle of Whight-Windsor PA
white for Walker. and 10 colored-
Wells, A colured, and colored for
Wells and against the clauses. Every
white vote 10 this district was polled
to-day % colored registered voters did
not vote at all.
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*STAvEs w o Pipe, AZ feet long, 3 in
ches wide and "a inch thick on the thin
edge and all heart--dreSsed.
w o HID 3lS feet long, inches wide,
and q inch thick on thin edge dreSsed-
heart,
w o Heading, $50 and 81 inches .oug,
length, 5 inches wide, and "a inch thick
ON thin edge when dressed---ail heart.
w o Bbl,2 feet 8 inches longs inches
wide, and "a inch thick on thin edge when
dressed.
no HID, SO feet long, So 1ncnes vide
including sap, or 8 inches wide, clear OF
sap, and q inch thick on thin edge when
dressed. A little allowance should bs
made for Shriukage-
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FRIDAY. JUNE 10, 90.
y. WOODBRlDGE Street II

Do spectOr, Slr-YOu are hereby or
uered, by the SrEEr COMMITTEE, to have
the following work done Immediately III
Fox Street to be- cleaned Lower end Of
Church, Ich to be cleaned out-this
ditch TO he cleaned to day; Metcalf Lane.
smith Lane, and all streets and lanes in
the city that require cleaning, in order
That the Health OF the city may be pre-
served. You are required to comply with
Inc above orders Immediately.
JAMES SIMMONS, C.C.S.C.,
jel9 JAS. H. CALROW, C.S.S.C.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

KosKoo, the great Liver Invigorator,
Blood Purifier, and Renovation, prepared
by DR.. j.. J. Lawrence, the celebrated
Physician and Chemist, is safe, pleas
ant, and reliable remedy, for the pre-.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

ATE PAPERS.--We are under continu
I'd Obligations to the Norfolk News Com.
pau5, no. "A Main street, for late dali
and weekly Northern papers, and periodi
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

A DANCE OF DEATH.-On the 9TH a
large number of colored people repaired
to the woods adjoining Fort Norfolk to
spend the day by indulging in the MGR
! riment and recreation of a picnic.
Nothing occurred to mar the pleasau--
tries of the scene until about four o'clock
in the afternoon, when a row boat con
tanning one boy and eight girls was
swamped short distance from the
shore, resulting in the drowning Of the
boy and five of the girls. The girls
were nearly grown. This sad announce
ment fell upon the party like an electric
shock, but-unnatural as it is--the
gloom was soon dispclled and the most
of them reentered into the gaiety of the
occasion with as much gusto as though
nothing had happened. The fiddler
played his merriest tunes, and the men
AMI women yelled aud danced; and
mingled with these strains of revelry
the walls Of the friends and kindre of
the dead, who stood only fifty or hun
dred yards from them upon the bank of
the river that over looked the death
scene. 1t was an awful sight, heart-
rendlng to contemplate, and forced up
on lis the truth of the natural heal Tess
ness of human nature, especially when
in state of ignorance. The picture
was horrid in extreme, illustrating, as
it did, the barbarians dance of death,
and we trust we may never witness
such another, or be called upon to
chronicle it.
About o'clock several colored men
procured boat and drag, and, proceed
ing to the scene of the disaster, dragged
for the unfortunate pleasure-seekers
and succeeded in recovering the bodies
of Victoria Nichols, Ellen Williams,
Mary Bailey, Hannah Moore and Hen
rietta Whitehurst, which We're taken to
the stone bridge, on CRANKY Street, to
await the action of the coroner.
The street was densely crowded with
colorei people all anxious TO see the
bodies, and it was with the greatest
difficulty the crowd could be kept
back.
The dead were carefully guarded by
Benjamin Bowden, John Smith, Edward
Garrison, W FL. Garrison and Henry
Seal, all worthy coored men, who were
the parties that recovered the bodies.
The body OF the boy, whose name
we could not learn, has not yet been
found "
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Auction Sales.
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For Out.houses, Water closets, Stables,
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gases.
Protects Horses and Cattle from Rim
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Drives Vernnin from Poultry and young
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Prevents contagion and infection.
Cheapest and most conven ient Carbon
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Meets chief requirements metropolitan
Board Health.
First premium awarded 10y American
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Circular with TESTING nials mailed OF
application. HOLI INS, KIRKUP & Co.,
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DEATH OF JACK MURrHY --Thi5 un-
fortunate man, wDe Jumped out of a
window Oh Church street he shec night,
died yesterday OF the injuries received
by the fall.
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Spots These fish were retai!ed in
market yesterday morning at S. per
dozen. Whew-pe, what a extortion.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07

MAGNOLIA WArER.-Super1or to tb
Aeet imported German Cologne, and /.
at hall he price. te92-eo
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COLBJRS'S PATENT
e ED J a G * EFT Ak E

Is better than our regular shaped Axes
for these reasons: Flrst-It cuts deeper.
Seco2,d-It don't stick in the wood Thtrd
1t does not jar the hand. Foatrth--No
cut. Fft1h-With the same labor you will
do one-third more work than with regu-
lar Axes. Red paint has nothing to DO
with the good qualities OF this Axe. for
all our Axes are painted red. If your
hardware store does not keep our goods
VS. will gladly answer inquiries or fl
your orders direct, Or give you the name
OF the nearest dealer who keeps our
Axes.
LIPPINCoTT & BAKEWELL,
Ptttsburg. Pa.
Sole owne OF Colburn's and Red Jacket
Patents
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Owe, MARRIAGE, MEN and
Women WORDS OF WISDOM
iol Young Men on the Ruling Passion in
Youth and Early Manhood, v it'll Self
Help for The erring and unfortunate.
Sent i'll sealed letter envelopes, free OF
charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIA-
TON, Box z, Philadelphia, Pa.
my22-d ~ 3m
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/ TIE FOURTH OF JULY.-This grea'
National day, falling on the Sabbath II
was observed on the 9th. II was by
no means gala day in our city 10
sooth, it was, if anything, even more
tranquil than ordinarily, wearing a
Sabbath-stillness. That class of hui
manity denominated "sports," devotees,
in other words of fashion, and the
lovers of fun and revelry the seekers of
pleasure, so.called, left our city alone
in it's glory for the many points of at
traction that surround it. Some re-
paired to Testers Garden, engaged in
combat with Jno. Barley Corn, became
worsted and quietly snoozed away the
effects others went to Ocean View, to
the Fort Woods, down the river sailing,
and some went pic-nicing and the
idleness of some led them into the
gambling bells, and they "bucked the
Tiger" all day. In the afternoon the
steamer N. P. Banks loft ::the twin
cities" loaded with live lumber for Old
Point Comfort and the Capes-for the
surging brine of the Roads, whose white
capped pillows chased each other
ascending and descending. in rapid sue
cession upon the broad bosom of the
waters-to inhsls the invigorating
breath of old ocean and listen to the
melody of its voice. Tue excursionists
also witnessed the usual display Of fire.
works, at Fortress Monroe. which were
not extraordinarily brilliant or grand.
There was, In fine, no demonstrate n of
any kind save the National! sautes at
sunrise, meridian, aud shutdown, by the
government vessels. The Receiving
ship New Hampshire and the rest of
them wore gaily decorated with flags
and streamers, as were also the vessels
of the merchant marine in the harbor
As general thing business was
suspended and the day was merely
observed as holiday. Thus left, COM
paratively, alone, Norfolk composedly,
survived the momentous occasion, and
with the exceptions mentioned, donned
its old clothes as usual. The colored
people celebrated the day by squatting
about in patches and selling nic-nscs.
Here and there the young folks amused
themselves, after dark, by throwing
about peppers, spitting-devils, &C., in
the pyrotechnical line, which, however,
lasted but short time. We thought
in sadness of the contrast between the
quiet unostsntation of the day and the
brilliant demonstrations of the same in
days agone, when volunteer artillery
boIched forth its thunder-toned hosan-
nahs. regiment Of infantry paraded
our streets, martial music filled the air,
add all went merry as a marriage-bell.
Yes, we thought Of this, and it saddened
US but when we turned to the glorious
thought of the triumph of the Walker
cause-which has already triumphed if
Virginians have done their duty-we
felt peculiar glad ness and bouyancy-
felt that on the next great Anniversary
of American Independence, we would
witness its celebration with that pomp
and glory incident to the day ere while
in days ante~bellum, that we should
once more be frsemen, and hail with
pride and qualification Virginia's
glorious motto, Sic Semper Tyrannis.