The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01
Our NORFOLK CORRESPONDENCE Il.
NORFOLK. VA. Ney. %.

NORFOLK, VA, Nov. 2S.
The weather, which has been summer
like and delightfully."- pleasant for the past
few days, has turned suddenly cold, and
the wind blows from the northwest with cut
ting and icy chilliness this morning. Our
mariners all report heavy weather outside
all day yesterday, but we are not disap-
pointed at this, for "Old Probability had
his storm signal ON the summit Of his lofty
lookout early in the morning, showing that
a storm was brewing-he never fails. ss
The children from the Orphans Home,
at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, gave
concert at the Opera House, in this city,
last evening. Oar people, always willing
and ready to respond when charity calls,
eheerfully showed their appreciation and
sympathy for the laudable object in view,
by contributing largely in greenbacks. IF
other towns do as well for them as the lit
ale flown by the sea- these children will
never have cause to regret being orphans.
Since the burning Of the steamer "As-
toria" here few weeks since, two at
tempts have been made to raise her hull
from the bottom of the river. The first
proved intellectual on account Of the con-
tractors not providing apparatus strong
enough to bear the burdensome weight
resting on it. The consequence was a
smash up, and go down. Several of the
workmen were knocked overheard, and the
diver had his back broken by being crushed
under the broken beams. A few days ago
more successful attempt was made, and
the owners of her were made to rejoice by
seeing this s'fayoriteo once more above
water but whilst clearing away the bro
ken spars and old rubbish lying around on
deck, the workinen, either through careless
ness or fecSlcssness, became unmindful of
the danger always attending this kind of
work, got in the way Of a fitting and spor-
tive spar and were severely reminded of
their folly by getting sadly bruised, and
being made to take rather an impromptn
bath in the Elizabeth.
Both, Bullock and Blood, the men who
were arrested for completely in the murder
of Policeman Wilson, Saturday night before
last, during the Watts carnival" in Ports
mouth, have been released from '.durance
yile' and placed on bail of $500 for their
future appearance to answer the charge of
committing one of the most dastardly and
diabolcal crimes that ever disgraced the
community. If there is the least ground
of suspicion in regard to the identity of the
murderer or murderers Of Wilson, no pains
should be spared to bring the ctilprits to
gust punishment, and it behooves every
man. both white and colored, to assist in
ierretsng out this affair, whether it be Bull
lock, Beef or Blood, or whomsoeyer the
scoundrel may be, he well knows that there
Is no punishment either from God or man
that can fully atone for the crime he COM
mittcd, and if this vilianous outrage is not
fully rebuked by our people our city will
soon be controlled by a mob, whose dis
regard for law, and whose .lawlessncss will
make it stencil in the nostrils OF every
decent and law-abiding citizen of our land.
There are many things would like to
say III regard to this case, but ] will re-
serve nay fire for more fit occasion, when
trust to be able to ask n certain 'local-
izers" soree questions, which, if answered
correctly, wia probably go further to re-
move the mystery of this case than all the
make-belieye efforts which have been made,
or may be made, by all our Rip Van Wrinkle,
in power. learned from one Of our coun-
try friends in town this morning, that two
Intellectual attempts at suicide were made
one day last week by very respectable
and aged lady in the lower part Of Princess
Ann county. Ill treatment on the part of
her children, son and step-son, were as
slgEed as probably the cause. More anon.
ESSMTND.