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* —1 THE NOKIDLK POST I. Published EVERY MORlflNOfSundaj-'a^xctytedJat No. 18 Roanoke Squark, NORFOLK, Va., and Bold to Dealereaod Nertn Boy. at vrv ya;J THftKB 1 rkILLAItS PER IHTN.REI) or a&nt to subscribers by mail at the ruto of TEN DOLLARS PER YEAR payable in advauco. Single copies, at the counter, FIVE CBNTS. R( aidant* in the city of Norfolk or Portsmouth, desir ing the paper loft regularly at their hull.— ur places of btuduet*, tsill be served by-a carrier, hy leaving the name and address at the counHng-room of the publication office. They will settle with the carrier weekly for the same. '>. '\\ , UNITED STATES 7-30 LOAN. TjNTiliinii^^ By authority or tho Secretary or Treasury, the nnder ■igned haa assumed tha General Snbseirtption Agouey for the aala ofynl|edßtatea Treamry Note*, bearing *ev»7. and three-tenth* per cent. Interest, pet _,n_ni, known • tho BEVEN-THIRTY LOAN. These Nob* are Issued under date of August loth, 1564, and ore payable three years from that time, in currency, or ore convertible at the option of the : ,1,1,1 into UNITED STATES 6-l» SIX PER CENT GOLD-BEAR ING BONDS. These bonds are now worths premium of nine per cent Inclndiug gold interest from November, which makes the actual protil on the 730 Kan, ut current rates, including liitoreat, about ten por • cut per annum, beaidea its exemp tion from State and municipal taxation, xohich adds from one to three per cent, more, according to tho rate levied on other piuperty. Tho interest iw payable semi-annually br coupon* attached to each note, which may be cut off und sold to any bank or bauker. The interest -mounts tv Oue csnt per day on a $uu note Two cents" " I _; $100 " Ten " " " " tfjOO •' - " " " " $1000 " ti ' $.000 " Notes of ail the denominations named will be pivuipUy 11111 ish.l upon receipt of aubacriptloita. Thia ia THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET now offered by the Uovuiiiuiui.t, mtil it la ronHileiitly ex pected .tmt iv luperio- -dvantHgen will nuike it tlie GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE. Lees than t1~0,000,000 remain unsold, which will proba bly he disposed of within tho next sixty or ninety days when the notes will undoubtedly command a premium, a. has uniformly been th. case on closing the subscriptions toother Loans. In order that citizen, of every town and section of tlie country may bo afforded facilities fur biking tlio loan, tlie National Banks, State Bank*, and Private Bunkers through out the cotmrry have generally agreed to receive »ul*rrip Hon. at par. Subscriber* will (elect their own agents, 111 whom they havo.coufideni-o, and who only are to 1.0 re sponsible for the delivery of tlio notes for which they re ceive order*. - JAY COOKE, Subscription Agent, Philadelphia. Suhieriptionn will ho received hy the Exrhange Nation al Bunk or Norfolk, Virginia. FACTS ABOUT THE 7-.Ws-THE AD VANTAGES THEY OFFER. Til-IB AMO-OTE glCtnuTT.—Nearly idl aotivti credits are now based on Government securities, and bank** bold them a. the vory beat and strongest Investment they can make If it worn possible to contemplate the llnaiuitil fi_—tre td the Government, no bank wonhj be uny safer, If money is loaned on individual notes or bond and mortgage, it will bepnyabloin the name currency as the Government" pay* Vrßh, aad no betajr. The lUVmtrnent n*W Rta f lileil to meet it. eugogulueota, aud the national d.l| is tl flrst mortgage upon tho whole property of the country While other st.aks fluctuate from teu tn fifty, or even a greater per cent., Government stock, arc always cbmpsra lively ftim Their value is fixed and reliable, beyond all othei sisuritiea, far-While a thnusan.l speculative bohhlca rhte and Mint; a* a nile they aro never heluvv pur, and are often abuve. tin 1-iuißti. IttitßEST. —The general rate of interest is aix per cent., payable annually. This is aeven and thrc. tciitha, payable semi-annually. If > ..u lend on mortgage, there muat bo a searching of titlos, Inwyeis' t'.-ea, atiimp dutiee and delays, and y-_ will finally have returned to you only tho sahib I-tiitf of money yon would receive from the Government, and lens of it. If you invest In thia loan, yon have no trouble. Any bank or banker will obtain it for yon without charge. To ea*h note nr bond are affixed Aye "coupon*" or interest tickets, duo at the expiration or each ■ncrea.ivo half-your.. The bidder of an. te baa simp ly to cut off one Of these So-pona, present it to the ncateat hank or'-OVerniaent Agency, and receive hi. interest; tin note itself need not be presented at all. Or a conpon tints payable will evorywhero bo equivalent, when due, to mo noy. If you wish to borrow ni.ui> conts on thedcdlsr upon the patus, yon have tho highest ntjcuiity in the mar ket to do it with. If you wish to soil, it will bring within a fraction of coat and- interest at any moment. It wiil be very bandy to have in the house It 1. CoNv.ttTiHi 1 Int., a aix per cent, gold-bearing bond. At the expira tion of threo years a holder nl tho notes of tho 7-30 Loan ha* the option of accepting paymeut in lull or of funding his note* in 11 six per cent, gold-intorcst bond the principal payablu In not less than five, nor more thnn twenty years from its date, a* the Government may elect These bond, are held at such a premium a* tn make thi* privilege now worth two or throe per cent por annum, and add* so much fo the interest. Note, of tlio some class, la sued three year, ago, are now Belling at a rate that fully prove, tho conwt_os» of this statement. It. Ex-ai-TioN »K0» Stats °» MUMirn>*- Taxation.— But aside from oil tbo advantages we liavc enumerated, a special Act ;of Congress exempts all bonds ami Treasury nates from local taxation. On tlie average, this exemption I* worth soon*" two per cent, per annum, according to tlio rato of taxation in various parts of tint country. It 181 Nattoiui. Savlnos Ban..—lVhilo this loan pre sent* great advantage* to large capitalist*, it offers special [ultii'ctiunts to those who wish to ruahoa safe and proflta hie iiiveataw—t of small saving*. It i* every way the best Saving*' Bank; for every institiiti.in of this kind inns' somehow invest it* deposit* profitably iv order to pay in 1.1 est aud OXpOßae*. They wiil invest largely in this loan, aa the beet in*c«—lent. Bnt from the gro-s interest which they receive, they mint deduct largely Ist Hi expellees nf the Bank. Thoir usual rato of interest allowed to doposi tor* i* 6 per cent, upon enms over $600. Tho person who i.ivi at* directly with Government will recoive almost — per cent. more. Tims tho man who .1. posits $1000 in a private Saving*' Bank receives 60 dollar* a year interest, if he ileposit* luu name sum in this National Savings' Bank receives 73 dollar*. For th.wi who wiah tn find a safe, convenient, and profitable mean* oftnveatiug theiraHrplui •arninga which they have reserved fur their uld age or for th* benefit of then children, there is nothing which pre. s-nts so man* advantages as this National Loan. Js-n rpHE "CORNER STORE." "*■ LOCKHART k STINER, NO. 1 EAST MAINSTBKKT, t'n.NKBBANK, UA.LI'S OLD CORN EX. A large and wtecf (lock of Ladies' aud Gentle men* FUR NISHING GOODS In every branch of the trade, alway* on hand.cnnsistingof ladle*' and gent*'TOILET ARTICLES A _PL_N" 1U ASSORTMENT OF TRAVELLING BAGS, AND SATCHELS, VALISES, kc. FANCY GOODS, Phalnn * Son*' reMirated PERFUME HI KS -pec—ny tlrt world ren.wived'-NinilT BLOOMING .. KREUS,' •• CO.'IN SANS PARF.IL SOAP," and " GOLD EN CREST" I'etfiiaury generally. ShlrU aad Drawer* node to order at dmt n. Me* and with dltpatcb. SyccW aataanon paid tv tho making of i_ulla*- and Children.'* gu_iu.-uta. Thi. bein*. _Ja—o*» ***_«» w» KO ManM to npply the trod* on th* most liberal terra* i S _OCKIUKI * STINER. _vL»^_^laJßi^K ; _ rJTHE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK. president: GILBERT C. WALKER cashier: JNO. JAY KNOX. • J DIRECTORS. EDWARD M IIIIOWN CINCINATUS W.NEWTON. MARSHALL PARKS ' GEORGE SANGSTER. ; JNO B. WHITEHEAD WILLIAM NICHOLS. GILBERT CWALKER | GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE 1 UNITED STATES. Exchange Bank Building, Main Street. AOENT FOR 7-30 LOAN. A constant supply 1 of Notes Mill be kepi on baud. Thia Bonk will buy and sell all classes of GOVERN MKNT SECURITIES at current market ratea. 1 FURNISH EM'nANGE and make collection, ou ALL . THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. Pan-huso Government Vouchor* ou thu MOST FAVOR ABLE TERMS, and give Case. CI anu Pbumct Attentiunto ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS, ami to any other luisini >*_ entrusted lo tho Bank. FULL INFORMATION iv icgaid to GOVERNMENT LOANS at ..11 10.i,., ii.a t llilly loi ci -lo ,t TREASIiRV DEPARTMENT, ) tirrici: ur Comptroller of i i.mit.-.a.r. - W.IsHINi'ITON. May IS— h 18—. ) Whereas, by aatisfactory evideucu prosenteil to the uu .!crsh.lic.l, it has been made to appear that the "EX CHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK," in the City of Norfolk, in the Ominly ol Norfolk, and State of Virginia, lias- been duly organized under and according to i ci|iiin nn i:ts ol tlie Act..." Omen*, entitled "An Act to provide a National Currency, secured by a pledger. United Stales boinlH, and to provide for the circuhition and re demption thon-of* approved .litiieud, 1864,' and ha* com plied with nil the provision, of said Act tn be complied with before commencing the biiaincs* of R-tikitig umlcr nld Act: Now, TfintirrtKr.. I. Fueem.— C_—rr* Comptroller nf thi- Cnrrenry. do hereby errtiry triat "THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK," in the City of Nor folk, in the County of Norfolk, and State ..f Virpinin, Is „',oh..i'i,','ii to commence tho business of Banking under tli - Act aior. si.i I. . {. —«— ,s In tntunony whereof, witue— my hand and , ih. \ w ,,\ or ofiico thia thirteenth day of May w " —' ltH—'. FREEMAN CLARKE, _» Km _ *•' . Conrptrollor of the Currency. trtEASnitY OF THE UNITED STATES.") rug Naiiom.-, Banks, > Wssiirnctna, Juin- 6,1804. ) 1 If is hereby certified that THE EXCHANGE NATION ' ALIIANK OF NORFOLK, Virginia, « Bunking Atwoiia tiuti mvuiii.-od nailer Uu- Act -ltd iwodHe a Nai i n*l Cm - ' renoy, aecurcd by v pledge of United State* Bonds, and lo ' provide fur tlie circulation anil redemption thereof," ap ' proved June 3, lfoH. having cb'mpliod with Ihe require ' nieutaiirnectiun-lSor aaid Act, and with thercgulatinli ' . .f thi* in parsoance thereof, haa thin 1 day been .lcaicnate.l ns a Depository nf Public Moneys, ex -1 cept receipts from Cus-toma, and by virtuoi.f anill designa th,n will ul-01., employed as a Financial Agent of tho 1 Government. 1. ■ SPINNER, r le 21—tf TrenHurer U. 8. 1 " \ rpHE NOK FOLK POST ; JOB PRINTING OFFICE. NO. 18 ROANOKE SQUARE, ■ (roBMERiv mt iirriAin Bitirideio,) NEAR MAIN STREET, Will be complete in all ii» appointment.. Tin- latest im protelnl'titH in f PRESSES, I TYPES AND MATERIAL, i toggthcr with the most PROFICIENT and EXPERI ENCED .1 O R PRINTERS, will enable v* to esocnte 1 EVBRY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the most autia » factory manner. The facilities afforded hy tlio BEST 1 AN> LATEST IMPROVED MACiIINI'.RV, will also enn ble is to ruruiali work at a great redaction from former prices in Norfolk, rendering iI unnccetwar}- cither oniu ' count nf nici balneal execution or price, for auy to aend Ihiir it-lcrs away to h»vo them Ailed - POSTERS, HANDKILLS, BILLHEADS, PAMPHLETS, BLANKS, CARDS . and Card w.ik of every de-criptlon, PLAIN and in , COIAItS, iv ill be printed ii. 11... VERY REST STYLE and autisfiicti.ii gutiraiitei'iL '" '' All miler- should be plainly written, sepeuiallv proper t n.in_a, to pi. vent uii-tak.a, and handed ill at Iho Count « lug room on the first floor, or if a. Nt by letter addi-e-t-d to - E *. Biowu, Nnllulk Post- TERM*: '• i vii un deliver) of the vv.uk, except iv co-ffl where or b dors are from 11 irtll-l advel lia.ra. 11l the latter ro—B bills ,r w ill be i-en.lcre I m.nthly. o TT AR DW AR E, CUTLER V <, XX "» HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, a i At No 11 Market St/uare—Sign of the Axe. k WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. IS r I w and the " puliUc generally that lam receiving daily large addition* to my already exton_iv» *tock of f HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, which I invite the public to examine before purchasing elsewhere. ' Jy «_- If W.R.H-DOINB. a "p M. DUNN a. CO., SADLKRY and IIARMESS T * UM * VALISE., am *c. No. _. Main -trs«t, r } lyKi-tf Norfolk, Va - ~ ,—.. , ■ ■~. ~■■.■,.,■ .■..- - ~- T> R. GRAVEN A CO., » ■**>• COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ' fl*vr_LE SMtEET; H_W TflU*. lal-ral cash advance*, ■___• mi «m_a_nnic«t* Id U>< * al.ovsh-v.— !•> J. Jl RENSHAW, i',*k-tt Bell'a k Whart A jraAVELEES'GUIDE- Ti.E P H I~L A DELPH IA . ItICHMONT) AND NORFOLK STEAM PACKET COMPAN Y—SE.MI-WEEK.L Y. THI. I.l*> I. i■ .. vII •11 ■• I' I. Ol' TH. SWIFT, FIR9T-CI.ASS STEAMERS VIRGINIA, (CAPTAIN SNYDER;) MAY FLOWER, (CAPTAIN J. ROBIN. ON;) CLAYMONT, (CAPTAIN E. RODIN.ON;) Aad une uf them will leave 111 .in Wharf, Nuifolk, every WEDNESDAY ami SATURDAY, forming a K.-nii- Weekly Line nf fast and reliable Steamers, with good passenger uccummudatiuus ami plenty uf freight room. For treight (which will be taken at low rates, m pus Huge), apply In THOS P. CRtiWELI. A CO., Agents, Hii, in IVhail, in No ii Campbell'. VWuuf, Nutiolk, Va. «_• One of these Steamers leaves Philadelphia every v, i.ii M.-ii.v» aud ,-.M tiiii \ i for Norfolk aug-C—lf SFTq t i c. c . Tbt- Nt m ami *'*._( Hm_M^ "FAYOKIT E," will leave Jnhitstuii'a Whaif, foot ot C.inimerce streel, .Norfolk, for SMITIIFIELD, every MONDAY anb TIIIIKSDAi, at 7 a. m , retlllllias the same day heaves Nnrfolk, li.au same Wharf, for Mll.M:ii. aud SUFFOLK,.very TUESDAY am, FRIDAY, ut 9 a. m, returning WEDNESDAY'S and SATUIIDAY'S. For freight or passage, appiv ou board or to CYRUS E. STAPLES, aug— —tf No. 13 Wi.lu-Wutcr street, Norfolk. BUSINESS NOTICES. RICHMOND, VA. M. I). MAINE & CO., I'KOPKIKTOK.'. Thi, magnificent and popular Hotel, after undergoing thorongli repair, and a complete renovation, will be op. ti ed this moil;dug, Monday, lltb August, lor lint areuiliiuo dation of boarder, and the travelling public Tlie Bal- Inrd liiiuae is Celebrated tin oilghout tho world as a lirst class Hotel, nnd the iiiiiicipal one in Richmond, and the present proprietors flatter themselves that they shall be able to make it still mora popular and desirable, as they have spared no pains in refitting and preparing it for the uso of the public ' fang 14—tl T OCKHAR T & STINER, LADIES', GENT'S AND CHILDREN S FURNISHING GOODS, PERFUMERY,TOILET ARTICLES, *c. Extract. Soaps Colognes. Fomadea, Lilly Whites, &0., &c, _c. No. 1 Main Sttii.T. Cor.Ntr. or Bank, NORFOLK, VA WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Agents for I'IfALON k SON'S Celebrated Perfume Je 23 JM. RENSHAW, WHOLESALE GROCER, COMMISSION A- KfiRWA Xl >1 NO MKItCli ANT, BELLS WHARF, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. Libirul cash advances made on consignments of Booth' evn produce, for sale or shipment to New York, tlnaliiu, Philadelphia and Riiltimoi-e. Agent New York and Virginia Steamship Company. . je 21—tf T\UD LE V BEAN & CO., WHOLESALE OROCERS, PRODUCE ANO COMMISSION MERCHAN-TS. _JSF" Üb-Tdl toffS-tcei nu-da en all Merchandize aad Pro diiro consigned. v i*"** jQHEBMAM BROTHERS & CO., k Nor. 16 aud 18, ROANOKE SQUARE, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN G R O C E R I E S A ND L I Q U O RS. J-22-tt J JOHN MAYHER, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WAREHOUSE AND SEED STORE, NO 145 WEST PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE, 'i hanufactoiii, ii.tcni.vi shop and focn.by, CORNER OF PLOWMAN AND FRONT Bf|__r__. jy il—3m ~\ GORtiON MILHADO & CO., "liilC-EH- AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, In bear of thk Custom House, N_R-'i-_K, VIRGINIA. Constantly on hand a select assortment of Family Groce ries. tola W WILLIAM NICHOLS & CO., WHuIE_UE ASP BETA— IEAIES3 IH GROCERIES, STOVES, CROCKERY and glassware; —also- ASSORTED WINES AND LIQUORS 17 East Main street, Opposite Market Square, i„oi Norfolk, Va WAL NICHOLS & Co., WHOLESALE GROCERS liEAims IN CROCKERY, BROOMS AND WOODEN WARE, 20 and 22 Roanoke IW—ia, Je27-tf NORFOLK, VA. "\~T £T N T 1 C HOT E I_. A. G. NEWTON, PpoPKJKTOR, NORFOLK, VA. Can rages always in readiness to carry passengers to and I. en the boat*. The bar and tall,, nlivays supplied with tha, choicest WINES of every variety, malt and spirituous LIQUORS. jojn ■ MERWIN & FERGUSON, AUCTION AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Wn._-\Vateb St. ssn Roanoee _dca__, Will attend to the sale uf Real Estate, Merchandize, to Liberal udvauce* made am c..nsii,iimeiit. F. F FERGUSON. ju o.,. tf s.O MERWIN. Jc.Tawson & CO., NO. Co, MAIN STREET, WHOJ._9AI__ DKALEKS IN bIU'EKIOR WHISKIES. BRANDIES, GINS, RUM, WINES, ALES. AND SEUARS. All who want bnlgaina Woiihl do well lo call Ju-l-tf MA. & C. A. SANTOS, J _ 0 MAIN STREET, AND NO. 51 RANK STREET • NORFOLK, Va. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN URDUS, PAINTS OILS, WINDOW GLASS, SEEDS, SPICES, SEGARS, SOAPS. FEHFUMERV, »C Ac. AC. .Lit Stock will ulvvay* be large and select, and buyinfi from first hands, and to a great extent i.t oaah. ami at i proper time, we can give uasiirauce of the excellence o: our goods, ..n1..... sel I ut the Is ..vest Market Price*. jy I—tr M. A. AC. A. SANTOS 1 i r, BALES INDIABAGGING, FOB I ' / wle low to .10... consignment. J.W. BKNSHAW, i BeH'e Wharf. POCKET KNIVES AND RAZORS irTvarietv, for aale by EM. DUNN - CO., w l_-t. B6Mainf.tr.ot, i 1 TRAVELER'S (W11.1.. NOTKIv-On and after FRIDAY, tlioixth l_.__t,_M IWane. JENNY LIND (CA... J.C. ,S.\ow) will leave .li.linstnii's Wliar f. toot or om_—HVOa .trout. -ti.t-f..lk, ut Ta. in. nml 2 l>. iv.. iiti'l Mv rs' Wharf. I', rts- - ni.tttlt. at V.< a. m. for VORTRK.. MoNROK and HAMI'ToN, ton-Una at rtliv* i'Oit'i f MKWS it Inr At ti'l'llliuu Trip On Wqillllia_.ja ham Nil r..11i. fr.ini Jolin- Kii.ii's wliarl, for Hampton atri, _ o'el..rka. tu. atul 4 p, vi.; inulli-iivi-s M.viis' ivinirr, riataaiemtiat o% a no. lie tui'iiin.: leave* Dataptan at 8 a. m ainliip. m. aitKis —tf A TLANT LC_€ O A B T M AIL STKAM-HIP MNK F0 B N E W V 0 li l. ! TUB NEW ANU FIRST CLA__ _lb_-\VHE__. STRAJISHIi'S JiATTKitAS, cai't'n Lbwis Parish, tiuii n... AI.IIKMAIiIiE, CAi-r BoaKnu, Will btcludn*. Wtiuii'fin N.m V..rk as li.llhwh llATl'KßAK—KvetV WK-NKSIIA V ul 12 M. AI.IIKHAKI.K—Uv.rvSATIRII.U „t ■ I. M. K. tiliulliK, Irat* I'iir Nn. Vt N-_ Hi llvef, il CI M ev.ry - W KON I'-SllA V uml *. VH It DA V. Par r.i'i.-1.l or Patßag*, bat—_ eli-gonl gf_tsjat-oilstio_. aii.ily lo ,". C. Kl.l.lllil'. at Hi. I. a.1,:, \Ulal I. prto .1 M. RKN.-iIAU. i: ir. IVtorf Apnta in N.-vv Yi.Vli, Mi- I- LIMMIITON, FOV .V co, 141 Breath—*. sag Iti NX W LIN 10 I'RIIM NORFOLK, to QHBBRI'STONK, \oi:iv"loWN, anu MAT'l'lii'.W.i COVJNTV. Tu..- _OSt vii.l r'iiiurit..- eilvaln. i- U A T TAMi, t'AI'TAIN IIICKB, i.mvi n .VoRKII.K ii.tt L'tlßßrlV-TOsia ivi-ry MONHAV, WHDNKHIIAV VMI. IKIIIAV. vii.l l,,i' YORK.OWN anii MATTHEWS COON-T, I'li-ry iiIKSUAV, TIIUKMUAV anu SATURDAY, from Minul lout of It.iiiiiiiln Square, at 0:"0 A. M., «n.l I',in tli, li.ii-i'iiilii. nl tVliaifat', A. M . torn Inn-tit i-Oltr MiiNIIOK iri'iiiit ami rt tui'iiill:.-. coaaecting vvitlt *!.*- j NI-.W DAILY LINK STKAMERS for BALTIMORB. , Ritiiriiiiitr. reave. CURBRYBTOMI t anrl WILLIAM- l WHARF. "MATIHKWS COUNTY.'' lit 1 V. M., anil { FORT MONROK, al i'.ioll V. M The Steamf r i.t.s oxcelletit Pasaenger accommotlatlona, | .11 a In, ; till' I'tltdtr larilitii s i.,1 |.1.,...5iiiil dally I'-CM' siim*. Fnr Freitthl ur Poa-tge, apply on board, or at tho ntlioe ] on the New' Lit.o Wiinil. II V ToMI'KINS, JylU—tf A(..nt 1 TMPORTA-nT to tkavellkhs TII T. OLD AND F. ?T A D 1.1 PIIF. 11 BAtiTIMJORESTEAM PACKET CO., Ho well anil 9.j favoidiily knovo ti> tin- l*uV»li<. o« tho M. N. FALLS' LINE, Aft nt>w UunriinjT tlu-ir t*'_v(irit<' E-tM_f_M i - iLO U 1 B I Ai\ A , CAI'T. IfO. » lllI?Si:i.I,: ADELAIDE, rA 9 T .1 AMY. 8 6AN RO M ; (iEOli G E A N A , CAPT. V .I> 1 A R8 O N . Tkeyoa-C the lluvt-riini.-iit Wharf, N..i1'..1U. ilutly ot 3'a o'clock, uml High street Wii.ui, i'..tt i.i.iitli. ut 4 oelock, I. M.,t'nr llultiiii,,!,. ton. tiitm at Old Point. These Steamers 1 urry the 11. B.Hailatld Adams _.pre*s Fiaitilit.an.i Inr tralght*_ad puaenger ucciuiiitu.danu-o, ma. u_siti|i-as-fli Passenger* taking ihe-, Bto-tacr. arrive In Baltimore lv time to I'lintti-ef with the early trains t.. vv_Aringtotl and all point. Ni.t'tit atnl West. Tttri.tltsh tit-lii'ts.-nii lie |ii'iiciirisl nn the»e Pteunters I.*- WitHliiniiti.ll, I'Wliuli-liihiii, New Yotk, nml nil |tnints North uml Wont. I',a_, i-e.ii. .'ketl In all |..drt. li'.'e r.f I'liurj-e, i.i.d s|i. ciul arte;ifion given (tilliiinlellv.-rir. '111. si- Hteallli-lB lilt, itl CO. 111. . tiuli -villi the cc]. Inited Steamers THOMAS COLI.iUK tud M. —A—TIN,«I tbe •N'orlulk iiitil Hit liiii'iitil Lille. Aiiyiufoni.i.ti.ni desired ..ill bo ohei rfnlhi givi 11 bl th. Clerk* of the Slu—tie— or on application to the ofllce of the Company in Norfolk. IISP lie tun toinqiiiie Inr the FALLS' LINK. . TUOf. 11. WKIil!, Agent. iitislCi—tt' Norfolk, va. VJ O'Hci To THA V EI. LE IiS. TiiK NEW FA?T AND MAONfFICEN'r BT_A_t___ M. MARTIN, CAPT. OEOROK SI I,IVIf.'t;?TON, AND THOMAS COLLYER, CAPT, I. MctiAIIRICK, OAKKVING TIIK U. g. .MAIL AND ADAMS ]_XPKI-S FItEKHIT. These f-t.ani.li liuve the (f.ivi riiini nl Wharf Norfolk; dally at li o'et—k, A. _h| t»v Rieliin..ti.l. tniti-liillg ill l'ortstuoiltli, Old I'uillt, CifJ i'ollit.iiuil Ih ■ ill! 1, nt l..iel inps mi .lalue" River. Niie.vpetis.- has lieeil ispurul in eitl th..- -tenn ers express ly for day tiav.lei.-i. Thej han>large, open, aiij saloons.from «hi,h nil oL jei Is of intere— _u>tHtt_e r.nite may be seen. Traveller, taking these Steamer, will arrive in Rieb meii.l at a imich earlier hear than l.y any other line, us llnir s|ii'ial is uiisiii|iu;seil. TltroQgh Tiiketn cm 1..- procurud on the.. Steonisrs to I'eterslairir, Lytiilil.ui'tr mid Diiiiville, and gonacct with the train* itiiiuing Wast vii.l South. These Bioai_er. ure uttder the Supeiintepdcnca ..r Col, M.N. Fulls, nml run in connection with the Baltimore Sti'Oil Pucliet ('oiupiiiiy's Sti.liners. Their Tahles are supplied with all the Dellcocle* of the market*. KS- Be sure 10 inquire for tlie FALL.? LINT. For I'reicht or passuire uj.plv to tli 1 Clerk of the Steamer*, ..r to THOS. 11. WKI1I!, ailj.'l9-tf Ajient, Noraill:, Va mew York and Virginia D--__-Hl- COMi'ANY, itEGUIAI: LINK. MOST PLEA2AKT, liliLl.Mtl.F. AND COMITIRTABLF. ROUTR. The fine, la.u.llioili ill and povveitiil ?tfanishi|is, YAZ 0 O , 1,8(10 TONS R.I'.TIIKN. CAPT. (i I'O. W. (Oil II AND C It EO L E, 1,r,.*) TOSS lIIjRT'IIF.N.CAI'TAIN JOHN THOUP-OK Will leave Smith's-Whmf, T..W11 Potiii. lir New Vnrh. even TD-SKAY aad .ATI-liliW evenl_f?. at 8 o'clock Ritiiriiin- will leave New V tli from It.i -1. North River,erur} SATLIIDAV and WKDNKSDAY, at 1- -M- Possa.. ami Fine, with . ii|.-ri..r itate I'.i.nl accoiiiin.i dulioiis. tl-00 For Ir, ight _ pasooge, uipl 1 lo I', IIKIMCRFN.- PAI.MOP.E. Agent*, New _or_ J. Jl. SMITH _ PRO , Ag. nt. T.,»n Point, Norfolk. suit 4—ft . NX \V I) A I I. V 1. IN E Fimm NORFOLK in FoliT MnNKOK AND lIAI.TIMORE CITY I'OliM' Al—J RII'IIMOND. CARRYI.W THE UNITED STATES MAIL. The splendid steaman OF.ol.'lli: I.EARY, Cap! Bugß-oa, JAMES T. BRADY, - Copt. LiMua, Laat* Norfolk foi Baltimore daily, at :;',..-. I.„ 1.. I- >l Riiiiuiiii-, have Bait—lore dairy .1 BoY liira, P. Bar tivin-t af Bat—no—l ia Una tor the ..nly Waahlagtanaad Northern uml Wrsti-rn train-. The sli•iiiuci. CTTY POINT, - - Capt T-.tiiiiT. DICTATOR, - ' - '"l' l Daanja, Lease Norfolk for Ri-hin 1 daily, *• ii •'•!•,. i-. A. M — Reinrnini-'. leave Richmond .laiK at li odock, A. ... Tonthi-gat Juaartown and Wi_s-is wbart going an« tbrimgh ti.kets sold for W i thingtOß, Philadelphia aB- Now York, uiul all the principal ritiei west. Pnotagw. nnJ bag-s_i UssaHaral ut MUnHi from hnut tonus flee oil hait-e. - The paos-W- .ccoininn.lation. oa 'he atv.ve steaaan ari- ull-iiri-.--._vrl. and the laLh-sar. vv, 11 sllliji lied. TH* -i aanlnvil-rfclkfromthewl ...t ~i 11...111- Oka S.iuiin-. For frei..-t 01 1 _ 'I I_ ' " > "' , ' " r al , b pm.,.....t1,e-h,.r. v ; nvflm . ~,„, PEOPLE'S LI NX FORNeXyBERN AND THU INTERIOR OF-NORTHCAROI.INA! li mi' ratmo statm mail TIIK ONI.V AM. ENTI-U-ItY NKW R-'UJK- The R_.'.in. rsol Ho- Un. will 1. ay. ai ,il wli'.i l. Nurf.dk ror",';Wr,...n.l'a.ii,.l-...10 I t- t,'..n, 1.a1t1m..,'.. ~I.T-es.li,v..il.ur.-.la..s.„i,lSi.tui-.hv_s. llettirninp. will lev, N.wl.iu lue-. lavs T nl ..a., RudSitur.iiv- i in...i.n. «itbr_dw«y»fora.ddAuroug_, _,|.-iehllel.,',i, 1>.,....ii.M...1....11',f. iii.l #opl-» : 'The varioasUa-ol Railwaji an nearlj all compl. t.l In the Stale.,f North Ciii..l.na,a.el pa««lgers will have 1„t1....i iv difficulty in riivhiui,'their .ie-in,ati.,i. ~ii any ur till- lines nl Railway Th- Lout* are ol Ihe lii-f claw, and commaßded by m. it .of experience, who will ►«■ v* i«»" spared to imiku po» --■enicer* rumfojtat.le. Being enUrely ou li.Un.l R. utv, il will hv lonnd'ar morn pie—uu.t thiin by a cc* routo. •a-Fi-i tjitit ink. n ai Lnw i: ,t -• Tor fortheriufomiatio,,, apply _j__ ft mWAMB> Ronnuke Island, N.C Olo.olJt-t,Newbern,N C.J Jy I—tf j She i_tfoli. fost. TUIfIDAY, tiEPTEMUKK 5, 1803. THE AM Km i. AN BOY. U I. li. UtYUIT, " Futli* >r, lodic nt sud Kt. that Iteg: Hew gracif-ilij it Hub, TliiiNf Lin .ty tli. v *-.■. >v to In- A riffibOV ii) tht. *ki«s " "11 Ir- Ul, l.>lll.tl)\ tt ■•*_, mi .nn, Aud .iiuiidly artolM we uj.i O'er ocmo*. wmv(«, in t* .*_•__-'(. clinics; A• i n.i■■■! vi our mi iii '■ i-'dtlhi, irliAl fiwlaM ii"iMi i_ iliut, t-ktt (liuiitit i itu *'t (lie i ut_ .' Why iki the |»r-..|.|.' wave tit- n li it-.. A it.l iv.li alnDg in cruwdu. " " It in lite M.icu uf caii.iiii y — Tlie |tl- shunt of tile tn ,-. Tliix Ua -lii.v t.i iiifUK'iv itr.ii — in -'W-Wpß-.'i jiitik-i-.' "I A'i.-ii 11. .1 J WAI Ui.vO | man, I J tiit< Miy c_iiiii<.ii _.«. Ainl ri-WV V loii'iiv uttus r«tt— Hut l.ithti, why tt.'ii I yotlt "I in nUteg oM «»'■ w.-i-k, hut _ii.l My h.ai t b l_4j| With joy I've wiliic-asi'f- many ftdaj lit Ibil i l-haul y«_ ahiUii.uty hu\ ■-' " Huiifill tut tr.it JuiHHjuhihe! '. i ' I -. our native i,ui.J ; Ami uiity I live tv 1.. i.J thi- r.wor'l ot'tieeth'iii iv my h-u'-l ' ' "We-H iluue, my boy, grow ii,* aud love Thu I ii.-1 that gave you hhth A li'.nii' wherefret'dKiu lows to dwell lo jiuradlMi on em th " The Prototype of Wirz. The following narrative or confeflsiott, published in Nile*' Register, ia not only curioiiH, as sLtowinrr how tin- riticlt'n-ei of the rebel stockades ami iirisoni were paralleled by the atrocities conimitte.l against the patriot* of our lir»t War of Freedom, but is atao sugirestiw of a piir nllel between ('unniiighani and the inure modern Wir7.: CAPTAIN WILLIAM t IN KlMill AM. The following is copied from the | Atm.rir.an Apollo, No. 7, Friday, Feb. IT, IT- 1 -, volume 1, printed at liustoir, by Ilk-lknap- Youug, .State street, vi week ly paper in the form of a i>nm]ili-l: ■'_?__ Lifts, Coiijeneiioet, eniil hut y.t/'iit/ Words of Cu/i(ain William Vttntting ham, forme rill Proroxl Mufslttil in Iln citj) of New York, who "'«*' ttxeoutetl in Lonaon.tht h\th. of Anynxt, lT'.il. ■' I, William Cuuningbaai, was born in Dublin barrueks, in. the year IT.')*. My father was trumpeter to tho Blue 1. riiKnons, and at the Rge of night years I was placed with an otlieei'as his ser vant, in which station I staid until I sum sixteen, and being a grtef— proAdent in lioi'seiiiaiiship, was taken as an asnist ant to tho riding-master ot the troop, and in the year lTtil was made Bergeaut of DraKOODa, but the peace coining the year following, 1 wnstlisbNiidfil. Being bred to DO profession, 1 took up with i woman who kept a gin shop iv a blind alley near the Coal Quay; but the house being searched for stolen goods, and my doxy taken to Newgate, I thought it nio-'t prudent to decamp; aeeordingiy set off for the North, and arrived at Prnghtwia, where, in a lew lii.uitlis after, I married the daughter of an exciseman, by whom 1 had three son.. "About the year 1772 we removed to Newry, where.l comuience.l the profes sion of a .cowbanker, whii-h is that of enticing the mechanics and country p'-o plti to ship themselves for America, on promises of great advantage, nnd I hen artfully getting an Indenture upon them ; in consequence of which, on their ar rival in America, they aivsold or obliged to serve alci'in of years for their pas sage. I «mbarked at, Ncvvry in the ship Nee-ham for New York, apd arrived at (hat port the 4th day of August, IT."I, with some indentured servants f kidnap ped in Ireland, __t wen- liberated in New York op account of the hail usage they received from me during the pas sage. In that city I used the profession of breaking horses, and teaching ladies and gentlemen to ride, but rendering myself obnoxious to the citizens in their infant struggles for freedom, I was obliged to t|.V on board tl|c Asia man-of war, and from, thence to Boston, where in V own opposition to the measures pur sued by tlie Americans in aupport of their lights was the tirst thing that re commended toe to the notice of (.Jen. Gage; and when the war comment ed I was appointed i'rovost Marshal to the Royal army, which placed me in a sit uation to wreak my vengeance on the Americans. 1 shudder to think of the minders I have been accessory to, liolh nif/i ttiitl without orders irom. Gt.iirn mettt, especially while in New York, (luring Which time there were more than two thousand prisoners starved In tha different churches by stopping their rations, which I sold. •'There were also two hundred and seventy-five American prisoners and obnoxious persons executed, mit of all which number there were only about one dozen public executions, which chiefly consisted of British nml Hessian .deserters. The mode for private execu tions was thus conducted : A guard w.-i --dispatc- limn tho Provost, about hall after 1:.: at ni_iit, to the liairai-k .itiv.-t, ami the iii'i.'hborho<Ml of the upper liar itii-ks, toordcr the people to -ilmt their window shullei . and put out their lights, f.iibidding them, at Ihe same time, tn pretumelo look out of their windows and doors, on pain of death; tiler which the unfortunate prisoners were conduct ed, gagged, just behind the upper hai r.-icks. and hung without ceremony, and there buried by the black pioneer ol the I'rovost. ''At theend of the war [ returned lo ElwkU-d with the army ami settl.-.l in Wales, as being a cheaper place of living than In any of the populous cities; tint being at length persuaded to goto Lon don, I entered so warmly into the dissi pNtions of that capital that I soon found my circumstances much embarrassed, to'relieve which, I mortgaged my half pay It. an army agent, but thai being soon expended I forged a draft Inr three hundred pounds sterling on the Hoard of Ordnance, but being detected in pre senting it for acceptance, I was appre hended, trietl ami convii-ti-d, ami for that offence am here to sutler an igno niiniiairs death. "1 beg th<-prayers of all good Chris tians, and also pardon and forgiveness of God for the many horrid murders I have been accessory to. "WM. Cr.NNIMniIAM." " You have been sorely tried," said a 1 svmpathi.ing friend of Joe (Jrowdon, weeping over the coffin of hiR third wife. "Yes," responded the bereaved one, " I have nlway* had the dread fuleat luck with women." Governor John Bvough, of Ohio. I After long continued and sevei-e ill-1 liesii, originiting in gangrene, in the I foot, but which became more complicated alter a sur-iaeal operation, (iovernor 1 .lohn Broiiyh expired on Tuesday lust, at Cleveland. (.'ov. ELnO-gh was born at Marietta, Ohio, in l.si I. He was self educated, be ing brought up fis tt practical printer, to which trade he was apprenticed at an early age. He early entered into local politics, ami became very popular among ih> masses axi public speaker. Indeed, ml*-, lv, he ranked uextiht Hon. Tom Corwin :im the best stump orator in the State, and was a RHnl card at every po litical gathering in his own aud neigli boring itisl rictn. He wa« as auditor of. Ohip from islit to ISS-. In the latter year he extensively in railroad iitl.-i prises, and has since lieen piomi iieutly, actively and suece_,-ifully coli net (i-d with eieveiiil of the Western loads. He was at limeo President of the Madi son and liiilmii.-ipolis, and Ihe rtellefou latiie Kailroads iv liniiaiia. He had al ways lieen tt lining Democrat until the beginning of the rebellion, when from a War Democrat he gradually advanced to In* almost a radii-al Republican, ami in l.stni was nominated lor tiovernor against Clement 1. Vallaiulighani, ami eleetetl l.y nearly one hundied thousand majority; Ilis adininistration has not been re markable, lie declined a 1 eiioiniiiution t'oitheuiiii'. in linn 1.1 1. Gov.Brough r s euerg}'and decision were the chief fea ture, of his character. He was a man of his own mind,' and it required very stroug argument, or very hard facts to change his opinion. Tut: National Debt—Btatkment O*'BBCBBTARY Mi'Ciii.iiOtu. —Secretary iM.-Ctilloeh, Saturday, published a state ment of tlie public debt, as appears from the hooks, Treasurer's returns and rettui- I sitions in the Department on tbp Slst of Augii«t. 186- The reeaintulalion Is as I follows: Amount of outstanding debt bearinjj interest in coin, t_4ln_,S.K-191.80; inter 1 it. si;v,,")iM>,i'.<lu.iM.»; debt hearing interes ,in lawful money, $1,2*4,478,103.16: in terest, 1 .Vi\.i)i7.74; dcl.t on which in. (crest haa etsaeed, $1,8-3,-10.--; debt bearing no inrerest, $*it J ,,:,'M,-S>(i.'.iH. To tal debt, $_~7.>7,.--,_71._3 ; interest, $1.18, --0.11,628.24; legal tender notes in circula tion, and one and two year five per cent. notes, *»3,f)M,280.00; V. S. notes, old i • tie, .-lu_,l»(is ; U.S. notes, new issue, $_i2,707,(H)1; compound interest notes, act of iMarcli 3d, 186-, $15,(100,-00; com pi.uinl Interest notes, act of July 30th, 1865, $__2,0_0,160. Total, sr,K4,l:jH,a"i9. A s eniiti-a. ted with the statement pub lished ,'.l:-t July, the principal hit. been Increased only V_7s,nun within the last 1110 nth, wltiV.' the interest on the debt Has ilecrcasi'il nearly $2*l ,nW>. The lega tender notes have been reduced $1,(1.'i7, uiiii. The anvmill of coin now in the Treasury is or about (iniijUuo more than a month ago. The currency now iv the Treasury is nearly ■?!.;.iiim.f'ioo, as against .-M,ouo,imh>, show iii.u-a rediiction oieuirelicy in the Treas ury lor tie- past 'month of $3.,590f0_0, The suspended l'oqui_lt.6ns ainouAt to a little over $2,-00,0-0. I'tti: \\ 11:/. Tkiai..—-Saturday morn mg, tin- Military Commission engaged in the dial of Henry Wir/., late com mander of the Andersonvillu 1 rebel 1 pri son, assembled at the usual hour. The spectators were not so numerous as heretofore, and l.ut few ladies were present. Tin- first witn°«s examined Was <). S. Belcher, of 16th Illinois caval iy, who le-ilitied to the .drooling of men liy order of Wirz for going over the dead line; he said he had Been twenty-five 01 thirty men shot near the line. He saw prisoner-, killed every month ; saw twi men killed hy a sentry one afternoon When they went for water where the dead line crossed the brook; anothci shot when he was going after wood ; a ton 1 lit w.-is lying In tent, put his arm outside the dead line was shot iv Au liiHt; another near the hospital. The sentries! never -aid anythingb-lbfe they shot. Kvery two or three days a man was shot near the brook. .limes 11. Davidson, of the 4th lowa cavalry, also testified to the. bad treat ment and scanty food the prisoners re ceived. He hlso testified to the fact of m elng Win :-hoot men, in one instance for simply asking him a question. He had frequently seen men who were starved to death—thousands of them ; saw men pkl; up hi aria imli'-'. -ted, found in tiie Offal of the camp ami eat, tlieni. -«— — W v.-ilr.v.iroN I r X srs . — Secretary Wills and Air. William Faxon, Chicf 1 Clerk of the Navy Department, left M ashiugtou Saturday morning for Con necticut. They expect lo be absent some three or lour weeks. .V si-taiitSeeretarv Fox will be Acting Secretary of the Navy, during the ab iitti- of Secretary Wells, and Mr. Thompson, of the Department will dis charge the duties of tne Chief Clerk. Each boat arrivin<.' at Washington from ibi-South hriugsanincreasednuin- Ihi- of pardon seekers. This being a .., in nil reception day at the Executive mansion, the building was literally lined With them. The internal revenue Ka__f_fc_ Satur day, amounted to nearly two and a hall millions. — *-__• I— . — I.aiku kkom San Dominivo.—i.atei advices from San Domingo to the Nth, confirm the previous hews of the ap pointment of Cabral as Protector. (Jen. Gent-Ma has left the Island, an<: th. Domlnlchut. arc now sole masters o their territory. They are engaged ii their Ijovernuieiit. A National Convention will meet al an early day to form a permanent organ ization. A new journal called the Elmoititor has bi iii stalled at <au Domingo. The Spanish erruption i- now really, as well as nominally at an end. PROM F,OBT I^akamik.—The wagon party under Colonel Sawyer, from Sioux City, arrived at Fort Conner, on l'owder river, after many lianishtps, in a destitute condition. They report the route by Nhueraza ami White rivers im practicable. They were m.metin.es two liav-Mithout water. The Indians al ia, ked then several times, but wen driven oil. They lost throe killed, among them Col. Sitwyer'sT.rottier. The route to MMitana from _ ort Laramie, via Fort Criiier and Clark's Fork, is re ported practicable. —_— mm» _ Miss- Lewis, the colored sculptor, has eoue.to Kurope to make busts ol Horacs Mann and Abraham Lincoln. TERMS OF ADVERTISING; THE NORFOLK POST Offer* the heat terms tn A|.vt«Tl.Ells, ami il« prk— w j|| Iviai i-urri-spi.ud with the gonaral «dvertl_j-ig rate*in itbir eitie*. Twttrr _n*_s or tern will co_rt_m*e n «<|iHir*. F..r a vi,.-.],, insertion |R-r squorp ONB DOLLAR will h* 1.,„..i m lor each obwuipcnt insertion -rW__Ti 'IVE CENT*. Merchants, Auitiunei*. uiel all olhors who advert)**. agolarly, and .k. »py t.iie-f.nrt- yf a column or mure, .-an uakr special term*, and will receive a lih.-ral ileductlnn. Bustn.-iCiu-Js, five notUKspir inoiith or rinr not .sat* p."r year. , All trniifient advertisements p.iyuhl» in advance—all .th.rs in. ntlily. _^___________. Mh. OitrKi.KY'.' Sv-Ml'athu-i.—The last Dumber of th- New York OUmm contain- some statements in regurtl to j the charge made hy " T. W." that " H. O." had maintained a cdrf-_poiHteooe Willi eertainrelntivsof Jcltcrson Davis. Tin- (Wze.ti nan " Borne time Hiro Mrs .IcfTer-on Davi" wrote a very touohing aud truly wo manly letter to the editor of the Tribune, Uianklug him lm his advocacy of elvll over military triliunals in the cases o, |Kililiettl oU'eiiili-in ; coniplaiuiii. ut Hi. alleged ill-treatment ul bet husband, the iiimlli. i.-nt :iin| hum in,| c .-uiiii. iniiil givQti to him, hissubjeclion to heavy fellers, his being denied bona toe open air exer cise, anu all the other absurd slanders ul the same sort poured out hy Ihe fertile correspondent-.- of the Philadelphia In i/ttircr. " Tv this J\lr. Greeley replied, as any gentleman must Lave replied lv any lady so unfortunate aa to have a husband in such a sorry case. He disabused her iiiiml ol tin- l-tlse stories olill-li'i-.ttiii.-iil and privation; ii.-smcil her thai our gov* eminent was wholly Incapable, of any such mean malignity aa the reports iv question had nhelloiisly charged to its aceountj that Air. Davis bad good ami wholesome food, as niiu-h Open-air exer cise as ho needed, ami Ih.-I when last, reliably heartl frouj—the health of her husband was not only nol worse, hut much belter than it hail been at tho time of his arrest. "Mr. Greeley's letter then wound upby Home leas airri'iiH woitls to the effect that she might dlsiniss anxiety as* to any t-nitto-juilgiiii'iit or drum-head procijad ings and execution in regard t" net hu,s hand, it being Mr.'G/s conviction that he would be given a Jusl and publio trial before some fairly constituted and honorable court. This letter, open, was inclosed In onr to General William Btrge, commanding at Savannah, to bo delivered ot returned us that oili.-.-i --mlcht UiinU advisable; and surely m this traii-ae.-ion, at least, there is noth -I.'ji(_ to dmuag».-.l*iiV|it<- <>'( Ini-ley intl"' judgment of any candid or compassion ate censors."' Gen. Banks.—Tin Washington cor ; respondent of the New York Titnm ot \ Wedwifday has the following pan** . graph r The .statement thai Ccn. Hanks is a legal citizen of Louisiana is a mistake his family having returned to Walthatu, .Mass., ot which place be claim, to l»- a legal citizen; liciict- tin- repprl that he is it candidate to succeed Jus own .sticees sor, jAlr. Hooch, recently appointed Na val Officer of Itopton, is legitimate. *.«*. Tin-, Norfolk Paymaster.—Lieut. (.'ol. Stanton, of lowa, thf Paymaster in tie; army, now in charge at Norfolk, Who superseded Major Hinney, relieved from duty at thai 'point 011 account of I his connection with thy alleged frauds • in paying soldiers, was recently chanted 1 hy the New York llcntld with being connected with Binney in these trans actions. FeeUng deeply aggrieved at this charge, Col. Stunt.in will demand ■ an investigation of his official acts, to ■ prove tho falsity of the accusation. — •-»« >—--—• W'iKY, Di.wv.vin itv Tin: Hwr--' CbK fsiti,.—The Consul General of Switzer land desires the statement to he puo llshed that he will not receive any con tributions for Wirz, the Amlcisonvillc jailor. The statement ol the New York Ddtiu Newt that be would receive such eon trihutiolls was totally without authority. An ottiei-r on General Grant's StatV, who receutly bad tin interview with tho Rebel ex-I'resident, ways (hat Jeff, is Furious iv his deiiuuciatjou of llntilii I and Stcpht ns, v horn he accuses of lie* liheiately belrayinir the Southern causo into the "hands of the Yankees. '.' H.-ul these two llltli,' 1 said Jeff. " repi-fnent ftig as they did the week-km.-ed, con servative .sentiment in tile .South, stood firm, the Southern eau-. would have triumphed." Jet.', appears U> be pcr feetly imlitt-ient as to his fate, hut still he ilocs not think that, the full punish-, int nt for his crimes will he visited upon him. He told the Officer, that he had I less care upon his mind and felt easier than he did when he was President of the Confederacy. The funniest story of the age is told hy a Hetroit paper. A lady suspected Her husband of improper Intimacy with tlie hired girl. Without informing her husband of her intention, she sent tho girl off that night and went to sleep iv trie "ill's bed. She bad not been tnere linng when somebody e.-uu.- and took tho other half of the bed. About two hours after the wife rose, Intending to reveal Ihe intended infidelity of her spouse, struck a light, when lo ! it was the hired man. .—_——_— An Eu(;lish officer was recently intro duced to the Empress of Austria, who, knowing that he hail seen a certain ■ princess, much e.-lelnnteil lor her beauty, asked him if it was ti ally true that she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. "I thought so yesterday. he replied. He ought to have received . the order of the " Oily Tongue" at once. (reorge N. .Sanders, the al>Uiieted, now goes armed hy peimi-*i.;n of be au tholities of Montreal, aud wears a belt ... iViriile in which are s*»g hie rt vol- The Secretary of the Treasury repre aftntaUM- th fl cfepartment is in an easy eotid'ilien as to funds. The receipt* from internal revenue have been fully up to expectations, those for the month of August amounting to ownr thirty four millions, « » .» At Leesburg, Virginia, recently, the negroes had a "tournament," anil about ten knights—black knights, of course— entered the lists. The dusky popula tion from the surrounding country gathered in gieai numliers. *_-• The President has telegraphed (h-T --eruorHolden of North Carolina of his intention, in case he visits Riehmoml. I to extend bis journey to Kalen-h. . -> * ■. ■ -— II Orders have been _MMd at W**}j*t , ton for disbanding thirty '"''';.,'-' ments of infimtry, cavalry aud artillery,