Published F.YEKY MORNING (Sunday's Excepted,.1No. 18Roanoke Square,and told to Dealers and News Boy. at

THREE DOLLARS PER HUNDRKIor ssnt to Milm.-ril.ere hy mall at the rate ofTEN DOLLARS PER YEARp£*l.b.-!T.?r*. Single copie,, at the counter, FIVICENTS.

R< .Ideals lo Hi. city of Norfolk orPortsmouth rteslrBg thepaper left regularly at their house, or place, ??bnatneas, will be serreil by a carrier, by leaving the nam,,ad address at the counting-room ol tke publicationoffice. They will settle with the carrier weekly for theanie.

TERMS OF ADVERTISINGIN TBI

NORFOLK POSTFor the Tear 1866.

All TaiNStINT AnT_BTTBr.IIF.NTH l'ATAlllt It A»VANCtAll Others Monthly.

1 Bquare (12 lines solid Nonparlel, or one Inch),one Insertion " g,1 Square " , " " " two insertions, 1601 Square » three inaertioua, 1 7f,1 Bqnare " " " " four iusertluns 2no1 Square " " " " nic insertions, 2261 Square " " " " one week, ] 6liAmi one dollar and fill v cents a week tor eachadditional week. One month 7 noI Square " " " « two months, 12 00.1 Square " '? '? " three months, 17 00---« id five dollars a month fur em h udditioiialmouth,

uaiee, 10 per cent, discount lYom the aboT.rates for any period less than a year.t Squares. 16 " " " '? " "4 Squares, 20 ' » " "b Squares, 26 ' \u25a0' "V. Column, 30 'X Column, 60 " " " " " "1 Column, 70 " " " " *' «M Column one year 125 00_Column one year 200 001 Column one year 360 00

Special contrai'ts entered into, when desired, withthose who advertise largely, »nd un extensive Job Officepatronage will be nonsidvred in arranging terms.Business Cards inserted for Fivs Dollars aAuouth orFittt Point* ayear. _~J^k

IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERSAND SHIPPERS.TIIE OLD AND EST A 81.1311 Ell

BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET CO.,Carrying ths

§ UNITED STATES MAIL,and

ADAMS' EXPRESS FREIGHT,sll and favorably known lo the Traveling Ptrhllj

OLD BAY LINE,At*now Runningtlieir magnificent,safe and commodiousSteamer*.

THOMAS KELSO,CAPT. OEO. W. RUSSELL,

ADELAIDE,CAPT. JAMES CANNON;

The THOMAS KELSO was built for, and is expresslyadapted to, the Bay Route, mul excels in the iplendorof Ilieruuttlt any steamer now plyingthese waters. She isprovided with Hot and Cold Baths, ami all modern Iconvenience.

TheADELAIDE lias been recently rebuilt and i.tmnished throughout. Her accommodations are of asuperior order. Site is so well known timi further cum- Iaient is unnecessary.

These Steamers leave tlie Company's Wharf, ou Wide-Water street, opposite Ihe Atlantic Iron Works, NorfolkDAILY, at A_ o'clock, and Hi;;h Slreet Wharf, Ports-'-oiilli at I o'clock,r. M.. SUNDAYS EXCEPTED, touchngat Old Point.Passengers by this I.iiu, arrive In Baltimoro inlime toconnect with the early trains to Washington nndill points North and West.

Baggage checked to all points, and pasta ngors andbaggageconveyed to Hie depot* free or charge.

TheWlnirl'i.f Ho Company has beeu put in excellentWder, and is titled expressly for the protectionol fleq.lil Imil other iiccoiiiinodiilioii of Shippers.Freight In]., nat low ul,\u25a0 and promplh delivered. IFor further information inquireof 11. 0. HA 1.1,, Agent, jPortsmouth, or to tho Purser of the Steamers.

THOS. 11. WEBB, Agent.Norfolk, Va.Norfolk, December 12, lSiWi. dccl-?IT

BALTIMORE STEAM PACKETCOMPANY. j

STEAMER "BOLUS,"FROM

HiillFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH TO FORT MONROE. IEASTERN SHORE, MATHEWS COUNTY",

tll-OUC-STER AND YORKTOWN.iriNG TIIE UNITED STATES MAIL.

The New and Fast SteamerLUB," Captain P. McCarrick,

omini,i? ,M her regular trips to tha above u.t?,. i places?B tha Mb SEPTEMBER.This Steamer will lean, the Company'*Wharf on Wide"ater street, opposite the Atlantic Iroif Works, Norfolk, Jit »_ o'clock, a. m. (touchfuß nt Portsmouth nod theloTeraniout Wharf, Town Point), every

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY,ur Cherrystone?every I

TUESDAY, THURSDAY _ND SATURDAY,ir Mathews and Gloucester counties nnd Yorktown,Duelling at Old Point, going nnd returning each trip.This Steamer connects with the Baltimore Steam'acket Company's Steninoi's" THOS. KELSO" aud "ADE.AIDE," for Baltimore, and all points North aad WestThrough tickets sold on this Steamer for Battiniorcnd her connections.This Steamer is especially adapted lo Hie servire Initiich she Is engaged, being very Fast, liming Fine.ccomuiodstions, and is uoled a. an excellent Sea Boat,nd will make her trip,regardless of tbe weather.For freightor passage, apply to D. C. BALL, Agent,'ortanionth, or to the Purser or the Steamtr.All freightiniisl be prepaid.

THUS. 11. WEBB,Agent.

Norfolk,December 12,1806. dccl2? tf

DOR

RIO DE JANEIRO.CALLING ATT. THOMAS,

PARA,

tPERNAMRIICOand BAHIA.tad Stutm and Brazil Mail Steamship Company

will dispatch 1, col,ll Iv.ON THE 2.1H OF EVERY MONTH,

EW AND FIRST-CLASSSTEAMSHIP,

To leavoat 3 o'clock, r. M , from Pier 48 North Rlvor.All letters have to pass through thePostofnce.An experienced Surgeon will be in al tendance onard.For freightand passage, having splendid accommodu-?ll, applyto THOMAS ASCENCIO * CO.,oct46?3m No. 17 Broadway New York.»r pMTlad"el7phTa.

[MOND AND NORFOLK STEAM PACKETCOMPANY'?SEMI WEEKLY.

18 LIRI IB CoKPOBIO or THISWIFT, FIRST-CLASS STEAMIIRS

VIRGINIA,

I (CAPTAIN SNYDERMAY FLOWER,

(CAPTAIN J. ROBINSONCLAYMONT,

(CAPTAIN E. ROBINSON;)And one of them will leave 11iggins'Wharf, Norfolktry TUESDAY and SATURDAY, forming a Senii-eekly Line of fast and reliabl* Stea rs, with goodtaangeraccommodations nnd plentyol freight room.For freight (whichwill be taken at low rates, or pos-ts),applyto

THOS. P. CROWKLL A CO., Agents,Higgin.' Wharf, or N...C. Campbell's Wharf,

Norfolk, Vatf One of these Steam.is leaves Philadelphia ereryKDNKBDAY and SATURDAY for Norfolk._______________tr sssso^sumsoAammmTAR N I) EN EXPRESS.

OFFICE. NO, 16 ROANOKE fTREET.AFE, RELIABLE,COURTEOUS, PROMPT.

''*;.-. to 1 In' fi.ril.t_-- ntl.'i 1.1 us by tbeNEW LINE OF STEAMERS,

donr connection with all theILIABLE EXPRESS COMPANIES

IN THE UNITED STATE18T, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH, IWe are prepared to forwardlEIOIIT, MONEY, and VALUABLE PACKAIIRS, Ac.lower rate, than ever offt red the publicbefore"lOTES, DRAFTS and BILLS lor COLLECTION mndnall accessible POINS, and RETURNS PROMPTLY

XIVERKD.SHIPPERS in NORFOLK nnd PORTSMOUTH willdlt to their advantage to give ns a sail before en- Inog their freight-by any other Express,freightdelivered in Portsmouth without extra chargr. Ir further paitnnlarsapplyat theOffice, No. 16 Rom, 1.---tst.t Express closet lor the North 2.16 P. M.

" " " Sonth6.3o "-tf F. R. HILL, Agent.

ABTING MANIFESTSl-» SALI AT THIS OFFICE \u25a0I

_ _TRAVEI__RB' GUILE.N ° T X~' ,r Xa.'J^^«»»««i_i

TUESDAYDec.6fl?? lie ftteatnersM. MARTIN

AND~,?, ('ITY OF RICHMOND,

J. J. MARTIN, Agent.

BEW LINE STEAMER!.?Il POINT AND BALTIMORE.

-MMTHE NATIONAL am, HAKNDEN'SFXPRESS FREIGHT.

Thenew ??d ~!_,_,?, _,????.,.,OEO. LEARY (Captain Hlakonian),JAMES T. BRADY (Captain Laniiis),DICTATOR, (CSH. Mulligan,,&«&_& r" " b ."'V,^-n?. y. exi.pt.aralra*or charge. X' ".iisimi.-il li..iv boat i,i

Fare to Baltimore m" -nit TPtiir'ri'.'.'.'";";"'.;;;"'"; "?;;;" ** 22The Superior Accommodation.

offered liy tii.NEW LINK STEAMERSP_-ffl_H«*m i»«. .? __*.«!::,_::, ;'£'_£_2«-*--.*_i .1 .?i,i,H,,?i?i,h"r,,!,,' ",:

<_%_£____2£*__l ','-v "" ? ___« -*4-__-thPir \u25a0. i

, g ,'" llc' "' ?**\u25a0 *" f'i'l graloful i?r

-f'-ttsnKASsr11 , "","f,'rre" ,o ftnd

?W?N° rf"k '"""Wl ""f \u25a0* ?'"?*-*-*?_! Marketor_j_.tf H. V. TOMPKINS,_ Agent.

DEOPIs fi'S LINE FOR NEWBERNA AND THEINTERIOR OF NORTH CAROLINA!

CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAIL.The Only and Entirely New Route,

TheStum mot this lin ? will IMB* mail wlinrf, Norfolkr?r It-tan. mi tht inriviii of ths boats m.in Hiiliimorsim lininliiyn,Thursdays, and i-tiirdavs.Returning, trill leave NewUm Tuesdays, Thursday,UdBatar_«, connectingwith railwaysfor itiildsliiiriiiin-Ralolgb, Weliluu, lleaiiil.rl, Morelioail City anil Wilming-

teTlll' various lines of Railways arenearly all completedi the Staleof North Carolina, and passengers will hay.tile or n,i difficulty in reaching llielr ilestinatiou nu any?l the lines in* Railwny.The boats are of lle'lirnl olltß, and roniinmided hymeuOf experience, who will see uo paint spared to make paa>

-.-,t_*\u25a0i-...1111.Being emir, lyan Inland Route, Ilwill lio found far mor*plea*ant llian bya sea mute.?«-!\u25a0'ieighl tiiken at Low Rates.For further iufolTilaliou, apply to

W. C EDWARDS,Roanoke Island,N. C.ato.Oi.NH, Newli-rn.N C.J Jy I?l' [

P 6 R BOS T O N .Freight nf every description Mill bt received at th«ivhiirl ul' the

OLD NORFOLK AND BALTIMOIIP.-TKAMIIOAT COMPANY

lor Riistou ami oilier Eastern cities.Tlm goods will lie taken lo B-t-BOtt l,y the OLD HAY

LINE, aud Ihi'iire to 11< ?l\u25a0ll by the _ta____psjof tlioBAI.TIMOR.K AND BOSTON LINE

Through Tickets will bo grroa accordingly,00 asrea-sonable lerinil as herclof,,r,\ and tin, goods will havegrsatsr despatch, ror lieiglilor passu* apply Id

JAMBS PATTEN, Agent,declo?tf Norfolk, Ya.

HACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANY'S THROUGH LINE

TO CALIFORNIA,TOUCHING AT MEXICANPORTS,

ash| ARIIYINU TIIE UNITED STATES MAIL,

Leave Pier No. 4.1 North River, foot nf Calm]street, at 12o'clock noon, ou the Ut, 11th and 2]st of every month(except when thos»ilules fall on Sunday,nnd then on thepreceding Batbr.at), lor ASPINWALL, connecting, viaPanama Railway,with oneof the Company'sSteamship'sfrom Psnsraa for SAN FRANCISCO, touching at ACA-

HENRY CHAUNCEY,

connecting withCOLORADO,

connecting withSACRAMENTO.

N E W V O R X ,rnnni*otinK with !

V O N I f IffvJTl 0 N ,CAPTAIN FARNSWORTU.

Departures or Ist ami 2Ut connect nl Panama withearner,, lor SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS. Those of Istuch at MANZANILLO.

TBBOUIiH PASBIIIt RATH \u25a0 COHttHCT.

rstCal,iii,s3oo; assssl *_, $200; Steerage$__0

A dlacimnt ul ONE QUARTER from steamers' ratea »!\u25a0 Iwed to second t__a nnd sleerage passengers with fam

ies. Also, sn allowance or ONB QIJARTEKon through

ea to clergymen and their families, and school tesi h- j; soldiers havinghonorable discharges, HALF FARE Ihit Hundred Pounds Baggage allowed encb adult. I

Baggage mastersaccompany liaggage through,and attendadies and children without raal. protectors. Baggage Ieived ontho dock tile day l,i*-e sailing, from steam-1-, railroads, and passengeis who prefer to send down I

A v experienced Surgeon on board. Medicine, and at-dance free.Steamer will be placed on tha Line January Ist, I

S6o, torun from NEW ORLEANS toASPINWALL, Tla Ior Passage Tickets or further Information, apply at

Company's Ticket Office, on the Wharf, FOOT OF INAL STREET, NORTH RIVER, NEW YORK.ec2?3m V- ?. 11. BELLOWS, Agent.

Of J_ 0 \u25a0 ?

On aud alter the 31th INSTANT, the SUauiersol theBaltimore SteamPacket Company,

OLD BAY LINE,will leave tho Company's VYhaif on Rut Wide-W.t«r

I street, opposite ths Atlantic Iron Works,Dally, lor

T. H. WEBB, Agent.Norfolk. NoTsmtar 2S. ISO6. ni.v'A?tf

ADAMS' EXPRESS COMPANY.-OFFTCE NO. At CHURCH STREET,

(THT.ATBI BUILTiISQ.) 'FRETfinT. MONEY, and VALUABLES forwardedwithrare and despatch ?" *» P*rts of tho United States.

BILLS, DRAFTS, *c , collected, and prompt retains

""oor wagons call in any part ofNorfolkand Portsmootkforroods to bs Ibrwarded Iand will deliverwithontextracoarse, all goods thatarrive by Eipreas.

Bxprsa* going North clotes at 2JO r. a.?going Booth,

?'otaVlf J.H.W.!I«,A|_tl

STEAMSHIP COMPANY.THE

jOL D LIN E ,l roR

NEW YORK.The New and Elegant Side Wliesl Sleaaisbl|is,

GEORGE W. COUCH, COMMANDER,and

SARATOGA,A L. KING, COMMANDER,

l.iti.t. Norfolk for New York everyWEDNKHDAYaiid SUNDAY, at Bo'clock, A. a.

Retiuniug they will leave New York everyWEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, at 8 o'clock, r. is.

For expedition and secuiily Ibis ro.ite, ss j. *_t BxyM.ence bss proven, will be found the best iv everyrespect.lv tbe com'ruction uf these Steamers special atten-tion hllbeen paid tn the finish an,l comfort of Ihs Ss-looni. and Slate-Rooms, in order lo induce travel byPassengers can secure their Tickets urn! State-Rooms

before the .rrivulof the eh'ps try tvpplylnKto the Agents.When orderinggood, from New York, lhe patron, ofthe line are requested lo order b.v the "OLD LINE." NewYork'and Virginia Steamship clompuiiv,Pier 21, NorthRiver.

Ei eight taken at low rates.

fj. M. SMITH k BROTHER,2-?tf Agents, Town Point, Norfolk.

tlanfi(T (\u25a0 o a ht m aTISTEAMSHIP LINE

KFOR NKW YOIIK!NEW AND FIRST CLASS SIDE WHEEL I

STEAMSHIPS IHATTERAS AND ALBEMARLE.

Will leave Norfolk for New York aa follow*:HATTERAS, Capt'n Lewis Parish,Will leave iJickaon'a Wharf every WEDNESDAY at 8

OVIOCK. A. N.ALBEMARLE, Capt. H. A. Bourne,Will leave Dickinson. Wharf every SUNDAY at -IO'clock, A. H.

I'm*" 'ii." th hy thin Hue will I?\u25a0 only one ni).hi at tea. |Returning, these Ships leave New Yoik every

WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,st 12 *~ from Pier No. M North Kiver.

'I lii'Tv.\u25a0 Ships havesuperior accommodations for paasen* Igers and freight.The undersignedhaving heen appointed A Pr'i.t of thinLine, would respectfully snk the continuance ef the pa- I

tronage heretofore so liberally bestowed by (lm |\u25a0 ? 11-: i\u25a0 ;ami would beg leave to assure them that he will i-ri.Bt.vor Itogive satisfaction.All freightshipped by thin Lineuillbetak.n st fowlralesand promptly delivered.Passage and rooms can he secured before tlie arrival efthe Htr.'iini in by applyingat the office.

ForFreightorPassage, apply at tha nfticeof the Com-pany, cm Dickson's Wharf, Kast Wide Water tdreet, ad-joining the wharf of the

P.TIMORK STEAM PACKET COMPANY.tf T. 11. WEBB, Agent.

MISCELLANEOUS.TfTB IGHT. CA RT ERA CO.,If GENERAL SOUTUFUNLAND AGENCY,

No. 62 BROADWAYNEW YORK,

Negotiate. LOANS for FARMERS and PUNTERS;also for ASSOCIATION:*1, CORPORATIONS and COM-PANIES, and partnerships for the cultivation of COT-TON, SUGAR, HICKand all SOUTHERN PRODUCTS;also for the LUMBER and TURPENTINE busiueas.

Procuro WHITE LABOR, native ci foreign,to supplyspecial demand. Orders arc solicited.

Organize Associations tor the developmentof MININGsnd MANUFACTURING iutereats and tlie gKTTLE-MENT ut SOUTHERN LANDS.

Purchase and forward MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS,SUPPLIES, k9 for FARMERS, PLANTERS andMINERS.

Give careful attention to tho collection and serin ingotdebts, and the adjustment and settlement of claims ofeverydescription.

Their correspondents and associates are men ofthehighest professional ability, business capacity aud socialposition In their respective localities. Their plan ofbusinesa Is thoroughly systematic, and all its detailsai*ecarefullyarranged to ensure tlie utmost responsibilitynnd reliability. AM business entrusted to then, or theirnorrespondents will receive prompt attention. Theircompensation will consist ENTIRELY of COMMIS-SIONS, and charges will be moderate.

AUTHORIZED REFERENCES.PETER COOPER Esq., Now York.A. A- LOWE, Esq., Pres. CUarmberof Commerce N. Y.JAS. COOKE, Esq.,Philadelphia.OEO. H. STUART, Esq.,Philadelphia.

Mcmi-i. FOLGER, CARTWRIGHT k CO,No. 22, Wide Water Ptreet,Agents for the city of Norfolk.

TURNING OF THE MUSEUM.LETTER FROM MR. BARNUM.

Niw York, July 11,1866.Metsrs Herring k Co.:

GHmjtinN:?Though the destruction of tlm AmericanMuseum has proved asorious loss to myself and the puh-lic, I am happy toverify tbe odd adage, that " It's nn illwind that blows nobody good," and consequently con-gmtnl'iti- you that your well-known safes haveAgain de- Imo-titrated their superior fire-proof qualities inanordeal Iof uimtual severity.Isafe yon made for nic stiine time ago wss in the I *f tbe Museum, ou the second door, buck part of I jllding,and in the hottest of the Are.

r twenty-four hours of trial, it was found among I '_ria,and on opening It this day, 1... - yielded up it* I .U in very goodorder?books, pnper-, polici**of in- Ic, bank bills, all In condition lor immediuti. use, I 1.oble commentary on the tmntworl.iit.Pßß of Hvr- IFire-Proof S.ifes. i

Truly yours,P. T. BARNUM. I

lERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION BAFESJ !indi< reliable protection from fire now knoivn. I I

i '?\u25a0" k Co.'sPatent Bankebb' Sape_, with Herring ..\u25a0I- Patent Cryßtalized Iron, tbe beet security It a burglar's drill ever manufacture., (

HERRING A CO., ,o. 251 Broadway,cor. Murray New York.KARREL, HERRING k CO., Philadelphia. I 1

HERRING A CO ,Chicago.KNOWLS k WALFORD Agents, Rictimond, Va. 1

TIT~ ~mT CLA R X 6 CO.' I

jBANKERS 'iLIMI |II X A I X X _ I IK J

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, i

1MAIN BTREBT, OPPOSITE BANK eTREET, I

Kssji oil han a .ml linyamUfll, al market rales, all Isanea I Ior

UNITED STATES BONDS,SEVEN-THIRTI"TREASURY NOTE?,

COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES,CERTIFICATESOK PWt?-ft**

Southern STATE BANK NOTES. BONDS and SECC- IRITIKS I-.- ni. lit at Ih. l.i.liral flewes.

COLLECTIONS MADE ON ALL POINTS.

AVfTNE AND LIQUOR STORE,N. A. THOMPSON A Co.

No. 20 WATER AND ROANOKK STREETS.We offer to coturamtnawl tn tht trails a largs and I

well selected stock olBRANDIES,

WINE-,ran,RUM. WHISKIES,

BITTERS,ALES and POITIB.

H. A. THOMPa-N*00.I -HU-tf No.»oorattWaU.aßd«o*ao-tMrta*_.

_k gtftfti- _"»«».THURSDAY, JANUARY _.',, 1806.Mr. CharlesB. Goodrich is now, we

presume, the foremost man at the bar ofMassachusetts. Most of the late Mr.

Kte _ clients?upon the deatliof thatlawyer?went to him. A corres-jnt iv Washington writes as fol-

lows, concerning Mr. (foodrich's ap-pearance before the Court nfCluinies inthat city a few days ago, "Tlie claimofThomas W. Pcirce, of Boston, vs.The United States, was argued in (his

cily a few days since, before the I'nitedStates Court of Claims, by Charles B.(loiiilritili, Ksii'r, of Boston. For closelegal analysis, sound logic, clear andforcible reasoning, ami comprehensiveintellectual graspof all the legal pointsml bearings nf the case, as well as forho manifest fairness in presenting theacts, it is admitted by the best legaluiuda here to be the most masterly ef-orl ever made before this (,'ourt. Mr.iooilrieh seemed to completely ex"must by his legal knowledge and ox-raordinary research, every authority

\u25a00111 tlieflood down to the present time,(is admitted by the leading membersf tlie Bar iv this city, to lie one of the.rongsst legal arguments ever heard inny of our Courts."

LKt US TALK ABOUT A PRINTER.There has alwaysbeen a clan of writers

eady to sound tlie praises of self madeien?those whose fortunes have beenie result of their own hard and per-stent exertions -and we have alwaysIt refreshed and encouraged witli reei-ils, which fanned the hope that ourm was to come, whenall of our strug- !

; es would culminate iv the success that 'c felt was deserved. Frank Leslie lipsimuienced, in his Weekly, a series ofese papers, and some valuable namesd facts havebeen given to the world,

lat (heworld Isbetter forknowing; or,at portion of it that is striving with

,m hope of like result, springing from 1ico causes in tlieir cases. Useful to us,pecially, more nt the present time, 1hen we are rising from theprostrationwhich recent events have placed us,

trough the indomitable energy andM-rseverance that characterize tlie pen-ile, and need such leMOna as stimulants

There is this, however, too often seenn sketches of self-made men, that theMere fact of their condition is dweltipon, and the position in wliich theirA'ealth has placed them, irrespectiveof I;he true manhood that may, all Ihelwhile, be wanting. We cannotshut oar 1»yes to the fact that moncy-muking and_a-hood-maltlng are too often con-rounded, and that the glare of dollars,like charity, may conceal or obscuremany serious defects in character, thatwould be but tooplain in one who is uot Ilelf-made, or even made at all, reckon-ing his lifeby his shekels. In estimatingself-made men we shonld take all into[he account, and tho noble individual

E), by his industry, self reliance, saga-anil manly worth, has won himself

c and fortune, should in justicehaveprecedenceof him wlio has secured hisfame by tho ability or brains of others,:ir by the accident that, at times sutlersci clown to rank wisdom in the greatbattle.

One of tho most fallacious teachingsof the times, we think, is that wheremoney is represented as tho be-all andslid-all of life, and that virtue should heregarded only as it Is represented by"the tin." There are certain firms inthe large commercial cities who, onNew Years Day, give tlieir clerks, as apresent, the life ofa very excellent man,who had died rich after a life of hardrubbing and close saving; the argumentof which is thatevery young man whostrives for money and saves it, will comeout in tlie end as he did, with half amillion, more or less, and go straight totieaven at last, withouta question beingasked.

We have in our mind one who comesfully up to our own high standard ofexcellence as a "self-made man"?onewho has become rich by his own indus-try, but who has so cultivated theamenities, tiie while, that his happinessia coequal with hi-t dividends, from thaireturn of tlie happiness he imparts to allaround him. He is of theNew Kngland,Boston, stock of self-made men?onewho sprung from the hard subsoil oflife, made fallow by the plow of neces-sity. Have our readers ever heard orJohnH. Eastburn, printer?" whowas

nearly thirty years " city printer" ofiton, and would have been till this10 but that someonewanted theplace

more than he did. We have selectedhim to illustrate our meaning of a'* self-mademan," aud thosewho knowhim as we do,will readily assent to thepropriety of the example.

Mr. Eastburn is a Bostonian, born inApril, ISOo, and at the age of sixty-one,is a handsome and hearty specimen ofwell preserved manhood. He was leftfatherless in ISI-.and thus early learnedthat he was to rely upon himself for ad-vancement. In IS2O, he wentapprenticeto Major Ben. Russell, ofthe ColumbianCentincl, with whom he remained untilhe was twenty-one, discharging all theduties of his position, from " devil" tograduate, with fidelity and ability. Hismother died on bis twenty-first birth- jday; a sad calamity for the commence-ment of manhood,but onewhich servedto strengthenhis manly resolution. Hebegan business his freedom.

He was elected city printer iv 1827,during the Mayoralty of Hon. Jo.iali(.uiney, and retained the office until1804,11periodof twenty-soveu yearn, clos-ing with a vote of thanksfrom theCityCouncil. |

With adearlove for the "Art preserv-ative of Arts," he has purHiied it formore than forty years, diligently andhonorably,earning the confidenceof allby his strict integrity, and realizing ahandsome fortune hy his persistent ap-plication to business. For yearshe wasthe leading printer in Boston, and hiswork sustained the highest character forexcellence. Hispatronsworeamongthelirst men of tlie nation, between whomand himself existed through life thewarmest personal relations. Tho bestnames known to Boston, for the lastforty years, are included in his list offriendsand correspondents,amongwhomthe late Mr. Everett was prominent.

We have spokenof Mr. Eastburn as amechanic?a printer, if a printer, is amechanic and not an artist. In his day,Kdid the best book and job work in

w Englaud. We remember an ocea-n of Mr. Webster's growling?reader,

didyoueverhearBlack Dan "growl ?"?over the style of printing donein Wash-ington. Wo replied that " the worstspecimen of it wan superiorto anythingever accomplished by Claxton or lien.Franklin." "Bir?Claxton andKranklinwere great men ; but theyare dead. I"do not despise the meanest performanceof the printers you name; but I wantprinting such as honest John Eastburnfrisks from his tympan." The mm-pliiuent was very just. -I

Heverul literary papershave borne hisimprint, which, thoughdiscontinued,andmost of them forgotten, were famous intheir day. The "Literary Oazette, "edited by Kami. O. (loodrich (Peter Par-ley), and "TheLounger," were the mostpopular, estray copies of whicli are oc-casionally found among relics; and in1832, he commenced tbe Boston Atlas,the famo of which as a political vehicle,has extendedevento thisday, themem-mory of which is stillrespectfully cher-ished by those who lookback to the form-er glories of the Whig party. Withthis party Mr. Eastburn zealouslyacted,

Kit is one of his boasts that in tbet campaign of 1840, he printed eight

hundred thousand documents iv aid ofOeneral Harrison.

He has prospered in everything hehas undertaken, and one secret of hissuccess is his systematicbusiness habits.He is a most methodical man, tlionghnot a Methodist. Every joblie has donesince commencing business he has in-dexed,and the inquirer at hisoffice maylearn the date ofany play, the name ofa..taractor, or even thecolorof tlieposterof years ago. It has been our privilegeto look at his books, where this systemis apparent at a glance. One thing at-tracts theattention of the inspector : atthe close of each balance, showing afavorableresult,are thewords,?"ThankOodl"?which come in like a benedic-tion,.

We can not do better iv closing theaccount of his business life than byquoting a brief paragraph of his, from a.letter to a friend, wherein he is giving ashort account of his career of useful-ness :

"My earlylife (says he) was one oflaried labor and perseverence, andifter life has been blest,?thauks bend?with an ample fortune and goodth. I have neverlived a daysinceived at manhood, that I was not\u25a0roft'than I was the day preceding."r. Eastbiirne is a married man, ofM, and iv this relation he has foundli of his happiness. He has noIren?we are sorry to say?havingliis ouly child at au earlyage. Heiv comfortablestyle at Roxbury,

re his plain house is open to bisds, who rind there a cordial andit.iblewelcome. E,venhisfruit treesnoreprolific than'those ofhis neigh-for the benefltorhis friends, whomyes to inundate with his pomologi.

cal favors.His geniality, generosity, and It '.'arty

personal qualitiesmake him a universalfavorite. He has a cheerful word andsmile for every one, and a presencewhose influence is felt even; in State!street. He is bountiful withoutstint, believingthat to do good is betterthau to talk about it. There is a freebed in the Oeneral Hospitsl, in Boston,supported ut his expensefor the accom-modationof poor sick printers, and hisnameis found on many lists for the aid Iof benevolentobjects. He iszealous ineverything he sets about; an intenseworker, heis always found at his officein State street, and is as ready to take aJob, and as prompt in its execution,aslie was forty-five years ago.

His returns, however, are mostly from Ibis stocks in wliich he has largely in-vested, and he pockets his dividends Iwith all the grace that usually attendsthat operation. He was for his countryduring tlielate rebellion, and gavefreely jof his money and hispersonal influence. ILoyal to his country, loyal to God andloyalto manhood, Mr. Eastburn standsas fine a specimen as may be seen in aday's journey;ofa well-made "self-made--?"

Asm !Edwin Booth plays Ray Bias insteadofHamlet at tho Wednesdayafternoonentertainmentio New York"this we_u"Hamlet"still holds the b-ards for theevening performances. In the last act° fttetra«*dy one night Iwtweek, Mr.Booth, while fencing with Laertes, wasstruck in theright eye by thefoil of hieopponent. The blunted point prevent-ed -cry serious effect., b_t tbe eye has ibeen partiallyclosed and verypainful. |

LETTER FROM GEN. SHERMAM.The Alexandria (La.) Democratpub-

lishes the following extractfrom a pri-vate letter addressedby Gen. Shermanto a friend lv Rapides parish:I have seen several numbers of theLouisianaDemocrat, iv oneof which is

made a common mistake wliich I haveobserved before,attributing toHraggandBeauregard my appointment as Super-intendeut of Hie State Seminary in 1860.I was st Leavenworth City a memberota law firm, when General iluell, theu aMajor in tho Adjutant General's oiil-e,mi duty near the Secretary of War,

Reruor Floyd, sent me theinvitationspplicauts for tliedifferent professor-s, which lie had received from Gen.lason Graham. I applied and wan

ippointed just as you were at tlie sametime.

Ileanregard had uo agency in the mat-ter stall, andBragg, who was myfriendhad no knowledge that I was an appliuant; for lie told me that, ignoraujl' the fact, he had recommended Jenkins for tbe same office. lam under nopersonal obligations to cither Bragg 01Beauregard in the matter, though bollwere most friendly to me all the time Iwas in Louisiana, but not in a way tilay me under obligations to anybodythat could qualifymy allegiance. I wasliired by a contract, earned my pay, andreeieved it. JAgain, tlie idea is given out that ileftLouisiana pledged not to takeser-vice againgt the South. That,yo,.knowis absurd. At that day no oue at theSouth expected war; but 1 always told.011 and others that war was the Ilievita-file result of secession. In my last interview with Bragg at the hotel in NewUrleans, I may have said thatldidnoti<o North to seek military service,whichwas true ; for I camehere (to St. Louis),nnd corresponded with you from there.Even our Northern papers mistake myposition. I refused to enter the volun-teer force, first called out hy Lincoln?the 76,000 call--becauseI considered that

to rebellion was bound to involve thewhole South, and couldbe handled onlyiy vast armies, and theseofregulars. Irged an army so largo as to makeyourehellion ridiculous.But events have drifted otherwise,

ml thank god, it is over. I think suchthing will never be dreamedof againwisli you all well ; I wish the Southell,and ifl have been ascourger.thlnk

iow much better that it was I than B "nlutler, or some otherof thatschool.Present me kindly to your associatesnd write tomefully and frankly as ofo d. Your frieud,

W. T. Shekman.11 ALLOWS TW ADDLX.

The woman named Grinder, who washanged on Friday at Pittsburg, was themost vulgar of assassins ; so ignorantthatshe could not write her ownname;a murderer not to revenge a wrong, notto gain wealth,but from a merefiendishlust for destroying life. Yet even thisdisgusting creature, about whose his-tory-and crimes there is no morero-mance than there is about a hyenagorged with the putrid carcasses of abattle field, has notescaped an "ovation"at tiie hands of tlie Jenkinses of thepress.

SThese personsattended her "last mo-ents" with as much interest, and dcs-Ibe them as pathetically, as though

she had been thevictim instead of themurderer. They write about her"pleasantsmile"?the pleasant smileofa poisoner; about the "remarkablygraceful inclination ofthe head, coupledwith| another | sweetsmile;" her "mildsud cheerful tone;" tlie "pleasantglance of herexpressive blue eyes"?allthis on the gallows?just as though thisabominable and accursed wretch, whohad but a day before confessed to themost hateful and unprovoked murders,had beeu an inuoceutmartyrcondemnedby unjust laws.

Now does Jenkinssurrender his sub-ject to tlie undertaker without a finalstruggle. The drop did uot put a stopto Ills delightful labor when the bodywas cut down Jenkins appears to haverushed up to the gallows Ut Auger it?topawit rather?witli di&gusing'pleasure;and, 'bus wrought to a fresh frenzy, hebursts (tut with redoubled fervor :

"Thec.ip wasremoved, ami, to the as-tonishmen.T of every person whosawit,tlieface wore the same placid, cheerful,smiling expression whicli characterizedit on thescaffold, during tlie trial, and onall other occasions. The face looked emthough she might be in a sweet sleep.There was no discoloration or disfigure-ment, savea aaark around the left sideofthe neck, the eyes were closed, hutwhen the lids were nut***- back, theystill looked bright and anii.'ialed. Thusended the career of a woma v who wasfully the peer, not the inferior ,'v crime,of the world-renowned LucretlaHad she been a titled lady, like her we-decessor, or even walked in supe'n'orsociety, her name would yet figure ivplaysand romances."And then Jenkins maunders onthrough yet other paragraphs about the"meekness, gentleness and childlikecheerfulness" of thisinonsfrous creatureOho had what be would probably call?an unfortunate habit of administeringarte nic to her friends." If she hail onlypoisoued Jenkins ?Hew York EveningPott.

Three cheers and a tiger for our noblenamesake. Jenkins is the meanest formthe American .akes. Will the Philadel-

Xt Press pleasecopy.NTELI.IUEM' _-._K.Ba DeiH_TC'IIES.

The Charleston Courier furnishes thefollowing specimen of a press despatchreceived by it from the Agent of theAssociated Press. We copy it verbatimet literatim:

Concord, 3d. In Republican StateConvention to-day resolution adopteddeclaring that tone and temper Presi-dent's Message meetswith warm appro-val argues well for success administra-tion. Resolutions also declare thatscheme to plant by foreign damagesclaimed one hundred thousand cottonsteady fifty-two three naval stores dullgold lorty-three three-eighths. I

The New York Hcrald's~Moritno\ldespatch says the ice bridge on the Bt.Lawrence is being formed at all pointsand this fact has led Sir J. Michel tolook after the state ofthe forts. The fori Iat Prescott has had new i/uns mounted,ami beavy Armstrong guns are being Iplaced in battery at Quettec. A greatquantity of lumber is changing handsatOttawa, that it may go free into theUnited States, while the reciprocitytreaty is in force. A Boston firm ismaking arrangements for the ___rria__ Iof 3.000 car loads before the 17t±»ofMarch. ? J

TEEMS OF ADVEBTISmQ.THE NORFOLK POST

(TflW* tb* lw*t terras to A-tutumbi. aa4 Itsarias* Brill, Iways corrisiionil villi tho g.uersl advurtlsiua; lata* otthercltks.Tvblybuna or lass will conrtltnt* »'ii|tan,For aslngr* insertion per ai.tiar- ON X DOI.LAK trill a,I ? bawd, ami for each siilMei|U.nt insertion TWBK'li

-M-i.lin.nt., A actionem ami sll olbsn wb* advsn,..

I regularly,ami occapy one-fourth ofacnlama or tnor., isamake aporinl terms, anil will receive a liberal ilrdnctl. v

Dusineas Carils, rtvt uollabsper month or nrtr not-I i_Mper year.

All transient advertisements payabl* fa adraact?alj others monthly.

Jknny Lind. The Orchestra says:We are glad to be able to oorreotany

\u25a0statement contained in a late number «ifthis Journal concerning the health ofMadameOoldschinidt?a statement de-rived from foreign sources of informa-tion. It appears that hergeneral healthis excellent, but that she Inesjlieen suffer-ing for the last two years froma drynessof the throat, which to a great extentprevented her singing. The waters ofEms, which have before proved restoin-tive, have been used hy her withadvau-tageduringthe pastsummer; and to rei *derpermanent the lienefllsthusobtttineil,she has been advised to pnss the winterin the south ofFrance. We learn thatthe improvementin her throat haa al-ready been such that Madame Gold-scuiidt has promised to take part In tin;Rhenish Festival, to be held nextspring at Dusseldorf, which M. Gold-somldt has undertakento conduct.?A.

Gen. Oka,nt. The Washington cor-respoiideut ofthe NewBedfordMermn,thus describesGen. Orant as he appearson the streets of the capital:

Gen. Grantrides about town In a one-horse buggy just like any otiierman. Isaw himon F street Saturday. The tonof his buggy was turned down, and tie»at in the carriage alone (smoking acigar, ofcourse,) with as little concernas if assassins were never known. Heis quitea hoise-jocky and doesn't allowany team to pass him on theroad?if becan help it. Think of Wellington orNapoleon or our owu Gen. Scott even,appearing on tlie street in a buggy anddriving his own horse ! And yet Gen.Grant lias commanded larger armies'fought morebattles, won morevictories'and captured more cannon than either

Tin:Prick* of Newsi-ai-ers. Thosewhogrumble at paying four cents fordaily and ten cents for weekly papershere, would dowellto notice whatEu-ropean costs. The London Timetcostsforty-five dollars a year. Tho MorningChronicle, Daily News, Globe, Heraldand Post charge the same rate. ThsLondon Evening Mail is published threetimes a week at twenty-live dollars aEar. The London seini-wcekliestwelveliars. The French dailypapers, largees, are nbout the uame price as theunion prints. Those are about tbssize of our pennies, cost twenty andtwenty-five dollars a year. The Germanpaperscost from t\\eiit\-two to thirty-six dollars ayear.?N. Y. Citizen,

I NEWSPAPER NEWS.Additionaldetails of late severe ma-ne disastersoffour Atlanticcoast haveheen received. The schooner PattleMartin was wrecked on the 7th Instant.outside of Hatteras Inletbar, and hercaptain and cook were frozen to death.The mate and a seaman remained onboard the wreck for five days,enduringgreat suffering, and livingfor the lasttwenty-four hourß previous to their res-cue on the dead body of the cook. Theship llvira Owen and thebark AdelaidePendergrastarrived at Fortress Monroeon Thursday last, after passing throughterrific storms, in a completely disabledcondition. Tlie formeris consideredun-fit for further service. Tbe schoonerOeneral Sheridan, from Newfoundlandfor Gloucester, Mass., was wrecked onTuesday niglit ofT Cape Canso, and fourofher crew pel ished.An earnest advocate of foreign mis-sions forced himself into thepresence oftlie Tribune'seditor-in-chief In theBiblehouse the other day, while he waa hardat work on bis "Conflict," and impor-tuned him to subscribeto thecause. Theveteran journalist looked up from bismanuscript in very choleric mood,andsaid crustily: "Don't ask me to giveanything for the salvation of souls. Iam convinced (looking significantlyatthe intruder/ that not half as manypeople go to h- 1 now asought to." Forwhich irreverent jests, H. G. makes,I presume, ample amends, by frequentattendance at Chapin's ( Un'iversallst)Church, where he enjoys the reputationof oneof the soundest sleepers in theentire congregation.?[C'orres. Cinn.We published a short time ago apara-graph taken from the Cincinnati Ga-zette,stating thatMajorOeneralGodfreyWeitzel was on tbe point of resigningand taking up his residence in thatcityAlthough several weeks have elapsedsince th* first publication of this state-ment, no communication of such auintention lias been made by the Generalthrough the regular channels. Althoughthe country has perhaps nonecessity atpresentfor his valuableservices,GeneralWeiUzel |a so deservedlya favorite withour peop_e that they would regret to seehim leaveso Jong as an army is main-tained in the South. N. O. Delta.Charles Huefner, a German, aged 30yesrs, who has for some time lived anInternperato li,"_ and worked in thebrewery ofAdrian __*wbi No. 266_ Wii-.'iamstreet, New York sui-ciJe on Thursday night "_» ,,«wpln»Into .«. vat of boiling beer whfu ~ '*?*the influence of liqUor. Jfc£"j[jM"»-in greatatronyat the New York firtal until Friday night, hrTeiDirLl £_L"te effects of the injuries reevedThe I>uke of Auguateubur. a yearo, imagined he had a princinaTifv __, _

bough, certain "stateaction of Prussia after theHolstein warcenv need the Duke that he had no *?_tt i

h . ?«*_*\u25a0, and HO " theyare ?ob_sold at auction In Paris. From a thron_to an auction room seems to be an ess-step. We would not mind seeini. th_whole royal trumpery of Europe, bi*gigs and all, put up at auction. *,°_J M"n.dav' an j.c \*** race came offat Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The distancesailed was It) milesand return, theboat.*?'*_* 1 N\wbu,rKh,' The Una arrivedatNewhurgh ahead on the down trinand came in ahead on her return Tli-ran from Newm.rgh to New Hamburg.distance of eight miles, was madeinthe unprecedented time of seven mmHes. Four boatsiwere entered, the Una.Minnehaha, Icicle, and Sn.iwflakeThere was considerable trouble In*-_W Y° on S-towl-y. am"n_ theude merchants and tanner" owTna-1«lr?rr,iv\Jt haVO ****+«* instructionsrom the Treasury DepartmentatWasta-ngton to prevent the import of anyhidesnpposed to be thoseofcattle which have-urope gUe \u25a0" '° Ug ?"'?evalent inThe case of Martin, the alleged Oon-ederate hotel burner, waa argued beforenited .States Commissioner Osborn, inNew York on Saturday, by Mr. Court-jey,on behalfof the Government, andWr. Larocque, counsel forUie prisoneri net ommissionerreserved bit decisionis to the holdingofMartin.