The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-10-10

are foolish enough to contemplate drawing
their depositcs out of the Savings Banks,
through fear or at the instigation of de
signing knaves, should read the following
from the Albany Evening Journal, and
take warning:
We are informed that an Irish woman,
who panic stricken. drew her dcposites of
several hundred dollars from the Savings
Bank, q few days since. has either lost or
had stolen from her $3.50. We presume
she. is not the only victim of folly Of this
sort, as the following from the Troy Times
proves IA poor widow woman who
had $40 on deposite in the Commercial
Bank, falling into the general distrust of
monetary institutions, which prevailed last
week, on Saturday drew it out. On Sun
day she was robbed of it, ~. q, .tat,,
FATAL RESULT OF TIE "PANrc. ION
Thursday last, Mrs. Hannah Buchanan, a
widow, who is said to have kept a, boarding.
house for many years in Philadelphia,
while on visit to the house Of Doctor
Smith, near Singletowu, Dauphin coun-
tv, Pennsylvania, took a large dose of ar
scnic, and died in a few hours. 1t is sta
ted that Mrs. Buchanan had been engaged
to be married to gentleman with whom
she had entrusted a considerable sum Of
money, but through the late monetary
troubles, the gentleman had failed. This
loss praying on the poor lady's mind is
said to have prompted the unfortunate
deed.
SUIcIDE---While the United States
transport steamer Suwanee was rounding
the shoal off Synabel Island, Fla, with
three companies Of the fourth artillery,
which had just been taken on board at
Punta Rassa, private Jessylin, company
X. walked deliberally to the stern Of the
steamer and threw his purse into the Gulf
and then jumped oyor himself The stea-
mer was stopped instantly, and the boat
lowered, which, after strict search, re-
turned having been unable to find him.
PAY Your LITTLE BILLS .-Nothing
helps the money market more, than the
prompt payment of little bills. 1t keeps
up trade, keeps money moving, helps the
banks, and makes everybody feel good
When everybody holds on to all the mo-
ney he gets because he fears times are
going to be worse, he helps to make them
50. ~ tt 5sgf t,e.
Hartwick, Otsego county, N, r., has
been much excited Of late by a case of
Grim. con-, in which Elder. S. b. Hay
ward, pastor Of the Christian church in
that place. and a female member of his
flock, are tive parties A committee of
leading members Of the church having
been appointed to investigate the charge,
reported it sustained by their investiga-
ton.
GEORGIA STATE ELECTION, Tho cleo
ton for Governor and Congress took
place in Georgia on Monday A few
Scattering returns are in, which indicate
the election of Judge Brown, DEM, as
Governor. His majority will probably
be $1,000 or 12,O00. The democrats, it
is likely, will also be successful in nearly
all the congressional districts.
The workmen ofMessrs. Chickcring &
Co., piano-forte makers, Boston, held a
meeting on Saturday, and voted that they
were able aud willing to go without their
weekly pay until matters eased up.
Gen. Pillow is out in a long reply to
Gen. Hitchcock letter about the secret
history of the Mexican war. d
The Chinese sugar cane prospers in.
Kansas. One man has two acres, and the
canes on the 18th nlt., averaged twelve
feet in height. nv f1"y sflS' 'iiiu9
A woman has recovered $50 in the
Brooklyn IN. " city court, as damages
from a man for splitting in her face. 4
It is stated that seventeen fugitive
slaves, in companies of two, three or four,
passed through New York last week on
their way to Canada. ,o
Mr.. VIM. Morton, DR.. Names right
hand man in the last Arctic expedidition,
has been tendereda complimentary benc-
fit by the citizens of Boston. g
Judge Curtis, of the U s Supreme
Court, shot the only deer which has been
killed on the island of Neusoon, near New
Bedford, this fall. f' sA','"
Mile Rachel is said to be rapidly sink
ing. Her physicians declare that she can
not survive TIVE months. e'.o6as \