The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-23

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| Quinn, bishop Of the Artisan NJ. Il.
Church, was knocked down and robbed
ola considerable sv'n Of money i'll Gncin-
natl early on Thursday morning last, and
| quite severely injured.
A PuN.-An exchange notices the
| marriage of Miss Angelina Braham,
daughter of the great vocalist, and adds:
1--WE congratulate the bride groom upon
| his privilege of reposing, even on earth,
upon A. Braham's BOSOM
| DaArH OF A Belle AaEET.-Ihe Rev.
James Farquarson agent Of tho Bible
| Union Society, died near Alexandria, Va,
on the 1Sth after short illness.
VIRGINIA PosroFrIcns-A postoflicc
! is established at Glenwood, Rock bridge
county Va. and Francis L Anderson APP
pointed postmaster. The office will re-
ceivc special supply. The Office at
Pelnberton G., ochand county, Va, is re-
established, and John D Hobsen appoint-
ed postmaster. At Prince Georges C. H.,
Prince Georges CO. Va. Archer Worsham
is appointed postmaster, vice W B Boyd,
resigned.
The Failures in Englao9 The finan-
cial difficulties Of 1857 in England were
Of greater extent than any which had pre-
viouFly occurred for long time. There
We're 10 fewer than 1920 bankruptcies
gazetted OF these 7G5 were in tlie coun-
Try, and 664 in London alone. In Liver
pool there We're 113 ,sin Manchester IA,
IN Birmingham PIG, in Leads 124, and in
Bristol 101.
Heacy Fs(a.cation q q BAN age,a.-1t
is reported in Augusta, that the. agent Of
twoof tie South Carolina banks, at Mem
pals, Tennessee. mad disappeared, leaving
$50 coo of cash unaccounted for, ard
100000 in bills Of exchange of very
doubtful character taken for their &C
count-every part of which that has fall
en- due, has been protested
Commihed. Tho governor general Of
Canada has committed to imprisonment
for life the sentence of death passed upon
Neil and Janet Beaton for taking the life
of Edmund Russell by poison, at Lobo.
Canada. Russell was Mrs Beaton's for.
mer husband
Ths Outrage in Kansas.-Dr. Davis,
whose officeSw lately burned by mob
of free State men, at Kickapoo, Kansas,
is from Cbarlestown, Va. 1t appears hs
rooned with South Carolinian, and suf-
fered by the attack on the premises Of tbs
latter. 1.$.
ARRHsrs.-A man named Obediah
Christmas has been arrested in Mecklen-
burg, sfor killing a negro belonging to
Thomas Taylor Of Granville, North Car
DINA.
The Clarksvilla Tobacco Plant learns
that Tuck, who lately committed muir
der in Halifax county, has been arrested.
HIGH PRICES FOR NEaRoEs. AT q
sale of MIR. Robert Browns negroes, in
Nelson county, on the 9th, negroes sold
at Unprecedented prices, A house ser
want Is years cid, sold for $1,000,
scamstrcss $1,450; field hands from ST.,
200 to 1,4C0; one family-a young VIC
man and three children, very small-for
$4,000; another same number-for
$2,725. There were about forty nsgro.s
sold, averaging nearly 5000 for old and
young. They were sold Oh credit of six
months, with interest.
ATTEMPTED SU1cIDE.-SArsh Smell, q
white woman, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to commit suicide in Jail, at Peters
burg, few days ago.
Mrs. Mary P Taylor. wife of Capt.
Howell Taylor and daughter of Robert
Ven.ble, of Prince Edward county, Va,
died in Haywood county, Tenn, on the
25th ult.
FIRE ON A RAILRoAD.-Several ears
of a cotton freight train were burnt on
the South Carolina Railroad, near Ridge
v;lla an 1'uaa1ov piubt 1oet