The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-22
The News.

W washington lnat the Lecompton constl-
tuition will inevitably be endorsed by Con-
gress, The free State men were prepar-
ing to take immediate action to put in
force the Topeka constitution. and a
fierce resistance to the Lecompton legs-
lative enactmcnts was anticipated. The
returns of the elections on the 21st ult.
and 4th inst. We're opened on the 18th in
presence of the proper officers. The vote
given on the Dist ult. on the Lecompton
constitution was 6,063 in favor of the
slavery clause, against 526 in opposition
toit. Marshall democrat, is chosen Gov
ernor, while Parrot, free State, is elected
to Congress. The free State party has
majority Of seven in the Senate and fif-
teen in the House. Although the time
for making the returns had expired, it
was determined to keep the count open
to receive whatever returns might be pre-
seuted. The usual reports of fraudulent
returns are given.
Several important subjects We're brought
forward in Congress on Wednesday. A bill
was introduced in the Senate, and refer
red to the Military Committee, to increase
the efficiency Of the army and marine
corps by retiring the disabled officers. 1t
is to be hoped that in this business blum
ders like those which occurred with re-
spect to the naval officers will be avoided
Notice was given of a bill changing the
mode of appointing cadets to the West
Point Military Academy and modifying
the laws regulating that institution.
The Senate on Wednesday, in execu-
tive session, after considerable debate, con-
frmed all the appointments of naval Off
GERS affected by the naval courts, which
had been sent in by the President. The
vote stood twenty-four to fourteen.
The steamship Black Warrior arrived
at New York from Havana on Wednes-
day morning, with adviees to the 18th
inst. A Spsnish naval squadron, consis-
ting of Ave vessels, put to sea on the 18th,
ostsnsibly with the object of improving
the heslth of the ssilors by cruise in
the Gulf of Mexico. 1t was, however,
suspected that Gen. Santa Anna was on
board the ship Isabel H., and that the
commander of the squadron would en-
deavor to land him at Vera Cruz, in or
der that he might make another attempt
to regain power in Mexico, and thereby
advance the political designs of Spain. A
correspondent to whom the personal APP
pearance Of Santa Anna is known says
that he is pretty certain that he saw the
ex-Dictator lately walking in the garden
Of the house in which Madame Santa
An.a resides. War between Spain and
Mexico was considered imminent. Su-
gars Were dull, with a heavy Market
The health Of the city was good, but fever
had appeared among the shipping, and
carried off Capt Ellems, Of the American
brig Austins, on the 14th inst. The U.
States frigate Wabash, having Col. Frank
Anderson and his filibuster command on
board, was in port at Havana. The new
Exchange was opened with great display.
General Concha made a speech, in which
he deplored the depressing effects OF, the
money crisis on trade A pamphlet on
the financial question wa. circulated, with
official appreciation, advocating the issue
of IA guaranteed and acceptable paper
currency" by the Spanish Bank, as rem
edy and means of increasing the value of
sugar in the market Two gamblers, for
amomentin luck, were, when travelling
with an armed guard, robbed of $4,000
by eighteen highwaymen
The steamship Africa sailed from New
York on Wednesday for Liverpool, with
fifty-three passengers and-$1 ,244, 1868 in
specie.
The War Department has called upon
Congress for $1,224,OOO, for twenty
months rations from July next, for eight
thousand persons composing the Utah
expedition.
Mr.. II W Tyler's Touring mill, in Rich
mond, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night about IL o'clock, involving loss
of several thousand dollars.