The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-20
The News,

afternoon, per telegram, that DR.. j. E.
Simkins had been appointed Collector of
this port, yice S. T. Sawyer-term expir-
ed,
Philip Hawkins, colored, convicted of
murder at the November term of the Cir
cult Court for Frederick county, confessed
his guilt to a gentleman of that city
few days since, but the confession will
not be placed before the public until after
his execution, which takes place on Fri
day, goth inst.
1t is rumored that ex-Mayor Wood, of
New York, is about to organize a move
ment in favor of Gov Wise for the Presi-
dency.
1t is stated that one of the banks of
Boston offered to loan another bank on
Friday at the rate of five per cent, but
the offer was refused. The Boston banks
now hold in deposit seventeen and quar-
ter millions of dollars, an increase of sew
eral millions within month or two. The
amount of specie in the Boston banks on
Saturday was $5,eo1, 300, an increase of
$3o3, 100 from the previous day.
George Kenton Harper, Esq, who for
nearly forty years was the editor of the
Franklin Repository, died at Chambers
burg, Pennsylvania, on the 18th inst,
aged seventy-nine years.
The managers of nearly all the North
ern Railroads are making strenuous efforts
to reduce the working expenses Of their
respective roads.
The European mails to the I'd inst,
brought by the steamship America, reach
ed New York by the New Haven train
at an early hour yesterday morning.
Mondays proceeding of Congress were
interesting The Senate passed bill al
lowing the officers and men engaged in
the Arctic searching expeditions to re-
ceive medals from the British government.
A call was made on the War Department
for statement showing the number of
troops stationed in Kansas for each quar-
ter of the year from the LIST of January,
1855. A bill was introduced granting
lands to Iowa in aid of the construction
of railroads.
In executive session the Senate confirm
ed the appointment Of Mr.. Lamar as Min
lister to Nicaragua, and that of Gen. Dem
yer as Governor of Kansas. A treaty
with the Netherlands, for the extradition
of criminals, fugitives from justice and
deserving sailors, was ratified. The mo-
ton to reconsider the vote confirming the
appointment of certain naval officers
whose cases had been before the Courts
of Inquiry was taken up, when General
Houston roundly denounced the entire
proceedings of the naval tribunals, and
was particularly severe in condemnation
of the conduct of the Retiring Board. The
session ended without the question being
taken.
In the House the Special Committee to
investigate the charges connected with
the $87 900 tariff fund was announced
1t consists of Messrs. Stanton, republic
can, Of Ohio, chairman Moore, demo-
crat, of Alabama Kunkel, republican of
Pennsylvania Wright, democrat, of
Georgia; and Russell, democrat, of New
York. They were organized yesterday
and Immediately proceeded to business.
A Select Committee of five was ordered
to investigate the accounts and conduct
of the late Doorkeeper of the House.
The Judiciary Committee were directedto
inquire into the expectancy of law res
training the introduction of foreign paup-
ers and criminals into the United States.
We have news from British Honduras
to the Goth ult. Trade was at stand
still in Belize, and the partial failure of
the Christmas settlements usually
promptly produced good deal of embar-
rassment. There was but little money
in circulation at the end of the year, and
the number of announcements at the
public theatres and by amateur compan-
les, private dinner parties and entertain
ments at Government House, were
greatly curtailed. Marriages were also
less numerous