The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-29
The News.

half millions of dollars to the leading
lines of Railroads in this State, as follows .
To the Covington and Ohio Railroad.
$800,000 Orange and Alexandria, $780,
900; Alexandria, Loudoun and Hamp-
shire. $500 900; Manassas Gap, $780,
900; Norfolk and Petersburg, $3.50 900 ;
York River, $250,OOO; Richmond and
Dauvillc, $500 1000, and Virginia Central,
100000
The New York Post states that the
lady who is expected to make Mr.. Fill
more "the happiest of men" on the 18th
of February next, is a Mrs. Mcintosh, a
woman distinguished fora great variety
of charms solid as well as transitory.
The President has officially recognized
Adolph NuMge as vicc consul of the Meth
erlands for the State ofGeorgia.
-Four days later news from Europe,
brought by the steamship kangaroo,
which left Liverpool on the morning of
the 18th of January and arrived at New
York at zine o'clock on Wednesday night.
Nothing had been heard of the Wander
bilt steamer Ariel when the kangaroo
took her departure.
The London money market was easy
and gold continued to flow into the Bank
of England. Consols closed on the even
ing of the 10Th inst at 94Sa94s Ameri-
can securities were steady on the 18th
inst. Cotton was one-sixtecnth of penny
lower in Liverpool, with quiet market
and sale of fourteen thousand bales in
three days. Flour was very dull, and had
again fallen from sixpence to one shilling
per barrel. Sugar commanded full prices,
with an active London market.
We have to report the failures of
Messrs. cambridge & Son, Rothcrhite, for
$4,000; Samuel Brown, kidderminster
Sll5, 900; and Arthur & Co, GLASGOW
liabilities not mentioned.
Additional dispatches from India dated
at Calcutta llth and Bombay 18th Of
December, state that on the oath of No
vcmher Sir Colin Campbell evacuated
lucknow in the presence of the whole
force of Dude, and retired to Cawnpore,
carrying with him all the treasure of the
forner place and several prisoners of
State The Gwalior contingent was re-
garded As anuihlated after the attacks of
Generals Wyndham, Campbell and Grant.
Brigadicr Wilson had been killed i'll &C
ton and General Grant wounded. The
Bengal army had ceased to exist by the
mutiuy gifts remaining regiment. Postal
communication between Bombay and CAL
rHta was cut off, and some new rsings
ae reported.
The houdon papers announce the ar
rest Of General Walker, but the exception
Of the Post which applauds the act of
Commodore Pauiding they are cditorially
silent on the subject.
The Spanish Cortes was opened ougthe
10th inst, when illusions were made in
the royal speech to the meditation OF
Enslaad ana France il. the Mexican dis
pure,
Aali Pasha had been appointed Grand
Vzcr of Turkey,
The launch Of the Lcviathan progress
ed rapidly, the vessel having moved thir-
ty-6ve feet forward in two days, She
had seven and half feet Of water under
her at high water, and in fifteen feet she
would float.
The news from China is dated at Hong
Kong on Goth of November. Lord Elgin
had gone to Macao. where the French and
Russian ministers were. An attack would
soon be made ON Canton, but it was said
that the city was mined and that strong
resistance would be offered.
By the arrival of the. Moses Taylor We'd
nesday evening from Aspinwall we have 2
weeks's lator news from the Pacific coast.
The intelligence from California is not of
very great importance. -Asalarge fire had
occurred at Downicvilc, which destroyed
the principal portion of the town, embra-
cling a loss Of halfa million of dollars. -
The feeling against the Mormons is very