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


nephew of that Senator.
On Friday afternoon, Captain James
Harris, OF bingham, Mass, was passing,
with his wife, along Washington street,
Boston, when feeling slightly unwell, he
stopped into store and asked for glass
of water, which he drank, sat down in
chair: and instantly expired. Cause
disease of the heart.
Millions of wild pigeons passed over
the city of Louisville,on Monday, in their
flight North. The flock seemed more
than mile long, and they flew much
higher than usual. Their fight North is
indicative of mild weather for the balance
of the winter. We hope the pigeons will
not be disappointed.
Abraham Perry, mechanic, formerly
of Boston, persisted last week at Chicoga,
in a vacant lot, having been driven to in
sanity by loss of work and restitution.
He leaves wife and two children, to
WHOM it is said, he was kind husband
and father.
Forty lone merchants and traders in
Cleveland doing business on Superior
street, have petitioned to their respective
landlords tora reduction in their rents OF
25 per cent, in con sequence of a decrease
in the business.
The keepers of houses of i'll fame, in
the Seventh ward Of Cincinnati. O., have
been ordered by public meeting, to
"pull up takes and remove. Thirty days
grace are allowed them.
Col. Thomas II. Bradford died in Boone
county, Missouri, on the 31st ult., in the
69th year Of his age. Col. B. was ma
tive OF Virginia, emigrated to Kentucky
in 1907, and settled in Scott county.
Carpenters in Southern Kansas COM
mand from SIS to So per day and can
work all winter in the open air without
in convenience.
David Davis has been arrested on Nor
gan county, Va, charged with having
murdered VIM. Barker on the night of
the 10Th inst. Both parties are men of
families.
A Gentleman has discovered a way to
disperse crowd of idle boys. He offers
to teach them the Catechism, and they in
stantly run away.
1t is said that the silver mine of Mexico
are more profitable at the present period.
that at any other time in the history of
hat Republic.
III. 'overing an area of 1900 acres.
A like ~ II in Iou. ,rL;,.l ~,
has been Discovers. III iowa, wnlch has
wall of heavy stone all o.o''ne i'rsup-
posed have been built thousands u years
ago.
Commodore Paulding, it is said, will
be superseded by Commodore Joseph
Smith, of the head of the bureau of navy
yards and docks.
Captain Daniel Russell, an old and
successful whaling master, from Nantuc-
ket, Mass, died in that place on Friday
last.
Mr.. Benz. F. Reeves, of Marlborough,
N. Y, was checked to death by piece of
beefsteak, a few days ago.
There are twenty-seven companies of
U. S. troops at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, under the command of Gen. Harvey.
It lis the height of folly for half dozen
brothers, four, uncles, and q gray-headed
father, trying to stop young from lady
getting married to the man she loves, and
who loves, her--just as if rope-ladders
were out Of dat, and all the horses in
the world spawned.
A Frenchman thinks the English Ian
guage is very tough-"Dare is look
OUT" he says, which is to put your head
and see; and 'look out" which is to haiti
in your head and not for to see-just con-
traire."
''Once upon time" man met an
oh woman in an English town, driving
several asses. 'Adieu, mother of asses, i"
s id he. "Adiet, my son p Was the old
woman's reply. The fellow went on his
W y, feeling fer his cas-, n
An Irshman, who had been reduced
t"'. mere shadow by severe illness, was
ASKED by his physicians what he Thoughts
Of future state? "Ah! docthor," was
the answer, "it makes no difference SfeA
amt left enough of me for the DEVIL to
n'turalze, no how"
Not long since,a youth, older in wit
than ia years. after Icing catachisrd ,ou-
crr.ilg the power IF Mature. replied -
"Ma, think there is orc thing NAH re
can - !, ll"' j. jtA = G. ia :" =: lie
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