The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-06
ANOTHER Gratifying Sign OF Bet


known piano-forte manufactures of Bos-
ton, paid off about $500 to their work.
men on Saturday and Monday. 1t will |
be rccollect.d in September last their
workmen exercised a generous spirit of
accommodation. They are now receiv
ing generous reward.
No ACCOUNTING FOR TAsTE.--Peti-
tons are in circulation, and are obtaining
a large number Of signatures in Lancas-
ter county, Pa, praying the Legislature
to pass a special act to authorize the
public execution Of the two wretched ne
2roos now under sentence of death, for
the late revolving murder near Netfablc
III that county.
REslGSED.-Dr. $ X Cox has resign
cd tie presidency Of Lynchburg (Va..l
college, lin which however he retains his
prolessorship.) that he may devote more
time to tie female college now under
his charge. Professor r. L. Brockctt
has been chosen to fill the vacancy tenn
porariIy.
The house where the Burdell murder
was committed is now tcnanted. 4
dentist has taken the very rooms occu-
pied by Burdcl, and does a very good
business in advertising the fact. He seems
to think thai the notoricty of the place
will give it 4 popularity which it would
not otherwise lave had Mrs. Cunning
ham and her daughters are still living in
the city, in 23d street. The current
runner that the elder daughter is to be
married soon, is yet credited
SHOCKING AFFAIE-Mr. A. Grimes,
promising young man residing in Crack
lin district, Montgomery county, Md,
was frightfully manglod, one day last
week, by falling from his ho,se-his foot
having hung in the stirup, he was drag
god to the distance of about two hundred
yards. When last heard FROM his recov-
cry was considered doubtful.
HooPs.-At Senator Douglass late
ball in Washington. several of the exclu-
sivcs, it is said. had small hoops in the
bottoms Of the legs of their pantaloons.
They were made of steel, and gave
the pants very pretty set around the
boots
MARRIED AT SEA- marriage took
place at sea, en- board the steamship
Edinburgh, onthc 26th January. The
parties were Mr.. James HASTE, of earn
wath, I.anarkshire, to Miss Mary Wach-
er HASTE, of Whitebarn, Linlithgowshiro
Scotland.
TUNNELLING THE ALPs-Turin tPi-
edmont) journals announce that the cut
ting through of Mount Gents, one of the
highest of the Alps, has been commenced
and that about twenty yards have alrea-
by been excavated.
REsIGNED-Rev. J. H. Ingraham,
well known in Baltimore, has resigned
his rectorship of St. Andrews church,
CFenn.,) and that OF the proposed insti-
tuts at Riverside Hall.
Professor Rogers, author of the Eclipse
of Faith. has become principal of Lam
canshire Independent College, in Eng
land.
Mr.. w H Russell, the celebrated Cri-
mean correspondent, has engaged with
Messrs. Rutlcdgo to write for them nov
81 of modern life.
Mr.. and Mrs Barney Williams have
closed their engagement at Cork, Ireland,
with bumper benefit. The citizens
presented an address.
The United States sloop of war Dale,
Com. McBlair, was at st. Helena on the
Goth December She was last from the
coast of Africa.
We learn from the Wakula Times
of the death of Colonel Hugh Archer,
Collector of the port of ST. Marks, Flori-
da.
General Quitman is to deliver the All
nual address before the Palmetto Asso-
citation CT Columbia, South Carolina, in
May next.
Lola Montez is lccturing again. She
discoursed on beautiful Women" at
New York on Tuesday evening.
Tie marble statue of Daniel Webster
has been lost on its way from Leghorn
to Boston, on board the ship Oxford,
which was abandoned at Sea in Novem-
Der.
Edward Silnons' rope work, in Hen
rico county, Va, were destroyed by fire,
with $1,000 worth Of hemp, OF Wednes-
day.
A little son of The late DIR. VIM. Muse
Of Cambridge, Md, was accidentally shot
and severely wounded by another boy J
last Saturday.
The Rev. Dr. Littlejohn, of New Ha-
ven, Com, has been elected to the prosi-
dency of the Hobart Free College at
Geneva, N. Y.
Some of the farmers in Fauquier, Va,