The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-27
lsN~ Circulation equal to all the
other City dailies combined.
The News,

The News.
The steamship America is now fully
due at Halifax with European news to the
23l inst, three days later than the ad-
vices previously received.
Mr.. Hockadav, United States Attorney
for Utah Territory, has arrived at st.
Louis from Camp Scott. He left Camp
Scott Ga the 9Th ult. The weather was
unusually mild, and the troops enjoyed
coed health. Brigham Young, iiebcr
Kinhall and other Mormon leaders, had
been indicted for high treason by the U.
States Court, held at Camp Scott.
News from Vera Cruz to the DIST inst,
q fortnight later than previous accounts,
has been received. But little change had
occurred in the position Of affairs i'll Mex
ice. Zuloaga had issued a decree max
Ing duties on goods imported at Vera
Cruz and 7ampico payable only at the
capital. Vera Cruz, Puebla, OAjsca and
Yucatan were opposed to Zuloa9a's gov
eyLMcDt. The three first named States
Lad sent & large force against Zu!oaga.
News fron Laguayra, Tenezaeia, t.
the 24ti. u!t has also been received. The
New York Ncrald's correspondent states
that either complete social disorganiza-
ten or an extreme popular CONFUSION
awaited the unhappy citizens Of that re-
public. President Monagas found him.
self 50 insecure in his position TINT his
dwelling, with all the leading approaches
to it, was guarded by military; and the
assassination Of both himself and his fam
lily was even recommended in handbills
circulated amongst the people. The for
eign debts of the country were covertly
repEdiated by the officials, and host Of
spoilsmen fattencd on the revenue. There
was Slight chance of the settlement of
the AYES Islands claims of our govern
mont, and the appointment of special
Venezuelan Minister to Washington was
regarded by many as a mere Executive
russ for the purpose of creating delay.
The steamship City of Washington ar
rived at New York yesterday fiom Liv-
erpool, but brings no later dates than
those by the Anglo-Saxon, and Arago-
all Of them having sailed on the same day.
In regard tothe PacifcHotcl catastrophe
at st. Lous it is suspected that horrible
crime has been commmittcd. A man
named Charles l.. Taylor has been ares
ted at St. Louis, charged with numbering
Ephraim Doane, one of the inmates of the
hotel, and then firing the building to
cover Up the deed. The landlord and
watchman Of the hotel have also been
arrested.
Tic United States Marshal of New
Iorl: and his assistants Oh Wednesday ar
rested Joseph Santos, Vincente Louis,
and Andrew Los Santos, who had taken
passage on board steam tug, with the
design, as was supposed, of joining
vessel bound for the coast Of. Africa to en-
gage in the slave trade. The prisoners
were taken before United States Com
missioner and held to bail in $4,000
each. The Marshal. also took possession
Of several trunks found on board the tug,
III which We're charts of the coast Of
CUBA ard Guinea
Paul Hernandez, keeper Of a beer eel
Ter at the corner of West Broadway and !
Leonard street N. York city shot his wife
in tie neck on Thursday morning with
a pistol. She was conveyed to the hos
pital, where she expired Hernandez
was committed to prison to answer.