The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-27

"Here lies
The bodies John and Lucy
Leaven,
Killed by lightning sent from
Heaven,
In 1777."
ARREST OF Com CoUNTERFE1TERs.-
John Frednock, keeper ola porter house
in New York, and John Hazard, his bar
tender, was arrested on Monday for pass
ing counterfeit quarter dollars and ten
cent pieces. Seventy dollars in bogus
coin was found on their premises.
FLOOD AT THE SoUTH.-The river,
(Coosa) says the Montgomery (Ala.) Con-
federation, has risen to point not be-
fore reached since February, 1847. The
whole country in it's vicinity is sub
merged, and the only way oftraveling at
present, is either on the water Or through
it.
Augustus S. Winfield, prominent
lawyer Of Madison, Ga, is dead
We do not remember ever seeing three
words in the English language contain
such volume Of meaning as The follow
ing. We allude to Pats answer
AN IRISH WARDRoBE.-At an auction
sale in a country town, trunk was put
up, when one of the party of Irish labo-
rers observed to a companion: "Pat,
think you should buy that trunk" ':An'
what should do with it ?" replied Pat,
with some degree Of establishment. "Put
your clothes in it," was his advisers re-
ply. Pat gazed upon him with look of
surprise, and then, with that laconic
eloquence which is peculiar to a son of
the Emerald Isle, exclaimcd-'an' 90 no.
ked?"
STRANGE HABITs-A correspondence
of the Hartford Conn., Press mentions
the case of a man named Ittai Curtis, of
Bristol, who for the last forty years has
slept and eat his morning meal in the
barns in the neighborhood, declining all
investigations even in the coolest wealth
er to do otherwise. He died recently.
leaving property to considerable
amount.
SUICIDE FROM GRIEF.-Mrs. Pegs,
the daughter of Mr.. j. A. Jex, of Client,
KY, lost her husband by death, three
weeks since, and became insane in con-
sequence. Last Saturday she strayed
away from home, and on being searched
for was found dead in the woods near
home. She had hung herself with her
handkerchief to a limb of tree.
AN AGED CoUPLE.-There is new
living in Burnside, Pa, Mr.. Dudwick
Snyder, ia years old. His wife, Jane
is l07 years old. The date of their mar
riage is not given, but supposing that
Dudwick was twenty-five years old al
that distant epoch, they have been living
together as man and wife ninety-twl
years.
Where twenty persons have stomachs,
but one has brains.
The more man is envied, the less he
is spared.
Truth itself is of no value, only as il
conduces to an upright, holy and beneyo-
lent practice.
Those who excel in strength are not
most likely to thow contempt of weak
ness.
"No maa can do anything against his
will" saids2 metaphysician.
Faith, said Pat, 81 had a. brother who
went to Botany Bay against his will; faith
an he did
Pits full-as the Earl of Chatham said
after dinner.
"The devil shall have his DUE" said a
boss printer as .hs settled with his APP
prentlce. @
"A aoroner's jury recently returned a
verdict that Mr. Dobbs came to his death
by hanging around the tavern. .,
An Irislman was asked why he wore
his stocking wrong side oct?
Because there is hole on the ither
side ov'm," was the reply.
Your pen wants mentliMg-as the
shepherd said to tie stray sheep.
How late is it?'' aH
Look at boss and see if he's ,1ruak YETI
II he isn't, it can't be very much after
eleven.
Does he keep good timer
splendid! they regulate the town clock
by his nose
"A gentleman, who advertised for
clerk that could bear Confinement was
answered by one who had lain several
years in Jail.