The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-25
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The AMERICAN MINISTER IN CHINA.
A letter, dated on board the U. States
steamer San JacinN Hong Kong, Nov.
Is, says.
Mr.. Reed and suite are quartered on
the ship. He was received very cordial
~ by the authorities and people here,
and has been called upon by Lord Elgin,
Sir John Bowring, Admiral Seymour and
other dignitaries. Numerous military
honors have been showered upon him; for
awhile the amphitheatre formed by the
mountains around Hong Kong smoked
like battle field in consequence Of pow
der burnt in his honor, and the air has,
been made musical by the thunders Of ar
tllery echoing amongst the rugged rocks
of the lofty hills which environ this bay.
find that the prevalent sentiment
amongst Englishmen here is that we are
still to take part and parcel with them.
Whether they ground that opinion upon
MIR. Reeds expressed opinions here, or
whether it is a patronizing assumption
OF theirs, | am unable to say. Time, and
perhaps Mr.. Reed, will open their eyes
to gaze on the beatiic glories of their
mistake.
MURDEEoUs AssAULr.-On Sunday
evening, L. Crossmap, resident of it's
burg, Pa, went to the residence of Hen
rietta Griffith, his former wife, from whom
ne had been divorced for more than year,
and!accuscd her ofimproper conduct where
upon she stabbed him in the side, inAict-
ing a dangerous wound. Crossman was
taken to the hospital, but no hope of
his recovery is entertained. The woman
was arrested, and Andrew Webb, in
whose house she resided, was held to
bail.
WORTH KNowING-A piece Of candle
may be made to burne all night in sick
room or elsewhere, where dull light is
wished, by putting finely powdered salt
on the candle until it reached the black
part of the wick. In this way a mild and
steady light may be kept through the
night from small piece ofcandle.
"IRIsH HARDs. "A postmaster, puzz-
ling out very uncertain superscription
on an Irish letter, loosely remarked to an
intelligent son of Erin who stood by that
the Irish brought hard set of names to
this country. "That's fact, yer honor"
replied the Irishman; "but they get
harder ones after they arrive here"
Man may err and be forgiven; but poor
woman, with all his temptation and but
half his strength, is placed beyond the
hope of earthly salvation, if she but once
be tempted into crime.
VOLUNTEERS FOR UTAH.-In Missouri
the attitude Of the Territory of Utah to-
ward the federal government has led to
the formation of several volunteer military
companies, and numerous requests have
been made to the Governor for employ
ment in the Utah service if volunteers are
called for
1t has been calculated by Professor
Bache, that the waves of the sea travel
at the rate of six and a half miles a
minute.
Smallpox is prevailing to an alarming
extent in the southern districts OF France,
owing to the ignorant prejudice of the
peasantry against vaccination.
AcoU1TTAL OF BoBERTsoN.-On We'd
nesday, the jury in the case of Robertson,
charged with attempting to poison his
wife, at Rochester, N. Y, rendered yer.
dict of not guilty. This case has excited
good deal of interest
The equestrian Statue of WASHINGTON
was yesterday, at an early hour, lowered
down to its place on the monument and
firmly fixed. An immense number of
spectators, who watched the proceedings
from the day the prepare tens for hosting
it begun, were still looking on with una
bated interest at the moment it was thus
adjusted, where it is to remain to be adj
mired and venerated through ages to
come.-Rich. Dispatch Of Saturday.
The two men Hoffman and Burns, the
makers and vendors Of horse meat sausa-
ges at Philadelphia, have been sentenced
to eighteen months imprisonment,