The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-01-25
The News,

Inc n eHS.
By the arrival of the steamer Cahawba
at New Orleans we have Havana dates to
the Sth inst. They contain no news of
Importance. The Cahawba run aground
at the Southwest Pass, and was detained
twelve hours Several other vessels were
aground at the same place-among them
the steamer Empire City.
The p roceedings of Congress on Friday
were unimportant. The Senate was not
in session. In the House a bill for the
improvement of the Patapsco river and
harbor Of Baltimore was introduced. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to intro
duee resolution calling for all informa-
ton which gave rise to the Utah eXpedi-
ton, the instructions Gifts leaders, and all
correspondence tending to show how far
Brigham Young is in rebellion against the
government. The Pacific Railroad pro-
ject was discussed with reference to the
northern and southern routes until the
adjournment
An attack on r. Ridgway, Esq, the
editor of the Richmond Wing, was made
on Friday last by Mr.. O. Jennings Wise,
supposed to have been caused by often
slve remarks about the father of the lat
ter, in that paper.
The gross amount Of expense incurred
for the public printing, binding, engrav-
ing, &c. of the thirty-third and thirty
fourth Congresses has just been ascertain
ed, The account stands as follows-
Thirty-third Congress, $4,000, 900
Thirty fourth Congress, 100000
Total in four years S4,40O,OOO
The sum of $79O,OOOis called for to
MAKE up the Deficiencies in the appropria-
tons for this branch of the public work.
Information has just been furnished the
Treasury Department of extensive at
tempts on the part Of the captain and Of
ficers of the frigate Congress to pass
through the Philadelphia Custom House
a large amount of valuables of various
kinds, free of duty, and in violation of
law. The matter is now being investi-
gated.
The steam frigate Wabash, it is under
stood, will be ordered to the Mediterra-
mean as the flagship.
1t is confidently stated in the diplo-
matte circles in Washington, that war
between Mexico and Spain is inevitable.
The latest adviceS from Mr.. Dodge, our
Minister to Spain, state that it is the gen.
orally received opinion at Madrid that
Spain will shortly make demonstration
on Mexico, England and France to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and that active
preparations to that end are now in pro-
gress. limitations of Santa Annals COM
plcity in the con templated invasion ART
also mooted. The government has sen
stringent orders to the Captain General
of Cuba to have the Spanish naval forces
in America put at once in the highes
state of efficiency.
On the other hand, letters received by
the last mail from Mexico, day or two
since, say that a negative reply to the
Spanish preliminary propositions has
been recently sent to Gen. Almonte, the
Mexican Minister in England, and to
Senior Lafragua, and that they are in
structed by the Mexican government not
to recede in a single point from the Just
demands that Mexico has made. The
story that Santa Anna has been lately in
Havana is not cred tied there, although it
is known that his agents are actively at
work there, and possess the favor of the
government.