The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-17

FINE HoRsEs FOR THE SoUTH.-Mr. B. Der
rick, of Canada, passed through this city a
few days since, having with him a fine lot o
horses for the Southern market. The frs
one of these is four year old black stallion
Ely -by-night, by Canada Black Hawk. He
is beautiful coal black-horse, shipped with
white. He is fifteen and one third hands
high, and of beautiful style and action. An
other is named Artless, four year old black
stallion, out of Vermont Black Hawk. He
is coal black, without white spot. He
has been entered at three of our Northern
Fairs and has each time taken the premium.
He gives promise of being one of the fastest
trotters of the day. Goldseeker by Gold.
finder, is three year old bay stallion, out OF
Goldfnder, and he by Vermont Black Hawk;
and Raven is a three year old black stallion,
| by Blackbird. No doubt Mr.. Derrick will
find ready sale for these animals in the
uth.-[ Wilkes Spirit Of the Times.
The Horses have arrived in this city and
are on exhibition at the Fair Ground 2ta
| STEAMER NORTHAMPTON. The steamer
Northampton, intended to ply between Nor.
folk and the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is
rapidly approaching completion She is
now receiving her machinery at the works
| of Mr.. Charles Reeder, and it is expected
| that it will be completed within three weeks.
Her engine is two hundred horse power
| The cylinder is 26 inches in diameter, with
| ten feet stroke Of piston. The engine is
| lever beam, and the paddle wheels are 291S
feet in diameter, giving promise Of more
than ordinary speed. She will be ready for
the engineers trial as soon as the machin-
cry is completed, though the cabin work and
painting will not be done before the 10th of
January proximo The beat is a good mod
ell and strongly constructed.
Captain McCarrick is in Baltimore super
intending the arrangement OF her machinery,
and will remain with her until she is COM
pleted.
CALENDAR FOR 1860. Merchants and 9TH
ers desiring Calendar Cards to present to
their Gus toners, are informed that the Day
Book Job Printing Office is now ed to
get them up in very neat styles, at an ex-
tremely moderate price.
BILL HEADS AND FANCY BUSINESS CARDS.
The Day Book Job Office just been fitted
out with a beautiful assortment of Bill-head
Paper, Fancy Business Cards, Card Boards,
plain and fancy Paper, &c. Call in and
give the Caloric trial. Plain and orna-
mental Job Printing executed with dispatch
at Southern prices, which we intend in fu-
ture shall be lower than Northern prices
CHANGE OF FAsH1oN.-The abolition OF
hooped-skirts, like several other changes of
fashion that will have preceded it, will no
doubt sink the fortunes of some of the man
utacturers. The question really is, however,
whether they will be abolished or not. The
ladies seem inclined to oppose the change.
| In 1895, the peace of London was disturbed
| by the peruke-makers, who went in process
sion to petition the king against the innova-
tion OF the peoples wearing their own hair.
At the recovery of George III after his first
| illness, an immense number of buckles we're
| manufactured and spread over the whole
| kingdom. All the wealth of a single manu-
| facturer was invested in the speculation
| But the king went to st. Paul's without
buckles. Shoe strings supplied the place Of
buckles, and the manufacturer was nearly
| ruined. The disuse OF wigs, leather breeches,
buckles and other antiquities is supposed
to have affected the industry of one
million of persons, ana the disuse of hoops
| will do the same tor half million more
There need be NO "bustle" yet, however, as
| the hoops are still raging.
DIRECT IMPsRTATIoN.-Mr George Reid,
large dealer in Iron and Steel, in this city.
| has wisely determined to do his own impor-
tati n hereafter, and to that effect, sent off
day before yesterday large order to Liver
pool, and in his accompanying Instructions,
gave orders to his correspondent to ship to
Hampton Roads direct, even if it cost more,
and in the event Of procuring vessel to
Hampton Roads he was to double the order
This is the right spirit, and Mr.. Reid is set
ting an example which many of our merch-
ants should fellow. We like to chronicle
such moves. Who will be the next man to
| follow suit
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.-ln the Senate
| OF Virginia on Monday last, among other
| resolutions in inquiry, was one by Mr.. Mar
tin, of Noforlk County, of amending the 18th
section of chapter SO OF the Code of Virs inia
| 40 az to avoid miscOnstruction as to DO unda-