The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-26
THE DAY BOOK.

Pnors ON THE PoToMAc RIvER.--The Vir-
ginia Legislature has passed law in rela-
lation to pilots on the Potomac. 1t estab-
fishes a board of commissioners, at Alexan-
dria, who are to investigate the qualification
of all applicants for license to act pilots, to
determine their number, &c. Every pilot
is to keep one boat, Of not less than
twenty tons measurement, or incur a line OF
$3.50. The pilots, so licensed, are authorized
to charge for pilotage the following rates;
! On licensed coasting vessels of less than
four hundred tons measurement, seven cents
per ton; nor more than one dollar and seven
ty-five cents per foot up, and one dollar and
fifty cents per foot down, on all other YES
sells, for the entire distance betw cen q point
bearing southwest from Point Lookout and
Alexandria; and every vessel spoken by such
pilot between said point and Ragged Point,
or at Alexandria, and refusing him, shall
pay one dollar 'and twenty-five cents; and
provided, further, that British American
vessels owned in the British provinces, bound
to the port of Alexandria from the British
provinces, or from Alexandria to the British
provinces, shall be subject only to the same
charges for pilotage, and shall be on the
same footing in regard TO pilotage as vessels
belonging to citizens OF the United States
sailing under coasting licensp.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST The KING Or SAr-
pIN1A.-Plots to AssasstNote Gorfibaldi.-
The leo d'ltalia OF March l7th contains the
following remarkable statement:
"From private letters coming to us from
Milan, dated Feb. II. we learn that the po-
lice of Milan have just discovered an afro
cious scheme, the object OF which was to as
sassinate Victor Emmanuel On the occasion
OF his entry into the capitol OF Lombardy.-
One OF the cOnspirators, certain CouRt
Bramblla, the same who, in 1919, abstract.
ed the golden medals from the Gregoliau
Museum, was arrested, and on his person
were found suspicious documents ard large
sums of money destined for the Pontifical
court. Other conspirators, all Austrians
or priests, are in the hands Of the police.
By another correspondent we are assured
that she interchangeable Farini has discovered
vast conspiracy, organized by various OF
ticisls at Verona, aided by the anti Napole-
on party OF France. The intercepted cor
respondepce shows tsat the consprators in
tended to make use OF the dagger and of
poison in carrying out their schemes. One
OF the intended v:ctims..was Gen. Garribai-
di; the Courts of Naples and Rome were
ignorant % the conspiracy, but wnuld have
been inturuce OF il. The director ut this
plot was a famous rutlln OF the eX-Duke OF
Modens, one Virginia Alpi OF Forli, the very
type oi the desperate assassins."
FouR BGormEHs BURNT 10 DEArH. Iu the
night of Monday, the 18th instant, shortly at
ter the family OF Mr.. VIM. Rhoads, farmer
residing in Knox township, pa. had retir-
ed to rest, the dwelling was discovered TO be
on lire. Sir. Rhoads WAS absent at the time
and ais wife, having been awakened by the
heat, rushed out OF the house and called us-
on her children, no slept up stairs, to fol
low at the same time hurting stones through
their window. But they could not be
aroused. Four sons, one of them almost of
age, persisted in The flames. Five smaller
children slept in the nrst story, all of whom
were saved.
FATAL EXrLeSIoN.--The Manchester Mir.
rOr states that on Thursday evening the Re
publicans Of Marlborough, n. H., attempted
10 celebrate their victory at the late election
by the firing of cannon. An old iron cannon
was used, which burst at the second dis
charge, scattering the fragments 10 all di.
rections. A young man from Great Falls, by
the name OF Garland, twenty years old. and
another by the name of Warren of Wolf
borough, seventeen years old, were instantly
killed. a young man near, by the name OF
kimball, was inSensible on Thursday morn
ing, and it was thought he could not live.
Four or i've others were severely injured.
One piece, weighing from thirty to forty
pounds, went through the side OF DR.. Halls
house into the parlor, Several others mar
rowiy escaped.