The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-07

A couple of gentlemen belonging to Mys-
tic, Conn, brothers in law, started in com.
pany to visit New York the other day. At
the depot one was taken and the other left
the one who was not left laughing at the
good joke. The other man squared with
by telegraphing to the New York Police to
have the man arrested for stealing his bag
gage. 1t was accordingly done, land he fumes
and fretted in the Station House until hid
companion arrived and explained joke mum.
Der two.
Petitions have been addressed to the Leg.
islature of Ohio, asking them to appoint a
day OF fasting and prayer to atone for the
sin they committed by appropristing $4,000
for drunkenness ana debaachery, in that
treat given to the Legislatures of Kentucky
and Tennessee.
Melancholy Accidental daughter of II
G Heritage, of Pickens county, Ala, was IA
| tally burned few days since. The older
| members of the family were absent, and
little son set fire to a fell of brood sedge
| near the house, and the daughter, to prevent
the fire from reaching the fence, attempted
to extinguish it, when her clothes caught
and she was unable to extinguish the flames
until fatally burnt.
More Safocation from Coal Gos.-Wm
w oShACiJ Oh oio vi D6CukcuclQ,t Fd,l
was sutfocated on the night of the 2lst inst,
by the gas escaping from a coal stove in
room adjoining his bed room, the door of
which was open. Mr. w was at the time
confined to his bed by illness. His wife and
daughter were also affected by the gas. and
slept till the evening of the next day, when
they got up and began making preparations
for breakfast, Unconscious Of their long slum-
Der. A neighbor who called set them right
n int xuha thnxy rn,,$f 10 CET
room and found him dead.
Mr. w II Quiency, one of the Fire Com
missioners of Baltimore, is now on a visit to
Philadelphia,.by invitation, for the purpose
Of instructing the Philadelphians in refer
ence to the workings of paid fire depart.
ment.
The Arabs Wonder.-An English travel
traveller describes the speechiess amaze.
ment with which wild Arab chief of the
desert watched, in tent near Cairo, the de.
velopments of photograph of the Great
Sphinx. When the features of the mysteri.
GUS sculpture were revealed on the grass,
the Arab turned to his companion, and point
ing to the photographer, exclaimed, Gle is
the eldest son Of Satan %
some Good T'ra Deserves Another. -
The Milledgeville (Ga) Recorder, of the 2Ist
ut., has the following;
A correspondent in Montgomery county
writes us that on Christmas last two couples
were mrrried in that county. and the grooms
both being magistrates, they otiiciated in
performing the ceremony for each ether
This is rather an uncommon occurrence.
Death Of a COnUict-James Paradine,
who was serving out sentence in the New
Jersey State prison, on conviction of rayish-
ing girl at New Brunswick few months
since, died in that Institution on Friday last
of consumption.
Death of j G Boiler. - G Boxer, veal.
thy and we'll known merchant of New York
city, died Saturday morning of disease OF the
heart. He was the originator of the collec.
ton of pictures known as the Dusseldorf
Collection, and which is now the property Of
the Cosmopolitan Art Association. He &C.
CURED an unpleasant notoriety few years
SINCE through an improper marriage Of his
daughter with his carriage driver, man
named Dean.
Rev. John Miller, of Lexington, Va, has
lust lost female slave which he carried to
Philadelphia to live, the abolitionits having
sedueed her Oft from her master.
When the Queen of England is angery,
what order Of merit does she representa-
A Victoria Cross.
II is easier TO increase our wants, be
thew never so much, than to reduce them.
be they never so little Bopee.
The singing Of a kettle in one respect
resembles the singing OF a stage singer. -