The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

ANOTHER BANK DEFALcATIoN.-A bank |
defaulter has just been discovered at Newport, |
Il. l., which occurred ten years ago. One of |
its officers, it appears, cashed a worthless |
check for $4,000, presented by a certain par |
ty who subsequently managed to obtain adj |
ditonal loans, making the aggregate of $50, 900.
The officer implicated kept the affair secret
for ten years, and regularly paid the interest
as it occurred. The defalcation, however, was
accidentally discovered few days ago. It's
supposed the bank will not lose more than
$4,000.
AFFAIRS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.-The
hepardstown Register states that the county
taxin Jefferson county has been fixed at SO
cents on the 800; that the growing crops of
the county, since the late rains, present q
thrifty appearance, and that great religious
revival is going on in the M. +. Church at
Unionville, under the charge of the Revs.
Messrs. w. G. Eggleston and kreglo
A TELEGRAPH SUIT.-Professor Morse has
Just received Judgment against f. o.. j. Smith
for 81, 215 of stock in the Washington and
New Orleans Telegraph Company and $3,418
in cash. The judgement of the court was on
an award by an umpire after the failure of
arbirators to agree.
DEDICATION OF MoNUMENT.-Dan Rice,
the circus man, erected at his own expense,
near his residence in Girard, Erie county; Pa,
monument to the soldiers of that town, who
lost their lives during the rebellion. The
monument was dedicated last week, Gov.
Curtin, of Pa, and Ex-Gov. Todd of Ohio
were present.
ANOTHER FATAL RAILROAD Accidental
western bound passenger train on the Erie
railroad, on Friday night, near Rampo, N. j.
was run into by an eastward bound freight
train. By the collision the Rev. Romeyn,
Methodist clergyman, of Sloatsburg, YVES kill
ed and Others injured
A FAIR CLosED.--The great fair at Pha-
delphia, for the benefit of the Soldiers and
Sailors Home, closed on Saturday, night. Adj
dresses were delivered by General Meade,
Messrs. Dougherty and Charles Gibbons. The
receipts of the fair exceeded S80,000, of
which $4,000 were taken for admission.
CHARLESTON CRY ELEcT1oN-In the city
election held in Charleston on the first inst
Col p G. Gaillard was elected Mayor over
Gen John Schnerie by two hundred and
fortv-six majority. The election, which was
for Mayor and eighteen Aldermen, passed off
quietly
The Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelpha Inquirer says that Mr. Caleb Gushing
is not going to Europe, but is retained as coiln-
sci by the Government in the matter of the
Hudson Bay Company to property on the
Puget Sound, Oregon.
Elections will be held to-day in New York,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware Mary
land, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan The States of Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Wisconsin and Minnesota each
have a Governor to elect. .as4
A man named Jameson, in Cincinnati, wish
ing to curtail household expenses, adopted
novel mode to effect his object He kissed the
the servant girl one morning when he knew
Mrs. j. would see him. Results discharged
servant girl and $l2 per month saved
PAs1oRAL--Bishop Johns has issued a pas
toral letter to the laity of his diocese in the
Episcopal Church, exhorting them to make
proper provisions for the support of the clergy,
some of the ministers being obliged to leave
their cures in consequence of not receiving an
adequate support.
A new steamship line between New Orleans
and Liverpool was inaugnrated on Thursday
Oct. 26. The first steamer is called the Ala
bama. This is the first and only regular line
of steamships ever connecting the valley of the
Mississippi with any European country.
The CIGAR SHIP.-It was expected that
in England, on the 18th of October, that the
edgar ship" so named from her peculiar
shape, and built by Mr.. II. Winans, of BaIti-
more, would be launched on the 10th of that
month.
MORE MOE LAw.-Ihe Rev. Jacob Brill
hart, of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
was recently seized by a mob and ridden on a
rail at Athens, East Tennessee. The cause
was that he adhered to the fortunes of the
South in the war
EFFECT OF HIGH RENT 1t is stated that
number of Congressman, who intended to
keep house in Washington during the ensu-
ing session have abandoned the idea ON ac-
count of the excessive high rents and scarcity
of suitable buildings.
Gen. A. C. Myers, late Quartermaster Gen
eral of the Confederacy, has left Paris on a
visit to the United States. His family remain
in Europe.
During October, S4, 1881 ,3O4 were disbursed
to navy agents; $3,216,855 to naval paymas-
tiers; $272, 700 to marines; $673,G53 to prize
claims, and $88,838 for general claims
Rolfe Elderidge, son of Benjamin r. Eldrdge
of Rockingham, was killed few days ago,
while hunting, by the accidental discharge of
his gun.
- General Candy has ordered that the Odd
Fellows Hall, in New Orleans, heretofore in
the possession of the military authorities. shall
be restored to its proper owners.
The steamers City of Cork and Gemania