The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-02
LATEST NEWS.
FROM WASHINGTON.


advertisement Of the Postoiiee Department, d
contract was signed to-day by Postmaster
General Dennison. on the part Of the United
States, and Byrd. 4. Navarro, on that.of the
United States and Brazil Mail Steamship Com
pany, to carry the mails for the next ten years
between the two countries. The service will
be monthly, in first class American steamships
of not less than 1000 tons burden each. be-
tween New York and Rio DE Janere in Bra
I'll, touching at the intermediate ports of St
Thomas, in the West Indies, and Para, Per-,
nanfbneo. and Baliai, in Brazil The compen-
sation to be paid by the United States Is at
the rate OF S150,000 per annum. This com
pany having also obtained a corresponding &C.
oeptance from the Government of Brazil in
accordance with the law Of Congress the mail
service on this important route will be inau-s
gurated at an early day, the first steamer of
the line leaving New York with the mails for
Brazil Oh or before the Doth of September
The departures will be from New York
every goth, and from Rio de Japeiro every 81
of each month. The average rate of speed
per day will not be less than 200 miles The
! total grant of both governments will not only
amount to 100000 per annum, but the com
pauy will have complete immunity from all
| port charges and custom house dues. s,Fhe
establishment Of this 50, much needed line has
4 heeli in contemplation iore the last fourteen
yeafs ybbtit the conf citing interests the diff
4 fereift parties gsaelling the contract Att Also
the st nwlingness Of this tovernlleht to grant
subsidies to any one, has p}eeluded its going
into, operation until tlie pissantsstilne. 1t is
i anticipated that the line wilt be highly sue
| cessfu.. Fde United States viii be placed in
regular and rapid e8fnmunieat ton With all the
kiSpanish and Portuguese countries bordering on
the Northern and Eastern4coasts of South
/ America This IL the only company which
receives q subsidy from this government for
mail service. The agency very. properly, will
be in the hands Of, a house uniting among its
members the American and Portugeset ele-
ment. ~ u
h linfYnE NOT MUSTERED OUT. ,.-f
The name of Brevet MAJOR Gen. john +.
Miller, Of Indiana, Was erponeousy PLACED by
the War Department in the list Of. general Of
ficers recently m,lstare,l outof service Gen.
Miller was for Il long time onaduty in Nash
vile while Andrew johnson was Military Gov
ernor of Tennessee and recently commanded
the district of Mobile ,aa55 az 1a49A
THE wiRz TRIAL.
| The Wirz Military Commission adjourned
to-day until Friday, at the INSTANCE of Judge
| Advocate Chipman, who said that this accom-
modation would serge to shorten the trial at
| least four days. Ills object is to occupy to-mor-
row in classifying the witnesses and dispens-
ing with those whose testimony would be
| merely cumulative, III important Iii view OF
facts which have already been elected g
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA,
HMifar, Aus 30,--Ihe steamer Africa,
from Liverpool on the 10Th inst, and Queens
! town on the Goth inst, has arrived. ,sa,,i
Political news is rmimporrant, ,sasse,
Nothing has yet been determined in re-
gard to the Atlantic cable Future pro
ceedDgs We're to be resolved upon IN the oath
instant.
Capt Anderson, of the Great Eastern. ina
letter, says it will require ten months TO pro-
vide proper gear ion lifting the Atlantic cable
and 10 make necessary repairs to the Great
Eastern. He suggests that new cable should
be made and laid in May next, and tie Old
one be tlep picked up. and repaired. tic has
every confidence iii the future success OF the
cable, but thinks it useless to renew the
attempts to lay it during the winter months.
The Stlez canal was opened on the 18th
inst, and Il vessel laden with coal passed from
the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
Consols closed at 80s@e9l cts. US. ) 20's
closed at 68@68a. s.a ers0
COMMERCIAL INIElIIaENcE.
Licetpod, Aug. ao---Cotton is heavy,
and prices have declined Id Manchester
advieesi are favorable for both, goods and
yarns. t.a 0'i.i..e' a
BreatLstufs -1'he market is dull, with de
clininS tendency The weather is improving
and becoming more favorable for the crops.
Provisions-The market is buoyamt.
THE yERY LATEST.
Lioe,poo, Saturday Cotton Sales to-day
! $4,000 bales; market sliraer and prices UNI
changed. BreadstiiiEi5 are, duh and nominal
The weather is fav6rA6le ibfsthe crops Pro-
visions are firm. Produce is steady
Loadon August 2O-CohsoIs closed last
evening at s949s9E tof money. Us. 5-2os
6S@683. f.
&AN FROM HAVANA.
Netc York, August 30.-The steamer CO.
lumbia brings Havana dates to the Goth The
news fromSt. Domingo announces that the re-
volution is going on, the capital and other
towns having pronounced against General Pr
hentel apd in favor Of Gen. Joseph Mara Cab
rail- naming him Protector Of the Republic,
and supreme command until the new govern
ment can be established. General Cabral has
accepted the call upon him, and appointed his
secretaries, and other civil and military kofi-
GERS. AT last accounts Generai Cabrat, at the
head of body of troops had gone to put
down opposition to him in Gebas,S