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

GREAT BRITAIN.
Lord Palmerstons funeral preparations are
rapidly approaching completion. There will
be ten pail bearers The Cabinet Ministers
and the Prince of Wales attend at the Abbey
Business will be generally suspended II is
reported that Lady Palmerston will be created
peeress in her own right
Queen Victoria expected to reach London
from Scotland on the morning of the Goth, and
the new ministerial arrangements will be sub
mitted ON the 30th The Morning Post is APP
parently gaining with the opposition aud says
the feeling of the country towards Earl Rus
sells ministry will be one of total apathy
The country will see little to praise or con-
demn. 1t will be no easy matter to RECON-
struct his government in the House of Com
mons, but he must certainly introduce some
fresh elements to retain the majority nominal
ly acquired.
The London He,aM says that if Earl Rus
sell makes any radical move the conservatives
will certainly lose no opportunity to check
mate him.
FRANCE.
The Archbishop of Paris is visiting the
cholera hospitals. council of ministers was
held on the 25th
SPAIN.
The cholera had entirely disappeared from
Barcelona, Valencia and the Barharc islands.
At Madrid, fifty cases occurred on the 23d, of
which thirty-two were fatal
THE EXPLOSION AT THE WYOMING HOTEL.
Ne,o York, Nov. 6.-Twenty-two persons
were injured by the explosion at the Wyoming
Hotel yesterday; none seriously however, ex-
cept Cornelius Stevens, a milkman, who was
passing at the time. Thirteen of the injured
belonged to the hotel The box was left in
the hotel by man named Theodore Leers
The barkeeper Grogan and Mr. Merseran.
who moved the box from the building. cot
away before the explosion took place. Mr..
Leers has been arrested He states that he
had brought the box from Hamburg; that it
contained chemical oils, and was intrllsted to
him as specimens for sale by the agent of the
house of Wilhelm & Rec, of this city. Mr.
Leers asserts positively that he never opened
it, and knew nothing further of it's contents
than stated above. When he left the hotel to
board elsewhere, he forgot the box, but sllbse-
quently told man, named Schoenmaker, to
get 1t for him which the latter neglected to do
The following are the names of those who
received injuries by the explosion Franklin
j. May, Charles Stewart, w. H. Emmons,
John Wyman, j. c. Abeling, Il. w. Burrdge,
Joseph Nugent JOS King, John Grogan, p.
w. Drake, j. C. Merserau, Mrs. William r.
Cotton, Johannah Renne, all of the Wyoming
Hotel; Cornelius Stevens, Ernest Seamer So
MacDougal street, Grstave Karkrow, barber
IN the shop under the hotel; John O'Brien,
1926 Greenwich ST.; Richard Hlsles aud Her
man Husles, Mrs Blaraid, wife of officer Bla-
raid, Lewis Sussman barber.
NO USE TO PETITION FOR JEFF DAVIS
Washington, Nov. 9.-It is of no use for
persons or delegations to ask the pardon of
Jefferson Davis 1t is certain as ANYTHING
that can be said of human affairs that he is
to be tried for treason.
Generals Stoneman and Longstreet and
John Covode had interviews with the Presi-
dent to-day
GALE ON LAKE ONTARIo-NUMERoU SHIP
WRECKS.
Osaeego, ~ y Noo G.-The Gale ON Lake
Ontario yesterday was terrific The schooners
Morning Star and AlmNa are ashore near the
city. Several vessels had their canvas blown
to pieces. Some lost their deck loads The
shore below is strewn with lumber and stove
boats.