The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-09

Great Eastern was on that morning 300 miles
out at sea, paying out the cable successfully.
The signals were good, and the weather fine.
A private note from U: W. Field says:
We expect to reach Hearts Content, New
foundland, about the 9th of August"
The following dispatches from ON board
the Great Eastern to Mr.. Saward, London,
are of interest:
TUESDAY, IL P M.-l50 miles of cable
laid. IL, midnight, $50 miles run"
Wednesday, A. MOO miles of cable
laid.
THE FRIG ATE CONGRESS SUNK AGAIN
FORT MONROE, AUGUST The frigate Con-
gress, as already reported, was raised yester-
day morning, and was kept a6oat waiting for
Oh water to take her from her bed of sand
until P. M, when the pumps gave out aud
she sank, though in a more favorable portion
and on higher ground than where she lay be-
fore.
AS far as can be ascertained, the report that
the rebel Gen. Dick, Taylor had been sent
here is incorrect.
The steamer Cossack, with the lst Maine
Cavalry, left here for New York to-day, after
] having remunerated the suter at Newport
News, for the loss snstsiued by him from the
bad behaviour of some of the regiment. The
loss sustained was much less than first esti-
mated. The amount of damage paid was 81,
800 It is proper to say that the officers and
most Of the men regretted the occurrence very
much.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-In the colored Con
| vention, at Alexandra, Va, last night, a
member of the committee appointed to wait
on General Butler, in this city, and invite
him to deliver public address 10 the Con-
-1,sa ,&aA
| in behalf of that committee, that they had
| called on the General and informed him of
their desire, and that the General requested
| them to give his best regards to the delegates,
| and excused himself from addressing the Cons
vention as he had been detained in w ashing-
ton two or three days awaiting an interview
with the President The General advised
them that the colored people of Eastern Vir
| ginia should he particular and no violence
as all eyes were on them. As to Norfolk and
Portsmouth, be said they would receive all
| they asked sure as Two aud two make
| four.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 5.-Gen. Fisk, Assistan,
Commissioner of Freedmen and Refugees, has
forwarded report to Washington, in which
| he calls the attention of the Government to
the large issue of government rations. He
SAYS that after personally investigating many
cases, be is quite sure the Government is be-
| ing immensely swindled by many of the re-
cipients of its bounty, and at the same time
is to an alarming extent fostering stitutions
for the promotion of idleness, vagrancy, paus
persm and crime Nearly every family in
Georgia and Alabama, regardless of their
| ability, are drawing rations from the Gov
ernment, and claim it as right. Also too
many think it no wrong to resort to any mean
trick to more than duplicate the quantity they
would be entitled to if found worthy.
AspY BAY, August 5.-We have succeeded
in getting on board three miles of the New
foundland cable after labor; the cable, how.
ever, is so much corroded that we have no
hopes of repairing it. In underwriting it
parted three times. We get no tidings of the
steamship Great Eastern as yet
CAIRO, III, August 5--The Mobile and
Ohio rsilroad has been completed from Co.
lumbus, KY, 10 Treaion, Tenn, and the cars
will be running through to Mobile in W
| weeks.
ST. LOUIS, AUGUST 5.--By the recent com
pletion of the line between Pine Bluff. and
Camden, ARK, teleg aphic communication is
opened TO Galveston, Texas via Shreveport
Marshal and Houston. The line in course of
construction in Western Texas will soon give
the authorities at Washit gton communication
with San Antonio, Brownsville, and other
points on the frontier.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. General applica-
tons have lately been made to the Executive
authorities for special permission to visit
Jefferson Davis. One of these is by his for
mer physician, who, at the request of his fam
lily, desires to professionally ascertain The
actual condition of that indiviiuaPs health
~ 4, Il d.
Government however, has abundant me ans
of constantly being advised on that subject,
and so far as is known here, the prisoners
health is not suffering by the PRESENT treat,
ment.
WASHINGTON, August The General com
manding the department Of Texas, is eDjoined
to strict and faithful observance of-the in
structions heretofore issued, which require
him to forbear from any form IF Intervention
in the war between France and the sovereign
power of Mexico, of which President Jamez
continues to be recognized as the chief
/ WAsHINaToN, August 5-The State Depart |
ment has been officially informed that new
source of industry is 10 process of develop |
ment in Antigua, W. l., by the discovery Of
a very valuable. deposit Of guuaDo on the isl.
and of HRednida' Some of this fertilizer will |
soon be sent to the. United States h5vjfla ia
QUEBEC, August 5.--Lieatenant General
Grant and party arrived here this evening, !
by a special train. He was met at the depot |
by Colonel Bernard, Aid de Camp to his Ex
cellency the Governor General The Gene-
raj, with his staff, is invited to dine with the
Governor General on Monday. at
DEATH OF CAPTAIN DRAYTON.
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