The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-11-17
THE DAY BOOK.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. Ii, Uses.

Montgomery appeal is revived. The first
number of volume sixteen, which was publish
ed in Memphis ON the 9TH instant, reached us
yesterday. 1t is printed on the identical press
which left Memphis in 1862 and which was
kept out of the hands of the Union armv DUR
ing the war, though it had to do some tall
travelling to accomplish this. 1t is worked by
the same pressman, Andy Hartman; who was
shelled out of jackson when Grant made his
famous move from Brownsburgh.
The returns for Governor of Alabama show
a very close vote, and it is now thought that
Robert NJ. Patton, Esq, is elected over Col.
Bulger. Mr.. Patton was Douglas democrat
and served in the Alabama Legislature for over
twenty years In the Second Congressional
District, George c. Freeman, Major ia the
Confederate army, is reported elected, and
Gen. Battle in the third district
HT.-Five federal soldiers pounced upon
an unfortunate colored brother on Dauphn
street, and gave him sound beating The
"brother was much affected by this rough
treatment, and when cooled off enough to col
lect his scattered thoughts, walked off nging
IN the most doeful tune, Where are the friends
of my YOUTH" Echo answered, "Where -
Mobile Advertiser.
A COOP SELECTION. johnson
has made good selection in choosing the
school at the Episcopal Institute, at Burlng-
ton wherein to educate his son. But what will
the radicals say to his putting his son under
such influence as they pretend to think that of
Bishop Hopkins is Mon. Argus
Colonel VIM. Homer, Custom House,
Agent at Jonesborough East Tennessee, was
drowned on Friday last, while attempting to
cross the Watauga river, at Harris Ford His
horse stumbled and fell while in deep water
Colonel Homer was one of East Tennessee s
best and truest Union men,
The Times say that in the general division
of property which is bound to take. place. a
change will take place which will tend to in
crease the population of Mobile, within the
next three years, by several thousand families,
DESTROYS to abandon agricultural for CONNER
cial pursuits.
The young ladies in New Orleans will per-
sist in denominating urchins by the facetious
names of "snips" term, the whitening signifi-
fcance of which is known only among them
selves, while for venerable gentlemen of the
bachelor persuasion they have another name,
'schmacks.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
is said to get $4,000 a year-$15,000. He
writes about column a day, and gets paid at
the rate of about $50 column This is a
proof of the importance of Paris in British
eyes, rather than that of the ability of the cor
respondent.
The Herald says jeff. Davis is reported
as having recently given in very brief terms
his opinion on Fenianism and the execution of
Wirz. Of the former he said, "Its bubble, "
and OF the latter that "the government need
not have gone far to hang many worse men
The Petersburg (Va) Express says ave
learn from the American that some of the Bal
timore sympathizers with the late Confederacy
. have subscribed for the purchase of a piano
for General Lee, which will be shipped to him
in few days.
Private letters from Western Texas say the
Confederates who went to Mexico when the
Trans Mississippi army, surrendered are re-
turning, disguised with the Mexicans, as the
Msxicans, and other decent and well behaved
people were with them.
During the month of October, sol, 745
pounds OF tobacco were assessed in the Office
of the Assessor for the LIST district of Virginia,
John Fl. Hudson, Esq, and bonded in the Col
lectors office. The tobacco is valued at $221,-
5144O. ,ez144 113asf
Another conflict between the civil and milf
tary authorities in Chattanooga has occurred,
Gen. Thomas refusing to obey writ of habeas
corpus calling for one Bart Vinson, charged
with the murder of colored soldier
The Montgomery iAla.) Advertiser states
that Daniel Pratt, of Prattville, has again be-
gun the making of cotton gins. He has been
in the business since 1888, and in that time
has made over seventeen thousand gins.
s@sWm. E. Dodge, ofNew York, has informed
the Clerk of the House that he is prepared tc
fils the necessary papers to contest the seat Of
James Brooks. Testimony covering clever
hundred pages has already been taken
The election returns show the position Of
parties in the Italian Parliament, as follows:
Moderate, 1885, Constituencies, 101; Clerical
Rights, 9; doubtful 46.
Gen. Burnside is building railroad in the
oil regions, ten miles and a half long, which is
to be completed in ninety days Seven hun.
dred men are employed in the construction
General John Echols, of Virginia., is in
Washington, making preliminary arrangements
for starting National bank atStaunton, vir-
ginia.
The Prince of Wales who will be King Of
England ON the death of his mother, has 1866
1855 of German blood in his veins. The re-
manning 1-166 in English.
BY the new fire alarm system in New York
no bells are ring, but each engine company
viii be informed by telegraph in its own house
the locality Of the fire.