The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-11-16

eftN on the leit are raLnef coarse.
1t is rumored that new court is shortly to
lie organized for the trial of Duncan and
Winder, now confined in the Old Capital
Prisoner, charged with cruel treatment towards
Union prisoners at Andersonvile. Duncan.
it will be remembered, appeared as witness
in the Wirz trial, but was arrested and COM
mitted to the Old Capital Young Winder is
nephew of the Rebel General Winder, and
was stationed at ,Andersonville while Wirz
was there.
The Secretary of the Treasury has letter
from the Governo~ Of South Carolina asking
that that State have the privilege of assuming
the direct tax levied by Congress, and that the
same may be paid in South Carolina bonds
He alleges that the States is much impoversh-
ed and cannot meet the taxes Immediately
No action has been taken on the letter by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Major General Sickles has been in Washing
ton for a few days, and will be ordered to re-
lieve Major General Gilmore, in command of
the Department of South Carolina In view
of the unsettled condition of affairs there, and
the necessity of having man of enlarged and
liberal conception in command of the military
forces the removal of Gen. Gilmore was deem
Ell essential.
The vessel seen to blow up, supposed river
steamer, by steamer Weybossett, on the 18th
of October, was the schooner Fannie, from
New York for Wilmington, North Carolina,
before reported abandoned After the crew
had been taken off, Captain Peterson, of bark
Thomas, who rescued them, set fire to the YES
sci, which, communicating with five tons of
powder on board, caused the explosion
Charles Kidder deputy collector at Bridge
water, Maine, recently seized team and its
contents for violation of Internal Revenuelaws
and one night soon after some twenty-five
armed men surrounded his house and demand
ed the team. Several shots We're fired by both
parties, ard the mob finally got the horses.
The prize-money of the Princess Royal is
now ready for disbursement by the Fourth
Auditor. The claims have been hanging in
uncertainty for three or four years. The
crews of the following United States vessels
are interested, viz. Housatonic, Unadrilla, G.
G. Blunt Memphis, Quaker City. America,
Augusta.
CUsToMs.-The receipts from customs in
October amounted, in round numbers, to the
sum of SIT, 100000 in gold, about $G,OO0,O 900
the four principal ports were:' New York,
$11,0O8, 1871 08; Boston 81, "a, 100 -; Phil
adelphia, $5O3, 46s -; Baltimore $l79, 1886 05.
Some of the principal New York hotels talk
of raising the price of board to Sc per day
There are families in the Fifth avenue land
it is possible they may be able to afford it)
who give $500 or $500 week for their mere
lodging or boarding privilege, while their
. extras will reach $500 or $500 more hi.
In relation to the newly discovered Goldfish
banks in the sea of Ochotsk, San Francisco
letter says: Next season we will be prepared
to supply the demand for the whole Pacific
coast.
Two negro women in Memphis recently APP
peared in a public court to settle Il dispute in
regard to child Both claimed to be the
mother of the infant.
John r.. Thompson, formerly of Richmond,
Va, and well known in literary circles in the
South, is now attached to the editorial staff
of the London Herald.
81 Sir Edward ,,Bulwer Lytton, the novelist,
has written child's book, soon to be publish
ed in England, with colored illustrations. and
entitled the "Wooing of Master Fox 5ra
a Western paper does not know whether the
cholera will go there from the East, but thinks
they have filth enough in the city to breed one.
of their own.
Mr. VIM. Swinton, formerly of the New
York Times, has nearly finished his CAM
paign of the Army of the Potomac.
The Free Will Baptist Conference of Maine,
has passed resolution prohibiting the ordin-
ance of ministry who use tobacco, IG a