The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-07-03

contended for on the evening Of the 4th Of Ju-
y, for purse of 5000. This is a rather novel
proceeding, but when contrasted with the
brutal exhibition of the fist and skull eacoun-
ter Of AARON and CoLYEn, it becomes cIas-
sic.
II men will strike out from the shoulder
for money, lot it by all means be in the TAU
dacious brine"
We have alluded to this swimming match,
for two purposes, apart from the novelty Of
the occurrence: the first is, to show a peou-
liarity of the civilization of North Carolina,
which State the Tribune is so fond of taking
as illustrative of the barbarisms of the South
ern mind
1t will be noted that these two men have
not gone out, followed by mad and dissoluts
mob, to hammer out from their faces every
lineanent of humanity-to maui each other
until sense and brain reel and the sponge is
at last thrown up in evidence that two
legged brute has finally "gone to grass" and
failed to come up to the scratch" en- the "call
of time" m eas.
1t will be seen that this much derided civil
ization of ours, which has produced splendid
soldiers, gives birth to no prize fighters ;
| and that, when two men have concluded upon
a test of skill and endurance on a wager, it
| has been put to test which comes as near
being poetical as anything can be, associated
with the vulgarity of bet. The philosopher
HORACE is fond of apeculations upon morals
Let him consider this development of North
Carolina civilization Our second object was,
to recur to previous suggestion of ours for
the establishment Of bath-houses down the
| harbor. There is sand-spit ut the mouth
| of that classic stream, Paradise river" more
commonly known by the less romantic name
Of Pudding Greek, which might be made
available for thia purpose. The health of
the community would be promoted by this
means, and the enterprise itself would declare
handsome dividends Boston has free baths,
| and whatever we may say of this city, we
cannot deny that in this, as in many
other matters, she has shown consummate
sagacity 1t may be that it is too late in the
season for this suggestion to be acted on now;
but let it be considered, SO that with the COM
ing Of another and less temperate summer,
our people may have the means at hand to
enable them to obey scriptural injunction.
Congressional
J SENATE.--A resolution was adopted, rela-
tive to purchasing tract of land near the
city for park and Presidential mansion
The Freedman's Bureau bill was called UP
by Mr.. Wilson The Senate insisted on its
/ amendments, and agreed to a Committee of
Conference called for by the House. The
points in dispute relate to the Sea Island
cotton lands. The House forbids the sl,rren-
der Of them, now held by freedmen, under
Gen. Shermans order; the bill, as passed by
the Senate, surrenders them to former owners,
under certain provisions, except s1eh as haye
been sold for U. S. taxes
Other action relative to lands in Kansas
and Missouri, printing documents, &c.
| The Indian Appropriation bill was then
taken up. Remarks were made by Messrs
Sherman, Doolittle and Stewart, when the
bill was postponed, spd the Senate went into
Executive session.
HoUsE.---The time for completing the Ag-
ricultural Colleges in Iowa, was extended to
one year.
A bill was passed for the organization of
land districts in Arizona, Idaho, Utah, and
Montana; also. bill creating Montana as a
separate surveying district.
The House bill was reported adversely, al
lowing FIVE years from the me for the loca-
ton OF land warrants, issued by Virginia to
her officers and soldiers of the Virginia Blues.
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Several other bills, relative to granting
lands to Oregon, for military road, CONSOLE
dating land offices in Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi
The consideration of the tariff bill was then
resumed and debated in Committee OF the
Whole ~ " Wt -eat ~-s }- *s
The report of Mr.. Banks, from the Com
mittee on the Paris Exposition, recommend
ing that the House agree to the Senate amend
ments, was agreed to.
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