The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-24
Northern NewsI

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New York, Oct 22.-The steamer Florida
bound to New York, was sunk at Havre on
October 9Th. No lives were lost She had
on board valuable cargo of French goods.
The steamer Theodore D. Wagner of and
fromBoston for Charleston, with merchandise
and twenty-five passengers, was destroyed
by fire on October goth in latitude SO degrees
north, longitude IA degrees west. The pass
engers and crew wers rescued by the crews of
the brig Velocity, Of Jamaica, and schooner
Enoch Pratt, Of Fall River. z5z 5as.s
Detective Tieman arrived in this city to-
day from Florida, having in charge the thief
who robbed the Greenwich Insurance Com
pany of this city, in July last, of $4,000
worth OF bonds, The thiers confederate died of
cholera. Both had enlisted in the army.
Buffalo, Oct % "A heavy gale has been
blowing here and on the lake, but no damage
of consequence has been reported. Des-
patches from Cleveland make the same state
ments The weather is clear and warm.
Ogdensburg, N, Y, Oct. "A heavy gale
has been blowing here all day. The COM
munication between this place and Prescott,
c w. has been shut off The ferry boat
ceased to run on account of the gale No
distresses have yet been reported, although
it is feared there have been some.
New York, October 22.-Cholera is alarm
ingly on the increase in Hudson City, N. j..
opposite this city.
There have been ID new cases since Satur-
day and 9 deaths. The cases have, in every
instance, terminated fatally. No sanitary
measures have been enforced
r Western News.
Chicago, Oct 22.-During the last forty
eight hours there has been 81 cases of cholera
and five deaths from it here.
Advices from Wisconsin and Minnesota rep
resent that the crops Of corn in those two
States have been materially reduced by the
heavy raius early in the month, while the
wheat crop will not exceed if it reaches two
thirds Of an average.
The damage throughout Minnesota has
been almost universal. y sifi fal
. ST. Louis, Oct. %. The coroner's jury ON
the bodies of the victims Of the ex plosien last
week have returned verdict that the expo-
sion was the result Of the ignorance OF the
engineer. a15J naa sais4ads
The Presbyterian Conference, sitting in
this city, have passed a series of very radical
resolutions, condemning President Johns on
and endorsing the action of Congress
General Sherman has accepted an invita-
ton to be present at the meeting of the So
ciety of the Army of Tennessee, to be held in
Cincinnati on November 4th.
Gen. Grant will also be present 1t is true
that Gen. Sherman has been called to Wash
ington; but whether in connection with Mr..
Stantons retirement from the War Ufise or
not is not known.
Louisville, Oct. ga violent wind storm
occurred here lastssevening, accompanied with
lightning and rain. 1t knocked down the South
wall Of the ruins of the theatre, and did con-
siderable damagein other sections of the city.
Nashville October PC IL. Bent was
fatally shot this afternoon by Hugh Gavereck
The difficulty originated in a publication bout
an improper intimacy between Bent and Mrs
Gavereck 4ot l.sa
southern News.
Galveston, Texas, Oct 22.-Files of Rio
Grande papers to the 7th instant have been
received. Cortinas is master Of the situation,
and is nightly expected to attack Matamoras
He has offered to permit Canaes, with an es-
cort of ten men, to cross to the American side
Cortinas has given notice to the American
tends to attack Matamoras Canaes has ex-
commandant of the post.
New Orleans, October % Governor Wells
has returned from his tour through the south
western parishes.
The crop prospects are more favorable, I'M
der the influence Of the continued fair weather.
Hon Francis Cenos, Naval Officer under
President Buchanan's Administration, and a
co-worker in the Democratic party with j. hn
Slidell, died yesterday.oi d a
Augusta, October 22.-The schooner
William Gregory, from Cardenas fol Boston
put into Savannah to-day in distress. She
reports having picked up several trunks con-
tanning clothing of operate performers. Let
tiers were found addressed to Miss Millie
Fowler.
District meetings are being held in South
Carolina urging the Legislature to call a Con-
vention to provide for the pecuniary distress
of tine people, by preventing the sale of pro-
perty for debt. ast
The Greenville, S. c. paper denies that Cow
ernor Orr favors the constitutional amendment.
A rthur Williams, his wife and two daugh-
ters were murdered near Rome, Georgia, by
two freedmen, who have been arrested. One
of them confessed that after wounding Mrs
Williams he ravished her. His accomp1ice
killed the father and daughters with an axe
The object Of the freedmen in committing the
murder was to obtain money, but they found
nome 1t was difficult to restrain the people
from infioting summary punishment upon the
freeemen, who have been committed to await
the due process of the law.
The gold excitement in the upper counties
of the State is on the increase. Rich ore has
been found in Lumpkin and Hall Counties
Mines have been old at high figures.
The ADVERTISING Business OF RICHMOND
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