The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-09-27


rnantown road and Girard Avenue, about 81
o'clock this morning. The fire, it is supposed,
will prove very destructive. and there are re-
ports of loss of life.
The mills are located in the northern por-
ton of the city. slsl s.a,et ar ifai
SECOND DISPATCH
Philadelphia, Sept. 26-Late particulars
of the fire at the Globe Mills say that the
roof burned off. The fourth and fifth
stories were Quilted, and the third story
somewhat damaged by fire. The lower stories
were flooded with water. Loss not yet as
certained The reports Of a loss of life are
unfounded One woman broke her leg in
jumping from the window. sesgosg r. ~
r+A DEATH OF HON. HENRY MAY.
The telegraph brings us information Of the
death in Baltimore this morning, of typhoid
fever, of the Hon. Henry May, a prominent
member of the bar three, and tsrmery a menu
Der of Congress from that city, He was 46
years of age and belonged to thew ashington
family of that name, and was brother Of
Dir. May, an eminent physician Of this city,
and of Capt. Chas. May very distinguished
soldier in the US. dragons who made 1.-THE
famous charge Palo Alto in the early part Of
the Mexican war, he being then in command
of cavalry detachment under General Tsy-
lor. E-Star. ~rytag<g8a vnte4igiear,
From California. w a lg
San Francisco. September 24.--The steam
er Sacramento, from Panama, arrived here to-
day, with New York dates of Sept. 1st III,
Queen Emma and suite came as passengers
The steamer was followed by the United
States steamer Shubrick She passed Fort
Point at P. M, receiving salute Of twen-
ty-one guns. The fort at Blank Point fred
4 salute and dipped the national colors. The
| United states steamer Vanderbilt fired anoth-
| er salute and hosted the Hawaiian flag at the
| manmast head. ,,-.,.e,.r,s ~.
| Our Consul at the Hayiian islands is now
here, and will receive the Queen officially.
Apartments have been secured for her at the
principal hotel, and the Hawaiian Gag will
be displayed over the building during her So
journ. ss.4 Bad saaeaa4e ai1a,I g.l w..
s. Judge Field, of the United States Circuit
court, rendered Adhesion to-dayrin favor of
| the United States for thirty-five thousand
dollars against Michael REESE, on the bail
bond, of Joseph Salmanteur, given in 1856.
| This case, which is considered very important,
| springs from the efforts of Salmanteur to OBJ
| tain possession by means Of forged titles to
| the greater part of the real estate Of the city
of San Francisco. III C@k 3#fIi9 Na "
Passengers from Cape st. Lucas,fon the
| steamer Sacramento, report rumor OF another
| revolution in Lower California in favor of the
exiled Governor Antonio Pedria, who with
| 400 men, has started from st. Jose for La
| Pas, to reinstate Salvador Yallarius, provin-
! cial Governor, pending the arrival of Governor
Pedria, who is expected to return in the next
| steamer. Another rumor says the Imperalist
garrison at Mazatlan started out to attack
Corunna followed them to Mazatlan, which
| town was captured and will be held, the
French feet being at Guayamas. s74 sa''ai'<
The steamer Continental, not knowing that
Corunna occupied Mazatlan, ran into that
port when the Liberal commander seized
her with 5000 rifles and quantity of am
munition, on the charge of being engaged in
making war on Mexico.
The cornerstone of the United States
Branch Mint was laid at Carson, Nevada, yes
terday, with Masonic ceremonies. of
Infanticide in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Gazette reports the fol-
lowing sad tragedy :.,a Z i aas .,,.,5 ., -.
! A poor woman, named Margaret Quigley,
crazed, it is alleged, by the desertion of her
| nuSDahu, WAY dIF0stetl d Ill ~ uiiauelpnla on
| Wednesday last, upon the charge of infanti-
eide. She was seen walking distractediy
along the Beach street to the river, with her
baby, four,months DID,, wrapped in a shawl
Reaching Neafe & Levy's dock, she adjusted
the shawl more closely around the infant,
srnoothed out its drapery, kissed it, and then
dropped 1t, head first, into the flood tide of
the stream. Some workmen at a distance
little suspecting her design, witnessed its con-
summation. They quickly ran to the rescue
of the little one, but too late. Its body was
1 no where visible. The miserable woman
stated to them that she was penniless, and
without food, aud that abandoned by her
husband, she was resolved that her child
should not suffer the pangs Of gradual starva-
ton. She repeated the statement to Alder
man Clouds, before whom she was taken, ad-
ding that she only deferred personal suicide
until She, first, knew that her baby was free
from the troubles of the world. She was
committed to prison, and went her way de-;
ploring the untimsly, interpositionl Of the po-
llcenen. 7i1gf s.I 1854 trad -'iis4
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