The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-07-17
Foreign war and other Gossip.

cut II cir hair in the style of the Crown
Prince.
Jew merchant in Bresau, has offered
reward of fifty Fredrichs dor to the first
prl,ssian solder who captures an enemys flag
and the same amounf to the first Jewish
soldier who is promoted to the rank of officer
Tor his courage.
The ladies of Paris are holding fashionable
assemblies, where they prepare lint to be sent
to the theatre of war. These lint soirees
we're inaugurated by m'dm Ristori.
The University of Prague has been closed
on account of the war.
Postal communication in Germany has
become deranged. Letters from frankfort
to Hamburg are sent to London for convey
auce through the English post office,
Placards are posted up in all the streets of
Hamburg, announcing that the King of Prus
STA has assumed the title of Protector Of Ger
many.
The Kingof Italy has taken with him to
the campa painter of battle pieces, who is
authorized to wear the uniform of the staff of
the National guard
baker of Forli has nine sons in the Ital-
ian army,
The Italian Commissioner Of the Paris
Exhibition has left for the army Of Garibadi.
The London Times OF June 30 says
s1be Austrans are more thoroughly dis
cipliued soldiers, and animated by a more
professional spirit; but their opponents are
more educated aud intelligent, aud have the
material advantage of possessing weapon
which proves its superiority on every field.
In the ensuing campaign, We may fairly ex-
pect that, though the contest will be terrible,
neither power will gain any such decided ad-
vantages as will approach to conquest. We
do not expect that the Prussians will conquer
Bohemia or reach Vienna there is little
probability that the AuStrlans will take Ber-
lin lead back the King of Hanover to his
throne, or give the Elbe Duches to the Duke
If, then, the two powers remain at the close
of the war substantially as they are at pres
ent, the gains will be on the side of the bel
ligerent which had obtained the earliest ad-
vantages. Prussia has only to keep what
she has already acquired, and she will be the
real victor in this war
The London Lancet says that the cholera
is widely prevalent in Holland, 2449 cases
having occurred since May and upwards of
l,450 deaths. In Prussia it has appeared in
Berlin, Swinemunde Frank fort-on Oder,
Neustadt Eberwald, Cammin Aruswalde
and several villages. The cases in Berlin
were few, and scattered in the suburbs The
epidemic fingers about Altenburg, in Saxony,
and has shown itself at Chemnitz aud near
Echternach, on the Rhine In France, the
epidemic has broken out in several places
and was prevailing with intensity at Amiens
The French Emperor received Gen Beau
regard with unusual cordially. He sent a.
Chamberlain to show him over the Corps
Legls,atif.
Philippe, the murderer of ill-falred women,
in Paris, las just been sentenced to death 1t
is supposed that since 1861, he had cut the
threats Of thirteen women of ill-fame
The steamer Miantonomah is highly COM
plimented by the London Times
The Bremen ship Leucada from Bremen,
has arrived below Baltimore, with 317 steerage
passengers, all in good health.
Virginia and Southern Intelligence.
The average daily circulation Of the Rich
mond Examiner is 1911, within the delivery
OF the clty-that of the Times is 1851 1t
is stated in the Examiner that it has five SUBJ
scnbers in the country where the Times has
one, The Times has the publication of the
letters
The foot stone at the grave of little Joseph
Davis, son Of Ex-President Davis has been
stolen and removed by some ghoul
Judge VIM. H. Lyons has been elected
President of the Richmond and Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad All the stock
has been taken
Inc Enquirer ISSUES supplement, for
which 1t guarantees larger circulation than
the combined city circulation Of the Times
and Examiner.
Ine examination Of A Cozzone, before
Commissioner Foster, in Richmond, for is
SUNG counterfeit fractional currency re-
suited IN his being remanded. He was.
oaled in the sum of 81 900.
Inc duel said to have taken place between
H. U, Wall and D. G. Mayo, tutns out to
nave oeen hoax. Rather poor amusement.
otner parties have been arrested, said to
nave been engaged in the rock fight at Rock
s.'s which resulted in the shooting of young
poyie. new witness has been introduced,
whose description of the murderer corresponds
WIN the appearance of the negro Fisher,
~" III JAIL on charge of having committed
Inc southern tertliizing Company has
yeen organized IN Richmond, and appeals to
VIZ interests and patriotism of Southern far
the nnest watermeons of the season
Thursday
A. Inc northern school marms" have taken
s"elr departure from Richmond-the Times
s@ys they were numerous were followed
w w ,he BOAT at Rockets by all the little knot
tH5,neaded urchins who had been pupils under
49,. a lady IN Richmond while returning to her
o ssluenee was attacked by sunstroke which
'"'ile near proving fatal
ABOUT 1000 bushels of new wheat have
u I'm received and ground at the Richnlond
sa ;l,S up to the present time. The crop is
WIN 70 DC much earlier than usual
North Carolina News
hos negro named Tom Wright from Norfolk
as oeen arrested and imnrisoned in Raleigh