The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-17
LATEST NEWS.

arrived.
The London Gazette says the first reading
of the reform bill will not be moved in Parlia-
ment before Easter, and more probably not be-
fore the reassembling of the Houses after the
Easter holidays.
The government has issued another procla-
nation offering e2,900 for the capture of Ste
phens, the Irish Fenian Head Centre.
An additional seizure Of fifty rifles and bay
onets was made at Dundalk.
The intelligence from the United States that
Mr.. Chambers motion in reference to the Ala
bamas doings, and in favor of the recall of the
American minister, and declaring non-inter-
course, had no effect on change.
Several vessels bearing CHILEAN colors have
appeared off Valencia, and are pursuing Span
ish shipping. They are supposed to be pirates,
under the cover of the Gillian flag.
| Cottos--Sales for the last two days. II 900
bales; market dull, ard quotations barely main
| tanned.
The Manchester market is quiet, and prices
steady.
Breadstuhs-Ihe market for flour is very
dull, prices have declined 3d. Wheat is
quiet and steady. Corn easier and declined 3d.
| Mixed 28s Cd to 29s.
Provisions-Beef is steady; Pork steady; Ba-
con firm; Butter has downward tendency;
Lard is tending upward--quoted at CTS; Tai
low is dull.
Produce-Ashes are quiet aud steady; Su-
gar dull; Coffee steady: Rosin inactive; Spirits
Turpentine, no sales reported; Petroleum steady
at Is 5d@2s 3d.
London, Jan. 31.-Consols closed at $500
81; U. S. 5-20s 66@664; ILL., Central 1870
753; Erie Railroad 564@562.
Ne,o York, Feb 1.-THE steamer Winoos-
ki returned to the navy-yard at half-past II
o'clock to-day, the race having Been abandon
ed last night, on account Of the storm on the
Sound, when the Winooski had made three
complete heats and was just 65 miles ahead
of the Algonquin and gaining at the rate Of
q knots per hour.
At 8 o'clock this morning both vessels
started Tor New York, and III three hours the
Winowski ran the Algonquin out OF sight
masthead. The Winooski worked beauti-
fully, making 219 turns per minute with 35
pounds of steam. The Algonquin probably
made II turns.
The Algonquin arrived at the navy-yard at
1.30 to-day. She put into New Haven last
night.
Alkeys' Assembly Rooms, from No 442 to
This includes the American Theatre, known
as 444. In addition to the theatre, the Con-
tinentinal Hotel, adjoining, was also burned.
Loss mainly covered by insurance.
Washington February 15-Tle Senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations -
Isaac N. Arnold to be Auditor OF the Treasury
for the Post-Ofiee Department. Henry G.
Van Dyke, Assistant United States Treasurer
at New York; Joil. u. Graham, to be Assis-
tant Register OF tie treasurer at Phiiatle phia;
N. b. Brown, Assistant Treasurer at the
Mint; Daniel G. Ntin:an, to be Deputy
Commissioner Of iut,rtlai Revenue; w. e.
Chandler aud John L Hearty to be Assistant
Secretaries Of the Treasury; H. Rollins to be
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
The Senate also confirmed Hooper c. Hicks
and Ephraim F. Anderson to be Appraisers at
Baltimore; James f. Webb, Collector Of Gus
toms at Vienna, Maryland; W. Smith Reese,
Naval Officer at Baltimore and W C. Mum-
ford, Surveyor of Customs at Snow Hill,
Mary land
Among the items in the post-office appro-
priation bill, reported to-day, are $3.50, 900
for steamship service to Brazil: for such SER
vice between San Francisco, Japan and China
$3.50, 600; for overland transportation between
Atchison and Folsom and marine Transports
ton to California 100000 The bill autho-
rixes the Postmaster General to employ sail
ing vessels for mail transportation to any
foreign ports, paying compensation not ex-
| ceedlng the sea postag,s accruing on mails SO
conveyed
Kansas City, Feb. 15.-The bank at Lib
erty, Clay county, Mo, was robbed on Tues
day afternoon of $4,000. Twelve men en-
tered the town about two o'clock. Three
guarded the suburbs and nine went to the
bank. Here seven guarded the outside of the
building, while the other two entered the
bank and With cooked revolvsrs at the head
of Mr.. Baird the cashier, and his son, forced
them into the vault, and compelled them to
deliver up all the money in the bank A boy
named William gave the alarm, and was shot
five times, and instantly killed, when the rob-
bers mounted their horses and escaped A
party of thirty citizens have started in pur-
suit, but no capture has been made. The rob-
bers divided the money at Mount Gilead
Church. Three of the gang were recognized
as notorious bushwhackevs during the war.
Washington, Feb 16.-Gen. Lee arrived
here this evening, and is stopping at the Me-
tropolitan Hotel.
Dill mas been reported IN congress to re-
imburse the States that furnished troops to
the Union army, for expenses incurred and
advances made in raising the same. Il al
lows Western Virginia one million five hum
dred and twenty Thousand nine hundred dol
lars, for $4,000 men.
Savannah, Feb. 16.-The cotton store and
warehouse in Battle row, occupied by j. s.
Rowland, was destroyed by fire this afternoon
The house contained about three hundred
bales of cotton, mostly insured.
Ono negro fireman was fatally injured by
the falling of bale of cotton.