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

upon Mexican soil. Very few kave signihed
their intention Of joining his standard, as he
is known to be inimical to the Liberal cause.
and his antecedents with the Texans having
alw avs been of treacherous character.
Quite large quantities of arms and ammu-
milton have lately reached the Mexican from
tier, designed for the use of the Juarez army
at Monterey and other places. The forces
under General Escobado are now in excellent
condition, and will soon be fully equipped for
the coming winter campaign. The latest
chihuahua despatch, dated September 18th,
states that Juarez was then at that place.
preparing for an early departure for Monte
rey where General Escobado at present is III
command. The Liberal forces are in excel
lent condition, sanguine offuture success, and
await the presence of their President, who for
FIVE years h as upheld their cause.
Washington, Oct. 9.-First Lieutenant II.
B. Beecher, son of Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er, has resigned his commission in the 4th
regiment regular artillery.
CoonelsThomas j. Kelly and Captain Jno
McCanerty waited on the President on Sat-
urday, and laid before him the case of certain
naturalzed citizens, still held as prisoners in
Ireland by the Government of Great Britain,
on suspicion Of completely in the Fenian rev.
dictionary movements, together with the res
olutions recently adopted at meeting held
in Now York, making al appeal in their be-
half, and asserting that "the honor and dig
nifty of the United States have been seriously
comprised in our foreign relations by those
having charge of them, both at home and
abroad, and asking that Minister Adams and
Consuls West, at Dublin, and Eastman at
Cork be Immediately recalled, for having, as
the resolutions assert, acquiesced in the de-
clared doctrine of England that the subjects
of that country could not throw off their al
legiance to that despotie Power by assuming
the duties and status of United States citizens
The President received the delegation with
courtesy, but it seems that the interview was
not satisfactory to the delegation.
Marine Disasters. q.
SAVANNAH, October 8-The steamer
Evening Star, from New York for New Or
leans, fonndered 1870 miles east of Tybes. with
$50 passengers and crew of fifty persons.
Five of the crew and Frank Gerard. a as
senger, were saved. A boat from the Even
ing Star arrived at Fernandina She left the
steamer with fourteen persons, incl uding
Captain Knapp and one lady and child, but
capsiz I'd nine times, and at thu sixth time
the Captain was lost AS the steamer Sylvan
Shore left Fernandina boat was reported
coming in with The purser and engineer. -Four
boats left the Steamer as she sunk. The 9TH
er two are supposed to have been swamped
The schooner S. j. Warning, from Apala-
chicola, which put in here in distress. having
thrown a part of her desk load overheard,
brought in the Chief Engineer, Purser and
two pacaa, vorc nd eiv Of Az osa,,.t a. =
steamer Evening STAR picked up at sea.
which left here yesterday for Mobile returned
to port to-day with her machinery disabled.
New YORK, October 9.-To-day's New
York papers contain a list Of The cabin pas
sengers ON board the wrecked steamer Even
ing Star. There were 165 in the cabin, in
Guiding IS females. 1t is reported that
among the passengers there was a French
troupe of go persons who went on board from
Havre steamer without landing. The boat
was valued at 100000 No in ,urance.
FoRr MONROE, October s.-The British
steamer Queen Victoria foundered at sea, on
the 4th instant, during the recent storm, in
lat. $40 8, Ion. 100 3d. The passengers and
crew were picked up yesterday by the brig
Pon.fret from New York, and thirty-tive Of
the steamer James Gray, from Washington,
N. c., for Baltimore, which arrived in the
Chesapeake Bay this afternoon Two lives
were lost The engineer died from exposure
and the mate was washed overheard The
storm commenced on the I'd, and the steamer
sprung aleak on the morning of the Sd.
The ship FL. Barbant, Sc days from Brs-
men, with 800 emigrants, all well, bound to
Rolt J,oi l. u
day.
The Crops in South Carolina.
Lieutenant E. P Docherty has just re turn
ed from four months residence in South
Carolina, and gives a rather discouraging ac-
count OF the crops and the general condition
OF the country. The corn crops in that State
is almost failure. Many plantations will
not yield over two bushels to the acre, and
very few more than five. The cotton crop
was moderately good, which is all that the peo-
pie have to rely on. Lieutenant Docherty
was for several months Provost Judge for the
Sumter, Clarendon and Kershaw Districts, in
addition to discharging the duties of Post
Commandant, and is Therefore familiar with
the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau. He
pronounces the contract system failure, and
Is decidedly of the opinion that the labor
question would soon adjust tselftothe advan-
tage of all concerned if left to itself, The alb
clifton of Provost or Military Courts he con-
siders would also contribute to peace and
harmony and better subserve the ends of JUS
tice.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. Sol. Bingham, one of
the Southern Loyalist delegation, who was
not allowed to speak in Cairo on Friday night
has published card in which he states that
the rioters at the meeting were armed with re-
volvers and bowie-knives and came there with
the avowed purpose of re-enacting the tragedy
of New Orleans. The delegation which was
supposed to include Hamilton, and Brownlow
came near meeting with frightful accident
on the way to Cairo The train upon which
it was supposed they were was thrown off the
track on high embankment, 81 miles from
Cir. o c,alaal. MLad.aasl L.