The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-15

arc the closing prices for American Securities
United States Five-twentes, III; Illinois
Central, 1885, Eries 494.
The Philadelphia Ledger Canard.
Philadelphia, October Pin view Of the
statements made by some of the special
Washington correspondents regarding the re-
cen, telegram to the Ledger, it may be well to
state that the despatch was transmitted to
New York by the Associated Press agents of
of this city (Philadelphia), in tile regular
order of business, it being the custom to tele-
graph special dispatches when received by
reliable newspapers; and, of course the Led
ger was given as authority merely and with
no idea of ADVERTISING that journal. The in
situations made of combinations, etc., are
without the slightest foundation.
PHILADELPHIA, October -. THE proprietor
of the Public Ledger has caused vigorous in
vestigatons to be made into the origin Of the
despatch which appeared in its columns on
Thursday last, relative to the questions said
to have been submitted by the President to
the Attorney General All of the facts con-
nected with the despatch together with the
original papers, the name of the Washington
Informant of the Ledger correspondent, and
the ground upon which the despatch was
based, have been forwarded to Washington for
submission to President johnson.
The representatives of the Ledger in Wash
ington positively deny that they sent the des-
patch, and one of the attaches of the paper,
who was supposed to be the author, on Friday
called on the President and disclaimad any
knowledge of the origin of the despatch. Tie
PresiA,aAt and Mr.. Stanberry both say there
l. not the slightest foundation for the Ledger
s Sorry and that they never even conversed on
the subject,
From California,
San Francisco, October l3.-G. s. Good
man, the book keeper of the firm of Levi
Strauss & Co., is the name of the person re-
ferred to ia connection with the recent lefal-
cations The members of the firm say their
books and moneys do not show that anything
has been distracted atfl4 Istg :
Mining Stocks-Yello Jacket, $715: Say
age, 81 1876, Belcher, $77: Imperial ,$75 Le-
gal Tonkers,704.
San Francisco, October 12-The defalca-
ton reported yesterday will amount to $500,
900 in currency. Tie perpetrator, book
keeper, has absconded and is believed to
have gone to China Or Japan. ~
Two hundred guns were fired last night by
order of the Union State Central Committee
in honor of the late Union victories.
Chicago, October 12.-Forty three eases of
cholera and eighteen deaths have occurred
here during the last twenty-four hours.
Richmond, Oct. 12.-The mail train from
fredericksburg was detained six hours this
afternoon, by damage to the track from heavy
rains yesterday. No train left for Aqua
c. eek tonight. - isa0
Richmond, Oct 13.-'rhe floods and the
serious damage done to the railroads will
cause Il suspension of travel between this city
and Washington for two or three days. On
the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad
three culverts have been washed away The
bridge at Bealton, on the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad, has been swept off The
James river has been much swollen by the
recent heavy rains La
Trenton, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE United
States Circuit Court met to-day. A letter
was read by Judge Field from Judge R. c..
Gfier, stating that he had received letter
from Chief Justice Chase, with an opinion
sh', wing that the United States had no right
to hold circuit courts anywhere until there is
a new assignment OF the circuits lately made
at Washington, so that he can hear no more
eases as Circuit Judge until after next De-
cember All the cases went off for want of
jurisdiction. The Circuit was adjourned for
the term.
AUGUSTA, GA, October 12.-In tine case of
Captain j f. Bryant. late agent Of the Freed
mems Bureau, who is charged with larceny
of the trust reposed in him by the Freelmen's
Bureau, the Grand JGry Of the Superior Court
Of this county have ignored the bill
The Marine Bank of Georgia is redeemng
its notes at par.
Louisville, October l3.-The Louisville
'fheater took fire last night a few minutes
after the audience left, and was entirely des-
troyed. The Jewish synagogue and other adj
joining bindings were damaged. |
Taleoui, Pa, October IA fire broke out |
at the 1homps"n-wel lease. A. Payne tract,
Dennis run at one O'Clock this A. M Twenty |
wells aud about 1000 barrels of oil were |
destroyed @ aaJ
New Orleans, October l2-Arrived, ship