The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-01-20
THE DAY BOOK.
SATURDAY MORNING JAN. 20, 1866.

The bill to incorporate the Richmond Home
Insurance Company was taken up and passed. |
a bill to amend and re-enact the 5th sec
ton OF chapter ISL of the Code of Virginia,
as to attachment of steamboats, and other
vessels found within the jurisdiction of this
State.
A comical elopement took place in Chicago
on Thursday evening. A married woman
after preparation ran off with two married
men. One Of her lovers succeeded in raising
$4,000 amongst his friends before starting.
The second choice in the sale of seats in
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's church. was
purchased by Mr.. Joseph Howard, some what
nota BILE as having forged a Presidential pro-
elamation in 1864
About forty English blooded sheep, worth
5000 or $500 each, arrived at New York a
day or two ago. and under the cattle-plague
law they will not be allowed to land.
1t is probable that the best oath, as applied
to attorneys practicing in U. S. courts, will be
repealed OF set aside by decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Garland case.
A tradesman the other day, would not pay
the carpenters bill for new counter in his
shop, under the pretext that he was nothing
but counter.:1ftter.
The Fenians in prison in Dublin were each
supplied with substantial cake on Christmas
day by Mrs Stephens, wife of the escaped
head centre.
An alarm of fire in the Memphis theatre
last week created great confusion, and num-
Der OF ladies were injured in the rush to escape
from the building.
Rev. Moses Chase dropped dead after reach
ing his church at Pascoag Rhode Island, on
Sunday morning the 18th instant, before he had
entered on the duties of the day.
The Prince Kowrakine, the heaviest swell
in lifts, lately blew out his brains leaving his
disoonsolate widow fortune of thirty-two mil
lions of francs
Of the 5000 post offices in the Southern
States, about 1000 have been reopened.
Nearly 300 Of these have received postmis-
tresses.
An attempt was made last Sunday evening
to burn Rev. DIR. Halls church, in Providence
Rhode Island. The edifce is one of the finest
in the State b pc
Master Richard Coker, the Juvenile vocalist
accompanied by several of his friends, called
to pay his respects to the President
The gas monopolists, of Chicago are now
coming to grief, as new gas, made from
crude petroleum; is being introduced there.
A conscript being told that it was sweet to
die Tor his country, tried to excuse himself on
the ground that he never did like sweet things
A man named Hogg has been arrested in
Nashville, Tenn, for swindling the merchants
OF the place out of $4,000. s.,--,
Dr. Mott, of Union College, is failing very
last Last week his death was looked for
daily He cannot survive many days
The rinderpest is said now to be nothing
more than the cattle smallpox. ,.--ss :
Eggs of Faro's serpents i" The green
orns who are sucked by gamblers.
Mr.. Fl. A. Perry and Frank Mayo are to
go starring" next year
Jacob A. johnson, an old stage machinist
connected with the Boston Theatre, died last
week a.z
Mr.. W. j. Florence has written burlesoue
called Nary Brogue," which he and Mrs.
F. play.
$760000 is said to be the amount Of coun-
terfeit greenbacks in circulation.
Emile de Girasdin, who shot Armand Car
rell, has recently written strong letter against
duelling. aasss
DR.. Nelaton's practice in Paris yields him
100000 per annum. TAun