The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-06


City, Richard Wallach was reelected Mayor
of Washington over II. N. Easily. These and
all the candidates for members of the City
Councils, with several exceptions, had pledged
themselves to the workingmen to sustain the
principle of eight hours as legal days work.
No political question was involved in the
election.
At the city election held in Norwich, Con-
necticut, yesterday, Lorenzo Blackstone, Re-
publican, was elected Mayor by SSs ma jority
over Lamphere, the eight hour candidate.
The entire Republican ticket was elected by
about the same majority. ~.
Estimates Of the Alabama cotton crop for
the current year must prove fallacious. The
very heavy and excessive rains have washed
and destroyed the upland plantations, and
those on the river are inundated
Head Centre Stephens has delivered an ad-
dress at the Front Street Theatre Baltimore
The Sun states that the audience was compa.
ratively small, all present being in the par
quet and dress circle, and neither of these
were full. A band of music was in atten-
dance, and previous to the address performed
several airs. Mr.. Stephens address was
mainly devoted to his expressions of dsap-
pointment at not receiving the promised aid
from America, and of regrets at the dissen-
sions which had sprung up in the brother
hood. Had the anticipated aid been received
from this side, he said the first blow Of the
revolution would have been struck on Irish
soil before the close of last year, but the aid
not coming, the all important movement had
! to be deferred.
| He said the object of his present visit 20
this country was to endeavor to bind up the
wounds in the brotherhood. He would have
nothing to do with the leaders of either fac
ton, but had determined to address himself
directly to the rank and file of Irishmen in
side and outside of the Fenian brotherhood.
The speaker was frequently interrupted by
questions from persons among the audience,
and he answered them all in good humored
way, always, however, adhering to the asser-
ton that he had been deceived, if not be-
trayed by the leaders of both wings of the
Fenians. He spoke for upwards of an hour
and half, endeavoring, as he said, to utter
no single word that would give offense to any
one. The meeting quietly adjourned
The entire population of New York City
and its suburbs is 1,458,383. OF these, $780,
$50 are native, and 607, 4O3 are Foreigners
OF the latter the Irish preponderate, then Ger
mans, English, Scotch, French and Swiss.
Isaac Dorgan, former slave of General
Lee, of Virginia, was arrested in Boston last
week for robbing his employer of clothing
and jewelry valued at one hundred dollars
The Springfield Republican says:
sit is generally conceded as reasonable that
the Southern States be required to assent to
the equalization of representation as propos-
ed in the second section, and standing by it.
self it would have very fair chance of adop-
ton; but it is hardly to expected that the
Southern people can be willing to ostracise
their leaders for the sake of procuring power
for themselves. 1t will be considered an outrage
upon all their notions of honor and chivary
If this provision were put in the form of law
as the joint committee proposed, it might have
been patiently submitted to, as not I'M
reasonable penalty for rebellion imposed by
the victorious government. Buff the South
ern people themselves accept it as an amend
nent to the Constitution, they thus become
ministers of vengeance upon their own lead
ers. This is an act of humiliation and expia-
ton so difficult and notifying that it is hard
ly conceivable that it will be performed un-
der any stress of motive.
A great revival religion haslately been had
at Trenton, Tenn, in the Presbyterian Church
in which all classes were interested
The Lexington Gazette announces with
qualification that Messrs. McCulloch, Joynes
and Allen, recently elected Professors in Wash
ington College, have accepted and will enter
upon the dicharge of their duties at the open
ing of the session in September next. Rev.
Mr.. Lefevre has not accepted as yet, but it is
believed that he will do So.
The New York post-office forwards ninety
tons of mail matter every twenty-four hours
The last newly coined scientific term is Pr
dacology 1t is used to denote the science of
subterranean springs. ...
The new buildings erected in Columbia, S.
c., since the war, are valued at $500, 900.
A wave ON which many poor fellow has
been carried away is the wave of the hand
kerchief.