The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-10
LATEST NEWS.


Saturday the sales were 5000 bales
-Consols S6{@87 United States 5-2Os &C
@663.
The cattle plague is increasing. The latest
weekly returns show for the first time over
10000 cases.
The Dublin Police have seized number of
arms belonging to the Fenians.
A vessel in the Thames, when on the point
of sailing for Peru, was detained at the in
stance of the Spanish consul, who alleged she
was designed to make war on the Spanish
commerce under the Gillian flag.
The Queen of Spain gave birth to son on
the 25th January.
Official dispatches say that Gen. Prim, with
600 cavalry, arrived at Barrancas, Portugal,
and declared his readiness to deliver up bis
arms and accontrements to the Spanish COM
mandcr
Lord Monck, Governor General of Canada,
is passenger per Australasian.
Liverpool, Jan. 27. : Sugar selling at full
rates; breadstuffs dull but favor buyers; wheat
moderate and in demand; corn in fair request;
rice mode ate and in demand; rosn quiet at
Us. 3D. American spirits turpentine Ats.
Neo York, February 9.-The steamship
New York, from Aspinwalf with dates to the
LIST instant, has arrived at this port.
The Peruvian Dictator has made an often
sive and defensive alliance with Chill, and de-
clared war against Spain
II was hoped at Lima that the South Ameri
can Republics, especially Columbia, would &C
cede to the treaty.
Two Peruvian steam frigates and two steam
corvettes have left to effect junction with the
Chilian fleet.
All Spaniards residing in Lima have re-
ceived orders not to leave the country, and to
have their names registered for surveillance
The Peruvian Government has also taken
precautions to have reprisals at hand in case
the Spanish fleet should take possession of
any part of the coast, or nfict any heavy
damage.
Washington, Feb 8--The trial of Captain
Semmes, it is unders God, has been delayed
thus long for the reason that all the proceed
ing which are requisite to a commencement
of it have not yet been agreed upon. The
names of many parties of high position in the
merchant service, including upwards Of fifty
ship captains who have suffered through his
fundamentally, are known, and some of them
will probably be summoned at the proper
time.
OF those who have served ON board the Ala
bama, either as officers or among the crew,
and whose testimony would be valuable either
for the defense or the prosecution, should send
their addresses to the Judge Advocate at the
Navy Department, the law itself being safe
assurance that no personal disadvantage could
now, in any way, operate on them under any
circumstances. 1t now seems as if there will
L., a.
ton of the commission and the commence
ment of the trial
bill has been reported hy the committee
on naval affairs by Representative Rice, of
Massachusetts,, providing that in time of peace
the number Of Rear Admiras on the active
list Of the navy shall be reduced whenever
any officer of that grade shall he removed by
death, resignation, or otherwise. The reno
val is not to create vacancy to be filled SO
long as peace continues.
Promotion to the grade'of Real Admiral on
the retired list is to be made by board of not
less than three Rear Admirals, to BIZ appoin-
ted by the Secretary Of the Navy, who shall
select for promotion three commodores from
the retired list as most worthy, by character,
ability and honorable service, to be promoted
one of whom shall be selected by the Presi-
dent and sent to the Senate for confirmation
as Rear Admiral
The bill further provides that of the num-
Der of line officers of the navy on the active
list, s lieutenant commanders, 20 lieutenants
SO masters and rs ensigns shall be appointed
from those officers who have served in the
volunteer naval service for period of not less
than two years, and who are either i'll that
service or have been bonorably discharged
A board is to select the most meritorious
among the applicants to be reported to the
Secretary of the Navy for appointment
The printing bureau of the Treasury De
partment to-day printing $88, 500 in SO and
rs cent postal currency. This sum replaces
an equal amount of mutilated currency which
has been cancelled. The new five cent frac-
tional currency has been printed at the Trea-
sury Department.
Concord AZ. H., Feb. THE New Hamp-
shire Democratic State Convention met here
to-day and was largely attended. 1t nominal
ted Hon Johu G. Sinclair, of Bethlehem, fol
Governor, and Col. George H. Pierce, of Do
yer, for railroad commissioner.
The following was among the resolutions
adopted:
"Resoloed, That we pledge to Andrew
johnson, Of the State of Tennessee, President
of the United States, our support in the effort
he is making to secure to all the States imme-
diate representation in Congress, aud their full
rights under the constitution as States of the
Union, and that we will stand by him so long
as he stands by the constitution, and we ask
all patriotic citizens to unite with us in this
patriotic purpose.
At an informal meeting Of the members OF
the convention, held last evening, committee
was appointed to wait upon ex-President
Pierce and request him to address them.
They subsequently returned with that gentle
man, who was very enthusiastically received.
He said he was gratifed at seeing So many
present, but begged to be excused from making
speech. The Democratic party had stood
like brave and faithful men upon the princi-