The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-05-29
General News.

Mr.. Stevens, it will be seen by the House
proceedings, gratlfed his spleen by denoun-
cling Secretary McCulloch; but there was a
majority against his amendment and he pru-
IDENTIFY withdrew it. The republican caucus
will propose a modification of the report of
the Committee of Fifteen Nine democrats
and three republicans can be counted who are
opposed to it. The new scheme it is said will
omit the section depriving citizens of the
| right of voting for four years, and provide
that ltex-rebeIs" shall not be eligible to State
or Federal office. Five or six radical extre-
mists are required to carry this by two-thirds.
The caucus of Senators decided against re-
cess of Congress. The tax bill, it is thought,
will not consume much time in its con-
sideration Admiral Semmes visits Wash
ington to obtain pardon, which is neces-
sary to an exercise of the functions of pro-
bate Judge of Mobile, to which we have al
ready mentioned he had been elected. He
left on the 26th for Baltimore.
Preparations are making in Washington for
the national fair for the benefit of the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home.
Ann Pagan, female domestic of the house,
had possession of the silver gobets stolen from
the residence of Attorney General Speed She
is held for examination.
The President pardoned number of gen.
tleman from Arkansas, under the first and
thirteenth clauses of the amnesty proclama-
ton.
The police Of Washington have recovered
most of the silver altar ornaments stolen from
St. Peters Church, but no clue to the thieves.
The employer Of Lewis Rhnehardt charged
him with theft, and the youth attempted to
commit suicide
c. j. Sayton, formerly clerk in the Ameri-
can telegraph Office, attempted to take his
own life-pecuniary difficulties is assigned as
the cause. He will recover.
The splendid estate of Mrs Barber on
Georgetown Heights, comprising 70 acres, has
been purchased for $4,000 by Jay Cooke &
Co.. and is in the highest state of cultivation.
An effort is making in Georgetown, by the
ladies, to establish home for aged and in
digent females lt
The general court martial which has been
in session at Annapolis, will terminate in a
few days.
The dwelling of Mr.. James l.. Davis, of
Kent County, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day last; loss $500. No insurance.
The Members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Adrocate says, consume annually
from $2,O0O,000 to $2,5OO,OOO worth of to-
bacco.
The wheat crop of Cecil County, Maryland
does not promise well, and the corn is back
ward-the peach crop will be very short.
The complaint is almost universal in relation
to the wheat crop
The Trunk Rail Road Companies have
abolished all commissions ON the sale of pa
per for tickets. The amount paid out as
commission money, has been estimated at
100000 year il New York alone.
Erastus Pratt, Superintendent of the
Adams's Express line from Montgomery to
Mobile, was murdered in his bed at the for
mer place on the 18th instant
The Department of State has received re-
liable information that the government of
Brazil is resolved to open coastwise trade to
the ships of all nations.
The French transportation steamer Rhorn
has left Vera Cruz for France, with 1000 SOL
diers, whose term of service had expired
The French steam packet La France had
arrived at Vera Cruz, from Nazaire, with $50
men, of the Foreiga Mission, and fifteen Of
ticers of that and the Engineer Corps.
In st. Louis, the plan of reunion of the
New and Old Schools (Presbyterian,) con-
templates the appointment of Commission of
nina members and six elders of each. who are
to report measures for the accomplishment of
the Union to the next Assembly.