The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-05
General News.

discussions may now at length be needed. J"
General News.
The steamer Nova Scotian had arrived
bringing later news from Europe.
Political matters remained unchanged
More failures had been reported, and finan-
cial affairs were gloomy.
AT Liverpool $4,000 bales of cotton had
been sold during the week, the date of this
news being 25th of May. There was de-
cline of I'D. on American descriptions. Bread
stuffs were nominal, and Consols were quoted
in London at 86} to T.
The Herman and Marion had also arrived
A conference to solve practically the pending
questions between Austria, Prussia, and Italy,
is to assemble at the Foreign Ministry i'll Pa
ris, under the Presidency Of Drouyn de
L'Huys. 1t will be composed of representa-
tives from England and Russia on one side,
and Austria, Prussia, and Italy, on the other.
Lord Cowley, it is reported, is to proceed to
Vienna. AL.tf
We give further items as they are reported.
The London Herald says the conference
can do nothing more than adjourn. War is
inevitable unless one or the other of the COM
batants becomes exhausted under the burden
of its preparations.
The official Dresden Journal of the 21st
says that a congress has been agreed upon to
try its powers of pacifcation, and would as
semble on the 25th. According to some aG-
thorities, Austria has evinced a disincination
to join the conference, and it was ascertained
that should she persist, she would be repre-
scented pro. tenn. by England and Russia.
There is, however, no indication of relaxation
i'm Nv ba d.,
ers and the almost universal feeling was that
pacific solution was hopeless Prussia has
issued decree that in the event of war, mer-
chant at ships belonging to the enemy will not
own war vessels fhis su measure IS o on Rf Is
apply in case of reciprocity from the enemy.
An entrenched camp will be constructed
lear Vienna as the point of concentration for
the Austrian army.
| The Austrian commandment at Venice has
issued notification to induce enlstments in
the Italian volunteer corps. Also against in
citing desertion. These offences will be dealt
with by martial law.
1t is confidently asserted that Austria has
refused to discuss any proposition for the ces-
sion of Venetia.
Berlin telegram says that it has been
decided that until the 18th of Jure an army
corps will be concentrated at each of the fol-
lowing places: ketzbar, Enfurt Frankfort,
and Chats.
| In order to prove that Prussia accepts the
Congress, the departure of the Prince Royal
and Prince Frederick Charles for the army has
been postponed
The formation of the Italian volunteers
into regiments commenced on the 21st of
May
A Vienna dispatch states that the alliance
between Prussia and Italy binds each to sup
port the other in case of an attack by Austria,
and the treaty to continue until the close of
the present year. aI0 ga.4r
The statement that an Austrian patrol had
crossed the Prussian frontier is denied by the
Austrian commander.
The Austrian army under arms is between
100000 and 100000, and can be increased
100000 more A fresh CONSUMPTION is in
tended for Hungary.
A military camp is forming at Vienna. In
case it should be agreed to disarm, Austria
will consider it necessary that France should
guarantee her from attack by Italy. Mill
tary news has been suppressed 4a .sr
The steamer Memphis has been blown up
on the Mississippi river with loss of sixty
lives. The disaster is attributed to the fact,
that her boilers were twenty years old. She.
was bound from St.. Louis to New Orleans,
and her officers expressed great doubts of her
ability to make the voyage. This fixes an
awful responsibility on the company to which
she belongs.
The amount of funds in the cash vaults of
the Treasury at the close of the week ending
the End inst United States legal tenders
100000; National notes, $4,516 $3.50; frac-
tlonal currency of all denominations, S1,O28,-
OPS; gold, $SO2,5OO; silver, 1850; cents,
$3.50; Reserve Fund-temporary loan, $50
900 900; Reserve Fund-surplus issue, Uni
ted States notes, $37,932, 425; Reserve Fund
surplus issue compound interest notes, Sl1,-
10000; compound interest notes in redemp-
ton division, $18,495, 800; total amount of
funds on hand, $103, 613,7SO.
There have been twelve deaths and FIVE new
cases Of cholera at N. Y. quarantine since last
report
Up to Friday, not less than sixty-four
amendments to the Reconstruction resolution
as it passed the House, had been offered in
the Senate.
A call is published in Perry county, Ala
bama, and signed by A. B. Moore, ex-Govern-
or of the State, j. L. M. Curry, ex-Congress-
man, and others, requesting meeting of the
citizens to devise some method of properly en-
couraging education among the negroes.
Fitzhugh Lee is not in command of the
Cavalry wing of the Fenian army.