The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-01-27
Southern Items.

Thirty persons reached Mobile on the 10th
instant, from the interior, en- route for Mexico,
as colonists.
Lewis Hoffman, a New York pilot, fell 80
feet out of window at Savannah, Georgia
on the night of the 10th, and was instantly
killed.
The schools. of Galveston are in highly
prosperous coSaition. The new Medical Col
lege is doing very well, having doubled the
number of its students since Christmas.
We learn from the Vicksburg Herald of the
14th, that Gen. Wade Hampton and his son.
Captain Wade Hampton, Jry are stopping in
that city.
DR.. Robert S. Buck, distinguished physi-
elan of jackson, Mississippi, is dead.
! The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, on the
! 18th, dissolved its connection with the South
ern Council, and reunited with the Episcopal
Church, North
| Two negroes were assigned quarters in the
guard-house in Columbus for leaving their
employers before the expiration of their con-
tract.
'Benevue,' a beautiful estate lying in Eau
quier county, five miles from Middleburg be-
| longing to John w. Kincheloe, and containing
1873 acres, was sold few days ago for 10000
to Hugh Tiffany, Esq, of Montgomery county,
| Virginia.
Major Thomas Heaton, of Loudoun, has
died from the effects of the injuries received
| from fall from his horse short time since.
| The Lynchburg Republican of yesterday
says: The semi-occasional train on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad continues to be of
some little accommodation to the public. The
train last night made narrow escape from
arriving at the hour set down in the time ta-
| ole.
1t is reported that several large sales of oil
land have been made in Nelson county within
week or two at very high prices.
The Legislature has appointed for Wake
trates. w. w Holden leads off the list, and
Solomon Virgins closes it. Are there any
conscript officers still down there
A Mr.. Joseph johnson was killed by three
soldiers in house of ill-fame at Newbern on
Monday last
j. II. Bufaloe, of Wake county, was acct
dentally shot last Tuesday morning while out
hunting, and severely wounded
Brever Major Latimer, of the Eleventh
United States Regulars, is in command of the
post of Lynchburg.
The detachment of the Ninety-sxth New
York Volunteers, stationed at Lynchburg, left
Wednesday morning in company with the one
from Bristol
| Several factories for the manufacture of to-
bacco have already gone into operation in Pc
terSourg, aud others will probably soon COM
mence business.
While Justice Lewis Mckenzie. of Alexan-
drla, was lately trying some rogues for pick
ing pockets, some one in the crowd stole his
| hat
The Alexandria, Loudou and Hampshire
Railroad Compa Y has resumed the runang
of its trains, from Alexandra as far out as
Thomton's
No reason was assigned for the arrest of
Col Mosby, in I.eesburg, last week. But
while in custody of the local military authori-
ties there, he was told that despatch had
been received directing his release, provided
he was not worth $4,000; and he was ask
ed to state whether or not he was worth that
amount. He navely replied that he had
never been accused of being the possessor of
that comfortable sum, and was thereupon
suffered to depart.