The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-15
General News.

House then adjourned. az
General News.
| 1t is said that the adoption Of the Sena-
| torial Constitutional amendment by the House
was determined conclusions; but that there
will be an opposition in that body, of greater
or less strength. to the bill reported from the
Committee of Fifteen, for carrying the pro-
posed amendment into effect.
The able correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, also says: AS the next Congress will
be the President making Congress- if the radi-
Gals carry that, they will be secure, even at
the cost of another revolutions; for, without a
resort TO revolutionary measures, they cannot
exclude the Southern States from their voice
in the election.
! Commodore Lawrence Rosseau. Of New
Orleans, and Captain Coxcttcr, blockade rum
ner, have been pardoned by the President
Admiral Shubrick and Governor Wells re-
| commended the pardon of the Commodore.
| The indications are that the efforts in Mr..
Davis's behalf will be unsuccessful, and that
there has never been any probability of his
| release from confinement
Persons engaged in tearing up the aque-
duct bridge have been notified by General
Augur that the travel must not be interfered
with
A meeting in Talbot county, Md, has in
dorsed the policy Of President Johnson.
| No cases of cholera have occurred il n. Y.
city since last report
| A confagratioh in West Houston street. n.
Y, destroyed cartridge factory.
The late trial Of Major Gee, at Raleigh,
will cost the government $250,O00.
Thirty+five cases are in the New York
quarantine hospital. So
i DR.. Mary e. Walker was reprimanded by
the Police Commission for wearing the bloom
er costume.
i Nebraska has union majority IN both
branches of the Legislature.
On the 18th inst, the people on Broadway
New York, were surprised by the appearance
of vehicle propelled by steam. e. a
| Vigilance committees have been organized
in Southwest Missouri to extermnate the
horse-thieves, two of whom were hung under
lynch law last week. .i-fg lll Il
The Board of Trade of Buffalo, has sub
scribed $500 to furnish supplies Oh tfanspor-
taton to destitute Fenians.
At Buffalo, General Barry detailed guard
to occupy the Telegraph Office, to prevent the
transmitting of Fenian dispatches. Two
companies of Indians had arrived to aid the
Fenians. ltlItl @3tIti1l 49,.
Gen'l Meade at Malone has made a speech
advising the Fenians to. abandon their enter
prise which had become hopeless, and return
| to their homes. 3aiIf not, he should compel
obedience He was cheered by the citizens,
while the Fenians cheered General Sweeney
Scarcely Fenian can now be seen about the
streets. s.fbasdo4,I Ia --a.,.i.,-.ts, Atl s5 =
/ At St. Louis. the Fenian trials closed yes
terday. About half the parties arrested were
held in bonds of from S 900 to $4,000, and
the remainder were discharged.
A fire at Columbia, near the city of Gin
cinnat, destroyed Stiles 4 Nixon's planning
mill and Methodist church. The loss is
i $35, 900, with no Insurance.. aH
The Baltimore Transcript says; The
Radicals in Congress are making great show
of sympathy for the Irish in order to enlist
them against the President They have all
at once hoisted the banner of the Green, but
the Irish must be a good deal greener than
we take them to be, if they are deceived by
any such shallow device ilf
The actual shipment of gold from New
York on the 18th, was $3,749,54l. ss, 4.
The steamer Golden Age has sailed from
Panama with 81 ,958, 700 in treasure, of which
$l,617 900 are for New York.
The cost of the Fenian raid to the Cana
dians is estimated at So, 100000.
Santa Anna has issued stirring address to
the Mexican people, in which he exhorts
Mexicans of all parties to unite and drive the
4 usurpers from Mexico. He refutes his alleged
4 monarchcale proclvlties, and declares mon
archy in Mexico to be an impossibility. He
advises Juarez and Orteja to shake hands and
make war ON the invaders and offers his own
services to his country.
The town, of Hermosilo was captured by
Garcia Morales on the 4th ult. The garrison
consisted of $50 men and 40 Frenchmen of
the foreign legion; of the latter only three es-
capped alive. ( ! 'i-' . t'.i-i'
A French priest and two French residents
were also killed, 5EH9I <4E
| = The account then goes on to, say that Gen.
Tanoii, with 500 mon, attacked the Liberals
and put them to flight, killing $50, though it
ID confessed Al wLJle company deserted to the
enemyaitb dsna ..ssrssr. 81
| The French account says that the sack of
the town was terrible. Lieut.. Col. Rosinski
was killed a1I
The presence Of Santa Anna in New York
is the cause 2ot certain agitation in political
circles and among the class of men who, more
than any other, look upon the attitude of the
United States as likely to have decisive eff
| feet upon the destinies of Mexico, 40 -