The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-02

The following are adviees from England BY
the Atlantic cable;
London, July Boa great reform meeting
was held to-day. Thirty thousand people
were present. Resolutions were adopted de-
claring that they had no faith in tie Govern-
ment and petitions were read, which are to
be presented to Parliament, demanding an
inquiry into the conduct of tho Chief of Police.
The procession was immense but everything
passed off quietly. ,....
Peace was considered certain at Berlin on
Saturday. Count Bismark and the King re-
turn this week. Prussia carries all her points.
The Liberals support Bismark's foreign pol
icy. .ceAE1 aesfta13
. Austria's naval victory is much overrated.
The Hyde Park riots and the movement
for exclusive reform meetings have put in
peril the Derby Government. or
The statement telegraphed from New
Orleans to the Tribune, that over two hum
bred persons were killed in the recent riot in
that city, is an absurd fiction, doubtless con-
eocted for political effect.
The President has racsiyed full official ac-
counts of the disturbance, which are corrobo-
rated by dispatches received by gentlemen
from New Orleans now in the city. These
accounts agree that but two white men, DR..
A. P, Dostie and John Henderson, Jr., were
killed. Gov. Hahn and Mr. Shaw, member
Of the Convention, wounded, the latter severe
", and may not live. A child was also killed
accidentally, Twenty negroes is .hs outside
number reported killed. The origin Of the
disturbance dates back to the meetings Of the
Reconstruction Committee of Congress last
spring, and will be fully exposed in a short
time
The immediate outbreak was caused by the
oyerbearing conduct Of the rniscellaneously
armed negroes called out by Governor Wells
as military guard for the Convention,
The President has virtually deposed Gov.
Wells by directing Hon Andrew Heron, At
torney General Of Louisiana, to preserve
peace and take all necessary steps to put
down revolutionary proceedings against the
existing State Government, aLd ordering the
military forces of the United States TO give
him all needed assistance The citizens of
Louisiana have very numerously petitioned
the President for a restoration of the Govern
lnent, or the establishment Of military gov
eminent, and propose the name of Gen. Cor
don Granger for military Governor.
The reassembling of the Convention. was
opposed by Thos. J. Durant, one of the lead
ing and most influential Union men of New
Orleans, and radical The more respecta le
body of Union people opposed the meeting
1t is supposed that the order for martha
law will be reseinded on the receipt of des-
patches from Washington At midnight on
the 21st gang of negroes living on Victory
street invaded the district, and shot several
passing citizens. They were arrested. One
negro was shot through the body.
ss The grand jury has found bills of indict
ment against twenty five members Of the
Convention, but they will not be tried until
the civil authorities resume the government
Of the city
Twenty two Of the police in all were
wounded yesterday. Two have died. Cap.
tain 1oupley, rgeant-at-Arms of the Con-
vention, was badly wounded Many Of the
conventionists and others wounded will prob
ably die. More than two hundred arrests
were registered at the First District station
yesterday, with proportionate number at the
Second and other stations, but all were re-
eased by the Military Governor.
The Rhode Island democratic convention
has appointed delegates to the Convention in
Philadelphia, They passed resolutions en-
dorsing the policy of the President.
A dispatch says there were ITO cases of
Cholera at Savannah on the 25th inst, half
having proved fatal The troops going to
the Southwest from n. Y, are said to be in
fected with the disease.
General Terry at Richmond has issued
general order forbidding in his military de-
partment, during the existence OF martial law
all military organizations or associations for
the purpose of drill or military instruction,
other than the militia organized by the Gov
ernor of Virginia. This order will put stop
to the nightly drills and parades Of the ne
groes, which has recently caused much ex-
citement in the community of Richmond.
A billiard saloon keeper named Thayer at
tempted to fire the Arcade building in Buff
falo N. Y. He kept saloon in the building
and has been arrested
The transmission Of message twenty
words or less, over the Atlantic Cable, is
about ST word. The rates between Lon
don and New York have not yet been def
nitely fixed. The first business message to
the Associated press was received from Loa-
don at 1,50 on Tuesday. The latest London
dates to private parties III \, Y. up to Mon
day afternoon,
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present existing
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