The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-09
THE rENIANS.

collected along the Lower Canada line is about
| 5000. - a.
The Canadians were rapidly reinforcing al
threatened points. -
Canada is represented as railing furiously
at the United States for permitting the release
of the steamer Mchigan's prisoners.
The writ OF haoeas corpus may be suspend
Ell in Canada.
General Sweeny has been arrested by order
Of Major Gibson, 10 command ofU. 6.troops
at st. Albans Vt. There was great excite
ment in New York, and recruiting went on
briskly Col. Roberts had been arrested in
New York by the United States authorities.
1t was rumor that COL Kerigan had also
been arrested. The Fenians were Idespond-
ent. d "a ' Nf1-t "A
General Sweeny, tits thought, will be re-
leased on bail. y ", 5hf HflH
Several prominent Fenians have been ar
rested in Cleveland, Ohio.
Sensation rumors state that the Fenian
have come into possession of large quantit
of arms, ammunition, and provisions, collect
ed from Canadian sympathzers.
| The N. Y. Times says everything at Sc
guine's Point was reported quiet yesterday
Fresh supplies were sent down by the Police
boats, and the occupants of the grounds will
doubtless by this time have made themselves
at home. '" a."
| The Kselmers have hadraio family meeting
in Millville, Ohio, at Mrs Susan Keelmers
who is eighty seven years old she has now
living two hundred aud thirty descendants Of
blood as follows: II children, "a gsandchil-
dren, 1872 great. grand children, and three
great great grand children, with 81 by mar,
riage, making total of 282. OF this num-
Der, 204 were present.
There is to be National Industrial Exhi-
bition at Rio de Janiero, the capital of the
empire of Brazil, beginning on,the 10Th Of Oc-
tober and ending on the End of December of
the current year. ft#At Il @L
The Boston milk men have discovered a
new 'cow with an iron tail, mentioned by
Dickens, in the shape of refined whiting
Four large casks weighing 2, 400 pounds were
found in large milk establishment 10 the
"Hub of the Universe" Upon examination
they were found to contain refined whiting,
which upon being mixed with water, resulted
ia capital imitation of milk. Bah ]
The buildings now standing will, it is
thought, afford accommodation for from 1900
OF 1000 persons, but they will only be used
temporarily. It is intended to commence i'm
mediately the erection Of barracks on the old
quarantine grounds, and in these, as soon as
completed, passengers will be placed, the old
buildings being used for the purpose of tuning
and washing infected clothing. Yesterday
laborers were employed in removing the rub
bish from the large three-story brick building
which is intended as a hospital for the pa
tents when they are first removed from the
vessel Carpenters will be Immediately set to
work making the necessary alterations. i. A
| schooner laden with lumber for the barracks
! has been sent down to the Point
The excitement on Staten Island in regard
to the occupation of the Point is considerable.
A meeting was held on the. Staten Island
Ferry boats which passed resolutions opposed
to placing hospitals on Staten Island. '-"4 y p
AS no legal payment can be made to
southern Office holders in the Treasury De-
partment, who have nntstaken- the test oath
4 they have been informed that their yesigna-
tions will be accepted u hs.b
The States of Tennessee and Kentucky
have been consolidated into one military de-
partment styled that of the Cum berland, Ma
jor General Stoneman commanding, head
quarters at Memphis. The States will each
constitute a military district, the first COM
rnanded by Gen. jeff G. Davis, and the latter
by Gen. Fiske, each to perform the duties o.
freedmen's bureau commissioners :"
The steamers Aleppo and City of Cork took
out from New York, $2,025,00O in gold, and
the Cuba from Boston took out ST. 1922 900
There was large johnson mass meeting
at Hagerstown. 1t was very enthusiastic
Five thousand persons were present Mont
gomery Blair addressed the meeting. a4seh
The Johann Wilhelmina from Bremen
has arrived at Baltimore with $40 immi-
grants. .@gaf sss1
General Lersundi has taken possession O
the government of Cuba. The frigate Navos
de Talsa, in which he arrived, will form thu
Spanish fleet in the Pacific
In Savannah, plaeards were posted in the
streets Of an incendiary characterA3
Eighty-seven cases of cholera remain under
treatment at the New York quarantine. , o.,
President johnson was at the National
Fair, for the benefit of the Home for soldiers
and sailors orphans, at its iilshguiation in
Washington. He was introduced by Mr.. VIII
son, and made appropriate remarks. In con-
Guiding, the President said he "trusted that
the Government and country would be blessed
by real peace; that confidence would be fully
restored; that the warning and disturbing ele-
ments which have hitherto divided us may
have passed away forever; and that the
asylum proposed to be established might be
extended enough to bless all orphans.4i We
should not inquire what made, them or phans
charity doth not thus behave.9 They are
however, beings, and deserve gpnr protection
kindness, and instruction" 4oa
THE ancient Henry to be compensated and
no Turpentne warmed, lis a Fenan descrip-
ton OF the SITUATION. afoIl bsg;ss.y g.gf
New York party lately had to fork over
fnr
cents worth Of stamps to a money receipt.
"My tpinioh is said b philosophical old
lady of much experience and observation that
any man as dies on washin day does it ont
of pure spite" .2IlIAI
There is an old negrofn Danville one hun
bred and fifteen years old. % {''ss iiaP
| The Secretary of State has receiuad inf ~