The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-09


Texas, and Colonel Bingham, of Alabama,
constituting tive delegation of Southern loyal
lists, arrived here yesterday, aud attempted to
speak Ia the theatre in the evening, but the
disturbing element in the crowd was so great
that the speakers could not proceed.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 6.--Hon. Elijah Hise was
to-day elected to Congress from the third dis
trict of this State, to fill the vacancy OCCASION
cd by the death of Mr.. Order. He defeated
Colonel Hawkins by very large majority
BosToN, Oct. GA United States steam
sloop Of war from St. Thomas arrived at
quarantine to day with twenty-five cases of
yellow fever on board. One man died yester-
day. The vessel is supp sed to be the
Monongahels.
CHICAGO, Oct, 6.--Augustus Dickens, bro
Their of Charles Dickens, the novelist, lately
in the land department. Of the Illinois Central
railroad, died here of dysentery yesterday
Philadelphia, Oct. 6.---The reports Of the
cholera at the oi1ics of the Board of Health to-
day, showed thirty nine new cases. The to-
tai plumber of eases reported during the week
was 249. The returns at the office of the
registrar show that there has been 1903 deaths
from cholera during the week ending to-day.
Of that number 90 were adults, and Is chill
dren.
New York, Oct e.-George E. Ste vsnson,
young man Of this city, came into posses
| sion of $4,000 six months ago, by the death
of a relative. Yesterday nine gamblers; of
Nos 4l6 and 716 Broadway, were arrested
on his complaint for fleeing him at faro. 1t
appears that be lost the whole amount of the
bsquest. The prisoners were held to bail.
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Washington, Oct. 7, 1666.-Mr. d. n.
Cooley, on the LIST of October, rendered to
| President johnson bis resignation of the Of
| flee of commissioner of Indian Affairs.
| Col. Bogg of st. Louis is in Washington, but
will not enter upon his duties as commission
er of Indian Affairs to which he was yester-
day appointed, until the ist. of November.
Gen. Dix has formally accepted the French
Mission and will leave this country for Paris
toward the close of the present month.
The President to-day appointed Philip H
| Fl. Morgan, United States Attorney for the
District of Louisiana.
| Much solicitude is expressed concerning the
condition of Secretary Seward, and even tel
| egrams of inquiry are received on the subject
It will be gratifying to his friends to learn
that his health is improving. s,
San Francisco, Oct. IA dispatch from
Salem, Oregon, states that in the House of
Assembly, Mr.. Humason offered series of
resolutions declaring that tie action of the
House in ratifying the Constitutional amend
ment before the admission Of the members
from Grant county was fraudulent, and by
the aid of one Union member the resolution
was adopted-yeas "a, nays %.
The Secretary of State was then requested
to transmit copy of the resolutions to the
Secretary of State at Washington. Further
action will be had tomorrow.
New York, Oct s-The ship Sebastopool,
| from Sagua for New York, was abandoned
at sea on the 4th inst The Captain and
crew were rescued by the steamship Misss-
sippi from New Orleans, and brought to this
port this morning faf
Princeton, N. J. October s.-Commodore
Stockton died at 10 o'clock last night, his flu
neral takes place on Wednesday evening at
| o'clock. ~
Cincinnati, October THE eastward
bound car Of Adams EXPRESS -Ciar.rars', e~
ed, near Seymour, on Saturday. The keys
were taken from the messenger, and one safe
was rifled One of the three through safes
was thrown from the car, and was found in
the woods uninjured Total loss from $12,-
900 to $4,000. The company offer liberal
reward for the arrest of the thieves
Ottawa, Oct. e.-The government is inqur-
| ing into the recent search of the steamer Con-
gress, under United States eolors, by the
British gunboat Rescue. The American
government has demanded an apology The
British consul at Buffalo has informed the
government that the Congress was Fenian
vessel, and had been armed to attack the ship
! ping towns on Lake Erie.