The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-23

CRY CoUEcILs.-A joint meeting of the
City Council was held yesterday afternoon.
The object of the meeting was to change
the place heretofore selected as the locality
for voting in the First Ward. The building
at the Stone Bridge on CRANKY street, was
selected at which to hold the elections in the
First Ward.
This resolution of the Common Council was
concurred in by the Select Council. Sundry
bills were allowed
CITIZENS MEETING TO NIGHT, AT THE
CITY HALL.-We are requested to state that
there will be Mass Meeting of the Citizens,
to night, at the City Hall; at 8 o'clock, and
the Hon. John Goode Jr., has been requested
to be present and address his fellow citizens.
We are glad to he able to add that Mr..
Goode, has consented to be present, and we
are sure the meeting will be highly enter
tanned by the gifted and accomplished orator
WAsHINGToN, NoRrH CAROLINA. We
learn that several steamers will Immediately
be put on to form line between this city
and Washington, N. G. The steamers will
be Of sufficient capacity to accommodate the
trade between the two places. We shall al
Jude to this subject more at large in future
issue.
QUARREL AND FIGHT-This morning, be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, two negro boys
and one white boy, commenced fighting, af-
ter going through the usual mode of "knock
the chip off my head, if you dare" There
were, however, considerably more yells ut
tered than blows given by the belligerents
If it had not been Saturday, it would have
been far better if the two negro boys had been
to work and the white boy at school, for then
such dsgraceful scenes would not be likely to
occur so often.
The OLD GUARD-Ths welcome monthly,
for July, has come to us with its usual inter-
esting contents and Editors Table. The pre-
sent number has a steel engraving Of General
Wade Hampton. ...
SPECIAL REPORT OF THE NORFOLK AND
PETERSBURG RAILROAD CoMPANY.-We have
received the special report of the President
and Directors of this Road, to the Stockhol-
ders, May 81, 1866, which we shall refer to
hereafter.
FIRE IN PoRTsMOUTH.-A fire occurred In
Portsmouth this morning, between three and
four o'clock. A shed on the premises of Il.
" Neimeyer, on Water street, was destroyed
and its contents, about 100 bales of hay. The
hay was insured The fra was the work
of an ncendary The hremen We're on the
spot as soon as possible, and contributed to
save the frame buildings in the vicinity.
New ENTERPRIsE.-A marine railway is
about to be established in the city of Ports
mouth. Messrs. johnson and Ellis are the
propretors We wish all success to the en-
terprsing firm, and hope it will prove entire
ly remuneratlve.
UPsET-An omnibus returning from Ocean
View last night whence it was bringing a
pic mic party, upset at the corner of Charlotte
and CRANKY streets. Nobody hurt
THE MEETING TONIGHT Our fellow citi-
zens should bear in mind that the Hon. John
Goode intends addressing them this evening,
at the City Hall, concerning the great issues
of the day, dear to all Virginians, as regards
the future welfare and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
Norfolk.
d.. Go every one who can possibly do so, and
swell the number, and we are sure you will
not be disappointed in listening to this distin-
guished gentleman.
PRESIDING ELDER.-The Rev. E. P Will
son will preach in the CRANKY street Metho-
dist Church tomorrow, Sunday morning,
at eleven o'clock, and in the Cumberland st.
Methodist Church, at 8 P. M.
THANKs.-We are indebted to Mr.. M. ].
FoGARTY, bookseller and periodical dealer.
the mail His establishment is No. 8 Main
street, opposite Bank street, and the latest
journals may be had at his counter.
MAYORS CouRr Norfolk.-His Honor, W. W.
LAMB Presiding, June 23d, 1866.
Alexander King, colored, arrested for stealing
chickens; committed.
Andrew Jackson, colored, arrested by officer
Merchant, for stealing coat from the store of
Noah Walker l. Co., on Main street. Sent on
for further examination.
Several civil cases of minor importance
SUPERIOR CoURr.-His Homer Judge R. H. Ba-
ker, presiding.
Commonwealth VS.. Chas. Freeman, commit
ted for petty larceny.
The criminal docket has been suspended till
next Friday.
Mayors URr-Porstmouth.- Honor Jas.
G. White, presiding-June Esd, 1866.
Margaret Ashe, colored. arrested for stealing
a silver watch, valued at $40, was sent on to the
Court of Hastings for trial.
John LANDER, brought in for peddling rags
without license. Matter referred to Court of
Hastings.
New Advertisements.
The following new Advertisements appear in
this evenings paper to which we invite the at
tention of our readers:
s. II. Bourt,oell d j. III. Pullen have the new
carriage furnishing store No. % Union street.
Carriage makers and wheelwrights and others,
in want of material, will find it to their advan-
To Oil HAM all