The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-07-06

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"Had the honor of being ordered to at
tack Venice, should not give thought to
this traditional hobgoblin. l should assail
the city from the sea. l have ascertained,
personally, there is water enough in the
Lagune to do this / should be certain to
take it with the fiat boats and gunboats. AS
soon as Venice was in my possession, the four
fortresses would fall into my hands like ripe
apples" s-,........
MASSACHUSETTS, MILLs.---The Woolen
mills of Massachusetts, in 1860 produced more
cloth, and nearly as many blankets, as all the
mills of the Middle States together. The
total value of their product for that year was
nearly $40, ZOO, 900, an increase of SO per
cent over 1850. In this branch of industry
there were employed 821 sets of machinery
and about $4,000 hands The product en-
braced 34,899,34S yards of cloth, 2,16O, OIL
pounds of yarn, 81 ,207 pairs of blankets, and
157 900 shawls.
CoUNTERYEITERs.- An English counter
feiter of gfeenbacks has been arrested at At
lanta. He states that the bills were made at
Nottingham, England, and that he, with nine
accomplices,, came here for the purpose of
pedding them. Three are in New York, two
IN Boston, one in Cincinnati, one in st. Louis,
one in Nashville, aud one unknown He re-
fuses to describe them or give any informa-
ton against them. le'
LAND OPERATIONS Reports received at
the General Land Office, for May last, state
that the Homestead actual settlements entered
during that month at Vancouver Land Office,
Washington Territory, covered 2,036 acres.
There were also cash sales amounting to
$1,7S1.l At the San Francisco Land Office,
California, the cash sales embraced a coal
tract. and amounted to $6,113, besides the
disposal of 1920 acres by bounty land war
rants and number of entries for actual set
element under the Homestead law. j .
z SMALL COMA considerable number of
letters are received at the Treasury daily,
from persons in different sections of the coun-
try, enclosing greenbacks and requesting that
they may be furnished with small coin in ex-
change for the enclosures, These coins can
be procured only from the Director of the
United States Mint at Philadelphia, and,
therefore, the money is returned to the
writers, with the information to that effect
Pension OFFIcE.-The following is state
ment Of the work performed in the United
States Pension Office during the month of
June last The number of widows, or
phans' and mothers claims admitted Were
2,342; number of the same rejected, i145;
total number acted upon, 2,487. Number of
invalid claims admitted, 2,457; number re-
jected 377 total number acted upon, 2,734.
Total number of claims disposed OF, 1921.
Number of letters and circulars sent, giving
information and calling for evidence, 80, 1872.
INTELLIGENT BIRDs.--It is said that the
approach of cholera can be known by OBJ
serving the habits of birds. Previous to, and
during its prevalence, they will not eat cher
ries. 1t seems to be a singular fact, but
nevertheless it is said to be true. We are in
formed by medical gentleman residing in
this vicinity, says the Marin County Journal,
that last year nearly all of his cherries were
destroyed by linnets, and that this season
not one has been touched, although his
orchard is full of brds.-Sacramento Bee
NAVAL INTELLIGENcE.--The Navy De-
partlnent has received communication from
Acting Rear Admiral Pearson, commanding
the Pacific Squadron, dated Bay Caliao, June
l, in which he gives a report, concerning the
condition aud employment of the vessels of
which it is composed
The AMERICAN NAvY.-In 1888, the
American navy consisted of four vessels, and in
1915, after the war with England, it had
grown to 276 vessels, carrying 1856 guns
1t was then reduced to a very small peace
establishment. At the close of the late re-
belion in 1865, however, it contained 6S4
vessels with 4,477 guns-many of the ves-
sells being of enormous size or arnor-clad,
and nearly all the guns of very heavy calbre.
1t has been once more very much reduced,
but is still powerful, and, as far as the char
acter of the vessels is concerned, the most
effective IN the whole world.
CoAL-It is stated as noteworthy fact in
connection with the war in Europe, that all
the countries engaged have increased their
supply of coal to an enormous extent. Italy
has been importing coal lately in such large
quantities, that vessels to carry it can scarce
" be found. All this is for the Italian navy,
and Austria, Prussia, Russia and France are
also gathering togsther enormous supplies of
| coal.
We have information from Richmond to
the effect that James, who recently had an
encounter with one of the Pollards, has gone
| to New York in search of the brother-in-law
| Pollard, whom James afirms has ill-treated
his sister. bloody encounter is expected.
WAsHINGToN MoNUMENT.-Lieut.G Gen.
| Grant, elected second Vice President of the
| Washington National Monument Society, ac-
copied the position, which is that lately fill
ed by Lieutenant General Scott. The chair
of third Vice President, vacant by the death
of Col. Seaton, has not been filled,
SOUTHERN LuMBER.--The first cargo of
lumber received from Jacksonville, Fla, since
the close Of the war, arrived at Fall River,
Mass, last week. 1t consisted of one hum
dred and twenty thousand feet of the finest
Southern pine boards
The revelations made, in the testimony be-
fore the War Committee, shows that General
Butler is under charge of having abandoned
the attack on Fort Fisher because friend of
/ his had three thousand bales of cotton in
| Wilmington. of which Butler was to pet half