The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-09-22
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Boston, Sept. 20.-Ihe steamship Meteor
which cleared yesterday for the East Indies,
was again seized to-day by the Government.
Topeka, Kansas, Sept. 20-The National
Union State Convention met here to-day and
nominated the following ticket for Go
vernon, j. S. Mcdowell of Leavenworth Lit.
Governor, Maj. j. r. Mcclure of Davis coun-
ty Secretary of State, Col. McLingy Audi
ditor, N. e. Coss Treasurer, Col Walker !:
Attorney General, Poss.
Washington, Sept 2O-Secretary Stewards
health has SO much improved that he is pro-
nounced out of danger.
An official army order has been issued pre-
scrlbing the uniform of the general and lieu
tenant general, as follows:
For the general, the same as for a major
general, except that on the coat there shall
be two rows of twelve buttons each on the
breast, placed by fours, and on the shoulder
straps and epauets four silver stars
For the lieutenant general the same as for
major general, except that on the shoulder
straps and epaulets there shall DO three silver
stars
OTTAWA, Sept 20.-Further trials Of the
Peabody rifles have resulted satisfactorily, and
large order has been given by the Cover
ment.
tits understood the Government accepts the
offer of a United States company to send ma
chinery and men to convertsthe Enfield rifles
INTO breech-loaders
TORONTO, Sept. 2O.-The new currency
arrangements 60 into effect on the Goth inst
Pending the completion of the provisional
notes now being executed, the notes of the
Bank of Montreal will be used as legal tenders
icing stamped with the words provisional
Note" legal-tender for the Receiver General
New York, Sept. 2O.-Asteroid and Ken
lucky, believed to be the best race horses ever
bred in this country, will certainly run next
Tuesday at Fordham, near this city. The race
will consist of four-mile heats, for $40 900 and
gold cup.
PITTsBURa, Sept 20.-The arrangements
for the Soldiers and Sailors National Cenyen-
ton, to be held in this city, are being rapidly
completed The City Hall has been decorated
and the wigwam will soon be finished. The
resident committee are making every effort to
afford accommodations for delegations from
abroad, and the citizens will do their best to
entertain as many as they can CONVENE ntly,
Tuesday night has been set apart for a
grand torchlight procession and illumination.
Representatives of the press are requested
70 report to Mr.. John G. Harbor, at Plttsburg
Commercial Office, for cards of admission, &c
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. 20.-The great two
mile wherry race took place here to-day, in
which Joshua Ward, OF Newburg, and Wal
ter Brown, OF Portland, were the com petitors.
Ward was the winner.
Cholera Reports.
New York, Sept 2l-There were three
fresh cases of cholera in the city yesterday, and
seven burial permits were issued. In Brook
Ign one case only was reported. The weather
was dismal, damp and disagreeable.
The Board of Health met yesterday Dr.
Dalton reported that during the weeksending
Wednesday, forty cases of cholera had been
reported, OF which twenty-five proved fatal
Nashville, Sept. 20. The cholera deaths
reported for the past "a hours were 10. Pby-
sicians pronounce the epidemic declining.
We have had heavy rains all day, and the
weather is cold.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 2O-A spirited
Convention of menwho served in the army and
navy was held here this morning to select
delegates to the Pittsburg Convention. Major
General Burnside, presided, and Lieutenant
Colohei D ~. feafce, Jr., was secretary. Adj
dresses were delivered by Gen. Burnside, Cap
tains Wayland and Woodbury., and others
Fifty or more delegates We're elected to the
Pittsburg Convention, and resolutions were
adopted affirming fully the policy of Con-
gress.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. ga part of the South
ern Radical party arrived here this morning
and addressed a large meeting
Governor Brownlow was very ill, and failed
i'll an attempt to speak at the depot He was
SO weak as to require assistance to stand, and
passed directly on to Cleaveand.
The rest ofthe party arrived here this af-
ternoon, and all passed on under charge of a