The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-26


ford and Carrollville Branch to somepoint on
the Philadelphia and Erie Road. L II "a
Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 24-Snow COM
menced falling here at o'clock this after
noon.
Boston, Oct. 23.-The Hanoverian ship
Fortuna. from Liverpool for New York, with
a general cargo of merchandise and salt en-
countered a hurricane on the Sd and 4th in
slant, in latitude SO, "A, longitude GAO, O5',
and Oh the 9Th was abandoned in sinking
condition. All hands were rescued by the
ship Winged Hunter, from Calcutta and ar
rived at this port to-day. "a -
Phineas Achille Murat and DR.. Gwin, for
merly Senator from California, arrived here
to-day in the steamer China " a TOO 2.
Pittsburg, Oct. 90. "A fracas occurred be-
tween two negroes near the theatre Tonight.
One fired revolver, wounding the other in
two places. The third shot accidentally
struck a musician Of the theatre, named Hem
bricks, who had, just left the building. The
wound is supposed to be fatal "a aa -
western News s.ls.4as 81
St. Louis, Oct. Palate adyces from
Montana say that party of mountain men.
who had encamped near the mouth of Milk
river, were attacked by a band of fifty Sioux
Indians After five hours hard fighting the
Indians were driven off, with twenty-ona of
their number. killed. Four whites were
killed and several wounded. 80 - - q
St. Louis, Oct. 23.---All the old conspiracy
cases before the United States Court were
ssoRe pressed yesterday The treason cases
remain on thedocket About %, 900 persons
have been registered ID this county. The
Board ofAppeal under the registration law
met to-day to pass upon the cases of rejected
voters. Considerable excitement exists
among the parties interested ~ = = +
Nashville Oct. PA confagration oc-
Cured here this morning at o'clock DESTROY
ing one million dollars worth of property
The fire destroyed the Banner office the
large drug house of Yargan & Co, Lewis's
Billiard Saloon, the drug house of Messrs
Hastlett & Co., with many smaller establish
ments, law offices and private apartments
The fire was not checked until 8 o'clock, and
has destroyed all south of Front and Cedar
streets from Cherry street and Printers alley
extending through to Dradock street. A
number of the old land marks of Nashville
are gone. g 8
Almost every noted gambling den in
Nashville was destroyed by the fire this morn
ing. -Es 4s3 :
Louisville, Oct. 25.-The Daughters of
Rebecca gave the Kentucky Grand Lodge
OF Odd-Fellows splendid banquet last
evening. H &5sFs.0F
Southern News. Is
New Orleans, Oct. 24.-Sailet, Steamer
Mariposa for New York. Arrived Ships
Squandee dismasted from Liverpool and
Malaccafrom Boston. The order establishing
a quarantine has been resc inded. q ~
A band of robbers on the Rio Grande. about
so in number, have been committing great
outrages. They were pursued by ompanies
of Rancheros and United States colored troops,
and five of them have been killed q The gang
is composed OF Americans who were enlisted
on the Liberal Mexican side, but who de-
serted after the quarrels IN bIatamorss.
The robbers are all well mounted and are
making their way toward San Antonio
Terrific Hurricane at turks Island.
Halifax, October % The schooner, Victor,
which has arrived here makes tie following
report aa5g t4iH aIa
Turks Island was visited on the both of
September with terrible hurricane, destroy
ing over 800 houses and their contents -
Twenty lives were lost, and a number Of per-
sons crippled and otherwise injured Over
5000 persons were houseless pennies, and
almost naked. The whole laboring portion
OF the Colony is in an almost destitute condi-
ton. The public schools, armory, jail, quar-
antine hospital, market and all the Govern
ment buildings were blown down e The Gov
eminent house and the public Offices we're
badly shattered. 10000 bushels of salt
were swept away. Six foreign and twelve
Island vessels were lost, with twenty of their
crews. At Salt Cay the rnin was equally
great. Five vessels were ashore, among them
the following Schooner SallysJ. Aiken, of
Philadelphia, and the brig a. g. Cattle, of
Philadelphia. At Cockburn Harbor the
storm was alsn felt very sever, ly. Scarcely
enough houses remain to shelter the desti-
tute. a9
.t Prospects OF Dayis's Trial.
Fortress Monroe, October 2S-Ths recent
correspondence between President johnson
and Attorney General Stanbery, relative to
further action on the part of the Executive to
bring jeff. Davis to trial, has served to en-
tighten the public mind upon the exact state
OF affairs. For the present, at least, and per-
haps for some months to come, it will occu.
Ply just the same position, and another term
of the United States Circuit Court will be
suffered to go by without any action to try
the prisoner being taken by the judicial an-
thorties. The legal difficulties in the way
OF holding the court at Richmond, in conse-
quence of the adjournment from Norfolk in
June last, are serious detrment to its pro-
ceedings, and it is hardly doubtful now that
the court will not assemble next month in
Richmond, as was before generally supposed
This involves a further postponement of the
trial of Davis under the Indictment of treason
presented at the last term OF the Circuit
Court, and in all probability he will be kept
in confinement the entire winter, and until
the spring term of the Circuit Court, unless
Executive clemency grants him parole, and
releases i'm from his confinement. flr De-
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