The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-02
General News.

late Hon. Geo. E. Badger, which it concludes
as follows: .. -.t
Indeed, a great light has gone from u.s. and
while we grieve at our loss, let us trust that
his example may serve to keep
- - = "The statesman pure,
Till through all lands, f4i
And through all human story,
The path Of duty be the way to glory"
William Craft, famous as fugitive slave
in Theodore Parker's days, is laboring sue
oessfully in Africa, both commercially and
philanthropically He has established law
full commerce and a large school at Whydah;
and the King of Dahomey testi6es his APP
probation of him by sending him a present
Of six slaves -o st.i.
On Saturday, says the Detroit Free Press
of the 10Th, three deaths occurred among the
children Of an emigrant party which arrived
in this city by way of the Great Western rail-
way. One Of the children died on board the
train and the other two at the depot. 1t is
reported that they were genuine cases of cho-
lera The family was extremely filthy and
had Just come from the ship which brought
them over.
On the subject of negro equality the Dan
vile Times says: t4
1t has been well said, this is not question
of civil rights-it is question of society, Of
decency, of manners, Of atmosphere. We
must attend strictly to this matter in the
South. Upon this point, we have no concili
ton to offer, no compromise to make. If
pressed to the walby the Radicals, we will
appeal to the great body of the white people
Of the United States. ,...,... .....-,.e.
We warn the farmers against neglect of
the corn crop-corn, in our opinion, will
''pav" fully as well as tobacco. The large
supply of tobacco which will be thrown into
market will SO reduce the price Of the weed
that. in many cases, it will hardly pay trans
portation to market and, if we could, we
would prevail upon every planter to pull the
plants out of every other tobacco row and
put a grain of corn in each hill.-DdnUiHe
Mews. IG Ef*tf 44}f
General j. B. Hood is engaged in forming
company in New Orleans to drain and sweep
the streets that city by machinery. a
The Presbytery. of South Alabama has re-
Gently closed its session in Mobile. About
fifteen members were present, including four
from other Presbyteries, who sat as correspon
ding members. The reports on the state of
religion were as encouraging as could be ex-
pected. 1t was resolved that the churches be
urged to devise means for the instruction of
the colered people in reading that they might
learn the scriptures. The Presbytery took
no action on the subject of reunion of the
Northern and Southern Churches
We gather the following from the Rich
mond Wing:
THE STATE BOARD OF IMM1GRATIoN-In
pursuance of an act of the General Assembly
Of Virginia, at its last session, the State Board
of immigration has been organized. 1t is
composed of James Gait, James Black and
R. B. Haxall, Esquires. Mr.. Haxall was
substituted for Mr.. Bruce, who resigned and
better substitute could not have been found
Gen. VIM. HI. Richardson has been appointed
Commissioner of the Board-a name familiar
to every ear, and associated with all lmpor-
tant enterprises looking to the development
and improvement of the Commonwealth. The
Board, thus organized, are now ready for
work. In our issue of the 23rd we published
their address to the people of Virginia. Ola
Rev. A. T. Shaver, of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church, died, after protracted and
painful illness on the 10Th instant at his resi-
dence in Macon county, Ala, aged forty
seven. He was, says the Dispatch native
of this State, but had lived in Alabama for
about fifteen years. afsa
Governor Wells has written to the "Gov-
ernor or Mayor of the City of Mexico" for
permission to remove to Louisiana the rem aims
Of the late Gov. H. w. Allen, for sculpture
+ Ex-Governor Allen was buried in Confede-
rate uniform, according to his request.
b Gen. Howard, in his speech at the anniver-
sary of the American Congregational Union,
in New York referred to the presents received
by Gems. Grant, Sherman and Meade, and
said that if fifty thousand dollars were pre-
sented to him he should feel it his duty to
give it all for the service of the Lord jesus
Loud applause. At'' '''
Gen. Howard can't come that game
p A strange case has just transpred in one of
the courts of Chicago A gentleman.has been
compelled to sue out a writ of habeas corpus
to get possession Of his wife. The writ is d.
rected to the wife's mother, who is charged
with unlawfully OBTAINING the lady from the
arms of her loving husband. OF course, the
wife was given up, whereupon an ill-natured
Cincinnati editor says that very few citizens
of Chicago would be at the expense of a law
suit to recover possession of their wives-for,
if they have any particular weakness it is for
the wives of other people. soaq4t
Where is heaven? Plato points to the
snowy sumits of cold Olympus, and says, it
is there. Swedenorg beholds spiritual pres
ences in all space and says,it is ,evey where.
Wordsworth lives again through the youth,
and replies, Heaven hes above us in. our in
fancy sf'..aL
Sage, theologian and poet! ! turn from
you all and ask the little blind girl, and she
replies, Heaven is where God Isl !1af u
On A DEcoILETTE DRESS That "effects
are the same from a similar cause" is one OF
the famous Socratian laws, whose fallacy we
may discover, for-quite in the teeth Of the
logical rule. the style Of apparel that keeps
Emma cool, just kindles the fame in her
lover. la@ 5a'V l9 81 2..