Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-03
NEWS ITEMS.

"Were you in favor of Longstreet 8
confirmation" inquired of Western
Senator who lives Nye the Western
coast. Eyes +; l knew no more of Long
street than Nicodemus knew of the Sec
ond birth, but I voted for his con6rma-
ton on this principle. To illustrate: My
mother used to make those old fashioned
doughnuts, and when she got her lard
lot in the pot, she didn't waste any bat
ter in it till she had first dropped in a
little piece Of dough to see if the LAID
was all right. Now, Longstreet is that
little piece of dough, dom you see? and
if we find the lard all right, We'll drop
in old Bob Lee and some of the bigger
doughnuts."
The Richmond News learns that a
difficulty occurred in Lynchburg Mon.
Gay between Gen'. Jubal A. Early and
Mr.. Il. Il. Glass. The latter gentleman
approached the General, VIII was sitting
in the hotel reading newspaper, Civ
ing him the usual morning saluatation
which the General refused to return.
Harsh words ensued, and light was the
result, in which Mr.. Glass, it is said
came off second best.
The steamer Tallapoosa left the Wash.
lngion navy-yard Friday, heavily laden
with government stores, and will pro.
coed first to Annapolis, thence to Nor.
folk, New York, Boston, and Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, from whenca
she will return to that city.
The statement that the British Gov.
eminent is about to accord belligerant
rights to the Cuban revolutionists is no,
credited at the State Department. Sec
rotary Fish has received ne information
corroborating the statement, and con-
siders its verifcation one of the mos
unlikely things in the world.
Many Of the radical Senators and
members, who remain in Washington
express the conviction privately tina,
unless the Cabinet is reconstructed the
Republican party will go to pieces, and
the next House If Representatives will
have Democratic majority.
President Grant denies the report
that he intends to visit California DUR
ing the summer. The distance is toe
great and he cannot spare the time.
1t has been decided by the Attorney
General of the United States that Col.
lectors of customs are entitled, since Ju.
ly 1866, to retain $4,000 year out o.
moneys received from importers for the
storage of goods in private bonded ware
houses.
The footprints in the sandstone of thu
Connecticut Valley, which have Away,
been supposed to be those of birds, are
pronounced by Mr.. Waterhouse Haw-
kins to be the marks Of marsupial ami
mails, such as kangaroos.
The Span sh Cortes has rejected a
proposal to adopt the Catholic religion
as the religion Of the State.
General Robert E. Lee is expected in
Washington to-day, and it is ex expected
that before leaving the city he will have
a private interview with the President
at the latter's request.
Mr.. John Russell Young, of the New
York Tribune, has entered suit in Phil.
adelphia against Forney's Press and the
Evening Bulletin for 800, 900 each da-
images, accruing from their republication
of alleged libelous articles from the New
York Sun.
Remember that there is to be a new
registration. Rememb Der that if you dom,
register you can't vote. Remember tina
your vote will be a matter of vital i'm.
portance to your mother State, Register
then, in order that you may vote.
Colonel A. W. Hart, who has for ak
years past filled acceptably a response
BILE position in the Treasury De- part.
ment, has resigned. Col. H. is an old
Journalist, having for several years occu.
pied the editorial tripod, either in the
East or the West.
1t is explained that the recent or der
for recruiting is only intended to br inc
the army up to the min imu m, it having
been ascertained that discharges soon to
take place will reduce the number of
troops nearly one third.
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