Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-19


4 The suit against General Butler, re-
moved from the Superior to the United
States Circuit Court, in Baltimore, it is
expected will come up to-day, or during
the week. The suit is brought to re-
cover money collected by him for rent
of suffers store, built upon Govern
ment property at Fortress Monroe, while
in command of that post, and it is re-
ported that he will be present to aid in
the defense of the suit.
The Board of Directors of the Arling-
ton Life Insurance Company declared
dividend of forty per cent. to holders Of
endowment policies.
Assessor Webster, of New York, has
been instructed that bankers must re-
turn as capital all money, whether bor-
rowed or otherwise, employed in their
business, excepting only deposits which
are returned for tax.
We understand that at the present
session of the Circuit Court for Caroline
county, Maryland, the Grand Jury in
dicted woman for witcbcraft. The
witch is negress, and the trial will no
doubt be an interesting one. We had
supposed that the days of witchcraft
had passed away in this country never
to return, but the action of Caroline
Grand Jury seems to have revived them.
The world moves backward. II Easton
Star
The Auditor of Public Accounts for
the State, Col. I. H. Stanton, is institu-
ting proceedings to collect and have
paid into the Treasury Immediately, all
balances now due as shown by the books
Of his office, on account of revenue from
every source and subject of taxation,
and has already prepared one hundred
and thlrty-one notices against sheriffs
who are in arrear, returnable to the
May term next Of the Circuit Court of
Richmond
Advices from Nuevitas dated the 10th
inst. report the insurgents in the east
ern department as having concentrated
their forces and advancing upon Hol-
quin, which they are sanguine of cap
turing. Seventeen thousand persons, in
Guiding refugees and others, together
with considerably supply of stores
and munitions, are gathered at this
point, and Gen. Benegast, under whose
command and protection they are, has
called for reinforcements.
In addition to the present naval force
in the Gulf, it is understood that the
Galena, Seminole, Mosholu, Sabine and
the monitor Saugus, now fitting out at
the government navy yards, will be or
dered to join that squadron. These will
make quite formidable force of eleven
vessels, bearing an aggregate of 10
guns.
A dispatch from Sagua la Grande da-
ted the 10th instant states that the Spa
nish forces under the command of the
Governor of the district had severe en-
gagement with the insurgents under
Liebana, in which the losses on both
S ldes are reported to have been heavy.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Express mentions that the
| Hon R. Ridgway, of Amherst, is spoken
| of as candidate for Governor Who by?
Messrs. Brown & Ives, "the great fam
lily of Rhode Island" have published
card declaring totally and m aliciously
false the allegations made against them
by Senator Sprague in his speech, that
they tried to induce him to join them in
breaking down all their rivals in bust
business.
One mile has been made in minutes
and seconds on the velocipede-aud
this was not a straight mile. The driver
had to turn his machine around fifty
four times in the mile. AS every turn
necessitates at least some reduction of
speed, that man on straight course
could make his mile in 2.4O.
The new Spanish constitution pro-
vides for hereditary monarchy to be
supplied with King by the Cortes,
whenever royal line becomes extinct.
Trial by jury, universal suffrage, free
speech, and liberty of the press are qua
rantied.
Colonel Joseph Segar has announced
himself candidate for Congress for the
State at large. He takes ground against
the obnoxious clauses of the constitu-
tion.
We have q white man as Minister to
Eng and, a red man as Commissioner of
Indian affairs and a black man as Min
lister to Hayti.
1t is stated that Mr.. Boutwell, has an.
pointed three negro clerks, including
the expelled representative from the
Georgia Legislature, Sims, to the Savan-
nah custom house. "
On Wednesday a more than usually
large solar spot was visible to the naked
eye examining the centre of the suns
disc. 1t is conjectured that this spot is
connected with and probably the same
as that of August ID of last year. This
spot will cease to be visible on April 2l,
and may probably reappear on the
commencement of May.
FOR BOSTON.
STEAMSHIP GEORGE APPoLD,
Capt. SOLOMON HoWEs,