Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-20

sum Of $4,000 for his appearance.
t Joseph Wa'kup,susp of attemp
ing the assassination of DR.. Coles and
others at Saxonvills, at Fran iugham,
Massachusetts, on Wednesday night
last. has been arrested.
The receipts from the exhibition OF
President Grants OK. at tile late fair in
st. Louis, amounted to nearly three
thousand dollars, which goes to the
benefit of the Soldiers Orphans Home.
ALI Of the railroads in the State of
Florida are in the hands of a receiver
appointed by the coults, on account of
alleged frauds in their sale by the trus-
tees OF the internal Improvement fund.
Hon. Henry A. Wise has been en-
gagged for the defense in the case of the
State against John K. Shores, for the
murder Of William Whea tley, on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland
The laying Of the corner stone of the
House of Mercy, ofthe Protes tant Epis-
eopal Church, took place in New York,
on Saturday. with imposing ceremonies.
During the month of September,
sol 900 lbs. of dried frui, were shipped
from High Point. N. . and there yet
remain 2 800 barrels awaiting ship
nent
The Vieksbufg Times of October 9th
reports the deeapitation of Hon. W. s.
Page, Judge oI the Probate Court of
Warren county, to make room for one
Lease
The death Of the Hon Vim. G. Har.=
per. Of Brandon. Miss, a prominent
lawyer and excellent citizen. is
announced in the Natchez Courier.
A nephew Of ex President Pierce now
at PRINCETON College. will inherit the
bulk Of his deceased unele's property.
Father Hyaein.hc is to receive a pub
ZIG welcome from a party OF evangeNcal
I eIergyiren ia Boston.
Gen. Candy has appointed Col. A. j.
AtNett, the military commissioner at
Sntfolk. Va. Mayor Of that place.
The cost of the s'uez canal thus far
has been 1871 900 900.
Chieag, ia giving tsn-cent organ Con-
eerts at the recently bnlt Centenary
Church.
Smallpox is very prevalent among
the eolored population of Atlanta, Ga.
Ga tho 27thof September a thin skin
OF ice was visible in White county,
Ark
Lynch lsw is i'll operation in War
wick county. Indiana. Several hard
characters have been shot 10y Vigilance
Co nmittees.
The construction If the California and
Oregon Railroad has been commenced
| near Marysvile Material for one hun
dred miles is On hand.
"lmmense and valuable" discoveries
OF gold have been made ia the vicinity
OF Helena, Montana. aud miles of claims
have been staked eff
1t is repor ed at Omaha that a sur
veying party, under Nelson Birch
twelve III number, was massacred re-
Gently, about fifty miles south of Fort
Mcpherson.
Edward Stock Well, al Fi,chbure,
Massachusetts,, white cutting small
SUCK with y penkaiir, accident tally Sc
vefed the fcniota! artery and died in q
few minutes.
Admiral Fartagu. is so much improy-
ed that there are strong hopes that he
will fully recover his health.
Isaac l.. Cook WAS accidentally shot
and killed in the Office uf the Selma,
Alabama, Times, /. few days age.
Governor Warmouth Of Louisiana.
viii call an extra 'e.siou of the Legis-
lature, to meet t'tI the LIST of Deem
bcr
The steamship Samara, Captain
Martyr, reached Boston, Friday, from
the Irish coast. III eight days aud tven~
ty-,wo hours.
Governor Mussrays has returned to
Victoria from Cariboo county. Cariboo
and Kootenia mining news is favorable.
Adviees from Fernando Pc announce
the eruption of q volcano 10 the Came
room range. on the mainland, near that
island.
The Northeast storm continued in
Maine on Saturday. Heavy freshets
are feared.
Ex-Goyernor Ritner, of Pennsylya-
MIA. died at Carlisle. Saturday, in the
Goth year OF his age.
The California Enigrant Union has
completed its organization. G. T. Hop.
kins is President.
General Mulfofd's name is added to
the list OF probable candidates" for
Senator from Virginia.
The Archbishop of Oregon and the |
Bishop OF Los Angeles and Victoria are
Ell route for Rome. !
A vein Of excellent coal has been
struck on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
east of Denver, extending nerthward.