Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-25
NEWS ITEMS.


N. Y, who has just purchased u farm
near Manassas, Va, reached there Oh
Monday with his furniture in wagons,
having travelled the entire distance of
$50 miles with his own teams.
The will of the late Jabez G. Howe
bequeaths $l6,400 TO various charita-
BILE and religious societies in Boston and
vicinity. and $4,000 additional to be
paid within ono year after the death of
his widow
Twenty one persons. belonging to
Rockport, Mass F., were probably lost
during the gale on the 9Th inst. Seven
bodies have been recovered. All the
parties were engaged in the fishing bus
mess.
SWEET PoTATo PUDDINa.-One pin
and half of grated sweet potato, one
teacup of brown sugar, one of syrup, a
large heaping spoonful OF butter, one
teaspoonful of salt, one of powdered gin
ger. two of powdered sweat ora neA peel
and nearly pint of milk poured in
boiling hot, Bake slowly 10 moder-
ate oven.
A marble hotel, seven stures high,
and just erected at The corner of Broad
way and Thirty first street, New York /,
was opened Wednesday. 1t cost $780,
600, exclusive of the ground.
Fourteen car loads of fat cattle from
Southwestern Virginia were shipped
from Lynchburg Monday by the Orange
and Alexandria railroad for Baltimore
and Philadelphia
There are over hundred vermicelli
factories in Genoa, tie product of which
comes mostly to this country
Tie orange groves on the st Johns
river, Florida, are said to be more fruit
Iul than for ten years previous.
10 Ihe case Of headless body found
near some water in Arkansas, tie Jury
returned verdict of" accidental drown
ing"
About 100000 worth of granite
from James river quarries, near Rich
mond, Va, will be taken to build the
bridge across the Mississippi at St.
Louis, Mo.
The late fair at Burlington, Vermont,
was a great success. Some of the finest
blood stock ever seen in that State was
on exhibition. On Friday $4,000 tickets
were sold AT one cate
A man who repaired to the top OF
the State House steep!e, Pniadol phla,
on Monday, 10 enjJy the view, died
| there of palpitation of the heart,
The subject of gold discoveries at the
Great Falls of the Potomac is again
revived, as several large nuggets have,i
is said, lately been found. there.
NJ Thierss collection Of engravings
has been lately estimated at tho enor-
nous sum of 100000 francs.
Mr.. Thomas r. Hopkins, hishly
esteemed citizen of Petersburg, Va.
died on Sunday afternoon.
The preparations for the Internal
Fair, to be held in Buffalo October 9th
are nearly completed, and goods have
commenced arriving.
The mayor of Philadelphia now Of
fers ST. 500 reward for the man who
attempted to kill Brooks, the revenue
detective. ...l-l.a.
A machine has been invented a,
Providence, r. l., TO sew books, work
heretofore done only by hand.
The subscriptions to the Avondale
relief fund in Philadelphia now amount
to S2s,sO4.
On Tuesday 23,953 baskets Of
peaches were received at Philadelphia.
Ex-Secretary Thompson passed
through New York few days ago en-
route TO Canada. ..-
The Masonic Fraternity is about to
erect handsome hall at Manassas, Va
The culture of tea is said to be
spreading in the South.
Omaha is rejoiced at the idea of a
lecture from John G.. SAKE. ...s.
Boston attained its 139th year on
Friday last.