Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-31
NEWS ITEMS.

| Judge Dent, the Conservative Candidate
for Governor Of Mississippi, writes a let
| ter saying that he is a national Republi-
can; opposed to the extreme proscrip-
ton of his party; and placing himself
unequivocaly on the Walker platform
of Virginia-advocating universal am
nesty and universal suffrage. In all
these positions he claims to be in unison
with the President, who endorses hi,
| policy
| There is authority for saying that the
! statement which has been published t.
the effect that Secretary Robson does
not propose to interfere with Or change
back the names of the vessels of the
navy, which were altered by Mr.. Borie,
is incorrect. As soon as Mr.. Robson
can get time he will make the names of
all our men-of-war conform tothe act of
Congress regulating that matter.
The Ottawa Statesman knows of a
woman who set ninety thousand ems of
minion, distributed her own type, and
corrected her own proof inside of six
days.
We are gratifed to learn that Bishop
EARLY, who has been very sick for some
time, is so far recovered as to be able to
attend the District Conference of his
church now in session at New London.
The Bishop went out on Wednesday,
and possibly opened the proceedings.
On the coast of Virginia and North
Carolina cranberries reach greater per-
lection than in New Jersey and New
York, where fortunes are made by their
cultivation.
Throughout the country the farmers,
from the superabundant crops of every
thing, are complaining of the low prices
of their products We are not aware,
however, of any proportionate reduction
in the prices of other things, as there
should be.
The Stanford (hy.,) Dispatch says
the colored people OF Lincoln county, in
that State, are progress We. They do not
desire to be outdoue by the white peo-
pie SO, in spirit Of rivalry, they have
made arrangements to hold fair next
September for the exhibition OF stock
and domestic manufactures.
Chicago, New York aud the South
will soon be visited by representatives
of several leading Chinese immigration
companies of Sa Francisco
A negro in the employ of the Will
mington and Manchester Railroad was
struck by tightening and instantly
killed at Dogue Swamp, Columbus
county, Tuesday afternoon last. He
was standing under tree at the time,
and three other negroes with him we've
so badly stunned by the shock that it
was thought for some moments they
had ali been killed.
Messrs. Winder and Murray have
commenced arrange ents for working
the Blacklead Mines, situated some six
miles North West of Raleigh. The ope-
ratives have been engaged in cleaning
off the earth and gathering up the t.
tered lead about the mill, and getting
timbers lor rebuilding the dam on
Mining Creek. A corps Of miaers will
soon be employed in getting out ano
preparing the lead on an extensive
scale.
The wearing of the breaches is the
latest pronunciamiento Of Mrs. Cady
Stanton. The wearing of the breeches
will settle everything. Very well; and
yet it is said by naturalists that the
hen in learning to crow does not become
a rooster. Any how, let us have this
question settled; let these woman have
their rights and "let us have peace"
The Mobile Colored Democratic Club
has issued an address to the colored
votes of Alabama, informing them that |
sooner or later the political power of
the South will pass into the hands of
the white men, and that it is therefore
for the interests of the negro to culti-
vate friendly relations with the whites. |
Advices from Japan report the fuau-
ces of the country in very disorga~
nized condition Paper money was
forced upon the people on pain of death
and trade was paralized.
The colored labor Convention in Bal
timore passed resolutions that the obiec-
tons of white men to work with me-
groes must be overcome, and calling
national negro Convention to meet in
Baltimore in December, and invoking
Congress to bride Chinese labor out OF
country.
Pete Adams, an escaped convict from
the Missouri penitentary, was appre-
hended the other day, after an absence
of eight years. He served in the war,
and since that has lead an honest life.
The farms along the entire breadth
of the valleys of the Colorado, Brazos
and Guadalupe rivers, in Texas, have
been entirely swept away by the recent
foods. The estimated damage on the
Colorado alone is $S0000O0.
Saratoga. July 28.--The proprietor
of Congress Hall has offered President
Grant, his family and suite the hospital
ity of his house, which has been accept
ed fer the 10Th proximo,
A use to which carbolic acid has
lately been applied,is in the preparation
of paper saturated with dilute solu-
ton of it, for the purpose of wrapping
up animal substances, such as fresh
meats, etc. These are preserved per-