Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-29
NEWS ITEMS.

/ The Wilmington Star gives an account
of a remarkable fig tree In the spring
Of 1867 gentleman of that city set ou
small branch of a fig tree, not more
than two and a half feet 10 length and
in the space of even two years the small
twig has become tree over eleven feet
high, and its numerous branches have
an abundance of nice ripe figs hanging
on them. The tree is in the garden, and
the spot selected for it was small COM
pass Of ground where the cook has for
years been accustomed to throw dish
water, and it is to that the remarkable
growth is attributed.
Letters from Lisbon announce the
morganatic marriage of Don Ferdinand,
ex-King of Portugal, with Fanny Els
Ter. This must be a second union, as
the celebrated dancer had accepted in
1854, if we remember rightly, the hand
of rich PIussian banker. The other
sister, Theresa, surnamed The Majestic,
became the wife of Prince Adalbert,
brother of the King of Prussia. Fanny
was born in 1910, 80 that she has now
arrived at the age OF fifty-nine. Rumor,
when she was young, placed the Duke
de RefchstadI amongst her warmest ad-
mlrers.
A deputation of seyenty-tive to
eighty colored people sought an inter-
view with Mr.. Walker at Charlottes-
vile, and were we'll satisfied with our
candidate. The indications are that
Walker will get more colored votes
than Wells will whites The leagues
are dissolving, and the colored men
are asserting their independence.
Within the last six weeks arrests of
counterfeitors have been made in Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Now York and sew
eral of the Western States, and quanti-
ties of counterfeit money together with
presses, plates, dies and other materials
used by counterfeiters have been seized.
A week or two ago young lady of
Iowa while on her way to her wedding
was offered five dollars by "another fell
Ter" if she would marry him, and con-
sented. The disappointed lover was not
to be wholly cheated out of his matri-
mony, and therefore proposed, was &C.
cepted by, and married the sister of the
Utter on the same day.
1t is stated on good authority mot
Officially that the board of military Off
GERS appointed to investigate the charges
against the present Superintendent of
the penitentiary have unanimously re-
commended his removal from office. No
opinion is expressed as to his compe-
tency, but they believe the charge of
violating the Virginia statute sustained.
The number Of emigrants who arrived
at New York from the 1st of January
to the 23d instant, was 1882, against
1866 during the same period last year.
A statue of Washington will be erect
ed in front of Independence Hall, Phila-
delphia, on the 9th of July, by the chill
dren of the public schools of that city.
The crops in Nansemond and adjoin-
ing counties, though rather backward on
account Of cold spring, are neverthe-
lees quite promising. A large crop of
Irish potatoes will be realized, and corn
looks as if somebody will have to tear
down old barns and build up new ones.
Suffolk Sun.
Jere. Philyaw. formerly a colored
United States soldier, but latterly a res
ident Of Wilmington, N. c., was bitten
by spider one night last week about
IL o'clock, and the next morning ex-
pired.
3 1t is stated that the Venezuelan govern
ment had closed the port of Maracaibo
because the State authorities had usurp-
ed the customs revenues. Ten days
grace were allowed vessels loading at
the port. bal lr4
Y The congressional committee of ways
and means have arrived in San Francis
co and are looking around among the
objects of interest,
There was an eruption of the volcano
of Colima, Mexico, on the 18th instant,
when the whole crown of the mountain
fell in. 1t was the first outbreak since
1900.
ia Miss Sallie r. Banks has been ap-
pointed Deputy-C Collector of Internal
Revenue for the District of Sumpter, S.
G. Miss Banks had been for some
time teaching colored school.
!
The fourth annual meeting of the
Educational Association of Virginia,
will be held at Lexington, beginning
Tuesday, Z July 18th. Free return
tickets will be furnished all teachers at
tending,
Jean Maria Farina, the genuine"
Cologne manufacturer, is dead; leaving
seventeen other, but fraudulent, Jean |
Maria Farinas in Cologne to survive
him. Laura Farina, worth $4,000 900, I
and but 81 succeeds him