Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-03

Radical Judges, has Just decided that
neither the Governor nor the Legislature
can set aside the registration under the
law of 1866. This gives the Conserva~
tives or Democrats thousands of votes
that were struck off the list at the last
election by Brownlow.
DR.. Rush, deceased millionaire, OF
Philadelphia, leaves a large portion Of
his fortune to found a library, the man
ayers of which he advises not to give too
much room to "those teachers of dis
jointed thinking, the daily newspa-
pers."
A new paper printed in the German
language and called The Patriot, has
been started in Richmond. 1t proposes
to be an industrial and political organ,
takes the conservative view of the stu
alton, and advocates the election of Col
Walker for Governor. The German ele-
ment is progressing in the South.
Havana dispatches state that the
Spanish troops are pursuing the bay OF
Nipe tilibusters, have captured three oil
their cannon and killed their leader
Manuel Juarez. The insurgents are
massing at Las Tunas. The crew Of
the British brig James Crow have ar
rived at Batabono, the vessel having
been wrecked on the 23d ult.
1t is reported that the National Re>
publican Association at Washington
will place $4,000 at the disposal Of
the Wells faction in Virginia, to aid
them in the coming elections. 1t will
take five hundred thousand times that
sum to foist negro Governor upon
Virginia and send Wells to the United
States Senate. ..... ..-.
Among the names mentioned as like
ly to be the democratic candidate fol-
Governor of Wisconsin is that of Ga
briel Bouck. Blow your horn, Gabriel
for i'll Radical State like Wisconsin
you are not likely to be heard of after
the election.
The Wilmington Star is informed
that cotton along the line of the w. c.
& r. Railroad is slowly but surely re-
covering from the injury done it by the
many hail storms, and continued cold
weather.
Sheriff Colgrove, of Jones county, N.
G., was assassinated on the public road
near Trenton, at $50 a. M, on Satur-
day last. 1t is unknown who the as
sassins were, but they are supposed to
belong to a gang of horse thieves which
Mr.. Colgrove had been very active in
breaking up. I
1t is reported that President CIR ants
Quaker agents are not doing very well
with the Indian tribes, because they
bring rain with them wherever they 90.
UNI cried Hole in the Bottle, big
Indian chief of the Arapahoes, "Quake
no good. Bring water. No whisky"
William A. Pile has been appointed
Governor of New Mexico. This appoints
ment disposes of the appointment of Col.
Grove, who was appointed and confirm
ed to the post, but was subsequently
lounu dlsquallHed.
The case of the Lizzie Major is at last
settled. The Spanish authorities will
make a formal apology for the action of
their officers and offer proper compensa-
ton to the Americans captured and de-
tanned by them.
1t is thought that the production OF
grapes in the middle States will be very
much larger this season than ever be-
fore, and that the vines will hardly be
able to sustain the weight of the crops.
AT the recent meeting of the Grand
Encampment of Odd Fellows of Penn
sylvania proposition to strike the word
white from the constitution and by
laws of the Order was voted down.
The Government has received advices
of an engagement between the United
States troops and the Indians near Fort
Griffin, Texas. Fourteen Indians were
killed. ~
Prominent Virginians in Washington
are urging the President to appoint
Judge Rives, of this State, to the bench
of the Supreme Court, under the law
passed by the last Congress increasing
the number of judges.
Mrs. Belle Boyd has again entered
upon the married existence. She took
this important step in New Orleans on
the 18th May, Mr.. John s. Hammond
being the happy man.