Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-14
NEWS ITEMS.

| of Mexico, who declines to make known
his name, and sent through Senior Sabos
| Yturbide, has arrived in Washington.
The articles are presented to President
Grant, General Sherman, ex-Secretary
Seward and Mrs. ex~President Lincoln.
A number of complaints have been
made to the mayor of Alexandra by
| quiet, well disposed colored people,
| who voted the conservative ticket at
| the last election, of threats against their
persons and property. They were as
sured that they would be protected.
The friends of Allen and McCoole
have made preliminary arrangements
for another prize fight between these
worthless. Fifty dollars side were
deposited. The fight is to be for S., 500
side, to fight in four months, within
fifty miles of Cincinnati.
Secretary Robson, responding to his
New Jersey friends, in card regarding
Grant, administration, says that as the
| policy by which the rebellion was final
ly subdued was the policy of action
rather than that of profession, SO the
policy of the present administration
must be judged by its fruits. With no
startling announcements, and with no
professions of splendid policy, the adj
ministration of General Grant endeavors
quietly, persistently and honestly to
perform the duties which each day it
finds before it.
A message went over the wires Fri
day night from the agent of the TeIe-
| graph Company in Havana, confirming
the report of the murder of Speakman
by the Spanish troops, Notwithstanding
his protestations of innocence of COM
plicity with the fillibusters. Mr..
Speakman was telegraph operator,
and well and favorably known in Wash
| ington and in Baltimore He was at
one time employed on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. 1t is satisfactory
to know that the Government will act
promptly in his case, and after examin-
ing into it will demand repatriation if
the facts are such as stated.
There is strong feeling in Alexan-
dria in favor Of Lewis Mckenzie as one
of the United States Senators from
| Virginia, and it is thought there to be
not improbable that he may be chosen
| by the Legislature, which is soon to as
| semble. In that event a new election
for Representative from the district
viii! be necessary.
1t is reported that new Conservative
paper will be started in Washington in
the fall, with Hon. Edmund, Burke, Of
New Hampshire, and Mr.. II. QlssN ash
lngton, formerly connected with the In-
telligencer, at the head Of its editorial
staff. With Mr.. Burke torepresents the
Northern Democracy and Mr.. Wash
ington the Southern, the political team
will be pretty strong one
Advices from the city of Mexico to
the 4th instant state that the volcano of
Colima is in high state of eruption,
throwing up fire and huge masses Of
ashes, and lava is flowing from it album
dainty. The inhabitants of the villages
and towns within its range have fled
from their houses to the fields beyond,
and are in deplorably destitute condi-
ton.
lsadore, the youngest daughter of
General Albert Pike, was found dead in
her bed at Memphis, on Wednesday
morning. She had retired complains
ing of nervous headache, and from an
empty chloroform bottle found beside
her, it is supposed she used it to soothe
the pain, and in her sleep had upset
the bottle upon her pillow.
The President has appointed Geo. 7.
Jacobs collector of customs at Cherry
stone, Va, and Isaac Strait appraiser of
merchandise at Savannah.
Mrs. Il. A. Pollard is now in New
York, where, it is said, she is prosecu.
ting suit for divorce from her hus-
band.
Lieutenant General Arthur Gore died.
IN England on the 23d uIt., aged eighty
i've years. He served in the campaign
OF 1916 with the 1hirtieth Regiment.
and was slightly wounded at Waterloo.
The Orange county virginiau is assur-
ed that the crop of wheat in that coun-
ty Is 70 best that has been made for 20
years. The editor of the Spirit of JET.
ferson says that the crop in Jefferson and
Berkeley is the best for thirty wears, and
over the entire State the crop is said to-
be good. ''fe' 3
George W. Hatton, the colore ID
(Washington} councilman who accom-
panied Mayor Bowen and party to
Gettysburg, is dissatisfied with the
statements that have been circulated in
relation to his trip. He is very free in
ms conversation upon the subject, and
has prepared written statement in
which be charges that Mayor Bowen
and other white officials treated him
shamefully, and at all times seemed do
slrous of avoiding him.
In answer to the question, at what
point does republican government COM
mence, and where does it end (? The
editor of the New York Tribune re-
plies We understand that republican
government commences when the people
establish it, and ends where they have
overthrown it."
Gov. Wells has again respited James
J eter Phillips, under sentence of death
by the Circuit Court of Henrico county.
Va, for the murder of his wife. The
last respite defers the execution u mil
Friday, Nov. 26, 1869.
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