Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-06
NEWS ITEMS.

on the DeCOnQ OF november next. F0rtY
firms residing in fourteen States have
endorsed the call for such convention.
The New York Independent states
that twosthirds of the students in the
general Episcopal Theological Seminary
in that city have just gone over to the
Roman Catholics. The institution is
said to he under decided High Church
control.
James Gordon Bennett, OF the New
York Herald, is not in so precarioua
health as the papers have stated. Ad-
vaRcing years and the intense mental
activity of almost half a century of
journalism have doubtless produced
some effect upon him, but he still
supervises the Herald Mr.. Bennett
commenced his career in Charlestown,
South Carolina in 1922. Afterwards
he came to New York and became con-
nected with the Courier and Enquirer.
On the 9th OF May 1885 he issued the
first number of the New York Herald.
At the late Mississippi republican
convention George C Mckee was nomis
mated for member of Congress for the
4th, and L. w. Pierce for the 9Th dis
trict of Mississippi.
The steamer Main, from Bremen on
the 18th, and Southampton on the 21st,
arrived at New York on Saturday AFTER
noon. She brings $40 passengers,
The death of the Rev. John Coleman,
D. D., occurred recently at st. Louis
Deceased was for over twenty years rec
tor of Trinity P E. Church, Philadel-
phia.
A New York company has purchased
a large tract of land on the Rappaban-
mock river, Va, including the water
power at Wheatly's mill, for $4,000.
The warehouses on the wharves at
Galveston, Texas, are OVERLOOKING, and
freights could not be discharged last
week for want of shelter. Busy times
are expected for months to come.
A suicidal mania is raging in the
Prussian army, and in q few weeks, at
the camp of Borna, near Leipsic, fifty
four soldiers have put an end to their
existence.
Mr.. Joe Jefferson's four performances
in Brooklyn reached an aggregate of
$4,000, of which he received $4,000,
aud G. W. Tayleure the other, latter pay
ing all expenses.
A premium pig, only eighteen
months old, and weighing over 700
pounds, was exhibited at the Mexico
(Missouri) fair last week.
A young gentleman from Paris ar
rived in Lynchburg Thursday, en- route
TO Lexington, to enter as student at
General Lees College.
The iron-clad Dictator and the steam
frigate Severn have been equipped and
coaled, and are lying at the Brooklyn
navy yard, in expectation of orders from
Washington at any moment to hoist
anchors and proceed to the Island of
Cuba. The Cuban question, from this
and other signs of the times, on both
sides of the Atlantic, is evidently COM
ing to lead.
Prince Arthur arrived in Toronto,
Canada, on Saturday afternoon, and
was received with immense enthusiasm,
loyal addresses, professions, displays,
&c. The streets were gorgeously dec
Grated and illuminated at night. -Four
hundred children on platform sang
"God Save the Queen as the procession
passed.
One car Of the through passenger
train of the New Jersey railroad ran
off the track in Jersey City ,on Saturday,
and the passengers had narrow escape,
None were killed, but the car was bad
ly smashed.
MILITARY CnANGE.~Capt. j. j,
Hotf, on Friday last, relieved Colonel s.
P. Lee, Military commander Of the 10Th
division of Virginia, stationed at Alex
andria. Colonel Lee has been ordered
to duty at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, as
acting commissary.
Bellanger, on trial in Montreal, Can,
ada, for killing his wife's paramour, has
been acquitted, the jury rendering
verdict OF not guilty, and the judge APP
proving their act. The counsel for the
defense cited the SickIes and Chalouer
cases.
Arizona advice5 state that the Indians
in the vicinity of Lapaz have gone into
the mountains to hold council with the
Mohaves Their actions are suspicious
The shop of L. & P. L. Emerson, at
Pawtucket, II. L., was burned on Satnr-
day night. The boiler of the engine g.
ploded, injuring several persons,
A heavy shock of earthquake occur
red at San Lorenzo, CAL, October LIST.
The shock was accompanied by loud
noise. eI
Hon. Fl. A. Bellows has taken the
oath and been installed as Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of New Hamp-
shire.
John Hughes, aged 40 years, was
found dead in the streets OF Phlladel-
phia Monday morning, stabbed to the
heart.
Governor CaAn, Of Massaohus stts
has issued an order for an election in
the 7th congressional district on the
day of the State election. .... s....
The Hon. Richard B. Connolly, com:-
troller of the city of New York; is
again lying dangerously i'll.