Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-01
NEWS ITEMs.


Fine, delicious, ripe peaches. Of THE year
growth, were in the Memphis market last week
Mrs. Douglas Jerold died in the Isle Of Tha.
net on the 9th inst aged 50.
Mr. and Mrs Waller are pls, ing an engage
msnt In Detroit.
The employees Of the Cincinnati aud Indian
APolis Railroad Co. go on pic mic exeursi, u
next saturday.
The Schenectady Star states that Rev. DN
Mott is suffering from severe attack Of rhod.
matism, but is not dangerously i'll, as has been
reported
The President Of the United States aud the
Secretary of the Interior left Washington Mon.
day for pleasure triPtO North Osrolins.
The Apache Indians have violated their late
treaty engagements, and are committing great
excuses in all parts Of Arizonia.
The monument in memory Of the Pilgrims,
TO be erected at Plymouth. is taking form. -
Nearly thousand tuns Of granite have been
delivered at the site, and the corner stone will
be laid in August
The Rochester Union proposes to publish a
Hog aud Cow Directory for the purpose Of post.
ing all individuals who allow the above named
chattles to roam about the streets.
A German "savant" has taken the trouble 10
count the number Of hairs existing in four hu,
man heads. lie found in blonde I4O 900
distinct hair; in brown, IO9. .44O; in black,
l02 $50; and in red, ss,74O.
The lstest phase Of affairs in Mexico portends
the return Of Santa Anna, and his restoration to
supreme power in that distracted country. He
is always the desperate remedy sought ufjer, In
the worst stages Of the chronic disease under
which our "sick" neighbor is suffering.
Rev. John O. Baker. d. D., well known
Lutheran clergyman Of Philadelphia, died on
Friday last, at the age Of g.. His fidelity aud
zeal is best attested by the fact that for Eve
years preceding his death, he not only served
his congregation without pay, but actually
contributed to its support.
Messrs. Burton and Speke, the African tray
elers. have arrived at Adeu, from Zinzibar
They penetrated into the country about 7OU
miles from the coast, aud surveyed the famou
Lake Uniamesi, aud several other lakes in the
same longitude. Their researches tend, in
some degree, to dispel the doubts W hich have
so long hung over the sources ofthe Nile.
A farmer who has had much experience in
wintering stock, says, if you feed corn in tb
ear to cattle during the day, they will not di
gest it wei; but few nubbins fed at night, NJ
ter the animal has eaten hay and is ready TO i,
down all will be rechewed with the cud anc
thoroughly dgested, adding prOftably to Ii,
keeping Of the animal.
country editor, speaking Of a member o
the New York Assembly. says: 1.-THE first yea
he went TO Albany, he was 30 conseietious a
10 utterly refuse to receive his allotment 0
btealings, in The shape Of books aud stationery
The next year he did not hesitate, and fnall,
came home unable 10 tell the truth under tn,
most favorable circumstances.
The Tribune of yesterday states that ofiicis
reports disclose the startling fact that 80. .5Ot
out Of the 35, ,l72 persons arrested for crime du
ring the last year in New York were intemper
ate. They tell US that SIS per cent. of the sicl
paupers were more or less intempcra,e, an.
that 6l per cent were habitual drunkards -
They tell US that the total of the pAuper AZ m,
in that city exceeds 100 000Uo-larger than IN
force Of Sardinia when on war footing--au,
that it has increased 370ll within a singl
year.