Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-12
NEWS ITEMS.

There were near eleven Thousand votes cast
at the late election In San Francisco.
The tobacco crop In Kentucky is not only
unusually large and promising, but is remarka~
bly, fine and heavy.
Col. Sol Meredith, OF Wayne county. Indb
carried of $500 worth Of premiums at the In.
diana State Fair.
The amount Of Bank Of England notes 10
circulation on the 18th Of September was
s2l ,O6O,s
Joseph W. Thornton, convicted at 81. Louis
Of the murder Of Mr., Charles, has been sens
fenced to be hung on the llth Of November.
It is stated that the Catholic Cathedral in
Boston has been sold to private parties, who
will convert il into stores.
N. Meyer, Botanic doctor, died in Rich.
mond, Va, on Sunday, from rattlesnake
bite.
The Mayor Of Louisville has been author
ized to borrow $40 900 from the Bank of Ken.
tucky, TO pay the wages Of street hands, fire
department, police and workshouse.
We understand that the Hon. William Pres
ton, Minister TO Spain, will not return TO this
country as has been inlimated in some Of the
papers.
The number Of emigrants arrived at New
York for the week ending Oct. 5th was 2,l53
making total since December last of6 O,697.
During the year ending with September 49,
OeO hhds Of tobacco were inspected at Peters
burg, Va, being an increase Of 1000. At
Richmond 4l,797 were inspected, decrease Of
9,s29.
Bishop Andrews. Of Alabama, presIdes over
the Methodist Episcopal Church Conference
now in session in Bardstown, Ky. Eighty
members Of the Conference are present
The celebrated trOtting stallion, General
Taylor" fell dead on Tuesday afternoon,
while trotting around the track at the Burlings
ton County IN. J,) agricultural exhibition.
In the last week not less than seven black
bears have been killed within FIVE miles Of
oOnrads store, in Rockingham county, Va,
and the bear excitement continues with unaba.
ted interest and ferocity.
Ginger is becoming fsvorits garden plant
IN the Southern States, il being discovered to
grow luxurianlly. Scarcely garden will be
found, ere many years, that will not have its
"ginger bed" The green bulb makes the best
Of preserves.
The New York Independent is reliably in,
formed that a large business firm In New York
have now connected with their establishment 10
full blast well~fnrnished eating, drinking, and
smoking saloon, where the customers Of the
house are regularly introduced at certain hours,
aud, If occasion requires, several times be-
tween.
The sale Of the household furniture Of VIM.
J. Lane, the Fulton Bank defaulter, which oc.
cupied the house in Nineteenth street, New
York, kept BY his mistress, took place on We'd
nesdsy. The aggregate amount realized was
between 81 900 and 5000.
Allettsr from the o. 8. Consul at Shanghai,
Of latter date than the newspaper accounts,
states positively that the American Minister,
on the 5th Of July, was escorted towards Pekin
by body Of Tartar cavalry, and was probably
then in that city.
The Democrats of Hickman county, KY
nave uOu1ludteu Lne nOn James GntnTle Ior lne
Presidency; and the Shreveport (La.) Gazette
nOminatss the Hon. John Slidell for the same
office.
The amphitheAter at the Fair Grounds near
Indianapolis, KY, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning Loss $4,000; no insurance.
The FIRE is supposed to have been the work OF
an ineendiEry.
The Legislature of Tennessee convened IN
Nashville on Monday. The Senate was organs
iEed by the election Of Tazwell W. Newmen, Of
Franklin, Speaker. The House elected ". O
Whitthorne, of Maury, Speaker.
The friends Of DR.. Morisrty, the immense
physician TO the charitable institutions Of Bos,
ton, celebrated "silver wedding" on the
twenty ffth anniversary of the doctors mar
riage, on Monday. The Mayor and Common
Council participated. The great doctor weighs
4O6 pounds.
In the Citcuit Court at Tousontown, Md.
on the 4th inst, Peter Dickinson obtained a
verdict of $1,000 damages against John W.
Garrett, late director of the Baltimore Rails
road, for slander, while the plaintiff was al
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