Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-09-01
NEWS ITEMS

1t Is matter Of boast among the New Hamp.
shire Congregational ministers that not one of
them uses tobacco in any form.
The Lake Superior journal Of the 18th says:
Among the passengers seeking recreation, on
the Northern Light on her last trip up, was
Judge Mclean, of the United States Supreme
Court. lie was looking fresh and vigorous,
and appeared to be greatly interested with what
he saw and heard.
The barn Of Mr.. John Clark, on West-street,
Liberty Township, Delaware County, was con
sumed by fire on Friday night, with all its con.
tents, including two horses. and two others so
badly scorched they can not live. 1t Is sup.
posed to be the work Of an iuceudiary.
A mob Of fieventy>fye persons at Elyria. Lo-
rain county, on Saturday night Of last week,
entered the house Of one Gates who, with his
wife, is said to keep house Of ilLfame. The
party took the pair and tarred aud fealh.
cred them. welye persons have been ar.
rested
( Ex Judge Watson, of Charlton county, Mo,
has been indicted for robbiDg the county safe
of S. 900 about year since. when he was act
ing as County Judge He is a man OF wealth
apd ofrespectable standing and associations.
A most extraordinary instance of church dis
cipline is reported in Newburgh. A very wor.
thy member of the Baptist Church in that viii
: lage has been excluded for occasionally ac.
companying her husband 10 the Uniyersalst
church.
There is a rum-peddler, says the Newbury>
port Mass Herald that supplies the liquids
in neighboring town, in Il covered wagon,
from which he does not emerge himself and
does not allow himself to be seen, but keeps
runner between his cart aud the customers
along the road.
John W. Crossman, gas filter, Of Saratoga,
has eloped from that place with Miss Maria
Julia Shortsleeves, leaving behiDd him an es.
Unable lady, and added bigamy to the mpro.
priety by the marriage of the girl in Philadel,
phia. He is said to have raised about 81 500
before leaving Saratoga.
A large quantity Of oil was scopped up from
the river, docks and streets after the fire in
New Bedford, one man saving one hundred and
tilty barrels. The referees chosen to decide
what salvage should be awarded to the salyors
to the salvors three fonrths of the quantity
saved by them. 1t sells generally for twenty
five cents per gallon.
! The Saratoga correspondent of the New York
Herald. writes that watering. place heresses are
as thick as blackbenies-in short, there are no
manageable ladies here worth less than clean
one hundred thousand, and they are quoted all
along from that figure up to incredible sums.
Some of them are dear at that
The Portland Advertiser says it has iuforma>
ton that the Great Eastern would leave Eng.
land for that port on the 10Th OF 18th Of septem-
Der. If SO, she may be expected at Portland az
early as the 22d ofthat month. On her arrival
thousands, from all parts of the country, will
go TO see her.
There is some excitement at Lafayette, nd,
in consequence of the disappearance Of Mr.
Patton, ofthe johnson 4 Patton. Of that city
He left some three weeks ago, with his little
son. for a short excursion to Chicago, aud has
been traced to the Massasoit House, in that
city, but has not since been heard from.