Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-04
NEWS ITEMS.

Roger Hearty, aged fifteen, and Bridget Coo
nan, aged seventeen, arrived in this county
three weeks since, having eloped Cat the sole
expense Of the latter) from "the old folks al
home" in Ireland. The necessary ceremony
for making Of twain one hesh not having been
performed, the boy husband leit his LADY love
TO do for herself, on their arrival In Detroit
She thought to be revenged by charging him to
with seduction. but failed; the Judge decided
against her.
Ephraim Pendleton. master Of the American
bark Sarah Park, is in jail in San Francisco
on charges Of cruelty and causing the death Of
q man named Williams. The inhuman barbar
iiy Of this man. (Pendleton,) as detailed in the
San Francisco papers, exceeds human belief
He will be tried shortly.
The New York Tribune is of opinion that
the movements in the case Of Mrs. Hartupg af
ford strong evidence of the necessity of aban-
dOninR the use Of capital punishment, IL not on
the ground Of principle, at least on that Of
policy.
The coke house belonging to the Cambria
Iron Company, at Bevis Greek Furnace, near
Pittsburg, was destroyed and 100, 900 bushels
Of coke which il contained, by FIRE, one day
last week.
Henry Ward Beecher says an impudent clerk
can do almost as much injury 10 a store az the
neglect Of the proprietor to advertise his wares
A native American COW, belonging to Mr.. @.
II. Starr, Of Ouyahoga had masculine calf
on Saturday, which weighs one hundred and
forty eight pounds
There is a well near Brandon, w., which
freezes over every night Ice also incrusts the
stone around the water al from fifteen 10 thirty
feet from the surface.
Ten large conservatories for the protection
and preservation of tea plants, daily expected
have been erected by the government at Wash.
ington
The anniversaries of the religious and ben
evolent societies commence their annual meet
ings in New York on Thursday, 18th inst
The American Bible Society takes the lead.
The people of Raleigh, N. c., have been con
siderably excited by the discovery Of conspir.
aey to assassinate the Mayor Of the city, which
only failed from lack of courage 10 one Of the
conspirators.
Ex Judge Vondersmitb, Of Lancaster, Ps.,
has been convicted on two indictments for
forging fraudulent pension claims. Four other
indictments were barred by the statute of lin.
itations.
Madame Bosio, the charming Italian singer,
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formerly so great fayorite in New York, died
in st. Petersburg on the 18th ult after very
short illness. She was about TO fulHll an en-
gagement in London
Mr.. e. Farience, French gentleman of talent
aud cultivation, is about to commence in New
York weekly journal of Republican princi.
pies. Its name will be L'Epoque.
Peoples, who killed an unknown man on the
steamboat Montgomery, is in Jail in Louisville
awaiting requisition from the Governor Of
Tennessee.
The Missouri papers, in anticipation of a
large demand for ropes for rigging, are pub.
fishing the fact that theif farmers are succeed
ing in raising large crops OF that article
There will be a Japanese Ambassador in
Washington before the next meeting of Con-
gress.
Wheeling, Va, was in a state Of great alarm
on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the prospect Of
repetition Of the flood of 1852.
Mrs. MacreAdy is giving public readings at
Salem, Mass, and Nine. Lespernier, at N Nashua
IN. IL.
The San Antonio Texan states that General
Twiggs has been dangerously i'll, but is slowly
recovering.
The President will not receive visitors in
future till after one o'clock, r. NJ Visitors 10
Washington, please note the fact.
The art Of manufacturing bricks that will
float has been re.discOvered