Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-10
NEWS ITEMS.

The Independent ticket was successful at the
late city election 10 New Orleans. It OBJ btsned
about two thousand majority.
The Hagerstown Mail Of Friday estimates
the loss 10 that vicinity by the hail storm Of
Monday at $4,000.
Col. W. H. Robertson, formerly United
States Consul at Havana, and for many years
prominent merchant at the South, died at HR
vana on the ult., aged 50 years.
Some fishermen at Allyns Point Conn
caught l6.0O0 Iwhite fish at one haul on Wed
nesday. They were sold at one dollar thou
sand for manure.
The great matchsrace Of fourtmile heats for
1000 came off at Gallatin, Tenn, on Thurs
day, and was won BY Guild q Blithe's "Hia
waths," by "AlbiOn." in two straight heats
1855, 7,57.
Nancy j. Ross obtained a verdict Of $3.50
against Morris T Jewell, a druggist, at Youngs.
town Mahoning Co., last week for selling her
strychnins instead of morphine.
Two horses have recently died from the bite
of rattlesnakes, near Wheatland, in the ives
tern part Of Clinton county, Iowa. They were
bitten on the lips while grazing.
The Auburn Advertiser notices atwo-and-a-
half year old child Of Edgar Ball, whose head
measures thirty inches directly around it. The
head is still growing.
The New York Tribune reports that John
Morrissey lost Sc, 600 on the late race between
"Flora Temple" and ETHAN Allen" He
might ego in on his musclo" and soon get It
back.
The wife of Livingstone, the missionary ex
plorer, has given birth TO a daughter at Kurn-
man, near the Cape Of Good Hope, so that the
distinguished gentleman has now a native At
rican in his family.
A Boston correspondent of the Tribune
learns that Mr.. John Foster Kirk, who was pri
vate secretary to Mr.. Prescott, the historian,
for many years, has abandoned his intention Of
competing The Life Of Phillip II, which Pres.
colt did not live to complete.
Several lady editors are to attend the Ed ito
at Milwaukee, Wis. The assembly, It was
hoped, would be n fair one. 1t is likely to have
some claim to the title.
A doggery in Bridgeport, Ind, was blown
up on Tuesday week by some parties. who
placed keg of powder under the building
Another establishment of the same kind was
threatened with a similar fate, il notimmdiate,
ly closed.
| In the three mile race at Lexington. Ky.
spring meeting, the second and last heat was
won by Red Oak, the Tennessee horse, in the
extraordinary time of 5,3224, which is said to
be 314 seconds the fastest time ever made on a
Kentucky course.
Edward Fogerty, at Chicago, killed his wife
on Thursday last, while the two were engaged
in drunken quarrel. They had been married
thirteen ears. had three children. and had on
ly lately taken to Intoxicating habits.
The Democrats Of New Haven, Conn, elec
ted their Mayor, at the late municipal election
by about three hundred and sixty majority
The election was warmly contested. Oonnec'
tcut is evidently preparing to go Democratic
next year.
The total population Of Lexington, Ky. ID
$3.50, divided as follows: Whites, 5,9l8i
slaves, l $50; free blacks, Gel. The total mum
Der remains about the same as last year, and
has been pretty much the same for thirty or for
ty years past, although'in that time the popu
lation has changed some.