Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-03
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| blahOp DAVIS NhpiscOpa,) OF SOulh OarOlinfs
has become nearly blind from cataract.
Archbishop FrAnbi, The Pope's Nuncio. has
been expelled from Florence.
The tickets for the dinner ou the slst ult.
given by the Boalon Chess Club to Mr.. Paul
Morphy, were $40 each. DR.. Holmes presided.
a wife in Portage is the mother Of eleven
girls, the eldest but twelve years old, Thres Of
them arrived together few days ago.
Private letters from New Orleans, from 10
spectacle sources say that several cfses Of ytl'
low fever have mude their appearance there,
Nearly six hundred Roman Catholic young
ladies partook Of their first communion at One
time and at one church, in New York. on
Thursday
The Iowa State Reporter estimstes the pres
ent population Of Iowa at not less than 500. 900
aud thinks the next census will show fully one
million.
On Sunday noon, as Deacon Tnkehbury. Of
Salisbury, Mass, was returning home from
church. and when within sight Of his house. be
fell and immediately expired, lie wS about
GG years Of age A brother and sister of Deacon
died in a similar manner.
The clock at Westminster, England hos
cost the nation $4,000. Punch s,ys il is a
strong cxemplication of the howtly truth,
"Time is money"
Geo. Dawson Of the Albany Journrl is now
at the Thousand Islands trolling for musca.
lunge lie has written two letters TO the jour
nal, but at the date of the second he had not
had bite-not even a musquitO bite.
Hon. X. @. Winthrop declines to be n candi-
date for re election to the Vice Presidency Of
the Boston Tract Socsty, for reason that il fu
Vors the publication Of anti slavery tracts, a
thing with which it rightfully should have
nothing to do.
The Hon. John j. Critlenden, of kentucky
aud lady, were at Vinccnnes, Indiana, gu Fri
day. Mr. had not visited the "old post" be
fore, since 1879. when be was there or several
weeks OH the sick list as a soldier.
Henry Ward Beecher rivals the Austrian
General Guyali In barbarity. Ho absolutely
talks Of sentencing man ITO the II ict Socie
ty for life" Better adopt the Austrian Iule and
prescribe but the one unishment-"'ssath,"
Iu the absence Of Count Sarliges, n. lie Wis
count de Freilard, First Secretary of be French
Legation, will conduct its business. with the
title of Charge d. Aifaircs.
is said that the Rothschilds hay 0 lost IS,
0UO. .OOU francs by the great Vienn.se hous,
that has iust failed; but this is pro osbly Mt
exaggerstiou.
Richard Ansdale, the well known anima
painter, Of London. proposes 10 visit this couc
Try during the present season, for Il 4 purpose
Of studying the buffalo of our ives, ern prai
ries.
The Prince Of Wales, his recent visit tt
Rome. made some few purchases Of works o
art, and among them Miss Homer'I spirited
! liIlle statue Of Puck on q Mushroom. which hai
attracted 30 much attention.
According to the saying OF the Court, th,
Emperor Of France intends that this campaign
shall bo as rapid and brilliant as tllat Of hi
uncle. in 1886 he intends TO date his dis
patches from Milan by the end OF tue presen
month, or The beginning Of June ut tlie latest
1t is proposed that the State Board Of Agri,
culture invite Paul Morphy to deliver n scieu,
ti6c lecture upon the culture of wheat, and set
tie tho question permanently whether it vii
turn TO chess.
The Rev. Mr.. Wood, now in China, writes /,
the New Hampshire Patriot that lsborinl
man in lhr interior Of China can live SomfUra
bly, on food costing one cent per day.
During the frat week in May The price o.
cheap bread in London rose from FIVE to sever
pence the tour pound loaf, and among the b igl
! priced bakers loaf Of the same Weight los,
from seven to nine aud half pence
Napoleon, berore leaving Paris addressed
letter TO Queen Victoria repeating his promis,
] not TO compromise England. The Emperu
seems to enjoy the homage he receives wher
riding through the streets Of Alessendria.
The Prince Regent. in closing the German
Diet at Berlin, stated in his speech tha, Prussii
/ was determined to maintain the bSlauce o
i power in Europe, and protect the national in
& terests Of Germany aud expect the confedriat
9 powers to be fun in aiding her to fulfill lhs
. mission.