Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-08-25
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the following remarks: "a rather curiour idea
has taken possession Of many Of the Irish peo
pile, who think the Emperors made peace in orr
der that Louis Napoleon might take possession
Of Ireland--many Of them express themselves
favorable to such an acquisition while Others
prefer the English sway to that Of France"
The most elegant suite of rooms in the world
is at the Hotel de Vile in Paris. They form
a circuit Of about half mile, and require for
their complete illumination nine thousand seven
hundred aud fourteen tapers and two thousand
three hundred aud eighty seven gas burners
Seven thousand visitors can be accommodated
at once
The Fort Smith California Times Of the lllh
inst, states that John Ross, who is now over
sixty years of age, has been reelected as Prin.
cpal Chief Of the Cherokee Nation He was
the first chief elected, under their irst Constitu.
ton, in the Fall of 1928, in Georgia, and has
been regularly reelected every four years
since
Mr.. Charles F. Ferry, locomotive engineer,
recently, at Jackson, Misss., lifted one thous.
aad pounds with apparent ease. He offers a
wager that he can, with the aid of strap across
his shoulders, carry and walk twenty or thirty
PAGES with twelve hundred pounds. His own
weight is two hundred and two pounds
The Buffalo Courier says that the Niagara
Suspension Bridge 90. have perpetually en-.
Joined Blondn from crossing the Niagara on
tho ro,o Tho pnn,bl;c s,va tha ;n;,nrt;o,,
simply restrains him from carrying passengers,
and thus interfering with their business.
The Democracy of Lowell, Mass, have elect
ed popular sovereignty delegates to the Wor
cester Convention, and have instructed them TO
insist upon the nomination of Gen. n, + Butler
for Governor. If nominated, Gen. Butler in
tend to stump The State himself
A self constituted committee of gentlemen
in Baltimore has just collected parse Of S7ls
for the relief Of the family of Mr. Geo. H Hall
aud his son, who few days since, were killed
by lightning, leaving their family in destitute
circumstances.
Jenny Lind Goldschmidt is a member of the
new Episcopal Church Of St. John, 10 the
parish of PutneY, London. The Bishop Of
London recently consecrated the edifice, and
Mr., Otto Goldschmidt has undertaken TO act
gratuitously as orgsnist for one year
The Oounersvlle, Ind, Times says that
Mr. Lewis Porter, who lives near that town,
was caught by the shirt collar the other day.
by tho limb of treo under which no was
riding, and lined out of his saddle and nearly
strangled before he could he released
The widow of General Espinasse, of France
has, pursuant to the wishes of her deceased
husband, enrolled her only son in the first reg.
iment of zouaves
George Anderson, colored, convicted at Lam
castor, Penn, of an outrage on Mary Connolly,
white girl Of ten years, has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for twelve years.
There are six thousand dentists now prac.
tising in the United States. They cause an
awful sight of aching during the year.
Hon. Daniel E. Sickles is said to have bought
tarm near Schenectady. New York, aud in-
tends TO become "tiller ofthe soil"
There is popular movement in Nebraska
for a State government proposing convention
in October, an election in November, aud appli.
cation for admission simul;aneo ously with
Kansas.
A man named William c. Baltcett commit.
ted suicide at Boston, on Friday, by mixing
poison with his liquor in drinking saloon.
DEF. B. Bower, the owner of the field on
which the surrender Of CORVALLIS took place,
has granted its use for military encampment
Flora Temple and Princess are to run race
at Saratoga next Saturday.
Hon Amos Kendall was seventy,three years
old on the 10Th inst