Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-06
NEWS ITEMS.

W. w. Pike, Esq, has purchased the Ken
lucky State Flag, published at Paris, Bourbon
county, Kentucky, and will at once occupy thu
editorial chair at that Journal.
Rasil simms and James Bidwick are th,
names Of the boys who found the body Of N,
late Mr.. YOager, Of Eaton, Penn. for the recov'
cry Of which we learn large reward has been
offered.
Mrs. Oatharine zellers, Of Lancaster, Penn.
previous n cgsnins lager beer saloon, sp-
pepred before he Court Of Common Pleas on
Saturday, and was sworn and admitted citit
zen Of the United States.
The first vessel that broke through the ice
this season, in Lake Pepin, was the Key West,
for which piece Of good luck she is exempt
from the payment of wharfage at St. Paul, du.
ring the entire season, which will be saving
TO her owners Of some $500.
Among those talked Of as likely to succeed
the late Bishop Doane, are the Rev. DR.. Mahan,
DIR. odenheim, Of Philadelphia; Bishop South
gate and the Rev Samuel A. CLARK, Rector Of
s. johns, Elizabeth New Jersey.
We are told by the Msysville (Ky.) Eagle,
that the negro boy Carey, who murdered his
master, Mr.. Frank Hampton, near oranReburg,
on Monday last, was captured 10 the same
neighborhood on Friday evening, by Mr. NJ.
Davis, assisted by two of his negroes. The
murderer was lodged in Maysville Jail.
The Winons Republican, Of the 9th ult.
says that the steamer Eolian was sunk IN Lake
PePin on Friday morning, by the closing in Of
the Ice around her, when nearly opposite Lake
City. -Four deck passengers were drowned
They were a man na,ued welch, with his wife
aud child, from Canada, and John Felch, from
Erie County, New Yor4. All other persons
on board escaped.
The Hon. W. f. Wheeler, Of Beloit, Wis,
while on shooting excursion, last Thursday,
came near losing his life. When taking his
gun from the buggy, with the muzzle toward
him, the triggers caught on the wheel, dischar.
ging the contents or both barrels into his right
side. His wounds, though very dangerous, It
is hoped, will not prove fatal.
The BOnapartes, says Harriet MArtineau, are
not men Of character, of political wisdom, Of
patriotic temper, Of philosophical sagacity.-
They are low in aim, vulgar in quality of 10
tellect, and consequently in manaers, and by
no preposessiOns inclined to rescue Italy for
the advantage Of the Italians. They are repar.
ded as selfish adventures, rather than as
ernancipators Of nations.
The Cleveland "Review" says: Another re.
duction Of fare has been announced. One can
go by way of Lake Shore Railroad to New
York, for 9s, to Philadelphia for Sc, to Bslti
more for SO.
Eliza Formap, about IA years old, was wash
ing at Cincinnati, on Saturday, when a flower
pot fell from a second story window, and s,rik
ing her on the head cut deep cash, and fears
are entertained that abe will not recover
The Tif6n Tfibune says the indications at
present are that the fruit crop in that section
will be abundant, The peaches have suffered
considerably from tho frost aud slest, yet
there is prospect Of fair yield. Apples,
pears, plums, DC, promise abundantiy.
On Friday afterpoon at Philadelphia, James
McCroy was shot dead In his store By sa,nue,
II. Cunningham. Cunningham was serving
warrant, and alleges that he shot him in self,
defense. Mcoroy's friends deny this.
On Saturday evening a child Of Samuel
Hutchins, of Cleveland, aged three years, was
drowned in cistern.
Prof. Cassels has certified that on anAlyEiuR
the stomach Of Mrs. Ann Curtis, supposed TO
have been poisoned on the Ohio River by her
husband, acitizen Of Huron county, no poison
was found.
At the recent Court of Common Pleas in
Stark county, fve liquor sellers were fined and
sent Ito jail. They were jolly with liquor taken
in anticipation of dry SPELL but the next day
the "snakes In boots" got one of them, which
made the others sober. The Probate Judge re,
leased the victim Of delirium tremens.
Mr. Hunt, Of Clark county, had one hundred
sheep killed by worthless dogs, on the 23d
inst The sheep were valued at Eve hundred
dollars.
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