Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-17

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The Governor elect Of Virginia, Mt Letcher,
Is recovering from his pfotracted illness.
The Tuscan Government has, by decree ofthe
18th September, raised Major General Garibaldil
to the rank of Liect. General.
The old oeshman house in Bernardstop.
Mass, build in I7s5, which has been the resi-.
dehce or five generations Of Cushmans, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
A conspiracy on the part of the leading
officers in Mirsmon's army n Mexico, with the
object TO overthrow Miramon, was devuleed on
the % ult., and the execution Of the officer
would take place on the 95th.
The citizens Of Kiuderhook, N. Y D., last week
horsewbippcd, egged and tomatoed street
preacher, because he had seen ct 10 some of
his harsngues to disparage theirmora standard
A letter was recently written to lanes Gard on
Bennett, of the New York Herald, inviting
him to lecture at Prncetown; N. J. The let
ter turned out to be hoax, and Bennett was
badly "sold."
A specimen Of pine plank has been received
at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington
from California, which shows that the tree
from which it was cut must have been twelve
feet in diameter, and at least three hundred
feet high.
The Utah mail brings intelligence ofthe trial
and sentence to two years imprisonment in the
Penitentisry of Mckenzie, the forger Of Cover
ment checks.
MrFairbairn estimates the total steam power
at work In the British Empire as equal to 5000,
600 horses, besides 5000, 900 horse power afoat.
Listz, the pianist, has been nominated by the
Pope Commander of the Order of st. Gregory, as
a reeompense for the sacred music which he
has composed,
Caloric engines hive already been set at work
in England and Ireland Ia Sweden the new
motor is in full operation.
At South Norwalk, Conn, on Saturday last,
there was violent rain and thunder storm;
several telegraph poles in the vicinity were
splintered, and young lad, while walking in
the street, was struck by lightning aud killed
The report of marriage engagement be-
tween Senator Sumner and wealthy lady in
the vicinity of Boston, circulated some months
since, is contradicted by the Boston Transcript.
A couple of iourneymen printers, in New
York, named wilkins and Hughes, exchanged
"leaded natter from pistols, in Frenchs Hotel.
a few days since, in quarrel. Hughes got a
"quad" in the breast, and his "formD was taken
10 the hospital. Wilkin "distributedp himself
as rapidly as possible. "a foul case, "
1t is said that Queen Yictoria's second daugh
.er--now the first on the marriage roll--has
expressed wish to resign her "royal dowry,"
10 order to become a professed Catholic The
Court papers insinuate that this is step to
court the young King of Portugal, who lately
lost his wife. When Don Pedro was in Eng.
and few days ago, the Princess Alice was
'smitten;" but religion was in the way, aud
,LgcChe affair dropped.
Ten B-jcck, the American sportsman, is de-
'idedly taking down the English Jockeys
lie has made bet of $lO0,0O0 that his horse
Umpire will defeat Sir Joseph Hawley's Loiter
n in the Derby races of 1860. Hawley is the
most successful turtle in England, having carr
led off the Derby both last year and this. The
xtent of the wager and the character of the
lorses will make this race one of the most ex.
ting for many year. arl