Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-23
NEWS ITEMS.

Buckwheat 10 selling for seed in summit
county at s., SO bushel.
The Hon. Jessie D. Bright is in Indinnapo
liz.
The Philadelphia Press says Napoleon Ill.
and Francis Joseph Of ustris are cousins.
The cottage of the late W. H. Prescott, at
Nahant, Mass, was sold on the 18th inst. to
Charles Incher, Of Boston, for s5, 800.
The Tifin Advocate says A little child,
daughter of Henry Croghan, fell into one Of
the watts Of scotrs old Tsnnsry on Tuesday
evening, and was drowned.
A sale Of several articles belonging to Capt
De REVERE, left behind him when he decamped
suddenly from Hoboken, MI, will take place
on Thursday. 3Oth inst, to meet certain unpaid
bills.
The Jacksonville Republican, leading pa
per in Florida, is publishing Senator Douglas
speech in favor Of non Intervention on the sla.
very question, with editorial appreciation.
The performing elsphants, Victoria aud AlN
bert. have been sold by Mr.. T. O. Quick, (of
the firm Of Sands, Nsthans d Co., of New York
the propristors) to Mr.. John Wilson Of Califor
mia, for the sum Of $22, 900.
HisrepOrted that Mr., Perry RiRley, former.
ly resident Of Macon, Georgia, has lately
been garroted in the city of Havana, on charge
Of carelsssness or negligence in running a train
Of which he was the engineer, by which run.
of occurred and several persons lost their
lives.
The Congregational General Association Of
Illinois, on motion Of Rev. W. W. Patton, Of
Chicago (ste Of Hartford o.. lately voted that
no young man should receive aid from the ed.
ucstional committee who is addicted to the use
Of tobacco.
The Leavenworth Daily Herald Of the 18th
instant states, in article upon the recent elec
tion in Kansas, that the majority In the Con
vention will not be more than one or two either
way, and it is as likely to be with the Demo
Gratis as the Republicans.
Mr.. Brancroft, a wellSknown merchant oil
Boston, died suddenly on the cars, near Yer.
gennes, VI, few days since, OF disease Of the
heart. Just before leaving home he had pro
cured policy Ofinsurance on his life for 81, ,OOO
in the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. Of
Boston.
The day after the battle Of Monticello the
Austrians reproAehsd farmer belonging TO the
little village Of CsssslismA with not having
told them that the French were at Montsbello
aud they instantly shot the man and his sons
the youngest of whom was only thirteen year
of age.
Two Condustors on the New York passen
ger cars have been detected in the business o
passing large quantities of spurious silve
- - manufactured by a man named jane
Young.
n. vvu.-t--. Watehman says: On Sun
A. r.,.in-its Who had put up a
the Gait House, in this place, decA-. '- - y. -
morning, taking with him three or four Ca,
sacks belonging to some Of the guests at the
House. The carpet sacks contained different
kinds Of clothing, money. and, We believe, a
watch or two.
A dispatch from Dunkirk. June ls, says:-
This morning the bodies Of Martin Sautor, his
wife and child. were discovered 10 an upper
chamber of their house, all with their throats
cut aud dead. The deed is supposed to have
been committed by SSutsr himself. who had
notliyed happily with his wife. SAuter kept
an emigrsnt boarding house.
The death Of John Cline, sr., on thsi i26th
ult., is announced in the Woodsheld Spirit oi
Democracy. He was one Of the earliest settlers
in the county, and one Of the men who defend
ed the fort at Wheeling Va, when it was be
Seiged by the Indians, headed by the nOtOri
Gus Simon Girty. He was also a spy for many
years on the Western frontiers. He was fO
years ajustics Of the peace. and was respected
by all who knew him, He was = member o.
the Methodist Episcopal Church for hf:y years
and lived 10 see descendants Of the fourth gen
Grafton.