Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-09-27
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Lawrence Todd, Of Illinois, had devised
$50, 900 to the Girard College.
The loss Of the AusHians In the Italian war
was, altogether. ,l6a officers and II, 500 men.
The 81. Joseph, Mo. papers announce the
discovery OF what are claimed TO be diamonds,
on the farm Of Isaac Edwards, near that place
The core spondept Of the New York Tribune
writes from San Francisco that J O. Fremont
is taking out $4,000 per week from his gold
mines at Mmiposa.
A "ereene County Fair Ball" is to be given
al Mel illan's Hall, Xenia, on the evening Of
Wednesday,, the 2sth. Msnter's Band, we
learn, will furnish the music for the occasion.
Itis expected that the sum Of 700 win be
raised in the city Of New York for the benefit
Of the Striking bricklsysrs Of London.
Alelterby the Aabia. at Boston announces
the death Of Charles b. Fairbanks, in Paris.
NJ, y was Awriiet Of merit, and vidsly known
as "Aguecheek."
The Minnesota papers announce that the
Hon. John P Hale viii meet Stephen A. Dougs
las at Spring Valley in that State on the 2sth
inst.
The crank pin ofthe steamer Persia, which
broke on her last passage, ia an immense piece
Of iron, aoout three feet in length. Weighing
about } 800 pounds. .I.a.eno
u-Mr. Healy arrived at Washington Wed,
nesdsy, with fulllength portrait Of the Press
ident. He Is TO give Il some finishing touches
before passing il over to the Government
GFAn extra Of the Canada Gazette has been
issued appointing Thursday, the third Of No.
vember, general holiday and day Of thanks. .
giving for the blessings Of peace and plenty
nov enjoyed in that province 1Ii
The negro bellies Of Ofsouthampton county, Va,
thought the late Aurora Borealis was iudgs
ment on hoops, aud got out of theirs In hurry
Nor viii they put them on again, for fear the
Aurora will catch them again.
Rarey, the horse tanner, has rival in a young
lady Of Westchester county, N r., who has
recently been exercising her wonderful powers
on vicious horses with immense success
There are indications that the apple crop is
an extensive ore. 1t is estimated that the crop
Of Monroe county, N. York alone, is 45O ,OO0
and that the total crop of Western New York if
] ,OOO. 600 barrels.
The ticket nominated by the late New Yorl,
American State Convention at Syracuse, was
taken from the Republican and Democratic
State tickets--fve candidates from the Repub,
lican and four from the Democratic State ticket.
A London letter says there is a rumor that
the firm of George Peabody 4 Co. is to be dis
solved or remodeled. The cause the writei
has not heard, but knows that the head of lb'
house has never been pleased nor satisfied
since the great crisis Of 1857
4 II is asserted that the nurse Of the young la
dies Ct a noble English family, the RochedAles
who rendered her account annually for litu
nursery ct ceteras, among other things pu
down the modest sum OF $3.50 for brandy I
sponge the children with.
Mr.. David Melville, of Newport, r. l., is sal
to have been the frat person to introduce ii
gas light into this country. In the year lSl
he lighted his residence in Newport, a factor
in Pawtueket, aud Beavertail LightNbouse, j
this way.
Prof John La Mountain made his second as
: ceDsion from Watertown, N. Y, on Thursda,
in his balloon Atlantic. He was accompanie
; by John A. Haddock, Of the New York Re
former. Prof La Mountains course was nortl
ward.