Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-04-14

ae CNcrsSArf, April w. 1860.
The past has been another busy week not
wthslsnaiog we have had an unusual mum
Der Of heavy Apra showers The stream,
north, east, and west Of Us have risensmore rap
Idly than they have ever becn accustomed to
aud great many plantations in the hottoml
have bad their fences entirely swept away
Fence rails, boards. logs aud all kinds Of tim
Der arc constantly passing down the ohio.-
The Ohio is sdli rising and is now nearly
pp to the floor Of the Mill Greek bridge. II Is
probable that il will riso about Eve feet higher
dering the hext 36 hours, as the big nbod al
Pittsburgh has not yet got down.
Business at the whRf Is vcry lively. Steam
ems Of the largest class are constantly loading
aud unloading, and our manufacturers are
shipping an immense quantity of their pro--
ducts South and South West The manufae--
turers were never better compensated or more
generally employed than they arc '.his season
Macy, Rankin & Co informed me the other
day that they had already as much work enN
gagged as would keep their fo.ce (l50 men) en-
ployed until next September, and believe
that all our uiachinists aud foundry men have as
much as they can do Carpenters, masous and
painters are kept quite as busy. It is estima-
ted that two thousand houses are already un,
der contract TO Se built the present season -
Many of these houses win cost from ten to sew.
enty five thousand dollars each. This does
not look like hard times, especially when the
most Of them are rented before they are fnS
iehed Tho ,are;al Al. Z. II
moved to day into their fine building, corner Of
Race and Fourth streets, in which direction
business Of all kinds has an upward tendency.
The Commercial news composing room is in
the Fifth story and its four cylynder press ia
eighteen feet under ground, As the Commero
oial is the chief organ of the Underground
Railroad operations its press is in the right
place.
The Money market is much easier, and good
paper is now readily discounted at 10 and I2
per cent. There is no good reason why IL
should command such high per cent. when
capitalists at the East find it difficult to pro-
cure per cent We are in great need Of Ma.
tional financial regulator. Missouri aud Illi-
nois Bank bills are from l-2 to . 9 discount.
25 per cent below par, when resl-
ly it is as good at home as our Bank bills. All |
these shaving operations aie nm injury to the |
honest producers aud 60 into the pockets Of
the shylocks.
A street railroad will extend to Cummins-
Vile by the fret Of June. It's extension will |
induce great many families to take up their
'esideuce in tho country and Mill Creek Valley
will in short time be covered with fine coun-
ry seats. The smoke from thousand furna>
'es envelopes the Queen City in a cloudy haze
iot at all agreeable to those who delight to
breathe a clear atmosphere and keep CLEAN
The water too, when the river is high, has very
much the appearance Of that which is found In
hog pond. 1t 10 a mixture of clay, sand, a
title rain water, and you may imagne what
else.
There is quitea stir among The politicians.
The young ones are as busy as bees and the
I'D ones poke their heads out of their shells
ready to snap up the young ones
whenever an opportunity offers. 1t is now
hought by some that r. NJ. Hunter will be
he Democratic nominee, and Judge Mclean
he Republican, Others contend that the cons
est will be between Seward and Douglas
]reat preparations are being made for hot
campaign as soon as the great guns are selected
Both parties have plenty of amunlion. and an
lnceasing fire will be kept up till November
IS soon as the Generals are selected.
A new bridge has recently been constructed
cross the White Water Canal, on Freemen
treet, which reflects much credit upon your
elbow citizen D. NJ. Morrison, Esq, the Con-
ractor. 1t was manufactured Of iron by Stout,
Nils Co., Of Middletovn, has two tracks
or wagons and two for foot passengers, and is
acknowledged to be the handsomest and most
ubstantal bridge in tho City. BY the way,
Dayton is universally acknowledged to be the
landsomest and best built City in the West, or
IS some say, in the world, and Of course its ar
izans and mechanics must be men of superior
,enius and good taste.
My sheet is full. s.