Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-06


Chas. J. Jenkins, of Ga, has been cho-
sen Senator to the rebel Congress.
The rebel force at fredericksburg is said
to be seventy thosand.
It's estimated that Maine has paid in
bouuties over 81, 100000. varying from
$40 to $500 per man.
A London letter says by Christmas
there will be 7S0,U00 paupers to feed in
Lancashire.
The Sultan of Turkey is getting up an
iron clad navy. -Four screws" are build
ing for him in England?
The people on the coast of Maine are
greatly alarmed at the presence Of a vessel
supposed to oe the pirate Alabama.
The counties OF Warrick, Spencer and
Dubois, Indiana, have produced tobacco
crop the present year valued at S6I OOu0.
The New York World refers to Cassius
NJ. Clay as that shining apostle of the
higher law, who draws the salary OF
Major General, and spends hi, time in GO
ing about the country abusing those who
pay the taxes"
A new coal bank has been discovered
in the vicinity OF Fincenues, Ind The
Sun says fine specimens Of bituminous and
camel coal have been found, with indica-
tions OF a three-ioot vein of the former and
four-foot vein of the latter.
Diptheria prevails to an alarming ex
tent in Covington, Kentucky, children be-
ing its principle victims.
A Washington dispatch says that it is
stated on good authority that not less than
ore hundred and eighty thousand soldiers,
whose names are upon the muster rolls Of
the army, are absent without leave.
An insurance company against lorna
does has been started in Freepoit, ILL.,
The Republican party would do well to
take some stock in that concern in view Of
what is likely to happen to them in the
coming national elections.
The newly born infant Of the Queen oi
Spain has received l24 names, Nearly as
many as the Republican Abolition party.
The total expense of the draft in India
ma is said to be $4,000, being an averag,
ofs750 to each county. The general Gov.
ernment foots the bill.
The annual report Of the Secretary o
the Navy occupies fourty four closely prin
ted pages, and gives an elaborate history
of the operations of that branch of tn,
Government during the past year. From
the tables accompanying the report, w
learn that when the vessels now in tn,
course of construction are completed, tn,
Navy will consist OF APT vesses-923 0
them propelled by steam-amounting t.
34O,0 ,036 tons, ana carrying 3,26S guns
Mr, Wells sets down the expense Of tn
Navy for the fiscal year ending Both june
1864, at s68, ,257 1858 OIL.
Herschell v johnson has been chose
by the rebel Legislature of Georgia 10 rep
resent that State in the Confederate Sen
ate. lie was on the Presidential tigkot !
1860.
Special to Gazette says "The Va
tionoI Hatelligeneer is out to-day in defen'
OF Mcclellan, against the imPutation {
Halleck's report, and replies to his con
plants of the 81 W movements by refer
ing him to his own tedious march Of tweI
ty miles from Pittsburg Landing to Co
inth." Hit him again. Halleck augl
to have remembered the old adage, th
people who live in glass houses shoul
not throw stones"
The Gazette'S special says The POI
and Porter difficulty, now being investig
ted by Court Martial, seems likely
prove sort of Kilkenny cat alfujr EaC
General succeeds in somewhat damogiI
the reputation of the other"
The Richmond Whig of the 29h ul
after alluding to the fact that ca Senat
Bigler of Pennsylvania had written l.
ter proposing plan of peace, sayo that
plans win be Of no avail unless preced
by the North stopping its warfare on 1