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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02

Fire. Last evening about 6 o'clock hre
was discovered in the stable OF John d,
Thomas, on the Hill in the Eastern part Of
the city. The alarm was given BY Mrs.
Thomas, but before assistance arrived the
flames had enVeloped the whole structure,
and concentrated with the adjoining carpen-
ter shop. The FIRE soon reached the stabling
of Mr.. McReynolds, just across the alley, and
the buildings and property contiguous we're
only saved from destruction by the utmost
efforts of the neighbors. who kept the smo-
king timbers from blazing until the engines
arrived ~ a2 df Q h-
The loss Of Mr.. Thomas is about ssoOAnO
insurance. Mr.. McReynolds loss 10 about
5000 a part Of which is covered BY insurance,
The property of Mr. Bomberger, adjoining
was somewhat damaged. 4" ~" ''n',.'
We have the old complaint to make abou'
the refusal of able-bOdied men TO assist IL
pulling the engines TO the Ere, and help t'
work them after they get thsre We saw
plenty Of men pass the machines refusing L
aid the few struggling 6rsmen with thei
heavy loads There is no use appealing Il
such men bat there is q way Of rsachinl
them, which we wonder the frelnen don
adopt: drench en- with water when they ar
crowding and loa6ng around in the way
We again call the attention Of Couneilme
to the necessity Of providing the eompanie
with teams to haul their machines 70 fre'
and permit the Firsmsn to save their strengt
to work ON the brakes when they get there
The expense would willingly be met by tn
men whose property they would thus prompt
preserve. HHH 7l $40. I'd riF
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
WaX ! Wax!! / Wax ~!

wv very eenential 70 ne sals kaeplng x your Snll
or eAia hS JAMES AnBAE pruepiss,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
/ INFORMATION MANFED.

A MA koHLEK, l0ogn hnss.) hy,Hg IN Crasle,
"a county desges % Know where her daug liter a II
rink born LehmAil ishving a present, tnloinAfo
may 10 iea At the shoe Store OF Petc J0Hahittn Je
Isrson street, near Fourth, Dayton, ohio.1 = noiS
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
sPECrAL NOTICE
School Teachers, Attention +!

A POSITION with good pay may be obtained b.
"A applying Immediately At school House No.
Madison township, Or Il A. n. BowEk's, near Pos
Town. nuQdi3
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02

ON Friday, OetolaT 7, black horse with white iare
" AheJu 10 hands high; heavy niAAe aud tail, Nhsn
he len he had halter on. A liberal reWAnd viii he
gYen ior HE relnru ANY inf1flAafion o his Whefs
aDOuts. AkDRkM sfkAR, Butehsr.
POLL Ne liA EN4 Miami Oity, near bayt0n
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02

Miraculous Escape. Yesterday morn
ing number of school boys we're playing on
the railroad at the Perry street crossing and
Just as train was approaching boy named
Joseph Buchner-son of the we'll known
drayman--was pushed upon the track imme-
diatsly in front of the Locomotive. Bystand'
ers we're appalled, At the sight, for the whole
train passed over the boy Every one ex.
pected to see his mAngled remains when they
would be revealed but judge of the joyful
surprise of all to see the boy arise after the
train had passed away, and run of to school
just as though he had performed an every
day feat The only injury be received was
a little bruise upon the back, caused by the
cow-cntcher as it went over him.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
IMPORTANT 10 OOOPRRs.

NEW and improva shaving Horse, a 6rst rate
~ thing. II giVes good satisfaction aud sails we'll
Al nas gnent of ths inventon will " made on lib
erAl terms betNeen aud the rsl Of January Call
az No. AIT First street, and see a. .fI
noaI - -'''',',.. J. d BAI.sLEY.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
A NEW OARD FRAME

or patriotic and oval deslsn painted in inc colors
" with appropriate place tot the owuer's name
and business They are designed for hotel Olces Aad
the parlor. The paFley ains i designed for holding
visiung and Photographic cards, design patent Il
being applied for. Samples can be seen at No, eaT
First street. r IN EN1t f4a 30 q
noqi IA. BALsI.RY
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02

Not Dead.-Our readers will remember
that last spring we published an account Of
the death Of Walter Kssble, = gentleman Of
the theatrical persuasion, we'll known here,
and not unknown to fame generally A few
weeks thereafter Nashville paper corrected
our item, and stated it had good authority for
saying that "Mr Keeble, wife and child y
we're alive and well The Richmond papers
last fall contained notices Of Mr.. Kssble's &C
ting at the Richmond Theatre, Then AnOth.
er rumor somehow got Raoat that the dis
tingpiahed tragedian had rendered up his
earthly account at Montgomery, Ala.
While the Keeble question Was pendant
"between heaven and earth" the following
information, Of late data, reached us through
the Richnond papers, and may be taken as
the "key to the situation" until further no.
tice
1--WE learn by the Montgomery Nail that
the theatre in that city is about TO open, if II
| has not already opened, under the manage
menI of Messrs Gordine and Erwin
| We see upon the list the names Of Charley
Morton, WALTER KEEBLE, Dalton, Miss
Ida Vernon, Eloiss Bridges, the Misses Ella
and Eliza Wren" etc, etc, sas .sssa
This is briefi it merely conveys the simple
intelligence that Amend DuVal' still is on
the stage; yet it is all we have TO Oiar. 1t Is
evident that Ksebls has fOrsAksn every thing
Northly and cleAven to the CottonfedeFaey.
\ It is none Of our business--his living or dy-
ing or his choice Of sojOurniRg North ei
South Of Mason and Dixon line, but bic De.
sSrliOn of his family is . neannsSs which
should damn him any where. f'''ahh '''
dIdB .n0IgaG ,Ei9OI a aAEAAld0i
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02

INeW It IT'Ifl.
fItHE finders neiis pteiared u do nj Gia,a of,i
HUlstefy, pairs l.fnittlfe hud Tr-NHfpt.l
tsu ri kiiils O paper hansau,s uoue "A slist t6lt
~ tup rveils nUsis at. J. ASOe, tluE eiyls, ..
l2d Aitln street, south oi the niaIhet. "
l-ba ,.., ~ foaa. ,..i o. OHAs.A a. MlklNAb
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
CRAZE VINE ROUIs AM NM.
IaHo'rh2,v MANN T. 6o 90. ''nil"
BALTIMORE OYSTERS.
DIRECT THROUGH BY lIaHTMIaa IRAia.

usr received. aud will be regularly rcceiSad hi,n.
u tie season, thg IvAl bIanas VI allpole yAg4 .,
prepared by thoAu oyster knkss MANI a co.
rounding country sre -nered big indhcemsnls 60 ln
chase ~ the OLD stand No. ilild stttsl one
vest Of the Postolnes ia Tie Bcskei luildiuE.
Fanliles and ether supplied by the A or hAli.{An
They warranted VI tiie beat quality.
ssIS mod "a rsr lI W. n. ApEkBBRG
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
s. J. Grierls Dayton Commercial College
SHE PTAUGHT.

3as 3gom .a EvENlNG CLASS. ID tndi scD
sPENCERIAN SYSTEM OF PENMAN-
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02
GUNSi GUNS8I

u9T received one Of tbs finest lat OF saulSs Ia
II shot Guns ever seen In the ely, The abotr Guus
we're sent A. samples only, had viii he W sofs
WEEKS. Any person washing 70 P,Irfsss s,ts
hne Gun, At Ion hgurss SHOULD improve tlis OpUtth
ny tlsy VII be sold Yety cheap. 70 sRVs he "a
pense Of returning them. They colslst VA sat ,,i
proc nom S-U TO t5a. AZ, sCBNElpEEt
~ filHiI f l1 Third ststs.3, ,h,s, bte.it
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-02

"Hooks" Eleotion.-At Irregular meet
ing Of Hook and Ladder Company No l, held
Monday evening December 2, 1862, the fol.
lowing named gentlemen we're duly elected
for the ensuing year
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04

ROMANTIC LOVE ScENE.-'Tis past the
hour Of midnight. The golden god of day,
when yesterday drove his emblszoned chari-
OF through the heavens. has ceased shining
on the earth, and black pail reigns over
the lower section of our city. Nothing is
heard save the distant step of the melan-
choly bill poster as he pursues his homeward
way! Suddenly a sound breaks the still
ness-it is the voice of Frederick William
calling in plaintive tones upon his beloved
Florence Amelia.
'Throw open the lattice, love. and look
down pom the easement. for 1, your dear
Fred erick am here.'
what brings thee at this time of the
night. when all is still and gloomy?
1 come to offer thee my heart.-Upon my
soul love Wildly. passionately
love thee. Dost thou reciprocate?
The maiden blushed as she hesitated.
'Ah,' cried he, and the face of our hero
lit up with sardonic smile, thou lowest
another!'
NO! no! NOT cried Florence.
Then why not rush to this bosom that is
bursting to receive th ee?'
Because replied the innocent, but still
trem bling damsel, I am undressed!'
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
From the Logan (O.) Gazette.
Betsy Kolter on Legal Tender.

Messrs Editors-I concluded to write W
toyou to print some Legal Tender for me.
I've had such bad luck of late, and been so
much frustrated to make change for the
pedleres when they come TO buv nv pro-
luce. that / rhought ! would get some cur
rency of my own. But before tell you the
kind ] want, | must inform you what the bad
luck was, hoIiu' it'll be warnin' to all
females who 90 to Fountin TO trade. you
see tux up thirty pound Of butter; and the
towns people all knowin' tha I make butter
which is Butter; and butter bein' scarce. they
commenst bailin' me as soon as got to town
One wanted five pound, and another three.
and so along, and as they ha :u't no change.
every feller paid me in stomps. So rapt
the siomps mp carefully in piece of paper
and put 'em in my pocket. Well, you see
had our baby along. and the dear little
cheryube sot i'll my lap all the way goin'
and cummin', and when / got home. l guv
Bob the baby. and went 10 feel for NV st"mp>:
and lauzee sakes! What do Won Think
Thar was the stomps. shore enuff; bu. they
was glued together and totally spilled with
the sticky truck on the back of them. Il
want the baby's fault. Trne tn ere was
sort of dampish wetness like on my lap; but
that would have been nothin here or there,
il the fool Government hadbr Saumed paste
So, all things considered, ] concluded To
get some currency Of my OWE Al then
come. the question--'W kind? Shall 1t
be Demand Notes or Legal Teudcr?'
| guess I'll get the Legal Tender. You
see if was TO get Demand Notes, some tel
Ter might come up some day with one o.
'em, aud might not have the specie about
Inc, and of course couldn't pay him. not
havin' the means to do it. Then wtat!-
Why, The very next time the weemin met
in the Soia Suckle, they'd say: Betsy kol-
ter's broke all to tieces Betsy kolter's gone
up; Betsy Kolter's gone under; Betsy kol-
ter's busted;' and so forth.
You see / always like to he sure that l
can make both eends m eet; aud so thought
I'd get the Legal Tender. jest like that OF
the Governme ent, which amt to be paid Tor
five years, and after FIVE years is only to be
paid when the Government gets ready
That will give me time to turn round, and l
won't be in no danger of the bankrupt act
You see its my principle 20 be always on
hand, and good as my word. l think 1t Is
the bouuden duty OF every booy, old and
young, men and weemen, to so arrange things
As to make their eends meet without iali;
and so i want you to print me twenty dol
lars, in Legal Tender. Yours, &c.
Betsy KoLTER.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04

CUR1osIT1Es OF THE EARTH.-At the city
Modena in lilly, and about four miles
around it, whenever she earth is dug. when
the workman arrive at a distance of about
sixty feet they come to bed of chalk. which
they bore with an auger five feet deep
They then withdraw from the pit before the
auger is removed; and, upon the extraction,
the water bursts up through tho aperture
with great violence and quickly fills ths
newly mado well which continues full, and
is effected neither by rain or droughts.
But what is most remarkable in this OPP
erations is the layers Of earth as we descend.
A. depth of fourteen feet found the
ruins of an ancient city-paved streets.
houses, floors, and different pieces of m osaio
work. Uuder this is found soft. oozy earth
made up of vegetables; and at twenty-six
feet, large trees entire. such as walnut trees.
with the walnuts still sticking to the stem.
and the leaves and branches in state OF
preservation. At twenty eight feet deep,
soft chalk is found. mixed with vast guam
tity of shells, and this bed is eleven feet
thick. Under this vegetation is found.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
Brilliant Whitewash ..

Many have heare of the brilliant stucco
whitewash 'on the of the Presidents house,
at Washington. The following is receipt
for making it, as cleaned from the National
Intelligencer. with some additional improve
m ents learned by experiment:
"Take half bushel of nice unslack ed
lme, slack it with boiling water cover it
during tho process to keep in the steam. and
add to it peck of clean salt, previously
well dissolved in warm water; three pounds
Of ground rice. boiled to thin paste, and
stirred in boiling hot; half pound of clean
glue which has previously dissolved by first
soaking it we'll and then hanging it over a
slow fire, in a small kettle with large one
filed with water. Add fve gallons of hot
water to the whole mixture; stir it well. and
let it stand few days covered from dirt
1t shoul! be put on right hot; for this pur-
pose it can be kept in kettle on portable
furnace. 1t is said that about one pint of
this mixture will cover square yard on the
ontsde of house, if properly applied
Brushes more or less mall may be used, &C
cording to the neatness cf the job required.
1t answers as well as oil paiut for wood,
brick or stone, and is cheaper. 1t retains
its brilliancv for many years. There is
nothing Of the kind that will compare with
it, either for inside or outside walls. Color
matter may be put in and made Of any
shade you like. Spanish brown stirred in
will make rec: pink more or less deep, ac-
cording to the quantity. A delicate tiDge Of
this is very pretty for inside walls.
Finely pulverized com mon clay. well mixed
with Spanish brown before it is stirred into
the m xture. makes lilac color. Lamp
black in small quantities. makes slate COL
or verv suita BILE for the on,sie Of buildings.
Lampback and Spanish brown mixed pro-
duces a reddish stone color. Yellow ochre
stirred in m axes yellow wash--but chrome
goes further. and makes color generally es-
,eemed prettier. In all these cases, the
dark ness of the shade will Of course be de-
term;nei bv the qu,ntity Of c'loring used.
1t is difhcnlt to make a rule because tastes
are very different; it would be best to try
experiments on a shingle aud let it dry. 1t
is said that green must not be mixed with
lime. The lime destroys the color. and the
color has an eoect on the whitewash which
makes ii crack and peel. When walls have
been badly smok ed. and you wish to have
them a clean white it is we'll to squeeze in
dieo plentifully through bag into the water
you use, before it is stirred in the whole
mixture. If larger quantity than fivc gal
Ions is wanted, the same proportion should
be observed.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
Extraordinary Disclosure-No Arms
Ever Stolen by F1oyd-The Public
Humbugged on That Point.

Extraordinary Disclosure-No Arms
Ever Stolen by F1oyd-The Publi
!Humbugged on That Point.
The following is an extract from Ex
President Buchapau's reply to General Scott
published in the National LatelIgencer:
NO ARMS STOLEN BY FLOYD.
L should have nothing more to add had
General Scott in his reioinder, confined him.
self to the topics embraced in his original
letter. He has extended them, and now, fo,
the first time, and in sarcastic and no kind
ly spirit, refers to the alleged stealing OF
public arms by Secretary Floyd, and their
transportation to the South, in anticipation
of the rebellion. The most conclusive an
swer to this allegation is that, notwithstand.
ing the boasting of Mr.. Floyd at Richmond.
evidently with the view of conciliating his
new allies, cited by the General as his au-
thority, no public arms were ever stolen
This fact is established by the report of the
Committee on Military Affairs of the House
OF Representatives, now before me, mad Q by
MIR. Stanton, of Ohio, their Chairman, on
the 18th OF February, 1861, and to be found
in the second volumne Of the Reports of Com.
mittees o! the House for the session of 1860
61. This report, and the testimony before
the Comittee, establish:
SOME SOUTHERN STATES WITHOUT ANY ARMS
WHATEVER.
l. That the Southern States received in
1860 less instead of more than the quota of
arms to which they were entitled by law;
and that three of hem, North Carolina, Mis-
sissipp and Kentucky, received DO arms
whatever. ard this simply because they did
not ask for them. Well may Mr.. Stanton
have said in the House 'that there are a
good deal Of rumors, and specuations. and
m:sappre tensions to the true state of facts
in regard to this natter
FLOYD AND THE PITTsBURa GUNS
2. Secretary Floyd under suspicious
on the 9th of December,
1860 and but few days before he left tn |
Department, had. without the knowledge Of
the President. ordered one hundred and (
thirteen columbiads and eleven thirty-two-
Founders to be transported from Pittsburg
to ship Island and Galveston. in Mississippi
and Texas. This fact was brought to the
knowledge of the President by communi-
cation from Pittsburg; and Secretary Holt
i'm m ediate y thereafter countermanded the
order of his predecessor. and the canon were
never sent. The promptitude with which
we acted elected vote of thanks, dated on
The 4th Of January, 1861, from the Select
aud Common Councils of that city, to the
President. the Attorney General, and the
acting Secretary Of War; (Mr. Holly
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
DECEMBER 4
DEATH.

There is no DEATH The stars go down
To rise.upon some farer shore;
And bright in heavens jeweled crown
They shine for evermore.
There is no death, The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer shower
To golden grain, or mellow fruit,
Or rainbow tinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize
To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The forest leaves drink daily life
From out the yiewless air.
THERE'S no death! The leaves may fall
The flower may fade and pass away
The only wait, through wintry hours,
The coming of the May.
There is no death An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread,
He bears our best loved things away,
And then we call them dead"
He leaves our hearts all de-oiate-
He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers;
Transplanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird-like voice whose joyous tones
Makes glad this scene of sin and strife,
Sings now her everlasting song
Amid the Tree of Life
And where he sees a smile too bright,
Or hearts too pure for faint of vice,
He bears it to that world of light,
Ts dwell in Paradise.
Born into that undying life,
They leave Us but to come again;
With joy we welcome them-the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless Universe,
Is life-There are no dead,
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04

Sambo.--'Does you hear dem chickens
Cuffy?'
Cufy.-'In coase does-ebry body hears
dem chickens
Sambo.-'Well. it become my lemankol-
ly duty. to 'municate to you de 'tel.igence
dat dem chickens is a Growing de requiem
of DE- kulled populashen.'
Cufy.-We jes lef en- crow, dis chile
hain't got no requiem. Dey can't crow dat
Sambo.-'Y ou don't undehstan' de 'sition.
I mean to say dat we're played out of de
pli,ical arena. and amt wort fitin fob no
more
Cufy.-'Did you say We was frowed out
of de renal wasn't in no 'rena.'
Sambo.-'Yes you was in de rena-we
was all in de rena, but we amt in de rena
now. White ~ ems in dar now.'
Cuffy.-'Whats white folks doin ia de
'rena?'
Sambo.-'Dey're frowing US out, and git
ten in de 'rena 1emselves.'
Cuffy.-'Dar must be a mistake some
wharf
Samb.-'Ob coas dar's a mistake sum-
whar. OATS what dem chickens is a Groin
our requiem about
Cuffy.-May be dey don't know it's kul-
!ud folks dey're frowin out Of de 'rena!'
Sambo.-Yes dey do; dat amt de mis-
take. tells you what de mistake is.
De demokrat party isn't dead-but de
olak publicaus is dead. Dat's what dem
chickens is Groin about logan County
CO., Gazette.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
~ Mr.. Calhoun died in 1850. A
Southern writer relates the following evil

Southern writer relates the following evil
dence of his sagacity:
"During Mr.. Calhoun's illness, distin-
guished Senator. who possessed his entire
confidence, one day went to visit HIM
L shall probably never again be in the
Senate; my day has gone by; but if the gen.
tlemen who have the entire charge of tn ese
questions think they will be able. as loyal
men, to adjust them by compromise. l fear
they will be mistaken. The seeds OF dis
solution. sir. have been sown. and must bear
fruit. The two sections can no longer live
under q common Government. / think l
Can see clearly within what time the sepa-
ration will take place. and fix it at twelve
vears-tbree Presidential terms. My Judge
ment ia clear on that subject. but l am not
so clear as to ho,o it will take place; but I
think that the greatest probability is that
the Government will explode during Pres
| idential election"
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04
NJ A Rifed six hundred pounde er gun

OT A Rifed six hundred pound er gun IS
rapidly approaching completion at Elsw;ck,
England. Its weight, when finished. will
be twenty-five and halftuns, and its length
fourteen feet ten inches; the outer diam eter
is to be four feet four inches at the breech
and one foot nine and half inches at the
muzzle. The bore of the gun will be rath-
or more than thirteen inches, and the great
est thickness of metal at the breech about
nineteen inches, at the muzzle four and a
half inches.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-04

The REBEL SEAL.-The bill reported by
the committee on flag and seal. which pas
sed the Confederate Senate, provides that
the device of the seal of the Confederate
States shall be in tho foreground soldier
in the position of charge bayonets; in the
middle distance a woman with a child by
her side, iu front of church both with
hands uplifted in the attitude Of prayer.-
For a background, homestead on plain
with mountains in the distance. beneath the
meridian sun. The whole surrounded by
wreath composed of the stalk of sugar cane
the rice, the cotton, and tobacco plaIts.-,
The m argin inscribed with the words, Sea-
of the Confederate States of America" ano
nj otto, "Our homes and our Constitution
beneath.