Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-18
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Danish Duchies. These resolutions have
been sent to the Frankfort Diet, and at
the same time several of the smaller Ger
man potentates have sent in their adhesion
to the claims Of what the Danes call the
pretender. The Prussian government has
agreed to the proposition to send Federal
troops fnto Hostein immediately, and
Austria and Prussia aie to place support
ing army corps in motion at once. The
effect of the succession of the new King
has been an invitation for hostilites which
seem about to commence.
| The Secretary of the Treasury, in his
report, estimates the public debt, ON the
LIST of July, 1864, at SI,6S6, ,OOO, 900 !;
and on the 30th Of June, 1865, at 49,
231, 1886, 100 81 This will be quite com
forting to the tax-payers of the country!
President Lincoln declares in his pro-
clamation against the Union which George
Washington approved of. :. The disunion-
lists now make that proclamation a party
test. e
Colonel lNoseby's guerrillas are doing
great deal of mischief on the Potomac.
The great billiard match in Indianapo-
lis last evening for 1000 points carom for
wager Of one thousand dollars, between
Dewitt. Of indianapolis, and Parker, of
Chicago, was won by the former.
General. Hulbut has issued another or
der, in W hieh he directs that hereafter no
coin or bullion be sold, bargained, or ex-
changed within his department. Any
person violating this order, except by per-
mission of some local Treasury Agent, is
to be tried by a military court.
The Gallipolis Journal says that since
Monday last rumors have prevailed there
Of q arebel raid on the Kanawha. 1t it
rumored that the rebels belong to Jenk-
ms brigade, who have been cooperating
with Longstreet. The force is yariously
estimated from 800 to 500 A portion Of
them attacked Company G, Thirteenth
Virginia, in camp at Hurricane Bridge,
and where held at bay until mghtfall,
when Company G quietly withdrew, with
the loss of two men killed. On Monday
night the enemy were reported as camped
near Frazier's Bottom, above Buffalo, on
the Kanawha, Steamers to and from
Charleston have passed unmolested with
in few days, but there is little doubt that
the force is on south side of the river,
which they cannot easily cross, on account
Of the high water.
The So, 500 reward. offered for the ar
rest and conviction OF the murderer Of the
Mccoy family in Medina, Ohio, has been
paid by the Treasurer of that county to the
men to whom it properly belonged.
A man named John Shermer, commit
ted suicide in Guernsey county, few
days ago, by blowing his brains out with
pistol. The deceased was formerly
travelling agent for a merchantile house in
Baltimore, but for a while past has kept
small store at Winchester, Guernsey coun-
ty. 1t has not been aseertained why he
committed the rash act.
We are informed that few nights since,
a couple Of adventurous prisoners attempt
ed to escape from the prison enclosure on
'Iohnson's Island. One got out, and was
intercepted by the p ekets, while the other
got stuck in the hole.
The telegraphs brings us batch of
miserable twaddle about caucus held by
thr Democratic members If Congress, and
says they are all going for a vigorous
prosecution of the war" Such stuff Is
simply bosh. A large majority of the
Democratic members of the House are
peace" men, aud opposed to this war foF
the negro and against the rights of the
States and tho liberties of white men, aaa
they cannot be coaxed or flattered into ils
support, he lying telegraph to the con-
t.ary Notwithstanding.
There is talk of Brigadier and even 4