Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-17
NEWS on TllElnAY,

The 7ribune's special states that few
days before the capture Of Brownsville, Tex
as, by General Banks, sufficient quanti-
ty of Enfield rifles to arm the whole mill
tia of the State were landed at that point.
The telegraph this afternoon brings a
statement to the effect that plot was dis
covered on board the United States steam
er Newburn, while on her way to New
York with about one hundred and fifty
prisoners, to take the vessel from the Off
GERS and men, as there were less than fifty
of them. The design was frustrated by
the ingenuity OF the officers, vino disguis-
ed themselves as sailors, and thus discov-
cred the plot in time.
We have reports of the capture of a
wagon train near Stevensburg, Virginia,
by the Confederates.
1t is reported that the Western and At
lantic Railroad is working to its full ca
pacity by the rebels in hurrying up rein
forcements for Bragg. The rebels aver
that the campaign will not be closed with
out decisive and bloody struggle for the
possession of Chattanooga and Tennes-
see.
A wag asks what rejecting telescopes
think Of spots in the sun ? About as
much as the blockhead who looks through
them.
Miss Dickinson--the female Cicero
charges 800 per night.
Republican Con.-"Why is Abe Lin
coin like certain straits between Europe
and Asia Because he's the boss for us.
(BosphOrus.)
Mrs. Blunt, widow seventy-five years
of age, and her daughter, who resided on
the dividing line of Bullitt and Jefferson
counties, Kentucky, were murdered on
Friday night, and the house then set on
fire. The neighbors, attracted by the
flames, came to the house and found the
dead bodies. There is no clue 10 the as
sassins.
In the town of Shoals, Indiana, diff
Guilty occurred between white man aud
a negro, the latter literally cutting the
white man to pieces. The quarrel grew
out of discussion on the slavery ques-
ton. The negro fed, but was shortly
after found near by, dead, with two bullet
holes in his head.
We have four days later news from
Europe, up to the 4th inst. The Bank of
England have raised its rate of discount
to five per cent, and the Bank of France
was expected to make raise of ten per
cent. Napoleon's speech at the opening of
the French Chambers was pacific. He
defended the Mexican Imperial scheme,
suggested a compromise on the Polish
question, and only alluded in general
terms to American affairs. The London
Times says that the legality of the seizure
of the rams will soon be ascertained by a
trial.
The Democratic party is in favor of
Union of States, while the Republican
party if we are right, Is in favor of a
Union of the colors. 81
Tom Thumb has married a girl of his
own Size. Prentice thinks it we'll thafl
two such persons got ,spliced.
The oldest inhabitant in Central and
Western New York, is said to be ,Alexan-
der Milliner ofRochester. This old revo-
lutionary drvmmer has nearly attained his
one hundred andfhfih anniversary, aud he
is still in an excellent state Of preservaZ
ton. He never has missed an annual con
vention of the Monroe County Pioneers,
and beats reville and tattoo with the accus-
toned yigor and precision Of his early
days. ~
The principal ammits of the White
Mountains are covaed'with snow. which
extends several miles down their sides.
The houses on Mount Washington were
abandoned for the season, week before
last. The snow was foot deep near abe
buildings, and three miles below the sum
NIT it was eight inches deep.
Prentice declares that whatever else we !