Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

precedented. The Times says Uhicago's
ninety -four hotels are now and have been
for some months, crowded to the brim,
and every train running in and out of the
city is filled with passengers.
A clergyman of the Universalist per-
suasion, who was taken prisoner by the
rebels while acting as chaplain in the
Union service-in view of his experience
of the tender mercies of the Southern oil
garchy, being asked what he thought Of
universal salvation, replied al think hell
is military necessity"
The indianapolis Sentinel says "Thir-
ty odd eontrabands, he niggers. she mig
gers and pickannies, arrived in this city
yesterday from somewhere down South
They were in state of destitution, abso-
lutely starving, and being animals must
be fed for the sake of the kindly feeling
every human being has in his breast; our
philanthropists, we are happy to say be-
stirred themselves and the poor creatures,
although they arrived in Indiana contrary
to provision of the Constitution, were
comfortably cared for.
There is little female row in high cir
cles. Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague do not fraternize-and the form
er would not attend the grand wedding.
General Dix visited the fort at Buffalo
to see that all was right, went through
every part and saw not even sentry.
They had ali gone off to dinner.
The Philadelphia city railroads are
about introducing steam engines, to take
the place oil horses. Six of these machines
are now building
The Taxes this year are higher than
ever. Every tax payer is grumbling and
swearing. The Abolitionists will stand il
yet while, but the tax gatherer reaching
so deep into the pockets make them feel
like boiling
Delegates to the Democratic National
Convention will be appointed on the Sth
of January. The Convention will likely
be held in New York City.
Our forefathers considered war great
calamity, especially civil war. Now, we
are told it is ga great blessing" "source
of wealth P' Verify, things are changed,
one scarcely knows ones selfe any more.
Prentice says the South is ont Of wool
and no more rams can be imported. He
should have added that proportion Of
Southern wool is coming North, and rams
will not be needed here
Small pox prevails to such an extent in
Nashville, Tennessee, that an order has
been issued from the military headquar-,
ters requiring all persons, citizens as well
as soldiers, to have themselves vaccinated
at once. VI
The Mobile Register 'thanlls God that
the Democratic party is not in poweE
now" So do the Abolitionist 1t is tbo
two extremes that are responsible for the
present state of things. The Conserva-
tive element is the one that must preserve
the Union and the Constitution. M
During a late representation at the Log
don Lyceum, singer who was execpting
a solo, sang it fiat, when gallery v5siter
Immediately whistled the tune eortects
and the singer went back to the thaIb
much to the amusement of the audience,
A cotemporary tells us that Chattancb-
ga is the Cherokee for hawks INST 81
eagles nest. The town was originally
the headquarters OF John Ross, the, Cher
olee chief. 1t received its name GAa sts
location, being surrounded on all sides by
mountains, the poetic vision of tie red
man seeing in it an exact resemblance TO a
hawks nest. Rossville, to which our ar
my fell back after the second days fight,
was named in honor of John Ross.
A German jeweler. named Joseph
Schmidt, whose shop and residence il al
No. SO West Thirteenth street, Cincinha.
ii, was found on Monday morning dead
, in bed with his throat cut from ear 10 cal