Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-28
NEWS OF TnlE DAY.

Bridge, his back resting upon the Tennes-
see and Virginia railroad, in the neighbor-
hood of the Clinch Mountains, which com
mand the entrance to Cumberland Gap.
His position is said to be almost impregna-
bic.
The Richmond papers claim victory
over Gen. Shackelford, at Rogersville and
Kelly's Ford, on the 18th inst. Shackel-
ford s forces are said to have been put to
fight, leaving two guns, some small arms,
and several wagon in the hands of the
rebels.
Harper's Weekly has come out for
Lincoln for the Presidency. 1t is in about
as small business as an honest man can
imagine. Lincoln, indeed.
None of Heenan's bones were broken in
his late fight, but he was terribly punish
ed. His head was swollen, his eyes near
ly closed, and his general appearance be-
token man who was done for.
The nomination of Little Mack, by the
National Conservative Unionists, has not
created SO much as a ripple upon the face
Of the great waters of politics. The peo-
pie of the Northern States are now divid-
ed between those who go for rough and
tumble any sort of fight for the Niger
and those who go for peace, the white
man, the Constitution and Liberty-suc-
cess to the latter.
The Federal Ram, Dictator, has been
successfully launched.
The rebels are in large force in the vi
entity of Natchez. .Hl I...d 5.
The chilling and cooling" between Lin
coin and the Gar of Russia, is processing,
rather more satisfactorily than the siege o.
Sumter.
Senator Wilson's amendment to the
Conscription Bill, met with so much dis
favor among the Republicans, that he is
now engaged in the preparation of new
one, in which the theee hundred dollar
clause will be embraced. We knew it
would peso' .la I "
Senator Bayard will resigned his seat
in the Senate rather than take the Lincoln
oath of abolition loyalty. Bully for Bay
ard.
Astounding discoveries" continue to be
made Of frauds and embezzlements, among
the loyal agents of the Governmet. AL
though astounding" they have long since
csased TO astound.
The Federal disaster at Bayou Coteau
are charged to the bad conduct of General
Washburne. 1t cost us six hundred pri-
Yates and twenty-four commissioned Off
GERS captured.
BY letters taken from blockade runner
off Wilmington, North Carolina, written
by Confederate agent in Paris, it ap-
pears that the French Empesor has
promised che protection ofnis flag to the
Matamoras blockade runners.
The papers contain sad accounts. of suf-
fersDg on the plains in consequence of
snow. A whole train is thought to have
perished. Old Iudian traders say that
the storm in November has no equal in
their recollection.
The jail in Wooster, Wayne county,
Ohio, has been burned. The first drops of
the said are beginning to fall. Look out
for conAogrations and crime.
The gold market closed 81 5ls on sa-
turday.
The Richmond Eramiasr pretends to
suspect that the Federal prisoners in that
city have been selling the contributions of
their Noathern friends to outsiders. The
Yankees have great reputation for specu-
lative propensities. and the above will
answer, whether true OF false for an Illus
tration in point. ,
The gold market olAssd at 81 so to-
day.
Tho whisky market is quiet and firm at
93 to-day.