Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-22
NEWS OF TlIE DAY.

the French Government to ours to negoti.
ate for the expectation of the tobacco
bought for France by French agents. The
Confederate States Government has at last
consented to allow the tobacco to leave
the country, provided the French Govern
ment will send its own vessels for,it. The
latter will send French ships, accompanied
by armed conveys. To this the United
States Government objects in toto. vi.
comte de st. Roman is now making his
way to New York, to send the result Of
his mission, through the French Consul, to
the Emperor. The French frigates in
New York are there on this errand."
Most of the bishops in France, following
the example of Rome, have ordered pub
lie prayers for Poland.
The patriots of the Revolution are all
passing away, and soon the last will be
summoned to his final resting place. The
youngest of them is about ninety.four
years of age. On July l, 1861, there
were but sixty-two of them living, since
which over one-third the number have
died.
A servant girl of Liskeard recently
frightened fellow-servant to death by
suddenly appearing to her in a lonely
place with her dress, which was lined with
white, turned up over her head.
EFFECTS OF THE WAR.-Loss of life,
100000 so far. National debt, two bill
lions of collars. Taxation of twenty cents
per day on ever white mans labor for one
hundred years.
Punch says the magnetic mountain in
Lapland creates a great sensation and
draws immensely.
The Pension Bureau issued one thou
sand one hundred and ifty-eight widows
pensions in September.
A vocalist says he could sing, "Way
down on the old tar river" if he could
only get the pitch.
The negro sentries at Fortress Monroe
are said to fire first and challenge after
wards.
The Evansville Journal says that the
late State Fair at Indianapolis was sig
nal failure.
Young ladies should certainly be sub
iect to the conscription. Jones says they
are accustomed to "bare- arms"
More of the Kentucky cotton bo!ls have
come to perfection than could have been
expected in summer with frost every
month.
Not for ten years has the water in the
Ohio river been so low as it is now. Nav
igation is pretty much suspended.
A Berlin artisan is about to sell Mar
tin Luther's wedding ring to the Royal
Museum London, England for very large
price.
A Aspecimen of the new postage currency
from the government shops in the Trea-
sury Department, is described as "about
up to the average of common bottle
label"
The quantity of cotton received at New
York since the lst of January is 1876,
bales.
Papers in Southern Kansas complain of
a drought The Burlington Register COM
plains that in that vicinity severe drought
has prevailed for six weeks. No rain
scarcely has fallen.
The Bank of Louisiana has been re-
leased by the military authorities from
seizures, and restored to the Board of Di-
rectors.
The Illinois Central railroad picked up
four and half millions last year.
Last year the Democracy of Ohio elect
ed their State ticket by about 5000 ma
iority. The Democratic candidate for
Secretary of State then received $4,000
votes. The vote of Yallandigham falls
but little, if any, short of the Democratic
vote in 1862.
The Constitution and the Union ! Il
place them together. If they stand, they