Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-22

light, not to exceed lZUUO men.
Two tremendous Democratic meetings
were held yesterday, one at Mt. Gilead,
Morrow County, and the other at Canton,
Stark County, The former was addressed
by Governor Sam Medary, Judge Thur
man and others, the latter by Judge Il. W.
BARLEY, and Judge Stafford. From fif-
teen to twenty thousand Democrats were
in attendance at each meeting. The great
est enthusiasm was manifested. Verify,
the work goes bravely on.
Judge Goodwin, Chief Justice of Ari-
zona, has been appointed Governor oil
that Territory vice Hon. John A. Gurley,
deceased.
The Dubuque Times says that never since
Iowa has been settled by the white man
have prairie chickens been so numerous as
at the present season.
The Administration machine is begin
ming 10 work in Illinois The radical
Tribune states that sixty thousand soldiers
will be furloughed nditionally-that is
to vote toi Logan-ism.
In Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, In
diana, Iowa, Ohio and Minnesota, the
crops are reported to be generally good,
thongh corn and wheat have been ininred
first by drought and then by too much
rain. still the harvest will be a smiling
one.
Captain Hurtt, the senior editor OF the
Ohio State Joarnal, the central organ off
Ohio Repubicauism has been on trial in
Cincinnati charged with committing enor-
nous iauds on the Government. 1t is
said prominent Republicans of Columbus
are implicated in this gigantic swindle.
Shall ballots or bayonets rule The
Democrats lay ballots, and by this mode
come peace and prosperity. The Repub-
licans say bayonets and through these
come ruin, desolation, tyranny and wrong.
A monument is to be erected to the
memory of the late Samuel Colt, of Hart
ford, the celebrated revolver manufacturer
at an expense of 1925, 600
Rumor has it that General Prentiss has
taken so much to heat the recent unkind
cut of his superiors, in placing the expe-
dition into Arkansas under General Steele,
that he has resigned.
The Commercial says "if Vallandigham
is elected Governor of Ohio no draft will
be permitted in the State ~ The Com
mercial had better not repeat that argu-
ment often, or two-thirds of the Union
party sill vote for him. They have no
more dispoition to be drafted than anybo-
dy else
Governor Shorter, of Alabama, has is
sued an address to the citizens of that
State, urging upon them the impressment
of slaves into the Confederate service.
Two years ago the Republican Legisla- /
ture refused to allow the soldiers to vote;
since then they have passed law giving
them that privilege, but declare they must
vote just as the Abolitionists want them
TO votel
Panel says that the King of Dahomy
intends to send a deputation to England
demonstrating against white slavey there,
as illustrated in the case of London mill !
merry girl, killed by want of sleep and
air
The man who wanted to bet that Brough |
would he elected by 100000" has got
into his hole, and pulled the hole in with
him.
The ships Constitution. City of Bath
and Sunrise were lately captured by the
rebel priyateer Georgia.--two of them
were ransomed.
II is pretty generally understood that
the draft in Ohio will commence about
the first Of September.
There will be Democratic mass meet
ing at Springfield, CLARK county, on
next Monday, August oath, Messrs. |
Pugh, Cox and others win speak.
1t is supposed General jim. Lane
fall into tha hanAe ~ tha ,alala Att.