Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-01
NEWS OF TIIE DAY.

Curran said of tie Liberty of the Press
--'-eIhat great sentel Of the State, that
grand detector of piblic imposture guard
it, because when it links, there sinks with
1t, in one common krave, the liberties of
the subject and the ecurity OF the crown"
The Philadelphia Press suggests John
Z. Breckinridge asa candidate for the
next Presidency of lie United States. AS
Brecliinridge was dc Of the most intimate
pers onal and politin al friends of the editor
Of the Press, and red the influence of his
former official positins to secure emolu-
ment to said c9itor,we presume the sug-
gestion is made un@r the Influence that
generally governs t b Press, the expccta-
ton of personal adtntage in case he is
chosen.
Levi Short, the ivenior of the celebra-
ted "Greek fire." did in Philadelphia on
the. .2Gth,
The telegraph hnounces that Lees
army is between Oinge Court House aud
Gordonsville. Tk Confederatcs must
have strong works [ Gordonsville. Dur
ing the months thu have elapsed since
Lees army returneI from their expedition
info Pennsylvania, hey have been active
ly employed in iorFying that important
point. Gordonsyib seems destined to
play an important prt in the future histo-
OF the war, even bdond the present cam
paign. 1t is sting natural position
covered by rangeIf high hills, lying to
the North, the Eas hnd West of the town,
and slopng down in those directions.
Upon these hills stbng forts have beef
erected, the guns o (which command all
the approaches. Bainst this strong bull
wark the Army of he Potomac will have
to be hurled on its ay to Richmond, with
what success remais to be determined.
The tax-rate in Philadelphia for 1864
is $3.50.
st. Paul has vo4l bonus of $3.50 600
to the Lake Superb and Mississippi rail-
road, upon the completion of railroad
from st. Paul to Lah Superior, by the
most direct route, Vidin five years-thc
work to be commeicel next July, and
twenty miles to be luilt in two years.
The editors of tile Scientific american
have received from California piece of
the wood of thirty fcet in diameter, the
annual rings upon which indicate the age
Of the tree to be siXl thousand and three
hundred years. Adam, had he gone to
California when a latlc boy, might have
played marbles under that tree.
Gold is at premium of 4Sg to-day,
an advance since yesterday.
Negroes and rebels are being drafted in
large numbers in Baltimore. The hotels
are almost stripped oGwaiters.
Judge Gray, Republican of De,
Moines, Iowa, has given decision that 1
negro can sue out writ Of haJeas corpus
though a white man cannot.
Since 'the rebels'' have resortod to tn,
use Of dog oil, Forney has become NOR,
rabid than ever--he seems to be haunted
with the idea that there is a price set upor
the grease of his carcass lie ought to bt
proud of his prospects, for he is in n fai
way of giving more hght than he ever di,
before. IN
The percentage of Sick through the army
is said to be lower at the present time thar
it has been for the last two years.
The famous Todlcben, who so success
fully defended sebastopool against tn,
French and English, is now superintend
ing the erection Of works on the Blacl
Sea.
The editor oftho "eid Guard declares
that llamlin, Sumner and Lincoln are de
scendants of the Negro that each one O
them have African blood in their veins.
A new England Tract Society is now
publishing playing cards with hymn
printed on the back Of each card to suppl,
the sattlers in the army, thus blending
morality with amusement.