Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-07
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gress have arrived in Washington, and
are coming in on every train.
The Wal-street brokers are generous,
like all gamblers-they gave $500 as
Thanksgiving present to the sick soldiers.
Chief Engineer Isherwood on cross ex-
animation admitted that when he was
commissioned as Steam Engineer in the
United States Navy he had never had
charge of an engine.
An attempt was made on Friday night
last to burn the City Buildings in Clevc-
land, Ohio. A Young man, who had
cigar store in the building, and stock in
snrcd for greatly more than its value, was
arrested and is now in jail on charge of
arson.
A stylishly dress young lady recently
testified before Court in Paris that she
was well paid for fainting away at the
theater, out of pure emotion, at the tpgi-
cal moment pointed ont beforehand by the
author of the play.
The New York Times says: We are
in moral alliance with Russia" Say Il is
an immoral alliance. And say it is an al
lance, withal, that is perfectly natural be-
tween the worst tyrants of the Old World
and the most blood thirsty scoundrels of
the New. s.
John Morgan has succeeded in getting
safely over into Dixie.
A special Washington dispatch TO the
New York Tribune, says General Mcagher
who was with the army as visitor to his
old brigade, was captured in Sitizens
clothes near Mile Run, during the Recent
engagement, and is now in the hands Of
the enemy.
While General Mcclellan is on retired
pay, General Fremont receives full wages,
besides perquisiles from the Pacific rail
road. Honest ''Old Abe 70
Mr. Stewards report for Congress of
diplomatic correspondence, since Jannary
lass. will comprise printed voluhn of
two thousand pages.
A Republican paper wants 70 know
"what relation do the Democrats really
suppose Mr.. Lsncoin bears to the Govern
ment ?" Well, we should say about the
same relation that clown bears 10 cir
Gus
A gay old contraband at Beaufort, de-
scribed herself to newspaper cofespon-
dent, who asked her what she did as ''the
wife of the officers of the Massachusetts
regiment"
A recent visitor at Richmond says that
Mrs. jeff Davis dresses very plainly, and
usually walks when she goes out. When
she does ride, it is in plain earriagc,
drawn by two horses driven byia negro,
who is by far the most consequential per-
sonOge Of the two. She has hal many
rich dresses and some superb altielcrs of
jewelry sent TO her by the friendsof JEFF.
Davis in Eurape; but these she seldom
wears, except upon state occasions. She
very rarely goes to places of amusement,
but is always seen with her huaband at
church.
Rumors in Washington that lees en-
tire army has crossed the Rapiden, and
that he has been reinforced by part of
Longstreets forces from in front Of Knox
vile. 3
The New York Herald has jns made a
most important discovery. AccASdins to
that paper, it costs Just double the amount
to shoe a negro regiment than it does to
perform the same operation for white one
cause the difference in the size of the
feet.
Drunkness among women has increas-
ed so much in Boston for the last years,
that the good people at the hub q the uni
verse are discussing the necessity Of estab-
fishing retreat for intemperatf women.
Under the rule OF Abolition apascky all
sorts of crimes are spreading Abroad with
fearful rapidity.
Some men, yielding TO the despondeney
of the moment, speak as il these We're no
lonper any hone Of the R,,nuhl,ft ~