Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

vailing through different portions of Indi-
ana, and large number of hogs have died
from the effects of the disease.
An agriculturist in the Duchy of Hol-
stein is stated to have discovered rene ly
for the potato blight. Before planting
the tubercle he washes it in chlorine water,
and then lets it dry in the sun. He has,
is said, tried this method for three years,
and always obtained sound potatoes.
1t is said that General gMeade, on
his return to the army from his recent
visit to Washington, carried with him an
understanding from headquarters that he
must either make an aggressive move
ment, or vacate in favor of some one who
will.
The radical prints claim that their party
has the supremacy at the North, in num-
bers, virtue and intelligence. If SO, why
do they, then, let their proteges, the con-
trabands, starve within our lines by the
thousand?
The time will come when the needless
ness and folly Of this war will be every
where acknowledged, and the ease with
which it might have been avoided, by a
simple observance of our Constitutional
compact, in good faith be admitted.
The entire Democratic ticket has been
elected in Allen county, by majorities
ranging from seventy-fve to one hundred
and sixty-nine, including the soldier vote.
Our friend Fisher, of the Democrat, feels
good over the result, and runs up his
Rooster" Bully for little Allen, she
stands like "stonewall'' against the as
saults of Abolitionfsm. Fisher holds
forth as follows eve congratulate the
Democracy of Allen county over the bril-
liant victory just achieved by them over
the combined hosts of Abolitionism, fana-
ticism, Lincolnism, greenbackism, nigger-
ism, bayonets and military dictation."
The free negroes Of New Orleans have
addressed a memorial to the Military Gov
ernor, in which they claim to be admitted
to the elective franchise. Governor Shep-
ley has ordered aregistry of voters, doubt
less with view to an election for the pur-
pose of organizing a negro government for
Louisiana, or, at least, that portion of it
under Federal authority. So we go.
The Enquirer says we learn from relia-
BILE authority that the resignation of Chief
Justice, Roger B. Taney, is now in the
hands of the President. We also learn
that the resignation of Mr.. Chase, as Sc
cretary ofthe Treasury, is also in the hands
of the President. Mr. Chase, it is under
stood, will take the place Of the Chief JUS
tice, shortly after the meeting of Congress
Mr.. Lincoln has thus disposed OF his only
dangerous rival for the nomination for the
Presidency by the National Republican
Convention, The Radicals will now have
to take Mr.. Lincoln. "The father of
greenbacks," as if conscious of the bad
character his financial children will one
day bear, leaves them in their infancy, and
takes position where he eau look with
composure upon the distress that his sue
cessor in the Treasury will undergo, in
trying to bolster up and sustain the credit
of his offspring. He fees from the storm
he sees coming, and secures for himself a
life estate, where, if safety is any where, it
can be found there,
On last Friday night five prisoners es-
capped from the Atheneum, in Wheeling,
where they were confined. They were in
the second story, and taking advantage of
the negligence of the guard they broke
open window on the south side of the
building, jumped down into the yard, and
then, by means of an old ladder, climbed
over the yard fence into the street and es-
capped. They are, Franklin Allen, under
sentence ofhard labor by court martial dur
ing his term Of enlistment; Samuel Ed
wards, deserter from the 9th Michigan
cavalry; Alpha Ohio White, descrter
from the llth West Virginia infantry;
Perry Mcdonald, a deserter from the 9th
Ohio infantry, and VIM. M. Darby, de-
serter from the oIst Ohio infantry. The