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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

EXroETIoN.-An investigation shows that
the trustees OF the school in one ward in ~
Y, City formed regular "nug' 10 extort
money from teachers. No person could OBJ
tain the position Of teacher there without pay
ing certain per eentage Of the salary 10 this
"ring" Of trustees. The sums thus paid by
the teachers ranged from ssventy-fye dollars
up to five hundred One poor girl who was
so lame that the came upon the witness stand
on crutohes, had been compelled to pay just
one-lourth Of her salary Of three hundred dol
lars The only excuse or explanation offered
by the brazenfaced rascSls who poeketed the
mosey was the same thing was done in other
wards.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
AM Onnlon About Glant.

The Nep Nation, the Fremont organ says,
"Grant is the completest and dearest failure
Of all the blunders made by the Administra-
ton
There lie a pretty free criticism upon the
abilities Of General Grant and his manage
ment of the campaign, now being INDUCED
in by the press Of all parties. We have
noticed several severe but covert attacks up.
on bin in leading Administration as well as
Opposition journals.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
The wounded.

The whole line of road, from Sherman 5
headquarters to Cincinnati aud Camp Denni
son, is being crowded with Shermans wound
ed sent to hospitals
This shows much severe fighting, and more
of it, than any one supposed from previous
reports
What a slaughter OF men in the armies Of
Grant and Sherman
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
Me0tcaI

CURES Coughs Colds Sore Throat, Asthma, and
\ Consumption. It T. only necessary for any one
troubled with these complaints TO Try one bottle OF
Shickiands 5 MelHfgous Cough Bdlsdm
TO con nee them that It's the best preparation ever
used It not only cures the ahova affections NJ the
Throat and Lungs, hut II cures Night sweats and
Spithng Of 81 cd and Is excellent RarRle for any
kind OF Sore Throat IA pleasant 10 take and \
snie medicine or infants Price 90 Cents per bottle
For sale by druggists generally MID
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
nj Omen.

Lincoln the impersonation Of IN omen and
misfortune TO his country, has again visited
the Army OF the Potomac while in front Of
Richmond His first visit WAS TO Mcclellan,
Il Harrison's Landing, two years ago, after
the seven days fight in which our army was
destroyed He is there again Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
AND
e L II X .

composition of astringents, absorbents. sdFnu-
J. lants and cerninatyes, Which very physician
knoWledges IS The only preparation thht VIII eficct
permanent cure Of parIheN and Dy seter' This Anti
Cholera Mixture is now 10 IN some Of ur amy
hospitals where It gives the Satisfaction Il
has fayed the ves of thousands OF our soldiers nnd
citizens, and we Will guarantee It TO he the best rene
dy IN the world for Diarrheaane nysentery
Mr. Woods, OF CoyingtOn, My, VIII be most happy
to satisfy any to the virtue of Strt klands An
Cholera Mixture, in TACT we have great number of
testimonials nom patlenis who have teen cure attel
being pronounced in urohle by their physicians, some
alter taking only one tottle OF StrcRlsnds Anti ChO
ora Mixture. II YOU suffer with DiArthee and J. yseL-
terry try one bottle. MIA
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

CAPTAIN WARD CONVICTED or FRAUD We
learn from The Detroit Free Press, of Satur.
day, that Captain Ward, leading Republ-
can and proprietor of the Abolition news.
paper 10 that city, has been convicted OF de.
frauding the government and Judgment Of
S22, SAL ,9s obtained against him-The suit
was brought by the United States. The whole
amount Of money frauduIently obtained, is
stated by The Free Press at $4,000
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
stanton,s Dlspntches.

A person called to consider iudicially the
dispatches of Secretary Stan ton published on
Saturday morning, relative to operations south
Of James River, would doubtless inquire ;
First, If they we're official, and if official, what
facts were shown BY them We do not pro
pose to analyae them, bat simply to say that
they do not appear as official Secretary Stan
ton says THE following dispatches have
been received at this department" and then
repeats dispatches from various points, He
does not say that they are from official sources
and they do notTead like official dispatches
Some may think that they confirm the capture
Of Petersburg, which they do not. The report
may be, and we trust is true but there is no
confirmation Of it, official or otherwise
One object Of these dispatches seems to be
t. manufacture thunder for the black troops
they were introduced into the House Of Rep.
resentatives with that sole object We quote
from the report
"The Speaker caused to be read to the
House q communication from the Secretarg OF
War, detailing certain events connected with
the capture of Petersburg, and in which it is
stated the heaviest fighting was done by the
colored troops.
"Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, expressed a
bope that certain gentlemen would now with
draw their sander on colored troops.
The clap.trap nature of these thing is APP
parent The report speaks Of detailing Ger
tain events connected with the capture of Pc
tersburg, when, as we have said, that fact il
by no means established The whole thing
looks to us like mere device to still further
hoodwink and deceive the people. We trus
it may prove Otherwise - Detroit Press.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

RdrA bright little girl in playful anger
caught hold Of an elder sister, saying: Now
the human species was got up on the same
plan US her doll
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
Good NeuSi

The postponemeut Of the National Con-
vention. greatly diminisheS the chances Of
a war Democratic nomination. We re-
joice
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

PIcrUREs "A room with pictures in it and
a room without pictures differ by nearly as
much as room with windows and room
without windows. Nothing, we think, is more
melancholy, particularly to person who has
to pass much time in his room, than blank
wall and nothing on them, for pictures are
hopholes Of escape to the soul, leading it to
other scenes and other spheres. 1t is such an
inexpressible relief to a person engaged in
writing, or even reading on looking up, not
to have his line OF vision chopped square of
by an odous white wall, but TO find his soul
escaping, as il were, through the frame of an
exquisite picture, TO other beautiful and per-
haps Idyllic scenes, wiz ere the fancy of mo-
ment may reyel, refreshed and delighted Is
it winter in your world 2-perhaps it is sum
mer in the picture what charming momen-
tary change and contrast And thus pictures
are CONSIDERS Of loneliness; they are a relief
to the jaded mind they are windows to the
imprisoned thought they are books; they
are histories and sermons--which we can read
without the trouble Of turning over the leaves,
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

HO-The successor of Mr., Giddiugs, as
Consul General at Montreal will be John P
Hale, Preston King, or Joseph H Barrett
formerly editor Of the Cincinnati Gazette, now
Commissioner Of Pensions.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

B6-Where is the calico Who has seen it,
save at the breakfast table Does any one
wear It on the SIDEWALKS of Fifth avenue or
up the aisle Of Grace Church We think not
Sunday Times
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
A STANCE DIET.-A Montreal paper states

A STRANGE DiET.--A Montreal paper states
that there is nov in that city young woman,
lwenly.eight years old name Priscilla Levcque,
who, it is said, had been in the habit Of
swallowing needles since she was eight years
Of age, not only with facility but also with a
degree of qualification. There are shown
what are to all appearances, the lEoiectiors
of needles in the throat and above the ankles
also, needles which have been removed from
her person It is said that during the last
twenty years she has absorbed a large quant-
Of needles, and has now thousands Of them in
her system.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23
NOTICE.

A PETITION will be presented to Goyemer
n Brough for the pardon ot Clay born Hagan, nov
prisoner in the Ohio PenitenharY.
asowss oAfHARIHE HAGAH.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

BS1"The news from the Army Of the Poto
mac is, as it has been for some weeks-we
might "a well say some ars--tad Grant
has again found strong Notifications in his
immediate f OFT has as usual, assa led themk
and as has always happened before has been
repuIsed with heavy loss. Butler has kept his
record consistent by once more marching on
the rebels and once more getting whipped
Taken in all, be prospects of the capture OF
Richmond seem about as they have at any
time for the past three year5--Chieago Times.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

Another body of stragglers from Sturgis
expedition got in last night Among them
we're twenty negroes, each OF whom had his
gun and accoutrements, while most of the
white soldiers had lost all Memphis tele.
graph dispatch
This is very apparent but lame attempt to
bolster mp negro troops at the expense OF
white soldiers We will venture the assertion
that il twenty negroes reached Memphis
with their guns and accoutremen's, il was be-
cause they never went near enough to the
rebels to lose them The white troops proba-
bly, went into battle, and "lost all, /" while the
negroes took their gums aud aceoutrements"
and started in good season for Memphis
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

Read what those say who have used II:
Mr. Charles W LHnd am, OF Louis Vile, and Mr. }.
Hazarde, Cincinnati, o., both we're cured ter dsDg
one pot Of DR.. strcklsuds Pile Remedy. They coy
they have tried everything but eCuld obtain rsIoi
but one Pot OF Sticklahdr Pile Remedy erecied Il
wo st kind Of Piles. They recommend every one
who is suffering to tyit
Ask for
DR. Strjckidnds Pile Remedy.
Sold by all druggists, so cts pot Manufactured nj
No. East Fourth 1t, Cincinnati, o. mia
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

1tUppAnp &C seo.. rad' c,',.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-23

THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1854
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-08-31
i GMMT ~ICaTFD

A writer signing himself Hooker, does Tie
undersigned too much honor il aecrib;ng n
him The authorship Of the letters in the New
York Daily News, signed Seymour This J.
y. is fully sensible Of the great and n2Ao,
served compliment paid By Mr. CT Mrs Hoax.
er, TO the amount Of his knowledge, % bis tal-
eats as war editor. and writer who cond
lin part unr;yaIle3 interest 10 any paper,
which the Lord knows, is very much wanted
Just now For this last undeservel con1pI::-
1nent, he thanks him kindly, as also fer the
fattering mention Of his 'modesty." Thess
com p|ments so well expressed convinces hia
that Hooker is his friend and a person Of great
Judgment and good sense. Hooker is inform
ed hereby that Seymour IS real name, I5s
letters, however, are slightly different, thus,
,Seenoye But who is my friend Hooker? GER
taib1y not the gallant fighting Joe. Hookers
have aboundeel hereabouts for the last three
years. 4 hooker is one Who hooks. and many
men have done that to vast extent. There
IS another sort who do not. To which class
does the aforesaid Hooker belong?
JOE WILLIAMS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-08-31
(COMMTNICATED.

A very witty. aad exceedingly SHARP, writer
il the Gazette ct yesterday afternoon. wishes
Tor another called meeting Of the Bakers, 10
have the price Of bread reduced. In his ez.
cess Of wisdom, had he not better ask Father
Abraham" TO call an extra session OF the y.
s. Congress to have the taxes lowered during
the continuance Of this cruel war Dr. let
him 90 to the -four dealers and enquire It The
price Of -four is not tending downwardS' Per
hairs they will reduce their rates at The $0g-
gestion Of 'poor' I'emocritus. Butter Is al.
SO very high, $50 a 20 cts, per pound Von!2
not meeting Of the COWS have tendency 70
reduce the price Of this prime essential 70
bread? D call meeting Of the town COWS
Mr. Democrit11s; ve know it Wou'd be 10
NOUS and might produce as great results q
. meeting Of the Bakers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-08-31

The President DECIDED the point O oiue'
well taken, and, amid confusion, Mr. HaTrls
retirea~rom the stand
Alr. Carrigan said, in view Of the absolute
necessity for the preservation OF the morale OF
the convention, he felt bound to raise the
point OF order He low moved that be be
allowed 10 proce ed il order.
General Morgan Of Ohio, as fellow solder
Of Mcclellan, could not remain silent when
the name and fame Of that distinguished Cen
eral vera SO shaneful|y impugned. Ihe
charges were untrue. The Maryland Leg1sIa-
tire was In session at Annapolis. Gen. Joe
Johnston, Of the rebel army, was at Annapo~
lis. A conspiracy was formed, and certain
members Of the Legislature we're the conspl-
rators. they intended that the State should
secede, and an ordinance OF secession was framed.
MARYLAND was to be invaded, overwhelmed by
the enemy. and taken out Of the Union. What
did Gen. Mcclellan do? lie simply took the
best precaution IN his power to thWart the
reasonable scheme; and, had be not done SO,
he would have been guilty Of the vilest trea
son. The man who says Gen. Mcclellan Is
tyYant does not know him. A thorough SOL
der, With the gentleness Of woman, and the
courage Of lion, no drawer, 40 more amlabIe,
and kind, and generous hearted gentleman
exists 90 The face OF The earth and 40 great
ec linel was eyer uttered than when such 8
man is called traitor. [Applause.
Mr.. Eaton, OF Connecticut. passed high
enloey upon Thomas E. Seymour. but added
his name was used here without his wish and
without the request Of the Connecticut dele.
CATION.
Mr.. Harris Of Maryland, explained that
what he said was that he conld not 90 before
the people Of Maryland and ask them or the
members Of the L gislalure to vote tor Nc
CleIan. He Gid not say he would not vote
for him, but felt himself bound 20 vote ior the
candidate Of the convention. The name Of
Governor Powell vas then withdrawn.
Mr.. Wcklife withdrew the name Of Frank
lin Pierce
Mr. Jones Of Maryland, regretted that the
gentleman who took Q stand in defence Of Nc.
Clelan assumed the ground that he was JUST
fed because Of the collision between the mem
bers OF the Legislature and any rebel general
or army.
Had he put it upon The ground that he &C.
ted upon creditable evidence, he might have
remained silent, out he could not permit the
Legislature to remain under such falsehoud
General Morgan ext lained that he intended
to say that Mcclellan acted upon testimony
regarded as ereditab'e.
Mr.. Jones said, SO far from being credible,
it has eyer been pronounced by the victims OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-08-31

~
believed Mcclellan was too much o. geo'Is,
man and Christian to act IS he DID, ezcepS up.
On what he deemed creditatle evidence
EIr. Mcneil, Of Illinois, or behalf OF por
ton Of the Illinois delegation, and, as he De-
Iieved, Of majority Of the delegates OF Ehe
great Northwes nominated Horatlo Seymour
prolonged cheers.
The President said the motion was out Of
order.
Mr.. Long, OF Ohio, took the stand il oppo"
sitior TO Mcclellan. He said Lincoln had
been guilty Of interfering with the freedom OF
speech, the freedom of elections, and OF abtra
~ arrests. He continued: " L. your resolutions
YOU have arraigned him before the people OF
che country for these tyranles and usurpatlons;
and vet you propose &c nominate man who
has gone even farther fhan Lincoln IN perpe-
traling similar tyranical measures upon the
sacred privileges and rights OF the people
Mcclellan IS guilty Of the arrest OF the Legs
lature Of a sovereign State. He has suspend
ed the writ Of habeas corpus, and helped TO
enforce an odious emancipation proclamatlon
Of Lincoln; the wiling instrument OF cor
rupt and tyrannioal Administration, aiding,
while possessing military power, all It's efforts
TO strip American egseynen Of their dearest lib
critics. Will you SO far stuitify yourselves as
10 make him the standard bearer OF the De
nocraoy? With all bis heart he hoped nos.
He had never done otherwise, and as between
Lincoln and Fremont, and any man calling
himself even half Democrat, he would have
choice, and would be found voting with his
friends; bat he begged the convention no5 70
nominate Mcclellan.
Almost any otter man who claims to be a
Democ at would satisfy him, AMI would salts
" the N,rthwest Weak Is is your platform
in many respects We will stand up and do all
10 our over to maintain H. 5uf, in God 5
name, do not aid TO It's weakness by placlng
such nan in nomination.
Mr. Carrigan, Of Pennsylvania, followed in
answer to Harris, and quoted from Mcclellan $
letters to Burnside, to Halleck, and TO Buell.
20 show he invariably adtnoni,hed them that
the only Object Of the war Was to preserve The
integrity Of The Union and she majesty Of the
laws, and that lie invariably cautioned them to
strictly guard against any Infringement upon
the rights Of property and person. Great
applause.
The Convention adjourned til to lnorrow.
When Harris, Of Maryland, vas making to.
wards bis scar, after being declared out Of or.
der because Of his remark that, if Mcclellan
was nominated, be would not support him. q
person not delegate, although sitting within
nc a;raio oa;i 20 him s.Y,al1 n1aoht 20 be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-08-31

COMMUNICATED
ATTENTION POLICE THE flagstaff at INC
corner Of Royal md Cameron streets seem: %
be very rotten in the butt It it were SUBJECTED 70
the test Of high vind, [ fear it would 'a'':
and s'gryat would be the fall thereon, anu
destructive 10 persons aad things within 10
reach
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-01
New York City II Danxer.

A few nights ago twAye Of the prin.
cipal hotels, two theatres, ether build
ings and some shipping we're fired in
New York, but fortunately the fires
were subdue1 and comparatively little
damage done. 1t was at first supposed
to be the work Of black legs, with an
intention 70 rob the people during the
excitement, ont it has since been as
certained &c be the result Of a general
plot on the part Of rebel emmissaries
and cut.ta.oat Williams in the interest Of
the s ruth to burn and destroy our
Northern cities. Chicago, Detroit,
Cleveland. Buffalo, Oswego and other
cities near and along the frontier are in
constant trepidation from rebel plum.
dering rai1s. This is late and new
plan on the part Of the rebels, but we
anticipate they will now be check
mated evcrytime by the vigilance Of
our people.
We confess however to the least
sympathy for that great sink of copper
headism the city of New York, should
such . fate befall her.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-01
Some ofthc rruits

The case OF the State against Joseph
Brannon, resulted in his conviction and
sentence to the States prison for two
years. The charge in the indictment
was for an assault with inten: TO kill
Our readers will remember, that last
spring or winter one OF Brannon's sons
deserted from the army, and when the
Mar, bal attempted to arrest him in or.
de, to return him Lis father, resisted
the officer, b, frin. upon him, or upon
those assisting Linn, which constituted
the crime Tor which he is now d,ayrac
ed.
Brannon stated to some Of our citi.
zens since his sentence, that tho cause
Of his present condition, is attributable
to the teaching Of the leaders Of the
SO. called democratic party ofthis coun.
ty. He states that he has no educa.
ton, and that these men told him that
we had no government, and that he
woull be protected in resisting the al.
oh,ion party &c, and now he says these
very men refuse to give him any as
sistancc whatcver.-Anorvil!c { Mario,.
CO.. Republican
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-01
FROM TCHNReee

FROM TENN0ANG
Hood Attacks Our WORKS ~ &c.
lambis, assa' o. 0sssey dlepnssed
: @ ..Naehyille. November ,2a
We have no dispatch from Hoods
army or our front vince - 'terday after
noon. The wires are .iuwn.
Hood made an assault on tho works
at Columbia on the South DUCK river,
on Saturday. and vas badly repulsed.
A small portion Of the rebel cavalry
succeeded in crossing Dack river.
Hood made other develppmcpis. Of
his plans. Thus far he has accomplish.
cd nothing further than co6scripting
some Of his dear friends. !. .s,.r..s
The impression gaips ground that
Hood will 70 east sacsosss the Chstsa.
nocga Road, possibly with the hope Of
accomplishing something BY co1opera.
ting with Breckenridge.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-01
Maioritles for COnsrcssmcn

The official result will be announced
in few days. The counties Of the
first four Districts have been heard from
Six counties in the Fifth District, and
. in the Sixth have not reported. The
Union majority in Tie First District Is
1850; in tie Second. 1853; in the Third
1889 in the Fourth, 1897. The foot
ings in the Fifth District up to date
give Union majority Of 36l7, which
will be increased to 1890 or more by
the counties yet 70 report. The SIKH
District foots up a Union majority Of
2o7o, which will be largely increased
when returns from tie balance OF the
counties shall come in.
The aggregate majority in the State,
50 far as ascertaincd, is 2l,sl5. The
unreportcd counties will bring up the
ma 5rity to % 900. That's all we
claim on the home vote, and he official
figures will reach tt State Register. :,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-01

The bonn,y.jnmpeTs arrested at In.
dianpolis have Ind twenty seven thou
sand dollars taken from them. The
money will be sent to the National
Treasury, whence some Of it came in
the shape Of bounl,cs.
The Emperor ofthc French Is laying
ont city, where but lately was fishing
village, ST. Naza,re BY name. near the
mouth OF the river Loire, which lie
hopes will rival Liverpool, and draw 10
France the commerce Of all nations.
The population of the town has increas.
ed from l,OO5 in 1857 to 900 now.
Two lines Of railroad connect it with
Paris. and the Government is now
building nine ships. of 5 800 tons each,
to engage IN the Mexican aud West
Indian trade.
Brazi, has a standing army Of 20 900
men, and a national guard Of loo, 900
men. Her naval force. consists Of thirty.
five sailing vessels, and seventeen screw
and siLewhccl steamers, mounting IN
all three hundred and twent, guns.
Dresl n is to have. next July, a mon
s,er festival, 10 last fonr and halt daya
and TO consist Of 10000 singers, who
will he conducted by IN electrical ap.
paratus. Cos, estimated at 81 o. 900.
Steam p'nughs are considerably uaed
now il some parts ct England. Til.
farmers make up stock companies TOR
the ownership and managing Of the
ploughs, aud Of threshing machines,
They haze made very handsome profits.
SAEEp IN IowA.-A gentleman
whose figures are known to be reliable,
hands us the following paragraph:
"ln $50, az per u 5. census. there
we're 25s ,22s sheep III the State. By
he State census, Of January 1863, there
were 500, 1913. Since that time there
have have been mt less than 500 900
imported, and estimating the natural in
crease at only 25 per cent. after deduct.
my losses, 81, there will be sheared in
Iowa next Spring, not less than 500.
900 sheep. These will average: about
four pounds Of wool 10 the head, pro.
dncing abont 100000. pounds, which
will probably be worth 100000, of
at prcscn. present prices about $4,000
coo.