Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-07-18
Current News Items.

Some Baltimore niggers have presented
Lincoln with a copy Of The bible, II he
could be induced to study and obey its com
msudg, much good might result from the
gift
A raid seems still TO be anticipated on
Maine, from New brunswick,
General Sherman seems intent on keeping
the people ignorant of the progress of bis
army. He has expelled from his lines the
correspondent of the New York Times
Batter the Beast is growing mutinous Hal
leck undertook to remove him from command,
but the Beast refused TO obey, except upon
the order Of Lincoln
The rebels are likely to make their escape
with all the vast amount of plumber which
they icaptarsd- Snl Maryland. Besides thou
sabds of horses, cattle, mules, hogs and sheep
they had train Of wagons a mile long.
reported that many rebel officers we're
wounded in the battle of Monoc icy, including
Brigadier-General and several Coonels.
The latest from Grant s army seems to in.
dcate the proSsbiIiyo OF speedy assault along
the whole Hne.'1 There had been heavy skir-
misbiug u-frout of the 9th corps. ~
A deserter came into our lines the other
day, and assured the commander that many
rebels we're anxiousto desert and that il three
rockets were sent up as signal of our viii
lingness toreceivs them, great numbers would
flock in The rockets were sent up, BY order
of Gen Meade, but nary dsserter came TO- 3
Secretary Fessenden has utterly failed to
negotiate a loan in New York city, al E.
The Democracy Of Indiana, are very san.
guine Of electing their ticket by 10000 ma
jority. -..... b..
The Richmond papers publish with great
glee the Northern account Of the raid in Ma.
rylsnd, but they are too prudent to give any
account Of the numbers, or even of the COM
mandeFs OF the raid
The reports at the North that Longstreets
and Hills corps are approaching the Poto-
mac, are discredited at Washington. They
are believsdto bs still in front Of Grant,
All the clerks in the Treasury Department
are now ordered 70 report for drill between
three aud four o clock OF each day.
The order for draft is to be issued to-day.
The number of men required is not certainly
known. arI rHF.T.
The threatened invasion Of Kentucky seems
to be an accomplished fact 5000 troops
are said to have entered through Pound Gap
The New York Times has a very bitter at
tack on Gen. Meade, because he expelled ils
correspondent from the lines of the army for
lying. f.lf s.08
The National Intslhgencer thinks the reb-
els might easily have ridden into Washing.
ton, and captured and carried off Lincoln and
his cabinet If they had been aware Of the
defenceless state of the city. ,..5l
According to the leading Republicans of
Washington the rebsllon is now on its last
legs--tthose last legs seem to be everlasting)
and that it only peeds a)strcng force draft
ed to "destroy it badly,
A number Of the Ohio Hundred Day men,
sick with fever, have been sent from City
Point to Washington - IN
The rebels have a battery near Wilsou's
Landing on the James River, and FIRE on
passing vessels ~
A terrible fire was raging at latest accounts
on Long Island, having commenced on the
l4th near Lakeland Sound. t..t pr r..lI.l
The telegraph announces that Grant will
not release his deaih-grasp on the throat Of
the rebellion. Too much praise cannot ns
awarded to Grant for this determination.
When Grant crossed the Rapidan accord
ing TO Forney's Press, he had "thrse bayonets
to the Confederates one .t 2'''iii-''
Lew wAllacs has been removed ,frcm com.
mAud at Baltimore The "Whirligig Of time
is fast bringing about bis revenRes,
There is man ou trial at St Joseph, Mo-
accused Of nine murders - Boston Post
There viii be another man on trial, the com
ing Fall, accused Of several thousand murders