Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-11
News Items.

News Items.
A good deal of excitement has existed
during the last few days. in Cincinnati,
in consequence of the swindling operations
Of the firm OF Bidwell & Co., who open
ed commission house there sometime in
December last. Bidwell and his his part
ner, Kibbe. sloped on Wednesday night
Of week, and were followed by detec-
tiyes ana overtaken at house near Go
shen, in Clermont County. Bidwell was
shot three times and captured, but Kibbe
had not been caught at last accounts.
The swindle appears to have been con-
fed to transactions in Jewelry with sun
dry dealers in that line in the city.
Forrest has been threatening Memphis
for several days,
The Federsls, it is said, only hold two
points in Mississippi = Vicksburg and
Natchez.
Guerrillss occupy pretty luuch all the
rebel territory presumed to have been con-
quered by the Federals, except within the
immediate lines of our scattered armies.
John @. Riyes is dead.
The Senate Committe on Foreign Re-
lations, don't know exactly what to do
with Winter Davis's French interference
resolution. which passed the House with
such wonderful unauimity, They have
postponed action omit, until the views OF
the A Administration are known. The Mon
now be thrown over
will be incurred of very
rative character. Hur-
rah for Lincoln, aud George ThompSonl
Gold, according to the telegraph is on
ly 584 ts-day, having fallen from Z since
Saturday. Figures will lie occasionally.
EEThere is a delusion very prevalent,
and very pernieious, that any crime may
be committed with impunity, il, by any
strain, the surface gloss Of loyalty can
be thrown over it. The thefts and robbie
ries of private property in the South, and
the diAbolical Outrages daily committed
ON individuals in the North, are all the
outgrowth of this delusion. From this hal.
lucination there will one day be, to felons
ofevery grade, painful awakening.
We know that the moral sense Of the
people has been in great part stiAed, ant
the public Judgment much perverted anC
distorted by the fendish influences Incl
dent to this war. But we assume that tn,
bloody conflict will some day come to al
end; and, if all experience is not at fault
the public mind viii speedily resume it
normal state, with the abhorrence of crime
oppression. and cowardly cruelty, whicl
Il distinguished the masses Of men before tn
strife began The civilization of our race
the precepts of the gospel of Christ vii
reassert the supremacy temporarily lost
and Retribution-God's own appoints
providence do its inexorable work
Punishment will be invoked, in the yer
spirit of that oriental code, which, thous
snds Of years ago, asserted "PunishmeH
is the defender from calamity; punishmer
is the guardian of those that sleep; pun
ishmsnt, with black aspect and a re
eye, terrifes the guilty" There is no ei
cape; for men cannot elude the moral la
and government instituted by Deity, II
fostering carcasses of men, powerful an
triumphant in their day, have been digge
out OF their graves, aud ohAinea to Il
gibbst; miacreants. who have invented ne
modes Of cruelty, and new methods of Of
preston, have fallen victims to their ow
devices, and the weight Of infamy-a SO
h. of dsmnatioa in itself-Often iastens upc
the memory. and degrAdes even the Of
spring of persons who. for time. hOAtf
on the current of popular applause. l.
Butler. and sumner. and Wade. an
Chandler, and countless Others whom
need not name, look with fear and apPr