Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-08
Current News Items.


The death OF Judge A. j.. Smith, Of Wis
cousin, United States Tax Commissioner OF
South Carolina, is announced. 1t occurred
while he was on his way homo from Beaufort,
South Carolina. lie was the Judge who gave
the celebrated notification decision in Wis.
consin against the Fogitive-slave Law in
1859 .rt..tt.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says the suppressed testimony
iu the assassination case, surreptitiously OBJ.
iained fotths cineinhati mmercial, has put
in jeopardy the lives OF some OF the witnesses
who are now in Canada. DR.. Merritt one OF
the witnesses who went to Canada, has not
been heard from.
Secretary McCulloeh has resolved to pay
all claims against the Government over g..
O00-ffty per cent in currency and Fifty Per
cent in certificates Of Indebtedness.
Mrs Jefferson Davis aud party have arrived
al Savannah. She is anxious TO go to Europe
and expresses the opinion that she has seen
Me Davis for the last time.
George s. Houston, Of Alabama, and
Joshua Hill, Of Georgia, former Members of
the House OF Representatives, have arrived in
Washington, to confer with the President
George W. Jones, Of Tennessee, is there also,
but not at the request Of the President, AS has
been stated ....,. .fI.
The Washington correspondent ol the New
York Times says it is not probable the testi.
mony in the conspiracy case will be closed un
I'll Friday as tie defense has several witnesses
to examine, and the prosecution some rebut-
ting testimony
The New York Tribune announces that the
President will soon issue a proclamation res
torinR the privilege oflhe hdbeas corpus, md
ordering ageneral clearance Of the military
prisons. >.b.A
The New York Heralds Columbia (South
CaroHus) correspondent says the people of
that State are rapidly resuming their rea.
tions TO the Union.
The railroads OF that State are being rap
idly repaired, and in few weeks trapsporta-
ton facilitates will be as complete as before
the war
The Emperor Napoleon has written a letter
to Prince Napoleon, strongly condemning
him Tor his late speech in Corsica, which
streuuously opposed his Mexican policy and
in other respeets showed Democratic ten.
dency' The Prince has resigned his position
at Court.
Fifty thousand troops have left Washing ton
for home
Lord Pslmerston admits to the British
Parliament that CORE spondence ia going on
betweeeu the two Governments about the dep
relations of the Alabama on American com.
merce he says it is an amicable one, how
General Grant has released from the Old
Capitol Prison sll rebel wounded who are
willing to take the oath OF allegiance, About
SIX thousand prisoners who have taken the
oath, will soon be released.
1t is stated in the Washington Chronicle
that Secretary Stanton has not resigned. It
is known that he has determined to leave the
Cabinet vsry soon, but it is certain he has had
no dispute with President johnson.
The Odd.fellows Grand Lodge have invited
the Lodges Of the Southern States to partici.
pate in the National Convention, which is to
be held in Baltimore on the 18th Of Sep,em.
ber
The Southern trade into Wilmington
proves much larger than was anticipated.
General Grant is in New York, and the
pressure to see him is very great