Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-30
Current News Items.

The expedition sen, to the Wilderness
hattie. field to RENTER and mark the graves
Of those who lall there in The great battles of
Nav. 1861, have returned to Washington.
They have fulfilled their mission, after work
Of two weeks About seven hundred graves
were identified and marked
There is much ircsulatity in complying
with the oaths for pardon Rnd allegiance One
hundred ard nineteen were received at the
State Depar,emeut yesterday, with vital om's.
sous. In many cases, the form not being
correct it is fatal to the application, which
must be made sgain
A serious conflict has occurred between
the civil and military authorities of Philadel-
mia A Provost Msrshal Of that city declined
to deliver up prisoner to civil court upon
A writ Of hdbeas corpus, and the Judge ie-
suing the writ has ordered the arrest OF the
Provost Marshal.
Great demand for negro labor exists in
MARYLAND. The farmers there are paying
fifteen dollars a month to males, and from ten
to twelve to females, for field labor. The
supply is still short, and agenis have again
been sent in different directions to make con.
tracts and induce immigration notwitnstand.
ing their recent expulsion from Richmond.
Tho number OF pardous granted by the
President is 26 to date.
Gov Bramleuo delivered a very impor-
taut speech in Louisville last night, briei
epitome Of which is given in our dispatches
Governor Holden has appointed Justice Of
the Peace in thirty counties in North Carolina
whose duty it is to administer tho oath to cleo
tors in the coming election.
Secretary McCuloch has directed that the
issue of the five.cent notes shall cease, he be-
lieving that there is large amount OF nickel
coin boarded, which will come out when the
iive.cent pieces get scarce
The Military Commission ut Washington,
on Yesterday, held a secret session, and ngreed
upon their verdict and sent the same TO the
President.
A shooting match took place at Lafayette,
Indiana, yesterday, between Taylor Of Jersey
City, and Fred Erb Of Lafayette, for 81 600
aud the championship, The former was vic
tor The record, as given in the telegraph
exhibits poor specimen OF skill
Kirby Smith lie represented as having be
come one OF the richest men in America he
operated both in the direction OF New
Orleans and Galveston, and an intercepted
letter from Matamoras acknowledges the
receipt there from him of 10000 bales O.
cotton within the last thirty days.
General Grant is advertised to appear n
half dozen places on the coming Fourth
of July. He has been steadily declining in
vitations for weeks past, and contemPlate'
spending the day at home.
The Freedmen's Bureau has set apart q
large quantity of con6sca'ed aud abandoned
land in the South, in tracts Of various sizes
and in various localities, for the especia
benefit Of negroes. Not less than one hun
dred thousand are now subsstng on Govern
ment rations in the State Of Virginia alone
The cotton crop IN the Southern States
promises an abundant yield.
Large numbers of Conlederates are report
ed to be fleeing to Mexico.
The Postmsster-General has officially pro-
mulgoted the safety Of the Baltimore route
TO the West
Gold closed IN New York last night q
1871.
The South Carolina delegation will hay
their 6nal interview with the President to-
day.
The illness OF the President continues, an
he declines TO receive visitors.