Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-05-04
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II is said that ono hundred millions OF dol.
lars will be paid discharged soldiers this
week.
Mr. Seward is getting so woll that he will
s,on 10 able TO attend Cabinet meetings. The
accounts Of bis assassination are incorrect.
The assassin only got one blow at him with
his knife, and that was on tho jaw
Tho president, Andrew johnson, has Of.
fored rewarl of 100000 for tho arrest Of
Jefferson Davis $25 900 for the arrest of Ja.
cob Thompon, s25, 900 for the arrest Of q. N.
Sanders, aud s25, 600 for the arrest Of c. G.
Clay upon the plea that they wers privy to
tho lato Pfesidents death.
According to tho New York Times Wash.
ington correspondent Payne, tho assassin Of
the Seward family, has made a confession Of
his guilt, He snys that since ho has been
identified by six persons, it is useless for him
to deny it.
Hon. Ben. @. Harris, member of Con.
gross ia Maryland, has been brought TO trial
before n Military Commission in Washington
He is charged with enlicing rebel prisoners
to break their parole and go South and Gght
1t is claimed thut ho gavo them money for
that purpose.
The Secretrry Of War has ordered the dis.
charge of all sick and wounded soldiers in
the hospitals in Indiana.
General Grant s soon to have review Of
the troops that have been under his com.
mand.
ShermAns army is to be mustered out Of
service in Richmond 1t was this army that
really put an end to the war,
Mr. Arnold, late Member of Congress from
Illinois, has been appointed Auditor of the
Treasury Department
B. Berton, Of Syracuse, N. Y, promi.
nent citzon, has been shot in his houac by an
assassin.
Hon. Moses Hoagland, prominent citizen
oi Millersburg, died nt that place on Sunday
week, of congestion OF the brain. Ho served
his country in tho Mexican war, and held a
seat in Congress in lsi9 and 1850. He was
consistent Democrat an upright and honor
able man.
Tho Ohio Legislature made an appropria.
ton Of Sl0,00e for Powell's painting Of Per
RVS victory on Lake Erie. The painting will
be placed in the rotunda of the capitol
An indefinite armistice has been concluded
between the Federals and the ConfederAtes
IN tho Trans-Misslssippi Department,
Moseby, tho famous guerrilla, has taken
leave of his command, aud gone to Texas
Ho advised his command to return to their
homea.
ColoRel II L. Burnett, the Judge Advocate
oi The Military Department of Ohio has been
called to Washington to ferret ont the assas.
aination conspiracy.
II will probably be several weeks before
President Johnson takes up his quarters in
the White House Tho building is to be re-
furnished and repainted,
From the Circleville Democrat VIZ learn
that Colonel Henry Sage, one Of the oldesr
residents Of CirclevilIe, died on Tuesday, the
18th ult.
Robert McComb, Esq., an old and highly
esteemed citizen of Mansfield, died in that
city, on Thursday, April 10th, in tho 69th
year Of his age.
Moore 4 Asbury Carriage Mandatory, at
Columbus, was destroyed by fire on Saturday
last Loss from $1,000 to $4,000.
The negrons were the petted part OF the
fnneral nroneasion in lha wanltbior st,oo,a al
New York.
The indianapolis Journal announces the
sales Of Governor Morlons smokehouse. We
hope the Governor saved his hams, sides aud
shoulders.
number Of ofdetectivss, for a long time
employed by tho Government at st. Louis,
have been DISCHARGED