The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-12-30
dEEANiNds FROM THE MAIL.

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pointed Minister TO Mexico, General Logan
having deciihedA q Whether Mr. Campbell
has been accredited 10 Juarez or Maximil-
Ian. has mot trsanspired, but 20 10 the forA
mer, the appointment Is amere formallty
the official drawing, the pay, but PERFORM
ing leiieof tiodiities OF Che post OliAi
G. w. Biekley, President of the. Knights
Of the Golden Circle, has been released
from Fort. Warran, amer two years and
eight months Imprisonment.
George b. Mcclellan. Jr- was born Mt
| Dresden, November ID, 1865. The mother
is'doing as well ascould be expected, &c.
Butlers famous Tower near bermuda
Hundreds was sold the other day at public
outcry for five dollars. just about what II
was worth. ~ M
II is said that the wife of General Robert
| n. Lee has received presents OF elegant
furniture. For the love of heaven, don't
tell Ben Butler of It. f'H' hnn
Alounger ut one Of the New York Clubs
calling strangers attention to the flash
equipage of a noted corn-doctor OF Broad
way, was answered by his friend, that II
was Che best illustrated edition of Baiyda$
Progress he had ever seen, l,,i.i4 4uflI.rI
MURDER or A wnorE FAMILY.--On Mon5
day night last, the family OF Daniel Wal
rath, of Mannheim, Ilerkimer county, con-
sisting Of himself, wife, and daughter about
twelve years of age, were murdered by n
party or parties unknown. Walrath was
shot through the head, Mrs. Walrath's head
was mashed In, aud the child's throat was
cut. No clue to the murderers has yet been
obtained. ol mar.t auu
The Legislature of Louisiana refused to
recognize Messrs. Hahn and Cutter as Uni
ted States Senators. Randall Hunt was on
Wednesday elected to succeed the former,
and a second will soon be chosen. Gov.
Wells failed to appear for inauguration
thereby exciting much indignation.
General Gregory NJ. Gilmore of Texas,
has been arrested ON a charge of using dogs
to catch a freedman and falsely impTison-
ing him. The defense is the dogs were en-
ployed to catch a thief, who proved to be q
negro. 4m s-t
At jefferson, Texas, the head of naviga-
tion on Red River, there are about l2,000
bales of cotton on hand, and about $4,000 to
come in.
A serious riot occurred in Alexandra,
Va, on Christmas.day, caused by too much
whisky. 1t had TO be put down by military
force, Some fifty to one hundred of the
rioters were arrested.
The liabilities of Mr.. Crosby, the Chicago
Opera-House man, who has failed, are
~, ae. , ..,
@ @Ihe ponce telegraph Is pronounced
Ialiure III Chlcago'
The President OF the United States Is
said TO be preparing message to Congress
IN which he WIN inform that body why MIR.
DAVIS has not been tried.
D Dpcp.sp oy povr -pba .daath M Cant
vi wv |,,,.,s.l q. 80 o"p
" W. ou'Ver' III new lork' Is announced
He was n most gallant officer In the Mex
lean War; was a fine writer and an accom-
r,,shod nontIon,,o.,' II;s uco, 90 A.,
Steam was of the highest poetical inspira-
49,, and ,ra,a,ad .u o,,o, a.. ,,,o.is
anu ~ '''''p i i oVoi 'ne "oriu o'
ietters' -n1.l .tr
: There was tornado at Bowling Green
ny; Monday night. One new three-story
puiluing was Diown 'uown, ana several
9ther buildings were unroofed. Nobody
hlrt' -..... ..f,r,llfA 81 gtt+arra t-a.faI
One of the nen who fired into. the trnin
near New Albany, ON Monday last was
captured nv n man named Slider An Clvans1
boro. on Saturday. No partjcnlars. '''
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