Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-28
gaiIg GmpIlre.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2s, 1865
Current News Items.

OMh AOhN NOWn ANNhAASA
On Yesterday morning Mr.. Edward Inger.
soil while alighting from his carriage in Phil
adephia, was waited upon by committee of
citizens, who requested that he apologize for
the speech be had made in New York, few
days since, favorable TO the South, Mr. In.
gersoll not only declined to retract, but drew
a pistol, bot before he succeeded in discharg-
ing its contents he was knocked down and
badly cut and beaten BY the crowd. IngersoD
was then arrested, and held to bail in th&
sum OF $1,000, on the charge of assault aud
battery aud carrying concealed deadly weap
ons. The affair has created considerable ex.
element in the City of Brotherly Love, Ef'
forts for his release are being made by his
friends, by virtue of writ Of habeas corpus
il such writ can be obtained
The remains Of President Lincoln arrived
in Buffalo yesterday morning, aud left last
evening for Cleveland, where they will arrive
this morning. Tomorrow they will be in Co
lumbus
It is stated that Johnston's army, $4,000
strong, is better supplied with 6eld guns and
horses than any army the Confederacy ever
had. Many Of Johnston's army are leaving
for their homes
A telegram from Toronto, Canada, states
that the Grand Jury have found true bill o,
indictment against Jacob Thompson, G G
Clay, and others, for a breach OF the neu-
t-ality laws.
A body guard Of one hundred men from this
State are in CONSTANT attendance upon Presi
dent Johnson
Job f. Stevenson, Of Chilieothe, will pro
nouuce the Funeral Grafton over the remain,
of President Lincoln, in Columbus, tomor
row.
Bridge, which has been greatly retarded thil
spring, on account of the continued high wa
ter was resumed last week, and will be pros
ecuted with the utmost vigor throughout th,
season. We learn thGt the additional stool
of $250,OO0 in the bridge, authorized by th,
Legislator es OF Kentucky and Ohio, has al
been taken.
Mrs. Lincoln continues to occupy th,
White House, and it seems likely that sh,
will remain in possession for at least week o
two. Meantime Hon. Samuel Hooper, o
Boston, has placed his elegant residence a
the disposal Of the President and be is occu
pyng it.
The trial OF Miss Mary Harris, charge
with the murder of A. j. Burroughs, in jar
uary last, at the Treasury Department. ha
been postponed until week from mex
Wednesday, the Sd OF May on account of tn
sickness OF Miss Harris, who is now sufferinl
with erysipelas in the face.
There was terrible FIRE at Ironton, Ohio
on Sunday week, which destroyed the "Com
mercial Block" Union Block" aud Camp
he'll Ellison 4 Cos building Some seventeen
6rms were losers by the fire. The total los
is estimated at 100000.
A large number of chartered vessels il
the service of the Qaartermaster General
Department have been discharged, busines
having much diminished in that branch c
the public service.
The wife Of Louis Napoleon is engaged i
writing the life of Maria Antoiuette, the beat
tiful but iIlstarred wife of Louis the Six
teenth.
The New Orleans papers are quarrelug q
to whether the city shall elect its municipi
officers or have them appointed by the militar
authorities.
Michigan now yields about 81 900, 900 vor,
of copper and 1900, 900 worth of iron a
nuRly