Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-02-23
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The rebel General Terry, who is now sta
,ioaed in Texas, is the same who was
Chief Justice OF California, and resigned that
Office in 1890 fght duel with Bfoderick,
United States Senator from that State, whom
he killed He lett California in 1862, and
went to Texas via Mexico,
Two hundred aud seventy Eve persons have
been killed duans the past ten years in
Massachusetts,, while standing or walking up
on railroad tracks These facts ARE published
from year to year, aud yet people persist in
exposing themselves to this danger
On the l9th, in New York, the dry goods
market was much excited Merrimac prints,
which sold at thirty. three cents the day before,
sold for twenty.seysn and hall, aud Sprague's
dropped to twenty-five
1t is generally understood that Secretary
welles is persistent in his purpose to be re-
lieved 6f the onerous duties incident to bis
position. The friends of Vice President
Hamliu assert that he will be appointed to
that Cabinet position
The report is that Gen. Singleton has gone
to Richmond accredited from Mr.. Lincoln, to
submit fresh proposition aud views for the
purpose OF ending the couilict.
There is rumor at Washington that Lee
has attacked Grant If so, the news has not
been promulgated at the War Department,
Three hundred persons are said 10 have
been indicted for treason in the late tern %
the United States District Court OF West Ten
nessee. Several Of these persons have been
arrested and lodgedin military prisons, and
others will be as 5000 a. found.
half million Of dollars has been appro-
printed by Congress to construct esrthwoiks
of defense about Washington. Foreign com
picatons are said to be the reason of this ap-
preparation f HUN .sf#.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial, writing from Savannah, says Of Stan
tons visit there, that "be looked at his de-
partnre as though he had u very bad taste in
his mouth but he had the same expression on
arrival so there is no significance in the
fact"
The Indianapolis Sentinel says The fourth
OF March is approaching, and new admins
tration, unshorn OF its old follies, will be in
augurated, Some Of the sly Treasury rats
will go out, to be succeeded, however, by pack
of vermin Just as destructive. There will be
little or no improvement in tha, quarter,
Patrick Lamb, of Cheshire, Mass, was at
tackled with pain in the elbow, few days
ago, which spread TO his shoulder, and proved
fatal in four hours
The New York Tribuues correspondent
says the new Secretary Of tho Treasury will
be appointed in a day or two 1t is difficult
to say who il will be.
The Richmond papers say that on account
Of the horrible state Of, the roads, which are
impas.nble for artillery and cavalry, it is i'm
probable that Grant will make AN advance for
several weeks TO come
There has been according 10 the telegraph
an interchange OF compliments between the
French military authorities in Mexico and the
Conie5eraies.
The Indianapolis special of the Enquirer
says; A subscription is on foot to buy General
Carrington hoase, after the manner of what
has been done with reference to Messrs
Grant, Sherman and Mcclellan l am seri-
GUS, and state to you fact
The amount Of pew rent collected in the
Unitarian Church Of San Francisco, Tor the
last year, was eqnal to $40 900 in green
backs tH" HH
~, p l. n
ever unjust and oppressive government may
be, secret plots against it, To thwArt its poll
cy, or divest it of its power, are of little force
to secure the end proposed, while they are
almost certain to expose those who enter inrc
them to dangers which, when entering, they
did not contemplate
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