Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-21
TelegraphiC.
LATEST ME Ws.

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New YoRK, August 26-About two hun.
dred discharged and unemployed soldiers and
sailors met last evening, and organized per-
manently a Soldiers and Sailors Protective
Society r.N .t.'fH.s a,
Resolutions were adopted to get up grand
picnic on Friday next for the benefit OF the
organization, and requesting General Dix to
be its President.
ROWING MATCH.
The rowing match, which attracted large
numbers of spectators, took place on North
River, yesterday afternoon, between the crews
OF the boats AuaptA and Columbia, The
starting point was of Eysian Fields, and the
course was a mile and q half up stream and
back. Atlanta was winner, going three miles
in twenty.three minutes and thirty-fve sec.
onds, and beating Columbia by thirty seconds.
THE PHOENIX BANK CASE.
An examination iE the Phoenix Bank case
was resumed yesterday. Genevieve Lyons
aud Charles Brown were present, in custody,
during the proceedings. Counsel for the.
prisoners moved that tho statements OF Jen
kinA be- rejected, aud that the prisoners be dis.
charged, urging that it was not shown in tbs
evidence that Geneveve and Brown knew
kins was stolen by him from the bank ,Coun-
sell for the prosecution urged the commitment
of the prisoners, contending that the evidence
vas sufficient to that end The Justice re-
served bis decision till Monday NOR ming
ARREST OF AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE.
The Herald's Bremen correspondent gives
account OF the reception of the New York
'Schutzen Club, which left this city the first
Of July, TO attend The German National Shoot
ing Festival in that city. The portrait Of
Abraham Lincoln, and the man representing
the negro slave with broken manacles, figured
in the procession.
Dr.. Schonfeld, one of the New York Schut-
zen party, felt natural desire to revisit the
town of Wachtersbnoh, in electoral Hesse
where he was born. Carrying this desire into
effect, he was arrested by the Hessian police
for the non performances Of his military duty
PURLIo LAEDs.
The Hersld's Washington special says
patent for four thousand six hundred and
eighteen acres of Government land has Just
been issued to the State of Iowa as an indem.
nifty for an equal quantity of swamp land
situated in Montgomery county of that State,
which had been disposed of by the United
States with other public lands
The Chicago and North Western Railway
Company having furnished the general land
Office with map of the location of the new
line of said road authorized by resolution Of
Congress, approved April rs, 1862, instrrc-
tons have been Issued by the Commissioner
to the local land officers in Menasbs, Wis
consin, to the effec. that the odd numbered
sections on the original route are still in res
srvation as iDuring to the State OF Wisconsin
for this railroad, that even numbered sections
within six miles of the old route are reduced
in price to one dollsr and twenty-five cents
per acre, and the even numbered sections
within six miles OF the route lately authorized,
are increased in price to two dollars and fifty
cents per acre It is also sdudged that par.
lies who have purchased within six miles Of
the original line OF road, and paid therefor
two dollars and fifty cents per acre, and not
bought within six miles Of the new route,
their heirs or assigns will be allowed to change
such locations to the new line, or enter with
but further payment such additional quaint.
lies Of lands held, at one dollar and twenty
Eve cents per acre, which mLy be subject 10
private entry. and equal to the amount orig
inally entered. $3.50. 80.