Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-07-24
Telegraphic.
LATEST NE Ws.
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tensvely last night in this city, Brooklyn aud
Williamsburg, The police, by getting early
information Of fraud, and notifying the shop
keepers, prevented il from being as successful
as designed. No arrests made.
ARREST OF swINDLER.
friedrich A. Howe, of Meadville, Penusylva.
MIA, was brought before Justice DowlinR
yesterday, on charge ofdefrauding N Sheldon,
Of Brooklyn, by false representations 10 regard
to oil lands Howe was released on bail
THE PRESIDENT GONE ON AN EXCURSION.
The Tines Washington special saws the
President accompanied by Secretary Wells,
Assistant Secretary Fox and the Hon. Pres.
ton King left this afternoon on an excursion,
down the river on the steamer Hornet
APPLICATIONS AND GRANTING OF PARpoNs.
Large numbers Of applications Tor pensions
are now beine received from the beirs OF
prisoners, who died from starvation in the
Southern prisons -su. p ...
The Hersld's special says: Special pardous
bave been granted by be President to George
W Ward, formerly Of Louisiaua, but now Of
Newport, Kentucky, and to Albert s Berry,
Andrew Barry, son Of General William
Barry, OF Newport, Kentucky
Among the personal applicants for pardon
is the notorious JEFF Thompson.
FoRD's THEATER TAKEN POSSESSION BY TIE
GOVERNMENT.
The Government takes 6nal possession Of
Ford's Thehter on Monday Every thing il
being packed for removal The Government
is to pay rent to Ford until February. and II
by that time Congress has not made an sppro
priation for the purchase Of it it will be re-
turned TO him.
ooNFED OFFICERS TO BE RELEASED
The Commercials special says : All officers
psisoners Of war are ordered to be released on
parole, General on Grants recommendation
THE SREScH TO LEAVE MEXICO
It is stated that Grant, in recent couver
sation with the Mexican Minister, freely ex
pi essed his opinion that the French will soon
be obliged to leave Mexico.
1t is known that the whole subject Of Mex
lean affairs is now receiving the attention Of
the Cabinet
yly ALL PRIeosERs OF WAR PARoLED.
The Posts special SAYS: The Preside Mt is
sued On order this p M, paroing every pris.
oner OF war holding any rank whatever.
Stuart ex-Secrctary Of Interior, applied
for pardon to-da~.
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW LINE OF srrAMRRs
A new line of ocean steamships is about to
be established between this port and Antwerp.
1t is expected the steamships will receive Sub.
sidy from the Belgian Government
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF PeSssYLyANlA.
The Tribune says that Major General Her
ron, Of Iowa, has taken up his residence at
PittsburR. and is spoken of in connection with
the next Governorsbipof Pennsylvania
LIKELY STORY
The Herald publishes a statement from the
staff officer who accompanied jeff Davis in
bis fight from Richmond giving details OF
the passage OF the party through South Car
ollna The residents of that State closed
their houses against JEFF and his accom- pany.
ing officials, and compelled them to live in
the cars on the railroad track, and the few
necesSaries they got were given grudgiuRly.
de says there is no mistake about South Car
olina being thoroughly subdued. The various
departments OF the rebel Government were
loaded IN oars, and scattered for miles along
the road, waiting the signal which never
came, to again assemble at some safe place.
The archives Of these different depart ments
were destroyed in installments, ut different
points, as the fleeing Government moved
southwark, and as one hope after another for
its ultimate re.establishmeut expired Thus
the Navy Department ceased forever 10 exist
at Charlotte, North Carolina the State De.
partment at Lexington aud so on, one after
another, these institutions collapsed by the
roadside
RreUtsIrioS on THE TREASURY. COOS
The Herald's special says requisitions for
six millions OF dollars for the pay Of the ar
my were passed at the Treasury TO day The
Paymaster General states that not an hours
delay has occurred up to the present time in
mastering out troops for lack of funds TO pay
them OF.
ouERRlLLAs IN TExAs
The Tribune's correspondent at Shreveport,
Louisiana, says q large number of guerrillas
we're infesling the region south and west of
Marshall, Texas. Some OF them we're men Of
wealth before the war. One Of them was
caught and hanged recently, and the authori.
ties are determined to pursue vigorous pol.
icy.
SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS IN LOUISIANA
There iS great scarcity OF provisions 10 the
country around Shreveport MANY politicians
are talking about the formation Of a separate
State 10 West Louisiana, With Atchafalaya as
the eastern boundary. A meeting has been
held at Shreveport with q view TO encourage
capitalists TO visit that region aud to develop
its resources at and in the vicinity Of Shreye-
port There are probably twenty thousand
bales OF cotton there There have been As
yet so few shipments on private account, that,
at the rate It is accommodating, there will soon
be lack OF storage.