Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-01-25
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very much TO our surprise, IN the Cincinnati
Gazette; from which il s evident that a peace
seoundre has, by some moans gLined access
TO its loyal columns.
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnNd Gazette says Of Hon George II.
Pendletou: "IIe possesses remarkable per-
sonal popularity, fine powers Of debating aud
the reputation Of being the ablesi lawyer and
best reasoner Of his patty in the House.
John Jacob Aslor the millionaire, died in
lsls, at the age Of IS years. For some years
before his death bis mind was impaired, and
he was physically helpless His life was sus-
tanned like that Of an infant, as be took bis
nourishment from wOmans breast
We read strange story Of a woman in
Pennsylvania, whose husband enlisted III tho
army at the beginning Of the war, leaving her
in charge of a small family. Ne~s came that
he was killed at Antietam The body was
sent Tor, aud when tho corpse came it was
buried When grief had subsidized, she mar
red again aud in due time gave birth 70 an
infant Her second husband enlisted, and
while absent, wonderful to tell the first hus.
band returaed Tie had been taken prisoner
and not killed How the domestic complica-
tons will be arranged, is not for US to say.
II seems that California has been exempted
from couscrption under the last aud all pre-
vious calls for men The reason why she 10
thus favored cannot be surmised. There is a
public opinion there, also, which completely
nullifes the law making greenbacks n legal
tender The man who would pay debt in
this deprecated trash is made Infamous The
question, as California ia the Union2 may
we'll be asked
In the course Of late debate in the Ohio
House Of Representatives, a fellow by The
name.of Waters said he wins IL favor Of Civ
ing negroes the right to vote, In consideration
Of their services in the w0r. The abolition
members cheered vocilerously.
The Republican Senators have been doba.
ting, all among themselves, the question Of
retaliating on Confederate prisoners, the out
RACES which are assumed to have been parpe
rated on Federal prisoners in the south
OIhuEoty NbOhbHt NIlNo'N NhS haNun
ure; but Wade, true to his beastly instincts,
clamored for cruelty.
The Republicans can find no way of get |
tiAg rid OF Captain HURT, lie sticks to the
State Journal with the pertinaeity Of u leech
Amid all its changes, Hurtt never goes out.
He is associated with Coggeshall in the new
arrangement.
Ex,President Pierce is announced as q
Peace Commissioner. He will be listeUed |
to by the South. and confided in by the
North. Light is breaking. The war cloud
begins to show a silver lining.
The Chicago Republicans have grown tired
Of the dirty dog Medl, aud are about to
establish a new paper in opposition to the
Tribune. The party of Intervals is cruulb.
ling everywhere.
General Lewis Bell OF New Hampshire
is among the killed at Fort Fisher
The hospital steamer s. X. Spandng ar
rived at New York, January 24th, with 445
Of the wounded of Forl Fisher The num.
Der brought by this single steamer Is greater
than The whole number OF wounded hereto
fore reported uaI
1t turns out that MIR Orr, who made an
anti-Jeff Davis speech in the Confederate
Congress, was not the former Speaker OF the
American Honse, but man of little note
from Mississippi
Forney, with all of his other sins, is becom
ing a "peace sneak In late issue Of his
Press he said "Whatrver may be dazzhng
or attractive in this blaze Of war, beyond it
the bright vista Of peace presents fascioa.
ton that no pomp or triumph can surpass.
The Government, il il estimated, owns
thousand millions ofacres of land capable o
cultivation. But this, il sold at its max imum
price, would not half pay the public debt
The telegraph brings word that the Smith.
sonian Institute is on FIRE, and that its precious
contents will all probably be destroyed
The American Hotel At Buffalo, was burn
ing at latest adyic es. Fire aud SWORD are
doing the wsrk Of desolaLiou, with a terrible
vengeance il this DEVOTED land
The telegraph to-day tries hard to diseopr,
age the rising hopes of peace To this cause
is attributable the rise in gold, whose moni-
tions must hereafter be regarded at Washing
ton. This IS the skeleton at Linenlns feast,
The question OF 6naRee must soon be para.
mount to all others, in the settlement Of the
great strife.
The Republicans arc involved 10 a quarrel
among themselves, on the question whether
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