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The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-01
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
"A. II. ROBINSON,
. PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
Dayton, Ohio,
IIf... I.|. O.. N--.---s - s-~------. . Old.
Thursday, - February i, 1866.


Yesterday inornin0 nj nina n,,Iori, f,,n-
tain William Brown of tho nroncIier q
Louis, was standing nno,, Tho nnrti, ,,veSi
corner OF Lake and Ozark strests Uo,vas
engaged In looking nj number of d,minne
| tive fish living In front Of tbe hvdrnnt
whose appearance In tho water has ~ Iste
caused 80 much interest as well "a of an
noyanee. But while looking at thcso ilIus-
trations of the deep, who lad been go mn
ceremonio,isly spo,,ted forth and donh,loss
without any particular desire mon theIr
part, his attention was arrested Inv m o%iett
Of a different kind. There Law II tbe IN,
ter before him the index and second ilneers
of n mans right hand. Tho SIGHT was
startling one. as II was nniool,ed Gr II 10
true, We are brought into close intimacv
with death tho,isand times in The conrsp
of a life. but II never nresents itself In
SO terrible a guise az when Il assumes
shape of violence, Even Ihe siOhf ~ two
fingers coniures up 6ancIes relative to hi,,
who was In life their possessoT. Who VA
hep Where aid he tIjeP What did he MI,
fer IN his struggle with mldnight assaSsins
Who were tIle Williams who consnired l.,
the dark deedP An these noInts are rvsl
teries,
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EneycIopedia OF Religious Rnowled9e md In ris

From Rev. j, Newton Brown, II. ID. Editor of the
EneyclopediA OF Religious knowledge and Chris
tian Chronicle, Philadelphia
Although not disposed 20 favor or recommend
Patent Medicines In general through dIstrust of
their ingredients and effects yet know OF no suf-
nelent reasons why man may not testify 70 the
benefits ha belieyes himself 10 have received from
any simple preparation, in the hope that he may
thus coptribute 10 the benefit Of others.
do this the more readily In regard 10 IIoonands =
German Bittefs, prepared BY Dr. q. M. jackson, OF
this city because was preldieed against them for
many years, under the Impression that they were
chlehy an alcoholic mixture I am indebted 10 my
friend, R0bt Shoemaker, Esq, Tor the removal Of
this prejudice by proper tests and for encourage
ment 70 try them when suffering from great and
long continued debility. Tho use OF three bottles
OF those Mtters at the beginning OF the present
year, was followed by evident relief and restOra-
lion 10 degree ~ bodily and mental ylgor which
had not felt Tor 81 months before and had almost
despaired OF regaining, ! therefore thank God
rli .. NEWTON BROWN, Philadelphia.
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DIR. e. JENNINGS,

Late Post Surgeon Camp DennIson, offers his sor.
Vices as =
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
IA TO the citizens Of Dayton aud Vicinity
OFFICE No. 81 LudIsw ST., between
sd and 4th,
Where ho mhy bo found &C all hours
Referehces-Drs. &c Reeve, J. Davis, J. W.
uletrlch. sep2D-dtf
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AOOFLAND's GEamAN HITTERs
WIN cure every case Of
CHRONIC OR NERVOUS DEBILITY

observe the following aymptomS resulting from
disorders OF the diRestlye orRansi
C0nstipatlon, inwsrd piles, Fplness Of Blood q
tho Henh, Acidity or tho Stomach, Nausea, Heart.
burn, pisklat fof Food, Fglness or Weight in the
stomach. Sour Eructions, sinking or fluttering
at the PIT Of the Stomach swtmmng OF the Head
H0rrled and dinlcnlt Breathing, F1nttering at the
Heart Choking or Suff0oatlng sensations when in
lying posture, pimness Of Vision, Dots or Webs
before the Sight Fever and Dull Pain In tho Head
deficiency Of Porsplratlon, Yellowneas OF the Skin
and Eyes, Pain in tho Bido, Back, Chest Llmbs,
~ sudden nnshes o. Heat Burpins IN the Flesh,
Of Splrfts. ~
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-01
REmRm BER !

That this Btters IL not Al6hoiie, contains no Run
Bdst Tonic In the World.t tt
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-01
HEAD wmo SAWS 80.

From the Rev. Leyi q. Beck, Pastor Of the Baptist
Church, Pcmberton, N: j.. formerly Of the North
baptist Church, philadelphia nj pAesent Pastor
IL ~ 80 -
have known Hoonand's German Btters favor.
own family, and have been so pleased with thelt
effects thai was induced 10 recommend them 10
many others, and know that they have operated In
n striklngly bene1cinl manner, take great pleas.
ure In thus publicly proclaimng this fact and call
ing the attention OF those afiiicted with the dis
eases for which they are recommended, 10 these
Bitters Knowing from experience that my recon
will be sustained / do this more cheer
fplly ~ tfoonanda Bittera IL Intended 70 beneht
tho afiisete,i. and " mot rum drink L..-LI-
Yours, truly, u,iI LEVI q, BECK,
From Rev, WI, b, ssigfPled, Past6r af Twelfth
Baptist Church, PhllAdelphia, "
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-01

NEw HOUSE, FOR THE PRRsIpESr.--lt
seems 10 be agreed that Congress will COM
mence the erection OF a new mansion for
the President on some healthy location,
that will compare with the royal residences
OF Europe. We are a great Republic.
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dT BEwARH or coUNTRRRRITs.
the wrapper OF each bottle.
Should yqpr nearest druggist not have the artl.
ale do not be put on by any OF tho Intoxicating
preparations that may be offered In tts place but
send 70 W and We wih forward, securely paokod
BY express. 80 H .IN WY
rRmcrAL orYcE AND MANDATORY,
Ne. Ca Arch st.. PhllaaelRhla, Pa.
JONES A EVANS,
tsssesssOVs 10 O, n IAoKSOH4 O0l ~
1851 PRoPRIHroRs.
ia sSs tSs q and psss, m sss.s S-H
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I osn1smsa; I have rsccntIy been lAborlng andsr
the distressing effects OF Indigestion Aeoompa
by pr0stratlon OF the nervous system. Numer-
Ous remedies were recommended by friends, and
some OF them tested, but without relief Your
Hoohands German Hltters were recommended by
parsons who had tried them, and whose favorable
must confess that had an aversion to Patent
Mgdleines from the Thousand and one" quAch
"Blttors,n whose only slr seems ~ be 10 palm %
sweetened and drugGhi liquor upon tho community
In sly way, and tho tendency OF which, I fear "a
~ ths nn Upon learn
took with happy eject. Its action, not only
upon the stomach. but upon tho nervous system
vas prompt and gratifying. 1 feel that 4 have
derived great and permanent benofit from the use
OF a few bottles Very respectfully, yours,
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LOOK HERE--SCHW ARR, oFTHF EA.
Slh CLpriIlkG STORM, 10 selling the balance d
mis- hne Goats now fur less than oyof jSni9
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From lhe Rev. Thos ID. Winter, ID. D., Pastor Of
HoxboFOagh Baptist Church,
Dear slr;.-I fesl Il due 70 your excellent prepa-
ration, HoohAnds German Blttars, 70 add my fes
timony 10 the deserved reputation II has obtained.
have for years. at tInes, been troubled with great
disorder An my head and nervous system. was
isitters. dId 90 and have sSperiehScd rrest ana
unexpected relief my health has boen very ma
ierlAlly bohehtod. confidently recommend the
article whore meet with cases similar 20 my own,
and have been assured by many Of their good ef,
fects. Respectfully, yoats. ih T. WINTER,
RoxbOrOugh, Pa.
, 1866-05-19

spcctors." This gentleman says: 81 tako
the liberty to write. 10 order, In few woras,
to explain the Inspection ol Generals sted.
man and Fullerton here, SO as TO account Tor
the lies In the New York Herald. General
sicdman asked q lew questions, which ques.
tioos and answers were taken down by
photographer, who, in addition to his pay
IS clerk and his Government Transports.
tIop, Is reporter Tor the New York Her
ald." This Herald correspondent, by the
way. offered to suppress bis letters,
provided the agents Of the bureau would give
him certain sum Of money. The chief Wit
nesaes examined by sttdnan and Fullerton
were the planters, who. as everybody knows,-
arc nnxions 10 have the bureau abolished,
and 10 this end do not hesitate to tell OF
swear the most frightful stories against TIC
agents of the bureau. Yet 1t was on such
testimony as this Tint stcdman and Fullerton
based their report. charging nearly. all the
Carolina and Virginia with gross abuses and
corruption. On this point We adduce testt-
mony from their own report:
We bare v1elied I'll the cities and towns Of any
Of the bureau in VirRtuta and North carot'na md
also have taken Advantage OF every opportunity to
converse wih, and obtain the opinions with refer
The 1uects, At the hotel. and while travelling On
We submit that the opinions Of The bureau
obtained from citizens whom they met ION
the streets, at the hotels, aud while travelling
on the cars" must be received by loyal pco:
pie with many grains Of allowance. These
citizens we've all interested parties
who have etgnifIed their desire,
over and over again, to have the bureau
blotted out OF existence. Apart from slan,
ders agaInst the officers of the bureau, tl,s
Only thing Of importance IN the report Is the
Recommendation that the office Of assistant
commissioner be vested In the departmcn,
commanders. This, however, was entirely
unnecessary, the same Recommendation
having been made some time ago by Genera
Howard.
Generals Stedmau and Fullerton are to con
tinue their tour Of inspection through a1l tt,
States wherein the bureau has an agency
From the specimen whfch they have alread,
furnished, 1t Is easy to sec what will be tn
character of future reports.
, 1866-05-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The demand for money Today was less active,
and the market Is easier. G0cd paper IL therefore
IN active demand ny bankers today ut 10 per cent
per ennurn, and no difficulty il experienced IN OF
isinins accommodations. Inferior paper l. selling
on the etteet At discount equal to 1G11ls per can't
per month.
Eastesn exchsnee is In good supply, but thers Is
no particular change nose IN the condition Of tha
market tariy in the daJ tt opened weak, and
round lots were to1d among bankers At
discount OF E0c Per thousauds hut in tns
afternoon there was Z fair demand 1t
PSF. Counter rites arc someawhat htee1-
lar, ranging from 1-l0 discount 10 Par huyin: and
1so1-1D prem. selling -prtuc,pa1ly at the outside
quotation.
there was quite panic IN the Wheat market to-
DAT. and prices fell 619c z buahel- A. late as the
9Th instant No. Spring Wheat {reEuiar) rose as
high as $1s1 hushcl. and to day It fell q. low a
S1.5eH-a decline Of 2shc J bushel in nine dayst
No. SpncG Wheat, On the 9th instant, so7v a.
high as fills = bnshel. and to-day 1t fell to Sl.00 q
bushels decline OF &c 2 bushe1i Bankers and
Others who sdvaneed $1.50 on wheat few days ago
begin to feel nerEons, and The Indiana spectators
who hold largely are somewhat discouraged. Com
to-day declined 191hc q hushel. Oats ruled Nc
lower. Rye fell 2G13c q bushe1. Provisions wcre
perfectly etagnant.
The rage for speculation in produce, which exist
cd about ten days since, has greatly subssd.d, and
there ia come prospect now Of active shipments Of
all ENDS Of gram.
It was rumored on the street to-daY that Messrs.
A. c. Badger / Co. had dcclded to eeturn the dis
puted money to the Second and the Merchauts'
National Banks. but we were unable to learn that
there Was any truth IN the report. We have been
informed, however, that the friends OF Aessrs. A.
c. Badger & Co. have advised them 10 comply with
the decis,on Of their fellow banker, and thus end
the matter.
Gold opened In New York today at 1s95;, and
closed at 1901. The following sre The quotations
1e!eeraphed 10 James Boyd 4 Brothers, gold
brokers:
, 1866-05-19
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION,
a NItll Blown Into Fra:ments-One
man Killed--Oahers BADLY W'nundcd.

Euu lue 0AEcI uA4 AUtVNAlGS 1AA3 Atj
The boiler Of Tooscr's lumber and sh1ngle
mill, on East River, in the lower part Of the
city, exploded last Monday forenoon, demol-
ishinE tue whole interior Of the mill, and 80
badly injuIing two Of the men at work there
that one Of them, John G. McKinnon, died in
half an hour after, and another, George For
syth, is yet in q precarious condition. The
boiler was located In the basement Of the
mill, the walls Of which arc Of stone, about
two feet thick. Parts OF the boiler blew ont
in two dires,ions. demolishlns the north and
south wills, snd the flying fragments and the
conclusion OF the suddenly liberated steam,
tore up the floors, timbers and machinery In.
side, making 20 perfect wreck of tho mill
that, If ever repaired, it must be entirely tax
en- down and rebuilt. There were some six or
eight persons in it ut the time, all Of whom
received more or less bruises except the pro-
prietor, Mr.. Tooker, who wholly escaped.
The boiler Is said to have been pearly new,
having only run part Of the season. It was
IN ordinary two-liuc boiler, 20 feet by AZ
inches. The fireman who was In charge at
the time, had fortunately lett the engine
moment before aud was not mu6 injured.
He reports that within three minules Of the
explosion he tried the water, and there were
two full trY.cocks. The engine was stopped
at the time, and the steam was blowing Off
moderately through the safety valve. It was
supposed there were from 90 10 100 pounds,
or the usual amount Of steam on. or course,
% is usual ID sucn cases. tnere Is little use
In specializing upon the cause Of the disas-
ter. The boiler was utterly destroyed ex-
cept part of the cehtre the head at the fire
end blown out the rear end torn of Us f 1t
were wrapping paper; one hue blown
through the stone wall Into the river, aud
the other blown through the opposite wall
into the mill yard. The Iron Of which it Tns
nude seemed to be very poor.
Alr. Tooker sustains considerable loss,
more, VIC presume, than the extent of his
ability. &c IL Woodworking, deserving
man, and has the sympathies of the commit
nifty. .-..-.
Mr.. Tooker informs us that the young man
killed was but Is years of age, sou Of Alex
ander Mckinnon, Of G1engarry, Canadn West.
, 1866-05-19
SATURDAY, NAY u, 1866,
REPUBLICAN Union STATE CON.
TEtTINN.

The Republican Onion roicrs Of Illinois, who
are IN favor Of sccpinc sraioss ou' Of the ha< Of
Ccccr e. ard Of assc1t.ug and maintaining tho
right Of the loyal people through their Keprescu-
tat.se- in Congress, to f1 and determine The con-
d'1en on rhich States LATELY in rebellion fnan be
permitted 10 participate II the Goy.Inmeni OF ths
Ernrd s.atce, NC rcque-.eu 'o cieci delegates 10
The Ktpub1can Union slaic Convention TO oe held
N
SptIE eticld. Elltsot+, ut II O'Clock m.
on The Slh t1aF "T August. 1SG6,
for the ru.posc Of romiEa1n: candidates for the
p:Ict- OF STATE TREASURER. CnSGHEssNAS AT
LAHs. src SUPERINTENDENT OF PCB1lo ISsTnCc-
T,nS 10 1x ya,A for at the nsufng State election,
in November. lsEG, and To- the transaction Ct Ench
tter hu~,ncss as shal come beiur,. The Convcu-
tion, The hash oi uprcsenr -tsn wall he The vote
cat in November, 1861. for Abraham Lincoln for
prt-ltcnf, anc vii! re cc,c-,e for every three
hundred votes. and one for every fraction Of one
hundred and ffts voice.
The TnIoning chow. The number or votes cast
scd tic Lumter OF dele. ate6 each county will b.
ratified n
, 1866-05-19
GRAZ AND >TtzAKOSCII.

The opera troupe which gave six weeks
ssson here last winter under tue auspices Of
5ru was probably the best abused troupe
III ever sang anywhere Its abuse at times
4uost reached vilIiGcation. At that time We
I'd tue tcncrity to claim that there were
lists OF merit in the troupe, and that only
1ue was needed to deyelope those merits, for
uich VIC came in for our share Of the abuse.
ice then the troupe has sung in Havana
,,,th the greatest SUCCESS on record, Grau
a,rrying away sGo. 900 In gold from the Tacon.
me troupe have now passed the Rubleon OF
Nv York, and the unanimous verdict OF the
aess in that city mny be summed up that
H:sh Po1lini's Axucena is the best ever Seen
New York; that Noel Guild is a promising
accr; that Boschetti's Marguerite is an en-
rely new and very interesting reading, and
aat her Oscar is the best They hase ever had :
at Anastass in many uf his roles stands un-
-Ipsssed as light tenor and that OrlAndini
a baritone has nerer been equalled there.
tzxnnisa created furore in Sappho, bnt
III she and Mnsiau1, although pronounced
tcat artists, 11e declared slightly raasse. As
Smany Of our opera goesa depend upon New
,uk for their cue, VIC have given It
them. It win not be The proper
;nir hereafter TO ly In the lace os
~ York. and abuse what they praise.
.Tbe trouble Last season was not with the
n1upe but in the one mnn power that de-
h.nded inpossibilities. We have seen
! Mr. s!rakosch can accomplish
{th q force no, halt go large a
:uu,e. but Mr.. strakosch brongh9
~Dear upon his enterprise knowledge O
, 1866-05-19
CONFLAGRATION IN NEW ORLEANS
The Cl1arred Renn1us Of SIX Bodies
EutfNd.

From the n. q. TimCs, May 1ith-
On Saturday night ,tabout bali-pass eleven
New Leyee street. near 81. AIary's Market. At
the origin Of the fire dance was going On in
thcsecond story without permit. The greatest
confusion prevailed, the men and women
from the dance hurryfpg from the reach Of
the flames. The negro fiddler who came out
stated to the firemcn, who were quite carly
within the grasp Of the flames, but bis state
ment was unheeded, as it WAS believed that
those &engaged in the dance, with the
proprietor Of the grocery store on the ground
loor, we're all the occupants. The fire
soon burned itself ont, destroying the rear
wall falling out. While there remained about
twenty feet Of the floor fronting on each
story. The house oos,6 New Leyee street Is
occupied, the ground focr By the grocery
store ofalr. Dan. Tolond. who rents the whole
building; the rear portion Of the ground floor
vas occupied rs bedroom By AIr. Toland.
The second e1ory was generally used rs
dance house. The third floor was occupied
by q family Of negroes, to whom Mr. Tofand
had sub-rented it. The building ia owned by
the heirs Of Richard Salter. The building
was gutted, and the rear portion entirely
CONSUMED. II was only at dawn Of Sunday
that It was asceEtatncd six persons had been
burned alive The chasred remains Of six
bodies were tound-the body OF a girl on tho
third 1oor, the bodies OF three females on the
second floor, and two bodies on the ground
floor Of the building. One Of the last two
Was supposed to be the body Of Peter Thomas,
the other Of Bridges, both employed In the
building.
All the bodies we're frichtfully charred md
wholly djehgured. On one, the abdomen and
both arms were burned oil, while MI present
cd most horrible picture. Tue ruins are yet
in condition dangerous to people who live
adjacent.
The Coroner was summoned by the police
to the scene OF the disaster. He began an in
yest!gation. and q portion Of the testimony of
Mrs, To1and Is rendered. After stating that
the front portion Of the lower floor of the
she made use of the rear portion for bedroom,
the witness stated TINT her husband had closed
the store and locked the doors immediately
before the FIRE, but had imprudent'y left q
burning coal oil lump On tic counter. The Wit
ness, leaving lighted candle in her bedroom,
went up into the second story where the dance
was going on, gong thither up q stairway
which led from the a1leyway adjoining the
house. While in tha dance-room witness
heard u noise like the firing Of pistol. Con-
fusion eusued In the dance. Her son rushed
to her, stating thai the house was on fire.
The witness rushed for her babc, leaving her
son to The care Of woman aud saved her
SELF and child, escaping from The midst Of
binding smoke over the rear gallery, which
is the roof Of shed adjacent to the premises.
On the discovery Of the fire q panic prevailed
among the dancers, who hurIfcdly LEFT the
house as best they could. The third story
him. o. these one was a girl grown, the
other that of half grown girl. This dcs-
cription tallics with the appearance Of the
charred bodies,
, 1866-05-19
Sop&bcrp literature.

The late rebel pirate, semmes, will soon
Prepare bis adventures on the high seas,
wlllla commanding the Alabama, for the
press. The Mobile Times says he has been
offered Is 600, In England, for the copyright
OF tho work, but the offer was declined. It
will probably first appear in numbers, in q
Southern monthly, and afterwards gathered
up and published in book shape. The same
paper says DR.. J. c. Mott, another Of the
celebrities Of Mobile, is also hard at work
preparing some very important scientific
works for the press among them, he Is en-
reeed in preparing compcnd Of the 'sTypes
Of Alank1nd,'' which he thinks will contain
everything essential In the original work. and
will be much more explicit. The Types
OF Mankind'' was written by George 4. Gid
tson, Who resided mnny years In Egypt, as
United States Consul, and DR.. Mott. A very
limited portion Of 1t was written by Prof.
Agalsiz-
, 1866-05-19
Sale Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
10 John o. Fremont

iElQn Ine " dslluEluu AQ1uuC4cS may lo.1t
We learn By Telegraph that NJ. McElhaney,
Esq, Commissioner Of the State Of Missouri
sold this Important line Of railroad, under an
May Inst, to General John c. Fremont, Eoz the
sum Of one million three hundred thousand
dollsrs. :;
This road has land grant of onel million
thirty thousand acres, selected along the line
In 1859 1t embraces some Of the beat laud
west Of the mississippi River. SeventI-seven
miles OF It Iave already been completed,
which are realizing $1,000 net income:
monthly. Several hundred thousanc dollars
worth Of rolling stock, locomotives and
machinery belong to the road, and vas
tuld with It. The famous Cranky leaa
mines Ia Newton County, Missouri, IS a
ccssful1y worked by the Hon; Henry 7; BloT
d CO. under a lease from the Old Pacific
Company. Tho radical Legislature ot A!ls-
souli, last winter, ordered Governor Fletcher
to take possession Of the road, put It INTO The
bands Of commissioners, With instructions to
sell. and changed the name rom the South
vest Brunch Pacific to Southern Pacific, to
corresnond with the contemplated road from
Suriur Field to California, provided for in the
Brown senate bill OF this Congress, with
which It Is to connect. The road md It's fran
chlses arc supposed to be worth, when COM
rlcted to Springfield, twelve millions Of dol
fars. Four Or five millions will finish
It. Fremont ollignies himself to futsh 1t
within tour years from date Of ofpurchasc- The
line Of the road passes through the best OF
the agricultural and mineral lands of the
state. He has connected with him some Of
The strongest capitalists In the nation. It Is
predicted that Fremont will water his iron
horse in the Pacific ocean BY this route, when