The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-20
GLEANINGs FROM TmEMAILs.

Tho Florida Legislature has voted Mar
tha NJ. Reid pension of 500 year for
life for services in the rebel hospitals.
The Philadelphia Quskcrs have raised a
fund Of one hundred aud twenty FIVE
thousand dollars to found an institute for
colored children In that city.
The hog cholora is prevailing TO an
alarming extent in Ford county Ills. a
MIR. G. II. Henderson, living near Paxton,
has lost ninety hogs by this disease within
two weeks Others In the vicinity have
also lost largely. .H .N
A writer IN the Providence Journal thinks
We are likely, soon, to have heavy earth
quakcs on the Atlantic coast, like those Of
n hundred years ago, which might destroy
the greater part of the commercial struct-
urcs of our large cities. .......
Fears are expressed TINT Chinese labor
viii run out the white laborurs IN CaliiuT-
MIA. Several railroad companies have dis
charged their white laborcis and are eh-
ploying these people who work very cheap.
There are now 60000, and they are pouring
into the country in great numbers.
The eight paper collar manufactures In
Massachusetts made in the month of NAV
last, l6,5O0,00O collars, worth S27i,000. The
value of stock used was Sl65,000-captal
employed. S3i0,000, aud the number ofoper-
atiYeS. lGG.
ARsoN.-Thrcc brothers, Miller, in Gin
.ciunati, button makers, were arrested In
that city, on Saturday last, for attempting
10 burn their factory, which was insured
for $500.
The streams and wells are very low in
New Hampshire, aud In many places the
farmers have to carry water long distances
for the use Of their families and stock.
Such scarcity of water IN the winter time
was never known before.
On the 18th inst, Governor Patton. of
Alabama, under the act authorizing pardon
10 be granted before convicted, published n
proclamation granting amnesty and par
don for all Ollcuses committed during the
war, except rape and murder. This is said
to be particularly intended to reconcile
discordant elements in North Alabama.
The McConnclsville (Ohio) Herald SAYS
the Woodbury. Oil Company have struck
oil twelve miles north of that town, at the
depth Of one hundred feet. and that the
well Is running now at the rate of two
hundred barrels day The oil is said to
be worth thirty dollars per barrel. Land in
the ncighborhOod is held at fabulous prices,
and five hundred dollars bonus is asked on
leases Of two acres. t..i
A special election was held in the Mari
eta Ohio District on saturday, TO fiji the
vacancy In the Ohio House of Representa-
tivcs, made by the death of Hon. A. J.,
llaskins. Mr.. Green, the Republican can
didate, was elected by majority of about
100, gain of forty Eight over the major
ity for Governor Cox.
George Peabody, the American banker in
London, has given another hundred .thous-
and pounds for the benefit of the poor of
the British metropolis, making In all about
two hundred and fifty thousand pounds
which he has appropriated TO that purpose,
A miner who lately came from Virginia
City, says vegetation is SO scarce in that
region, that 1.-TWO mullen stalks and a bunch
OF thlstles is called grove"
The little principality of Monsio on The
gulfof Genoa contains only 1000 inhabi-
tants, and yet Is Il free and independent ma
ton, with u hereditary prince and govern
mcnt of its own. 'UHi'
Official reports in England show that
vaccination has so far proved q certain safe
guard to cattle against the plague, which
has ragged so fearfnlly in the British islands
A Miss Randall, living near Lacrosse,
WIS, last week succeeded in poisoning n
wolf the largest of the kind ever taken in
that region. The bounty and sale of the
hide brought her twelve dollars. 3b
When our civil war began, or a little la
ter, many Americans converted their prop
crty into gold, and sent It to England. The
amount of money thus thrown into English
business IL variouSly estimated-thc high
est figures being S500,000,0 900, and the low
est $300,000.000.