The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-02
NEWS BREVITIES.

A lad eleven years old. son of John Hor-
ming, of Ri1geville, Wis, was leading a
colt to the stable, recently, and carclessly
tied the halter about his neck. The colt
became frightened and dragged the boy
till he was killed. z
Two hundred sacks OF corn, branded
"peace,n arrived in Memphis the other day
for the destitute of Alabama 1t was in
sured by the underwriters, and hauled by
the draymen free of charge.
Governor jenkins, of Georgia, has com
mcnced large purchase of corn and pro-
visions for the beneBt of the widows and
orphans Of deceased rebel soldiers in ac-
.eordance with the act of the Legislature.
Mr.. George b. Archur was brutally muir
dered near CattlettsbuTg. KY, recently, by
some unknown person, who went to his
store ut night under the pretext of want
ing to buy tobacco.
Edwin Forrest the tragedian, proposes
ON his return from California to carry out
a long contemplated scheme by founding
and endowing in Philadelphia home
for retired actors, on a large estate he has
purchased near that city.
On Wednesday, at Norwalk, Conn. a lit
tie son of Captain Edward S. Scoiield, of
New Haven, went with little girl to play
near pond. They got into boat which
upset, and both were drowned.
At Indianapolis the other day dog ehas-
ed rat from his nest, when il was found
that the bed was built of greenbacks,
amounting TO $32. The nest was conlisca-
| ted.
| < The PicdyNne thinks that the negro pop-
ulation of New Orleans is now three or four
times larger than twas before the war
A tornado on the lth nearly demolished
the freedmen's village on Port Royal island,
). G. Forty houses were demolished, and
thirteen persons were severely injured-two
mOrtally. The damage on st. Helena island
was reported severe, st. Helenaville being
nearly destroyed, with several lives lost and
many injured. --.- r-l
Four hundred and thirty-eight rebels
were shot In Jamaiea during martial law,
about 600 persons -aOgged, and 1000 houses
ofthe peasantry burned down.
The Barbaroo valley in Wisconsin bids
fair To become as famous in a few wears for
grapes as 1t now is for hops. The farmers
are cultiyating the grape extensively.
A young soldier, who had gone through
four years of war unscathed. got his hand
cut half OIL in a saw mill at Oshkosh. Wis,
the other day, making him cripple for
life. l e Hr
A Yankee, at Amherst.ssMa has gotten
up new patent button, tie stock for the
manufacture of which, 100000 was all
taken in one week. The button Is fastened
with out sewing, In second of time, and
can never come off. 1t is a good improve
ment in the line of buttons, and will prob
ably supercede all others. II need no
longer be asked who's got the button9"
While couple of raftsmen were tying up
their RATS at Helena, Wis, one of them got
entangled in coil of rope, which frightened
on him with such tremendous force as To
cut of both his legs. 1..J1 81
Captain Nathan Neff, with A party OF
men, sailed from Trenton, Michigan, few
days since for Owen Sound, to explore the
northern wilds of Canada, taking provis-
ions TO last a year, machinery for building
saw mills, shingle machines gill nets for
catching fish, etc, being prepared for any
kind of business that may offer.
EB- THE trial of lsHAM G, HENDERSON,
for robbing the Government in horse con-