The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-07
GLEANINGs FROM THE MAILS.

Mr.. Robert Humphreys. two miles east-of
AlcxsndeT, in Guernsey eOunty,wss water
ing his hofse at a we'll, a few DAYS since,
when the horse 10 avoid lick ffpm acoit.
stepped upon platform which, breaking,
precipitated the horse to the bottom of the
well, about forty feet, killing him in
stantly.
There arc eighty indictments against
General Baker in New Jersey, but Secre-
tary stanton has ordered the United States
District Attorney of that State TO enter
HoHe pr0seqViCs in all these cases. Stanton
is apprchensive that his time forbcing put
through is rapidly approaching.
Tip" Prcntiss, son of Major General b.
NJ. Prentiss, left Quincy, Illinois. recently
on skates with dispatch for Lagrange,
II miles above, and made the run up in 80
minutes. He remained there 30 minutes,
and then started on his return, and ran
down in 30 minutes, having made the round
trip of % miles in an hour and fOrty-fve
minutes, running time, and been out only
twoh hours and quarter.
At Toledo, on Monday night, a woman
was found lying on the pavement and
shortly after being taken into the house OF
humane citizen, gave birth to a child.
She had been ON a visit to Canada and was
on her return to her husband in Sturgis,
Michigan. She says that since she has been
ut Toledo she has resided at the house of an
acquaintance, who turned her out of the
house on discovering she was about to be
confined. She is tohite womanl
The ZdneSoHle Signal says that u strike is
in progress among the iron men of Wheel
ing. Their wages have been reduced about
twenty-five per cent, and the workmen say
they can not live at the reduced prices.
An exchange tells big story of man
in Coles county Illinois, who has a SOW that
raised him twenty-five pigs In eighteen
months, twenty-five of which he sold for
S535, and the remaing three, not sold. are
worth $50 each, making 1925 In gross re-
ceipts from one SOW in eighteen months.
The store of Mr.. Franklin, in Sharpsville,
Upton county. Ia was entered by robbers.
on hondy night last and the safe blown
open, from which small amount of money
was taken. The villains being discovered.
several citizens started in pursuit, but after
shooting one of their pursuers and badly
wounding him they escaped
MUSICAL AND MATRIMONIAL--Mr. William
Howard, who was travelling with Blind
Tom, has been victimized bv Cupid. the
blind boy with the bow and arrow. and
was married in indianapolis, few days
since, to Miss Rebecca Vasscr, both of
Georgia. No cards-no cake.
The steamer Belfast, captured few DAYS
ago ON the Tombigbec river, by guerrilIas,
has been released, after having all her cot
ton taken off, They swear vengeance
against all Government cotton, A gunboat
has been sent TO hunt them down.
General Mcdowell is about inauguratinV
vigorous war against the A pache Indians,
He is personally experimenting the move
ment. II is understood the United States
troops will be joined by Indian tribes AT
war with the Apaches.
The total number of claims received at
the office OF the Second Controller. durinU
the month of January last, was 9.07a in
volving the large amount of $5S,59S. 900.
which, when audited, will be so much more
added to the National debt.
Miss Carrie W. Moore, a Concord skating
lady, has created q great excitement AZ
Pltts6urg. She gave an exhibition at Cen
tral Park on Thursday, which was wit
messed by fifteen thousand people.
PAUPRRs.-We understand that the agent
OF some New England Benevolent So
clety" left dozen panper children at Tip-
ton' IA day or two since, without making
any provision for them. 1t is understood
tilat the scamp IL an dttdche of the ''Preed-
mems Bureau"
The Meriden, (Ct) Recorder saws some
time since, Elliott Savage, ESQ. received A
patent for process of hardening iron. He
disposed of his patent to Jedidiah Wilcox.
ESQ, for Sl50,0O0. Mr.. Wilcox has recently
sold out the same for $2000,00O.
The Sullivan Qa.l, DeAOrat of the LIST
inst says: Suits have been commenced
against certain parties in this county.
known as Home Guards" for the unlawful
arrest or kidnapping, of Hon. Andrew
Humphreys, William Holster and others.
AtCincinnati on Sunday morning, five
rufiians visited Il confectionery establish
ment kept by an old Italian named Bac-
ciocO, on Central Avenue, near Everett
and while two of the men seized and held
the old man, the others ransacked the
house, and secured 800 in gold, which they
found sewed in n mattress- The old man
was then knocked senseless, and the ras-
Gals effected their escape.
A Plantation Experiment in Mis-