The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-28

il had been broken on the passage from
France. Each one cost $500.
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GB- Three mcG.bcrs IN the family vt
Henry Bernor OF Cincinnati, the father, 20
years old, a daughter and son. aged respec-
lively and . years. died on Monday morn
ing last. by what the phygiclaus pro-
nounced genuine Asiant cholera, Mr.
Berner had purchased, in the public mar
ket two hogs for winter curing q small
portion of which had been eaten hy the
family. This was the only attributed
cause. The deceased were all buried in one
grave.
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Eg- number of valuable prizes win he
drawn at the Fair at Clegg's Han to-night.
Let the lncl,y ones DC there.
Tar OPERA HousE--.THE NnAp QunEN
TnE VERY GHsRM OF rur SHAsoN!-To-
night and to-morrow afternoon and night,
the magnificent Spectacular play OF the
Ndidd Queen will continue tho bpurdS OF
the Opera House. 10 be appreciated. it
must be seen; for description Ia print
MNiiu WHY UtfsFlA HAllf kibNNlitTH VI tiit
lifc-picture ltsolf. Thu taste employed,
and the mehey-cxpense yentupd in put
ting the play on the stage, to FIJI popular
expectation, have not been limited; and
the result, so far. has been,,a full house
To-morrQw afternoon, lIqtHce--in the
evening, si9ne nlay q ilt. .If Y
hh q. ~ t.-s-l- ---s, aAltl-s Al a u- ~ o.
TUE GRAND OpNeERG on Monday ryen-
Ing next, at Turner'S Opera House, should
attract every lover pt music witliimthe pre-
cincts OF Dayton. as such an array of art4
lists were never before advertised for An en-
tcrment in this place, Mad. Parcpa y uni
yersally conceded 70 be the best soprano
singer ever in this country, and no one but
the renowned Jenny Lind has been coEi-
pared TO her Her executive abilities are
wonderful ihiow or high notes her voice
Is pleasing, YOU never catch hard note
or an unnatural emphasis. She sings like
bird, gitb great thrilling sweelnesa, that
criticism IL lost in admiration OF her Won
derful powers. Signor Brignoli the best
tennr ever IN AmorlGa; Slgnor Fcrranti- a
matehless bufio; Siglor Fortuna, baritone
S.B, Mills, the best piano soloist in Amerl-
Ca; Carl Rosa, the Young and splendid ylo-
lnist, and Mr.J. T.. IIatton, all assist lnthe
concert u'i ith-t tftt
The sale of seats viii commence at Ken
ney 4 Stoelo's Music Store, Tomorrow
morning, and the popular admission of one
dollar, with a secured seat, has been adopt
ed. We suggest an early application for
seat 2.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.--Lcbanon and
Eaton are just now dividing quite sensa-
tion affair, with the chances that the latter
town win carry of the larger share Of the
excitement. Ff
On Christmas might the Marshal of cha
non, made his appearance at Eaton. and
arrested DIR. Richardson, who had been the
Surgeon of the Thirteenth Ohio Cavalry,
and druggist named u. NJ. Batchclder, on
n charge that they had murdered one W. n
McFadden, ofNcw Hampshire at lebanon
The DIR. had gone over to Lebanon. on
Monday, to meet McFadJen and sell him
some western lands. On Tuesday he re-
turned to Eaton, saying they had met. but
that Immediately after McFadden's arrival
upon an omnibus from Middletown lie was
taken violently i'll withan attack Of cholera
and died In twenty minutes. A coffin was
procured and left at the residence of Frank
Richardson, in Lebanon, which was re-
ported to contain the remains of McFaddcn
The humane and considerate Dr., here
upon, ordered coffin. AN undertaken and
hearse, to go over and get the remains Of
the unfortunate Yankee, who had died so
far away from home, and bring them TO
Eaton for funeral ceremony. over which
a Methodist minister was TO say Grace, but,
owing to more pressing business, failed.
The said undertaken only got four miles
ont of MiddletOwn, when he met another
chardson--"Frank," this time---who had
the coffin In buggy, which was at once
transferred TO the hrarse-(thc coain, hr IL !
understood, was said to contain tho body
ofthe poor dear man from New England /
No sooner In the hearse, than the driver
turned Jehu, aud applied the whip, at the
instigation of Batchelder, who was aboard !
While the corpse was retained In the |
honse of the aforesaid Frank, in Lebanon,
t'trAN va t'NaA hhAitAl hlailltAtNN W lbhh !
upon the face Of a cholera victim. 10 was
iiihumaniy refused Therefore, new ex-
element, resulting Ia the arrest Of the DR..
BatcheldeE and Frank, on a charge of
murder, which was done at Eaton, on We'd
neBday, by two officers from Middletown
Hereupon the grave of the unfortunate
Yankee was dug down into, the coffin
opened and lol 1t had turned into-not
wooden nutmegs or white-oak eheese-but
broom-eoTR seedi Immense Commotlon
What was it all abouty The Doctor saws,
as reported TO the Cincinnati Commercial
Of this morning that McFadden held a lie
insurance policy in favor of his wife for
s2oOOo, that BateheldeB McFadden and
himself had entered into plot to publish
McFadden's death, whilst McFadden should !
secrete himself aud thus secure the $4,000,
which was TO be divided among them.
Scan these things be,r around Lebanon,
Middletown, and Eaton and not "overcome
us like a Summers DREAM down here,
without our special wonder