The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-05
GLEANINGs FROM THE MAILS

Memphis paper In an editorial capacity
Miss Yelsor, young lady of twenty -one
years, living near Princeton, H., was shot
dead, on the sd, by her brother, a child Of
only four years, who was swapping pistol
not supposed TO be loaded.
At last we hear Of one place where
house-rents are lower In indianapolis
they have declined to such an extent that
houses which commanded $40 month q
while ago, are now offered at $25.
The Litchfield Neios is Informed that Mr..
NJ. b. Smith, jeweler, who had resided IN
Greenville, Bond county, ILL.,, for short
time, recently eloped with Miss Ella Waite,
very handsome lady, about fourteen
years old, and the only daughter OF a widow
lady, who resides In that place.
Ex-Governor Colby, Of New Hampshire,
met with a severe accident on Tuesday
afternoon at mill In New London. He
accidentally stepped back into n corn-crack-
ing mill and caught one foot. In his efforts
to eXtricate IT, 1t was so badly torn that 1t
had to be amputated.
Benz. Phinney, n wealthy farmer in Rock
port Illinois, was recently poisoned to
death with strychnine by his fifth wife. a
pretty girl, whom he married six weeks
ago Exchange.
We should say that it was q pretty clear
case Of seIf-defense.-Loa Journal.
Who has lost leg? Tho Chicago Times,
of the 3lst ult., says
There has again, for the fourth time
within the past few weeks, been found the
limb of a human body lying loose around
the streets without an owner. In this case
the limb was the leg of man, apparently.
Too BAD.-We are sorry 20 learn that B.
F. TAYLOR who for some time past has been
distributing clerk in the Cleveland Post
Office has been arrested for extensive mail
robberics and held for trial,
Jeremiah Colbaith, alias Henry Wilson,
introduced into the Senate at Washington
on Monday bill providing for the cstab-
lishment of a militia bureau In the war de-
partment and the appointment Of an as
sistant acknowledgement In each State, and
for the continuance Of other offices.
Four printers were recently robbed in
Nashville. Tennessee, the booty amounting
in the aggregate to one brass watch. valued
at 81 %, and 25 cents in cash.
The leather and finding store of Messrs.
Roseniield Il Sable Louisville. was des-
troyed by fire on Tuesday night. Loss
$20,000.
A Few STANPs.-A deed of trust was re-
corded in the Recorders Office in this city.
on Saturday last, which required $4,000
worth of stamps. 1t was a mortgage from
the Indiana Southern Railway to Wm. Ii.
Swift and Samuel j. Tilden for the sum of
leu millions dollars. This road Is to be
built from this city TO Jeffersonville. and to
be in running order by November /, 1885,
Fort Wayne Democrat. ,-
WHITE SLAVES In TUIKEY.-The sum
paid for white females iu Constautinople
varies, according TO their attractions. from
5000 to $4,000. The ladv who became the
bride of Sultan Abdul Melid, at the close OF
the Ramanza, in May, 1858, cost $4,000 pi-
asters. ($2,500.)
A MELANCHOLY Characterization
Wednesday last a party, consisting of
Lewellyn Davis, Esq. of ClarkesYillc,
n. Y, and his daughter, aud Alexan-
der Davis Esq, of Michigan, and his
daughter, were driving on tine ice in a car
riage, on Canga Lake, when the horses
broke through. and the whole establish
ment was submerged. 1t was some time be-
fore assistance could be obtained. The Ia
dies were only got out by breaking the top
of the carriage. Every means were used
but without avail, to restore the two ladies
to life. One Is recovering, but the other is
dead. The latter was the daughter of Ale.:-
ander Davis. She had just graduated from
school in Auburn, and was on a farewell
visit to her faiends at Union Springs and
vicinity. iH. atE
The deficiency in the Knox County Saw
ings Bank, at Galesburg, Illinois, which
failed last week, is understood to be about
$4,000. Mr.. Grant, the cashier, started TO
visit his trends to make up the deficiency,
but has not since been heard from.
The Dayton Religious Telescope announ-
ces to its patrons t,lat there is due to it
$25,427 80 which win never be paid. This
was lost by the credit system, which the
managers have now abandoned.
THE NEGRO TAx.-The Internal revenue
collected in the first District of Ohio
(Hamilton, County,) for January, was only
$1S5,5O5. Before the war that sum would
have paid for aud set free a thousand mig
gers!
The war debt of the loyal States, not yet
audited, will amount 10 full five hundred
millions of dollars. Congress is 10 assume
this sum and add II TO what is already rec
onized as the national debt.
The County Clerk, Sheriff and Deputy
Sheriff Of Pope county, Arkansas were all
assassinated recently. The Clerk, Rev. Mr.
Stout was a member Of the Arkansas Free
State Convention two years ago, and was
shot through the back of the head by some
miscreant, who fired through a crack in the
wall of his Office.
A valuable deposit Of diamonds was re-
Gently discovered In Idaho, but the finder
was lost in the Steamer Brother Jonathan
before disclosing the location of the preci-
ous treasure. he had previously sold one
Of the diamonds in New York for $1,000.
ATROCITIES ON THE WEST COAST OF
AFncA.-At Brass and New Calabar on
the 10Th Of November, the natives of New
Calabar made raid on the Brass men,
through Calabar creeks, and returned on
the 23d November with thirty-seven priso-
ners. On the 24th of November great
play was held in Calabar town, and all