The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-12
News DIV TeIegraph and Malls.


It Is stated that BERNARD SnRAYoK,
Treasurer Of the Pennsylvania Bailding
Association, has disappeared from Phlladol-
mia with hlnds OF thai organization
amounting TO sll,OOo.
The investigating committee ON the New
Orleans riot consists of MessIs. ELIOT ol
Massachusetts ,SHKbhARAR0IR. ofOhio, and
CAMPBELL. Of Tennessee, Tho two former
are Radicals, and the latter n Democrat
they will leave at once for the South.
serious difficulty Is apprchended In Rom,
after the withdrawal of the French troops
IL Is said that preparations are making by
the authorities to meet the worst.
The veterans OF the war Of 1912 are
making efforts to procure nom Congress
the passage of such law as will secure
them from want, and It Is believed the ag-
gregate amount TO be paid annually would
not exceed three millions.
The ndyices from Tampico announce that
both the Liberals there and MEJIA the I'm
peralist, at San I.uis, are cxacting heavy
forced loans for the support Of their sol
dlcrs.
Aterrifc tornado passed through Hender-
sou, Rusk County, Texas, on the evening OF
the 4th instant, killing six persons and
seriously lnjuring twelve, and doing great
damage to the country. Five or six houses
we're blown down, one the Academy, where
10, four scholars were killed and twelve
seriously injured,
RoBEnrs' Fenian headquarters la New
York. have animated looks. The rooms and
passages are filed with cases of breech-
leaders. which are soon to be distributed to
regiments. ROBERIs Is making active
preparations for formidable movement
against Canada.
Governor FLETCHER, of Missouri. has APP
proved the sale of the Iron Mountain Rail
road to MCKAY &c READ for $550OOO. Other
responsible parties had offered three times
that amount for it,
\ Washington correspondent says; The
ladies of the Diplomatic Corps, who have
their bonnets and their dresses made
abroad, and who are thus able to exhibit
the latest fashions on Pennsylvania avenue,
are out these pleasant afternoons with the
slightest apologies for hoops and with
short skirts.
At Daveu port, Iowa. on Sunday morning,
an old lady and three of her grandchildren
pcrishcd in burning house. The old lady
was Mrs. JULIA ANN CAHILL.
Fifth Avenue, New York, is all agog in
regard to an important breach of promise
case that Is soon to be commenced. The
scons of two aristocrutic families are the
parties. The lady is reported to be eN-
tremcly beautiful, while the gentleman Is
pitted with the small poA.
General SHERIDAN arrived at Browns
willie on the 9th, and placed General SGDG-
WICK under arrest. and also ordered the re-
lease of oRTEGA.
One hundred thousand dollars reward i
offered for the thieves who robbedthe Roy.
nj Insurance Company in New York, on
Monday.
Rev. DIR. MCMAsrERs, of the Chicago The
illogical Seminary, died in that city, yester-
day.
There are some points In the testimony
embraced in the official correspondence In
relation to SURRATT, which appear to i'm
plicatc WEICuMAN, the Government wit
ness in the assassination trials, as one oI
the conspirators. The fellow has disap'
pearcd.
WIGGINs, the Chicago Gin Enterprise
swindler, is wandering in Arkansas. H'
was confronted in Memphis the other day
by pugnacious creditor, who forced hin
to shell ont thirty dollars.