The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-06
GLEANINGs FROM THEMAILs.

General Pope has issued an order for the
safety of all travellers aud trains on the
western plains A number of forts are
named for the rendezvous of the trains.
They viii be there organized ana equipped
for defense, and no trains Of less than
twenty wagons and thirty armed men will
be allowed to proceed. The same arrange
ments viii be made for returning trains.
The Senate Post-ofiice Committee have
had before them the proposition to allow
the construction Of two bridges over the
Mississippi one near st. Louis aud another
ht higher point on the river, for railroad
purposes. The matter was finally referred
to Senator Pomeroy. who is authorized TO
examine and report 10 the Committee nj the
next meeting.
The news of the suspension of the hdGeas
corpus IN Ireland. and the arrest of one
hundred moro Fenians. has created the
greatest excitement In New York The
circles have been called to meet to take ac-
tion respecting it.
The bank officers IN New York have held
a meeting aud passed resolutions IN favor
the consolidation of the public debt and
the restoration of the currency to a specie
basis. As necessary to this end, they fa-
vor the regular redemption of National
Bank-notcs. rs recommended by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the Controller of
the Currency. Without such a movement
they think the curtailmcnt of the legal
tender issues will result in great evils and
protract the financial difficulties of the
country.
The Court of Common Pleas for Allen
county adjourned its winter term on the
2Gth nit. The Grand dJury. during the term.
returned forty-two indictments. One of
4 lAp Iu- ssn1 81. Al.
Bright Tor horse stealing. who was found
guilty. and sentenced to the Pcntentiary
for three years
The Circloville Union, Republican paper.
Is ont against the disunion radicals of its
party. and fully indorscs the views of Pres
ident johnson. The Union Is edited. we be-
lieve. 10y Mr.. Denny. the Postmaster at Cir
clcyillc. We think the office holders, gen
orally, will sustain the President, especially
those who love the "loaves and fishes
more than they do the Digger.-M Vernon
Banner.
George Peet. of Auburn, n. T. has been
arrested on charge of poisoning his wife
to death with strichninc. lie had previously
had difficulties with her, aud she hau taken
steps to get a divorce; and he had once
made failure In trying to elopc with "a
servant girl. Together they bought strich-
nine at the druggists, and soon after the
she would die, and induced her to make her
viii and give him all the property standing
IN her name, after which she did die very
soon, with marked symptoms of poisoning.
The report OF the United States Revenue
Commission on Petroleum Is out. After an
exhaustive discussion of the subject they
reported bill for the repeal of all duty on
crude Petroleum, for the continuance OF the
present duties on all refined products of
crude Petroleum, under the same mode of
protection as At present, with provision
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to appoint special Inspectors of oil refinera,
and make more general regulations for the
collection of duties. The Committee esti-
mate duty of S6,000,0O0 annually from
refined Petroleum at 20c per gallon.
The Buffalo Commercial says 1862 lives
were lost on the lakes last year, and that
the total loss of property amounted 10
Sl,SS56l3. No list Of disasters for 1864 was
made up, and we can not show, therefore.
how the losses of last year will compare
with those of the year previous. In 1853
the lives lost were l23, and the loss Of
property Sl,4S0,43i. In 1862, loss of life,
l0S; of property, Sl.lG2,l72. The total
number of vessels in 1865 was .74g, tun-
mage, 140,025; in 1863 there were l,S7O YES
sells, with 47003i tunnage. These figures
would seem to prove that In spite of inn
provements in navigation, the new code of
signals. ETC.. the destruction of life and
property on the lakes is on the increase
In the town of Fremont, Ohio, which
heretofore gave lS0 Republican majority,
the Democracy elected their candidates for
School Directors the other day, after A
warm contest. Abolition rule in this coun-
try has had its day. The sunlight of De-
mocraey once more smiles upon the land.
Secretary McCulloch has determined to
reduce thee clerical force of his depart
ment, and it is expected that from five
hundred to seven hundred clerks will be
discharged as rapidly as the interests OF
service will permit The Quartcrmaster
Generals force win also be reduced to a
lower footing