The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-16


changes in Michigan. Indiana and Illinois,
Chat the potato crop IN those States is the
lrgest and Of the best Quality ever before
known. They, are s6ll la the streets Of the
principal cities and towns at from thirty to
forty cents a bushel We have u hcavy
crop in this region, aud yet IN Dayton pco-
lie are obliged 70 pay u dollar and more
per bushel Thls u an outrage, aud
aotling less but II the people are willing
. submit toitthey ought not to blame
anybody but themselves. Generally speak
ng, wethinlS that Daytonis The worst inn
ioscd upou eommupity IN the way Of
.amily mafketing OF any other in the
vest. There Ought to be reform, and
would be, if tho people woiid take thc
matter properly IA hands.
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PrEpARING FOR THE HoApAYs. - ID
lie N & Bros No. 2sl Third street, h,ty,
now on hand the largest And most splendld
assortment of candies, confectionery. &C.
ever seen IN Dayton. They are old hands
lat the business aud fully dnderstand the
wauis OF their customers. Their present
stock has been manufactured with special
reference to the approaching holidays, and
comprises everything in the line that may
be called for, put up in the best style. The
beautiful array Of articles in their estab-
lishment Is well worth visit. Thty seil
at wholesale and retail, and country dealers
who are about to purchase goods IN this
liRe. would do we'll to give thema call
They cannot fail TO be satisfied both In re-
gard to the quality and price Of the goods
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G58-W We owe an apology TO our readers
for the manner in which the EMfIRE has
been printed for several days past. Tho
.fult is not ours, The paper We have been
Obliged touse. is so thin and ilimsy that VIZ
find 4 almost impoesbletous use it at alll. We
pay the highest cash price for the paper W.
use, aiid Il ought TO be Of the first quality
We see by cur exchanges. that publishers
wnoobtain their paper from the same mill
tta5 we DO. complain Of the same annoy.
ance We trust the difficulty win be rem
edied in a day or two.
WANTS TO BE CITY.--The pretty little
town of Urbana Is aspiring to metropolis
an proportions. The town Council ha.
provided for aking a census ofthe place
with a view to make it q city, should the
required number OF Inhabitants be found
within the corporate limits. The recent
vote indicatesa a population Of 5000. If the
requisite number of inhabitants is found
mere. measures will be taken 10 procure 4
cilY rharer previous to the next spring
election.
HOG CnoLERA,-The oxford Butler
County, Ctisen says the hog cholera con-
tiuues topreyail TO a considerable extent in
tliat locality. a Mi?Wm. u. Woodruff has
recently lost a large number ofhogs.
The same disease prevails to a consider
able eHteut in This county. Several farm
erS of our acquaintance inform us that they
nave lost n number Of their best fattenng
hogs, with the prospect OF losing the
balance. many OF which show symptoms OF
the disease.
lMPoRTANs no SHIpPEEs.--rhe Cincin-
nati CoRGer oiai Is mforme,l that. at q
meeting of thdrBoard of Directors of the
Cipcinnati, Hamilton aud Dayton Railroad
held within day or two in this city, cer-
tain nodiiicHiious OF the arrar cement with
tlle Great Eastern Dispatch Line were pro-
posed; but at the instance of the President
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad, tie arrangement with the line
above referred to was wholly discontinued
Gss7 Many of the radiral abolition, negro,
equality papers are recommending the
poor. olapolitica' prostitute, Ben. Wade, as
tie successor Of Mr.. Foster to .he Presi-
dency of the Senate; and they congratulate
themselves, that, in case of the impeach-
mont AID removal of President johnson
he woeld- be gfbe netting President of the
United SIa7cs. It would 9ot be strange. in
those fines of poliAcal de9cneracy, II this
neY degradation should be visited upon the
coHntgy. (.
TRuNK MASuFGcToRY. .---tS. W. Lowe g
Soa, 1rqnk Manufaetmers. have removed
met, etblishnientte 70 No. 2G9 I'iiird street,
a lew doors east of their former place, Of
busine5s. They have now on hand the
Large y ,RiM most splendid 9ss9rtment OF
rTGRsrValtses, Travelling Bags, &ca Scver
,ednsi1 1lDhySon. Az an eyide6ce m the
superior style and quality OF workman
ship. it is only necessary TO say, that they
were awarde'l'tlle first ptefnitm for the ar
iiclcs they eS<lliblied nj the late State Fair.
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"'''a o. " A Great Curiosity. ''' 'ai
We have often heard QfAfhe Yhoney ant
of Tev"s bf1T the account seeming so ro-
lnggtiGwe h1 Z hereto fore hardly heeqable
to credit it but as we now have sneciinen
before us. bprpkhsl byi onY irie1d Lee
Smiths OF this citw WG3cah nOloBqerIhave
doubts on the subioct.- These ants are of Il
mGdinm size, between the large and the
mall red ants. aud are ofqa ,Iedisli brown
color. Appended 10 the rsarof each Que is
tlAlIinf lucent saokor9E globe, filled with
lufn' clean honey OF u most delicious
iiavoF Th2 sack varies ia size pn different
gdtss AnaiaA 'BetRGeH tie sizes of 4 'back-