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The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11
NEWS BREVITIEs.

Miss Eliza, eldest daughter of Professor
and Harriet Beecher Stowe, was sho
through her right arm, by careless 10y
while she was riding in the family car.
riage at Hartford, on the 4th.
A boy named James Williams was dis.
charging Roman candles in Chicago ON the
Fourth. One of the pieces hung fire, and
the boy, while looking down the tube OF
the weapon, had his right eye completely
blown out
A gentleman named Taylor, at Kalama-
zoo, came near losing his life on the 3Otf
ult, by catching his foot in a lady's .'tilter'
as he was passing her on a stairway. He
was precipitated to the bottom and picked
up insensible.
HENS NEsTs-Sycamore leaves used i'm
place of hay or straw in hens nests not
only protect the hens from lice. but, witt.
white-washing. entirely Danish yermin
from the building.
The festivities of the Fourth, at Delphi.
Ind, were marred by an accident from the
premature discharge of cannon. Billy
Hutch, formly of the Deming Battery had
his hand blown OFF, and George Jackson, a
bystander, lost an eve.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

s5~ The mules are about landing their
last load at Capt. Minick's Family Grocery
y. T.. corner of Marketand Jefferson streets
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

eB- you want to be treated right in
buying a good article of clothing, and
at the right price, go to Schwarz, l1s Main
street, sign OF the Golden Eagle.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11
Rnnnd To SeIIi

The JEwELRY must be sold without re-
serve, and without regard to cost. l am
hurrying of the goods to give possession
to my successor in business.
| will therefore sell at AUCTION every
evening, my remaining stock of goods, un-
til all are sold.
Goods warranted. and if not answering
to the warranty, can be returned in thirty
days.
Rememberl Auction every evening, at
seven O'Clock, at my store.
July 6, If +. A. LATER.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

The OPERA HoUsE.-By reference to the
advertisement in another column, 1t will be
seen that very attractive exhibition is to
come off at Turner's Opera House, on next
Friday and Saturday evenings. Miss Ade-
lade Gottschalk, the Infant Pianist, the
greatest musical prodigy of the times, will
be here, accompanied by the Fakir of Ayar,
the world-renowned wizard. This will
undoubtedly be one of the most unique and
attractive exhibitions that our people have
witnessed for many a day. and it win be a
pleasant episode in the way of popular
amusements, of which there has been a
great dearth in the city for some time past
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

MORTALITY IN CoLUMBUs.-The number
of deaths in Columbus for two weeks, end
ing July Z, was twenty-one.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

"a Mrs. Eleanor Agnew, aged sixty
four years, died near Loyeland, on the oath
ult. She endured a long and painful illness
with patience and resignation, did not eat
food of any kind for twenty-nine days, and
partook of scarcely any drink. She was
rather eccentric in her habits, but truly
piOns.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

Some smart fellow in the Copperhead
organ attempted to disproye our undeniable
assertion that property is most valuable
where loyalty prevails, by citing Mani
township against Butler-the former giving
y Copperhead. the latter Union majority.
Well, suppose we cite Warren county.
where the Unionists abound against
Holmes. which is hopelessly Copperhead.
Nobody will deny that the strength of that
sort of argument is with us.-Journal
Well suppose you compare the agricul-
tural and business statistics of Warren and
Butler counties, showing the relative pros
perity and wealth OF these two localities, and
then tell us how the account stands The
documents for this purpose can be easily
obtained. win you try it?
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

tEXpress stops at MiddletowIi and Hamilton only
tThose going East on the 10 train must procure
tickets before . p m. J.LH. LONG, Agent
PosT OFFICE, DAYTON, ONO, April 25 1866
Until further notice the mails will arrive and
close at this Office as follows:
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

E5y~ The mules are about landing their
last load at Capt Minick's Family Grocery,
y. i. corner ofMarket and jefferson streets
CLOSE or THE SALE OF PAINTINGs.-Thc
sale of the splendid pictures which have
been on exhibition at Clcgg's Hall for sew
cral days past closed last evening. Com
paratively few were sold Our citizens.
who have abundant means to purchase, did
not seem to appreciate the opportunity
thus afforded them of supplying their
dwellings with these beautiful works OF
art, and consequently the number disposed
oil was small. Some of the finest speci-
mems, however, were purchased, and will
remain among us to adorn the beautiful
residences of their fortunate possessors.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11

~ Beats any thing in Dayton; Those
Hunkydori and Ruihed Shirts, Prince Of
Wales, Byron and Shakespeare Collars, al
the Eagle Clothing Store.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
mentions the fact that the different
government offices in that city were
closed during the hour set apart for
the floral tribute to the Confederate
dead in our City Cemetery, and very
Justly remarks that this touching and
tender recognition of our great be
reavement will be treasured by our
sorrOwful citizens, and the fair maidens
and matrons of the land will hold in
kindly recollection the gentlemanly
officers on duty at this post.
ave hesitate not to say that if the
officers of the United States Govern
ment throughout the South will, in dis
charge of their official duties, and in
their general intercourse with our PEG
pie, be guided and influenced by such
feelings as prompted this act of cour-
tesv, it viii do more to restore good
feeling towards the North and cement
the bonds of our Union than all the
display of military which can be made,
This is one step in the right direction,
and we are greatly at fault if its good
effects are not seen and felt by all our
people
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

THE CAPTURE OF JEFF. DAvIs.-It
appears from the records of the War
Department that with the exception
of the Presidents proclamation none
but verbal orders were given for the
capture of jefferson Davis. Major
General Wilson says that Lieutenant
Colonies Harden and Pritchard are en-
titled to great credit for the zeal and
activity with which they conducted
the pursuit, and that it is but simple
justice to those worthy officers to re
mark that they were ignorant of the
reward at the time of the capture
Colonel Pritchard says it was so dark
that he could not distinguish the uni
forms. In the course of his MARIA
tive he says:
''On the return to the camp ! was
accosted by Davis from among the
prisoners, who asked if | was the
officer in command; and upon my an
swering him that | was, and asking
him what was to call him, he re
piled that l might call him what or
whoever 1 pleased when l replied to
him that would call him Davis and
upon a moments hesitation he said
that was his name. Then he suddenly
drew himself up with true royal dig
nifty and exclaimed u suppose you
consider it bravery to charge train of
defeneeless women and children; but
it is theft and vandalism.
Nothing is said in the narrative
about his being disguised Wash.
Corr. \. Y Herald.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

The Legislature of Mississippi has
apparently, but perhaps unwittingly,
set itself up in opposition to the Gen
eral Government. Col Robt. W.
James, of Biloxi, Mississippi, repre-
senting the citizens of that place, ar
rived in the city yesterday for the pur-
pose of consulting Hon. w. p. Kel-
logg, Collector of the Port of New
Orleans, the object Of his mission
being to submit to him the following
facts, and ask his advice and assis
lance in the matter. The Legislature
of Mississippi recently passed a law,
which the Colonel informs us levies a
tonnage tax of $3.50 per annum upon
all steamers plying to her ports, and
of 500 upon all sailing vessels of
above one hundred tons burden The
Sherifs of the different counties, it
seems, are charged with the execution
of the law, and at Biloxi the steamers
Creole and Camelia were seized for re
fusing to pay the tax. They were not
tied up, after protesting against and
refusing to pay the taxes, but a
Sheriff deputy was put on board of
each as a keeper Some of the sail
ing vessels now refuse to 60 to Biloxi,
and great connection exists among
the captains of the schooners which
usually ply in the Lake.
The opposition to the law is based
upon its illegality, the third proviso,
section ten, of the first article, Con
stitution of the United States, saying
mo State shall, without the consent
of Congress, lay any duty on ton
mage"
The business interest of Biloxi
must suffer greatly, Col James in
forms US, if the enforcement of the
law is not suspended, and it was to
effect this object that he has visited
our city His interview with Judge
Kellogg yesterday was in the highest
degree satisfactory, and a full state
ment of the case, drawn up by Col
James and endorsed by Judge Kellogg,
we understand, is to be at once for
warded to Washington. 1t is certain
ly a mystery how law such we
understand this one to be-for we have
never seen it-could have passed so
enlightened a body as the Mississippi
Legislature.-N. o. Times.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10
From the Standard Of Wednesday,
The Voice Of ths People.

The voice of the people most gen
orally, in one way or another, finds
expression through the press. This
is a significant fact, and when the
press, speaking for the people, urge
the Governor unanimously to con
vene the Legislature, it is sufficient
evidence that it is their wish.
We know that Gov Humphreys
desires to do right-that, indeed, he
cannot be swerved by mere clamor
into doing a thing which his honest
conviction does not endorse. But at
the same time, no man cherishes a
livelier sympathy for the disresses
of our people than he does And
even though he may not be entirely
convinced of the practicability or pro
prietv Of some relief measure, still,
aside from this, there are sufficient
causes to justifo him in calling an ex-
ira session of the Legislature and
on the relief question, a little defer
ence to the almost universal wishes of
our people would not be unbecoming
or wrong in any sense.
If it be found impracticable to
adopt a relief measure, the people will
be satisfied that an honest effort was
made for them, and accept their situa-
ton as one Of the dire calamities of
the war. They will cease to expect or
hope for anything of the kind, and
quietly surrender their possessions to
the rapacious creditor, rub out, and
begin life anew.
But aside from this relief measure,
as we have just remarked, there are
other matters demanding speedy leg
islatiOn, The principal laws enacted
by the last Legislature in reference to
the Freedmen are dead letters. They
cannot be enforced-nO tribunal un-
dertakes to enforce them. For the
honor of the State they should be re
pealed or modified at once A great
change has come over the minds Of
the people since last year, as CORES
pondent of the Clarion justly re
marks We don't believes there will
be any difficulty in so changing our
laws in reference to Freedmen as to
conform to the justice of the case and
our new relations with the Federal
Government
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

FUNERAL OF ONE OF VICKsBURG' S
HEROIC BoYs.-The remains of Mar
maduke shannon, Jr., son of our we'll
known and universally esteemed fell
low citizen of the same name, says the
Herald of Wednesday, will reach this
city this evening, and the funeral will
take place from the Methodist
Church, tomorrow.
This gallant boy fell at the post of
duty, before Mobile, but q few days
before the final capitulation of the
conquered army" He was a noble,
generous, high toned and chivalric
lad, and the circumstances of his
death were as heroic as the proud
character of his native city demanded.
We knew '.Dukey' well, raised as he
was within the immediate observa-
ton of the writer of this notice; the
only male descendant of his devoted
parents, he gave high promise of all
they could wish. Even the stricken
parents and fond sisters can rejoice
that,
He has left no spot on his name,
But dying. looks mp from the death-bed of
fame"
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

1t appears that Judge Downer, of
the Wisconsin Supreme Court, stretch
ed a point to reach a party end in his
recent decision, that by the law of 1S49,
blacks as well as whites were entitled
to the right Of suffrage in that State.
The Legislature enacted that if "a ma
iOritv of the vote cast was in favor
of it, it should become a law 1t APP
pears that there was no such ina
ioritv." On the contrary, large num-
Der of voters, in order to defeat the
law, did not vote on the question at
all, while others voted for and
against it. The majority was not
obtained for it, and the State officers
so announced, and the decision has
been acquiesced in ever since. Lately
however, an ambitious African offered
his vote in Milwaukee, and it was re-
fused He appealed to the Court
that was against him. He then APP
pealed to the Supreme Court, and two
of the three Justices-being anxious
to attain cheap notoriety-set aside
the plain meaning of the law, and dis
covered to the Wisconsin people that
blacks had right to suffrage-the
very thing the people of that State
fondly imagined they had expressly
withheld,
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

The President has directed the mill
tary commission to proceed with the
trial of Major Gee, inasmuch as the
commission had commenced proceed
ings before the peace proclamation was
issued. The President, however, IN
structs the military court not to pass
sentence in the case, but to send the
fun record of the proceedings in the
trial. when it shall be concluded, to
Washington, to enable the Govern
ment to act Understandings in the
whole matter
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

Forty eight negro convicts, in Jail
at Washington, have been released
and seut to Louisiana under charge
of the Freedmens Bureau. A nOL
pros. was entered in each case on con
dition that the prisoner would go to
the South.
For the sake of consistency, it may
be as well to mention in this connec-
ton that Congress has recently passed
q resolution severely condemning
Switzerland for sending her convicts
to the United States The inconsist-
ency in this case is all the worse for
the probability that some of these
banished negroes were brought from
the South, well disposed and honest
"bOys,' and, after having been cor
rupted by Radical example at the cap
ital, are sent back spoiled to their old
homes.-Missouri Republican.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

UNDEsERvED SLIGHT.-The New
York mercantile journal. in enumera-
ting the names of Southern journals
eminent not only for their CONNER
cial character and liberal enterprise,
but for the valuable information con
tanned in their articles mentions the
Jackson News Il Mississippian and
the Jackson Standard, and absolutely
ignors the Clarion. Our neighbor is
entitled to better STANDARD.
True for you neighbor; but then
we hope to be able to get along with
out it; and we will IF the court IN
derstand herself, and she think she
do"
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

VIM. J. BROWN, Jr., Jackson Ms
A. b. DANCY, Canton.
WOOLFF & NORTON. Meridian
HALE, MURDOCH q PETERS, Co.-l
VIM. II. GILL, Gainesville. Ala.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

De Witt Williams, of jefferson coun-
ty, East Tennessee, Joined the Confed-
erite army at the beginning of the war,
fought calamity until its close in April,
1865, was paroled, returned to his home
in Tennessee and resumed his peaceful
invocation as quiet and orderly citizen.
He was indicted a few weeks since for
treason against his State-his treason"
consisting in his having belonged to the
Southern arny-tried before the circuit
court at cambridge, aud sentenced to the
penitentiaryfor the term offourteenyears.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

Es-The expected success of Wi
mans cigar ship has led to the revival
of another project, of which we re-
member to have heard a number of
years ago, a cylinder, or drum ship.
intended to roll over the surface of
the water, propulsion being aided by
paddle boards on the periphery and
the power applied to a continuous
cog on the inside-the machinery and
decks being hung to a central shaft.
The model, according to the Balti-
more Gazette, has made six miles an
hour by hand power.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

FIRST FRUITS OF THE FAIR.-At a
meeting yesterday of the ladies' COM
posing the Executive Committee, it was
resolved TO instruct the Treasurer and
Auxiliary Committee to forward with the
least possible delay, money and pro-
visions to relieve the most pressing needs
of the unfort!on people in the State of
Georgia This action was taken in
consideration of the deplorable condition
of the people of that State as set forth in
a letter of Governor Jenkins recently
published. The plan for distribution
of the funds accruing from the Fair has
not been determined upon, but it is be-
Gevsd that the nature of the appeal of
Governor Jenkins justifes the prompt
action of the Observation-Disclosures
Transcript
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

THE COUNTERPART BIBLE.-When
Gen. Sherman passed through and de
stroyed the city of jackson in July
1868, one of the soldiers stole Bible
kept at the Mayors Office. On the fly
leaf he wrote David W. Hills Book,
found at jackson, Miss, July the 18th,
1863, this Book is Counterband-lo
nor money can't get it.
A few days since, says the News
and Mississippian, our worthy ex-
Mayor, Mr.. Chas. H Manship, re-
ceived the Bible, accompanied by the
following note:
MEMPHIS. April, 1866.
Mr.. AaRship, formerly Mayor Of Jack
son, Mississippi:
DEAR SIR: / accidentally came in
possession of this Bible. which was
TAKEN by one David Hills, who con
sidered it ''Counterband.' it appears
that its injunctions were regarded con
traband, at least, judging from his
disregard.
return it to you to be placed in the
office again.
Respectfully yours,
T. F.P
send it to you, as You were Mayor
when it was taken. +.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

The REV. THEODORE CLAPP-We
regret to learn that this distinguished
dDine, for so many years a renowned
pulpit orator of New Orleans, is lying
very sick at his residence, on Green
street, in this city, and not expected to
recover. He has been bereft Of his
reason for nearly two weeks.-Louis-
vile Journal. 4th.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

The three leading newspapers of
Memphis keep remarkably even
course in the amount of their business
patronage The gross receipts of the
Appeal for the last quarter, as return
ed to the internal revenue officer, were
Sl6.I86; of the Bulletin Sl6,630; and
ofthe Avalanche ST. 900
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10
EYE, EAR, LUNGS, HEART, THROAT
AND CATARRH

The many wonderful cures performed by DR.
Bort on the above diseases in this city and in many
instances when all hope OF recovering by those dis
eased had been despaired of, stamp him among the
first physicians and surgeons in his profession Dr.
Boris Inirmray and consultation rooms are located
on the corner of North Third and Vine streets
where he can be consulted daily--St Louis Repub
hcan, August 30, 1865.
Circular containg symptoms of Catarrh and Lung
Diseases sent to any address by enclosing three
cent stamp. Address
DR. BORT.
Cor n Third and Vine ST. 81. Louis
Mav-dSwIw
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10
JACKSON. MISS.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

A Louisvillee editor lately, in COM
ing home from a trip was met at Gin
cinnati by one or two persistent news
boys, screaming in his ears, Here's
your Louisville Democrat, Journal,
and Courier take paper, Sir take
a paper" until they annoyed him, and
he said, go away. make them
things y meaning newspapers. "Come
along, Bill r shouted the impertinent
news boy, at the top of his voice, to
his companion; that's the reason are
can't sell 'emf'
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10
~The heavy and continues raj,

@The heavy and continues rains
of the past few days have probably
again injured the Central, railroad as
no mail was received here yesterday
from any point north of Canton. The
train from Meridian going west left
that point at about the hour that it
should have been here, and up to a
late hour last night had not arrived.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10

Two negro girls, sisters, named
Caroline and Susan Brown, residing
in Cooper county, quarrelled one day
last week about which should get the
dinner The matter was decided
against Susan's doing so, by Caroline
striking her with an axe, and killing
her. Caroline is in Jail in BoonviIle
We find this paragraph, apparently
from a Missouri paper) loaded, and
without credit, in the j. \. IL NJ" as
Partridge calls it. Have care neigh
Dor, or we shall soon see it quoted
extensively as a Mississippi item.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-10
The Press Convention.

At meeting Of the publishers of
the press Of the city of Jackson, held
yesterday,
On motion, Col J, J. Shannon of
the Clarion was called to the chair, and
Col. J. L. Power of the Standard, was
elected Secretary.
After some deliberation, the follow
ing resolutions were presented and
unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, A proposition has been
made to hold q Convention Of the
Press Of Mississippi at Jackson on
the first Wednesday in June, proz ,
with a view to the formation of Pub
fishers Association, to further the in
terests Of the Press of this State gen
orally, and to bring about a general
acquaintance and pleasant reunion Of
the conductors thereof; and
WHEREAS, The City Of Jackson has
been by common consent designated
as the place for the initiatory meeting :
Therefore,
Resolved, That we hail the PROPOSE
ton with satisfaction, and viii endeav-
or to make the visit of our brethren
agreeable
Resolved, That a committee con
sisting Of one representative Of each
paper in Jackson be appointed to cor
respond with the proper railroad Off
GERS, requesting them to pass free one
or two representatives of each paper
in this State to and from this Conven-
ton
Resolved, That like committee be
appointed to make all necessary ar
engagements for the reception and en-
tertainment Of our brethren during the
session Of this Convention.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing committee, in accordance with the
above resolutions
To Correspond ,ctth Rajlrooa Compo-
njes-Messrs. Power, Hamilton and
Yergcr
On 1rrangemeats-Messrs. Yerger,
Cooper and Shannon.
On motion the meeting adjourned,
subject to the call of the chairman
J. J. SHANNON, Chairman.
J. /. Power, Secretary.