The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-10

HIGHLY SRNsATIoNAL.-Thc Journal of
this morning contains paragraph with the
startling ead-lincs-"IIighway Robbery !
A Highly Vanished Rumorr' and then
goes on TO detail the particulars of u high
way robbery which is alleged TO have taken
place near the Mad River bridge on Satur-
day night.
The prolific brain of the ''local" of the
JonrndL and his semi-oilicial nformants Is
likely TO make Mad River bridge as celc-
brated as the fishing grounds along that
stream. The true version of the FafIair is
this: .a
Three or four young men going home
from some place of amusement in Dayton,
about twelve o'clock on Saturday night,
heard II noise as of some person in distress.
Proceeding TO the place, on the bank of Mad
River, about quarter of mile above the
bridge they discovered u man in a bcastly
state of intoxication, lying under buggy
which had been overturned by driving up
steepembankment. They endeavored to
get him admitted at several places, without
Esq, who opened his house and took him
in, and himself and family We're kept wait
ing on him and cleaning up his filth until
Nlaylight.
! Mr. Kelly then hired wagon and had
/ the man taken TO the livery stable Of Sam.
wild, whose horse and buggy he had hired
7 the evening before. There are in Mr. Kel-
ly's possession a lapine siver watch re-
/ volver, and 80 10 in money, all the fellow
! had about him when found-the money be-
! ing counted by the parties present at the
suggestion OF Mr.. Kelly. The man gave
| his name as Good, and he can have the above
articles by paying for the trouble and ex-
| pense incurred. That's the whole story.
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| Ar OosT.-Don't buy Clothing of amy
kind, before you see Swarz, for he will sell
you bargains before he removes, i
| ToBAcco.-Thc Connecticut Tobacco rails
ers held their annual convention at Hart
ford on the Sd inst, and a sketch Of their
doings may be of some interest 10 dealers
In the article IN this region. The reports
| from the crops were 10 the effect that In
some localities the quality was poor and
the quantity deficient. In other portions
OF the State the color of the tobacco was
not so good as usual, owing TO the drought
| in the summer. The~crop would also be
| short In weight. The convention adopted
resolutions protesting against any material
change in tax from the manufactured arti-
clio TO the leaf tobacco, aud appointed the
officers Of the association committee to
confer with the members Of Congress in re-
lation 10 the tax on the leaf which they
would oppose 10 the last.
IR accordance with an established Gus
tom, the churches of this city are holding
meetings for prayer every evening during
the week-it being the first week Of the
new year.
JoHN Il. GOudH, the temperance lecturer
who was invited 10 visit Dayton this winter
has declined, for the reason that engage
ments already made will occupy his time
until the first OF May.
AcUIpKST.-Between twelve and one
o'clock to-dayJa young man, who was driv-
ing rather spirited horse In Fifth street
met with rather serious accident, The
horse turned the corner of 81. Clair street
rather suddenly and threw the young man
out OF the buggy, cutting his head badly
He was conveyed 10 the office OF Dr. Nell
benny where his wound was dressed. Hi
injuries are not considered dangerous.