The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-11
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Thu Hartford Times says that forty-one
fire insurance companies have wound up
business during the present year, and the
lst Of January will probably show many
more, judging from the continued preva-
ience Of large and disastrous fires through
ont the country.
Pure salt in abundance has been found
In southwestern Kansas. One record says
it completely covers the ground, forming q
crust, and can be shoveled up by cart loads
4 dispatch from New Orleans says Gem
eral CAsrELNAU and MAMMALIAN have a
secret understanding, looking fayorably
toward the restoration of jUAREz's Presi-
dency about the middle of next month.
The steamer Rising Star, from California,
with dates 10 the 9TH ult., and $S7l,16I in
treasure, arrived yesterday in New York.
All quiet on the lsthmus. Chilli refused
the proposed mediation Of England and
France.
Ex-President BrsT, ofPeru, and Cabinet.
have been sentenced to fifteen years ban
ishment as traitors, and fined fifty per cent.
of the three millions paid the Spanish
Minister in 1865.
The Cleveland Leader (Itadieal) pro-
nounces the alleged counts in AsuLEY's lm-
peachmcnt resolution 'stuG" and as sound
ing too much like the clap-trap of a
demagoguc."
Cholera has broken out among the United
States troops detained at Nicaraugua. en-
route for California.
At Lafayette Tennessee. on the 3lst
uit., WILLIAM IL. GERmCK, a brakeman, was
killed while coupling cars. He was for
merly employed on the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton Railroad, and has a family
living in Cincinnati or Dayton.
Governor SALISBURY, in his message to
the Delaware Legislature, opposes the con-
stitutional amendment approves of the sell
ing of negroes into slavery as the best pun
ishmcnt for crime, and the most salutary
restraint against its commission.
Judge BALLARD on yesterday decided, in
the United States Court ut Louisville, that
the pardon of an offender for selling cigars
without revenue stamps did not remit any
part of the fine allowed the informers.
The French steamer Floride, from Vera
Cruz, touched at Havana, and sailed again
for st. Nazaire, on the 2Gth ultimo, with
955 officers and men who have been in
service In Mexico.
A division of Washington Territory is
proposed, with the object et creating a new
State from the counties bordering on
Puget's Sound and those east of the noun
tains, together with portion OF Oregon.
A suit has been brought at Virginia City.
Nevada, against the Savage Mining Com
pany, to recover six hundred feet of min
ing ground and damages to the amount of
five hundred thousand dollars.
An oil well has been sunk in st. Clair
county, Ala, TO the depth of nine hundred
feet, and oil is procured in great abund-
ance.
Reliable advices have been received that
the plot of the Greeks in the Mediterranean
Islands to assert their independence Is
spreading rapidly, .,Formidablelpopular up
Tisings have occurred in other islands.
Massachusetts has three negroes in her
Legislature, and three hundred and fifty
tour in her State Prison.
Chicago dispatch says the famous
STEWART divorce case came up again on
Wednesday. An immense crowd was in
attendance. Four witnesses were exam
lned, and the testimony was very damaging
20 the Reverend %.
There will be two reports from the New
Orleans Riot Committee. The minority
report will exonerate the city and State
authorities from blame. The majority re-
port will show that it was not the work of
mob but was preconcerted.
Forty-slx United States soldiers, sent to
san Francisco via Nicaragua, died on the
passage, of cholera, which is said to be
raging there. California passengers vta
that route We're detained on the Isthmus,
being too late TO connect with the Califor-
mia steamer.
The Japan Herald says two more fires
occurred at Yokohama, one of which de-
stroyed the British Hotel, and compH-
ments the French sailors on their efforts to
eNtiuguish the flames.
Wolf and Lamb PrOLectiOu-Nevy