The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-02
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TheaOhlo Statesmen announces that all
the railroads eentering ht Columbus have
consented TO carry persona to and from the
Democratic State Convention on the sth OF
January for halfriare.
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fItf AS we wrte--andit's all rght--thc clock
strikes twelve. The old ycarR goes out with
a spasm. the new one comes In with jerk.
Journal, Jdnud'g lstss W
sublime Especially the 'jerkF'
l9s eE- Remember that the Fair At Glegg's
6phdi Hall closes Tonight.
THE JoURNA1.-On the, first day of the
new year, the Dayton Joarnol appeared in
new and very becoming dress. We re-
cord, with pleasure, this substantial evil
dence of our neighbors prosperity.
eg-The total number of fires and fire
alarms for the year ending December 3lst
1869, was forty-tliree. Total amount of
loss Sl7 900, with an Insurance of $4,000,
Ieavinga total loss over insurance of $4,000,
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., eg-The total number of marriage licenses
issued by the Probate Judge of this County
for the year ending December 3lst 1866,
was six hundred and five. The total num-
ber in December was sixty-fiye.
CE-Take Notice, that several of the most
valuable prizes win be drawn for tonight
at the Fair at Clegg's Hall.
gE~The clergymen at Norwich, Connec-
ticut, have protested against Sunday funer-
ais, and request folks to die before Thurs
days. The Boston Post says the accouchers
are advocating the same measures in their
line.
LNg eW@Dr. Richardson and Mr. Batcheder,
the saw-dnst funeral aud life insurance
swindlers, whose singular case reached
such notoriety, have been discharged from
custody over at Lebanon. They havemade
an extensive and expensive tab1 pas from
which they will not beyery readily deodoI-
iced
tB-One of the unfortunate soldicrslately
massaered near Fort Kearney. was Captain
f. II. Brown, son of Toledo merchant.
He enlisted early in the rebellion, with the
-0G Sda f5Si osp sSs"%s SH pos
~ ton he held when the ''red devils per-
formed their late bloody work.
RAILROAD SMAsH--Near RichmoAd Ind,
on Monday morning, an ugly accident oc-
lt u cured on the Chicago Air Line Road. The
locomotive was thrown into dteh and
completely wrecked, the tender ind bag
H gage car materially smashed and the En-
gineer killed. He was from NV York
and was on his second trip over he road.
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ET~ Many farmers, about Smithland
Southern Kentucky, have raised this yeal
from ten to twenty, and some b high at
thirty acres of cotton, which 9owth has
-sl R been favored by the season, anb the crops
have yielded surprisingly well br the eli.
sarl mate This will bring some m9ey from
source never depended upon bebre by oui
farming community.
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6 * ,Cs- Bumgardner, tor murdet is to bt
4, e@@ NsLlg, on the 18th February ihxt, up N
Hc' SSssSarietta. On Thursday night l4t he made
y desperate attempt t. tescapelfrom Jail
knocking down and seferey itiuring the
Deputy Sheriff, and iecely atdcking the
Sheriff and those assisting hit. He was
finally secured, after receiving sne shot in
the face and another in he sho5der.
EY The tcket-holdes in tie Fair al
Clegg's Hall should all bon hand tonight
as the drawings will posdyely come off.
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SNOWMAN BURNED CR.-On Saturday
forenoon last the hous ssituated on the
farm of John Robinson, BE famous show.
man. one and half Hes beyond Will
liamsburg, Brown Cour4 caught fire anC
burned to the ground. DC occupants die
not have time to renlov the furniture tht
house contained. Tie n is estimated al
about $4,000, which here is no insur.
ance.
DEATH or AN EMINENT slnEsT.-rhe Gin
asl cnnati papers chronicH the decease o
Rev. +. p. Corcoran, otbat city, and al
unite in lauding his emeht Christian vir
tues. He was ChaplaiIH the 6lst Reg
1879 ment o. V. l.. Colonel [cGroarty. Witt
the regiment he was dhhently popular
and when failing heatlsompced him K
return home from the my, it was Will
regret that his comradeparted with him
~ For several years he wthe well known
pastor of the Church oAaC Holy Angels
He never recovered fro Die disease con
tracted on the field, antor many month";
he has been falling.
gE~ We are highly gttfed TO find OF
table a copy of the enton Democrat
especially because we Gerve in its Ed
torial and publishing deItments the name
of our good friend Dan'9flnnagan, Esq.
who is by no means a ndce in newspaper
life In Ohio. Mr.. Flanganis is a natura
Democrat, very fairmter, skillfu
printer jealous busine man and mos
genial gentleman. The emocracy Of th'
town of Kenton and the unity of Hardin
win, II they consult the home interests