The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-27
News by Telegraph and Mail.

Gold closed, yesterday, in New York, at
1888.
The famous stallion George NJ. Patchen
has been sold for $1,000
Hiram Powers, the eminent sculptor. is
on his way home. He has resided in Flor
ence since 1887.
We learn from New Orleans that three
deaths from yellow fever have occurred in
that city.
The army worm Is sravaging the orchards
in Niagara County, New York, and in
places the whole population is engaged in
fighting the pestiierous nuisance.
There have been several cases of Asiatic
cholera in Galveston, Texas. The city is
in poor sanitary condition.
The Marquis of Butte has purchased
Louden Castle, in Ayrshire, the seat of the
Marquis of Hastings for S1,735,OOO Losses
by horse racing compelled the Marquis of
Hastings to sell. .....
The New York Tribune states that the
Colorado volunteers seem by no means
eager to fight under Gen. Sherman; but
the streets ofPenyer are dotted with black
flags, indicating determination to the
Indians"
The Wheeling MteAigencer says that
suit has been brought by Jos. ii. Pendleton
and others, for the purpose of breaking
the will-of the late Alexander Campbell,
Of Bethany, by which some 100000 worth
of property was devised,
Burmah is said to be still the theater of
famine, and the King is buying up grain
for his troops.
The Sheriff, at st. Louis. has seized about
one hundred and twenty tuns of railroad
iron belonging to John C. Fremont des-
tined for the use of the Atlantic and Paci-
fic Railroad. The writ was in favor of the
German Savings Bank.
Mississippi sent 10000 men to the rebel
army, losing by battle and disease $1,000.
Her colored population is $4,000 in excess
of the white,
At Hackensack, New Jersey, on Sunday,
the Office of Mr.. Garrett Ackerman vas
broken into and robbed by burglars of the
sum of $4,000 worth of Government and
Bergen county bonds.
1t is charged that an over-charge of city
lion of dollars, has been discovered in New
Orleans.
Patrick Meyin, sixty years old, went ON
the roof of a iive-story house in Nashville,
on Sunday night, slipped and fell to the
ground. Instant death was, of course, the
consequences. Ll-aD. -.
A meeting of merchants, bankers, and
III. 4,
to day, to make arrangements for a suita-
BILE reception of the President on his re-
turn from the East.
The cashier of the Vicksburg bank,
which was reported to have failed, has tele-
graphed to the Secretary of the Treasury
that the institution is all right.
The strike of the Washington bricklay-
ers on the Treasury extension building has
come to an end. Other men have their
places, and the strikers are out of pocket
and out of n job.
Charles Mason, of Des Moines, was nomi-
mated for Governor by the Iowa Democra-
cy yesterday. John Rhinehart is the can
didate for Lient. Governor.
Captain c. w. Gould and three other lu-
hatlcs, one OF theu u DVy, saheu from BAL
timOre on saturday, for Europe, in boat
of two and half tuns measurement. The
yacht is called the John Il. Ford.
The case Of Edwin Forrest and wife has
been decided by the supreme Court, and
Edwin has been condemned to pay alimony
from tie date of separation.
A large and destructive fire occurred in
Union City, Inds yesterday. AT the time
of dispatching Que whole square was in
flames, and it was impossible to tell where
the conhagration would end, as there was
no FIRE engine in the place. ...|
The fireworks in a manufactory in Bal
timore exploded yesterday, and besides Sc
verely injuring the proprietor, one of the
workmen named Humphrey was so badly
hurt that he is not expected TO live.
There were two hundred and ninety
eight cases Of yellow fever on the island in
May, fifty four ofwhioh proved fatal, which
is fifty more than in May last year.
cargo OF negroes was landed at Porto
Padne, and another was expected some-
where else. FH