The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-22

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FiBEIN ruE CoUNrRY.-Thc dwelling of
Mr.. Anderson, about two miles from New
Comcrstown, Tuscarawas county. was cou-
sumed by fire on Sunday morning last.
The family were all ut home, but no one
knows how the lire originated. Loss about
$1,000.
\ fire In Cleveland, on Wednesday NOR
ming, 18th inst destroyed Shappcc's groce-
ry store, and rendered several families
homeless and almost destitute. The loss Is
about $1,000, partially insured.
The Eaton Register says that Ole An
dreas Hansen, a Norwegian, who has been
tarrying a week in Eaton ITO fulfil an II
gagcment Of tho heart, as is rumored,"
stands : feet ~ inches high, and weighs
$40 pounds.
A $500 horse was stolen from Mr.. Sam'l
Howell, near Springfield, on Thursday
night last. Three spruce young negroes
are d%eprcdating In the vicinity. One y
plains the other.
Some of the friends of General Schcnck
assert that he has retracted his determine
ton to allow the use of his name by the
Negro Suffrage State Convention as II can
didate for Governor. The Radical leaders,
like rats, are shy Of a sinking ship.
DAYTON IN CLEvELAND.-The Plain Deal
er, of Friday, affords us this item Captain
f. c. Ellis, DIR. II. X. Steel, and &. Herchel-
rode, +. NJ. Davies the Police Commissions
ers Of Dayton. accompanied by W. d.
Bickham, of the Dayton Journal, are in the
city to-day, looking into the workings of
our Metropolitan police system. The
Police Commissioner of this city are do
ing the honors of the occasion.
Brother Bick. will fix things, no doubt.
How lucky are our people, in being reliev-
ed of all care in the selection of their day
and night guardians!
Up at Cleveland a rascal standing near
the ticket Office of the Toledo railroad, on
Wednesday snatched ahandful of change
bill and postal notes. to the amount of $40
that was handed ont to a traveller, by the
ticket agent. The scamp was successful in
getting away with his booty.
On Saturday the Mayor of Cincinnati
issued his proclamation ordering all owners
of dogs to have them muzzlcd from that
day until the expiration of five months.
Those interested not complying with the
proclamation lay themselves liable to ar
rest, as they become law-breakers. The
hpdrophobia season is fully upon us, and
too much care can not be exercised in this
matter.
To follow suit, in that line of precaution,
wouldn't hurt Dayton very much.
LIBERAL-Van Amburgh's Menagerie,
at Cincinnati, will devote the proceeds, of
three different performances, this week, to
the Southern Relief fund. \ most christ
ian example.
The Western Reserve tOhio) Chronicle
says Il family of huge dimensions moved
into that section a few days ago. 1t con-
sisted ola father, mother and twenty-three
children.
A MosT UNPLEASANT STTUATToN.-A st.
Louis paper of Friday has the following
'SOme days ago a lady named Mrs. II. W.
Whittcmore, arrived in this city from
Franklin, Ohio. She stopped at Il hotel on
Fourth street, but falling short of money
she was unceremoniously elected from the
premises. Mrs. Whittemore came to St.
Louis to meet her husband, but through
some unexplained accident she failed to do
so, and having been robbed of her pocket
book containing all her money Oh board
rho Train gha NVa ,1n,,l Il, ,,,-t ,a,
barrassing and painful condition. Fortu-
nately she encountered in her wandcrings
Il kind lady who, being made acquainted
with her story, furnished her with lodging
and every thing necessary for her comfort
William Finn, father of Judge Jacob
Finn. of Cincinnati, died at his late resi-
dence near Plainville, Hamilton county
Ohio, m Saturday, In the eighty-sCcond
year of his age. The deceased was born in
Wood County. Virginia, and landed at the
mouth of the Little Miami River with his
father when three years old. He was one
of the original pioneers, and died in the
same township in which he first settled.
He was Il man of herculean frame and
great native good sense.
\ Massachusetts paper has the following:
"An ohio merchant died recently, leaving
a fortune of $4,000 to his afianced wife,
provided she remains single until she is
t~wenty-fOur. This lucky heiress has been
for two years an operative in the Lyman
mills at Holyoke, but is now residing with
her parents in New Salem.
The remains ola man, supposed to have
been n pedlar, named Kelly, have been
found on a farm in Orange Township, near
Pomcroy, Ohio. A coat, stocking, table
cloth, thread and parts of a memorandum
were found near by.
9ufat Auttfrs.