The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-24
News by Telegraph and Mail

The Galveston papers Indignantly deny
that Massey, the Fenianinformer, was ever
a Colonel of any Texas regiment
/, The Ocean Queen arrived in New York
yesterday from Aspinwall, with $l,l45,OOO
treasure and 2s3 passengers.
A party of Pittsburgers, representing
capital of $3,OOO.000, have commenced buy
ing crude petroleum, Tor delivery at any
time during 1868, at their option o.
The newspapers of South Carolina and
Georgia state that the Sea Island cotton
crop will be very profitable one. Cotton
mills are going up in several localities. ,.
The Vermont Democratic Convention
was held at Montpelier on Saturday, and
the following nominations were made For
Governor, j. L. Edwards; Lieut.. Governor,
Waldo Brigham.
AT recent fire in Chicago young lady
named Amelia Salanon, In saving the lives
of Others lost her own, and after the flames
were extinguished she was found i'll the
ruins burned to a crisp.
The export of specie from New York
! yesterday was $462, ,300.l ,. ......
Z A new bug, similar TO thevihe destroyer,
has made its appearance and is creating
great havoc in the potato fields in many
1parts Of Wisconsin. Many farmers are re-
| planting, in hopes the bug will disappear
before the Vines viii come up again.
IL is announced that some people walk
twenty-five miles to Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, to obtain the rations of bread anc
meat distributed from the Freedmen'i
Bureau at that point. ."
Spotted Tail, the Indian chief, is a
Laramie endeayoring to make SOME AMIGA
BILE adjustment of the Indian troubles. A
! few days ago he showed his sincerity by
selzing andturning over to General Sher
man a white man who proposed to him t
attack a train near by, The man is nov
In custody. a-so 10 yrug 4gIr.
The mall train going west from Whining
-tton, N. c., on Saturday night, brok
,fl through some trestle works at Peacock
= Station, and by the accident two mcn wer
killed and several persons injured
= q BY anIorder of Colonel Sprague, con
manding the District of Florida, of May 2
1867, the entire coast of the State is quaran
tined to prevent the introduction by ve'
sells of cholera and yellow fever.
During May the aggregate losses in. IL
I United States, caused by fire, each linvoN
= ing loss ofat least $4,000, were 's2,l2O
8 OO2 The aggregate losses during the ye'
a. thus far, have been Sl6,52S,0OO. .as
.1l A telegram from Utica states that a d
structive fire occurred In the village
lS Camden, New York, yesterday afternoo
ts The Park Hotel, Episcopal and 'Methoii
i churches, and number of other building
were burned. The loss Is not less tina
$4,000, .......,..... ."'.
y PAiarse number OF Prussiat iton-worl
lers arrived il Plttsburg )Oh Saturday, d
rect from their native land, having bee
= sent out by agents Of certain PittsbuT
W y, mills, whose owners had determined
.d protect themselves in that way again
future strikes.
u III a hght between the Indians and owe
land stage passengers, at Big Timber
the 10th Inst. George W. Brownen,
or GalepA, Illinois, and two unknown soldie
ID. were killed, " Blake Of Philadelphia, W
cd, wounded. The latter went out on the la
oss excursion party. ~ .s.Efa..
o., Ss The County Treasurer's Office of Deka
ON county, Indiana, was entered on the mig
M Of the 10Th of February last, and the su
loClsbopt eighteen thousand dollars was
tracted from the safe. A reward was oifC
Il ed of five thousand dollars for the arrest
Ais; .o the thief and at least half OF the mone
-. The treasurer, Colouel Cole, has been
rested by detective. .srffIsr,fl#
the tn. Major wickliffe Cooper, Of the Seven
United States Cavalry, was killed, by
dlans, near Fort Mcpherson, recently
n served through thewaf'of fhe rebellion
hat terlng the army as q private soldier, a
I. whining his'way, by distinguished gallal
'vE, ry, to the Qoloneley Of the Fourth k'
an: an. tucky, ,Cayalry, and Majors eomm''s'
tied In the regular army.
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