The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-29
News by Telegraph and Mails.

Government employees are to work un-
der the eight hour rule, by resolution OF
the House.
Four children Of one family died of star
walton, near Dalton, Gcorgia,
TheMetropolitan Police Bill to take eff
feet in this city dayton was passed yes-
terday.
The Mexican imbroglio Is assuming a
more desperate and bloody character than
ever.
The Banks of New York propose to EN-
ploy private detectives. Then somebody
will have to be employed to watch them.
So we go.
Advices received state that the Nova
Scotia Parliament have indorscd the action
Of the Canadian confederation, and have
elected delegates by large maiorties.
The colorcd voters Of Tennessee are in
vited to send representatives to the Rcpub-
lican Congressional Convention, called to
meet in Nashville on the 10th of May next.
The bill in the Ohio Legislature for the
purchase of the National Road Bridge at
GAINESVILLE was lost on its passage.
The Republican party of North Carolina
have organized on the fundamental basis
of union, liberty and equality.
Mr. G.. Roberts, of Columbus, o.. com
mitted suicide on the 2Sth by hanging him
self to the bed post.
The house of MIR. Hcckcl, with five of his
children, was burned last night at Suilield
Center, o.
The faro and keno banks of Chicago are
faring badly. Nightly raids are being
made on these institutions by the officials
of the city.
An association has been inaugurated in
New Orleans to raise monument to Arte-
mus Ward-the late Chas +. Brown.
The Kentucky election is to take place on
the 4th ofMay.
Much of the country ON the lower Miss
issippi Is being Inundated, the leyees have
broken in places.
Yesterday morning Il locomotive on the
Grand Trunk Railway, at Fort Erie, eX-
ploded scaldng the engineer and wound
ing the fireman. William o. Bird, Jr.,
Deputy Collector Of that port, received in
juries.
Day before yesterday man, his wife and
children, while crossing the st. Lawrence
River in sleigh, broke through the ice
and were drowned.
Margaret Walker has been confirmed by
the Senate as Postmistress at Sidney, Ohio /;
and W. 5. Newton at Gallipolis, Ohio
Maria l.. Hood, at Mt. Vernon, Ohio and
james R. Stansberry, at Newark, Ohio.
Richard Rainstorth was arrested in New
York City, on the 2Stli for attempting to
defraud several Insurance companies in
Chicago, and Is now awaiting requisition
from the Governor Of Illinois.
The President has nominated General
Rousseau as Brigadier-general in the regu-
lar army, rice Rosecrans, resigned,
The Post special says that the Senate will
probably reject General Slocum's appoint
ment.
The steamer Union sailed for Europe,
taking S3O,5OO I'm specie.
The Ohio River Bridge Company is ex-
citing considerable interest at Louisville.
Kentucky. The City Council granted the
right ofway through the City to the Com
pany.
AT three O'Clock Thursday morning, a
destructive fire occurred at Louisville, de-
strOying property TO the amount of $4,000.
A man named Addison Green was shot,
on Monday, on a fat-bOat, six miles above
Caledonia, by man named Add. Thomas.
he shooting is said to have been done in
self-defense.
We see 1t stated that owing to recent de-
eisions of the Supreme Court the blanks
now being circulated by the Auditor Of
State for township assessors omit the
item of shares in National banks in The
hands of shareholders, required to be listed
under former act of the Legislature.
The Greclan Government has asked the
leading Powers Of Europe to intervene for
the prevention of further bloodshed in
Gambia.
A man named Reeves, living at Sandy
Vile, Warren County, Iowa, murdered his
infant child, on Thursday, by choking II
to death He was arrested,
a duel is on the tapis, between two Mis-
sissippi editors. One of the parties left on
the Il. E. Lee last evening They are TO
meet at Milliken's Bend, on Saturday.