The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-22
News by Telegraph and Mails.

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
l3756@l372z.
General Grant has returned to Washing
ton.
JEFF. Davis and family left New York for
Montreal yesterday.
According to the returns of the Irish
Registrar General, for 1866, there were 93,-
5lS deaths Oh the island during the year,
and 1929 births. Yet, in spite OF this pre-
ponderance, the population decreased by
emigration 40,S2s
The Turf Congress is in session in Saint
Louis. tis not as well attended as antici-
pated. Neither the Buckeye, Woodlawn or
Lexington clubs are represented.
The President has accepted the offer of
the Knights Templars of Washington, to es-
cort him to Boston on the 24th OF June.
The suit against the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company, of New Jersey, to re-
cover policy of $4,000, with interest for
eight years, was decided for the plaintiff
The Company had refused payment because
their agent in the city received payment of
the premiums after the time therefor had
expired.
A Detroit paper reports case of "scan
mag" involving the ministers in zone of the
church societies in a neighboring village
down the river" The minister has been
suspended and the case is to be legally in
vestigated
On Wednesday last, while four men were
working in a stone quarry near Rondout,
New York, large mass of rock gave way
and fell upon them. Three of them were
instantly killed and the fourth was hem
med in so tightly that drills had to be used
to secure his release. His arm was crushed
and his feet badly bruised.
A negro in street car in New Orleans
threatened to shoot woman, who had pro-
tested against his insults, "as quick as he
would any d-n white rebel" The con-
ductor said he did not dare to put him out
as he was a colored man.
The indianapolis Herald tells of a row
the other day between some colored people
in Shelbyville in regard to the merits of the
Julian family. In the course of the quar-
rel one of the negroes Buncombe by name,
wound of which he died on Sunday.
The cash contributions in Boston for the
Cretans amounted to $500.
There is no Illumination in drunken cases
in Boston since the closing Of the law.
A man named Memo Grabid shot his
brother-in-law at Port Colborne, G. w,
and was shot himself by his own brother.
General Sickles has issued an order pro-
hibiting the distillation of spirits from
grain in the Second Military District.
Offenders are declared liable to punishment
by military commission. The reasons
assigned for the order are the scarcity of
food in the Carolinas, and the defrauding Of
the Government of large amount of reve-
nue..
A German in BellevIlle, Illinois, named
Berthclinger, who has been in destitute
circumstances, has just received the cheer
ing news from Fatherland that he has fallen
heir to S3,5OO,OOO.
Six lives were lost yesterday by the burn
ing of the Ingram County, Michigan, Poor
house.
Though Fort Buford was not captured
by the Indians, as reported, 1t was besieged
by them from December to March. The
garrison was reduced to great straits for
water, and compelled to dig a well to pro-
cure it.
The Soldiers and Sailors Union of
Washington is about to undertake an in
vestigation of the method by which ap-
pointments have been made by all appoint
ing officers of the Government.