The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-01
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
ALL sONrs Oh ITENIs.

If you wish to run for kongress, run
along you couldn't run down hill faster.
The price Of cat has advanced in Paris.
Many an American will be eating them for
chickens, or rabbits.
Population o~fProvidence :54,575. Ofthe
State of Rhode Island 1S5,915. OF Con-
necticut 100000.
millions for de fence" as the niger said
when a wrathy steer chased him across the
Park.
A barrel of flour can be purchased in
Paris, sent by rail and steamer to Liver
pool, and thence transported in a sailing
vessel to Boston, at less expense than it
now can be purchased in the latter city.
1t is amusing, says the Boston Post, to
Forney talk about bread and butter
while his face shines with Treasury fat like
a negroes lips In a bacon-house.
The Common Council of Buffalo have
passed an ordinance which fixes a penalty
of $50 for swearing in the street, with inn
prisonment in default of payment. That's
the reason pious old Ben. Wade carefully
abstains from visiting that lake city.
The Count de Greffulhe, who is reported
to have been the richest man in France,
died on the 9TH of April, at the age of nine
ty-two. His fortune is estimated mt from
forty to sixty millions of dollars, which he
has bequeathed to his nephews.
Sam, why am Members of Congress like
de fishes ?n 81 don't NEEDLE wild de sub
iec', Pomp." Why, don't you see, nigga ?
Dey's SO fond OBJ debate"
In 1864, Monroe County, N. Y, raised
more corn than any other county in the
State. The figures show 93S,S49 bushels,
valued that year at S1,374,S99; potatoes,
S724S2 bushels; butter, 1874 43 pounds.
The three articles were valued at $2,4l2,-
543.
The Chicago Journal says: "a gentle
man connected with the business manage
ment of this paper has eaten no meat for
fifteen years past, enjoys excellent health,
and has a complication that any lady might
covet for its clearness."
A lad in one of the public schools of Bos-
ton named W. A. Thomas was so severely
logged by Albion Cate, a sub-master, on
Tuesday, that his pants were cut through
and his back and legs covered with stripes
from the rod. A warrant was issued for
the arrest of Cate, but he sent in his resig-
nation and escaped from the city.
Gentlemen best acquainted with the bus
mess, compute that the whole number OF
sewing machines made in the United
States up to the close of the year 1866, was
about 100000. During the quarter ending
December 10, 1866, the number of machines
made by licensed companies, as reported
by them to Elias Howe, was 52,219l This
is above the rate of 100000 per nun
"Here's richness for you" in the shape
of a puff of the new ~foot-bridge that arches
over Broadway. We take it from among
the advertisement in the Sunday Mercury:
[Per,onal.l
WILL the young lady with high CATERS, REQ
w flannel drawers and satin corsets, that passed
over Fulton st. bridge at 2 O'Clock Saturday, ant
kindly noticed the gentleman with opera-glas,
who stood at foot of steps, please meet him under
the bridge Monday evening at half past 10.
In Wilbraham, Mass, a girl named Almi.
IA Stebbins died in giving birth to twins
the result of criminal intimacy with Ralph
Scripture, in whose family she lived
Scripture, the seducer, succeeded in com,
promising with Stebbins for his daughter
shame. The devil ought to quote Scrip,
ture.o