The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-12
News by Telegraph and Malls.

GEORGE II. W1GGIN was assaulted by
three roughs in Chelsea, Mass, Saturday
night, and robbed of nearly four thousand
dollars
Mr. McHENRY one of the members of
the Kentucky Legislature, who has just re-
turned from Washington, says that in the
latter city more fear is entertained of the
President Joining the Radicals, than of
the Radicals impeaching the President.
shouldn't wonder at all.
The bonded warehouse OF MILLER 81 Co,
No. 80 Wa,;er street, New Yorktwas robbed
on Sunday night of silks, owSed by A. T.
STEWART. vi,iued at $4,000.
In the STEWART divorce case, at Chicago,
Judge JAAns,,N, yesterday morning. granted
a new tripl, the only point being admis-
sions which he, had himself given the jury
Upon the rendering of the decision, STEW
ARTS counsel announced that the means OF
their client had been exhausted, and Il di-
vorcc may be had.
Yesterday, down at Mobile, fire occur
/ red which destroyed some eighteen business
establishments. Loss $S00,O00
/ SANFORD CoNovER was yesterday con-
yicted by the jury in the District supreme
CourC for perjury in connection with the
investigation Of the alleged completely of
JEFF. DAVIS ia the assassination of Mr..
LINCOLN. IL is not said whether 10. HON,
his suborncr, tried to help him out.
BNGuAM, of Ohio, has new bantling
for Union-a proposition that when the
States lately in rebellion shall adopt the
Constitutional amendment and q gree to
equal suffrage, they shall be represented in
Congress. Until they do this they are
to be under military law.
A ferry boat was capsized in Baltimore
Bay, yesterday, and six persons lost, three
Of them passengers.
General GRANT, in a circular Just issued
says that hereafter boys under the age OF
twenty will not be enlisted, except fol
the purpose of learning music aud then
only to keep step to the music of the
Union" of all the States, of course.
The stern-wheel steamer Caroline sunk
in Red River, near Shreveport Louisiana
on the 9th instant, owned by Captain GEO
WOLF, of Cincinnati and Captain VIM. MET
oALFE, of CoYington, Kentucky, valued al
S24000, and insured in Cincinnati offices
for $4,000.
The steamer Die Vernon. bound from
Napoleon for Memphis, struck snag and
sunk at Australia, on Sunday morning
She was valued at $4,000 and insured in
st. Louis and Cincinnati offices for $4,000
The Marion County Uowa) Treasury was
robbed Oh Saturday night of over $4,000
No clue has been obtained to the robbers
SOLOMON JOHNSON, a colored man, form
erly President LnCoLN's barber, has been
appointed a first-cass clerk in the Treas
ury Department, in Washington, with &
desk in the Secretary's office.
Nine buildings, mostly stores, in Ottawa
Illinois, were burned on Sunday night
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
; A train on tine Atlantic q Great Western
Railway ran OFF the track near Greenyille
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a few days
since, the ears rolling down an embank'
ment, and killing some three hundred hog'
and number of cattle.
The lard-oil factory of PAGE & SPRAGUE
Chicago, vas burned Sunday night. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
Yesterday afternoon, in Cincinnati, q
Mrs. NEIsHAUER, proprietor of boarding
house at the northeast corner of Central
avenue and Ninth street, was robbed OF
( 81, ,ls0---of which 81 100 was in bonds. The
money had been confided TO her by hei
? husband Tor safe keeping, early in the day