The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-21
News by Telegraph and Mail.

Gold closed yesterday, in New York, at
1874.
Five negroes were severely wounded in
Nashville, yesterday, by an explosion Of
blasting powder.
At Montgomery, Alabama, and Rich
mond, Virginia, the blacks who have reg
istered outnumber the whites.
Chief Justice Chase has denied that
parties South, owing debts North, who
paid Confederate receivers, are now dis
charged of their obligations. d.
The Republicans of Iowa have nominated
Hon. Samuel Merrill for Governor.
The eight-hour law has beeh passed by
both Houses of the Connecticut LegislR-
Two young ladies have been court mar
tIaled in Florida, for putting flowers on
Confederate graves. -. pa a r
The State ticket nominated In California
by the Republican party does not give sat
isfaction, and another Convention, for the
Reorganization Of the party, has been
called.
The papers are getting up evidence to
show that Hendershott, who drummed
himself into the affections of silly girl
and ran away with her the other day, is a
lhumbug.
The people of Central City, Colorado.
have subscribed five thousand dollars to be
paid for Indian scalps, with the ears on,
at the rate of $40 apiece. ...
1t is reported from Cuba that Royal de-
cree was received from Spain, freeing all
colored children, born of slave parents, in
the island, on and after the first Of July
next.
In the match game for the billiard cham
pionship of Ohio, played at Cleveland yes
terday, John Frawley beat Harry ChoatC
by 500 points, and retains the champion
cue.
A freshet at Sing Sing, N. Y, on Tues
day, carried away a large number Of build
iugs on the hill, including Serwillgen's sash
T and blind factory. The loss aggregate
over 100000.
Hon. Henry Dodge, formerly United
States Senator from Wisconsin, died q
Burlington, Iowa, on Wednesday evening
His age was eighty-fve.
ny lHC hlhB VI hhN ENii'AA'''i ' "h'N
ties, in Philadelphia, there have already
been thirteen deaths from injuries received
and about thirty persons were more or les
wounded. .
Correspondence from Ireland states pos
. itively that James Stephens had just pai'
visit to Dublin, and returned to Franc
after attempting to defend his course in
II Ill =, n,,I1 ~
y hope for the cause.
Three men seized truck-load of wllisk!
in New York, under pretense Of heini
United States detectives, and escaped witt
their plumber before the trick was dis
= covered. 30 90
A darky preacher was telling how Adam
twas the first man created, and set al
, against the fence to dry. An old brotbe
who sometimes had lucid ideas, interrupte'
! him and said "If dat IS true, who mad
the fenee2" Pass around de sasser.
, Daniel Cummings, employed at mill a
Hastings, Minnesota, got some of hi
clothing caught upon the teeth of q olrcu
Ira saw, was drawn against it, and save,
|, nearly In two, dlagonally from the lef
8 shoulder through the breast before tn
: machinery could be stopped. His death, q
q course, was instantaneous. E..
= A little son of Mr.. John Stevens, of De
troit, aged IL years, died on Saturday las
OF hydrophobia. The little fellow, Will
Z playing ball on the common, about fiv'
I; weeks ago, was slightly bitten by dog
which had taken the ball In his mouth, hold
ing it until compelled to drop it by the lac
: whom the brute snapped at.