The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-13
News BY Telegraph and Mails,

Gold closed in New York, on Saturday at
1859. .t.
A fire at Saginaw City Mich, on Sunday,
destroyed an entire block of wooden build
ings on Water street, from Cass to Van
'Buren. Loss, $4,000; insurance, s3OOOO.
The Peruvian Congress has declared all
disagreement with Chilli ended, and the
countries more firmly united than ever.
a fire at Hubbardston. on Thursday de-
.stroyed the stores of var, Saver D. II.
Cory, A. A. Sunderin and r. Webber.
Total loss, $4,000. Insurance, about SIS
O0O
It is said that Greece buys ysseven monitors
from the United States. '....
The Prince of Wales is in Paris.
The jewels ofthe Queen Of Spain have
been recently sold in london. One watch
brought E2I00O Sterling. ........
Horace Greeley, and others, are in Rich
mond prepared to give bail for Jefferson
Davis, Should occasion require. " y p
People are flowing into Texas from every
portion of the civilized world. The pop
ulatlOn is ABOUT l.2Uo.OOD .u1
"A million of dollars is annually made by
thesae!of Florida cedr%oodfor Ieadpen-
cils., ..-......i.. ....I.. ....... ....,.....
The Boston Ifdceter says that the State
Gonstables. are now going rmto private
houses to seize liquors stored there. w
The eight-hour strike in Chicago has at
tracted large numbers of laborers thither
| from the adjacent country, and the places
vacated Dy the strikers are nearly all filled
by the new comers. ,.. r
~Adviees from the Argentine Republic
state that the Mendoza revolutionists were
defeated on the lst of April, after fight OF
four hours .rg .ar.a on -.....3ar
The Columbian Congress passed the bill
over Mosquero's veto, directing the sale Of
| all vessels in the Columbian navy. 4l.'
Washington dispatches state that the
President will probably be compelled, by
the pressure of business, to abandon his
projected Southern trip. ...
The remains of q young lady, Addie
GOodeho,tgh, ,who is supposed to have been
murdered by her father, some months since,
at Brandon, Vermont, have been found on
the Chittenden Mountain, four miles from
home, in good state of preservation.
The widest bridge in the, world that
which spans the Thames from Battersca to
Pimlico, was opened on the 25th ult. for
traffic. 1t is $40 feet wide, with space
enough for eight lines of rails.
Brigands continue to infest the country
round Rome, A detailed report, just, pub
lished by the italian OGctal Ga-ette, shows
that during the first quarter of 1867, fifty
two brigands had been arrested, and four
teen killed, with arms in their hands.
The disbursements OF the Treasury, last
week, were s22S3,2s6. The Internal rev
enue receipts for the same period were 81,
573. .429 n q lE 81
FX-COnfederate General Joe Johnston
was heavy loser by the Parkman detail
cation in the Selma (Alabama) National
Bank. er .-..sg Boo. ...
There was n second shock of an earth
quake at Nebraska City, at about3 3 o'clock
on the morning of the 3D. inst. 1t was of
longer duration and more violent than that
of the 24dI of April. Bedsteads were
moved from their positions, stove-pipes
tumbled down and houses rocked 10 and
fro like ships in a heavy sea. .s.. .g.r-..f
The Adams Express Company has ccle-
bratedit its swenty-sixth anniversary, where
upon the Boston Jowaal says: The re-
ceipts for their first days work were SO 81.
Juhh A. Hennihgs a merchant Of Farm
land, near Munice, Indiana, was murdered
and robbed near his home, on the night OF
the 4th ipstF0G a.tIuBE .siHVUf .
The'dutiesin coin paidat the st, Louis
Custom-house from January TO May
1867, amount to s3Il,I29, or at the rate OF
81, 100000 a year. Total duties last year
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