The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-08
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Tho number Of hogs packed to date in
Chicago Is 2s5350, against i25,oOo for the
same time last year.
MuDD, SPANGLrR and O'LArGHLIN. the
assassination conspirators, viii, in consc-
quence Of the Supreme Court decision con-
cerning military commissions, be brought
to Washington from Tortngas aud handed
over to che civil tribunal.
A Now York dispatch says; AT the COM
vcntion OF the Manhattan Circles. sunday
evening, JAMES STEVENS was declared an
exploded humbug, and General GLEEsoN
was elected 10 his vacated position Of Chief
Organizer Of the Irish Republic
The Elizabcthtown BrRer says that Mrs
CHARLES PnNNINGToN, lady of Meade
County, recently gave birth 10 three chill
drcn two boys weighing eight pounds
each, and ono daughter weighing six
pounds. That makes five children that she
Ims given birth te IN less than twelve
months.
In the House, yesterday, Mr.. lNGHRsoLi-
of Illinois, introduced a bill to sell all the
gold In the Treasury, over S50,0O0OO0, to
the highest bidder. the bids to be received
after thirty days public notice have been
given.
THAD. STEVENS Enabling Bill for Ter
ritorial Governments in the Southern States
was taken up yesterday, in the House, and
postponed until one week from tomorrow,
when 1t is intended to press It to vote.
CHALLENGE FOR rHE HoRsE KgNqUcRY.--
Mr.. LEONARD JERoME is understood to Of
fer to run his celebrated horse Kentucky
against any horse in the world, from two
TO four-mile heats.
sFemaie thieves i'm Belfast Maine, have
away of concealing goods on hooks under
their dresses" says the Boston Post, and
the indignant Maine papers ask, "Iow do
YOU know ~
The grand finale of the MERCER eNpedi-
tion TO Oregon, in which several New
England young ladies went out into the
wilderness, Is reported by Pacific CORES
pondent 10 have been the finding Of a
'lodge" by most of them, with a man in it.
The Ways and Means Committee intend
to consider. at an early day, the whisky
tax. The Special Committee on Revenue
Frauds will recommend that the tax be re-
duccd to one dollar per gallon rs one of the
most effective ways of preventing frauds.
The Illinois Legislature met and organ o.
lied yesterday. FRANKLIN CoRwIN, a
nephew of the late THOMAS CoRwIN, was
elected Speaker of the House of Represent
atives.
The Barnes House. at Bedford. Ind. was
totally destroyed by fire Saturday night. It
Is supposed to be the work of an inccndia-
ry. No iniurance. Loss not ascertained.
General SPINNER, Treasurerof the United
States, while endeayoring to secure little
girl from injury by the pressure of the
crowd at the Presidents reception, on
Tuesday, had his wallet taken from his
pocket, containing some seventy or eighty
dollars. A pair of gold sleeve buttons and
variety of papers, &c, of value to him,
we're also taken from his pocket.
Twelve fierce Comanche Indians have ar
rived In New York, where they will re-
main until shipped to the Paris EXPOSE
tion.
General PM. SHERIDAN has been taken
in hand by the gossips of New Orleans. A
telegram last week intimated THAT he is
shortly to marry a Louisiana belle.
Louisville proposes to have a Big Bridge.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has
subscribed s3OO,OOO toward building it, and
the Jeffersonvile and indianapolis Road a
like amount.
On Monday last Representative MCFAE-
LAND presented petition signed by 1000
citizens of Butler County for law author
lzing the Commissioners of that county to
build bridge across the Great Miami River
1T Hamilton.