The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-18
OHIO LOCAL ITEMS.


The office of Mrs. II. Shertz, agent for the
Singer Sewing Machines In Becketts build
ing. at Hamilton, was broken open on Sat
urday night last and the sum Of $3.50 taken
from drawer. No clue to the thief has
been obtained.
Hog cholera still prevails in ottowa
county. The Port Clinton Ne'es says Mr.
True has lost over seventy hogs by that
disease this fall and winter.
The Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada is
doing an immense business. About 81 lOOO,-
600 is being spent on new cars.
The butter and cheese shipped from
Burgh Hill Station on the Atlantic & Great
Western railroad, in the months of October
and November, amounted to $4,000 pounds
A lot OF wooden pipes purchased at
Elmira, N. Y, has been brought to Paines-
vile for the purpose of giving them trial
in conducting gas through the streets of
that town.
INTERESTING RELIC.-At a recent Masonic
installation in Tifiin, DIR. j. O'Conner pre-
sented q Masonic apron of lamb skin, which
was worn by General Washington. The
apron has upon It's face what is mason
ically known as the Masters Carpet, in
bronze. Upon the left hand pillafis part
of the Latin proverb, SIT hlget tur FRUIT
"And God said let there be light, and there
was light" On the right hand pillar was
the Latin inscription "Gude, Uide, tdce"-
"Hear thou, see thou, but speak not and
give no token or sign"
THE Hoo QUEsuoN.-The Madison
County London) Democrat says:
Last week we gave an item about big
hog-weighing 737 pounds, gross weight
being killed at Springfield. Our friend,
jesse Coberly, ESQ., of Newport, who takes
and pays for the Democrat, and reads all
such items, informs us that he can go some
better on that. A few days ago he saugh-
tered hog which netted sos pounds, the
-sress weight being SeUeH hundred and
r'aty-fue pouadsi Let us hear from our
editorial brethren on the hog question.
HARD TO BEAr.-Mr II. Darlington sold
hog to-day, Chester White breed, which
weighed nine hundred and twenty pounds,
live weight.-Zdnespaie Signal
The New Philadelphia Democrat predicts
that the ticket nominated by the Democra-
cy on the sth will command larger num-
has ever received in Ohio.
Wood county usually gives 800 Abolition
majority and returns oUer seUen hundred de-
linquent taxpayers. Holmes county gives
1,200 Democratic majority and returns but
thirty-four delinquent taxpayers.
A citizen of Urbana is a loser, by the
disastrous failure of the Machine manufac-
tory, atSpringfield, to the extentof $4,000
The Legislature at its last session made a
change in regulating the sales on delin-
quent lands. Persons purchasing land
which is redeemed within one year after
the sale are entitled to only twenty-five
per cent. penalty, instead of fifty as for
merly.
The "Mush-and- Milk" Festival, at Zanes-
vile, on Tuesday evening, was most
bountiful and novel entertainment. One
old chap remarked that he hadn't so enjoy.
ed himself before since he was aoeaned.
The Oldest legislator in the present Gen.
eral Assembly of Ohio is Augustus l., Per
rill, of Pickaway. He used to hold sea-
in that body as early as the session of 1889
40. In 1874 he was elected to Congress
from the district composed of the countie
of Fairfield, Pickaway and Fayette.
John Davis of Cuyahogo county has me
with terrible Mountaineering to alb
sence OF mind. He manufactured som,
whisky, and forgot to pay $500 tax on it
Singularl
Our loyal Aboltionsts In the Senate
few days since passed bill to give the cit!
% 10 4
bonds, to purchase the gas works, the in
terest and principal to be paid in gold
This is reputation of the legal tende
greenback law, which declares that all in
debtedness due, except for tariff duties cal
be discharged by paying the amount il
greenbacks.
Hon. G. V. Culver, the collapsed oi
speculator and Radical member Of Con
gress, lately released from the Jail of Ven
ango County, Pa, was on a visit TO Logar
Ohio, his former home, last week. TIL
Sentinel says she was handsomely serenade
by the Logan band"
The Cincinnati Commercial says of Ere,
Douglass, who leetured there the otht
night, that he is a man Of about fifty year
of age, standing near six feet In hight, am
well formed, with hair partially gre.
dark brown complexion, fine eyes, aquilr
nose, Tax mustache, and mouth indies
ting Jess and independence. His MAJ
y a 1tlagniAed, graceful and gentlemanl
Bthy ,or Fred
A resolution was offered in the Oh
House of Representatives, yesterday, al
ordered to be printed, proposing TO
amend the Constitution Of the State, Tn
''every male citizen Of the United State
of the age of twenty-one, who has new
engaged in the rebellion, and who sha
have been resident of the State one yea
and who can read the Constitution of h
State and write his own name, shall hay
the qualifications of an elector, and be e
titled to vote at all elections"