The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-04
ONO LOCAL ITEMS.

MIS-. hNlnois oi ! l'luNs NhN WIS biHNNll ~
from Lancaster, Pa, with two small chi ID
rcn, had her pocket picked on her arrh .
at the Columbus depot Thursday. of h
pockctbook containing all her money
some S3i-her checks and car tickets.
The Allen County Democrat says that
Rev. A. II. Krebs, through his wiie's
family, has fallen heir to share in an es-
tate In Holland, valued at s75,O00,OOO.
Edward ID. Harper, a citizen of Athens,
and highly esteemed there, left home, on
the 22d Of December last, TO transact some
business in Cincinnati from whence lac was
to 90 to Springfield, Mo-, to engage in u
banking business. lie was seen in Cincin-
natl on the 2ith, In company with stran-
ger since which time nothing has been
heard OF him. lie had in his possession
considerable money. lie is represented as
being tremendously situated In his domcs-
tic relations, and easily circumstanced in
his pccuniary affairs, and there can be no
reason assigned for his voluntary disap-
pearance, which naturally gives great
anxiety TO his numerous kinsmcn and
friends. lie is about thirty-eight years Of
age. five feet ten or eleven inches in hight. of
slender build. dark hair. blue eyes, and
beard under the chin.
The earnings Of the Marietta & Cincin-
natl railroad for the third week in Janu-
uary Passengers. s6,ll7; freight SG,5Ol
mail. express aud telegraph, Sl.jOO. Total,
ISl7.nS.
The dwelling Of Dr. j. i. Greene. at
Bloomingyille, In Hooking County, was
consumed by lire on Monday morning
last.
Dennis Mccarthy of Logan, few days
since slaughtered hog weighing l.OOOa4
lbs net
We learn from the Scioto gazette that an
establishment for the manufacture OF
Lightning Rods is going to be put up in
Chillicothc.
The Columbus Journal says; There are
now at the County Iniirmary 2l7 inmates.
eleven more thar were in the institution ut
any one time last winter. Last week two
children were born in the institution.
LIBERAL.-The friends and parishioners
of Rev. DIR. Burr of Portsmouth, Ohio, gave
depression to their appreciation of his de-
yotedness to his work, by presenting him,
! on New Years day, with purse contain
inc three thousand two hundred and fifteen
dollars How strange that such lightning
strokes were never known to hit an editor!
| 1t is a kind that ace wouldn't dojge.
The Lancaster Gosettc says that not less
than two thousand rabbits have been sold
in that place this winter,
GAY AND FEsTIvE.-At the marriage OF
an elderly lady of Circleville-Mrs. Lutz-
on the oath ult, her daughter, Mrs. Gen.
II. Fickardt and granddaughter Miss
| Fickardt. acted rs bridesmaids.
A Cattle FNTERpRGsE.-Ihe Athens
Messenger says that Mr.. Peter Long, one of
the substantial cattle men of Athens coun-
ty, left last April for Texas, to purchase a
| lot of cattle. He went to Southern Mis-
souri, by public conveyance. and there pur-
chased a team and went on to Northwest
ern Texas. After purchasing 37G head he
started for Ohio, driving and grazing all
the way to Ross county, arriving home
after an absence of near four months.
During the journey Mr.. Long and his
drivers swan rivers with the cattle, camp
ing out at night, only sheltered by tent
in extreme weather.
There was Il foot race at Hebron, near
Newark, Ohio, on Friday last, between
John Thomas, of New Jersey, and Henry
| A. Wharton, of Hebron, for five hundred
dollars. The race was a dash of one hun
dred yards, and was won by Wharton.
THE CoNrEsT.-Of the Morgan and De-
lano contest for Il seat in the Fortieth Con-
grcss. the Mount Vernon Banner says it
will be proven that in three townships
votes for Morgan were taken from the bal
lot-boX, and votes for Dclano put in their
Iplace. 1t will be proven that several hun
| dred nonresident votes were imported into
the district, from other districts and States,
and that they voted for Mr.. Delano. 1t
will be proven that various frauds were
committed by the friends of Mr.. Delano,
while we have a clear record.