The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-06
ONO LOCAL ITEMS.

They are soon to have the blessing Of a
Jail, up in Putnam county, to cost about
$4,000.
George E. Pugh returns an income OF
s7,lO0 for 1885, and George II. PendlCton
S7, ,ss7 for the same year.
The New Lisbon Buckeye state says a
family named Welsh, In Columblana Coun-
ty, was poisoned last week by eating mush
prepared by mistake from meal which had
arsenic mixed with It for rats. Antidotes
were administered, aud there was hope they
would recover.
Mr.. }. w. Young, Of Ottawa County,
owns a valuable dog, which he mainly
feeds ON mutton. A short time since the
dog make supper from thlrty-nve fine
sheep, the property Of a nelghbor. A jury
Ia court said the sheep were worth Sl9t.
A young woman fell under the cars at
In two. She came from Philadelphia, and
was believed to be on her way to Chicago.
4 letter was found In her pocket addressed
to Margaret Hays, and her satchel was
marked Mary Long.
The confidence game" Ia almost daily
being played In Cincinnati, on green stran-
gers those prudent people who never take
the papers; II they do, don't read them; II
they read them, are too stupid 10 remember
the admonitlons given therein about sharp
crs.
on N.Y. Who shall be GovernOrS is be-
coming the absorbing question Of the Ohio
Radical conductors and engineers. Candl-
dates are nearly AZ plenty rs feas on a
NANCY poodle. The Xenia Torchii0ht-
which, over In Greene, Is no rushllght, for
Xenla is the capital OF Greene-has lately
been endeavorlng TO cast lurid rny over
the matter, and while it takes notice of the
pretensions Of such men as General Hayes,
SamI Galloway, Bob Schenck, aud all such
liz, lightens up on General Garfield, with
this decided oulogistic preference:
Garfield Is unquestionably the first choice.
lie has talent, culture, eloQuence, personal
magnetism, and a splendid military record.
lie would make the campaign triumphal
procession. He would get more votes than
could any other man Ia the State. He is
reluctant to permit his name to be used In
the convention; but he would no doubt
sacrifice his personal preference to the pub
lie preference. lie should be the nominee.
Schenck, we understand, peremptorlly
declines. He would make an excellent
candidate, but rs his district is sometimes
supposed to be rather doubtful, It Is best not
to admit possible chance for Vallan-
digham Democrat TO 60 TO Congress from
about Dayton.
How gently Schenck was snufied out
Rather doubtful" is not only very good,
Gen. Bob's fatigued supporters, so as to
read Uery truthJuH
The Democrats OF Muskingum county, In
their convention, on Monday last, nomina-
ted, by acclamation, Hon. H.J. Jewett and
General Ed. Ball, for State representatives
If they had had the full range of the State,
two ablrY, sounder or more deserving men
they could not have found. The ticket Is
filled with the best material.
A few weeks since the body OF John
Hughes, Of Knox county, was found in
Western Missouri, and the belief was that
he had been murdered. Subsequently, in
his notebook, there was discovered this
inscription: when brother turns traitor
to brother, want to live no longer"
A Somerset correspondent OF the Perry
County Weekly says a military school has
been started at that place, modelled after
the West Point Academy, having at pres
ent about ninety students.
A fellow few days ago, stole 81 400 In
bonds and greenbacks from a farmer neaI
Newark, but was arrested before he got
out Of the neighborhood, and is now quite
sure of cell in the State prison.