The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-27
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lives near Batavia by shooting. The ball
passed through the window, scattering the
glass over the table, barely missing Its in
tended victim. The assassin missed his
aim and money was, doubtless, his object,
as MIR. 5. was known to have a considera-
bic amount In his house.
An old butcher, named John Hays, aged
sixty years, a resident Of Warren county,
New Jersey. destroyed himself, ON the 23d
inst, in Kentucky, by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was visiting his sister,
the wife Of Judge Letson, whom he had
not seen but once before In thirty years.
CONG TO CHURCH.-The Local" of the
Statesman tells it right, all about what
various people go to church for, up in
Columbus. Shouldn't wonder IL the motive
power didn't pertain to some other locali-
ties. Some people 90 to church to pray,
some to play some go to sleep, some to
weep; some 20 to snoze and dose, some to
show their pretty clothes; some 90 from q
sense of duty, some to show their beauty /;
some 90 to see their friends and flirt, some
tobacco juice to squirt some 60 to see the
girls, some to show their curs; some 90
lust for a within, and some to sing a hymn /;
and that's why people 60 to church.
The barn and contents, besides a horse
and several sets of harness, the property
of Mr.. Rankin, near Gratiot, Licking Co.,
were consumed by fire on Saturday last.
Causc-little boy playing fireman in a
straw-pile.
They had ice, formed on Thursday night,
an eighth of an inch thick, in and around
Springfield, but no injury resulted to fruits.
l.. o. o. F.-Turners' Opera House was
well filled last evening at the Odd Fellows
reunion, by members ofthc Order, those
who attended to witness the ceremonies
and listen to the addresses delivered on the
occasion. Members from the different
Lodges of this city, Of which there are five,
we are informed, were present to take part
in the ceremonies, which, after the APP
pointing Of appropriate officers, were be-
gun by singing the ode sung at the open
ing of all the Lodges at their regular meet
ings.
The Proclamation of the Grand Master
was read, and a very appropriate song was
sung.
Addresses were delivered by three differ
ent gentlemen, and the exercises were
closed by singing the closing ode, used in
all lodges.
There is nothing more beautiful and
good. in our estimation. than the lessons
taught by Odd-FellowshiP, and which, if
lived up to In the right spirit, would chris
tianize any people, in the true sense Of the
word, among whom the Order might eStab-
fish an organization. Its initiatory ccre-
monies, in all its degrees, are of the most
imposing character, calculated to make Il
deep and lasting impression upon the mind
of the mar who seeks for knowledge and
brotherly love within the portals of 4 lodge
in the right spirit. But with pure hearts
and clean hands must they 20 to such
work. "F~riendship, Love aud Truth form
the three links in the chain that binds bro
? Their to brother. May they never be bro
+ ken.
! JUMPED FROM A WINDow.-BetweeI
Il JNtlNt anu OlC NlhNh ldNG IlSuls d ilul
l named Daniel Brown, from Cincinnati
stopping at the boarding house of Mrs
Williams, on st. Clair street, jumped from
the third story window to the ground be,
! low, bursting his feet open. and otherwise
= severely bruising himself. The distanc,
from the window to the paved alley below
where he alighted, is twenty-five and
: half feet, and the great wonder is that III
was not literally mashed to Il Jelly.
We are informed that Mr.. Brown arrived
! in the city last evening, and that it wa
p while in a somnambulistic state he mad
the p~erilous leap. His cries ofmurder, SC
were heard at the distance of full n square
u but noue but those of the household,
V seems, went to ascertain what was tn
d matter. 1t may be because of the rain tina
was then prevailing that no one venture
forth.
d The PRosPECT.-In Clark county, tn
Il Springfield Republic, of the 24th, assure
us hat the prospect for an abundant yiel
of wheat is extremely gratifying.
&C The fruit is in fine order, in spite of ii
backward season. Peaches are looking At
mirably and the blossoms are plentiful an
well advanced. There are not so man
IL trees as there used to be, but enough
give a generous yield in the aggregat
er Apples, pears, cherries, &c, are also
highly favorable condition.
"a BAD FAITH.-Mr. w. Wright. druggis
in Franklin, Ohio, entrusted his storet to ii
TT care of his clerk, ayoung German, on Tue
day. of last week, while he went TO Cincil
#, natl, on business. The young rascal robb,
re his employer of 81 600, hired a horse al
s. buggy, and made a 2-40 gait for Middl
town, where he landed, hitched the amin
I'd and then lit out for parts unknown, wi
officers after him.
, GRAND CELEBRATIoN.-The Odd Felloy
he of Cincinnati, Covington and Newpo
he yesterday celebrated, in magnificent styl
=. the forty-eight anniversary ofthe introdu
IS ton of the Order into this country. Near
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