The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News and Gossip.

WASHINGTON, January 17.-The Presl-
dental levee Tonight Is attended by an Inn
mense crowd-the company going and COM
ing continually. Almost every shade Of
society is represented, and includes mem
bers of the Cabinet, Judges Of the Supreme
Court members Of Congress, ofall political
parties, military and naval officers, and pri-
vate citizens and strangers. About one
third the visitors are ladies'.
The Internal Revenue receipts yesterday
were smaller than they have been on any
day previous for eighteen months. The re-
ceipts were little over 100000.
The impeachment project makes no pro-
gress. The judiciary Committee have not
yet begun the Investigation. lt Is now ru-
mored that nothing win be done this win
ter, as an impeachment by the House is
impossible, for the want of time. Ashley Is
making it disgusting. A letter from SUI
perintendent liuss, at Jacksonville. Florida.
states that he Is about commencing the con-
struction of u telegraph cable TO connect
Florida and Cuba Immediately.
The American Colonization Society has
nearly seven hundred applications for the
spring expedition to Liberia.
During Che past year about $l33000 were
deposited in the Treasury by the Patent
Oilice, after paying all the expenses of the
offices. This makes the total amount now
TO the credit of the Patent Office nearly
100000.
The only feature in to-day's proceedings
in the House was the continued cOnsidera-
tion of Hhad. Stevens Enabling Bill for the
Southern States.
Mr. Baker, of Illinois, took, subsequently,,
the same grounds advanced by Mr.. Bing-
ham, on yesterday. In opposing the bill
he contended that IL tended to complete
consolidation of the government, by OBJ
literating all State authority.
The tax on distilled spirits will remain
jvst where It Is, at two dollars per gallon.
The Committee are nearly unanimous
against a reduction Of this tax.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
Chas. Mason, of Iowa, has called meet
| ing of the National Democratic Association
| for Wednesday next, for the purpose of con-
sidering the expediency of Issuing the call
for National Democratic Convention at an
early day.
'AThis morning, on motion of Representa-
tive Garfield, John NJ. Langston, of Oberlin,
Ohio, n colored man, was admitted TO prac-
tice at the bar of the Supreme Court of the
| United States.
The bills admitting Nebraska and Colo
RADIO have been sent to the President. lie
will veto both with long messages, on
which he will be engaged during all of next
week.
Senator Cowan will not be confirmed as
Minister TO Austria.
Half mil ion was collected on Wednes-
day from internal Revenue.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
BooTH's DIARY.
The diary of Wilkes Booth, taken from
his body after his capture, is now in the
hands of the proper investigating commit
tee, having been handed over to it by the
authorities For some reason its contents
were not used in the trial. 1t shows that
he was an agent of the Confederate Gov
ernment, and received money from it, and
that at one time, at least, the plan was tC
kidnap Mr.. Lincoln. 1t is believed to Inn
plicate only Booth and Harold in the as
sasSinatiOn.
The entry made on Friday, the 2lst o.
ApriL one week after the murder, shows
that it must have been written In n perfect
agony of mind. 1t describes his position
with broken leg in the midst of swamp
alone, an outcast, an assassin weighed dowI
by his guilt ard feeling that God woulC
refuse forgiveness. 1t is altogether such /
? cry of human agony as seldom finds ex'
preston in words