The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-25
News by Telegraph and Mails.

"A Speclal 10 Jne enquirer states tnat Jne
Reconstruction Bill' was considered in a
Cabinet meeting, and opposed by all the
members except one.
Judge WARREN, of Conn, has decided
that the iniliction of corporal punishment
in schools is Illegal.
A Bill has been introduced in the Ohio
Legislature authorizing the publication of
a synopsis of the general laws in county
newspapers of different politics at one
dollar per thousand ems.
The Ohio river is falling at the rate of
three-quarters of an inch per hour at
Louisville.
Two convicts escaped from the Western
Pennsylvania Penitentiary, on the morn
ing of the 2ith, and have not yet been
heard from.
The funeral of PRoF. BAoHE took place in
Washington City, on the afternoon of the
24th, and was largely attended.
An agent of the Russian government is
reported to have arrived In Washington
and to be negotiating for the purchase of
small arms.
A gentleman walking into Cincinnati the
other morning was saluted by the sound
of a revolver and pistol ball passing
through the crown of his hat. Such salu-
tations are becoming of most too frequent
occurrence.
A private telegram from Montreal, c. e.
of the oath, announces the passage of the
Confederate Bill by the House of Lords.
The news from Mexico is very conflict
ing. The Liberals are reported defeated,
and it is stated that the people justify the
butchery of the one hundred and ninety
prisoners captured from MIRAMoN.
Two boys named ELLSWORTH and VIII
son, left their homes in Rochester, n. Y,
armed with musket and pistol, with the
express determination of killing the first
man they met. They nnet sleigh, just out
of the city, in which wtls German named
KRAFFTs they jumped into the sleigh and
shot the man in the back of the head, in
hicting a serious wound
Rev. DIR. MCCARRoN, Archdeacon of the
Catholic Diocese of New York, die on the
23d inst.
General GRANT left for theWest Thursday
night, to be absent two weeks.
The Fortieth United States Colored troops
start for South Carolina to-day, to do duty
in that department.
The Herdld's special says the bankrupt
bill is now in the hands Of committee of
conference, and we shall probably hear
nothing more of it for some time.
The Senate amendment striking out the
appropriation for the Daily and Congress-
iORGL Globe were, OH recomm endation of the
Committee on Appropriations, not concur
red in.
The Senate amendment appropriating
$4,000 to facilitate telegraphic communi-
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific
States was coucurred in.
Advices from Rio de JaneirO state that
a large number of Americans who had
emigrated there were forced to beg their
living, as they can get no employment.
A bill donating all the Government prop
erty at Camp Chase, Ohio, for the erection
of an asylum for disabled soldiers the Sem
ate passed.
The President sent large number of
postofiice nominations to the Senate Thurs
day afternoon, and few internal revenue
officers. The whole number of civil nom
nations sent, up the the present time, is
73s.
The Charleston, South Carolina, papers,
print the reconstruction bill virtually as It
passed the Senate, and declare that the
South will never accept any such plan, but
will prepare itself to submit TO military
rule.
The Government has recently made a
seizure of a considerable number Of hogs
heads of sugar, in each of which was con-
cealed barrel of Jamaica rum; or some
other costly liquor. The object Of the
smuggler was of course to save tariff du-
ties.
The Railroad Committee of the Senate
Thursday morning cleared its table Of all
land grant bills, nine in number, by asking
to be discharged from further considera-
tion, 70 which the Senate agreed. This dis
poses of the whole number for this Con-
gress.
The TribGHe's special says Those who
think the impeachment question win die