The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-02
News by Telegraph and Mails.

1t is estimated that the decrease of the
value in stocks during the past three
months in Wall street, will reach seventy
five million dollars. VANDERBILT, DREW,
JEROME, and other prominent operators,
have been very heavy losers. Failures of
leading houses are hourly expected. As
Jacobinism rises the country sinks-it
sinks as the country rises.
Buffalo dispatch says: The bodies
found in barrels mt the Grand Trunk Depot
appear to bn those of paupers recently de-
ceased here, and TO have been secreted for
some medicBl college"
A Herald special says there was a rumor
in Washington last night that the President
contemplated clean sweep Of his Cabinet
with but one exception. 1t is said that
Judge. BLACK is to become Secretary of
State. The one exception is Judge STAN
Berry, Attorney General.
| BUTTERFIELD, STACY & Co., of Cincin-
NATL have purchased 1000 acres of coal,
| iron and timber and, at Bath, near Mays
vile, Kentucky. The price paid was $2O,-
600. The purchasers intended to commence
mining operations upon the tract.
The Government has detected numerous
liquor frauds in distilleries by means of the
newly invented Saccharometer, and in con-
sequence several distilleries have beer
seized and closed.
An old Italian fruit peddler was robbed
of 81, 800 in gold, in Louisville, on Thurs
day. He had the money secreted in bun
die of rags under his bed.
A meeting of the military members o.
the Ohio Legislature is announced to take
place at the Controllers Office on Wednes-
day evening next, for the purpose of con
sidering the business relating to military
affairs now pending before the General AS
sembly.
The Equitable Life and Marine Insur'
ance Company, of Boston, closed doors OF
Thursday in consequence of heavy losses
The company has been in existence twenty
} eight years.
The testimony in the contested Congress
ional election case between Messrs. DELAN'
and MORGAN is now being taken at th
Probate office of Knox County, Ohio.
Governor SWAMI, of Maryland, has de
; clined the United States Senatorship, t.
which he was recently elected after mucl
delay and trouble, by the Legislature.
A fire at Warren, Ohio, on Thursda!
night, destroyed property valued at $4,000
The dwelling of Mr.. TENANT, in Say
brook, near Ashtabula, Ohio, was burne'
last Thursday night, and EUGENE, son
Mr. TENANT, was burned to death. Th
fire originated in the boys room.
r The monthly statement of the publ,
debt will show no diminution since Janu
airy. During the current month interes
has matured on S300,0O0,000 in seven an
three-tenth notes, absorbing all profit.
HORACE GREELEY had an interview will
the President to-day, and advised him t.
n sign the Reconstruction Bill. Mr.. GREELEY
is confident of Cabinet change at al
early day.
The Senate Republican caucus yesterda!
nominated Senator WADE as President
the Senate pro tenn, by acclamation. Tn
election will take place to-day.
WILBURN WATERS, famous hunter ant
hermit of Southwestern Virginia, wa
lately murdered for the sake of 5000 bount.
for VOLTS scalps which he had just received
WATERS was a half beed Catawba Indian,
man of eccentric habits, butexcellent char
acter, and most persevering enemy of tn
wild beasts of the mountain region whicl
he inhabited.