Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-15
Itcm. Personal, Political and New.IcnI.


Garibaldi was So years old on the 10Th of
July last. There was a general Illumination
in Naples IN honor of the event.
Lady Franklin, the widow Of Sir John
Franklin, the distinguished Arctic Explorer,
arrived in New York on Saturday, and is the
guest Of Mr.. Henry Grinnell. Her purpose
is 10 travel through the United States and
Canada, and she will spend the winter in
California. No private woman Of our day
except perhaps her neice, Florence Nightin-
gale, Is so well known and reverenGed as
Lady Franklin. She is to be present at the
ceremony of inaugurating the Victoria
Bridge. r.
The train from Chicago, Saturday after
noon, ran over team at a crossing west Of
Adrian, killing the horses and TIVE intoxica-
ted men named Clifford and Norris.
Lola MOntez has partially recovered from
hersevere attack of paralysis. She is as yet
scarcely able to lift her hand, and there
Is little or no hope or her ultimate recovery.
The English papers have sent out CORES
pondents to report the progress of the Prince
of Wales on this continent. They can re-
port that the "nioe young man" is popular
and proper in behavior.
Kansas has bad luck this season, the
drouth having cut off crops almost entirely
in much Of the Territory. The people in
some sections must have aid from abroad or
suffer for food. The philanthropic Thaddeus
Hyatt has gone to Kansas to make personal
observation of the condition of things, and
report the help necessary.
Four boys, two of them sons of Mr.. G. W
Blair, and two of Mr.. Mitchell, were drowned
while bathing at Mosinee, Wis, on the 26th
alt.
The net proceeds on a cargo Of five hun
dred slaves are at the lowest estimate 500,
600, which is only an average profit of S2OI
per head. The sum total OF the profits o
The "blackbird feet" of one hundred vessell
would therefore amount to ten millions o
dollars, and this estimate makes an allow
anee Of five millions for expenses and losses
The N. Y. Herald says there never wal
before, in any Presidential election, such {
dearth of funds among the politicians as IL
the present one. The principal, most eili
cient and cheapest electoneers for Lincoln
are Douglas and his friends in one section
the country, Breckenridge and his friends Il
another section, and Bell and his friends II
e another This wise trio appear determined
that Lncoln's election shall be reduced Il
the least possible amount Of expense. u
Gen. Coombs, whose personal popularity
and the demOralized State of the Democracy
has carried him into the fat office o
Clerk of the Court of Appeals in Kentucky
has published note of thanks in the Louis
4 vile Journal. He says-"The patriotic Ma
tional Union Democracy have cO-operate'
with us most manfully, and we must here
after consider them as brethren"
The signs in Pennsylvania are all auspi
cious for Lincoln. The Pittsburgh Gazett
states that there are over one hundred pa
pers in that State supporting Lincoln whicl
opposed Fremont in 1856. But two of tn
Fillmore papers Of 1856 now support Bell.
When Buchanan retires from office, an,
his legaeies are paid, the public debt vii
have increased TO about $4,000, 900, exclu
sive of S2O, ,OOO, 900 which Gen. Pierce turnet
over to him.
Let it not be forgotten that with all hi
professed desire to have the people of ever
community govern themselves, Douglas wa
the most bitter in his denunciations Of tn
People of Kansas, and never raised his voic
in favor Of their admission into the Union.
Two new Bell and Everett papers hav
lust appeared in Cincinnati, and Brecken
ridge and Lane organ is soon to appear.
The landed property of Russian nobilit
is mortgaged to the amount of S36S,OOO,O ,OO'
Of this amount the Bank of Moscow hi
1854, ,OOO, 900 loaned on 662 estates; and th
Bank of st. Petersburgh SlO6,5OO,OOO 0