Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-25

Great CRY and VerT biftis Wool.
The prosecutions to which the Herald has
sssured its readers It was being subjected by
he Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad Com
pSny, are being rapidly ahorn of their origi-
nal proportions, and the mountain, after
being in severe labor for three days, has
brought forth but very diminutive mouse.
It seems as the facts como to light thas the
circulation Of that paper through the Express
was never interfered with at all, and that the
only prohibition issued was, that the en-
ployees Of the road should not carry it, which
could not have stopped many copies, if the
statement OF the Herald itself is true, that
'the hands on Mr.. Rhodes railroad never
worked for the Herald gratuitously or other
wise for our packages have always gone
under care of the Express"
On Thursday evening the Herald said;
"The packages on Tuesday afternoon were
So carried by the Express Messenger and on
Wednesday afternoon were taken from our
office by the Messenger TO the train, but under
orders from Mr.. Rhodes were taken from the
carve suppose when the Messenger was not
present-and returned 10 our Office with
notice that no Heralds could go over that
road"
Again on Friday the Herald said:
r0n Wednesday afternoon the package of
Heralds were ordered from the car by Mr..
Rhodes. knowing them to be Express pack
ages, he saying that unless they were re-
moved no Express packages should be allow
cd to 60 over the road
These statements are branded as false by
the statement Of Ar. Hewitt of the Express
Company, as follows:
THE CLEVELAND HERALD AND THE CLEVELAND
AND MAHoNIEG RAILROAD COMPANY.
EDs. LEADER: beg leave TO correct GER
tain statements that have appeared in the
columns Of the Herald of recent date, in which
Charles L. Rhodes, Esq, Superintendent Of
the Cleveland and Mshoning Railroad Com
pany, has been charged with dictatOrial in
reference, in preventing the Express Com
pany from transporting packages OF the
Hsrald over line of said road, and without
turther remarks as to the merits Of the case,
I wish to say that Mr.. Rhodes, either officially
or otherwise, has never sought to interfere
with the ETpress Company on the line of hii
road, in the Legitimate transportation OF such
matter as the Express Company might wish
to forward, incla8alg parcels Of duly paper
J from the Hera'd Office
Mr.. Rhodes, in all probability, gave notice
to the employees of the road, that the Herald
should not be carried as heretofore, and it i
barely possible that desire was expressed a
the time that all parties might pursue tb,
same course, and from this expression Ou
agent on the cars was erroneonsly led to be
lieve that his company was officially embrace,
iu the prohibition not so, however, and in
charge of oppression on the part of Messrs
, Toi and Rhodes, is without foundation, g
far as the Express Company is concerned
Also the statement that the herald parcel
were removed from our Express car by MI
? Rhodes, & :, as this gentleman was not in tn
city or county at the time.
, Il is my desire to say to the public. that tn
Express Companies as "eomuon carriers,
n are bound by law to receive and forward a
a matter offered in legitimats way, not con
b. tEabaHd of war. And also, that no oticia
/, expression has ever been made by any of th
o9cers connected with the Cleveland an
q Y ahoning Road, which might prevent u
e from performing our lawful obligations
2 the public.
You will plsass give this card place i
your columns, in order that an error may 6
once be corrected, and justice he done to ou
worthy fsllow-citizsna, Messr2. Tod sn
Rhodss Respectfully, &c,
WI HEWHT,
superintendent.