Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-15
3. COElss & Co., PubIishoFa
Items,

Items.
A colossal statue Of Sir John Franklin,
done in bronze, Is ready for erection at
spilsby, in Lincolnshire, the birthplace Of
Sir John.
A poor man, named Curtain, lately
found lump Of gold worth nearly $500
that had been thrown out Of their sluioes
BY the miners.
John Potts, Esq, formerly chief clerk Of
the War Department, has been again ap.
pointed 10 that post by Secretary Cameron,
In place Of Mr.. Leslie, who has received
the appointment Of Consul to Nice.
Minister Sanford, our Paris residing
minister to Belgium, is giving his leisure
moments to the study Of artillery, and has
just made q present 10 Connecticut Of q
twelve. pound steel rifed cannon.
The World states that some suffers prof
It's are exceedingly lucrative rolling up
from 81, 900 to 81, 300 per month.
Joseph S. Hawkins, Of Falmouth, Mass,
Was on Monday convicted in the United
States Circuit, Boston, Of robbing the mail
at the Monument post office Of $4,000
package. The trial had lasted q week.
Thirty persons we're wounded by mad
bull in London recently.
The fare from San Francisco to New
York BY the overland route is $3.50.
Gen. Mcclellan has Issued an order re-
quiring Gen. SoOtt's passes to be recognized
IS if be were still in command.
The Troy papers say that the personal
friends of General Wool, in the city, posi-
lively deny his reported resignation.
The Toronto Globe says that four Of the
best telegraph operators on the Grand
Trunk hue have accepted situations as
United States army telegrapbers.
If you can't coax a fish to bite, try your
persuasive powers upon cross dog, and
you will be sure to succeed. So some one
says who has tried it.
Lieut.. Joel McGregOry, the last Revolu-
tionary pensiOner in New Hampshire, died
at Newport, N. d., or the Slst of October,
at the age Of 10l years. He was pris-
Oner in the e Old Sugar House. Of revOlu-
tionsry fame.
A Bit Of alum held in the mouth viii en-
able the sensitive to take any quantity Of
disagreeable medicines, if they wish. One
OF our IElGQae lllGA ~ anu was dlJ4c " t1hp
q secession paper for three months.
-Four millionaires have made subserip-
tons to the Z 3 10 treasury notes, as fol-
lows Col. Colt, Of Hartford, $150,000;
Solomon Sturges, Of Chicago, 100000;
Commodore Vanderbilt, Of New York,
500 600; Wm. B. AstOr, Of New York,
$50 900.
Mr.. Thomas Scott has invented a new
trigger for the Enfield rifle, which requires
no pull, but is worked by pinch motion,
with the thumb and finger. This is in
tended to obviate the throwing Of the piece
out Of range by the act Of pulling the
trigger.
A cannon, made Of gold and other pre-
cious metals, is shown to visitors Of the
Tower of London It was made in Turkey
| in 1880, and taken by the English, at the
capture of Alden, in 1889.
The astronomer, Alex. @. TWining, states
that the period from the 1lth to the 14th Of
November will probably be distinguished
By remarkable numbers and display Of
meteors. Be on the look out.
A collector of rags and bones, in Eng
land, bought an old waistcoat, which he
offered for sale for "a. He couldn't find q
purchaser for it, it was so bad, and took il
home to tear up, when he found check fol-
e300 in the pocket.
The BaldRinsyilie (Onondaga Co., N. Y.
Gazette says that Mr.. Isaac Tslmage, o.
Van Buren,, drove four oxen through that
village the other day, the aggregate weight
Of which was 8, 760 pounds.
I A volunteer to PhiIadelphis regiment
picked up on the battlefield, at Balri
Bluff, rebel flag Of a miniature pattern
made out of satin. The seven stars Wer'
of solid silver. On the white stripe wal
delicstsly written, "Amelia to Edwin
Wear this next your heart"
The death Of Mr.. Samuel Tendell is an
nounced. He was born on Copp's Hill
Boston, March 18th, 1869, and resided il
that city to the day Of his death. He wa
said to be the oldest man in Boston.
During the seven months ending 0oi
! 31st, sc, 600 men we're shipped for the nav,
at the various rendezvous in the Unite
States, and 1900 recruits were enliste
for the regular army.
] The Gibraltar Chronicle tells Of Freno
r captain who was recently fishing from hi
!. vessel, when a large funny fsh took th
q hook, and dragged the captain, who ha
the line fastened round his waist, ovel
' board he was not seen afterwards.
e A Glasgow antiquary recently visite
Cathcart Castle, and asked one of the vi
: layers q if he knew anything Of an ol
e stery about the building2' An, sir
: said the rustic, "there was anither ol
], story, but it fell down lang since"