Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-18

Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter has issued
orders that any vessel that may be fired
on by guerrillas, or other persons, will do
all damage in her power to the vicinity
from which she was attacked, in order to
repress the outrageous practice Of guerrilla
warfare"
DR.. Lsmbelle, the eminent Paris physi-
clan, says an electric shock is sure saliva
ton to anybody dying from the effects Of
chloroform.
Rev. Mr.. Harris, who has been pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Leba-
anon, Ohio, for nearly ten years, died last
Thursday This will be sad news to a
large circle of his acquaintance and
friends.
A young woman residing in Canada was
bitten last July by cat. The wound
healed soon after. But on the 10th ult.
the girl died from hydrophobia in great
agony.
About Sis, 900 ofthe postal currency was
paid out by the CustOm-house officer at
Cincinnati on Tuesday.
A registered package was mailed at the
New York Office few days since, amount-
ed to $14S As. 1t was addressed to Lon
don, and the contents were stated by the
senders to be of the value Of 100000.
According to the recent census report
the ratio of blind persons in Ohio is one
to every 1902 of our population, The
number of idiots is in the ratio of one to
every 1908.
They mean to raise tall students out in
Wisconsin. An exchange paper says:
ats board of education has resolved to
erect buildings large enough to aeeommO-
date FIVE hundred students three stories
high"
People often speak Of a trillion as pos
sible number. The fact is that not a
triIlion of seconds has elapsed since the
creation Of Adam nor will that number
have elapsed until February 1st in the
year of our Lord 25, 1926 for in a trillion Of
seconds there are 81, 1887 years, 81 days, l
hour 46 minutes and 10 seconds.
Peter Kehl, of Dane county, Wis, has
grown 5000 pounds of grapes the present
season, mostly Isabella and Catawba. For
seven years past Mr.. K. has not had
failure in his grape crop.
A remarkable case of impiety occurred
the other day in a village in the west Of
England. A man Of large fortune died,
and directed in his will that his horse
should be caparisoned and led to his grave,
and there shot and buried with him, that
he "might be ready to mount at the resur-
rection and start to advantage" To the dis
grace Of all concerned, this actually was
performed.
A conductor on the Norwich railroad,
while taking up tickets the other day, re-
jected half bill which was presented by
an Irishman. "If ye wont take it" said
the indignant Hibernian, bedad ye may
change that and handed out five dollar
gold piece The conductor swallowed the
Indignation till he reached the city, where
he sold the coin for six dollars and quar-
ter.
Colonel J. W. Bisselps engineer regi-
ment which performed the famous exploit
of cutting a steamboat route through the
woods around Island Ten, is to be raised
to twelve companies, with full compile
ment of men and officers, authorized by a
recent order Of the War Department. Ar
are to be made for enlisting
men in any Western State, which will be
duly credited with whatever number it
furnishes.
A little Hibernian girl in Northampton
went into grocery store and procured
some article, in payment for which she
produced postage stamps. The man of
trade took the stamps, and while examin-
ing one more minutely than the rest, the
little girl spoke up promptly and said
" That's good, for we've washed all the
black of"