Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-21

being instructed at Governors Island,
New York, preparatory to active service as
drummers and ifers in the army. They
are from fourteen to nineteen years Of age.
Colonel Kingsbury, of the 11th Ccnnec-
tieut Regiment, gave orders before going
into the battle of Antietam, that the name
Of every coward and skulker in the regi-
ment should be published. The acting Ad-
jutant accordingly publishes the names Of
% skulkers, IN the Connecticut papers,
shameful record. - t
Rev. E. Il. Chaplin and family had, at
last accounts, left Frankfort, and were
staying at Paris. Dr. Chspin's health is
already so much improved that he may re-
turn before the expiration Of the years
leave of absence so literally allowed him by
his congregation.
The prevailing passion for cheapness is
being taken advantage Of in regard to fu
nerals, at London. The London and Eas-
tern Railway Company adyertises q train
for funerals, where the whole charge in
cluding coach from house Of the deceased
to the railway station, is but Sl2.
The Winslow House at St. Paul, well
known to all travellers in that region, was
totally consumed by fire on Saturday last.
The beds and bedding were mostly saved,
without material damage.
A foreign journal says the Austrian la
dies have resolved to give crinoline dead
cut, and have intimated to the managers
Of theaters that they will not patronize
the house where the actresses wear crime
lines.
Pekin and London are expected to be
connected by telegraph within six months.
Think of that, tea and porter are to en-
brace, and the lotus and the oak are to
meetin loving communion. Little Pack is
fast accomplishing his mission. 1t cannot
be long before he has "put girdle round
| the earth.
Senator Hunter, of Virginia, made quite
q blunder, and electrified the rebel Senate,
some time ago, by inadvertently swearing
one of the clerks to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
LIKE HM.-"Pa," asked little boy,
you must let me have book to write my
money in" After this request was grant
ed, said he, "NOw, pa, you must let me
have dollar to write in it."
It is related that rebel officer captured
in recent battle, asked wonderingly :
" Where is this Iowa that sends 10000 SOL
dies into the feld2 What part of the map
is it found in? I never heard of it till
the war commenced
There is great deal in the choice of
words. When tall Marshal, who was
able to reach an object which Napoleon was
| too short to put his hand on, said, am
higher than your Majesty" "You mean
longer" replied the Emperor. Served him
right.
The London International Exhibition is
near its close, and probably all the goods
will be sold by the 8lst instant. The
| Prussians announce that they are sold
out. The Austrians are in a like happy
condition, and the French have met with
much success. The Americans have also
been exceedingly successful. Mr.. Stein
way, of New York, has sold his magnif-
cently-toned pianos to a West End House,
and the latter has resold them already at
a great advance. The "cow-milker" has
created quite a furorc, and has been
grand commercial success.
In less than six hours after Dick Hawes
was installed as Provisional Rebel Gov
ernor of Kentucky, in the capitol build
ings at Frankfort the whole party-bOgus
Governor and suite, Commanding General,
Provost Marshal and all the ragtag and
bobtaiI followers of Braxton Bragg-s&e-
daddled towards Lexington.
The Legislature of Vermont has de-
termined TO pay the nine months volun-
teers from that State 81 per month in ad-
dition TO the Government pay. The three
years troops all receive the same, making
their entire pay $50 per month
There are $500 streets in London,
which, if they we're placed in a straight
line, would extend three thousand miles,
otherwise the distance from Calais to Con-
stantinople. If a person should undertake
to walk through all these streets, and
should go ten miles a day, each working
day, it would require a whole year, and
meanwhile new city, with from 1000 to
10000 inhabitants would be built.