Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-20

| A Raleigh paper says that there ar
over one Thousand prisoners within thG
limits Of North Carolina, held under guard
without trial, whose only crime is thell
Unionism.
Celcutta is in danger Of being shut Of
from the sea, all the channels Of the rivei
Hoogly being closed up by sand except
one, which is gradually filing.
Professor Agsssiz has received q long
and cordial letter from the Emperor Of
Brazil, msnifesting the deepest interest in
the Harvard Geological Museum, and vol
unteering his services in procuring speci-
mems.
The providence Journal says that in
that city the transactions in print cloths
for the past year have been 1925, 800
pieces against 3,6l6, 400 in 1862-sn in
crease Of soc, 400 pieces.
There will be two eclipses this year,
ible here. visible in the East Indies,
North Pacific 0cean and California Ths
second October so. Invisible here. Wis
ible and snnular in the South Pacific Ocean,
SOUTH America and South Atlantic Ocean.
George Peabody, the eminent London
banker, has sent over to his native town
Of DsnVers, Mass, by the steamer Afis,
upward of 1000 volumes of choice select
ted books. They will be placed in the
Peabody Institution.
Te ascertain the length of the day and
night, At any time Of the year, double the
time of the suns rising, which gives the
length Of the night, and double the time
Of its setting, which gives the length Of the
day. This a simple methsd, which, we
guess, few people are aware of.
In tract distributed by the Mormon
preachers, the following question and an
sWer occurred: What uhall be the reward
Of those who lave forssken their wives for
sake2 hundred fold Of
wives here, and wives everlasting here
AFTER
While On his death-bed. Archbishop
Hughes made request to those around
him that he should be "buried in the sun
shine" and in accordance with it, it was
arranged tosdeposit his remains in vault
under the pavement, attached to the Cath
edrsl-near where Bishop Bubois was bur-
led,
On the first Of May the city debt of
Boston was 81 ,343, 146, and the water debt
s., ,s92, III total consolidated funded debt,
$40, 1856, ,857. Now the funded debt and
unfunded debt is Sl1, 1,240,732. The debt
on account of the war has been increased
from Sl,l750O0, to Sl,958, $50.
The Concert Saloons iniquity still lives
in New York. The Commercial Adver-
tiser says, Broadway and neishboring
streets abound with establishments,
which, cunningly evading the new law by
emitting certain specified features, are as
efficient as ever in debasing the people
who resort to them"
The total loss at the battle Of Chicka
on the part of the Federsls, was
II, 200. The total loss Of the Confeder-
stes was 1900. The time consumed ia
lighting was 16 hours and 80 minutes.
This makes fatal combined loss of &c.
500, or over 2200 per hour. The total
Federal forces engaged was $4,000, the
Rebel fofces (according to their own re-
ports) was 64,0S0
The Maquoketo (Iowa) Excelsior, in its
"a Rates of Advertising" says: Mar
risge notices published free, if the bride.
groom is too stingy to pay anything" To
which the Dubuque Times says: "You
are too lenient by far; don't you you pub.
lish any more marriage notices for less
than kiss from the bride, at least. We
dom"
one DR.. Massey, ana electrical physi-
clan" at Hartford, Connecticut was lately
given a thorough drubbiug by the indig-
nsnt husband Of female patient for
whom he had an affinity" with whom
be took improper liberties.