Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-07
From New York.
Explosion.


Nvw Yopx. November 6.-Twenty- 1.-TWO
persons were injured by an explosion at the
Wyoming Hotel Yesterday. None were in
iured seriously except Cornelius Stevens, a
milk man, who was passing at the time.
A box was left at the hotel by man
named Theodore zers. The book-keeper,
Mr.. Grogan and a Mr.. Mersan, who moved
it out of the building, got away before it ex-
ploded, and were not great deal injured.
Zers has been arrested. lie states that he
brought the box from Hamburg, and that
it contained chemical oils, and was entrust-
ed to him as a specimen for sale by the
agent of the house of Wilhelm Rec of this
city. Zers asserts positively that he never
opened it and knew nothing further OF its
contents than stated above. When he left
the hotel to go elsewhere to board he forgot
the box, but subsequently he told a man by
the name of Schoonmaker to get it for him,
which the latter neglected to do.
Fire.
A destructive fire originated in the sash
factory of Albert White, en- QuincT street
near Chestnut avenue, in Brooklyn, last
night. A row of six frame dwellings on
Classon avenue, between Mulgrove and
Quincy street, a three story frame on the cor
ner of Quincy and brick building on the
About dozen families were turned out Of
doors, saving no property and only escaping
with their lives. Total loss by the fire
$2S, 400.
4 Meeting.
A meeting Of the prominent citizens was
held in Wall street to-day for the purpose OF
hearing the statements frpm Governor Par
sons OF ff,fvafHa and General Swayne, IN
relation to the condition of the people Of
Alabama.
1t appears, from the statements of the
speakers to-day, that one-ffth of the popu-
Iation of Alabama are entirely destitute. 1t
is expected that an organization will be per
fected in this city, and an appeal to the pub
lie will be made to aid the residents of Ala
bama
Governor Parsons goes to Boston immedi-
ately where he will make a similar appeal.
At the meeting to-day Simeon Draper,
Henry Ward Beecher, Theo, Tilton, Senator
Morgan, General Dix, and others were pres
ent.
Proclamation.
The Savannah Herald of the 1st has the
following proclamation;
Whereas the military authorities OF the
United States has relinquished its a thor
ity in the city of Savannah, except such al
terations to State laws as govern negroes,
| hereby issue this, my proclamation, de-
claring the City of Savannah to be again
under civil authority, and notifying the cit
izens of Savannah that all the ordinances of
the city are hereby revived, except so far as
they conflict with the statute Regarding ne
groes, and that the fines and penalties of
the laws win be inflicted on those who shall
be proven to have violated said ordinances,
or any part thereof and l eXhort all good
citizens to earnestly cooperate with the civil
authorities. in maintaining law und order
in our city.
r. D. ARNOLD, Mayor of Savannah.
Base Ball.
NEW York, November 6.-The return
base ball match between the Atlantics, of
Brooklyn, and Athletics, of Philadelphia,
was played this afternoon, resulting in a
victory for the Atlantics. Score of Atlantics
q Athletics "a.
Decision of a Board of Commissioners.
NEW York, November 6.-The State Clean
ing Commissioners met to day, and decided
that investigations will cease if the Police
Board shall not substantiate charges when
made.