The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-26
Yesterday Evenings Edition.
New York Items.

NEW YoRK, September IS.
Comptroller Brennan's reply TO the
charges against him, pending before Gov.
Fenton, is published It answers in detail
the various asseverations and charges about
the Blunt testimonial, the street cleaning
contracts, the judgments, nav rolls and
rlot'claims. The answer is full, emphatic
and unqualified in its denial of all the
the specifications and charges
At 3 meeting Of the Republican State
Central Committee, held at the Astor
House, last Saturday evening, Mr.. W, r,
Stewart was chosen chairman, and Mr. ]
/ ID. Aetehum, Secretary Both these 9er
tlemen belong to the Weed wing of the
party. Ga
In the trial between the Winooski and
Algonquin the latter last night was csn-
siderably ahead. The interest in the race
is increasing greatly.
The Sd n. Y. Provisional Cavalry Reg
iment, which is composed of the Old I3Eh
and 18th N. Y. Cavalry, arrived in this
city last evening, and will have 3 formal
reception and parade this forenoon. It was
8 portion OF this regiment that rendered
service in the pursuit. and capture of Booth.
and TO it belonged Boston Corbett, who
shot the assassin
The members of the City Council and
heads of the departments of the city of
st. Louis arrived in this city on Saturday
night.
Our Chicsgo visitors leave to-day for
Philadelphia
The Times Washington special of the
24th says: The Secretary of the Treasury
and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
have now unaer consideration a circular
which will be issued in day or two, to be
directed to the Government tax collectors
with view Of relieving the holders of
cotton in the Southern STetes. It Is found
that these cotton holde.s are generally un-
able - raise the money to pay the immense
tax required by the act OF July I'd, 1858,
to be paid before shipment to the Govern
ment agent in the nearest locality OF dis
trict in which the cotton may be found
and It is slso found impracticsbla and
sometimes impossible for these cotton own
ers to come North and obtain the requisite
funds BY byPothecsting their staple. The
law as heretofore construed seemed to pre-
sent an insusmountable obstacle to the
shipment Of cotton to Northern ports
before the government assessment should
be paid, but the Secretary of the Treasury,
with the aid Of the Commission er of Inter-
nal Revenue has, it is believed, discovered
Q plan by which owners may ship their
cotton to Northern mills, and pay the gov
ernment charges in those ports. If this
plan be carried out it will release and
send TO the northern markets an immense
amount Of property which is now tied up
in the South by reason of the former strict
and technical construction of the law.
The difficulty, arising ont of the arrest
in Prussia Of Germans who had become
American citizens, for rthenon-performsnc
of the military service required By the
Prussian laws, continues to excite attention
in that country. Won Bsmarck's organ de-
clares that the Constitution imparativelv
requires every subject Ct Prussia to per-
form military duty, and cannot be altered
st pleasure by the executive authorities.
Assuming this statement to be correct the
only way to relieve naturalizsd citizens
from the obligations which they are COM
PEELED TO be under would be the conclusion
Of q treaty between the United States ard
Prussia to that effect Hitherto such per.
sons have generally been relieved from the
compulsory service to which they are sub
jscted, but only after great deal of trouble
and out OF special regard ior the United
States Government in its representation
and not in virtue of their rights IS Aneri-
can citizens.
The Heralds Berlin correspondent be-
lieves that if convention to this effect
were submitted to the Prussian Legislature
it would be passed by an iamense msjori-
ty, as the Liberal party are extremely de-
sirous Of being on friendly terms with the
great transatlantic Republic.