Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-02
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1866.
LEADER.
SATURDAY, DRCEMBER ,, 1855.
THE NEWS.

> of North Carolina.
ADsUTASr GIN THOMAS is soon to be I
tired from the army. He will be suceeed
by Gen. Townsend.
TIE Spanish government has pledged
earnest efforts for the suppression of Il
slave trade.
A CAUCUS of Union Congressman Is callC
tonight at Washington, to select candidate
FOR the offices of the House.
THR North Carolina Legislature has rat
fed the amendment to the Constitutio
ab0lishing slavery. There were but six dii
senting votes.
NORTHERN mechanics and laboring me
in considerable numbers, are emigrating t
Georgia, having purchased lands in til
western part of that State.
Two influential members Of the Canadian
Parliament are in Washington for the pur
pose Of efecting some notifications in tn
reciprocity treaty.
TIE Toronto Herald believes there ar
$4,000 Fenians in Canada, armed and drill
ling. We don't believe anything of tn,
sort.
The total number of Indians in the Uni.
ted States and its territories is 3O7, 500
Over 5000 served in the Union army during
the war. l..E
FURTHER particulars of the railroad acci-
dent near Easton, Pa, are given in our dis
patches this morning, including the names
of the killed and wounded.
LANDS for General Lee have been pur-
chased in Lexington, Va, by whom it is
not stated, and appeals are being made for
money to build him house.
NIxox's circus troupe lost all their trained
horses and most of their tent equipage,
while going from New York TO Galveston in
a vessel which was disabled in the late gale.
An affray took place at Grenada, Miss,
day before yesterday between some of the
State militia and party of negroes, grow
ing out of an attempt to take away the
arms and ammunition of the negroes.
REPUcLIcAS members of Congress express
the opinion that President johnson has un-
dergone decided change in lis feelings
towards the South, and intends to apply the
brakes in his future policy.
TIE case of Frederick J. Howe, of Mead
vile, arrested in July last on complaint OF
E. Sheldon, on charge of defraud-
ing the latter out of s., 500 was dismissed at
,he New York Police Court on Wednesday
asst, owing to the non-aepearance of the
The charge appears to have
been utterly without foundation, and the
lrrest dictated solely by private malice.
THE whole amount or powder, shot, caps,
guns, and pistols shipped from
Iew York to insurrectionary states from
'ept. 25th, 1868, to Dec. Ist., is as follows
sporting powder, 259,537 lbs; blasting
'owder, 1925 lbs; shot 1,641 ,O9s lbs lbs.
'ercussion caps, 2O,3lS,9e4; cartridges,
q, 400; guns, 1,429 pistols, 1920.
SIR MORTON PEro addressed large audi
nee in Bristol, England, since his return
rom this country, on America. Unlike the
host of Englishmen who write or talk about
he United States, after visiting it, he ex-
ressed his liking for the Americans, and
eferred to the fattering manner in which
ley received him, in the strongest and
lost favorable terms. His remarks on the
ause of the war, and the condition of the
1untry since its close, are truthful and SEN
bic. Our readers will find copious ex-
acts from the speech in another column
A DECISION has been rendered by the U
Circuit Court, at Pittsburgh, in the great
] suit growing out of the sale of the Cope
md farm, which lies contiguous to the
olmden farm, on Pithole Creek. Cope
nd, the owner of the farm, placed it in the
ands of broker named Bell, last spring, TO
II. Bell contracted with one Burtis for the
lie Of the land for the sum of $500, 600; but
? some chicanery he succeeded in getting |
deed from Copeland, paying only $4,000
stead of 100000. The Court decides that
the deed was procured by gross fraud, it
Ight to be set aside and annulled.
DIRECT communication has been opened
,tween this country and Brazil by regu-
T steam mail route. The first steamer
ON Rio Janeiro arrived at New York yes
rday, bringing news to the l4th ult. There
nothing of importance from Paraguay.
rof. Agassiz was following the upward
urse of the Amazon river, and had dis
vered sixty new species of the fnny tribe.
K steamers recently employed in the Uni
States service, were at Rio Janeiro for
lie, but found no purchasers. Colonel
God, agent for 500 Southeners, was in Bra !
to purchase lands.
he first anniversary Of the battle of Frank {
l was celebrated in Cincinnati on Thurs !,
y last, by an organization of the Second
vision of that corps. About one hun
ed were present. The gathering was :
lied to order by its President, Major Gen t
al Cooper, of Nashville, who addressed it q
a speech of force and feeling. General S.
Strickland delivered an Grafton, and an S
iginal poem of much interest, containing
sort of metrical history of the corps, was !
ad by General !. R, Sherwood, of Toledo. :
L. John C. McQuiston, of Indiana, was
osen President for the ensuing year, with
larles P. Eaton Secretary Major General
A. Cooper, Tenn, General S. A. Strick-
nd, Ohio, Lieut.. Charles H. Dument, Mich, :
ajor H. NJ. Spain, Ind. Col. F. W. Glenn !
S, n. Y, Col. T. ]. Milholland, Ill, Capt. ]
I'm R. Walsh, KY, as Vice Presidents
ID several Corresponding Secretaries. Col. ]
L. Young os Ohio, was appointed orator, {
ID Surgeon ]. P. Woods, of Ohio, poet, for ]
e next annual meeting.
The remains of General Simon Kenton, {
G Ohio pioneer, which have been for near
thirty years in an obscure grave in Logan /
unity, were in accordance with an act t
ssed by the last Legislature, reinterred at c
-bana on Thursday. Among those pres
It were Governor Anderson, Adjutant
,neral Cowan, Auditor Goldman, and
'easurer Hooper, together with the com ]
ittee appointed under the act of the Leg 7
ature, which consisted of Hon. NJ. G. 8
itchell, Of Piqua; William Patrick aud
n. Cheatham, of Urbana; E. D. Mans
Id, of Morrow; and W. A. Adams, of '
ncinnati. The funeral obsequies were
Id at he Presbyterian church, and con-
;ted Of simple religious services, brief ad- {
esses by Judge Mitchell, Governor Ander- ;
n and Colonel Gordan, and an interesting !
ographical sketch by W. P. Coggshall,
50. A procession was then formed, and I
q remains were conveyed under escort of 6