Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-03
Associated Press Report.
From New York.
cotton SwIndIers.

| NEw YORK, November 1.-The Mobile
! correspondent of the Times, says that Col.
Brooke has tGrretted out system of cotton
theIvinS Of huge proportions, by which the
| government has been swindled, and certain
Assistant Treasury agents have pocketed
large sums Of money. A Mo. Carver has
| been arrested as one of the principal agents
! i'll the frauds.
Cotton burners are very plenty, and sew
eral fires lately destroyed much of that dis
cription of property.
Promotions.
Two companies of the 18th regalars have
arrived from Newport. Lieutenant Burns
has died. Lieut. Outson, of Provipence CITY,
promoted to Captain, and Lieutenant Cen
less, of same city, promoted to lst Lieuten-
ant.
Outrages.
Horrible outrages have lately been COM
mitted near Florence, Alabama, and several
persons burned to death by robbers, i'll
searh of hidden treasures. Et
Patriotism.
Northern Alabama is full of patriotism.
5oatere Ed2gs qTe ontoHS ssf 81 t6e State icudns Mo
bile is not SO patriotic, they having suffered
heavily from investments in confederate
currency.
a duel was fought few days since be-
tween Mr.. Hale, editor of the Mobile Times,
and rebel Colonel Brooks. Shot guns were
used. Nobody hurt.
The Republics Passengers.
New YORK, November 2.-It appears that
Captain Hathorn and twenty-three passen-
gers of the steamer Republic were picked up
at sea by schooner W. c. Dill and taken to
Port Royal The boat containing Capt.
Young and three others were picked up at
sea by the brig J. Lovett and taken to
Charleston. Another boat and raft are yet
TO be heard from.
Fire.
A fire occurred this noon on the corner of
Beaver and New streets in large building
occupied by Binninger Co., liquor dealers,
and Read a Roundery, provision Dealers
The damage is unknown yetit must be very
heavy.
The Crystal Oil Works at Brooklyn burn
ed this morning.
Attack by GuerriIIas.
The Worlds Havanna correspondent of
the 3Sth says: An attack upon the railroad
at Tejeira, Mexico, was made by a party of
four hundred guerrillas. The trains were
detained and the passengers taken some
miles from the station, where the Spanish,
Mexican, German and American travellers
military, were detained. No doubt they
have been shot, probably fourteen persons.
American passengers not identified with
the politics Of the country are unmolested.
The steamer Charles Leary, from Calves
ton the 4th ult., has arrived. She suffered
some from the gale, and put into Hatteras
on the 10th for coal
The steamship Guiding Star, from New
Orleans the l4th, via Port Royal the 3Oth,
has arrived. She has on board Capt. Haw-
thorne, wife and two children, Mrs. Flem-
ing, Levi Harvey Flanders, Judge Land
strom, Miss Lenoir, Mrs. Waldren, Eugi-
neers Gardner and Muldoon, and ten of the
crew of the wrecked steamer Republic who
were saved.
The steamship Quaker City, from Charles
ton the 2gth, has also arrived, with Capt.
Young, purser MarshOuse, engineer Durfee,
stewardess, and others of the crew of the
steamer Republic, who were in one of the
missing boats of the wrecked steamship
Republic.
Three passengers from Hamburg, one
hundred and sixty from London, and near
ly two hundred from New Orleans, besides
fifty from Charleston, have arrived this
morning by steamers and sailing vessels.
Boiler Investigation.
New York, November 2-The Express
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most prominent engineers-Chief Engineer
Sewel, of United States Navy, W. K.
Thomas, Constructing Engineer of United
States Navy, F. B. Stevens, Chief Engineer
of Camden & Amboy Railroad, recently and
unknown to each other made a thorough
examination of the fracture of the boiler of
the steamboat st. John, and at an accidental
meeting on comparing notes agreed with
singular unanimity as to the cause of the
accident, viz, in technical language: in
sufficient staying. 1t is hoped these gentle
men will give the results Of their investi-
cations and conclusions arrived at before
the Coroner's Jury, as their testimony will
prove of no little value as carrying with it
weight and conviction. |
Street Commissioners Meeting.
The street cleaning commissioners met at
City Hall to-day, to consider charges against
street contractors. The Police Board, if de-
siratle, would aid with such proofs as could
be offered as to truth of charges. Mr.. Won
derpool presented answer to charges, and it
was decided to instruct the contractors to
make particulars to each allegations in the
Police report. Board adjourned until IL
o'clock Monday.
TrOttIng.
In the trotting on the Fashion Course yes
terday G. Johnson named Billy, and A. Pat
terson named his brown mare; match for
$1,000, mile heats. The brown mare won
three heats; time, 2:4s2, 2:49, and 2:5I.
Stonewall jackson and Lady Jane were |
matched for $500, mile heats, best 8 in 5, in |
harness. Stonewall was awarded the races
the mare having been allowed torun during |
the race.
Resolutions of the Chamber of Com |
meree.
The Chamber of Commerce held its regu- |
lar monthly meeting this forenoon.
Resolutions were adopted approving |
of the sentiments expressed by the Secretary !
of the Treasury in his speech at Fort Wayne |
as well as his recent action refunding $50, |