Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-29

series of wonderful exploits, given by a war
correspondent of the New York Herald, who
accompanied the army. and was eye wit
ness CT what he describes. The book should,
therefore, have the merit of fidelity to fact
and truth. That is what readers want
fidelity. They can well dispense with
horid writing and rhetoric. The march is
its w poem and song.
For sale by Ingham and Bragg.
Railroad Intelligence.
RAILROAD MEETING.-The Detroit Tribune
says that several of the prominent citizens
of that city have taken iniatory steps TO as
certain the views of the people in reference
to the importance of railroad communication
with the northern portion of the State, and
were to have held a meeting for an expires
sion of sentiment, on Monday night last.
RAILROAD SALE,-The Sandusky, Dayton
and Cincinnati Railroad is advertised to be
sold at auction on Friday, the 9TH of jan
uary next, at the Court House in Sandusky.
By order of Court the minimum price at
which the road can be sold is $3.50, 900. The
sale is made TO satisfy the sum of 81 1867, 742
due to holders of bonds and coupons issued
under a mortgage of Feb. l, 1851, of which
Daniel S. Miller is sole surviving trustee and
81 ,305.O36 81 on bonds and coupons Issued
Fec. l, 1855.
MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RALRoAD.-In a re-
view of a report to the stockholders of the
Michigan Southern Railroad, the Merchants
Magazine for November contains some re-
marks which, from the importance to be at
tached to their source, are worthy of note:
at is now wholly relieved from debt; and
for the last two fiscal years has been able to
pay ten per cent. interest on its guaranteed
stock, and for the last year seven per cent.
on its common stock. Five years ago the
common stock of this company sold heavily
at from ~ to 10, and the guaranteed stock
at from II to "a in March last the first was
selling at 6SH to 30, and had sold as high as
IIS3, and the latter was selling at from l35
to l4O, and had sold at l65."
CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Nothing was
done yesterday in court room No. ] before
Judge Bolton. The case OF Meachem and
Andrews Us. Z. II. Lewis.w was still ON trial,
and will not probably be concluded even
today. Mr.. Backus was making his argu-
ment for plaintiffs late in the afternoon.
In the criminal branch, before Judge Cot
fnberry, the case of the State rs. John Hays,
indicted for shooting with intent to Kill, was
called and consumed the day without being
concluded. Defendant is a saloon keeper
on Lake street. one day last February an
Irishman named Michael Duan entered de-
PENDANTS saloon, in a state of intOxieation.
Drawing Il large knife he was making con-
siderable noise, &C., when, refusing to obey
defendants order to leave, the latter snatched
a small pistol, mot the prosecuting witness,
and fired, the ball taking effect n the Mouth
of the latter. Two teeth were knocked out,
and the bullet lodged beneath the skin Of
the neck, where it even now is.
NJ. S. Castle and R. E. Knight, Esqs., are
counsel for defendant, while c. v. Palmer
and A. 7. Brinsmade, Esqs, conduct the
prosecution.
The Grand Jury returned no indictments
yesterday. 1t is believed they nave adj
journed.
A SUSPECTED TOLEDO MURDERER ARRESTED
IN THIS CITY.-Some time in August Calvin
C. Adams was arrested in this city, examin-
ed on the charge of grand larceny. and
bound over for trial in the Court ofCommon
Pleas. He will probably be examined to
day, if the case of Hay shall have beendis-
posed of. A short time previous to his ar
rest, a man named Heidkamp was murdered
in Toledo, and no clue could be obtained to
the name or movements of the guilty party.
In some, as yet unexplained, manner sus-
Pieion has recently been directed to Adams
as the murderer in question. S. f. Adams,
Esq, of this city, sent the following tele
gram to the Mayor of Toledo last Saturday
CLEVELAND, Nov. 25, 1865.
C. ". Dorr, Mayor:
Send a policeman on the first train and
you can get the party who murdered the
German near the Oliver House. Come to
my office. S. E.. ADAMS.
AdIshdl poHh ol Ihdl cltN leiL-lHhheuldLe-
ly for Cleveland, and On Monday forenoon
the following dispatch was sent:
CLEVELAND, Nov. %, 1865.
C. u. DOrr, Mayor:
leave for gainesville this morning for
evidence. May not return until Tuesday.
j. r. BOND.
Should the jury fail to convict Adams on
the charge of larceny, he will be arrested
on a charge of the murder of Heidkamp,
and taken to Teledo.