Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-13
PERSONAL-

The Court Journal says: aWe regret to
learn that Mr.. Dickens, who is now in
Paris, has had sun-stroke. He was ouite
insensible for several hours, but, we are
happy to say, speedily recovered, and is
now quite well again
General Averill, the noted cavalry COM
mander, is at present located on Oil Creek.
and is the proprietor of some half dozen
teams, which are hauling oil from Pithole
to AIiller's Station.
Rev. Robert Collyer, after protraeted
| visit to England, is about to return to his
ministerial labors in Chicago. 1t is not
perhaps known generally that this gentle
man-a man of real genius, who has
slammed his influence uphn the West more
| indelibetv than any other living man
was a little over twenty years ago a black
smith in little town of Yorkshire nearLeeds.
He 'could make a good horse shoe, and
(which is more difficult, good horseshoe
nail and he did his work we'll But the
hammer could not conquer the man he
was Thor with the hammer added The
FIRE in his smithv did not burn so brightly
and holly as that in the brain and heart
of Robert Collver, who, whilst his iron
was beatipr would snatch verse OF
Burns from a pocket volume to "sweeten
toll" At length he had earned enough 10
20 to America. He settledm Pennsy yIanla,
expanding under devoted self culture,
and somewhere about ten years ago ne
was called to the leading pulpit IN the
West in Chicago. The first spot which
his feet sought on arriving here was tnat
where the old blacksmith shop stands, and
about which hover, no doubt, many spirits
of old thoughts and aspirations which
have since bore their fruit: .7,.
Gen. Sherman had delightful lllustra-
ton of the hospitality Of st. Louis, having
had three horses presented to MIN there IN
a single week.
Extra Billy Smith is fourishing around
the streets and drinking at the bars of
Washington, arm in arm with his old
companions.
Hon. Isaac n. Arnold, sixth Auditor,
left Washington for the West on ednes-
day on a short visit. Chief clerk MeOreW
will have charge of the office during ms
absence.
The report that Ralph Waldo Emerson
was q large loser by the robbery OF the
Concord Bank was unfounded.
Exchanges from the Far West inform
us that Hon c. D. Smith, Secretary and
for some time Acting Governor OF Idaho
Territory, recently dropped dead at the
village of Rocky Bar. He was a native
of New York, and before receiving the
held at the time OF his demise,
he served as chief clerk in the office OF
Attorney-General Bates, at Washington
General ]. d. Webster, Chief OF Stan to
Gen Sherman, is in Washington expecting
to be Immediately mustered out. he mas
bought an interest in the somewhat noted
Cahawba Iron Works, at Irondale, Jetfer-
son County, Alabama, and intends settling
there permanently with his family. Gen
eral Webster is a valuable acquisition to
any community, and viii carry with him
the wurm regards of all who know him.
Bossisiso, one of Maretzek's prima don
mas. made her debut in New York, recent
ly. One critic says; "People went to the
Academy, expecting to see a houri
burst upon their sight, and to hear a St.
Cecilia. And when, instead, a timid girl,
with frightened eyes and hesitating step,
walked from the coulisses into the glaze of
five hundred gas Jets and six thousand
critical glasses, there was some excuse for
a chill of disappointment. But this did
giving her a courteous invitation to pro-
ceed. This she did, after thanking them
with a graceful smile, and-though terri
bly, nervous all through the prolonged
opening aria which introduces lone 10 the
scene, Bossisiso at its close had secured, the
hearts of the majority present by her fresh
ness and simplicity of manner, and her
true, pure voice"
The National Game at Washington.
The grand base ball tournament which
has kept the fraternity of Washington on
the gui gjUe during the last month was in
on Monday by amateh between
the renowned Excelsior of Brooklyn, n.
Y, and the National of that city, for the
usual trOphy-a ball.
The game took place in the Presidents
grounds, the contest attracting thousands
of spectators, among whom were many la
dies. The Excelsiors were minus the SER
vices of five Of their first nine, and their
uniforms, hats, &c, not having been sent
on, they were placed in rather bad posi-
ton TO win game. They, however
played remarkably well under the circum,
stances, pulling up their score handsomely
towards the last. They scored over two
to one in the last five innings of the game.
The score was % to against them in the
fourth innings, and only Sc to 30 at the
close of the match. The most friendly
feeling feeling was displayed on both sides,
the Excelsiors gracefully bearing their de-
feat. In the evening the Excelsiors were
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