Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-16
SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
RAIIRoAp coNsoLIpAfIoN.

| RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
New YoRK, October 1.-THE Commercial
saws that a communication has been ad-
dressed by the English visitors connected
with the Atlantic Great Western Railroad,
by the President Of the Road, s. s. HHom-
medieu, to the Directors Of the Erie Railroad,
proposing to consolidate the running ar
rangements of the two roads, and to double
the track of the Erie road from New York
to Salamanca with British capital. A con-
ference has been held between Sir Morton
Peto, for the Atlantic & Great Western, and
the Directors of the Erie Railroad in refer
euce to the matter, but as yet no conclusion
has been arrived at. A further interview
will probably take place on the arrival of
Mr.. L L'Hommedieu from the West.
a FESIANIsM.
A large meeting of the Fenians was held
! last night, under the auspices of the st. Laws
erence 0'Toole Circle, at Sanger Hall, on AID
street. The Centre of the Circle opened the
meeting. He remarked that while the Eng
lish ministers in Ireland were gloating over
the capture ofa few rebels and stray men in
ireland, the Fenians were still everywhere
working quietly, uninterruptedly, with the
usual eircumspection and vigOr. Those who
behind the recent bluster of the British and
silence fthe Irish Republicans asw asymp-
tom of serious shock TO the latter, under
stand very poorly the policy and material
of the movement.
Further speeches were made, and large
number of recruits obtained. Delegates to
the Congress were elected, and about 10
o'clock the meeting adjourned.
ARRESTED.
Albert A. Jones, a defaulter in the Erie
Railroad Office, who absconded some time
ago with $4,000, has been arrested in New
Orleans.
TURNED OVER.
The Worlds Nashville correspondent
says: The railroads in this State have all
been turned over to the Companies to whom
they belong, in compliance with an order
from the War Department. There are
nearly dozen companies in the State who
are straining every nerve to put their roads
in good travelling condition. A large force
Of workmen are on the different roads re-
pairing and building bridges and otherwise
improving generally the condition of the
roads.
A large amount of railroad material be-
longing to the Government has been pur-
chased by companies from from Alabama,
Georgia, and Florida. A large amount has
been turned over with the roads on which |
it has been used, for which the Governments !
will be remunerated on some future day, |
arrangements having been made binding |
on the holders of stock to that effect.
BOLD ROBBERY.
The Times special says: One of the bold |
est burglaries on record was perpetrated in /
Georgetown very early this morning, in the |
office of Adams Express Company. 1t was |
entered by the back door being opened in a |
good manner by the burglars. The door Of |
the safe was drilled into and then blown off |
its hinges and into dozen pieces. The |
conclusion shattered the glass of three large |
front windows into a thousand pieces and !
waking the people in the neighhorhoOd, but |
before the people or police got there the |
burglars were off with booty of $1,000. |
During the operation the gas burned bright |
by, and the safe stood but six feet from the |
window, which could be looked into by any |
passer by. A young man whose business it |
was 10 sleep in the Office was absent in the |
country, and the only occupants of the room |
were one big and five little dogs, whom the |
thieves put in the cellar.
RECEIPTS.
The Internal Revenue Receipts of to-day
are S724,i69 80.
GARNET SESSION.
The Worlds special says the regular cab
met session to-day lasted but "a few minutes.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Returns from the Virginia election show
but three straight unionists. In the Alexan-
dria district, Conrad, who signed the Vir- /
ginia ordinance of secession, and who de- |
clares he will not take the oath of allegiance, |
is elected by small majority.
ARRIVED.
Gen. Carl Schurz, who has been for some |
time a secret agent of the government in |
the Southern States, arrived here to-day. |
1t is understood his mission is ended.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Herald's special says Judge Cooley /
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, issued an
advertisement to-day, for in the neighbor-
hood of S250,OOO dollars worth of blankets,
satipets, jeans, calicoes and tobacco for gem
eral distribution among the Indian tribes to
which donations Of such articles are due by
treaty.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTREss MONROE, October IA heavy
storm commenced last night and has pre-
vailed all day.
The steamer VIM. P. Clyde has arrived
with the steamer Jno. Gusson. The CIyde
picked her up in a disabled condition, with
her wheel lost twenty miles north of Chin
coque.
DAVIS, CLAY AND MITCHELL.
NEW YoRK, October 1.-THE Petersburg
Express of the llth says:
A gentleman was in this city Yesterday
who saw JEFF. Davis, Clay and John Mitch
ell on Monday last, but was not permitted
to converse with them. The two former
seemed cheerful and eontented, but the lat
ter seemed sad and gloomy. He states that
these prisoners were al very comfortably
Hail A.. /