The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-15

remains of the loans authorizod BY Con-
gress.
The glory has entirely departed from
that little pesthole Of the Bahamas, Nassau,
since the close Of the blockade running
business. Everybody who can got away Is
leaving, goois intended TO run the block
sde are daily being suciioned OF at mere
ly nominal prices, and the principal hotel |
of the place has closed for want of busi-
ness. Eight former blockade running
stesmers were laid up there on tho 7th
inst, entirely out Of employment.
The New Y ork merchants display great
energy in taking sdvsntage Of the IItsi-
dents proclamation opening trade with
the South. Over fifty vessels have already
been added TO the New York and southern
coast trade, and others are rapidly being
prepared 10 eagsge in it. Many vessels
which have been used by the Government
during the war, will be at once used in
this trade.
The cotton plantation Of Governor Sea
brook, on Bulls Island, South Carolina,
consisting cf seven hundred scres, and
celebrated for its superior growth OF sea
island cotton, has been purchased for
$4,000 by Simon Cameron, e1 Secretary
Of War, and Senators Wade and Doollttie-
The New York HeraJds Washington
correspondent telegrspbs to that paper
,bst It Is expected that within two weeks
there will be offered 10 our capitalists a
Mexican loan, based upon such securities
IS yiI recommend It IS an investment.
Seven thousand dollars nave now been
offered for the arrest Of the murderer Of
the Hon. Burr Burton. of Syracuse-SL 600
bv the Governor of New York, $1,000 by
the Mayor of Syracuse, $4,000 BY D. b
Burton, the murdered man brother, and
50 600 by the Sheriff Of the county.
A grand review OF the Fourth Army
Corps, General Stanley, took place At
Nashville, on Monday last, before General
Thonlss. 1t passed OF brilliantly.
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The cornerstone Of new Jewish tenn
ple was laid on Friday last, IL Cincinnati,
with appropriate and interesting exercises.
The Assassination court rHrtisi---
Facts About the Prisoners,
| TWashington Corresp pondenc9 OF the Y World ]
WASHINGTON, May p.
Yesterday snd tO-day have oeen Occu-
pied in obtaining counsel for the prisoners.
Most Of the members Of the bar OF this city
hsve been appied to, and some OF them
hsve accepted. Messrs. Aiken and C-om-
fit. of this city, rave been employed as
counsel for Mrs. Surrstt. Hon Reve-dy
johnson, of Maryland, 1t Is now believed
will also act rs her counsel An impor-
tsnt case At Pittsburg IN which he was en-
gagged has been postponed thus leaving
him free to set Ia the premises. Oliver
Hack, Of Baltimore, h wel-known criminal
lawyer of that city, hiss appear for Har-
rold, Booths accomphcs.
Atzsroth has employed Fred. Stone, o.
Port Tobacco, Nd, the place where he re
sided to within a few days OF his coming Il
Washington 10 carry out the plot. II /:
thought that by the lime that all THESE
cases are brought 10 trial, counsel for each
prisoner viii have been Obtslned. COnsid
ersble interest altsehes 20 the arrsignmeni
of Edward Spanglsr, one Of the stage csr
penters of Ford's Theatre. This fact SEEM
TO make the I'M erence clear OF completely
among some of the employees Of tne thea
tre ia the coUspirscy. Besides rpangler
Clifford. the builder of the thestre, auC
Mattox, the property man, hsvs been sr
rsgned with the principal consplrstors
Edward Spangler is d rOugh-lookng, Ordl
nary sized man, Of about forty years o
age. be nails from Baltimore sad ba
for some two wears BEEN employed rs al
assistant to Clifford, the stage csrpenter 81
Fords Theatre, he having worked witt
| Clifford at house carpentering tor many
years in Baltimore
Spsngler, 1t is alleged, was the man Wh'
hsd charge of Booth's horse Ia the alley
in the resr Of the thester, and who ais,
cleared the passsge.w ys aud opened tni
rear door on the stage for Booth Iii
further supposed he may know something
of the bars Of wood fitted 10 Inc door II
the resr Of the sLage-bOX. The bar aD0v,
mentioned served as brace 70 keep the
audience from entering the box whIl'
Booth was accomplishing MS work
and the JOB of fitting it accurately d
the position required, Was one u
which Booth would need the sid al
most certainly OF some one connected Will
the establishment, and naturally one be
longing TO the carpenter's department
Mrs. Surrstt, who seems TO be the onlJ
woman in the case, has msintsined con
fdent, stoicsl air until yesterday, when
in an interview with her counsel, IL Is sslC
she seemed very contrite.
1t Las been estimated that the trials vii
last nearly two months, rs there are SOM
two or three hundred witnesses TO ex
anime.
The two CARROTS, who arc out on ps
role, prove to have been entirely uuawaT'
who Booth aud Herold really were whIi
vt their house.
Mexican News.