Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-16
DAILY LEADER.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 76, 1867
THE NEWS
GOrD closed at l47 last night.

GOLD closed at 147 last night
DUFF GREEN, of Alabama, died at Mobi
on the 10th inst. -'-O'''
The work of rebuilding the National Al
pory at HarPer's Ferry has commenced.
Mr.. CLAY, our minister at St. Petersburr
writes the Government q warning and des
criptive letter concerning the cattle plague
TIE steamer Savannah, on her way to Au
gusta, is reported to have been sunk by col
s{4lsiOn with the Mayfower.
sssTHE work of mastering out the Veteran
8serTe Corps commenced day before yes
aay.
steamer Grey Hound, from Boston fol
AK, was wrecked Monday night
and passengers saved.
ssseS SFfhIEs Of five cent currency will be sent
seHth, where there is great demand for it,
Alstno more will be transmitted, at present,
to the North.
GEN. LoNGsTRESr is not pardoned yet. He
was an officer in the U. s. army at the
breaking out of the rebellion, hence his case
g hangs fire."
A CONVENTION of the French-Canadians,
for the purpose of forming an organization
throughout the country to promote their in
terests is in session, in New York.
HOTELS in Washington have raised the
price of board to s. day. Many Con-
gressmen have engaged rooms in Balti-
more.
Rev. DR. CLARKsoS, bishop of Nebraska,
(EPiscopal)was consecrated at Chicago yes
terday with imposing ceremonies.
HoS. SAMUEL AxEs, Chief Justice of
Rhode Island, resigned yesterday on sc-
count of i'll health.
ONE branch of the Mississippi legislature
has passed bill providing for the support
of disabled rebel soldiers.
1t is stated that Mr.. King purchased rs
pound bag of shot on Monday morning,
and had it en- his person when he jumped |
overheard from the ferry boat
SOME frightened Congressman, who think
Washington City is in condition to attract |
the cholera, urge the removal of Congress
to Philadelphia.
IT is announced that the President will
not Immediately appoint successor to
Preston King. In the meantime the As
'istant Collector will perform the duties of
Collector.
Two men on raft were recently picked
lp off Cape Hatteras. They were the last
survivors Of the ill-fated steamer Republic.
There had been IA on the raft, but the rest
lied or drowned themselves, having been
light days without food and water.
Our Canadian neighbors assert that they
egard the much-talked of Fenian raid on
heir provinces with derision; still, as a
natter of prudence, their authorities have
AIKEN measuresto protect the frontier.
THE Tennessee legislature has passed
ill authorizing the issue of new bonds for
he railroads of the State; also providing
Or the funding of the State debt az it ma
ures.
The foreign news this morning contains a
uOpoib Ol kne comments OF the LONDON |
ress on the ministerial question: a rumor
hat Mr.. Adams, our Minister at the Court
st. James, is to be retired in the spring;
nd something about the Fenians, the mar
cts, etc,-altogether not very important.
REDUCTION of expenses in the transaction
Government business is promised by
ispatches from Washington. A score of
aymasters are to be mustered out and the
erical force in the civil departments
realty reduced.
Two Railroad accidents of day before {
esterday are reported in our dispatches !
lis morning. One took place on the
trough train from New York to Washing.
n, caused by the negligence of switch
nder, by which the lives of four passen- i
,rs were sacrificed, and the persons of sew +
al others moro or less severely injured. =
be other occurred on the train from Rock
land to Chicogo, owing to a misplaced
Titch, which caused the passenger cars to f
2 rolled down an embankment, but fortun- S
ely without killing any one, although /
veral people were hurt. 7