Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-29
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Thirty-four thousand cattle had already
persisted in England by the cattle plauge,
and eight thousand in Holland.
A whaling schooner, worth in itself but
three thousand, has inst put into Hawaii
with twenty-one thousand dollars worth
of oil on board, the product Of a three
months cruise.
One thousand nine hundred and forty
two houses were pulled down in Paris last
year by orderof the government, and three
thousand three hundred and ffty-one new
houses were built.
Wyman's American cigar shaped ship
has been made the model of another
steamer just launched at Havre.
A London burglar recently arrested was
found to have on him a list of appoint
ments to visit, burglariously eff course, the
houses of forty Of the richest nobleman in
London. e.
Mineral oil similar to petroleum is dis
titled from the shale OVERLAPPING the York
shire (England) iron beds.
The new toy, "Pharaoh's Serpent" is
vigorously denounced in the English press
as deadly poison.
M. Du Challiu, of gorilla celebrity, has
returned to England, his attempt to pene-
trate Africa from the western coast having
failed in consequence of the hostility Of
the natives. A still more important expe-
dition, that of Baron Won Derdecken, that
started from the east coast, has also been
abandoned.
At a late public ball in Vienna an officer
became entangled by the e~rinoline of his
partner. and, falling, broke one OF his
legs; the lady, ruling oro--Lim in her
turn, fell on the other leg and fractured it
likewise.
The all wind which roared across
Ireland last month, blew good to Pat
Murphy, of Slatery, Queen county. 1t
removed the thatch from his cottage, but
revealed to him a horn, filled with four
hundred guineas and several Spanish dol
lars.
Count LaGrange's Gladiateur has won
stakes amounting to $50, 500 on the con-
tinent alone, and double that snm in Eng
land.
The wife ofan eminent French fnancier
lest her portemonnaie, and it was ! estored
to her husband, who found in it a letter
which induced him Immediately to "in-
stitute proceedings"
1t is reported in Paris that another
newspaper will bestarted at the beg ming
of next year, with a capital of forty thou
sand pounds, and that it will set forth the
ideas and defend the policy Of the govern
ment.
The latest novelty in Partisan folly is a
new costume for gentlemen. Boots a la
Sowaroff, which reach to the knee, iron
gray inexpressibles and black jackets and
low collars.
-Four bodies have been accidentally dis
covered in the cellar of a London under
taker. He had concealed them there to
save the trouble and cost of buryingthem.
The reconciliation between the Napo-
Icons is complete, and the Prince and his
wife will accompany the King and Queen
of Portugal and the Italian Ambassador
on their visit to Compiegne. Friendly
letters have passed between the cousins,
and also between the Prince and NJ.
Rouher, who, it will be remembered, in
sisted upon publishing in the Moniteur the
Princes disgrace, in spite of his Imperial
Highness' entreaties.
A letter from Bombay states that IAN
English girl has been sold by her parents
to the Chief of Chutna for three thousand
rupees. The affair has caused much ex-
element
Petroleum oil wells have been discovered
in the parish of st. Joseph, Barbados and
arrangements are in progress for working
them.