Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-04

tices the addition of fast vessels to the
American navy and calls upon the British
government to add an equal number to its
own force.
CHOLERA.
Paris medical papers say that cholera has
so nearly disappeared that they shall pub
hsh no more bulletins or figures in relation
to it.
| REBEL REPRESENTATIVES,.
Dispatches from Washington last night
say within the last twenty four hours quite
a number of representatives from rebel states
have arrived. They intend to hold a caucus
TO determine their action. Their programme
is, if not admitted, to go home in a body
Several OF them called upon President John
| son.
Il is represented that the Liberals are
daily gaining ground, ,and the number oftheir
force Is increasing.
General DiOf defeated an Imperial force in
the State of Puebla, and afterwards went to
see Gen. Albarie to combine decisive
movement against the French.
THE TTURBDE FAMILY.
The Iturbide family have renounced their
right to live in Mexico, and all political
claims that they may have to the Mexican
throne for the sum of 100000 apiece. Mr.
Arget Iturbide has given possession of HE
own child To MaXimilan-a boy tEse- years old.
she has been adopted by MaXamilian and
made an Imperial princess. Mrs. Iturbide,
his mother, has been the victim of an infa-
nous plot. She has been taken away from
her son, after being compelled to sign a pa
per renOnucing her rights as mother. 1t
was decided to send her out of the country.
WASHINGTON ITEMS
Mr.. Schade. the counsel of the late Can't.
WIrz has raaafuaI IL
Mrs. Wirz, in due legal form, Indignantly
and altogether pronounces false the state
ment that she attempted to convey poison |
TO the mouth of her husband while kissing |
him, and that Wirz was prevented from |
swallowing it by the interference of Cen |
eral Baker
Wilson, of Massachusetts,, will tomorrow |
the following bill, and press it to
an early vote in the Senate. He considers
that the condition of affairs in the South is
such as to imperatively demand prompt
action in the premises:
An act to maintain the freedom of
the inhabitants in the States declar-
ed in insurrectiOn and rebellion, by proela-
nation of the President of the first of uly,
1862.
Be it enacted, etc, that all statutes, rules,
and regulations of any description whatso-
ever, heretofore in force or held valid,
n any OF the States which were declared to
be in insurrection or rebellion by the Presi-
lent on the first of July, 1862, whereby,
II wherein any inequality of civil rights
md immunities among the inhabitants of
uch States is recognized, authorized, estab-
ished and maintained by reason of or in
consequence of any distinctions or differ !:
nee of color, race, or descent, or by reason
f or in consequence of a provision, condi- !
ion or status of slavery Jr involuntary servi- q
ude of such inhabitants are hereby declared
Iull and void, and it shall be unlawful te +
make, ordain or establish in any !
f the States declared, as aforesaid, to be in ,
nsurrection and rebellion, any such law, a
tatute, ordinance, rule or regulation, or to (
nforee or attempt to enforce the same.
SEC. .. And be it further enacted that
ny person who shall violate any of the q
rovisions of this Act shall be punished by :
fine of not less than $500 nor exceeding
10000, and by imprisonment for not less
nan six months nor exceeding five years,
nd it shall be the duty of the President to
nforce the provisions of this Act. {
FIRE.
BosTON. December 3.-The foundry and To- q
'motive works belonging to Hinekley, Will >
ans 4 Co, formerly known as the Boston a
locomotive Works, were nearly destroyed >
y fire last night. Also, the large unoccu- a
led building adjoining, in which were 2
Qred four locomotives, recently sold by the i
overnment to private parties. =
PETITION. t.
WILMNGToN, N. c., December 1.-The pc g
on for the release of George Davis, late n
General, is being circulated S
r signatures. A very general sympathy d
manifested for him. All ladies sign the p
.tition. Davis was resident of Whining
n. a
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