Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-01
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FROM PITTSBURGH.
PIrTsBURGH, November SO.-The river il
three feet nine inches higher by the piel
mark, but gradually falling. The weather
is wet.
T EMBEZZLEMENT.
NEW York, November 3O.-The clerk Of
a prominent banking house on Wall street
has been arrested on the charge of embez-
element. The amount of the defalcation
thus far discovered IS twenty thousand dol
lars.
YIPPED IN THE BUD.
j A, plot to liberate several prisoners now
under arrestfor forging claims against the
4 United States has been discovered.
THE MESSAGE.
A Washington despatch says that the
Presidents message will contain a full
! policy and submit it to Congress. The in
dications are that the policy will be adopted
with very few notifications.
LAND GRBSF.
The grant of public lands to the Northern
careful estimate 125,OOO,OO acres of land.
The Southern rOate will be asked for dur
ing the coming session of Congress.
PROSPECT IN TEXAS.
The Freedmen's Bureau is in receipt of
reports from its Commissioner, in Texas
which say that the planters are feeling
very much encouraged by the excellent
prospect before them of heavy crops, and
that the negroes are working with perfect
harmony and with an increase of persever-
ance.
RIO JANERIo.
NEW YoRk, November 3O.-Rie Janerio
adviees to October 24th say that it cannot be
now ascertained whether the Paraguayens
are withdrawing or intend to hold their po-
sitiOn. The main body of the allied army
was on a march to Meriedo and it was prob
able that large force would be eoneentrat-
ed there.
The Rio Graude district had been rein
forced to the amount of $4,000 men
The Brazilian feet is inactive, awaiting
for the completion of their iron clads.
The Liverpool Courier says the testimony
ON which he was arrested shows that Ste
phens was chief of the brotherhood in Ire
land. He went under the name of J. Pow
eT's, and was called Captain. He sent
letter to the Fenians at Clonmel, which was
the letter was a witness having read the con-
stitutional documents found in the posses
sion of Stephens Some of these papers were
in the handwriting Of John o. Mahony, the
Fenian head center in Austria and others
in that of Stephens. They all related to
the Fentan movement Those in the hand
writing of O'Mahony were identified by
Herman Schofeld, the informer sent to
ireland by the British Consul at New York
10 erftr TO .
ARRESTS.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-The Super |
intendent of the Metropolitan Police says :
The number of arrests made during the last |
quarter amount to the unprecedented num-
Der of 9,l22, being nearly 5000 more than |
have been arrested during any preceding /
quarter. He says this number of arrests is |
mainly owing to the great number of sol
diers that have been mustered out of the 1
military service in our midst, who fud /
themselves without employment, and have 1
become violators of the law, and have fallen
into the hands of the police. But a greater |
number of these arrests have been OF per-
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and now are forced to prey upon 0lr citi-
zens.
There are also large number of eonviets |
from Southern prisons now Mt large, who are /
found to be among the most desperate char
acters that visit our city. Most OF these |
men are as yet unknown to oUr detectives, |
and therefore these officers labor under dis
advantages in their cases. Of the whole
number of arrests made 5 AIS could neither
read nor write.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Last night about II o'clock as the through /
train for Richmond, which left here at $50 /
P. NJ, was passing over the road near War
renton junction, one Of the cars was thrown
from the track and dragged some distance
the brakeman and two soldiers were IN
stantly killed, and a lady and 2S soldiers
belonging to the goth n. Y. Vols. were badly |
injured, several having their limbs broken.
The wreck was soon cleared away and the |
injured and dead were cared for at the juno
ton. This accident detained the up train |
about two hours this morning
UNSUCCESSFUL.
The U. s. Consul at La Rochelle, France,
writes to the Department of State that mer-
chants who recently wished to charter YES
sells for the United States were unsuccessful, |
and were obliged to ship their goods by way |
of Havre and Bordeaux. il is the general |
belief at La Rochelle that the commerce Of
that district with the United States will as |
sumo greater proportions than before the
war.
PARDONED.
Judge Terrill, of Texas, received pardon |
to-day by order of the President.
ToBE VACATED.
It ia stated that the Old CaIitol prison will |
be vacated and closed tomorrow, and that |
the detective force is already being red ed |
FIRE.
Providence, November 30.--A fire in |
Jones' block, this evening, caused much |
damage by water to the stores and offices.
THANKSGIVING.
Thanksgiving was observed in Rhode Is !
land today. Most of the manufactures dad |
not suspend operations, because OF the near |
spproach of the National Thanksgiving, but |
the places of trade IN town were generally |
closed in the afternoon.
DEATH.
Advices from Havre mention the death of
Thomas B. Ives, of this city, Lieutenant |
commanding in the Navy.
MEETING.
CEcIEyATr, November 20.-TAe 23d Army |
Corps Association held meeting tonight |
in commemoration of the battle of Franklin. |
General Strickland delivered an oratiOn and |
General Sherwood read a historical poem. |
The Association adjourned to meet at In |
dianapolis this day next year.
SALE OF THE BURNETT HOUSE,.
The morning papers say A. B. Coleman
has sold the Burnett house to 5. n. Pike for
$500. 900. This is the largest trantfer of real
estate ever made in this city.
En- ROUTE FOR WASHINGTON.
CnRo, November 30 The guerrilla Guam
trelI was here 10 day, en- route for Washing
ton. seeking pardon. Gov. Sharkey passed
through to-day for Washington.
MEMPHIS. November sO.-Cotton dull at
49@5O for middling 57@574 for fair. Stock
on hand, $4,000 bales. Receipts exceed
shipments
COLORADO ELECTION.
ST LOUIS, November 30.-Tee Democrat 3
Lawrence, Kansas, dispatch says Returns
from Southern Colorado insure the election
Of Gilpin for Governor, and Chilcott for Con
gress.