Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-28
Explosion of a Distillery in Dubuque.
Gold last night cIOSed t45 ii.
Associated Press Report.
Foreign News.

New York, December 27.-The steamer
| North America, from Rio the I'd inst, by
Bahia Benambuco and st. Thomas, arrived
to-day. -. s...
Rio De JANEtRo, December 2.-The En-.
peror returned on the 9Th ult, causing great
rejoicing in this city.
The Paraguayans have Withdrawn en-
tirely across the upper Panama, out oi
Courientes.
The Brazilian feud is at the mouth Of the
Paraguay and tile allied army has crossed
the river COrvientes on its march to the
Panama near Gazana, to be sent in vessels
up that river to a point selected for further
operations.
The I'd of December was the forty eighth
anniversary of the birth of the Emperor,
and was observed in Brazil with rejoicing.
The Emperor has released a number OF
prisoners. .. -,-
The American immigrants, chiefly South
ernors, represented by Col. Wood, have Sc
lected site for town near Ananaguara.
1t lies between two small rivers, and can
have railway connection with the capital.
A vast tract of eight millions of unoccupied
government land has been selected 1t is
expected that 1ow of immigration from
the States comprising the late Confederacy
There is no change in the position of mil
itary affairs. No new battle has taken
place. The Brazilian squadron remained at
Cortes.
H. From Europe.
SANDY HOOK, December 27.-The steam
ship City of Washington, from Liverpool on
the 18th and Queenstown on the 14th, has
just arrived. Her news is four days later.
LpNpoY, December 1.-THE Fenian
ODonovan, owing to a similar conviction
six years ago, has been sentenced to penal
seryitude for life.
The joint note of England and France,
proposing certain terms for the settlement
of the ,Chilian difficulty, was received at
Madrid on the 9th. Result not known.
At the sitting of the Court for the trial of
the Fenians, on the 18th, the entire day was
occupied by Donivan in his address to the
jury in his own defence. He commenced at
the opening of the Court and did not desist
until after six o'clock in the evening. He
insisted that he had done nothing criminal,
asserted that his case had outraged all law,
and gave it as his opinion that ireland
would never be free without fighting. His
bearing was insolent, and when he remark
ed upon the Court his language was often
siye and saucy.
There YVES rumor that the Governor of
Richmond had absconded.
Governor Eyer had been suspended from
his functions in Jamaica and Sir Henry
Starks temporarily appointed in his place.
The draft of the CompalsHfea for the above
appointments Is gfbli liefed in the London
Gazette. 1t re67tes that great disafection
is alleged to prevail in Jamaica, that griev-
ious disturbances had broken out, and that
excessive and unlawful severity had been
used in their suppression, and whereas it be-
ing urgent that full and impartial inquiry
should be made into the origin, nature and
circumstances of said disturbances and the
measures adopted for their suppression.
The powers now vested in Governor Eyre
are revoked on the ground that it may be
advisable that he should be present during
the inquiry, but for the su0iciency of said
enquiry the power Of Governor should be
vested in some other person, and Sir II.
Starks is accordingly temporarily appointed
Governor ofJamaiea.
NEW YORK, December 27.-The steamer
Marathon, from Liverpool, 18th, has sr-
rived.
The Persia reached Liverpool on the sth.
The London Times believes in the peace
full designs of the American people.
Sir Henry Storks, Sir Edmund Head and
Mr.. Charles Henry Livingston are under
stood to be appointed commission of en-
QulTy IOI JduldlCa-
A Fenian named Hallegan has been CON
victed and sentenced to seven years penal
servitude. --
A letter received at Liverpool confirms
the statement that Stephens is safe at Paris.
The London Observer says that Napoleon
is apprehensive of Maximilan's following
his Empress to Europe, and has prevailed
upon the Mexican Minister at Paris to pro
ceed to Mexico and endeavor to dissuade
Max from abdicating. He would sail on the
18th. The Observer thinks he will not be
in time and that Max will be in Europe
before New Year.
The Gazette des 1'ribunaur says that the
French Government has directed the atten-
tion of England to the extradition treaty of
1643, since the stipulations of this treaty,
though duly carried out by France, are not
similarly fulfilled by England.
An Austrian Imperial decree extends am
nesty to all convicted of completely in the
Polish insurrection.