Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-29
Craven,s Defence.

| Nullc we are nOb llulltTtnA W
events in Mexico, yet interference on our
| part is unnecessary.
CraVen's Defence.
Commodore Craven's defence will be sub
mitted to-day. The result of the visit of
the court to the Stonewall is Interpreted as
| justifying the commodore in declining an
engagement.
Untrue.
Special to the World says: The statement
that the Government has detailed a vessel
to assist in laying the telegraph cable at
Behring's Straits is untrue.
John Mitchell.
Special to the Times SAYS: The statement
that the President has pardOned John
Mitchell is untrue. He did not apply for a
pardon while at Washington, but took the
oath Of allegiance.
Detected.
Special to the Tribune saws: An ingen-
| iOus scheme fer smuggling whisky from
| Canada into the United States has Just been
detected. There were thirty two women on
board of one railway train bound to the
United States, who held in their arms what
at first appeared to be babies carefully
wrapped up, with neat little feet exposed to
the gaze of passengers. Upon investigation
it was discovered that they were tin cases
ldShlOutu hlAtI AHC oAlilldliON Ol UdDle5, anu
containing from three to FIVE gallons of
whisky. About thirty of the women were
arrested and over one hundred gallons of
whisky secured.
Cholera
NEW York, November 2S.-Dr. Sayre
states that the statement in the evening
papers that a case of cholera had occurred
in this city is unfOunded.
Recruiting Office,
Areeruiting office for the Haytlen navy
has been established on Broadway The
pay offered is $50 per month.
Claims against the Government.
WAs8ISGTON, November IA special to
the Times says: Col. Harrison White, late
of the Second Provisional New York Cav
airy, informs US that his application to the
Secretary of War for pay for the officers of
his command who were detained at Elmira
some twenty days through misapprehension
has been favorably considered, and the Pay
master General has been instructed to pay
them accordingly. The evidence of such
detention will be the certificate Of Major
Hymeu, o. s Army, Chief Mastering Of
ficer az ElmiFa.
Messrs. Belmont & Co., as agents for the
Rothsehilds, have put in a claim Tor the to-
baceO recently seized by the Treasury of
tieers at Richmond as rebel property. The
case will probably come up in the courts.
white Labor.
A Washington special 10 the World of
November 9th says ; The Freedmen's Bu-
reau to- day received from Montgomery, Ala,
a communication inclosing a copy of a prop
Osition made by firm in that city to sup
ply white labor.
The German citizens of the State publish
a lengthy article protesting against the plan
as Q scheme to defraud and enslave for the
season such ignorant emigrants as may fall
into the hands of the company's agents who
are now in New York for the purpose of
shipping cargo of emigrants South. The
attention of the military authorities in Mont
gomery has been called to the subject, and
some interference with the game is ex-
peeted.
The President has inst issued an order re-
leasing from Fort Pulaski the rebel Secreta-
ry of War, SeddOn and Judge Magrath, of
South Caro- ina. The order did not emanate
from the Aejutant Generals department, but
came direct from the President, hence arose
the contradiction of previous reports that
they had been released.
A special to the Herald, dated Washing
ton the 9th says: The eoptraetor at Ford's
theatre has finished his S2s,OOO job of re-
modelling that IN 'lding, and has turned it
over 10 the authorizes. II is now ready for
rebel rslips,
The commission between the United
States and Columbia was inaugurated To-
day by the appearance of Colonel Biddle for
the United States, and General Sulsar for
Columbia, with Sir Frederick Bruce, the
Br tish Minister, as umpire. The first ca 9
argued was that OF Augustus Fretz, who
owned the 0etan House near the Panama
ra lroad depot. and which was destroved bv
the mob in April 1856, His loss was about