The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-01
GenernI aens Ifens-

General AeWS Hens.
A teetotsl firm launched vessel at Ysr.
mouth, England, lately, and christened it
with bottle of ginger beer.
A new paper is 10 be started in Chicago
in few days, under the title of the Daily
EUeHing Bee.
A tremendous hail-storm occurred in
Hancock county, Illinois, on "Wednesday
last 1t did great damage to corn and
grapes.
The Nashville Press and Times ssys the
man who advocates gradual emancipation
is about to apply for q patent for the grad
usl explosion OF gun-cotton.
A young lady at school was ssked if
"kiss" WAS common or proper noun. AT
ter some hesitation, she rewlied : is is
both common and proper"
The abandoned females in st, Louis who
fall into the clutches of the police, are put
10 work breaking stones for the road-a
new kind Of street. walking.
James Rigley, OF Central Falls, r. 1,
killed himself on Monday by drinking too
rms sIrEWoerrIss IN Nevsds are so large
that they are served up on separate dishes,
one at time, and cut like plum puddings.
The San francisco Flag is authority Tor
this.
= Count GurOWski has temporarily left
Washington, and is rusticsting at Long
Branch, N. J. The third volsme OF his
diary is finished, but is not intended to DO
published yet.
George F. Robinson, the soldier who
saved Secretary Stewards life, was married
on the 18th inst at Springfield, Me. He
can now settle down on tie farm which
has been given him out West.
The Jackson Mississippia1l says: awe
learn that unbleached domeslics in this
city have fallen from IS to 45 cents per
yard.D On. which the Vicksburg Herald
sagely observes: "Unbleachsd dOmestics'
have fallen here from $500 to zero per
head
The reward of $500, for the capture
of Lloyd, offered by the County Commits
sioners of Prince Georges County, Nd,
he's been repudisted. The offer of the re-
= signed by the President of the
Commissioners, and had
ward was Ion at the time,
Board Of County few
rather an extended circul-.
At gay party st Mount Zion, La,
evenings si1ee, beautiful young lady
suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, 1 aa-so sickf'
and fell dead. A physician said hsr death
was caused by tight lacing.
A Hartford man hiss invented an spps-
rstus that will ring bell and show the
name Of q street that q street esr is sr-
preaching in the night thus doing awsy
with the necessity of watching or asking
the conductor.
Billiards were Invented by Henrique De-
vigne, a French artist, in the reign Of
Charles TX, about the year 1911, and It
once came 10 be 3 most fashionable and
captivating game.
Two little girls died in Hartford within
the past few weeks from exhaustion In
Jumping the rope, One of them had iumr-
ed more than five hundred times without
stopping.
On Wednesday q woman in Cincinnati,
named Regina Struck, committed suicide
by hanging herself to bedstesd. She hsd
been sued for using insulting lsnpusgs
Somebody, to. Hrsiss the wind" is ex-
hibiting in New York q q splendid horse
which had the honor of bearing the person
of Lieut.. Gen. Grant duriug the grand re-
view in Washington" As Gen. Grant sat
on the platform with the Cabinet during
the entire review, the only horse that II
was possible for him to sit on was 3 saw
horse.
The President has restored Col. Gates Of
the Sd artillery 70 the active list Of the ar
nv. He was retired in 1861. His restOrs-
tion is no doubt due TO the persevering par
tinseity Of Mrs. Gates, who is pretty wO-
man. She tried hard to get Mr.. Lincoln
70 restore him, but in vain. She has mad
better luck with Mr.. johnson.
An honest German in Philadelphia, ID
tening to an account of married wOmsn's
elopement with 'snOther man." the other
dsY, got greatly excited over it, and splut-
tered forth with the greatest vehemence :
aft my wife runs swsy NIT snodsr mans
wife, will shake him out Of her preeches,
if she be mine own fsder, Mein GotP
Miss Lucy Rushton, an English actre
of some CT lebrity, is coming TO this cOun-
try, and expects, says 3 London paper
Hher talents and attractions combined will
varied repertoire of characters which
embrace the highest range OF comedy, vii
enable her to assume high position in tbs
New World" 81. .s
An opera troope at Cassel, in Germany
Z had q most serious attack OF indisposiLiol
/ Ito equently opera goers foul,
3 on the theater door placard to the follow
4 ing effect: SIN consequence of the sudde
b fits Of Frsuleln Grin, the continued indi:
2 position Of Herr Gerso, the cold of Her
Presz, and the impOssibility Of hndin
Fraulein Hoef, the representation Of tn
opera is postponed"
A story is told of two Vermont csptsiI
batween whom there had been q generol
rivalry during the var, both were goun,
ed ct the Wilderness 5Qae was insensib
ior three days, And opening his eyes he SCI
! ed how the other -eaptaih was On bei1
f told be was doing Wsll,'he said euergeiics
Iy, @Well, if W. can live Pl De d-1 il /
die" and he didn't i'--