Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-11

wretched condition gets only eight dollars
SAN FRANCIsco, December 9.-The Colora
do sailed to-day. taking 81, ,OIO, 900 in treas
ure, SSjg24O of which is for New York
Coal oil is a shade firmer. Sales of Petrol
cum at 6S!, Greenbacks 67t Gould Cur
ry $50, Savage 80, Yellow Jacket 557 dol
lars.-
Revision.
NEw YORK, December lO.-The Herald
Washington dispatch says that Genera
P ice of the cavalry bureau, has submitted
a proposition for the revision Of the cavalry
arm Of the service, which has received the
approval of many general officers. The
plan contempiates that no soldier shall be
permanently mounted until he has received
a years instruction and proved himself per
fectly capable of properly taking care of a
horse, and that third of the force con
sisting of recruiting regiments shall be kept
dismOunted with only a sufficient number OF
horses for instruction in equitation that the
regiments shall rotate in being dismounted
that after regiment has been thoroughly
instructed, mounted and sent to the field it
shall not receive any recruits until it is re-
called 10 the place Of rendezvous. By this
means there will be no troops in the field
but the most efficient.
Seized.
/ PHILADELPHIA, December 1O.-COlonel
Taggert, Collector of Internal Revenue for
the First District of Pennsylvania, has
seized 100000 cigars and fifty FIVE barrels
of whisky, liable to forfeiture, being offered
for sale without the internal revenue tax
having been paid thereon, and proceedings
against the same have been commenced.
Collected.
During the last two weeks, in the First
District of Pennsylvania, SIS, 500 have been
collected on the account of the internal
| revenue.
Sentence of Col. Crane.
NASHVILLE. December lO.-The findings
and sentence sn the case of Col John Crane
have been received here. The sentence is
as follows To be cashiered, to forfeit all
pay and allowances now due, 10 be fined in
| the sum of $4,000, and in default of payment
of the same, or any part thereof. TO be con
fined in the peniteutiary at Nashville, Tenn,
at the rate oi days confinement for each
so fine. The sentence is ordered to be car
ried into effect by Brevet Major General
johnson, Provost Marshal General of the
Middle District Of Tennessee.
Col. Crane was Inspector General of the
| Quartermasters Department Of Tennessee.
RObberles.
A band of robbers four in number, were
operating on the MurfreesborO pike. They
have robbed al! residences with II miles Of
Nashville on the Murfreesbaro pike, secur-
ing much booty in watches ana goods.
strong force OF military are in het pursuitof
the outlaws.
Cotton is declining Prices 3Sl cents for
geaa, g9ad miaanT 555s MsbfS sp pEGffp Raa 393
bales.
River receding, with IS inches on shoals.
Relief for the Freedmen.
NEw York, December lO.-The Episcopal
Freedmen's Aid Commission have addressed
an appeal to the clergy and .laity of the
Protestant Church for immediate and gen.
erous relief especially for the Department
of Physical Relief. Remittanres Of money
may be made to Robert MinturR, Treasurer,
rs South street, New York.
Arrival.
The steamers Tybee, ,Varura and COnstitu-
tion, from Savannah the 9Th, have arrived.
The Savannah Herald states that G. B.
Lamar & Son were arrested for attempting
to bribe the Treasury Agent who had
charge of captured cotton.
The Savannah Herald, of the 4th has an
editorial in which it adjares the Georgia
Legislature to so act as 10 have the effect of
reassuring the North and to strengthen the
| President in his efforts to secure To the
/
| rights. If this is not done positive evil
will follow 1t advises each Southern
State to come fairly up to the requirements
| of President johnson.
Laid Upon the Table.
The correspondent of the Times says the
following resolution was laid upon the table
| in the Senate of Louisiana, and two calls to
| take it up have been voted down:
| -, .,ff tha
government of the United States is the best
government on the face of the earth and
| whereas. the flag of the said government is
| worthy of all respect Therefore, be " re-
solved, that the Sergeant-at Arms OF the
| Senate be directed TO procure a large United
! States flag, and to have the same properly
and tasteiully arranged oyer. the Presidents
chair.
Mexican News.
| The Herald's Washington special says
] The evacuation of chihuahua by the French
( is fully confirmed by an official letter just
received from United States COnsnl Reuben
! W. Creel at that city, dated October 8, and
| addressed to the commanding off, er Of the
United Ststes forces at Franklin. This
movement of the French is construed into
the belief that their commander has aban-
! doned the attempt to hold the frontier States
in close subjection to the Imperial govern
ment until his army is increased by foreign
enlistments.
Gen. Logan.
| WAsHTNGToN, December l9.-Mai. Gen.
Logan was for a long tune in consultation
with Secretary Seward yesterday on the
subject of affairs counscted with the Mex
| lean mission.
The Presidents Policy.
Whatever truth there may be in the re
Gently published ruinors respecting the
Presidents contemplated action in regard
10 Southern States, it is well known here
that he acts on all eases affecting restoration
as they arise, and thus while engaged IN the
| work is the best exponent of his own policy,
none being authorized to duclare what
course he Will pursue in the future.
Speaker Coltax keeps hls own counsel.
| and confers with but few, if any, members,
as to the construction of standing com
Inittees The subject is one of much in
ierest to those having legitimate business
before the house, and also to an energetic
class of men here, known as the lobby
officials.
The COnstItutfO IRI Amendment.
Information has been received at the De-
nartInent of State of the adoption of amend
| inents 70 the Cons tuition. upon the subject
If slavery, by the Legislatures of the States
of IlIinoie. Rhode Island, Michigan, Massa-
| chuselts, ONO, missouri, Maine, Fennsylva-
mia, Wisconsin. Nevada. Minnesota Kansas.
New York, Connecticut, West Virginia,
4 New Hampshire, Maryland, Vermont, Ar
;ansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, and
t F,a;Sinia. These make twenty-five States.
4 IeIes-aPhie information has been received
n Pi the adopti"n of the amendment by the
hree States of North Carolina, Georgia and
= labama.
,r No information of any kind has been re-
N Eyed of the adoption or rejection by Iowa
"a lLana, California, Oregon, Florida, Mis-
sisopi or Texas
A. eeial intelligence of its rejection by
Nv ag'slature OF Kentucky, Delaware and
" ~ HsTIme'sey, have also been received.
-al u 4lH1;eoately after the passage of the re-
ma solu.'I Congress. an attested copy of the
Of rhsnueL was forwarded by the Secretary
al ol o''t;o le Governor Of each State. and at
SOM SON ',,' Secretary sent circular to
.ne - ,1l sH reminding them of the duty
bis an an ,sIS I'm, by act of Congress of April
Ist. LU LsD,and9entSa nam public notice when the
@p",;s;te nuSSelave been ratified by the
iii he seen ms States, From this it
!. which have lot rHble it is that States
az. .n ,e matter shuld losed or decided upon
inc Captu. time in SO doing.
Ior,syurE. December -
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