Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-16
DAILY LEADER.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER ls, 1865.
THE NEWS.
GOLD closed last night at i4ss.

GoLD closed last night at I46s.
DEsERTERs from the regular army are be
coming alarmingly frequent.
Ar a meeting in Washington on the I4tl
Gen. Banks delivered an address strongl,
favOring negro suffrage.
Two national banks with capitol of $500,
900 each, have been established at Charles
ton S. g,
81. a. Collins, protector of the Russian
American Telegraph, lectured on that sub
ject in New York night before last. =
ABour fifty vessels per week leave New
York for points South Of Baltimore and
Washington.
IA GRnRsIA- -enkrRspnnasnt daniss that The
negroes expect distribution of lands to be
made among them on Christmas.
The Custom House authorities of Roches
ter, N. Y, have seized a Canadian vessel
containing contraband goods, such as silks.
teas, whisky, dry-gOOds, &c.
TIE Chinese are no more progressive than
formerly. They haye refused permission
to officers, sent there by Russia, to build a
telegraph line from one Of their ports to
Pekin.
THk Secretary Of the Treasury is reported
as saying that he will not only be able to ge
along the presentyearwithost further loshs
but will diminish to some extent the pnbli
debt.
THE sale of government property at AZ
exandria, Va, is now in progress. Pail
road and scrap iron Bring good prices. A
large number of buyers from the North and
Northwest are in attendance.
THs proper authorities have decided that
soldiers VINO re-enlist in the regular army
within 80 days after their discharge from
the volunteer service, will receive an add;-
tional 50 monthly pay-maleing the wages,
SIS per month for privatcs.
The French Minister at Washington has
become somewhat alarmed at the war-like
tone Of the Congressional resolutions rela-
tive to Mexican affairs, and on the 14th sent
his Secretary of Legation to France to re-
port the state of affairs to the Emperor, and
to bring back his instructions.
A NEW Railroad Company was organizde
in N Y. the 14th, for the purpose of
building Road fromN. Y. City to oswe-
go over the Midland route, to be called the
N. Y 4 osWego Midland Railroad COMPANY,
with capital of ten million of dollars.
SECRET agents of the Fenianshave returns
ed from Ireland somewhat discouraged at
the partial failure of the movement there, |
but hopeful of ultimate success. They re-
port the existence of great excitement on |
the subject. Dublin presented martial |
appearauce--horse, foot and artillery SOL |
iiers abounding-during the late trials. -
: TIE rebellion in Jamaica must certainly |
De very efectually suppressed. The latest
Ldvices repeat this piece of information for
he twentieth time. England hroposes to
Increase her despotism over Jamaica by
making the members of its legislature life
and appointed by the Crewn.
SPECIALS to the New York papers from
state that in the event Of the
ormal appointment of Minister frem the
United States to the RepuOlic of Mexico,
he French Minister will withdraw from
his country; also, it is conclusively settled
hat the Southern members will not be ad-
nitted to seats in Congress this winter.
RoBBERIEs, in connection with the De stroIt
ost-ofice, having of late beome frequent,
electives were set to work, and on the IIth
nst., ferreted out the robber in the person
f John Sullivan, clerk in the office for a
ear past, and of respectable family in
hat city. The sum Of s., 2,34s, ,s5 was found
n the young mans person and in his room
t his fathers house, besides articles of
alue, such as gold watches, jewelvy, post
ge stamps and checks. On being arraigned
efore the q. s. Commissioner he confessed
is crime.
The chapter of accidents, fires, &C., by
,legraph this morning, is not SO full as
sual. A steam saw mill at oswego, N. Y,
urned on the 14th, loss 900; and
Oiler-explosion happened at Lsnsingburg,
I. Y, on the I4th, killing the engineer and
sing up $4,000 worth of property. The
ofa lager-beer brewery by fire
4
| Philadelphia, and the execution Of two
lurderers at Chicago yesterday, complete
le account. 40 I
Ar meeting of the Union League Club, I
i New York, on the i4th, Signor Mackenna {
Chill, said his country was the first of 1
le South American States to embrace the !
lea of aworld encircling telegraph line.
0 1850 line was built from Santiago to ,
alpariaso. Those cities are now connected
y two lines, and Chill has 900 miles of
'legraph besides, under process of con-
,ruction. Sig. NJ. was anxious that the
nited States should connect this country
nd that by submarine line, and wrest
ON England the monopoly of the COM
erce in that direction.