Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-04
From Saturdays I'd Edition.
General News.
Various Items:

The City Council to-day confirmed the
contract made by the city government with
| the Niles WORKS OF Cincinnati for the build
ing of a new engine for the water works.
Another aeeomplee IN the Heferman
murder has been arrested, named John A.
Perry. He will be tried by military court
martial tomorrow morning.
NEW ORLEANS, December The action
of the military authorities at Mobile, refus-
ing to obey the writ of habeas corpus served
in the case of Dexter, who is charged with
cotton frauds against the government, has
been sustained by the President.
The Mississippi legislature has passed the
exemption bill over the Governors veto. II
exempts from the execution Of judgment
$4,000 worth Of property belonging TO the
head of family, child, &C.
The legislature did not pass the stay law
over the Governors veto.
The Provost Marshal courts have been
closed in Texas.
General Kent, Provost Marshal Of Texas,
arrived here on the 2lst ulE
Fifteen hundred troops have arrived at
Matamoras to reinforce Mejia.
The PabIie Debt
NEW Y6=K, December IA Washington
special to the Tribune says: The statement
Of the public debt to-day will show q de-
crease of 81, 800, 900 for the month of NoVem-
Der. The amount of indebtedness certifi-
Gates issued during the month of November
reach $685. 900.
Supplies.
General Howard has a number of officers
TO distribute the supplies distributed by the
Sanitary Commission and the Commissary
Department among the southern freedmen
Interview.
Major Samuel Tuttle, of Governor Fenton's
staff, was in the city yesterday and had an
interview with the President whose pleasure
he is awaiting previous to his departure on
important business connected with the gov
eminent.
Report.
The Times Washington special SAYS the
Postmaster General yesterday mailed copies
Of his report to the journals of the large
cities Of the country in order that the docu-
ment may De put into type for publication
on the day of its delivery to Congress. The
report occupies but thirteen pages, phamplet
size.
The COfleetOrship.
The Worlds Washington special saws
that Chauneey NJ. DePew is here with his
Albany endorsement for the COlleetorship.
Reduction of Taxes.
The National Intelligeneer says that SEN
ator Sherman will introduce bill on the
opening of Congress for the equalization and
of taxation
The special to the Times saws that Sepa-
lnr Sherman will introduce a bill at an
early day providing for reorganization of
he civil departments of the Government, to
reduce the clercal force, and increase the
Ialaries of the remaining clerks.
PardOna-
The Herald's Washington special says
hat owing to the press Of business and the
lear QnDroaeh of
lave been granted during the week
Cabinet Meeting
The Cabinet meeting TODAY was short
md most of the members returned after one
'eloek to their departments to finish their
eports.
A List TO be Issued.
A list Of about forty breVets of officers in
he eommissary department, will soon be
ssued. General A. B. Eaton, Chief Conn
nissary, and his Assistant Colonel have
9th been brevetted Major Generals in the
egular army.
General Grants Views.
The Worlds Washington special, of the
st, says that General Grants views in re-
ard TO an increase of the regular army will
e communicated to the Military Commit
ee Of Congress at the proper time. No one
at liberty to fOreshadow his views in re-
ard to that matter. He is in favor of
sdueing the army to the lowest point COM
atihle with public interest Next to the
eeretary of the Treasury's report that of
le Comptroller of the Currency will be the
lost important, showing in detail the ex-
e amount OF each kind of currency in cir
llatlon. ThePublie viii be surprised to ind
lat the grand total is much larger than
'ems to be generally supposed, The re-
OTts will contain recommendations that
e deemed vital to the financial interests
the country.
Certain parties are travelling through the
orthern States, as shown by a communities
on received by Gen. Howard, appealing
the benevolent for contributions by repre-
nting that there are 10000 or more desti-
tie freed people in this district who are ae-
ally suffering for the neeessaries Of life.
hese statements are false. The freedmen's
lreau supports but s,0OO freedmen.
Appointed.
Col. Beirne, of New York, who was for
me time the efficient Provost Marshal OF
us city, was to-day appointed deputy o. s.
.arshal for the district of Columbia.
Mustered Out.
Col Burnett, Judge Advocate was mus
red out of service to-day.
Dissolved.
WASHINGTON, December IA snAciaI 70
e Herald says an order from General Dent
the garrison of Wasbin0ton
ssolyes the court martial of which Bri0
IN Dervltt was president and relieves All
e veteran Reserve officers of which il was
imposed. They will probably soon be re-
rmed with detail Of officers from Han
cks corps, when several important cosas
fraud in the Quarter Masters Departr1ant
neerning officers of considerable rank will
tried. Dissolving these court martisis
stroys the last hope of those veteran off-
RS excepted in the late order sending boToa
who were not actually on duty Of some
DesertIOns.
Inc otn and sth regiments, Haneoek's
rPs, on d9ty IN Washington, report the
sertlons during the month Of November
NEW YORK, December I.-Gen. Wool nub-
mes letter in the New York Herald in
lieh he says Gen. Scott, in his autobiog-
)hy' mas eotnmltted an error in giving an
'ount OF the capture from the British bv
American troops Of the heights of Queens-
Vn, Canada, on the morning of Oct. I3tb
2oy the English Gen. Brock. Gen. Scott
res the credit Of the capture of the Hei0hts
neipally to detachments of the 6tb and
infantry, company of light artillery
1 some New York militia naming the az
5 by whom they were commanded. ana
o states that General Brock received ~
rtai wound at the foot ofthe Heights.
ienersl Wool says that he himself than
'talH, led the forlorn hope which ma5e
important conquest, and that it eonsiat-
OF 24O men, of the 18th infantry, one COM
~ under Captain 0ljilvi, and a small de-
hment of artillery.
'nly three Of the officers mentioned Nv
leral Scott took part in the engagement
zen captain, now General Wool, was him
severely wounded
. special to the Herald SAYS that CoIoaeI
tiers OF Mississippi, formerly General
noerton's chief of artillery. reports his
rts TO induce Boston capitalists to EN-
K IN cotton growing and other specnIa
Is as very successful.
hes Herald's Richmond corresnon5a,4
8; 1t IS understood upon the autborifv
General Grant that the system of iasnin9
~ ratiOns to the destitute peonIa vb;t5
black, in the south will be diseont;nnaJ
ing the month. Great suffering i ant
1ted IN consequence, and the people of
hmond propose to appoint eommittss
olielt donations in our principal Nortb-
ne Herald's Bordeaux corresDo,J..s
I'd November 5th says: Of the A4csr;ean A.s
aaron IN the European waters. the FroIio
board Of which Admiral C,oI5i AViiS5