Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-20
LEADER,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 90, 1865.
THE N e w S .
OLD closed at 14eE SATURDAY, night.

GOLD closed at 1853 Saturday night.
FOREIGN papers state that Gen. Mcclellan
will winter at Dresden.
Ex-PREsIDExT Pierce is reported to be dan
gerously i'll at his home in Concord, New
Hampshire.
RUNoR says the pirate Shenandoah is en-.
route for Peru, where her commander will
endeavor to sell her for a war vessel. u
FROM fifteen hundred to two thousand
! tickets of invitation to General Grants re-
ception at the Astor House, New York, to-
night have been issued.
THElower House of the Mississippi Leg
islature has revised its action on the bill to
allow negro testimony against whites, and
passed it by a vote of Al to 4S. \.Ls
The Fenians had torch-light procession
at Wilmington, Del, Saturday night. Ad-
dresses were delivered by John Mcriarty,
of Philadelphia, and others.
\ dispute as to who is Governor of Mis-
sissippi-Sharkey provisional, or Humph-
rey, rebel-has arisen in that State, and
Gen. Thomas has been ordered there by the
President to settle it.
FEARS are entertained that the ship fever
will break out among the passengers of the
Atalanta, owing to their long confinement
aboard that vessel. No signs of the disease,
however, have appeared.
WADE HAMPTON, who was not elected
Governor of South Carolina, has issued an
address to the people of that State, advising
them to make the best of matters and sub
NIT TO the United States with a good grace.
A NUMBER of Southerners have arrived in
Brazil, as agents for others who wish to emil
CRATE to that country. They do not promise
to be valuable acquisition, hence the Bra
zilians look upon them with no favor. Sla-
very there is also in its last days.
ADvIcEs from Mxico to the Sd inst, states
that the ImPerialists forces captured five |
Liberal Generals, among whom was Ortega,
and that they were subsequently shot. Gen.
Alvarez, Liberal, has proclaimed the life of
every captured French or Imperial General
Mrs. CLEMENT CLAY and the rebel Gen.
Echols have been asking the President to
release Mr.. Clay on parole. Six hundred
applications for pardon are received week
ly at the Department, and four hundred
acted upon.
THE Matamoras RGnchero says the Liber-
ais have raised the siege of that place-that
hey have lost two generals killed and three
among the latter, Gen. Cortinas.
It complains of the moral support the Lib.
sralt receive from the American side of the
Rio Grande.
A WASHINGTON dispatch states that two
years ago Minister Dayton was informed by
he French Minister of State that the French
roops would be withdrawn from Mexico as
oon as the United States showed willing
less to enter into peaceful relations with
government. Secretary Sew
I'D instructed Mr.. Dayton to inform the
french Government that the establishment
f a monarchy in Mexico would be found
Jnited States recognized the sovereignty
nd independence of the people of Mexico.
Mr. CoLFAx, Speaker of the House, was I
erenaded in Washington Saturday evening,
nd responded in speech of considerable
ength, which is given entire in our tele-
raphic columns. He stated, as sonnet
hing not heretofore generally known,
hat in February last General Lee Off
iaIlv declared tn the Richmond authorities |
nat the rebellion was hopeless; and yet
he leading rebels continued the struggle,
Y which 2OO, 900 more lives were sacrificed. q
Ir. Colfax is especially opposed ito rebels
yho cannot take the oath, having seats in
ongress.