Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-04
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Especial Dispatches to Western Associated Press.
STEAMSHIP CONNECTICUT.
New YORK, October 3.
The side-wheel steamship Connections
was recently sold at auction at the NAVY
Yard, Philadelphia, and was purchased by
| the New York and Brazil Steamship Co
The Connecticut will be commanded bv
Capt De Fibre, formerly of the steamship
Vanderbilt, and will sail for Rio Janeiro
on the 2sth prox.
ASSAULTED BY NEGROES.
The Charleston Courier says that on
Saturday, September 23d an assault was
made upon DIR. Theo. Dehan and his son.
Eheo. Dehan, Jr-, by negroes, while they
were returning from their plantation. The
assailants were former slaves of DR.. De
han. They were all armed and feed ser-
eral shots. The son was dangerOuslv and
it is feared mortally, wounded. DIR. Dehan
received four shots, and though seriously
wounded, is considered out of danger. Six
OF the negroes have been arrested. The
cause of the attack is unknown. DIR. De-
han Is son of the late Dr. Dehan.
DIsMANTLING FORTS.
The Herdlds Washington special saws:
All the forts, but eleven, composing the
Washington line of defense south Of the
Potomac, have armaments now, and all
will probably be dismounted before the
first of January.
ERRONEOUS STATEMENT.
The statement in the Washinoton
papers that the Veteran Reserve Corps !
will be mustered out of service, is partly
erroneous. The fact is, it is CONTEMPLATED
uniting the present twenty-four regiments
representing that organization, into ten
regiments from among picked men that |
compose the Corps. The strength of the |
reserves is about 6,OOO
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts of Internal Revenue for
the quarter ending September 80, are re-
turned 500, 72O, ,460. This DAYS receipts
foot up 81, $50, ,sO6.
QTABTER,IAsTER's DEPARTMENT.
The present method Of conducting tie
Quartermaster business has been under
going considerable discussion among mill
tary officials. A board of competent off
GERS will probably be convened shortly to
revise the regulations of that Department.
with view to Simplifying It's forms and
them to the requirements of the
service.
ARREST OF GOV. CLARK.
New York, October 3.-The Boston
Transcript says: Governor Andrew, in
with other gentlemen in vari-
Gus parts Of the country, have nearly ma
tured plan by which they contemplate
the establishment of central officein New
York, where the owners Of land in slave
States can become acquainted with North
arn purchasers, and thus a system of emf
grafton organized, which will fill the
South with a population having Northern I
energy and ideas. A branch office will be
in all the former slave States.
As the project goes on, European
may be induced to
settle particular regions. The whole
scheme is upon a large scale, and under
5he charge Of gentlemen abundantly able
meet all the exigencies that may arise.
Governor Andrews will likely be Presi-
lent of the organization.
MEXICAN GRANT OF LAND.
The Worlds Mexican accounts say that
he Imperial Government has made {
grant of 10000 acres of land to Francis
VI. Campbell and associates, Americans
rom Texas. The grant is located in the
of Cordonna, where are {
ONE of the best lands in the country par ]
icularly for coffee The conditions of I
he grant are that Campbell & Co. shall S
orm a colony of 1000 persons within a
ear. After the expiration of the year '
he colony will lose their rights to part of !
he land, proportional to the number of {
olonists less than 1000. They may in
roduce into the country, free of duty.
Implements of agriculture, machines,
eeds and cOlonists. The colonists are to
e exempt from military service except in
ase of foreign war, and then also if the Q
7ar is with their native country. They e
re to pay 81 per acre for the land, in five I I
nnual instalments. 1
FROM CONsTANTNOPLE. y
The Tribune has letter from Constan- I
nople, estimating the result of the late I
as from six to eight thousand .
ouses burned, including more than a II
undred palaces, eight mosques, two 9
hurches, five khans, and many public
lths. 1t is estimated that the sufferers II
y the fire numbers about $4,000. The !!
,ace burned over is about two miles in al
myth and half mile in width, including NJ
'e wealthiest and poorest quarter Of Stam- . .
)ul. The Turks are he'heavies4 suffer p
$. All the palaces belonged 90 them, d,
Id l suppose seven-te1ths Of the houses p
ID shops. I walked, to-day, over the q
inns of these Turkish quartors, and such hl
scene of absolute desolation have never oil
en- in any inhabited city. p'
Sir Henry Bplwer, successor as British te
mister to Lord Lyons, formerly at
FashingtOn, is to arrive next week with OF
r. Stuary as Secretary. The whole Of tn
e English community here, and all in
Ose who are for religious liberty in Tur- is
", are jubilant. Fl
The news from the interior of Turkey al