Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-28

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MEXICAN NEWS.
Parties who left the city of Mexico on the
Sth state that most of the public men and
politicians in that city looked upon war
with the United States as quite probable,
and were making preparations in conse-
quence. ...
The violation of netrality by few Fed
eral soldiers on the Rio Grande was eOnsid-
cred as the forerunner of an invasion on a
large scale, and the dispatch of General
Weitzel to General Steele as indicating
clearly that the instructions of the Federal
authorities was to provoke war with Mexico.
Several Cabinet meetings had been held, in
which the question Of war with the United
/ States was discussed. The decision of the
| Cabinet was that serious appreheneions
were entertained on that subject, and that
il was not too soon to take measures for the
defence of the country against aggressions.
| The resolutions of the Cabinet had, how
ever, been anticipated by Marshal Bozine,
| who, for the last six months, has looked
| upon war with this country as inevitable,
and who has in consequence prepared him
| for such an emergency. By his orders sew
eral points have been fortified, and others
are actually receiving their compliments in
men, guns and ammunition.
OPPOSED TO THEIR ADMISSION.
The Herald's special says: The members
of Congress now in Washington are almost
unan imously opposed to the the immediate
admission of the Southern representatives,
and manifest no disposition to repeal the
test oath
OUR TROOPS IN TEXAS.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-The Govern
ment has received no intelligence cOnfrma-
tory of recently published exciting reports
from Rio Grande, involving our troops in a
fe nd with the French. aaF
All the volunteer troops in Central Texas
have been paid, preliminary to their places
being supplied by regulars
FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, November 27.-Gen- Grant ar
rived here this afternoon and took quarters
at Spottsylvania House.
AT a meeting of the City Council this af- |
ternoon, a communication from Gen. Turner |
was received, to the effect that in conse-
quence of a diminution of the military force |
in this district, and scarcity of medical Off
GERS, it is necessary for the city autohrities |
to assume charge Of the Aims House and its |
inmates without delay.
Another communication from the same |
source notifies the Council that the military |
police viii be Withdrawn ON the Goth Of |
next month.
"
A large and brilliant audience assembled
at the Academy of Music tonight on the |
occasion of the delivery of lecture by the /
Hon. Schuyler COlfax, under the auspices of /
the Press Club Of Philadelphia, the subject /
being Across the Continent" Mr.. c., in |
opening, said it was by mistake he was an
nounced to speak upon the duties of the !
next Congress. He had already spoken on |
that subject and had only to say he had |
nothing to take back and nothing to add |
that the only safe way in which patriots |
could move, was duty to our beloved eoun-
try;alluding to sympathy of Russia so openly /
and widely expressed to this country during /
our recent troubles. He trusted that when |
the old world and new speak together /
over the Russian-American telegraph, we |
would not forget in the first ditpatch to re-
cognize the unfaltering friendship of that |
nation. He then proceeded to give the
most graphic description of his recent |
journey of thirteen thousand miles. the
road across the plains to Colorado seemed
afforded by nature for railways To show
the pecuniary success of the road he
stated that 1t was already paying thirty
two per cent.
Mentioning the incident in the life of
Sheridan, when in command of the
Block House on the Pacific, where he cut
his way through a surrounding force of In
disns, the name Of the General was |
greeted with a storm of applause, lasting
several minutes.
When Mr. COlftx resumed ne said they
had right to applaud him. In recent con-
versation with Gen. Grant the latter de-
seribed Sheridan as one of the finest brav-
est and most successful Generals in the war.
In describing his return trip by the sea, he
spoke of passing the Republic OF Mexico. He
called it the Republic because he recog-
nized no rightful Empire there. This was
greeted with deafening applause, long con-
tinued and repeated.
Mr.. COlfax then returned to his descrip-
ton Of his interview with Brigham Young,
whom he had advised to have another reve-
.ation soon, prohibiting polygamy Brig
ham replied he would be glad to have such
a revelation but some Of his followers were
not so disposed.
The lecture closed with beautiful pero- ,
ration on the benefits of the Pacific Railroad
ELECTION.
HARrFoRD, CoNS, November 27.-At an
election to-day, the Republicans made
;lean sweepby majorities ranging from Is
10 800.
MUSTERED OUT.
In obedience to orders from the War De-
partment the Sth and 1Ith Connecticut, 1SSth
Pennsylvania and 5lst and 1O3d New York
Volunteers, serving in the Department of
Virginia, are at once to be mustered out of
he service.
COUNTERFEITPLATEs FOUND.
Counterfeit plates of ten-forty coupon
bonds have been found and siezed by the .
detectives.