Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-08
The Baltimore Ladies' Interview with
the President.

the President.
The National Intelligencer in speaking Of
the visit of the ladies from Baltimore, and
the presentation of a petition, numerOUsly
signed, seeking the clemency Of the Exeeu-
tive in behalf of jeff. Davis, says;
The interview was protraeted one. and
of the amicacle character. and the fair petit
TONERS left the city carrying with the most
favorable impressions of the President.
In declining the President regretted that
the National character of the question re-
strained all private sympathy which they
might have awarded him, and made the
important statement that complete arrange
ments had been made for the early legal
| trial of Mr.. Davis according to the laws of
I A Good CHauCG ---------
The western cities, where they, burn bi-
luminous coal, are becoming almost unlh-
habitable by reason of the dense and filthy
smut, which soils everything. Penetrates
everywhere, makes housekeepinga burden
spoiis the complexion of the ladies, makes
little children plague to neat mothers,
makes it impossible to wear white clothing,
gives the outside walls of houses dirty
and disgusting appearance, and hides the
clear blue sky by dense and filthy cloud
of smoke.
Within the last eight years this plague
of coal smoke has entirely changed the
appearance of Cincinnati; it was once q
cheerful, bright, clean-looking city; 1t Is
now dirty, gloomy, unpleasant. Eastern
people. unused to the peculiar gloom pro
, duced by the great cloud of bituminou
smoke, fancy it is continually on the pom
of raining. Riding on the cars out OF tn
/ CITY the traveller finds himself when nv
i or six miles out, emerging from this gloom
4 and TO his surprise discovers that what D
6 thought to be a lowering sky was only Tn
j product. or rather waste of numerous taC
II tories and of great citys unconsume
coal-smoke-
Now there is no need for all this. 1t
: yerv well known that smoke is only u1
C consumed or wasted fuel; it is the resu
of imperfect combustion. In England
contrivance is now in use by which Il
ii waste is prevented and the smoke is col
: sumed. 1t is not so generally used as
ought to be, but that is probably becau
the plan is imperfect or not of easy a
nlication. Yankee inventive genius h
NJ fair opening here. The man who co
to trives a method of cheap and easy. app
cation, BY which not only factories 0
VS. private persons can arrange their fires
ice as to consume the smoke, will make I
.he time bv his invention. The evil /
reached that pitch now, that city govel
ay nents will not hesitate to make comp
nd sory the use of any proper means l
i" mere wear of clothing, carpets and FUR
ons ture, which could be saved by such mea
,rt- would abundantly repay any reasona
cti- outlay, not to speak Of the saving
health. Many persons of delicate con
tiee tutions now find it impossible to live
he Cincinnati Pittsburg and other west
! OF cities similarly affected.
hat What is required is a cheap and sim
nat a apparatus, which may be applied to
me me crate or fireplace, and will not reaC
Ie Lo s5et out of order. The inventor Of sue
contrivance would be public benefac
tant and would be sure of handsome fort'
ter " 7. Post