Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-23

assessments of the States under the direct
tax. Under this ruling Governor Crapo was
made to see that Michigan, which brings
debit of S2I5, 1000, as required 70 De raised by
direct tax of S500,O0O, WouIo nave bal
anee of nearly 100000 on the wrong side Of
her ledger
The Trial Of Lusby-
The trial of Lusby, for the murder OF the
GIRL Octsvius Rosseau in this city last No
yember, was concluded to-day by the aeq1lL- I.,
tai of the prisoner after eight minutes GeLIo, G,o,
Grafton by the Jury. The attorney rehuSI SIS5l ~
a noUe prosse on the charge Of rape. me
evidence against Lusby, who was dlseharSeu
from the army shortly before the occurrence
was purely circumstantial ana TOO "eaA-
Freedmen Affairs
The Medical Director Of the re. s IItI.S
Bureau; for the Southeast district OF Sotsn ~.
Carolina, reports under date OF OetoOeI o-, = u
There are fifteen large PiantalioII2; '1lI.;,S ~.
pied and cultivated by freedmen WHICH S-- -
tend below Wilmington distance oI t"el'S
miles on both sides of Cape Fear river
Mail Service.
The Worlds special says: Postmaster
Dennison this morning ordered mail service
on the East Tennessee Railroad from hn0A-
vile by twenty-five intermediate points, 20
Goodson, Virginia, the service to De aalIy u
oftener.
Explosion
New York, October 2I.-In the snlaIi set-
tlement known as Blasing Scar aoOus ~,
miles from Rhawav, New Jersey, the oolier
of ]. A Steinhasser's establishment Ior pre-
pairing phosphorate of lime, exPlode4I aooIs t
five o'clock Tuesday forenoon, WIN n SUI w
terrible effect that the building, lUO leet
square, was entirely wrecked, and the boiler,
l4t by 10 feet, was hurled 400 yards from
the place and ten feet high, when 1t struck
the earth, throwing up dirt to great helght
and then rebounded eighty i've feet turther'
A number of men were in the building,
three of whom stood near the boiler anu
were killed, two instantly, but tAe 'nlI~
lived till the following morning.
From West India.
New York, October 2I.-F1les oi Ists
West India papers furnish US audl.loHaI ma ue-
tails of the terrific hurricane heretoiors no
ticed in our columns, which swept over some
Of those Islands on the 9th Of last month
In Gudalope it was particularly severe
Houses were lifted from the ground, Torn
to pieces and the fragments blown consld-
erable distance, filling the air with the NY
ing debris.
Inone town the hospital was blown down
and the inmates either killed or wounded.
Between 200 aud 300 persons were Killed.
The crops of the Island were destroyed, and
scarcely a tree was left standing. 1t was
believed that many vessels were stranded
,r sunk.
a melancholy affair occurred in British
Iuiana on the 18th of last month party
# gentlemen left Georgetown on the 18th
o visit the penal settlement Of the colony
IN their return two boats carrying num-
'er of them undertook to go over the falls
n the Massarum river. One boat passed IN
afety, but the other became unmanageble,
md out of twenty-One DersOns on board,
line were drowned, including Capt. Brest-
ord, the Governors son-in-law.
From New Yo-S.
NEW YORK, October 2I-A medical
,fficer writes from Galveston, Texas, on
he 3Oth uity that there are not more than
en- INDECENT negroes in that vicinity re-
elv1ng aid from the Government and
lis impression is that the negroes will re-
uIre little help, as the wages they earn
re amply sufficient for their wants. The
writer had not yet made any observations
n the interior, but from all accounts from
here it appears that the freedmen are get
ing along equally well in the uppercoun-
ry.
The expenditures of the Navy Depart
nent for the year ending June 29th, 1885,
to SIl2, 2,OOO,O 900. The Secretary
stimates the expense of the current year
t $3.50, 600, 900.
Commissioner Orton has not yet form
lily resigned. The Secretary Of the
treasury has fully decided to appoint he
resent Assistant Commissioner E. A.
Rollins, his successor. This announce
nant may he regarded as official, and Is
made thus early to forestalI the rush of
applications that would otherwise flow in