Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-04
DAILY LEADER.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1865.
THE NEWS.
GOLD closed Saturday night at 148.

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been aboard steamer just arrived a
Washington from Havana.
MRs. WrRz denies, under oath, tha. sh,
attempted to give her husband poison Will,
in the act of kissing him.
The latest news from Mexico states tha
the French troops are being concentrated il
the interior.
0UR dispatches from the South report an
extensive fire at Columbus, Miss, by which
million dollars worth of property was de-
stroyed. We think the figure is too high
TEE sth Pennsylvania colored infantry
arrived at New York Saturday from New
Orleans, under Brevet Brigadier General
Armstrong.
GEO- T. DQwNIEG, of Rhode Island, col
Ored man, has been selected by con-
ventiOn of the colOred people-of New Eng
land, to represent their interests at Wash
iDgton during the session of Congress.
sEsATOs WILSON intends offering a bill in
the Senate to-day forbidding, under severe
penalties, any inequalities in the rights and
immunities of the colored people of the
South.
TER telegraph records the death of Miss
Cunningham from injuries received by the
st. Johns disaster. Her father and one
sister died few days ago from the same
cause, and another one of the family re-
eeived severe injuries.
The Louisiana legislature has passed by
acclamation resolutions affirming that the
rebellion is entirely at an end in that State
and that slavery is abolished forever; also
endorsing the Presidents reconstruction
policy.
Born houses of the North Carolina Legis-
lature have passed the Constitutional |
sbolishing slavery, the Senate,
on Saturday morning cOncnrring, with but
one dissenting voice. To-day both houses
are to vote for o. S. Senator.
PARIS letter says movement is on foot
among some ladies of that gay city, to effect
a reform in female dress, by discarding
expensive and gaudy fabrics and adopting
cheaper and palmer styles. May success
lttend it but it won't.
A DISPATCH from Washington says many
# the representatives from the rebel States
rrived there Saturday night. They will
old caucus and decide upon their policy.
heir plan is, if they are not permitted to
nter Congress, to ''return home in body"
GEN. GRANT while in Raleigh, N. c., the
ther day, was the recipient of many marks
esteem from officials and people. He (
listed and was introduced to both branches
f the Legislature. From Raleigh he pro-
eeded to Charleston.
NEIL BRos. 4 Co, old cotton dealers of
lew Orleans, state, as the result of per-
1nal examination of the cotton crop of the :
outhern States, that the new crop will
mount to over a million bales, not inelud- n
lg nearly 100000 bales to come from '
exas, Arkansas and other points tributary
New Orleans.
MENTION is made in the telegraphic col \
INNS of letter from Washington, which S
ates that Gen. Logan has been authorized l'
treat with President Juarez for the ces- n
on to the United States of some of the D
orthern States of Mexico, for which ten ;,
illions of dollars will be given. It is not =
-obable that there is any foundation in c
ct to the report.
A FIRE occurred at the corner of Bridge al
ID State streets, N. Y, Saturday morning, !,
r which an immense amount of prop
ty was destroyed: one dispatch says S3OG, Of
0, another 500, 900 worth. A large lot of sa
ton and clothing belonging to the Gov
nment was consumed. One man, fire.
an, was killed, and several policemen in
red by the falling walls.
WTNDER, Gee and Duncan, recently con-
led in the Old Capitol Prison on charges
cruelty to prisoners, have been shipped
Southern posts, where military commits
ms are yet in vogue and where evidence al
n easily be procured. They started off, Pl
E report says, in good spirits. No especial as
ort will be made to implieate other Promi-
mt rebels in their crimes.
MALLORY, rebel Secretary of the Navy, n
IS released from imprisonment on eondi-
n that he gave the Government informa-
n concerning the archives of the rebel
Wy. 1t is said now, most likely on Nal K
US authority, that they were burned at -
arlotte, N. c., by order of JEFF. Davis,
er the surrender of Johnston. 1t is SUR
sed that the records OF the rebel State
partment are secreted in Georgia
ZEN STERLING PRICE Tor "Pap" Price, as
was Familiarity called in the rebel ar
y who is now in Mexico, has asked per-
ssion to return to the United States, and ail
olied for pardon Of all the rebel generals a. AZ
can think of, none inflicted so little =,
mage on the Union cause as Price. He
S the oftenest whipped man our armies :
ne in contact with. Uncle Sam might, set
Rever, bring bill for shoe-leather Wi
inst him, for the races he led our boys -
ough the Southwest It is creditablo to '''
D. Price that he was d-hearted; pris- |
,rs who fell into his hands were never Gle
elly treated. res
The Republican members of the House of Ca
at their caucus Saturday
Int, re-nominated Colfax for Speaker and
Pherson for Clerk, and nominated Good M
,w of New York for Doorkeeper, and Col.
zen of Ohio for Postmaster of the House. at
regard to Southern representation, they 1
olved that no members from the late in =
-rectionary States should be admitted, tn,
til both Houses examined into the con- Ch
ion of said States, for the purpose of as bel
tanning whether they were entitled to be
resented in Congress. The credentials,
Ders, &C., relative to the admission of :
1thern members will be referred, with to
debate, to joint committee consisting ais
fifteen Representatives and six Senators. me
The south still i'm Rebellion.
Fhe Proclamation of President johnson :
toring the privileges of the writ of XIII
5eas corpus in certain parts Of the Union, ieC %
,ugh very admirable and significant eat
cument, is chiefly remarkable for its e1-
,tions. 1t says, in effect, to the people nj
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