Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-24
News.
Roard Frade.

WASHINGTON, November 23.-The Directors
of the Board of Trade have taken action
with a view to the consolidation of the cities
of Washington and Georgetown and the re-
mainder of the county of Washington into
municipality, instead of being, as at present,
under the control of five distinct authorities.
they dsclare It Is emInenry proper. tnat a
Board of Trade representing so large an
amount of property and trade should take
lead in this matter in order to procure an
efficient and harmonious municipal govern
ment.
Congressional Arrivals.
Hon. Thad. Stevens is among the recent
| Congressional arrivals
No Organ I'm the Press.
In dispatch to the late Minister Dayton,
the Secretary of State said that he might not
| improperly improve the occasion by remark
ing that the Executive government of this
country has no organ in the press, and its
views in regard to France and all other
countries can be known always by the Ian
guage of its diplomatic representation, for it
in short, instructs minutely and directs them
to speak always frankly and sincerely.
A short time before this communication
was dispatched to Mr. Dayton, Mr.. Seward
wrote to him that the statements made to
him by NJ. Drouyn de L'Huys, concerning
the EmperOr's intentions are entirely salts
factory, if we are permitted to assume them
as having been authorized to be made by the
Emperor, in view Of the present condition
Of affairs in Mexico. 1t is true, as / remark
ell, that the Emperor's purpose may here
after change with changing circumstances.
We, ourselves, are not unobservant to the
press of events at home and abroad, and in
no case are we to neglect such provisions for
our own safety, as every State must always
be prepared to fall back on when nations
with which they have lived in friendship
cease TO respect their moral and treaty obli-
cations Your own discretion will be your
guide as to how far, and in what way, pub
lie interests will be promoted by submitting
these views to the consideration of NJ. D. de
L'Huys.
Resignation of Judge Otto.
The rumor industriously circulated con-
cerning the resignation of Judge Otto As
sistant Secretary of the Interior, and ap-
pointment in his place of Judge Morton, of |
illinois, are without foundation. Judge |
Otto is understood TO enjoy to the fullest ex-
tent the confidence and esteem of the Secre- |
tary of the Interior as well as Chief of that |
Department. There is no prospect of his |
removal from that post.
Captain BeekWith-
Captain L. D. Beckwith, 22d Regiment |
Veteran Reserve Corps, who was sentenced |
by court martial a Baltimore to be cashiered
and imprisoned for illegal musters, has
to-day been restored to rank and pay by the
President on representation of the Judge
Advocate General, who reviewed the pro-
eeedings of the court and argument of
Captain BIS counsel, R. S. Matthews.
Decision.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
to-day decided as to the amount of stamp
duty on deeds of trust or mortgage given by
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway |
Company TO Jno. X. Perm, trustee Of city
of New York banker, in answer to an in
quiry if 1000 in Internal Revenue stamps
was sufficient to cover the entire amount of
being $4,000, 900, that it would
require Internal Revenue stamps to the
of $50 900, and if said stamps were
not affixed thereto. the bonds of said Rail
road Company would be invalid.
A False RumOr.
An impression, injurious to Messrs. Brown
Brothers & Co., was created by dispatch
to the Boston Daily Advertiser, in regard to
the payment of a $4,000 draft by that
house, represented as having been drawn
by the rebel Government. 1t is understood
hat the draft was drawn by Brown Bros
{ Co., to their own order and by them en-
lOrsed, and that there is nothing in the fact
hat 1t came into the hands Of the Govern
nent as captured properly at the South,
which would indicate any connection be-
.ween the firm and the rebel Government.
A Wreck.
FoRr MONROE, November 23.-It is re-
ported that a steamer lies wrecked ten miles
lOrth of Cape Hatteras, on the beach, sup |
posed to be the Jacob Bell.