The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-02
Late Mexican News,
GOLD LAST NIGHT t44 S-8.
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK. IrEnS.

NEW ORK, September l.
/ The coin receipts for Customs, at thi
Port, have, thus far, in the current calen
der year, reached $6O,OOO,OOO, making /
yearly aggregate of 800, 100000; or
$26, 900, 900 more than the grand total O
the annual coin interest charged on tht
the funded debt of the nation.
Major Gen. Terry has returned to Rich
mond, suffering from the effects of a sun.
stroke, caught while reviewing troops al
Petersburg.
The Posts Washington special says, on
the authority of the Chronicle, that the
War Department has summoned every
witness WirE has named for his defense,
and that many of them are already in
Washington.
A meeting of returned Andersonville
prisoners was held to-day for the purpose
of organizing permanent society.
The hospital buildings, which cost the
Government $4,000, were sold to. day for
Sc, 900.
The Attorney General has notified Gov
ernor Pierport that claim agents, pardon
brokers, lawyers, and other middle men,
delay rather than accelerate the obtaining
claims and psrdons.
The efforts of the Government to arrest
McOsuslSnd, the rebel General under in
dictmert in Pennsylvania, have not sue
ceeded. He has left for parts unknown.
The last mail from England brings a re-
port of good authority, that the Great
Eastern will at once be dispatched from
Sheerness to Newfoundland. The object
OF this trip is to fish up on the way the
fragments of discovered cable which it is
hoped will be recovered by means Of crap.
nels and buoys. The promoters of the en-
terprise in England are determined to lsy
another cable next year, making use of the
recovered portions of the old one.
By invitation of the House of Morris
Ketchum, Son & Co, a meeting of credi-
tors was held to-day.
The assets are estimated at from 81, ,5OO,-
900 to 100000 and the liabilities are
100000.
1t is understood plan OF settlement has
been proposed and the liabilities are
that il may hn annnrtAd -----
The Post publishes q letter from Cap
tain Anderson, of the Great Eastern, con-
corning the failure to lay the cable. He
says he was the first doubter, but seeing
the means adopted he became hopeful,
and with the actual experience he became
ssnguine. He briefly de'ails this expe-
rience, which has been stated, and earnestly
urges another trial, first in laying a new
cable with additional machinery and then
picking up the old one. He suggests that
the new cable be laid next May, because
the Great Eastern and the necessary ma
chinery cannot be got ready under ten |
months. His letter shows that he is very
ssrguine IS to the ultimate success of the |
aoh Ia nd NJ I'd II
share his hopefulness.
The Tribupe's Matamoras correspondent |
says the French are very toucny with re-
gard to a war with the United States, and |
brsg greatly. They say in case Of war
with Mexico 80 long as it was under French |
support fifty thousand men could bethrown |
on the line of the Rio Grande at once,
which We could not hope to fight with sue-
cess even with two men to one They also |
say that a force of tive nty-six thousand |
French could be marched into the interior
of the United States.
The 1ribune's Washington special says
the Sergeant alarms of the Senate has re-
moved Jacob DOdsoD, colored messenger,
for leng time in charge of the dressing
rooms of the Senate. This Dodson is the |
same person who, through 60 many trials |
and privstionsI accompanied General FIRE.
mont in his explorations in the Rocky |
Mountains in ls42-43-44. As some re-
ward for his valuable services to his country
he was, by vote of the Senate, placed in
3 position from which the Senate alone
could properly remove him.
Monaduock, the monitor which Admiral
Porter said he would cross the ocean in, is
to be sent to San Francisco around Cape
Horn.
Preston King, the new Collector, took
charge of the Custom House this morning |
The Deputy Collectors were introduced TO
Mr.. King and sworn in. It is said but
very few changes of subordinates will be
made. The naval officer, Mr.. Moses T.
Oda.L also took possession of his ofica.