Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-18
)AILY LEADER
MONDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1865.
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III stated that Marshall o. Roberts Ia
been offered the Cellectorship of n. Y.
THOMAS J. LILL1s,, an old telegraph
operator in N. Y, died on the 10th from
injuries received the day previous by
fall.
The military authorities of North Car
olina have arrested Captain Wilson, latt
of the rebel army, and turned him over tt
the civil courts to be tried for the murder
of several citizens of Yadkin county, N
c., last March.
The announcement in dispatches from
Washington that ex-Gov. CoKwIN has
had an attack Of paralysis, and is in a
dying condition, will create a profound
sensation throughout the country. The
latest dispatch represented him as in a
sinking state. Probably before another
morning, ToM CoRwIN, the eloquent, the
bold, the beloved, will have passed away.
News from Mexico states that the lib
erals captured and held for little while
Monterey, but were forced to retreat before
two columns of the French, one of which
they fought and replused with heavy loss.
JaureE has published deereec announe-
ing his intention TO continue the exercise
of the functions Of the Executive of the
Republic of Mexico, on account of the in
ability of the people to hold an election
and name a successor during the presence
of the French invaders.
SOUTHERN news is meagre. Governor
Jenkins of Georgia, has been inaugural
ed. In his address, e acknowledges the
supremacy of the laws and Constitution
of the United States, He compliments
the negroes on their good conduct and
recommends that their testimony be re-
ceived in courts. In regard to taxation,
the Governor says the lightest taxes for
sometime to come will be considered
heavy. The South Carolina Legislature
is trying to induce European emigration
to that State to take the place of negro la
Dor. The Virginia Legislature has re-
solved to take measures to re-unite West
ern and Eastern Virginia.
FENIANIsN, although in its last gasp
has vitality enough to occupy itI plaza in
the telegraphic dispatches an ,lg the
daily items of news. Tie y Mahony
family is irrepressible. The head of it
has issued an order assembling the "Con-
gress" on the I'd of January. Seven
thousand dollars daily are received at his
headquarters, and Ellen O'Mahony issues
an appeal to the sisterhood for more funds.
The Chicago brothers offer to fit out
feet of lake privateers whenever desired.
1t is expected that the CONSERVATION of
the "Canucks" will be great when they
hear of this projected naval-foray on their
fshing-smacks and wood-scows.
The second annual meeting of the
American Iron and Steel Manufacturers
Association of the United States was held
at Philadelphia on Wednesday last. Dur
ing the past year the Association has held
three meetings, viz: in Cleveland, Chicago
and Pittsburgh, and numbers 2Is contri-
buting and 20 honorary members. The
receipts from dues for the year, amount to
lO,452.S3, and from other sources,
81, ,476.76. The money is expended in ad-
the interests of American indus
try as opposed to free trade. Auxiliary
have been formed at Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati and other
places. A Board of Managers and an
Executive Committee were appointed for
.he ensuing year, A. B. Stone, of Cleve-
and, and Joseph Kinney, of Cincinnati,
Ohio. The next meeting of
he Association will be held in Washing
on City, at time to be hereafter de-
'ignated.
. AT meeting of the Directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co, on We'd
lesday of last week, at which J. W. Gar
,et was reelected President of the Road,
t was announced that the project of a
lirect railroad line from the Great West
srn and Mississippi to the National Cap
tai and tidewater at Baltimore has been
and the work of construction of |
1ncompleted lines that are to form part of |
he Grand Trunk Road, is about to be
and energetically prosecuted.
A new route has been surveyed from
Point of Rocks to Washington, by which
he distance is considerably reduced and |
he Pittsburgh and Connellsville Road is
o be completed to Cumberland. Sir Nor
on Peto has given assurances, on behalf
# the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
way Company, that in connection with
he construction of the roads from Point |
# Rocks to Washington, and from Con
to Cumberland, capital will be
promptly furnished, and vigorous meas
Tres taken to complete the road connect
ng Cleveland ria Youngstown with Pitts
ourgh, and thus furnish, to members of |
Jonress, and all other parties visiting the
Capital of the United States, line from
and the whole region of the
axes and Northwest, eighty-four' miles
ihorter than any existing line.