Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-10
THE NEW s


IT is said that Quantrel has been living
in Cuba for some time, at work on farm.
STEAMBOATS, to the value of $500, 900 were
destroyed by fire at ST. Louis last Saturday.
soNE particulars of the late extensive fire
at Port .au Prince are given IN our special
dispatches.
JOIN H. REAGAN, late Postmaster General
of the rebel government writes from Texas
that he has settled down to farming.
TIE foreign news, this morning is parti-
culsrly interesting, as showing the state of
affairs between Austria and Prussia.
Two colored people, living in filthy
house, in Washington, died suddenly last
Saturday of disease similar to cholera.
A BAND of guerrillas, led by notorious
rebel officer, are plundsring the white and
black people indiscriminately in the interior
of South Carolina.
TIE Tribune's Washington special says
it is generally expected the President will,
in few days, release JEFF. Davis and C. c.
Clay on their paroles
A BATCH of the scoundrels who raised the
riet in Alexandria, Va, last Christmas,
have been sentenced to the Penitentisry for
terms ranging from six months to five
years.
A CHOLERA item that amounts to some
thing will be found in the news from
Halifax It is note of warning to neglect
no sanitary measure of public or private
nature.
ESTIMATES made under the direction Of
the War Department for completing the
ship canal from Fort McHenry, near Balti-
more, to the mouth of the Potapsco river
are S2,1O7, 900.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS returns to Geor-
gia disheartened as to any present prospect
of the re-admission of the South, but Is
hopeful that he will yet be allowed to take
a seat in the Senate.
The Civil Rights Bill passed the House of
representatives, yesterday, over the veto,
by the glorious vote of l22 to Al, and is now
law. The announcement of the result
was greeted by applause and Kisses.
GOVERNOR ooLEsBT, of Illinois, has issued
proclamation recommending the observ-
ance of the 18th day Of April as day of
prayer, that being the first anniversary of
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
ABOUT two hundred Fenians sailed for
Eastport Maine, on the British frontier, in
the steamer New Brunswick yesterday after
noon. The boat was unable to take arms,
and q schooner was chartered for the pur-
pose-
TIE Loan Bill. as 1t passed the House
was taken up by the Senate yesterday,
briefly discussed and passed, BY 8 vote Of
% yeas and nays-Senstors Sherman and
Wade voting against it The bill now goes
to the President.
TIE Democracy of Connecticut, failing to
carry the State at the recent election for
Governor, have, it seems, concentrated their
strength on the city of Hartford. At the
municipal election yesterday they elected
their entire ticket completely changing the
political complexion of the city govern
ment. Here is sOmsthing for the unter-
rifed to crow over.
THKRE seems to be some misspprehensior
about the action on the Eight Hour bill BY
the Ohio Legislature, the opinion to som'
extent prevailing thst it is q law. 1t wal
adopted in both Houses, but the Senst,
amended it in some particulars, and it wa
necessary, before it could become law
that the House should concur in the Senat,
amendments. This was not done, and thi
measure goes over to next winter.
TIE high water Of the Mississippi ha
caused many breaks in the levee along it
banks in the lower country, and mucl
damage is resulting from the overflow
From Yicksburg to New Orleans ens or th
other, and, in places, both banks Of tn
river have lsvees, built at the expense 9
the General Government, to protect tn
; lowlands from being annually subnergeC
These levees have been totally neglecte
since the commencement of the war, an
now stand in need Of extensive repsirs-