Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-04
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1 NOLn SiOS~1 SoNAANey Ign a. i1s'
RTHREE steamers were burned at the leTeel
St. Louis, Saturday morning.
THE coIored soldiers of Vicksburg have
contributed s., 600 to the fund for the Lin
coin monument at Chicago.
GEx. scorT's coffin was made by Brown, OF
Grace Church, New York. The required
length was six feet nine inches.
PIcEPoCKETs were abundant at the funer-
al Of General Scott. General Grant lost his
watch, and Speaker Colfax his purse.
Mrs. Bryant, wife of Willium Cullen
Bryant, the poet and veteran editor of the
Epe,ling Post, lies dangerously sick at her
residence at Roslyn, with but little hope Of
recovery.
A full report OF the Fenian invasion,
fights, skedsddles, captures, casualties, ru-
mors, contradictions, expectations, move
ments, etc, etc. will be found in this morn
ing's paper.
LEONARD HuYcK, late President of the
Merchants National Bank, in Washington,
was arrested Saturday at the instance of the
Comptroller of the Treasury, charged with
violating every offence enumerated in the
55th section of the National Currency Act.
TsE second trial of Samuel Covert, con
yicted of the ROosa family murder, IS set
for June 5, Warren County Common Pleas.
It is probable that in case of the necessity
for a change of venue, the case will be tried
in Cincinnati.
The United States Circuit Court for the
District of Virginia will commence in
Richmond to-day. The counsel of JEFF.
Davis had arrived in the city, and will an
nounce their readiness to proceed 10 trial,
and in the event Of a postponement will
ask that their client be released on bail.
THE steamer Herman arrived at NV
York yesterday with Liverpool dates to the
22d. She brings the important news that
all the European Powers have agreed to
hold a Congress, and that it will assemble
in Paris on the 25th. II is thought, how
ever, that pacific solution of the difficult
ties is hopeless.
The United States steamer Wateree, while
at Calloa,on the Tth ult., picked up launch
loaded with coal, of which the officers were
on: the point of making fuel, when, by
fortunate occurrence, one of the blocks of
coal broke open and a loaded six-pound
shell was discovered inside. On investiga-
ton, the load was found to be freely inter
spersed with such dangerous materials. 1t
was doubtless intended by the Peruvians
for the use of the Spanish vessels.
TIE Universalists of Ohio are holding an
annual convention in Springfield, Thursday
last being the first day. s. P. Carelton was
appointed Moderator for the coming year,
Rev. V. P. Wilson Standing Clerk, and Ma
lin Waight Treasurer. The annual meeting
of the Ministers was held Wednesday. This
is an organization to afford the Ministers an
opportunity of becoming better acquainted
with each other. H. F. Miller, of this city,
Financial Secretary of the Northwestern
Conference, is in attendance.
TaIRrT-FoUR deaths from the cholera o.
CURED on the steamship Peruvian on her
passage from Liverpool to New York, most
of the victims being German emigrants. |
Eighty-four cases were received at the hos
pital ship on the Both from the steamers
Peruvian and Union, fourteen of whom died.
Friday, the lst thirty-fEe cases were re-
ceived, eight of whom died. The number |
now in the hospital is over hundred.
OK the Slstult, the Catholics dedicated |
the statue of the Virgin Mary at the Uni |
versity of Nortre Dame, Nortre Dame, Ind. |
Arch Bishop spalding pronouncing the SER
mon. The services consisted of solemn pom |
tifcal high mass, procession of the blessed |
sacrament, and imposing conservation eere-
monies. The statue of the Virgin Mary is
of wood, painted pure white, finely carved,
twelve feet in height, and weighs l,sOO
pounds. Il was raised few days previous
to the top of the chapel. Beneath The dome
is q room drapped in crimson where crown
of pure gold will rest on a pedestal. The
crown is being manufactured in Paris, and
has received the blessing of the Pope.