Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-17
THE NEW s.

THE celebration of St. Patrick's Day il
Toronto has been prohibited.
TIE Belgium Embassy yesterday waite,
upon the President and delivered their mes
sage. --=
TIE President is determined to have 40,
600 eolored troops now on duty in the soufl
mustered out next month
WILLIAM WRIGHT, author of work OF
the %oh Regions in Pennsylvania" died
in Patterson, New. Jersey, on Tuesday
last.
THEtlsTgest business house in the country
is that of B. Claain Il Co, New York. They
pay tax on sales of forty-two millions PEI
annum.
ROBERT DALE OWEN appeared before the
House Committee of Foreign Affairs and ar
gued in favor of guaranteeing the interest
on $4,000, 900 of Mexican bonds.
The President has has given orders tc
Governor Wells, of Louisiana, not to allow
Munroe, the recently elected rebel Mayor
of New Orleans, to be installed into office.
TIE remains of man supposed to be
those of Prof 7. G. Pottary of Pennsylva-
mia, missing from San Francisco since Sep
tember last, have been found on the noun
tains of Oakland, California,
H. C. WARD. agent of the North Am. In
suranee Company who was arrested in
Cleveland a short time since on charge Of
forgery, but released on bail has absconded,
forfeiting his bail. So says dispatch from
Hartford, Conn.
THE New York Central Railroad propose
to the New York Legislature to run
three classes of passenger trains, at 2, 25k
and cents per mile, the first to run 20 and
the others from Is to 20 miles per hour.
SYLVESTER MoRREY, who had a part in
the negotiations whereby the United States
became possessed of portion of Mexican
territory, has written letter in behalf of
Maximilian's government, making the rev.
elation that the Mexicans arranged with
President Buchanan, previous to the arri-
val of Macmillan, for the establishment of
Mexican ruler, but Buchanan refused to
Saiig "ut inc programme
a correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
rsercial, writing from Indianapolis, Ind. on
the 9th inst, relates the following In 1888
a man named orrin Elder left his family in
Indianapolis'and went to California, where,
after year or so, he was killed in G gam
bling saloon. His family in his absence
were reduced to extreme poverty, his wife
ekipg out existanee by taking in washing.
Now comes what the correspondent calls
the wonderful part of the story. Week be-
tore last the widows youngest daughter
died, and the night before the burial, while
party were sitting up at the wake, the
Commercials correspondent among them, in
walked the husband and placed package
on the coffin and then disappeared. The
package contained S67O in gold and scrap
of paper on which was written "Restitution
at last, Mary" The correspondents name
is Wilber C. MeIHtyre, and he refers to the
postmaster and several other prominent cit
liens as to his character
THE Louisville Democrat gives the partic
ulsrs of a remarkable case of suspended
animation or something else unaccountable,
A young man was killed. accidentally, by
blow on the head at Oakland, XIV. on the
5th of February last AS his friends were
about to bury him they thought they no.
ticed signs of life. and kept the body in the
house several days, at the end of which
time, no change taking place, they placed
h. hoIx- IN nh . Sa ond
has been visited by hundreds of people
The body retains its natural appearance,
and is Timber and warm after being dead
and in the graveyard one month.
CONGRESSIONAL House-Petitions were
presented by Messrs. Sumner, Wade, and
Dixon, respectively, praying for the Abo-
lition of all distinctions on account of color,
and the modification of the revenue lsws
in certain repeets. Mr.. Guthrie presented
claim for services rendered by the home
guards. Mr.. Wilson introduced resolu-
ton explanatory of certain parts of the
pension law. Mr.. Wilson also introduced
joint resolution making an appropriation of
IS, 600 for the publication of the medical and
surgical history of the war. The dill to or
ganize the Judiciary was reported back
from the Committee with amendments. Mr..
Stewart introduced joint resolutions provid-
ing for the admission of Senators and Rep
resentatives from the Southern States
whenever they shall amend their constitu-
tions so as to do away with all distinctions
as to civil rights on account of color, re-
pudiate the rebel debt, and forgo all claims
for compensation of emancipsted slaves.
The resolution was supported by Mr. Stew
art in speech, and called from several
senators favorable expressions regarding its
adoption. 1t was referred to the Recon
struetion Committee. The Deficiency bill
was amended and passed. The Senate ad-
journed till Monday. House-A resolu-
tion to appoint special committee to in
vestigate the cause of the disagreement be-
tween the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Comptroller, was rejected. A bill, look
ing to the re-estabishment of ocean mail
steamship service between Charleston, s.
c., and Grest Britain, was read twice and
referred to the Postofice Committee. A
resolution was adopted to inquire into
the expediency of concentrating the Dako-
tab and Sioux Indians into one reservation
Several resolutions relating to post routes,
public lands, ETC., in the Western Terrific
| ries were introduced. A joint resolution
was introduced to include in the list of the
| officers of the volunteer service who are en-
l titled 70 three months extra pay all those
! who resigned after the surrender of Lee,
provided they had been in the service three
wears. The Loan Bill was discussed at
| length BY Messrs. Boutwell,, Morrill,, Ste
| veps, Garfield, Pike and others, and on the
vote being taken was defeated, ayes 66, nays
ss.
The Cleveland Herald says that ''the
! integrity of the party is above all other
considerations" Just the sentiment which
we might expect from a-postmaster
sLet the heavens fall, but let the party
stand, and let me keep my Office" But
the honest and liberty-loving masses o.
the free North will answer: "No, Mr.
, ofice-holder, the integrity of the party II
not the first consideration. The Union
party is of value, but its principles are o
greater value. And whenever an attempt
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