Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-08
ETELEGRAPHIC
Saturday Afternoons Report
FOREIGN NEWS.
FenianT FialSStil Prosecuted
SCHEME TO BLOW UP THE s AN
ISL BLOCKADING FLEET
An American FilIibuSter at It's
Head.
ANOTHER CABINET RUMOR.
Senator Dixon to Succeed Seere-
tarJ Wells.
A REPORT J!
The FOrgerS Of 500 Treasury
Notes.
Senator Dixon to Succeed Seere.
tary Wells.
A REPORT
The FOrgerS Of 500 Treasury
Notes.
Washington News.


Cabinet Meeting.
EKW York, January 6.-The Tribune
Washington special a y that the CAbine
meeting yesterday, was Of short duration
The latest positively asserted Cabinet chang
is that Secretary Welles is to be supercedet
by Senator Dixon.
The Pirafe Semmes.
The pirate Semmes has had his quarter
changed from the Navy Yard to the NJ rin'
barracks, TO insure greater safety. He will
convicted, although his ultimate pardon il
said TO be already assured.
Inspection of Monitors.
Yesterday the Peruvian Minister and az
officer of the Peruvian navy visited thu
monitor Manitowah, now at the Navy Yard
for the purpose of inspecting it. The Peru,
Wan Government has already one double
turreted monitor, and her n~eighbor, Chill
has two being built in England. The
Minister from Peru is anxious to purchase
one of our monitors for his Government.
Captain Semmes.
NV YoRK, January 6.-The Times says
the counsel for semmes will to day ask the
President for the release Of their client upon
plea that he having been paroled by General
Sherman, both as Admiral and General
He cannot be held to answer for anything
prior to said parole
Cherokee Delegation.
A Cherokee delegation headed by the In
dian Chief, John Ross, arrived at Washing
ton yesterday for the purpose Of arranging
treaties, they refused to consummate during
the recent visits of Indian Commissioner TO
their vicinity. Of all the tribes which sided
with the rebels, the Cherokees is the only
oneInot reconstructed. Yesterday, treaty was
concluded between Shawnees, Black Bob's
band and the Government, by which the
Secretary Of Interior, is authorized to sell
the and held by these Indians in Kansas,
proceeds to be applied to the purchase OF
new homes for them in Indian Territory.
Trial of Detective Baker.
The trial of Detective Baker is set down
for Monday next. Gen. Baker is one of the
officers who by the direction of the Secretary
of War and Gen. Grant, is to be mustered
out of the service.
A Circular.
A number of Delegates who were appoint
ed from Virginia and Maryland to visit
Washington on behalf of the colored people,
have issued a circular calling for a
meeting in that city on the 18th of all dele
gates appointed from all sections OF the
country to visit Washington in behalf of
their race for the purpose of organization
and consultation.
Another Issue.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day de-
cided to make a further issue of 1922, 900 in
bonds to the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany for twenty miles of road now com
pleted westward from Lawrence, Kansas.
Project
The Worlds Washington special gives an
account of an American enterprise for the
destruction of the Spanish blOckading feet
of the Gillian forts by means of torpedoes.
The scheme was suggested by Senior McKena,
Gillian agent, who received q letter from
a high official of the Navy Department to
a prominent engineer in this city, for
merly an officer in the federal service,
who invented aud superintendent the man
'ufacture of all torPedoes used by the
Government during the late war. The en-
gineer at once set about preparing it. An
order for construction oftOTpedOes was given
to a prominent iron manufacturer in New
York. A steamer sold by the government
at public auction, and subsequently pur-
chased by the Chilian agent, was fitted out.
A ship was also purchased as atender. The
torpedoes were delivered on board. Regular
clearances for Chilian ports were obtained,
andcarrying the CHILEAN flag and named by
crews selected for the purpose, the vessel
salieu: severn wesA5 nave eIaPseo' ana IN
a snort ume news Oh me success or failure
OF the unuertaAlng WI Dc received. Inc
leading sPlrlt IN tne so1eme sa prominent
IN tnlsciSy' ne Is 70 receive son.
ish Admiral is blown up, and a proportion
aUe amount Ioi the ueSIIuctlon Oh o1ner YES,
sell ne receives a salary OF S'Oo IN golu
per montn curing tne who're tern OF ms ser
wee unoer the ChlIan governments Inc
same amour. > montnty PaIu ms cniel
assoclstes' All engaged IN the enterprise
are unoer the pr0Cectloh OF the Chiilan gov
eminent. Inc leaders nave commission
signed oy the Chlhan auIhOritles' declaring
thatthey are cltizens regularly employed IN
the military service Of hill
Startling Report
The Herald's Washington despatch saws
The detectives who have heen 40 lono an