Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-28
From New York.

NEW 1ORk, Marcn Zf.-IDo NOrlQ
says the flying squadron which is to be
a4tAA aut tor a ernisH on the British North
American coast, Will, 1t Is said, consist OF
seven vessels. In ali probability tee YES
sells selected will be the Chattanooga, Pen
saeola Ashuelot, Augusta, Monocacy, Os-
ceola and Galena, the above vessels
mounting in the aggregate eighty-six
guns. At the present time there are over
twenty vessels belonging to England on
those waters, and they are nearly all large
vessels, mounting in the aggregate about
500 guns, and carrying over 1000 men.
France has also o number of vessels cruis-
ing among the West India Islands and
the Gulf of Mexico.
Trade Union Convention.
The presiding officers of the different
trade unions and societies held meetings
in this city yesterday, for the purpose Of
making arrangement for holding a grand
Convention of the Trade Societies of the
United States. Credentials were presented
from the Representatives of fifty thousand
members of the Trade Unions ofthe coun-
try at large. Resolutions were offered
and adopted, and committees appointed
to make the necessary preparations for the
National Convention.
Fractional Currency.
The Times Washington special says
that the Committee on Banks and Curren-
CIV have unanimously agreed to report the
Joint resolution favoring the withdrawal
of the issue of five CEN fractional curren
cy, upon which appears the head of a pri-
waite individual, with an amendment there
to which provides that hereafter no head
or device of any kind shall be put on the
currency, except by the express designa-
tion of the Secretary of the Treasury.
From Rio JanerI9.
The Herald's Rio Janeiro correspondent
writes respecting the affairs in Brazil that
in the progress of the war between the
Allies and the Paraguaysns the grand at
tack of the former had not been made, the
two forces confronted each other on the
opposite side of the Parma river.
The Brazilian, Argentine and Uruguay
an troops together numbered about 65,-
| 600, to oppose whom there were only 2S,-
600 OF 10000 P~arsguaysns. Brazil had
also on the river t~wenty-four war vessels,
four of which were iron-clads, and the Ar
sentines had two or three men-ofwar.
The Brazilians are very DESTROYS Of q
large emigration to their country, and are
holding meetings to forward the matter
| Great inducements are offered to Ameri-
can farmers to remove thither.
FenIanism-
The Herald's Portland special says there
was a very large and enthusiastic meeting
here last evening. The preliminary pro
cession as it passed the Preble House wa;
watched with much interest by the pro-
~vincialists there assembled, awaiting the
departure of the st. Johns steamer.
The Passport and Aroostoko papers deny
that the Fenians in the Eastern section OF
the State intend to invadeth neighboring
province of New Brunswick.
The Herald of this morning says tia
the Central Council of the Fenian broth.
erhood at Union Square continue theil
mysterious session. None of the bushes.
under consideration has been made public
The receipts in funds and arms continut
as usual. Several meetings to organize
new circles were held last night will
great success.
The Meteor Case.
The case of the Meteor, the alleged'Ch Chill
ian privsteer, was up yesterday in the
United States District Court. The case
comes in again this morning.
billiards..
An exhibition of the game Of billiard
took place last evening at the Cooper In
stitute. The players were Roberts, tn
English champion, KGvanagh, Deery
Cahill, Geary and Foster. There wer
: four games played, in two of which Rob
erts was victorious against Kavanag
and Deery, respectively. Cahill beat hir
in the French carom game.