Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-02

The special Grand Jury for the Court 0
Common Pleas, summoned Wednesday, a lis
of whom was given in our morning edition
appeared this morning, were sworn, EN-.
panneled and went out. Between ten ana
eleven o'clock the following indictments
were returned:
Burglary and Larceny-WiIliam Pike.
William Burton, John Kelley, Thomas
GiIen.
Burglary and Larceny-Arthur Ticrnau.
Pike and Burton pleaded guilty, Kelley
and Gillen not guilty. The latter two will
Der tried jointly to-day.
Arthur Tiernau pleaded not guilty, but
subsequently, changed the plea to guilty.
The CRIMINAL ABoRrIoN-CHARGE OF THE
Court AND VERDICT OF THE JuRY.-In the
case Of the State rs. Hosea ". Libbey, in
dicted for m~anslaughter, in causing the
death OF Mrs. Sepha J.. Houghton, the jury
was charged by Judge Bolton the first thing
upon opening court ezterday morning. The
charge occupied nearly an hour in delivery.
aud was in every sense a fair and impartial
review Of the case, that could not BY any
possibility have Influenced the Jury in
either direction. The Jury retired about
ten O'Clock, and a little before eleven were
brought in and returned the verdict OF
=" Guilty" The counsel OF the prisoner
gave notice OF a motion for q new trial.
The prisoner was removed to jail. He re-
eeived the sentence without any apparent
feeling. The penalty is from one to ten
years in the Penitentiary.
CLEANSING THE CITY.-From observation
and report, we are satisfied that the author
tiles are working with their best ability to-
ward a thorough cleansing Of the city. pre-
paratory to the coming in of the hot term,
aud as a precautionary measure for the pro-
lection of our citizens against the probable
presence Of cholera. Il is not too much 10
say that Cleveland has not always been
among the cleanliest of cities, and the labor
Of bringing IL up to the required standard is
by no means an easy one. It is, however. |
very necessary, and self interest demands
IF every citizen that he should
give every possible assistance to the
authorities in performing the work
before them. No one should need to be no.
tilted twice to put his premises in order, and
svery effort should be made by property
holders TO see that all matter calculated to
deleterious influences are placed
nut Of the way Of doing harm. Cholera
eeds and grows upon an atmosphere cor
uptcd by the eXnalations Of decaying veg
and there Is no excuse for allowing
UGH matter to accumulate within the city
We hear that the authorities are q
.ood deal bothered by having to run a great
many times to some parties before their re
uirements are responded to, and we make
hese suggestions in the hope that they may
to remedy this difficulty.
Appropos to the above, the following from
Halls journal OF Health is timely and
hould be needed
LIST. Every householder owes it to himself
nd to his family, to his neighbors. to the
Ommunity in which he resides, to have his
.ouse, from cellar to garnet. from the street
urb to the rear line Of his lot, most scrupu-
,usly cleansed, by sweeping, washing and
7hitewashing.
ID. Every man whGhas any authority in
or town government should consider
imself bound by the oath of Office. and BY
very consideration of humanity, to give
inself no rest until every street, alley,
lose gutter and sewer is placed in . state Of
s perfect cleanliness as possible. and kept
D INIT the frosts of next winter come.
Il. These ~cleanings Should be done now. ]
eraUse, if put off till warm weather, the
effort necessary for the removal of filth +
i'll only tend, in the essential nature of 5
lIngs, u hasten the appearance of the dis {
to increase its malignity and to extend
le time Of its devastations; because the
ms of spring and summer the sooner warm
Ito life and intensity the viperic and ma :
gnant influence, which in its rem0rseless
cad wrecks so much of human happiness, !
nd desolates so many hearthstones. +
A PALACE on THE RAu-The Chicago =
'riJuue gives the following description of
w sleeping car. Just completed and on
Inhibition in that city:
" It is a palace on wheels, but with all the
.odern Improvements, and fitted up with a
lxurious elegance which leaves nothing to
2 desired. Equally good at night as the +
with rich curtains, spring mattresses, !
c., it has this advantage, that a few min {
.es Of work upon the part Of the attendant :
etamorphoses it into a light, airy travel ]
ng car. with mirrors, cushions, lunch
.bles, &c, while a state-ro0m at each end a
it'll dressing-case and wash-stand com q
.ete, offers a retreat equal to that of a bed +
in a first class hotel. The ear accom-
odates forty-eight ~sIeepers, and furnishes
for the same number Of d~ay-travellers.
is intended to be used as an excursion car !
etween Chicago and New York, and will, T
far as exterior conditions can effect it, Il
implicitly do away with the normal hor- t
RS Of life on the road" f