Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-16
THE NEW S .

ton, commencing on the 25th of septembel
SAMUEL H. PARKER, formerly postmaste
of San Francisco, died in that city yester
day. 80 8I'--ss VS. fAta'
The steamer San Jacinto. of the Savan
nah line, was totally burned at her dock, il
New York, yesterday.
TIE French troops have left the city o
Chihuahua. Jaurez is in Northern Chi
huahua, undisturbed.
A SPANISH war vessel captured a slav,
schooner with large number of slaves OF
board. and took her to Havana on the 10th
0CR special dispatches furnish some in
formation from the Postoffice Department
relative to the letting of mail routes in the
West.
oNE J. II. Livingstone, an American in
England, publishes letter in the London
Times protesting against Mr.. Baneroft's
memorial oration- H
THE Treasury Department, by means OF
detectives, has got hold of the plate from
which counterfeit 500 compound interest
notes have been printed.
A SPECIAL embassay has been sent to
Washington from Belgium, by the King of
that country, to announce his accession to
the throne.
THERE is an impression in California that
steamer lately from China, brought pri-
vate advices Of an advance of from 10 to Is
cents per pound on tea- The trade, how
ever discredit the report.
YESTERDAY, at the Lunatic Asylum, Nash
vile, person connected with the institu-
tion-and lunatic, of course-was trying
to open a bomb-shell, when. il exploded,
seriously injuring several other lunatics.
GES. CHEArHAN, of the late rebel army,
was married in Nashville yesterday, 70
Miss Anna B. Robertson, of Donaldson
county. Gen. Hood and other notables were
present at the wedding.
THE Fenian scare is cooling of in the in
terror towns of Canada, but continues una
bated along the frontier. There seems to
be some trouble in getting volunteers to
perform duty, and fogging has been re-
sorted to-
FREEMAN CLARK, Comptroller Of the Trea-
sury. will, it is said, be removed by the Pre-
sident, in consequence of the radical differ
ences Of opinion on financial questions ex-
isting between him and the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Indiana Democratic State Conven-
tion, in session at indianapolis yesterday,
nominated candidates for State officers and
passed resolutions endorsing the Presidents
policy, and of pledging him the support of
the Copperheads of that State in the future.
MURDERER in Switzerland was recently
pardoned on condition that he would emil
CRATE to the United States. Our Consul at
the place very promptly gave the Swiss
authorities notice that the pardoned crimi-
nal would not be allowed to land, as the
United States was not colony for eonvicts.
RETURNED rebel soldiers have made the
climate of North Carolina too unwholesome
for the Quakers. seventy-fve members of
the Society of Friends passed through
Washington this week en- route to Indiana,
having been driven from Randolph county
N. c.. They state that many more are
coming. e~rrssa 1lft
ADvIcEs from Idahe tell some hard stories
on officials of that territory. Two have Just
been arrested for speculation and embezzle-
ment, another died defaulter, and still
another absconded. A public meeting, held
in owyhee, offered bounty for Indian
scalps.
THERE is at least one honest man in North
Carolina. He was a postmaster at the
breaking out Of the rebellion, and had in
his possession between one and two thou
sand dollars in coin belonging to the Gov
ernment, which he buried. Neither the
"rebs" nor "bummers found it, and he
now resurreets it and notifies the Postofice
Department that the money is ready to be
delivered up.
News from Europe is TO the 4th inst.
The reply of Mr.~ Seward 70 the French
despatch of the 9th of February states that
the United States will remain neutral
towards Mexico in view of the promized
evacuation of that country by the
French troops. .-....In the English Parlia-
ment a motion was made to establish the
principle that private property at sea
should be free from capture, but it met
with such decided opposition that it was
withdrawn. Stevens was believed to be
still in Dublin, and there was keen search
ing for him.
LEGISLATIVE: Senate.-Bills passed al
lowing cities to dredge out water courses on
8 two thirds vote Of their councils; to allow
iron companies to manufacture steel in all
its branches; to prohibit stock companies
from declaring dividends until they have
earned them. The John Morgan raid bill
was postponed till January next. House.
The anti-liqu0r bill was debated at length,
and referred to its author for amendment
A bill was passed permitting railroads to
change their grade or route with the con-
sent Of Courts Of Common Pleas. Several
bills of local importance only were passed.
The Committee on the Agricultural College
are instructed to report by the first of April.
Both Houses will adjourn over from 10
o'clock this morning till Tuesday.
CoxeREssIoxAL: House.-A sharp debate
took place over the request of Mr.. Smith, Of
KY, to make a personal explanation con-
corning comments made by Pittsburgh
paper on resolution offered by him to ad-
init to the privileges Of the floor member
elect from Arkansas, and the question Of
order was decided in his favor, but in the
course of his remarks he was called to order
tor using supplementary language. The
Indian Appropriation Bill was made the
special order for next Thursday. The bill
to extend the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road into the District of Columbia was reaC
twice and referred to the Committee on tn
District of Columbia. Consideration of th'
hsbeas corpus bill was resumed. Financia
measures were also discussed.......Sensse
Ten thousand copies of the report of the
R. construction Committee were ordered
printed. The Civil Rights Bill was passed
This bill has passed both Houses and will
be presented to the President for his sigma