Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-14

new gOld mines OF COlumDia, Whlcn are
said to be to exceed in richness the best of
California. Over 200 miners had reached
the mines from San Francisco. The mines
are 500 miles south of Panama.
SEIZURES.
NEW ORLEANS, March I3-Judge Kellogg,
Collector of Customs, has news that the
Government authorities at Charleston have
dismissed all persons engaged in the
/ seizure of property in the South, claimed
as belonging to the Confederate Govern
ment. All cotton now seized is to be held
until further examination can be had.
ELECTION RETuRSs.
CoxcoHp, N. H, March I3 1880 P. NJ
| Returns from ninety eight cities and towns
/ give Smythe 20,500 and Sinclair l5,4sl-
Democratic net gain 500. ...
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENT ELL.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Ihe House Com
mittee on Commerce are now engaged in the
consideration of the river and hsrbor i'm
provement bill, which il is probable will be
reported at an early day.
| sNUeGLERs.
Judge Sargent, Commissioner of Customs,
| is daily receiving evidence Of the panic into
which the smugglers along the border are
preeiptated by the arrests and exposures
effected through detectives and other GUS
tom house officials. His office is museum
of smuggler's implements. Cans used by
women for carrying whisky attract atten-
ton for their ingenuity and variety.
APPROPRIATIONS.
| The iortifcation bill wbish passed the
House to-day and is to be acted upon by the
| Senate, makes the following appropriations:
For Fort Wayne, near Detroit, S50,00O
| fcrt on Ship Island. Miss, $4,000 fort
Fort Point, San Francisco Bay, Sl2500o;
| fort on Alcantra Island, San Francisco,
/ 100000 for survey of northern and north
western lakes, including Lake Superior,
/ 81 400 fort at Lime Point, Cal, 500, ,0O0 );
Fort Clinch, Fla, $50, 900 for the purchase
of sites now occupied and land proposed 10
be occupied for permanent and for coast
defcnces, $3.50, 600.
spEcIIL Army ORDKRs,
No. los.
| A board Of officers will assemble at Wash
| ington, D. c., on the 10Th Of March, 1866,
| to make recommendations for brevet pro-
| motions in infantry from any brevet or ac-
tual rank for which appointment is already
confirmed to grade of colonel. or any lower
| grade in the regular army. In making re-
| Communications the board will be governed
bv their personal knowledge of officers they
recommend. and by officers records Of ser
vice during the war. The detail Of the
board will consist of Col J. King, 9th In
fantry; Mai lr ]. C.. Robinson, 2nd Infantry;
Col W. b. Hazen, 8th Infantry, and lst
! Lieutenant c. Carter, sth Infantry.
By command of Lieut. Gen. Grant.
A similar board will ASSEMBLED on the
same day to make recommendations for
brevet promotions in staff eorPs-eavalry
and artillery-from any breyet or actual
rank ior which the appointment is already
confirm ed to the grade Of Colonel or any
lower grade in the regular army. The
detail for the Board are Lieutenant Colonel
A. J. Smith, of the 5th United States Cav
slry Msjor J. c. Barker Of the Corps or
Engineers Captain John Gibbon, of the
4th United States Artillery; and Captain
C. H. Morgan, of the 4th United States
Artillery.
QUARANTINE ISsfRUerIoSs.
On the reeomm endation Of the Surgeon
General, the department commanders of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi.
Louisiana and Texas are instructed to cause
all vessels arriving at ports within their
departments from ports infected with the
cholera, but having had no cases during
their passage, to be quarantined for fifteen
days and thoroughly fumigated.
EXCITEMENT UNDATED.
special dispatch 70 the Times, dated
Montreal, March lS says, the excitement Is
unsbated. Two thousand MALTA were dis
patched to various posts on the frontier
The police are examining the cars from the
States RumOrs from New YORK magnl-
fed the military activity sstOnishingly-
The Herald's special, dated Detroit,
March 1s, says everything wears military
aspect Troops were hurrying 10 the front,
esrthworks being constructed on the Cana
da side.
Itis rumored that a large number Of
Fenians had arrived and will parade on
St. Patrieks day.
ashamed of the governments alarm.
HAVANA ApvIeEs.
NEw YesK, March I3.-The Guiding Star
brings Havana adviees of the Sth.
} A decree had been promulgated that EN-
ployers shall produce at the Central Depot
in Havana all native Africans Of captured
/ slave expeditions within fifteen days.
, Late adviees by Vera Cruz letters from
Gaaymas give accounts Of the occupation Of
Alamas by dissenting troops, under Fear
t ting and Corres, numbering 300 men.
Guadalaiara dates, Of the Ilth ult.. report
the landing at AitRts of Al jazen with stah
of American officers and arms purchased in
San Francisco. He was believed to have
! Joined Correa, and that together they were
, commencing hostilities in Mazatlan.
) A Jurist force of 200 or 300 had taken the
city of Lsxcalola, making prisoners OF tne
garrison including Gen. Lormsehea- An
Austrian force of 800 arrived after the re-
treat of the enemy.
Six deserteIs from the Imperial army
were shot at Tampiso.
CONFIRMED.
WAsH1SaroS, March 13.-The senate to-
! | -, 4k17aap1 afE
, of and below Brigsdier Generals by bre-
vet.
A THRONE FOR PRINCE ALERT.
, NEw YoRk, March I3.-It is rumored that
2 the military excitement now going on in
Canada is the result of direct special com
mands from the Crown of Great Britain for
/ the purpose of directing the attention OF the
Fanian Brotherhood from Ireland as q
: grand objective point TO preeipitate the
: 9sian of fthe,Provinees with Prince Alfred on
an American throne. Agents from England
are now here, laden with gold, to carry this
t plan out, but they have been foiled by the
1 detective system of Fenian Brotherhood,
3 which raInifes society in this country, even
5 to the tables of Sir Edward Bruce, at Wash
iugton, and the Gove-nor-General OF cana
: da's.
e developments will be given to the public
. The bearer of dispatches from the Queen
of England, and who carried the orders OF
the above referred to, is Fenian, and is
now in New York.
. FOREIGN NEWS.
The Hibrenian arrived at 1880 to-day
one day later.
The rumored resignation Of Earl Russell,
which the Times alone circulated, IS un-
founded. .s.
The Globe pronounces the Times state
h ment incorrect from beginning K
! end.
? The Times says the rumor it called atten
b ton 10 has been so authoritstively denied
4 thst we hasten to correct the impression
IF and moderate the speculations which
10 naturally excited.