Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-19

LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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America, has just been completed in Bos-
ton for Henry Ward Beecher's church.
A dozen loads were recently fired into
a refractory elephant at Philadelphia
without subduing or seriously injuring
him, except to put out an eye. 1t was
finally managed to hobble and throw him.
The apple trees in Massachusetts and
New Hampshire are looking well. Twigs
and buds are plump, and promise bios
sons. The winter seems to have been
favorable to trees. None are gnawed by
mice, or broken by heavy SHOWS.
A special dispatch from Washington to
the Boston Advertiser says: HPrepara-
tons are making TO hold the regular
term of the United States Circuit Court
in Richmond next month, and the trial of
JEFF. Davis for high treason may be ex-
pected within two months.
Scotland bids fair to rival Pennsylva-
MIA in that new source of wealth which
consists in striking lie" According to
the Iverness Courier many large fortunes
are being made by the lucky finding of
petroleum deposits. One unlucky man late
ly sold for $4,000 a bleak piece of moor
land which is now worth 100000.
The owner of a large dog at Grand
Rapids, Michigan, a few days ago placed
a one hundred dollar looking-glass before
his canine to worry him, The dog few
around, barking and growing. The own
er wa delighted and cried "Sick EN-;
the dog "sicked; the mirror and the
"other dog" disappeared at the same
time. The joke rather turned on the own
er.
During the recent food in the Iowa
river, a family of even persons, living
on its banks near Lansing, were drowned
while e~ndeavoring to escape from their
house in a wagon in the night time. The
following are the names of the unfortu-
mates: John Mclaughlin, ST., aged forty
years Mrs. Mclaughlin, aged thirty
eight years; John, jr, aged thirteen years;
Sarah, aged eleven years; Bridget, aged
nine years; James, aged seven years;
Katie, aged FIVE years.
The French police lately captured an
ingenious rogue. He employed a young
draughts1nan TO make drawings for him
of the newest articles exposed for sale in
the jewelers. shop windows, and immedi-
ately had close limitations made of brass
metal. He would then pretend to wish to
purchass the articles and have them sent
to his hotel, ~ostensibly for the purpose of
shnzsias tfTvuI to his zifo, xhon he had
only to change them for the counterfeit
which he would send back.
The Westfeld, n. Y, Republican SAYS
"Quite an excitement has sprung up in
this village over the discovery Of oil in
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1t appears to be the genuine kerosene oil.
1t will be recollected that some weeks ago
similar developments were discovered at
Pithole. These manifestations in West
field are somewhat remarkable. Crowds
have visited the locality, and the excite
ment is increasing"
The expenses of the Government are
being reduced daily, and all the reports to
the effect that General Grant is opposed
to these reductions are false. They are
indeed made almost entirely upon his
own recommendation, and because of the
belief on his part that anything more
than a peace army is wholly unnecessary.
An order for the mastering out of a new
batch of Generals of high grade has been
issued.
Gen. Butler being at Harrisburg, Pa.
on the 18th, was invited to and addressed
the Pennsylvania Legislature. He spoke
warmly in support of Congress, and said
he would eheerfully welcome the Presi-
dents return back to the principles of
those who elected him, and would be glad
to see him redeem his promise of making
traitors odioua, although the only way he
had as yet suggested of doing this was by
admitting them to Congress.
A 'devil' similar to the one that
troubled the serene minds of the good
people Of Nicholas county, Kentucky, has
made his appearance in Barton county,
MISSOURI. One John Smart makes his
Aafidavy' to having seen His Plutonic
Majesty, and gives a minute description
him.. This satanical obtrusion into
Missouri is regarded as highly disrespect
tul to the new Constitution, and in def
ance OF the test oath of that instrument,
which was drawn up with special refer
snce to keeping his Majesty and all his
-mps out of the State.
The strike by the street car drivers in
New York continues. There is no dis
%.urbance, the drivers abstaining from any
Intensive demonstration. The companies
IRE putting on their clerks and other en-
to drive, and in more than one
Instance a President and Vice President
re trying their hands with gloves ON at
he same business. This enables them to
zeep a-going, after a fashion, but not one
lalf the number Of cars needed BY the
'ublic can be run, and there is much delay
md Inconvenience as the result. The
ompanies say if the demand of one class
Il employees are conceded, others will
trike also, thus paralyzing their entire
BUSINESS, which, they allege, does not even
low pay anything like a fair per centage
n the capital invested.