Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-01
THE NEWS.


dred post-ofices in the South
The story that the President had signifed
his intention to appoint Provisional Gov
srnor for Virginia is unfotnded.
THIS mornings foreign news announces
that the steamship Melbourne fouA1ered at
sea and that go lives were lost
MRs. RoBT E. LEE is making great efforts
to induce the government to restore to her
family the estate at Arlington Heights.
UsIoS papers of Texas deny that the death
of President johnson g brother resuIted from
the refusal Of Southern surgeons to dress his
wound.
THE expense Of lighting up the Hall of
the House of Representatives at Washing
ton with gas is $3.50 night, and the cost of
heating it s2S additional.
TEE steamer Christiana, which sailed from
London Dec. LIST for New York, was wrecked
on the Goth inst, about mid-ocean. The
crew and passengers were saved by the ship
Varian, returning from Calcutta.
A DoF-of negro prisoners in jail at Calves
perate attempt to escape, attacking q guard
Ofthe 4sth Ohio infantry with brickba4s. The
guard fred on them, killing one and wound
ing others.
sHcULD the bill creating the rank of Cen
eral become law, another will be proposed
creating the offices of Lieutenant-qeneral,
for Sherman and Sheridan. Farragut will
also, most likely, be made an Admiral, in
stead of viee-Admiral.
We have special dispatch from New
York stating that the freight car sof the Q.
S. Express Company attached to the night
express train on the Erie Road, took Gre and
was entirely consumed. The two safes con-
tanning large sum of money were also de-
stroyed with their contents. Loss about
$500, 900.
A NEW hotel has recently been opened
New Orleans, which boasts that it neither
seeks nor desires the patronage of Northern
gentlemen. An army officer, who foand
that he could not secure the attendance of
walters, complained at the office, and was
bluntly told that the servants had orders
not to wait upon United States officers.
MARYLAND through her legislature has
performed the noble act of appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose of enclosing, grading
and ornamenting the cemetery on the An
tietam battle ground. The remains Of 1000
Union heroes who fell in that battle are
now buried in the fields and roadsides of the
vicinity. Other loyal States are expected
to assist in transferring the dead to the new
cemetery.
FhoE the Cincinnati Commercial of yes
terday morning we CLEAN the following addi-
tional particulars of the explosion ofthe Ohio
and Mississippi river steamer " Missouri"
The boat was on her way to Louisville from
New Orleans, having on board one hundred
and twenty-five persons, twenty-five of
whom were passengers, the rest officers and
hands of the boat. 1t appears that she had
been racing with two other boats, the "Dic-
tator" and "silver Moon" both Of which were
some distance ahead Of her. She was pro-
vided with tubular boilers, which have been
the cause of many accidents within the past
two-years, and are fast going out of date.
About two o'clock on the morning of the
30th, when at the mouth of Green river,
short distance above Evansville, Ind, her
boilers exploded, causing the entire destruc-
tion of the boat, and killing, it is estimated,
one hundred persons, as only about twenty
five were taken off the wreck a short time
afterwards by the Dictator, which dropped
back to the scene of the disaster It is re-
ported that none of the deck hands were
saved. The captains wife, Mrs. Hurd, was
taken out of the texas dead. There were
but Eve or six ladies aboard. One dispatch
says all the officers of the boat were lost.
The ''Missouri" belonged to the Atlantic
and Mississippi Steamship Company was
built in 1854, and cost Sl25,OoO.
"Tho Old Breckinrfdge Democrat
The Plain Dealer is in ecstaciss over
certain sentiments ascribed TO the Presi.
dent, adverse to universal suffrage in the
District of Columbia, which it speaks of
as II this sentiment OF the old Breckenridge
& Democrat from Tennessee" The editor
here betrays the secret of his admiration
for President johnson. 1t is not that he
remained loyal among his'faithless South
ern brethren. Not that he Is the friend of
the oppressed Not that he is patriot.
None of these considerations weigh with
| tie R.essRDss RDsaalsE. It compliments the President
1oerqtn No doubt Andrew JOhnsCni0ng
since repented of the political miSoe-
msanor Of having, in an unfortunate hour,
| hesn deceived by the false protestations oil
patriotism made by John G. Breckenridge
s;nce Major General in the rebel army
more recently rebel Secretary of War, anc
-, vs0abond and outeast fleeing from
in..ics Many honest men were deceived
3 ~ bim-men who have sineepreved thei
D -o+,rntism in camp and in council; bu
H.. LONG since repudiated the traitor WIN
Iae q Ioval State to take up Rrms againi
tbe country which had hOnOred him W.T.
tbe .econd Office in It's gift. OF this nun
her is President johnson, He has oon
al that msn could do to atone for the erre
having supported for the Presidency
. .. Who sought to rule that ne migne n ?
: ,llAH st the editor ofthe Clevelano E'1'
] tray ind no more fitting words
8 ;.o Ds%se' fo- a. a grcat statesman than snse
IS PrAise ~ :. add 2reckinriage Democrat
. In In other years the DeGIsr was SI W.
oi d by the principles Of .'oagasb1s Dough SEN
4 banders to evef.-v treAsonaOle 9s.De ,ssa, s0L
rs m.at' and considers it the highest prsl
2 that can be hesped upon n S 2sn -,.a so.Ay =
- !. v.s nm aold Breckenridge D s"iOo' 90, :
although Breczinridge, the notorious f'O'
- ical adversary of Douglas, is now a se
" srnstriated traitor. Has this express
admiration of the Dealer for Jonh
Breckinridge any connection with ts'
cant nomination of that noted reOel,
.bo louisville Cosrier, as United e'a
senator from Kentucky