Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-07

NEW YORK, May 6.-The Herald's Wash
ington special says: Chief Justice Chase
had lengthy interview with the President
this. evening. There are two constructions
placed upon this. One relates to the Con-
stitutional amendment to which it is known
form as unconstitutional the other to the
trial of JEFF. Davis.
Circuit Court in NerfOIk.
Next Monday is the appointed day for
the opening of the Circuit Court at Norfolk,
and it is surmised in the discussion over
the prospects of the Reconstruction Com
mittee's report that the chief opposition to
the proposed constitutional amendment
will come upon the cladse disfranchising
the rebels in such swholesale manner. A
great many Republicans are opposed to it
The National bank FaiIaIe-
The GoEernmeat is understood 70 be
loser to the amount of S40Aeo0 BY the fall-
ure of the Merrh-nss National.Bank.
Reyenue Receipts. /.
The Internal Revenue receipts for the
week ending to-asy were SS,366,575.
Amount of Funds in the Vaults at
Washington.
The following is list of the funds held
by the United States Treasurer in the
vaults at Washington;
U. s. legal tenders small, S272, 200; Ma
tional bank notes, small, S559ss0; fraction
al currency, Scots, S735, 900; 25cts, S2l4,5OO;
1Octs. $4,000; sets, $s5,000; Scts, $3.50;
mutilsted fraction currency in safe un-
finished, $4,000; gold, S30S,000; silver,
S25e,DOO; certificates, S59,0 ,0O0; reserved fund
temporary loan $30,0000O0; reserved fund
surplus issue, U. S. $sz,9S2,425: reserved
fund coupon interest notes, 1851 800;
compound interest notes, 1890, zoo.
The following statement, showing the
liabilities and assets of the New York Ma
tional banks was taken from the books of
the Comptroller of Currency:
Z Loans and discounts $l34, ,S791SS circu-
lstion SIS, 5,935,902; deposits S254,607 ,153 /;
profits IS, ,73O,329 surplus Sl2,477, ,69s; u.
S. bonds and securities $50, ,O62, $50. l
The receipts from customs at New York
amounted to S2,70s,932, and the total for
New York, Philadelphis. and Baltimore for
the same time, and Boston from April 21st
to the 2sth, reached the sum Of S3,369, ,256.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
upon recent decision of the Supreme
Court, rules that when broker is engaged
m selling not only his own stock, exchang-
ing coined money, bank notes and other
securities, but in selling them for others or
for a. acommission, he is q banker doing bus
mess as a broker, and is liable to tax upon
all his sales, sales of his stock, &c., included,
and the Internal Revenue officers have
been instructed to proceed at once to the
assessment and collection of such tax.
i Union Mass Meeting.
Tuesday the 18th having been appointed
for grand mass mass meeting Of the Ma
tional Union party, arrangements are being
made TO secure the presence of a number OF
the most prominent conservation men in
country. ss 1-i -.5is -
4J Aid de Camp to Gen. Grant.
Breyet Colonel F. F. Dent, Major of the
4th q. s. Infantry, is announced as Abide
Camp on the staff of Lieut. Gen. Grant, with
the rank of Lieut.. Col, in place of Capt
Peter z. Hudson, relieved at his own re-
quest. si ll4 p 7-
Military Secretaries 20 Gen. Grant.
The following are announced as military
secretaries to Gen. Grant, with the rank O
Lieut.. Coils: I'd Lieut.. Ely S. Parker, I'd q
| s. Cavalry; I'd Lieut.. Adam Radeau, 4th U
S. Infantry. sa1riIs ~ s-
Incompetent Clerks 10 be Discharged
We learn that Secretary McCoiloeh haa
Instructed the heads of bureaus IN his de
partment to discharge all incompetent
clerks and supply their places with com
petent honorabiy discharged soldiers.
.is--7 - Indian Affairs. r1
The Commissioner of the Indian Bureau
has received information to the effect tha
| there have been few acts of Indian unfriend
| illness, and emigrants crossing the plains ar
with hospitality by the different tribes.