Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-01
saturday kIghr's Report.
: From New York.

ita. Commodore shubriek.
NEW YoRk, December 3O.-The Commer-
eial's Washington special SAYS that Com
modOre ShubFiek will be President of tie
Court Martial for the trial Of Raphael
Semmss. L -
v-s sfer General Grant.
Gen. Grant will attend the wedding bf
Cen Wilson, esptor of JEFF. Davis, at Viii
misgton, next Tuesday.
laue POs1pOnemeaT OF Pay.
Considerable annoyance was felt this
morning by the. employees in the Custom
House, owing 70 a failure on the part Of the
cashier "a. pay them for the month Of De-
eeInber, a, was expected. The payday has
been deferred until Tuesday.
A Deficit of SO, 0oe.
A communication was handed in TO the
Board of Aldermen, this merning, from D. K.
Bradford, late Public Administrator stating
that his annual report for 1885 would show
a deficit Of $4,000 in that Office. and con.
Tossing that this amount had been impropt
erly used by him while holding Office, and
was lost in stock speculstions on Wall street.
He says that. no one but himself knew be
had become improperly possessed Of funds
or derived in any manner any advantage
from emhezzlement, and says that be has
assigned all his effects, together with the
property Of his wife 10 a trustee to pay first
his bondsmen, and then to pay the city the
deficiency which will appear upon the set
uement Of his accounts.
imprisonment for Four Years.
Edward B. Ketehum, formerly of the
nrn. of MsFris, KetchGm, Son 4 Co., was to-
gay arraignod IN the Court of General Ses-
slons, and was seuteneed by Recorder Hoff4
man ~ be confined in States Prison for the
period of four, years and six months. Tiss
prisoner entered the Courtroom aeeompan.
led by bis father and three Of his brothers.
His face was desthiy pale, but he exhibited
no trepidation, though his features sho<ped
that he had enduredmuch mental suffering.
His fathers manifestation of grief was in
tense and his brothers were visibly affected
The Courtroom was crowded with specta-
tors. When the Clerk of the Court asked
What have you now to say why Judge
ment should not be pronounced against
you" Ketehum replied in a full voice,
" Nothing. The Recorder then passed SEN
tenne as mentioned.
Military Force Sent TO sAIexantaria.
The Posts Washington special dispatch
says that strong military force has been
sent by General Anger TO Alexandra to
prevent any outbreak on New Years.
OnNfU1EA ID Lne GElnEE Issue OIL
reney.
A majority of the new Committee on
Banking and Currency are known to agree
with the Comptroller in opposing any fur
ther imitation Of Currency.
Stopped Running.
The Albany steamboats, of the Peoples
Line ne longer run, and the only boats that
run that Iar up the river are propeller
barges.
The New Haven night boats have been
laid up for the winter 10 go
Court Item.
Jno. B. Hastin, to whom Judge Barnard
referred the claim Of Chas. Devlin against
the city for the sum Of s1e7, ,99s, for work al
legged TO- have been done upon the streets
in the city, together with interest from the
Est Of November, 1856, making the total
claim about Sl76,OOe, has made a renr.7rt in
fayer of the city.
The steaD.ser Constitution.
NV. {, oRK, December 30.ZPrivate ad
vices state that but fourteen Of tAe crew o.
the steamer Constitution were saved, leav
inc forty Messengers who were lost, AyuuuI
-r-------zy--s o.. fitzgerald, lately AZ
tached to the Savannah Herald. The Con
stitution had seven hundred and thirty
bales Of cotton on board. She was q thou
sand tuns burden and valued at $3.50, zoe.
Discharged and Rearrested.
Judge Leonard. in the Supreme Court to
day, discharged Martin, the seeomplaee 0
Kennedy, on writ of habeas corpus, from
the custody of General Hooker. Martin
was then arrested by the United State
Commissioner, on the charge of arson.
The Strong Divorce Case.
s Up TO three o'clock this evening no yer
diet had been rendered in the Strong di
vorce case.
Clement g. Clay.
New Y0RK, December 3O-The Herald
Fortress Monroe correspondent says Glenn
ent c.. Clay has recently been permitted b.
the President TO receive a visit from hi
wife Mrs Clay arrived at Fortress MOnro
on Thursday Of this week, and was soon at
terward admitted to an interview with he
husband in his cell. She was surprised ;
find Mr.. Clay in very good health, his con
fipemsnt not appearing to have iDjuriOusl,
affected him. The health Of jeff Davis j
also said 10 continue good. Mrs. Clay vii
probably remain at Fortress Monroe 70
some time. 1t is supposed that she ha
given up all hope ofobtzining her husband
4 nardor