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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
vne Old Men Of tho Ohio House.

The Ohio State Journal under the above
caption, gives the ages Of the older MEM
bers of the present Ohio House Of Repre-
sentatives. The figures are interesting,
but not particularly reliable if none are
more accurate than those given as the age
of Mr.. Lockwood, of this county That
gentleman is set down at 5s-which does
him too much honor by about twenty
years:
The Oldest member of the Ohio House
of Representatives is, We believe, james
Parks, Of Sandusky county, who is sc
wears of age. A. g. Hibbs, of Franklin,
is Ga years old; Abraham Teeter, of Cler-
mont, 60 Hiram Bronson, Of Medina, SO;
T. W. Thornhill, Of Coshocton, 81; A. D.
Kibbee, of Trumbull, so; J. NJ. Cochran,
Of Hamilton, So; c. Davenport, Of Bel
mont, Sc; William Deford, of Carroll,
So; Samuel Fox, of Columbiana, So;
Elijah Glover, of Scioto, "a; K. B.
Gordon, of Auglaize, so; E. Headly, of
Monroe, So; O. D. Hough, of Delaware, 81;
r. 7. Howard, of Green, 81; C.. Hughes, of
Butler 81; c. B. Lockwood, of Cuyahoga,
DO fnlllp LayDrOok, OF 1TeDlef % a
L. Perrill, of Pickaway, SO; John B.
Reed, of Tuscarawas, 81; n. W. Shipley,
Of Muskingum, 81; VIM. Stesdman. of
Portage, so; Thomas A. Welch, of Meigs,
50; Il. /. Wood, of Wood county, 81.
The other members ara all under 50 years
of age. Twenty-Five of them being over
forty and the remainder under that age.
The youngest member is ". D. Dresbach,
of Hooking. % years of age. Oren, of
Clinton, and Patton, of Belmont come
next on the list, each one being 30 years
of age. The age of Hon. E. a. PARROT,
Speaker of the House is IS.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

The Mission to Ecuador, made vacant by
there resignation Of Frederick Nassau
rex. Esq, of Cincinnati, has been filed by
disappointment OF William 7. Coggshall,
Esq, formerly editor Of the Ohio Stat.
Journal, and more recently private secre-
tary of Governor Cox. It is understood
that the appointment was made by Presi-
dent johnson at the request Of Governor
Cox and Postmaster General Dennison,
both Of whom support the Presidential
policy. A certain member of the Ohio
Legislature who was a warm supporter Of
Mr.. Sherman in the recent Senatorial con-
test is greatly disappointed at the failure
of that gentleman to obtain the post for
him. The Cincinnati Gasetts sBys:
ave suppose this appointment disap
points some promises made in consld-
GRAFTON of the late Senatorial election, but
we have a s%criptural example that prom
ises may be unlimited when the power TO
fulfill is wholly lacking. They who &C
cept such inducements are cheaply sold,
though at their own price
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

Z. tbe HeraId "sfnsing or whistIing."
One of our most respected citizens, a
wagcish old gentleman--one who occupied
for wears the position of chairman of the
Wbic Central Committee, during the
good old DAYS of Whiggery and Loeoio-
ism-relates a very funny story, the appli-
cstien of which he makes 20 the present
unbappv dilemma Of u post
master-editor. 1t is as follows: A GER
tain chap. whom we will call for oonven-
ienee sake Brown, was travelling. lie
came to a patch of ground covered with
a growth of very tempting looking unrlPe
nersimmons-which our readers Will oear
in mind Is a fruit the taste of which Is
tho o.;,ycsss,,rs of bitterness and sourness
Brown thought from the appearance that
tho fruit was something good to eat
Tbereupon he helped himself and aiteI
taking the first mouthful, the astrlngeni
fruit puckered his mouth and lips into
thousand wrinkles. The owner of the
match came along, and noticing the dis
tressed appearance of Browns face, anC
suspecting the cause, asked him very ma
~Iioiously, show he liked the persimmons?
Brown, paying no attention to the query
replied by saying. "stfaHgsr' az"
singing or 0histlingl'
Perhaps the readers of the Herald cal
tell whether that paper is singing o
whistling on the issue between the Pres
ident and the Union party.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
The New Plot.

That venerable bore and malignant
Copperhead, Senator Garret Davis, who
represents the meansst and worst OF the
Kentucky s~ecessionists, unfOlded in the
Senate the ether day the outlines of a
plot, holder, more revolutionary and more
audaciously traitorous thOn any in the his
tory Of country-that which culmin-
ated in rebellion alone excepted. 1t was
simply this-tbat the Copperheads and
conservative Republicans should seoede
from the Union majority, admit the South
ern Senators-elect, and declare themselves
the real Senate. The President would
then have to recognize body or tie
other as the Senate, and he would OF
course give the preference to that com
posed of his own adherents.
IF Senator Davis programme were car
ried cut, the new body would consist of
~forty-one acknowledgements 'recon-
struCted7 southerners, eleven Copper
heads, and eight of the presidents party,
elected as Republicans. But there is no
probability or possibility that it will be
successful, or even that it will be at
tempted, and we only refer TO it 70 show
our readers the bad audacity Of the men
by whom Mr.. johnson is surrounded, and
their readiness to plunge the country into
revolution and anarchy.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Executive Council Of Massschu-
sets have ordered the execution of Ed
ward w. Green, who murdered the cashier
of the Maiden Bank, two years ago, to
take place April 18th. Green has been
lying in Jail during this time, because eI-
Gov. Andrews would not carry out the
sentence, being opposed to capital pun
ishment.
Gustave Dore is to illustrate Tenny-
sons "Idyls OF the King, on 3 scale Of
great magnifeence, and the laureate him
self is engaged upon q new poem, which
will be published in the course Of q few
months.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
The tanner orthe Pre.Idents,ssp speech.

NNG -
We have had s variety Of editions of
the Presidents speech from the steps of
the White House and a still greater
variety of comments upon it from all
sources. out hitherto we have had Ne ac-
count of the manner of its delivery ana
reception, except what could be gathered
from the bald reports of the stenograph-
ers. The Washington correspondent of
the Worcester Spy who says he stood in
the portico close behind the President
throughout, supplies the want Of the
audience he says;
Immediately in front I counted over
two hundred Confederate jackets. have
seen the dirty garb in the battle smoke or
on the march too often to be mistaken
now"
After infinitely describing Mr.. John
sons personal presence, the writer pro
cesds as follows:
"His voice is clear, harsh, powerful and
penetrating. When he seems speaking
with most excitement, he is evidently the
coolest man in the world. watched him
with the awakened interest of one who
felt the magnitude of the crisis the speak
ing was creating, and am convinced that
all he said was weighed and measured,
and meant TO bring about certain results.
When the tumult of applause which
greeted his strongest denunciation and
most virulent attacks was surging around,
those cold eyes and that crafty smile could
be seen calculating the entire scene and its
accessories"
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

The Pittsburg Gazette reports the con-
fnement in one of the cells ofthe Toombs
of that city, for habitual drunkenness, of
a female formerly OF respectable standing
in society, and Il music teacher OF more
than ordinary ability, who, through the
faithlessness of friends, became aIlured
by thes smPter, und strong drink caused
her downfall.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune thus comments, perhaps too Sc
verely, on the course of Governor Cox:
fear 1 am writing YOU a long letter. 1
presume You have seen the letter of Gov.
Cox, who comes all the way from Ohio to
explain the Presidential policy. 1t is re-
ceived with general derision. You will
remember that Cox was among the first
to go back on freedom and equality when
he was nominated for Governor of Ohio.
That unnecessary self-abatement made
him suspected. 1t is such men as Cox,
who, claiming to be Republicans, and has
tening to apologize for every Presidential
detection, make the President strong in
evil-doing, and Congress weak in we'll
doing. Lord Chamberlain Cox, 90 back
TO Columbus, and mind your own bust
ness in Ohio. We do not want you be-
tween US and His Excellency. He has the
gift of speaking his own mind in his own
way. He has given US one long message,
and another long speech. We a under,
stand them very well without a long but
ter-and-honey letter from you Lord Cham
berlain Cox. Go HONE!
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
Our BeautifuI Drinking water.

The Herald suggests as a remedy for
the filthy state of our pure Lake water
that the oil refneries be compelled to burn
up the refuse matter which is now allowed
to 8ow Into the Cuyahoga. Now we OBJ
feet TO this most decidedly. There is
nothing unhealthy about the refuse ben
zine, and we should favor its flowing into
the Cuyahoga for the reason that owing
to the popularity of its odor and taste, ii
is never absorbed by the water. Conse-
qusntly when the Cuyahoga water, filed as
it is with the contents of all the sewerage
of the city snd the ofsl Of the numerous
slaughter houses, is driven by = north
sssterly wind to the inlet pipe, w shall be
warned by the smell and taste of petro-
leum what water We are drinking. We
have no particular objection to clean petro
leum. 1t is the other delectable mixture
which we most object to. By pn means
let the oil rehneries alone.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
Imeih.

The Ottawa County Union INDUCES
in the following clear and fOrcible eIposi.
ton Of its views:
ave have 10 desire to fellowship with
the colored rare, yet they have rights, and
these rights are questions that now must
soon be met, snd We may as well COM
mence to prepare ourselves, for the mex
orable logic o. events are coming on US
fast, and such as will adjust themselves
either peacibl., or by the sword"
We feel indined to remark, with Scion
Single, "Jes'sol"
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

After the customary slurs at American
manners, Lord Robert gave his hearers
the remarkable bit of information that
the Federal General Sherman, who
might almost have dictated the policy of
the Republic, returned to the d~rudgery of
a lawyers Office in a small country town.
Conduct such as this reminded one of the
old Roman, who saved the State one day
and welded the pillow the next" This
will be news to General Sherman.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
eThe Hera1d Can,t have a Front Sent,

The following convention between a
couple of Copperheads, at Murdoch's
second reading in this city, was overheard
and reported TO Us ver5atin,.
First CoPperAead.-Well, the Herald
has come e to US. What shall we do
with two organs2
Second Copperhsad-That is true,-the
Herald has come over to US. But it can't
have a front seat. 1t must be given to
understand that we oId-lale,s are TO have
all the offices. Benedict must not fatter
himself that he is going TO have the
Postofice.
First CoPper6sad-Thats Sc. 1t will
not answer to have these newcomers
monopoiize the offices. III sec the Her
aLd id before I will consent to it
occupying a front seat.
Mr.. Murdoch was here introduced and
the conversation ceased.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
! DETENsE OF THE RECoYsTUCTI0Y COM
MITE.

Mr.. Fessenden in the yours of his re-
marks, IN Friday, took occasion to re-
ply TO the charge that the Reconstruction
Committee was needlessly delaying lis
action, and as Chairman of the joint Com
mittee, his declaration was official. The
resolution appointing the Committee
passed the Senate December 18th, and its
members we're designated December 2Ist.
Congress then adjourned to January 9TH.
Immediately after the recess, a resolution
was passed, calling upon the President
for copies of the p-ruclamatiOns organizing
the provisional governments for the Ccu
situations Of the States, as amended by the
State Conventions, and fOrthe laws passed
by their Legislatures in the work of or
ganizatiOn-all of which papers and in
formation were in the Presidents hands.
To this resolution no response Of any kind
had been made. After waiting a respect
full time, meanwhile attending to those
subjects which the two Houses had refer
red t. it, the COMMITTEE had to proceed to
get this information, all of which was al
ready in Washington in writing, by the
tedious process Of taking testimony. On
the 18th Of January a similar resolution
calling for information was passed by the
House, and again reported by the Senate
in February. The committee ana its sub
committees had held daily sessions OF four
hours previous to the assembling of Con-
gress, and while the Senate adjourned on
Saturdays, the members of this Commit
tee worked on in their efforts to obtainin-
formation that might have been readily
furnished 10 it. He did not complain of
the Presidents actions, as he might have
good reasons for it, but it was but Just to
the Committee that the country should
knew the chief cause Of the delay.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
Coming RRak.

The London Democrat announces that
Sunset Cox, who, like the Rev. Petroleum
Y. Nasty, tore himself away from the cit
liens Of Ohio after his defeat for Congress
in 1864, and emigrated to New York city,
hoping to find there a more npprseiative
constituency, is going TO retarn again to
the Buckeye State. Our readers will re-
member that Sammy wa n Of the
shining lights of the recent johnson meet
ing at Growers Theatre, and has suddenly
taken a high rank in the anew party
which President johnson is forming. He
undoubtedly returns with the intention of
running for Congress in the Columbus
District next fall as an unqualified john
son man. Of course the Cleveland Herald
viii be happy to welcome back so able and
patriotic Il coadjutor.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
John B.. Coughs First Experience il
Lecturing.

John Il. Coughs First Experience in
Lecturing.
At a banquet given in Chicago on Sat
urday last to John B. Cough, he told his
FIST experience as a public speaker. His
first speech was when he signed the pledge,
in a temperance meeting at Worcester,
Mass. His comrades snickered as he went
forward, and he, looking them square in
the eve, exclaimed aloud, What are you
laughing at? Do you see that hand ?
He held it up 1t trembles. But with
that hand l am going to sign this pledge,
and then you may laugh as much as you
please A little while after he attended
another temperance meeting. The Chair
man called on him to state to the audience
how he got along, etc. Herose and said he
was getting on finely, hadn't dranka drop
since taking the pledge; was going to stick
to it and felt happy about it. This was his
second public speech" He soon made
another and q longer one; q collection
was taken, and this, the first remuneration
he ever received for a lecture, amounted
to exactly two dollars He was soon soli-
cited to make a stump tour for temperance
of a fortnightI duration He asked and
obtained permission of his employer who
a bookbinder, to 60, with the under
standing that his situation should be re-
tanned for him. The books he mad inhsnd
were Just ready for gliding. He wrapped
them in his apron, turned his back upon
them and has never seen them since. He
spoke at one stretch almost every night
for a year, and averaged less than two
dollars per lecture.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

The New York Times prints the follow
ing:
1.-THE ouseofthe Ohio Legislature, after
q warm discussion, has Just referred a
resolution favoring the admission of loyal
Southern Representatives to Congress 20
the Committee on Federal Relations
The Times, in this paragraph, labors to
convey the false impression that the Ohio
Legislature looks with favor on the policy
indicated. The fact is that the Union
majority in the Ohio Legislature are op-
posed to q declaration in favor of such a
policy at present, and referred the resolu-
ton to the Committee on Federal Reia-
tions as the surest way Of sitting it The
supporters of the ~esOlution voted against
its reference, but it was referred by an
overwhelming majority.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

Lord Robert Cecil, a member Of the
British Parliament made merry, in q re-
cent speech, " his experience in the
United States. On board a Cunard
steamer he says, the passengers furnish
material for a curious study "Yeu find
yourself with a Vice President of the
United States on one side, and perhaps 8
detective in pursuit of 8 Muller on the
other, while opposite may be the French
Minister going out, and Mr.. Bsrnum on
the other.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

~
Among the Copperhead organs loudest
in praise of Andrew Johnson's apostacy
is the Milwaukee Nelss. Below We give
an extract which appeared in the editorial
columns of that paper less than one year
ago:
From the News Of March 10, 1881
ANDREW oHSsoN HOPELESS DRCNEARD
IN THE LAST STAGES
Some people are anxious to prove that
Andy Johnson's enormous appetite for
whisky has come upon him since his
election. This will amuse those familiar
with the facts. 1t Is matter Of public
notoriety that he was a confirmed drunk
ard before his nomination to the Vice
Presidency. A prominent citizen Of our
State made several attempts to see him
in Nashville last year, but never could get
to his residence early enough to find him
sober. Another prominent citizen of this
State, who supported Lincoln for the Pre-
sidency, md who has just returned from
Washington, informs US that johnson is
apparently in the last stages of "demoral-
ization,' and quite likely to vaeate his
office soon without any formal resigna-
ton.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

4 friend informed Us the other day that
the postmsster-sditor of the Herald had
made e discovery which he was candidly
admitting to his friends. It was this, that
editors had no business to hold office. 1t
will be easy enough for the gentleman to
prove his sineerity-by resigning his
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

The President has ordered the heads of
Departments to stop advertising in the
Washington Chronicle, on account Of its
opposition to his policy.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06
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Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

A daughter of G. P. r. James, the de-
ceased novelist is teaching school in San
Francisco.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-06

A mob Of the CoPperhead rufians
Of Georgetown, melted by bad whiskey
anda diabolical spirit of emnityto the ne
gro, last night combined in an uuprovoked
and brutal assault on : number of the
freedmen of this city, driving them from
their homes, sacking their houses, and in
dulging in various other riotous demon
STATIONS. Firearms were used during the
melee, but no casualties have thus far
been reported. The inference Is natural
that to the success Of the Rebels at the re-
cent municipal election and the Presi-
dents late speech may be attributed the
~disgraceful demonstrations on the unOf-
tending blacks which have been
made under the shadow Of the Capitol
since the veto of the Freedmen bill.