Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-24
The NEWS.
Id closed last night at 1898.

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SENATOR FEssESDES is i'll with varioloid.
GENERAL THOMAS and family are rusticat-
; ing at lookout Mountain.
The chicken cholera is playing sad havoc
among the fowls of the eastern portion of
Wilson county, Tennessee.
E. P. DOHERTY, captor of the assassin
Booth, has been commissioned second lieu
tenant Of cavalry in the regular army.
Ar recent sale in Washington county,
Tennessee, corn sold at five dollars per
bushel, and bacon at eighty cents per
pound, on credit of twelve months.
THE Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
decided that revenue stamp is no part of
a note, nor does it affect its validity unless
fraudulently omitted.
IE Montana Territory the price of butter
on the first of last month was from 81 20 to
81 sOPer pound; -four s25 to $50 per barrel;
hams, 6Oe to Csc per pound, at gold rates.
=PREsIDEyT JoHSsoS, who is Freemason.
has invited the Supreme Council of that
fraternity, now in council at Washington,
to visit him to-day.
A DISPATCH from Buffalo Yesterday after
noon announced that navigation was omen
there The brig Paragon sailed for Cleve-
land yesterday morning.
THEEE is nothing later in regard to the
cholera on the steamer Virginia. The cabin
passengers are still on board, and have ask
ed permission to be allowed to remain there
until the ship is released from quarantine.
Or the I'd of June the people of Nebraska
will vote on the ratification of State con-
stitution, submitted to them by the Legis-
lature. The population of the Territory is
estimated to be $4,000.
IT is reported that the President will
soon issue proclamation setting apart the |
18th proximo as day of fasting and prayer, |
in view of the anticipated visit to this coun-
try of the cholera.
The charges against Dodge aiias Scratch |
Gravel, for the murder of the Joyce child |
rem in Roxbury, Mass, some eight months |
ago, have been withdrawn, the investigation |
showing that he was not in Massachusetts
at the time of the murder.
TIE President has approved the bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to lease or sell, at public auction, such
marine hospitals, building and lands as he
may deem advisable, except the marine
hospitals at Cleveland and Portland.
GEN. CoSSoR, lately commanding our
forces in Utah, is now in Washington. He
says that Brigham Young has 10000 men
capable of bearing arms, and is very de-
sirous of driving the United States soldiers
out of the Territory.
The scenes on the steamer England while
the cholera was at its height are described
as terrible. The captain found it irpos-
sible 70 induce the passengers to assist in
bringing out the dead, and in many cases
the bodies remained in the steerage until
they were partially decomposed.
On the fourth of July next general con-
vention of all the railroad presidents, chief
engineers, and general superinterdents in
the United States, is to be held in Philadel-
phia, for an interchange of views in regard
to railroad construction, management and
operation.
The Madison, Wis, Journal says that the
man recently arrested in London, C. W, on
suspicion of being concerned in the horrible L
murder at Philadelphia, has been living in
Madison all winter, and of course is en-
tirely innocent of the crime. Proofs of his
identity will be Immediately sent to Canada.
THE New York Times says that the cholera
broke out on the steamer Virginia several
days after she had left Liverpool, and was
occssioned by the over-crowding of the
steerage, she having in that part more than
thousand passengers. There were 10
symptoms of cholera for several days after
she had put to sea.
SPECIAL from oswego to the New York
Times reports the seizure of number of
Springfield rifles, destined for the use of the
FenisDs. 1t is believed that they were to
he used in an expedition up the Bay of
Quincy, by means of sailing craft and
steam tugs, having for its object the capture
of Picton and Bslleville, C. W. The Gal
lore Islands, in Lake Ontario, are stated as
being pitched upon for the base of opera
tions. The rumors are given for what they
are worth.
nAN ugly tragedy occurred in Hawkins
county, not far from Kingsport, Tenn. Rev.
K. NJ. Hickey, of the Holston Conference,
wss preaching, at the Union church, the
funeral service Of John Ellis, rebel SOL
dier. Whether the words of the preacher
were particularly offensive ia not under
stood, but while the sermon was progressing
two brothers, named Walters, manifested 8
disposition TO disturb the audience. FL
bridge Hand. citizen ofthst Deighborhood
demonstrated with them, and an angry
quarrel eusuei. In the midst of IT, Ouo of
the brothers drew pistol on Hand, wound
ing him severely in the thigh. Upon this,
Sam. Smith, rebel soldier, fred twice at
Walters, both balls taking effect and killing
him upon the spot The other brother then
opened ire upon Smith, slightly wounding
him Smith returned the fire, and the se-
cond brother also fell mortally wounded. In
the midst of the wild tumuIt and consterna-
ton Smith escaped.