Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-14
THE N z w S

Gold closed last night at l455s9I46
Hon. Moses F. odsll, Naval Ofhcer Of the port Q
4 New York, died yesterday.
The greater part of the town Of fMsyassuz, Port
Rico, was burnt on the 29ih of May.
JEFF. Davis counsel had protracted Interview
/ yesterday with the President.
Head-Center Stephens addressed nesting o.
| Fenians in Richmond Va, last night.
A festival and trial Of skill of sharpshOOter:
| commenced at Chicago yesterday, under the man
agement Of an association in that city.
The Fsnian trials in St Louis resulted, yester-
day, in holding about half the prisoners 10 bonds
Of from one thousand to three thousand dollars.
The Nebraska election has terminated in the
success of the State organization and the election
of an entire set Of Union State officers
Ths Petersburg lva) Express newspaper Office
was destroyed by fire yesterday. a Hoe steam
press was saved uninjured,
dispatch from Nashville announces the r5-
ceipt in that city Of l3 400 barrels Of petroleum
from the Tennessee wells.
planning mill and Methodist church were de-
stroyed by fire at Columbia, near Cincinnati, yes
terday.
The President yesterday nominated Green Clay
Smith, Representative from Kentucky, to be Gov
ernor of the Territory Of Montans.
Roger Lamb, a wife murderer in prison in New
York, avoided hanging By dying natural death
yesterday.
Under the new West Point esdemy bill, which
has passed both Houses, the President has au-
tbority to appoint fifty cadets at large, Instead of
ten, as heretofore.
The Richmond (VA.) Times states that Hon. C.
l.. VaIlandighsm, of Ohio, will deliver an address
at the commencement exercises of HamPdsn Sid
ney College 10 that State.
Tbs Rhode Island Legislature adjourned on Fri
day last, after a session of four days, during
which no less than eighty three acts and resolu-
tions were passed.
Two hundred and fifty-siI thousand nine hun
dred and ninety six dollars is the amount appro-
priated for continuation Of river and haTbor i'm
proYsments In Ohio
Roberts has issued another manifesto to the
Fenians, advising them to return to their hom's
and await another movement, which will be in
ct distant day.
Several army officers of note are in Washington,
look ng after military interests in Congress.
Among tho-e mentioned are Geaerals PleasautOn,
Burbridge and Brisbin-
A report Of tho special agent of the Treasury
Department in regard to our commercial relations
with British America will be found among the
Ipeeisl dispatches.
The trial of the rebel major Gee is still in pro-
yress at Raleigh, N. c.. aud will not be concluded
Of h. rfa al
stimated at so, ,OOc.
This Constitutional Amendment, relating to Re
obstruction, reported by the Committee of Fif-
cen, yesterday passed the House with the Senate
and is now ready for the action Of
he State legislatures.
General Alexander McCook, Of Ohio, while visit |
ng the Canada side at Niagara Falls yesterday,
vas arrested by the British who mistoOk him for
Finnegan. He proved his identity and was re-
eased with many apologies.
General Barry has placed guard in the tsle
-raph office at Buffalo to enforce the order pro-
liJiting the transmission of mischisvous Fenian /
dispatches. 1t would be relief to printers if the
associated Press dispatches concerning the Feui-
ms were also included in the order.
Reports from Southwestern Georgia give sad ac- 1
cunts of the results Of the late storm. letter |
rom Knoxville, Georgia, says the storm was par /
icularIy severe in that section. In the village /
II the shade-treos were up-rootsd, houses were
uroofed, chimneys blown down, and soma houses /
Tere upset Ne lives were lost Wheat in the /
eld was totally ruined. great number Of stock |
rere killed. In many places The planters will /
ave TO abandon the crops, because Of the large 1
lumber of trees blown into the fields. The storm /
asted about ten minutes, and was accompanied BY /
nriouz rain and terrific thunder.
The Cleveland Herald, with unmatched
when beaten at every point IN
air argument, resorts Il open, bTazen
nd audscious lying In its yesterdays
ssue it eoolly announces that every charge i
made against Judge Spalding "has been
efuted and abandoned" A more utterly |
slse assertion has never been made.
10 far from abandoning the charges, the
oyal Uuion majority who protest against
is reelection are more fully than ever
onvinced of the entire truth of all of
hem. Indeed, they believe that the half
las not yet been told them, and that the
ntire erpose of Judge Spalding's Janus
aced conduct on national affairs, and OF