Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-07
Special Dispatches,
RECEIVED Up TO O'CLOCK, A.. M.
Special Dispatches to the Western Press.

/ | ltStGIudl- hllulu ll6 past twenty -AOul
hours twenty-five cases of cholera were re-
ported at the Office of Dr. Dalton, Sanitary
| Superintendent six Of which were declared
to be genuine. .
: "wAGN. .t
The temperature is torrid, the thermome-
, ter standing at "a in the shade to day.
SUICIDE.
A young woman named Eleanor Jones
who claims to be the wife of a Doctor Terche
shot herself this forenoon, after making an
attempt on his life. Jealousy is supposed
to be the cause.
SHOT.
James L. Frazer was shot, it is thought
fatally, in a fraeus, in a Fulton street bar
room to-day.
BEAUREGARD
London letter SAYS it is rumored that
General Beauregard has rendered his ser
vices to Victor Emanuel, aud that George
NJ. Sanders is already on his way to join
Garibaldi. H.
The STATUE OF WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, July 6.-The statue Of Geo.
| Washington, removed from the Virginia
Military Institute at Lexington, Va, by
General Hunter, when on his raid through
the Virginia Valley, passed through Alex
I
an order having been issued for its restora-
ton.
GIFT.
BosroS, June George Peabody made
another gift of 100000 to the Peabody In
stitue, established by him at South Danvers.
AID TO PORTLAND.
Apublic meeting will be held in the Ex-
change tomorrow TO devise practical means
Of aid for Portland. The cash contribution
in Boston for that purpose already amounts
to $4,000. The citizens Of NewburypOrt
contributed $4,000
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
| BALTIMORE, July 5.-An important deci-
sion has been rendered BY Judge Brown,
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of
| Maryland, under the Civil Rights Bill. The
| facts of the case are these DR.. A. Somers,
of Rockville, Montgomery county. com
| mitted an assault on a eOlored man 10 the
| streets of Rockville, beating him very se-
verely Tho colored mans wifo sued out a
| warrant before a Justice Of the Peace
| sgsinst Somers, on which he was arrested
| and arraigned before the magistrate. The
counsel of DR.. Somers argued that the war
rant was illegal under the laws of Mary
land, conEendipg that no negro or mulattO
| 0Ould be a competent witness against white
| person. The Justice decided that the said
! State law had been abrogated and super
ceded, and was null and void under the
| Civil Rights bill, and required the accused
| to give bail 10 answer at the Circuit Court.
This, Somers refused, and he was commit
ted. Thereupon his counsel applied to
| Chief Justice Bowie for d writ Of habeas
corpus, which his honor refused to grant,
giving a written opiniOn,sustaining the de-
cision of the magistrate, and maintaining
the constituiiOnality Of the Civil Rights
bill SO far as it relates 10 the question in
! dispute
The Judge in conclusion said that there
are many and serious objections to the con-
stitutiOnality Of the law upon other points,
yet as it is not clearly unconstitutional in
the particulars in question I am bound by
the usage and decisions of the highest
courts TO assume that Congress has not vio-
lated constitutional obligation. Not being
able to perceive clearly and unequivOcally
a breach OF the Federal Constitution in the
act of Congress entitled an act to protect
all persons in their civil rights, &C., in
making negroes competent to testify with
out expressing any opinion on other sec
tiJns ofthe law, must overrule the motion
to quash the warrant and remand the pris-
oner to the custody of the officer.
TROTFING MATCH.
BosToE, July 6.-Over six thousand per
Hpu5 NbiC pACnCub " MlAlAGsh tllb lEOL LO-OaY l
over the River Side Track, between the |
stallion George Wilkes" and C. L. Wilkes |
mare LADY Thorn" for purse of 50, 900. |
The race was won in three straight heats |
by "Lady Thorn" Time: 2:29lz 2:3l% |
and 2:321I.
STEAMER FOR BREMEN INJURED.
The United States steamer Western Me- |
tropolis, which left New York on June the /
25th, for Bremen, put into this port this af-
ternOOn, iu distress. Her mails have been |
landed, and will be returned to New York.
She will receive some necessary repairs be- |
fore proceeding on her journey.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF
WAR.
WAsHIEGToE, July G.-The Secretary of
War has sent letter to the House in an
swer to the resolution of June 18th, calling
for information in regard te the commuta-
ton of ratiOns allowed TO Union soldiers
who were prisoners Of war, stating that by
a general order of February l4th, 1852,
ratiOns to the Union soldiers held as prison
ers Of war in the rebel States were com
muted at cost price, and the sum paid was
about two and a half millions Of dollars.
After hostlities terminated and the prison
ers were all relieved, it became manifest
that communication claims were becoming |
the subject of speculation and traffic BY
agents and brokers, and in the absence Of
any specific appropriation the order for
Communication of ratiOns was suspended IN
til Congress make an appropriation if
deemed proper, and provide regulations
which might secure the money to the per-
sons properly entitled and to protect them
against fraud and silent speculation. The
outstanding claims, principally in the
hands of agents, assignees, brokers, &C.,
were estimated at s., 600.
FROM MEXICO.
Letters from Vera Cruz, dated the 2Ist
ult., were received to-day in this city, and,
emanating from reliable source, contain
the intelligence that General Bazaine had
made an agreement with Msximilian by |
which the latter would receive from the
French chest 100000 francs every month
for his most urgent expenses, besides hav-
ing his Austrian and Rslgian troops paid
by the French government
PROM PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 6.-Everybody is
cheerful and hopeful. No very heavy fail
ures will occur, and not many of any kind.
The city will be built up in better shape
than before as quick as possible. Contracts
are already being made for the ruins to be
cleared.
Securities were mostly deposited in the
into brick and mortar.
The Insurance Companies with few ex-
eeptions are responsible. The fire caught
from a cracker thrown by boy among
some shavings in cooper shop. The su-
gar house adjoining was Is safe and well
protected from FIRE as any building OF the
kind could be, being built of brick in sec
tions with slated roof. Beyond this build
ing was the most populous Irfsh quarter,
built up with very old wooden buildings.
Beyond ii is the buildings were safe and
well protected, but nothing could withstand
the tremendous gale Of wind blowing.
The front of the best buildings on Middle
street did not seem to stand five minutes
after the flames came through. The flames
went across the street like hugh wave on
the ocean beach. Much might have been
saved, but the whole FIRE force was obliged
to fight the enemy in front. IN no part did
the water fail until the flames hsd passed
it. The whole passage wss made in less
than twelve hours, and it only stopped at
the open pastures. The fire proof buildings