Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-11
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GEskEAL BANKS is engaged in writing
official reports of the battles of Cedar Noun
tain and Port Hudson.
TIE Union ticket wss successful at most
of the town elections in Essex county, New
Jersey, yesterday.
A WALL street rumor has it that Mr.. De-
pew has been appointed Collector of the
port of New York.
President JOHNSON and jeff Davis were
toasted and eulogized at public dinner in
Mobile last Monday.
OrR dispatches this morning in regard to
the Fenians are OF more than ordinary in-
terest-
A NEW ORLEANS dispatch announces that
the CarrolltoA Railroad has been sold to
General Beauregard 4 Co., and that they
have purchased new cars for double track.
A FORTRESS Monroe dispatch says that
fears are entertained that JEFF. Davis can
not live through the coming summer if not
released, as his health is growing worse.
TIE New York Tribune yesterday cele-
brated its twenty-ffth anniversary by ap-
pesring in an enlarged form, and giving an
editorial banquet at Delmonieo's.
TIE Manhattan Club of New York will
give a dinner to Brooks next Monday.
Stockton and voorhees, will be present. 1t
is to be meeting of the ousted for mutual
coincidence.
GoLD is said to have been discovered on
Niagara river, Canada side, near the village
of Niagara, and company has been or
ganized to prosecute further search for the
precious metal.
CH1RF JusTIcE CEASE, at public meeting
in New York, Monday evening, alluding to
the passage Of the Civil Rights Bill, said the
next step should be to give the ballot to the
emancipated slaves. -
SILKS of the value of $4,000, belonging to
A. T. Stewart, were robbed from a bonded
warehouse in New York yesterday. A
robbed Of $4,000 at the door of the Sub
Treasury.
TIE New York Board of Health are at
work vigorously cleansing the city. They
have adopted the plan of q thorough house
to house investigation, by which they will
keep informed of the condition of every
house, the owners name, etc.
ONE of the editors of the New York Her
aid, Mr.. Frederick Hudson, was presented
with an elegant gold watch and chain by
his associates, yesterday, on the occasion OF
his temporary retirement to recruit his
health, from setiEe service.
NAJoR-GEsERAL ErEDHAS, of this State,
with staff officers and correspondents of
leading newspapers, hss started on an ex-
tensive inspection tour of the operations of
the Freedmen's Bureau, in the South, by
order of the President.
TAG New York Times says: " Mr.. Weed
received letter by the last steamer from
the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, NJ. P, including
$50 for himself, and like amount from Sir
Morton PetO, for the Freedmen's Bureau"
THE Indiana conspirators, Bowles, Multi
gan and Hosey, were yesterday released
from the Ohio penitentiary by order of the
President. Mulligan, who is Democratic
candidate for United States Senator in In
diana, was taken sxt Of the psnitentiary on
a writ of hsbeas corpus before the order of
discharge arrived.
THz origin of the great stesmbest fire at
St. Louis, last Saturday, has been traced to
the cook-house of the steamer Nevad0
where coal oil had been poured on FIRE to
hasten combustion Some of the leading
steamboat companies et st. Louis have dis
continued the use of coal oil on their YES
sells, snd returned to lard eit
THos. NJ. PETERS, aged tweEt5 57-three, q
son of DR.. Peters, who killed Gen4rGl Van
Dorm, committed suicide in Memphis, last
Friday, by shooting himself He was Al
exemplary young law student and left =
leng letter abiding to his family troubles.
He dressed himself in Confederate uniform
TIE decapitsted body of woman was
found buried nesr the CrawfordsviIle depot,
last Monday. Her head was severed from
the body, which had the appearance of
having been buried some time. 1t seems
to be case Of the foulest murder. As vet
no clue has been obtained to the perpetrs-
tors. The police are trying TO ferret out the
matter.
LAST Monday was day marked by sew
eral cslamities in Cincinnati. A Mrs. Rose,
the wife of prominent citizen, was burned
to death by her clothes catching fire. At
about the same time, in another part of the
city, little girl four years old was killed
by the accidental falling of heavy piece
of furniture. The same day a young lady
committed suicide by taking isuJanam.
Disappointed love was at the bottom Of it.
MERE MESTIoE.-Pithole City is enjoying
the tones of its first church belI...... Mr. J.
from MeadVille on the first Of Maya
fire was started at LinesviIle, Crawford
county, last week, by the gnswing Of
matches by mice......The New York State
Fair will be held this year at Saratoga
| Springs......A horse was sold at auction in
Springfield, Mass. few days ago, for one
cent q pound.-....The Jacksonville CFls-)
Times says that thousands of negro children
are being educated in that State by their
present employers, who were Shareholders.
.... The New Orleans PieayHne says that
petroleum, of great purity and in large
quantities, has been found in eastern Texas
THE Bellefontsine Republican says the
result Of the Connecticut election might be
called numbering the Presidents EagHsA."