Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12
General News.
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GALVESTON, Texas January 8, via Wash
ington ll.-An order from the headquarters
of this Department will be promulgated here
to morrow mastering out Of the service a
large number of regiments doing duty in
Texas. The list has, not yet been made
known, but it is believed to include about
L, 900 troops all but three regiments.
Murdered by Negroes. g.
.WMuINGroN, N. c., January 1I.-ThOmas
A. Pickett was murdered in his house six
miles fromS Wilmington, on the Middle
Sound, last night by party of negroes.
They also wounded two of his daughters.
Resolution. r.-.- "a.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January ll.-A resolution
was introduced in the Maine Senate this
A. NJ. and referred to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations, demanding that jeff Davis
and the principal traitors among his late
colleagues in the rebellion ought to be
brought to immediate trial and speedy and
exemplary punishme t for the most Odious
crimes inflicted. -a-r-r- -..- a
Fire. sl
BINGHANPTOS, N. v, January 11.--About
two o'clock this morning FIRE broke out in
Mr.. Lorrell Harding's store and before the
flames were extinguished totally de-
stroyed three stores owned respectively by
Hall and Co. The buildings were in the
heart of the business part of the village
The principal losses of stock are L. Harding
boots and shoes. Loss $4,000, insured for
50, 200. r. II. Hall Co., eroekery. Loss
$4,000, insured $4,000. Finch & Brothers,
clothing. Loss $4,000, insured 81, 900. HOr-
ton Brothers, stove dealers. Loss. $4, 900,
insured $1,000. Insurance on all $4,000
TROY, January 1.-THE extensive Ibarn
of the Troy d Cohoes Horse Railway Com
pany, about midway between the two places,
was totally destroyed by FIRE last night
Thirty-one horses, seven ears, with harness
and hay were burned. The fire caught
from a kerosene lamp and spread so rapidly
that nothing was saved. Total loss $4,000.
Partially insured. --.l1ti .
Maryland. s-
BALTIMORE, January ll.--GOVernor Swami
submitted his message to the extra session
of the Maryland Legislature to day. He
expresses gratitude to Almighty God for the
protecting arm which has been extended
over the State during the rebellion, and for
the overwhelming triumph of free princi-
pies in the conflict which has so recently
terminated in the restoration of peace.
The Governor cOngratulates the people
upon the healthful condition of the State
Treasury. He saws that at the close of the
fiscal year oil 1865 her sinking fund had In
creased TO such an extent as to Justify a
large reduction of the taxes and her Treas
ury contained more than million Of sur
plus over and above her legitimate wants
1t may be gratifying to the people of the
State that the whole increase of the perma-
nent debt, referable to the expenditures Of
the war, owing o the healthy condition in
which the Treasury was found and the aid
furnished by taxation does not exceed, up
to this time, $500, 900 and our claim on the
General Government, should che war debt
of the States be assumed by Congress, a
measure not unlikely 70 be reported during
the present session. will amount to five
million dollars al d upwards. ..
He recommends that the bonds of the
State, issued in aid of paying bounties, be
exempted from State, county and municipal
taxation 4 .1f- 20. $3.50
He sustains the constitutionalty and
Justice of the registry law, which prevented
the disloyal citizens Of the State from 70
ting. -r....I --ed ri-s. b u lIsz.C.-
The Governor next discusses at length The
subjects Of Federal relations, reconstruction
and negro suffrage. He approves the re-
construction policy of President johnson.
Referring to the suffrage question, he says;
With the Southern and, Middle S tates, and
perhaps our own State this Issue Of negro
suffrage is subject Of the gravest import
aneo.
The New England States u. o.. .