Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-04

was recently appointed to confer with thi
quarantine commission and commissioner
of emigrants, reported that the joint com
mission had sought everywhere a suitable
spot whereon to land all infected emigrants
who may arrive in cholera ships, but the in
habitants of Long Island, Staten Island and
the New Jersey coast are dangerously hos
tile and will not under any circumstances
surrender an inch of their soil.
Mr.. Bergen remarked that but for the
merchants of New York the last Legisla-
ture might have passed an act enabling the
Board to oceuey a suitable spot under the
right of eminent domain.
DR.. S~winburne reported that more than
700 emigrants are in detention at quarantine
and thatlast week they attempted to burn
one of the ships. He further added the
alarming statement that if another cholera
ship arrived to-day he could not provide
accommodations for her passengers.
Forty thousand emigrants arrived at
this point during the month of May.
Three thousand seven hundred, not
counted in the above came in the cholera
ships now lying in quarantine.
NRw YoRK, June 2.-The morning papers
have the following special dispatches from
Washington
JEFF. Davis.
49, 11AA Ia NLANAO 10 4 BlO5HNtL INA TIC
House Judiciary Committee will make a re-
port next week OF the result of their inves-
legations as to the alleged completely of JEFF.
Davis in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln. |
Much Of the testimony recently taken has
been with reference to the anteeedents and
characters Of the witnesses who are relied
upon to make out a case against Davis. Tho
testimony so far is dangerous in the extreme
to the witnesses thus relied upon. Most of
them are shown to be abandoned characters
and villains of the deepest dye.
Heavy Taxes in Alexandria
The citizens of Alexandria are moving
beyond the corporation limits to escape the
outrageous taxes. Independent Of the In
-ernal Revenue, United States license and
State and county taxes, the city expects to
'aise 100000 out Of 6 population of 5000
whites and blacks. TWo-thirds of the stores
re for rent, and business is being driven
rom the place. Adams Express Company.
Iaying been assessed $4,000 by the rebel
municipal authorities, are among the nov v
1g masses. Il
Pardon of u. =. Cox. :
The President has pardened Richard S. ]
OK, Of the District of Columbia. Mr.. Cox
'as pardoned under the tenth exception of
be proclamation of amnesty, excepting all
hose from the general amnesty who volun-
irily left their houses in border States TO 4
id in the rebellion. ;
1t is stated that Mr.. O'Connor will be in
iehmond on Monday, to appear in the trial
jeff Davl'. 1t is expected that the trial
i'll so on, but O'Connor is to appear for
le purpose Of claiming his right to bail.
Circular.
The Treasury Department has issued a T
reular and sent copy to every postmaster Il
over Sc, 900 from his office reauir-
g him to show that he has paid his in
me tax.
Grover d Baker.
Grover and Baker have applied for q re-
iue Of the Il years patent.
The North Carolina Convention.
The movement in the Raleigh, North Car
convention at its opening to effect an
lournment is well understood to have been
ebel a~rtiice, but the Union element was
strong. II is expected that tie State -
lstitutlOn will be so amended as to exclude r
-manent and leading rebels from citizen
p.
The Trial of JEFF. Davis.
The United States District Court will meet .
Richmond Oh Monday, and the case of
!. Davis will be called. The District At
ney will move its continuance to the De-
er term. The counsel for Davis will then
that bail for the prisoner be fixed. p
Suspended from OAfee.
iajor ~Stanhope, of the 18th United States
commanding the post at Norfolk,
suspended j. B. White, Mayor of Ports w
18th, Va, from Office by order of the Pres W
he being unpardoned. Mayor White
an officer IN the Confederate army.