Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-15
THE FENIAN FIGHT !
O'MahOny Endorsed by Stephens.
Breaking up of the Ice at St. Louis
Immense Damage to Steamboats,.
Washington News.
Ceased.

Ceased.
NEw York, January 1S.-The Herald's
Washington special says all payment Of
computation of soldiers rations has ceased
for the present at the Office Of the Com
missary General of prisoners in anticipation
Of Congressional legislation securing to the
heirs of soldiers to whom such Communication
was due at the time of decease at the trans
fer of these claims.
To be TuFned Over.
The Tribune's Washington special says
| the Secretary of War in conversation yester-
day, stated that whenever habeas corpus
reached him for the delivery Of the bodies of
the rebel boat burners now on trial by court
martial at st. Louis, he shall Immediately
turn them over to the civil authorities.
Designs for National Bank Notes.
The President Of the American Bank Note
Company submitted several designs yester-
day for the forthcoming three dollar national
dent Lincoln reading his emancipation proc
lamation will form the back decoration of
the note.
List of Awards.
The list Of awards to the captors of the
conspiracy assassins is still in the hands of
Judge Holt, but will be delivered to the
Secretary of War for his approval or disap-
proval, on Monday next
Southern POstonlees.
OF the nine thousand postofices in the
disloyal States, ebout two thousand have
been ~re-opened. Nearly three hundred of
these have received postmistresses because
no man could be found who could take the
oath that he had not borne arms against his
country.
Resignation.
The Tribune's Washington special says
b resignation Of Brevet Major General II.
A. Barnum Yves accepted yesterday, to date
from the 9th inst.
The once of General.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
The Military Committee will report favora-
bly, upon the proposition to create the office
of General in the army, and when the office
is created by law, the position will be ten
dered to General Grant. There has been no
opposition to the proposition by any mem
Der Of the committee.
R. 8. Cox.
The President had an overwhelming visit |
yesterday afternoon from a committee of
ladies headed by Mrs. Senator Trumbull, in
all about $50, who presented a petition urg-
ing him to reject the application for pardon
of R. s. Cox, of Georgetown, late of the
reDel army. IneSe laale5 are OF q society |
entitled the National Colored Home Associ-
atioh. They state that Cox is q large land
in this district of their society; that |
have erected on his lands buildings in
are housed a large number of helpless
colored people, and they ask that if Cox is
pardoned at all it shall be on the condition
that he give to their association ten acres Of
land and the buildings thereon, now occu-
pied by the Association.
Obtained.
Hon. Thomas n. Stillwell yesterday OBJ
an order from Lieutenant General
Grant ordering the mastering out of the 34th
Indiana Regiment now at Brownsville, Texas.
stillwell war formerly connected with
the regiment.
To be Released.
Orders have been issued for the release of
5he rebel Quartermaster R. B. Winder. He
is not the Winder who was associated with
Wirz in the Andersonville butcheries.