Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-17
BRITISH AMERICAN ITEMS.
The confederation Scheme.
From New York.
A Gillian Hoax.

NEW York, March l6.-An account
is given of a hoax practiced upon the
Spanish authorities here a few days since,
with the c%onnivance of the Gillian Envoy
in this city. A letter PurpOrting to be
intended for the CHILEAN Minister at
Buenos Ayres, and bearing an imitation
of Senior b. Vicuna Mackenna.s sigma
ture, was dropped in the street at a point
where two Spanish spies were passing.
They picked up the letter concerning the
movements of imaginary CHILEAN pri-
Yateers. This solves the mystery of the
sudden departure of the two Spanish war
vessels, the Carmen and the Isabella
Catolica from this port. The expense to
the Spanish Government of the FOOLS
errand upon which these vessels were dis
patched, owing TO the ruse played by the
CHILEAN Envoy, is estimated at $50, coo.
A Very Important Decision.
An important decision on the subject Of
the value of United States Treasury notes,
making them equal in every respect, in
legal contemplation, to similar denomi-
nation in gold, has just been rendered by
the general term of the Superior Court. The
agreement in this case was to pay freight
money in gold or silver on delivery of a
cargo in New Yo-k. The plaintiffs, John
Wilsue & Co., owners of the British ship
Atlanta, in January, 1868, chartered the
vessel to Gillander, Arburthur9t 4 Co, Of
Calcutta, and the cargo was consigned to
Edwin D. Morgan and others Of this city.
The vessel arrived here in June and the
freight money, amounting to $4,000 was
rendered in Treasury notes. The offer
was refused and payment in specie was
demanded. This was refused and the
controversy carried to the Superior Court,
and the decision written by Judge
Morrell. 1t lays down the law to be that
all debts can be satisfied by a tender of
of payment in United States Treasury
notes. Former adjudieations have merely
established that contracts made before the
passage of the act of 1862 and receiving
for payment in the legal currency of the
country, could be satisfied by payment in
United States Treasury notes.
Items from Montreal.
The Worlds Montreal special says:
There is less excitement though prepare
lions for attack are actively proceeding.
A Cabinet council was held, presided
over by the Governor General, during
which kilograms were received from the
Governor OF New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia. The first announced that resolu-
tions advising confederation had passed
the Upper House of the Legislature I'M
animously and a similar result was ex-
pected in the Lower House. Another
dispatch expressed the belief that The
measure was sure Of success in Nova
Scotia.
The powder in the private magazines
had been ordered removed to St. Helen's
Island, which is strongly fortified and
commands this city.
The citizens are rapidly enrolling them
selves here and other principal cities, for
guard duty, in the event of troops being
needed on the frontier.
Yesterday $4,000 Enfield rifles were
sent to Upper Canada.
Heavy Revolt in Cuba.
The Herald's Havana letter reports q
revolutionary outbreak by twenty-three
young men at Villa Clara, near Lagua.
Twelve of them were captured by the
government troops, and eleven are still at
large. 1t was expected they would at
tempt the rescue of their companion in
force.