Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-09
General News
Hong Hong ADVICE.


SAN Francisco, February S.-lfong Kong
advices TO the 10th of December state that
the northern banditti was still eausing
much trouble 70 the government, whose
forces had been defeated and driven toward
Yellow River where they had been out off
from communication.
Complications are likely to arise between
France and China concerning propagan-
dism The French Catholic missionaries
have been driven from their missions estab-
lished under privileges secured for their
treaty.
Foreign vessels continue to snffer from
pirates on the Chinese coast.
The native cotton crop has generally
proved failure.
The trial of the mutineers of the ship
White Swallow commenced in San Fran
cisco to-day.
Legal tenders 7O1. 80
Fenian Meeting. rf
BosroN, February s.-The Fenians held q
meeting in Faneuil Hall last evening. Ad-
dresses were made by J. K Rogers, Chief of
the Manhattan Tribe; B.. Doran Killian,
George Francis Train, and others.
From Cuba.
New YoRK, February S.-The steamship
Eagle, from Havana, has arrived.
sugar had as yet been received, and they
were decidedly inferior to former years.
Number u at 81 reals, MuscOvado at 64G17s
reals. Muscovado molasses at dos, clos
ing at 6l@T reals.
ToReSro, February S.-The Montreal and
Toronto papers express satisfaction that the
Provincial delegates have not accepted the
terms proposed for continuation bf the
reciprocity treaty. The Globe of this morn
ing says one happy result of the course
adopted by the United States will be the
speedy confederation of the British Ameri-
can Provinces, the absolute necessity of
which is now apparent. With confederation
carried, the improvement of internal COM
muniOati0n. the throwing open of lands to
free settlement, gradual reduction of the
custom tariff, the opening of new markets,
vigorous prosecution OF our fishery enter
prises, the opening of the Northwest, the
commencement of an enlarged system Of
immigration, and wise revision of our sys-
TEN of banking and currency, the people of
British America have no doubt brighter
prospects in the future before them.
Fire.
ST. LOUIS, February s.-Ths dry goods
house of Holt & Co., in Forest City, Mo,
was burned few days since. Loss $35 900.
Insured for 200.
Appearance Of BushWhaekers.
Reports from Independence, Mo-, say
that quite a number Of bushwhackers aP-
peared outside of the town to-day and
threatened to attack the jail il one of theil
number who was confined there was moi
released. 1t is said that troops have been
sent from Fort LeaYenworth to preserve
peace.
Steamer Sunk.
CAIRO, February s.-The steamer st
| Nicholas with 500 boles of cotton, sunk 1,
miles from the mouth of the TombigbeC
| River on the 5th inst. The cotton will bC
saved, but the steamer is o total loss. NJ
lives lost.
Drummed OUT.
/ NASHVILLE, February Slight soldier
convicted by q court martial held in thi
city, were to-day drummed out to the peni
tentiary. Their term of imprisonment
ranges from to years. They wer'
marched through the streets with the drum
beating. Four had shaved heads. Thei
names are John McGee, H. Kirk, C. C. Tut
tie, VIM KehOe, Dallas Smith, Thoma
Welsh, Hiram Morton and C. II. Newell, al
of the 10th U. S. regular infantry. Th
charges are all robbery and assault and bat
| terry.