Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-10
DAILYsLEADER.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1866
THENEWs.

GOLD closed last night at l39. ~
sEESRAL deaths from freezing occurred il
New York day before yesterday.
IITHE Potomac is frozen over solid at Wash
iugton- 7-ls
TIE number Of troops on duty in the De
partment of Washington is 5000.
The correspondence between Minister
Adams and the British authorities, is still
being carrisdon,. without result
THE President has dismissed Major swee.
lney of the regular army, late Brigadier
General of Volunteers, for absence without
leave.
WEpabIish in another column brief ac-
count of Democratie Eighth Of January
celebration in Columbus. II seems to have
been melancholy fizzle, r~0vr ytvrT
The Democrats of Toledo celebrated the
eighth Of January by.s supper at the Island
House. General John E. Hunt presided
and speeches wereimade by Judge Dunlsp,
Hon. F. D. Potter, Major Plat and others.
The Senatorial caucus at Columbus last
evening adjourned to the 18th inet., when it
isevpected nominationEil be made. No
information was elicifed as to the relative
strength Of the candidates.
TzE President yesterday sent to Congress
special message, accompanied by State
papers on the Mexican question, which 60
to show dissemination on the part of our
Government not to recognize the Empire by
word or deed. @
/ THE.. most important ease Of litigation in
the history of Oil-territOry, Diz., that be-
tween P. 7. Copeland and A. G. Morey in
reference to the ownership ef the Morey
Farm on PithOle Creek has been settled by
an agreement between the parties to the
suit. The legal title to the disputed claim
is now vested solely in A. T. Norey.
On Friday last while Governor Brownlow,
Of Tennessee, was going by rail from Knox
vile to Nashville the car containing him
was thrown from the track, and the Gov
ernor had his left foot and ankle very
severely bruised. Some malignant rebel
is supposed to have tampered with the
screws and fastenings of the car-wheels.
TIE presiding officer ofthe Fenian Senate
having refused to entertain motion to |
expel seeding members for contempt the |
Finnegans resolved themselves into court |
martial to try the offenders. A new way to |
dispose Of secession, "and that is Irish too
The Democratic State Central Committee
met on Monday and decided to hold the
next Democratic State Convention in Co
lumbus on Thursday, May z4th, 1856. They
should have added: "provided that said
party is in existence at that time"
In the House of Representatives, yester-
day, at Washington, aselect committee was
appointed to consider and. report upon
military and postal railway between Wash
ington and New York. This is hit at the
e monOpolies" alluded TO by the President
in his message.
Hox. John A, Bingham, Of Ohio, ran a
tilt with the copperhead Voorhees, yester-
lay in which he declared for eequaI and
sxact justice to all men, of whatever race
md color" He also introduced resolutions
declaring the confdenes ofthe, House in the
President. - eACB > A-S
; THE Detroit Free Press announces the or
yanisation Of stock company in that city
or the publication Of q new radical Repub-
ican daily, to be called the Post. 1t win
tart with q capital stock of 100000, in
'hares of SIS each. Some $4,000 of the
Itock has already been taken, and we OBJ
'erve that Senator Chandler has subscribed
Ior 1000 of it.