Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-22
Special Dispatches.
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Special Dispatches to the Western Press.
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EAfhACT fROA A
NEW YoBK June 2I.-The Concord Legis-
lative Reporter publishes the following ex-
tract from recent letter from Chief Justice
Chase to Governor Smyth:
al was particularly pleased by your pro-
test against tho new scheme Of perpetual
and untaxed debt. You may readily i'm
agine that after all my lsbors, and with so
great success, tOs establish the principle of
controllability Of the public debt by making
it payable, the six per cent at any time after
five and within twenty years, and the 500
per cent at any time after ten and within
forty years. can understand no argument
for not taking debts which creditors may
take up in five or ten years, for l can see
that the country may save more in interest
than it would lose in taxes, but l cannot
imagine an honest argument for debt for
thirty years, and exempted from bearing
the burdens TO which other property may
be subject. l get money and all that was
needed in the worst time on short controll-
able loans subject to national taxation.
Surely there is no reason now TO depart
from the plan of 5-20's 8 per cent, or 1e-4O's
per cent, when there is now no money TO
be borrowed but only floating debt to be
funded.
NAVAL MATTERS.
NBw York, June 2I.-A morning paper
says that in view of the impending conflict
in the continent of Europe, it has been sug-
gested that our naval force in that quarter
should be increased in order to render it COM
petent TO protect American citizens residing
in Europe. In pursuance Of this suggestion
the Navy Department has assigned the
gun boat Swatara, now ready for sea at the
Washington Navy Yard, TO that squadron.
Several other vessels are also to be dis
haA ha
of as likely to be attached to the European
squadron are the new frigates Franklin,
Guerrero and Chattanooga, with the new
sloOps of war Neshamy and MadawaskO.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
A Panama letter relates that a singular
accident occurred in the Bay Of Valparaiso
on the Sd of May. A man named Flsch,
having constructed a torpedo submarine
boat, made several experiments in sinking
and raising his boat in four fathoms Of
water. He then get a party of friends on
board. With them he proceeded some dis
tanee out in the harbor and again sank his
boat, in thirty lathOms. No anxiety was
felt for the expedition for some time, Flaeh
having stated that he could remain under
water easily for the space of six or seven
b9grs+ Unfortunately, before going down,
experiment that he would not allow any
buoy or rope to be attached TO his boat, and
thus no search could be made for them with
any certainty of success Every effort,
however, TO find them was made by divers
and otherwise, but no traces were had until
the sth, when a diver discovered the boat.
Flach's son, fourteen years of age, was one
of the party. f.
INTERNAL REVENUE RBCEIPTs- f--
The receipts from internal revenue sources
solely for this fiscal year TO this date amount
to S5OO,OO9,964-
TO BE ANNOUNCED.
1t is probable that the death Of the Hon.
James Humphrey, of N. Y, will be formally
announced in Congress tomorrow.
IN TIE HOUSE. -efst-
Colonel Roberts, President of the Fenian
Brotherhood, was on the floor OF the House
to-day, in conversation with General Sanks
and other prominent members oil tnat Oooy-
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
BANGOR. Ms, June 21,-The Union State
Convention met to-day. 1860 delegates were
present and Gen. ]. L. Chamberlin was
nominated for Governor.
Resolutions were passed that all men,
without distinction Of color or race, are en-
titled to the utmost sivil and political rights,
endorsing the recent constitutional amend
ment, expressing confidence in Congress
and their measures for reconstruction, &c
row RIEDERPEsr MAY Be PRoPAGATED- a
WAsHIsGroN, June 2I.-The United States
Consular agent at Beyrout, Syris, forwards
to the Departmental of State letter from the
United States Consul at Sidon, informing
him that the merchants in that city are col
lecting, throughout the country, bones OF
aninaIs IN zend 70 Europe and other coun-
tries, and in consideration Of the fact that
the cattle disease ragged for some time in the
districts thereabouts, the Consul thinks it Is
| more than probable that among these col
I lectious the bones of infected cattle are also
gathered, and in sending them they would
carry disease to the country to which they
are exported. @ -.
A copy of the above was sent 10 Surgeon
! General Barnes, who expressed the opinion
| nat the importation of the bones Of cattle
which have died with rinderpest or any