Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-18
General News.
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GALVESTON, April u The Texas Conven-
ton has passed a law abolishing slavery
and placing freedmen on an equality with
the whites, and the law gives the Legisla-
ture power 70 guarantee railroad bonds for
iron contracts. 1t will be submitted to the
people the fourth Monday in June.
A resolution endorsing the Presidents
policy was lost in the Convention.
New York Legislature.
ALBANY, April I6.-Senate-evening ses-
sion, reports complete:
Mr.. Folger offered q bill for the more
speedy determination of charges against
officers liable TO be removed by the Governor.
The bill TO incorporate the Niagara Ship
Canal Co, was considered in Committee of
the Whole, After q lengthy discussion by
Wolcott, Andrews, Pierson, 0'Donnell and
Goddard in favor, and Parsons, Bennett,
Sissons, Folger, Williams, Labane, HOyt and
Crowley in opposition, the bill was amend
ed, giving the Canal Board the power to
levy the tolls, and providing that the canal
shall not be constructed until the 0swego
and Erie canals are sufficiently enlarged TO
accommodate q boat carrying 10000 bush
els Of corn. Ordered to third reading.
In the Senate session it was moved to
postpone indefinitely the question of agree
ing with the report, to order the bill to a
third reading, and it was lost l5 to II. The
bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Adjourned.
Fenia Firmness.
Some excitement was created in New
Westminster, British Columbia, from the
| exhibition of a sign of Fenian headquarters
at Thomas Csfferty's hotel. Upon refusing
to remove it when requested, Mr.. Caferty
was arrested and sentenced to three months
imprisonment.
Cholera on the Steamer England.
HALIFAX, April I6.-TO the Collector of
| Customs of the port of New York:
The city physician on board the emigrant
ship England, after further developments of
the disease and fuller consultation last
evening, cencurs in ~pronouncing 1t Asistie
cholera. Ihe passengers are detained at
the quarantine grounds M other precau-
tionary messurers have been taken to pre-
vent the disease from spreading.
NJ. NJ. Jackson,
Q. S. Consul.
The Pacific Railroad
ONaHA, April l6.-The Government Com
missioners have examined and accepted the
second section of the Union Pacific Rail
road to-day. The track is now being laid
at the rste of eight miles a day.
DIFFICULTY.
NoRFALK, Va, April l6.-The negroes
were out to day in a large procession in
honor of the passage of the Civil Rights
bill. While the procession was passing
through the streets a difficulty occurred be-
tween the negroes and whites, during which
one white man was killed and his brother
mortality wounded Order was restored by
the militsy.
PARIS Kx POSITION.
BrDprFoRD, NE, April l6.-Hon. Charles
Shaw, Mayor of Biddeford, has been ap-
pointed Commissions to the Exposition 70
be held in Paris next year.
GEN. SCOTT.
Havana, April n.-General Scott and DR..
Sheldon left by the steamer to-day fer New
York. The illustrious oetogenarisn has re-
ceived marked attention from his fellow
citizens during his short stay.
so
HALIFAX, April l6.-Not 8 single case Of
sickness has occurred among the cabin pas
sengers on board the steamer England
This announcement will relieve the anxiety
Of their friends.
INSTRUCTIONS 10 ASSISTANT rEKAsuRERs.
J wAsHtxeToS, April 1.-the Assistant