Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-11
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THE INDIANS.
Terrible Slaughter at Fort Grant
A Thousand Soldiers Massaersd by
Two Thousand Indians.
General Terry Nominated for
Senator In Connecticut.
A Riot in The City Of Baltimore.
Negroes Attacking the Whites.
New Gold Diggings in New West
minister.
Plague In Washington.
Cattle Plague In Washington
General News.


Concluded.
NEW YoRK, May lO.-The Tribune
: special says that the arguments in tn
n cases of the John D. Daniels Nader
4 goods return and the Constartia, which hav
been in litigation for nearly fifty year
were concluded to-day before the mike
o Commission under the eonventionsbetweei
f the United States and New Granada, 81
Frederick Bruce sitting as umpire. Thes
cases involve in the whole 500, 600. 0nl,
one-half of this amount is claimed for New
t Granada, the other half having been here
tofore recognized by Ecuador and Venezue
9 la. The decision will be rendered within
eight days.
Elected.
Providence, R. l., May y.-Thomas A
Doyie, Independent candidate, was to-day
elected Mayor of this city by a majority o.
3I4. The City Council was elected chiefly
on local issues without reference to politi-
cal questions.
Congressional Caucus.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 9.-At the Re-
publican caucus tonight seven informal
ballots were taken for a Congressional can
didete. The first ballot stood Foster IS.
Governor Buckingham 50 Terry "a. The
last ballot stood: Foster 65, Buckingham
- 49, q - ~ Who
then unanimously nominated.
Man Shot.
BALTIMORE, May I0.-A man named John
Price shot another, named Clinton Jones,
last night, in the American Theatre, corner
of Baltimore and Calvert streets. Jones
died at midnight. He was q second in the
recent prize fight.
Returned Home.
The First Regiment Of Colored MARYLAND
Troops returned home to-day and made a
handsome appearance whilst passing
through the Westsrn section of the city.
A conflict occurred between some of the
eolored people following the soldiers snd q
number of whites. Blows were exchanged
and fire arms are reported to have been
used and n or two parties wounded.
From San Francisco.
SAN FRAScIsco, May Ga special mes
senger arrived yesterday at San Angeles,
bringing a dispatch from the commander of
Fort Grant to General Mason, announcing
that Fort Goodwin, Arizona had beentaken
by 1900 Indians, and that the garrison,
numbering l,l24 men, was massacred, with
one exception, and the fort burned. The
man who escaped was out hunting at the
time and witnessed the commotion from a
distance. He saw the fort burning and
heard The firing Of guns during the fight,
which lasted nearly an hour. 1t is sup
posed that the Indians gained admission TO
the fort under a pretext of entering into
a treaty o fpeace, which General Mason had
instructed the commander of the fort to
make.
SAN FRAscIsco, May.9-The roads in the
interior are now passible, and large q~uanti-
ties Of freight have been forwarded. A let
ter, dated Marcippa Wells, Arizona, states
that Brevet Major Charles F. Muller, Cap
tain Company B. 14th Infantry, and Sur
geon rappan, U. s. A, were fred on by
Apaches at Cottonwood Springs. The for
mer was killed and the latter badly wound
ed.
Mining shares are 6rmer. Yellow Jacket
725 Alpha 800 Challor Potosi 324.
A despatch received yesterday from New
Westminster, reports that new gold dig
gings, paying nine dollars per pan, have !
been struck on Clemens Creek, near Big
e mines. Hundreds of boats are going |
up the Columbia river laden with miners
and provisions. 1t is rumored that the
United States Soldiers at Fort Colville have !
deserted and gone TO the mines, taking their
arms with them.
The Charter election in Virginia CITY re-
suited in the success of the Union ticket.
The Charter election at Stockton also result
ed in the success of the Union ticket at that
place.
Convention.
CINCINNATI, May I0-A convention of the
non-Episcopal Methodist Churches assem-
bled this city yesterday to discuss and
effect q basis of union. Delegates represent
ing nearly every church in the Northern
States were present. The convention will
probably last several days.
Railroad Suit.
The suit between the Ohio 4 Mississippi
and Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad
companies for alleged breach of contract,
commenced yesterday before the Superior
Court. The damages claimed are 81, 500, 900. |
Prominent lawyers are engaged on both
sides.
The City Solicitor has entered suits
against several of the street railroad COM
panies for charging higher rates of fare
than their contracts allow.
South American News
NV YORK, May IO.-The Herald's Val
paraiso correspondent says that the Span
iards have received an addition to their
squadron of one screw frigate of sixty guns, |
two corvettes and one transport, the latter
bringing a large supply OF clothing and
ordnance stores. They also had in the
squadron 1900 marines for shore duty.
The English residents of Santiago con-
frmed the resolutions ofthose of Valparaiso
against the conduct of the English Admiral
in not preventing the bombardment.
The French residents putt in a claim for
their losses.
The report of the Spanish Admiral is
published, in which he says that Commo-
dore Rogers, after his efforts for peaceable
settlement Of difficulties were thwarted by
Chill, commended the action as right and
said that moderation and dignity were on
the side of Spain.
The English Admiral said that the in
suit offered by the Chiiians in proposing
a naval combat was sufficient justification
Of the bombardme1t
The Spanish Admiral also says that the
Gillian government was opposed to the re-
moval of foreigners property,
The Worlds special says that the House
Bank Committee are preparing a bill in
tended to remedy the defects in the Ma
tiOnal Banking law. 1t will also provide
for the equalization of currency among the
States.
The Times special says: The citizens of
Columbia, s. Co. have appointed a com
mittee to ascertain whether Sherman or
Hampton set FIRE to that city.
Horace Rublee, Esq, of Wisconsin, has
been nominated by the President as United
States Consul to Rotterdam.
Mr.. Rubles is editor of the Madison, Wis,
Journal.
The Herald's special says it is confidently
expected that the business of Congress will
be cleared up so that the adjournment will
be had by the middle of next month.
Seizure of a British Schooner by the
EeHians.
NEW York, May l0.-Captain McBlane,
of the British Schooner Wentworth, from
Windsor to this port, reports that On the I'd
inst. his vessel was seized of Grand Mien
by a party of sixty men, under command
Of Colonel Kelley, who said they were Fe-
mans. They scuttled the fishing craft they
were id, and after keeping possession Of the
Wentworth about four hours, landed at a
placed Brady's Mistake. They acted in a
very orderly manner, doing no damage to