Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-18
Associated Press Report.
General News.

Murder of am Officer in Texas-PubIi.
Execution in HarffOrd--TrOOp.
QuarRntined at Fortress Monroe
General Miles-D. A. FinDey NOmi
mated for Congress In the goth Penn
Distrief-News from RiO JaneirO-
Fatal Accident in San Francisco
Cholera in st. LOuts-dke., &e.
BosTJN, August 17.-Private advices an
nounee the murder in Texas of G. Clark Alb
bott, Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, an
officer of the Freedmen's Bureau.
HARTFORD, Conn, August I7.-Albert L.
| Starkweather, the Manchester murderer,
was hung at one o'clock this D. m. He walk
to the gallows with firm step, and exhi-
bited no particular emotion. His pulse
ceased beating fifteen minutes after he fell,
and fifteen minutes later the body was cut
down. Between 200 and 300 persons wit
messed the execution.
Fortress MoNRoE, Va, August 15.-The
| troops under command OF Lieut. Day, the
5th United States Artillery, were sent from
here this morning TO Crarey Island, by Gen
Miles, to prepare quarters for the reception
of the 1lth United States Infantry. Fears
have been entertained that the troops COM
ing from New York and its vicinity might
introduce the cholera into Richmond.
General Miles returned from Washington
this morning. He has accepted the Colonel
cy Of the 4Oth United States Infantry, and
officers Of that regiment will be az once or
dered to report to him.
MEADvILLE, Pa, August I'D. A. Fin
ney was unanimously nominated for Con-
gress from the 10th District amid great en-
thusiasm.
NEW YoRK, August 17.-Dates of July 10th
from Rio JaneriO are received The bonn
barement of the allies by the Paraguayans,
noted in the last adYiees, lasted five hours
with thirty heavy eighty-four Founders.
The assault resulted in the destruction Of
abuot 1000 tents, most Of -ezIaaf.---7-E
page and wagons, the dismounting OF artil-
Iery and about 80 or loo men h0rs de combat:
An offer has been made by the Ministers
of Peru and Chilli to the Oriental and Ar
gentine governments, as mediators between
the belligerents. No importance is attached
to this proposal, except thst the peace party
is growing. It will have no immediate effect
unless it Be to compel the allies cOmman-
ders to show more sRsEEyl ssE i5l is bsgce. A
The Brazilian government feels the neces-
sity of prosecuting the war in order to Sc
cure future tranquility for the Empire, an1
will prosecute it even if abandoned by their
allies.
OMAHA, August I7.-General Sherman and
several staff officers, accompanied by Sena-
tor John Sherman, arrived here yesterday.
The party leave here tomorrow morning by
the Union Pacific Railroad. on their way to
Fort Laramie and the mountains
SAN FRANCISCO, August IA four story
brick lodging house on Summer street fell
at three o'clock this morning, caused by
excavations on the adjoining lot, killing six
and wounding fifteen, some fatally.
ST. LOUIS, August 17.-One hundred and
forty-one cases Of cholera are reported 70
the twenty-four hours ending at noon, Of
which forty-one proved fatal The Boa-d Of
Health has appointed physicians for each
ward, who will visit daily every house in
their respective district furnish all the poor
people with medicines and enforce the SAN
itary measures adopted by the Board Tents
are to be erected in different parts Of the
city for the accommodation Of cholera pa
tients, and every house, street and alley in
the city will be thoroughly disinfected.
Galveston, August 16-Via Jackson Miss,
August IT.-Advices from the Rio Grande
state that revolution in the City Of Msta-
moras on the 18th inst resulted in the over
throw of the government OF Csrayajsl. The
General commanding escaped and is IN
Brownsville.
General Lew Wallace and other citizens
of the United States who were at Caraysjal,
are also in Brownsville.
ALBANY, August 17.-Governor Fenton
has requested Senators Morgan and Harris to
attend the convention Of the Unionists in
Philadelphia on the Sd of September, and
10 reassure these true and tried friends Of
the Union and constitutional freedom that
the Union party Of New York fully appre-
ciates their confined self sacrificing efforts.
BUFFALO, August l7.-About 4,000 persons
r.s-
first race, five year olds', was won by Sken-
nawaha, of Genesee, n. Y. Best time 2;Ss3.
The second race, for beaten horses, was won
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