Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-11
GENERAL NEWS.
Loss Of Life from an Explosion
In Walthan, Mass.
StOneWall JaeksOn's Death Celebrated
in Richmond.
A Negro Regiment on the March
to New Mexico.
From New, York.
Fiftlefh Anniversary of the American
Bible Society,"

F1fIIefh Anniversary of the American
Bible Society.
NEw YORK, May IO.-At the 50th ami
versary of the American Bible Society to-
day, speeches were made by the Rev. DR..
Spring, DR.. Anderson, Hon. r. C. Winthrop,
Rev. Mr.. Nolan, Rev. Mr.. Phillips, Rev.
DR.. Taylor, Rev. DR.. Pascal, Bishop Jones
and Major General Howard.
The managers report shows that the Soci-
ETY. has now upon its list ls4 auxilliaries
with their $500 branches, making IN all
3,4s4 Bible societies now directly connected,
besides number of others not auxiliary.
Nearly or quite 60, 900 have been made direc-
tors or members for life, of whom probably
about 1900 directors and $500 members
survive.
The whole amount of the receipts during
the so years has been Sl0, ,434958 Il. The
total number of volumes issued 81, ,409, 800.
The Society prints and circulates the
Scriptures in whole or in part in about 50
languages and dialects.
The receipts during the year Just closed
exceed those of the year ending March 81,
1861 S253,0S4 IL.
The issues ofthe last five years-G, ,555. .231
exceed those of the first SO years of the
Society," ,347, ,l40-by 1O7,O7I volumes.
The distribution by the United States
Christian Commission of books granted to
that body for the army and navy during
the war was ], ,466, ,74S, valued at Sis, ,S24 80.
Five thousand delegates participated in
this great work which was conducted with
out any charge for transportation or any,.
thing else to the American Bible Society.
Items.
Judge Bowling has rendered an impor-
tant decision concerning the new excise
law. He has dismissed complaints against
persons brought up for selling liquor on
Sunday, and between midnight and Sun
day, who had no license, holding only those
having licenses prohibited from selling on
that day.
Mayor Hoffman has sent a message to the
Council approving the resolution of that
body for suspending all action in reference
to widening Ann and Fulton streets.
Arrival of Head Center Stephens.
NEW YuRk, May lO.-The Post says Jas.
Stephens, Fenian Head Center, was a pas
scnger on the steamer Napoleon III. which
arrived here this afternoon.
The French steamer Napoleon III. ar
rived tonight. Among her passengers was
Head Centre Stephens. The Fenians are
making preparations for a grand reception.
Discovery of a New Plot by Napoleon.
The Herald's Valparaiso correspondence
says that certain highly important docu-
ments sent to the Chilian President by Die
tator of Peru have been forwarded by
General Fitzpatrick to Washin gton, showing
that some time ago a French stranger died
suddenly in Lima, and among his effects
were found papers proving him to have
been French agent, coming with proposals
to the Dictator of Peru to make himself
king or emperor, and promising aid in men
and money from France, under the Mexi-
can flag, or in other words, through Maxi
milan. This exposes scheme between
France and Spain to make jump at all the
small South American republics. England
approves, but does not help by furnishing
men or money.