Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25

THE NEW S.

Gold closed last night at 15G7s
Cen siekles has declined the Hsgun mission and
Gen. Dix has been appointed and confirmed.
The Canadian CONFEDERATION scheme, it is said,
has ALLEN through for this session of Parliament
Thos F Cory, a clerk at the SpeLcsr House,
Cincinnati, was shot dead Monday by lawyer
named HeaIly.
Thsanti-Fent war in Albany county, N. Y, is
over The renters yield obedience to the laws. and
the military return TO their homes.
movement is on foot to admit Nebraska into
the Union before Congress sdjourns. The two SEN
AtorA elect their way to Washington.
The Board of health of New York reported but
two eates of cholera yesterday in the city, and
three in Brooklyn, two Of which were fI.al
GoIdwin Smith has resigned the professOrship of
| History at oxford University, England. Sir L.
BGIwer Lytton has been gazetted as Lord Lytton
There were twenfy-niGe deaths flo ON cholera and
thirty -four cases among the troops at savannah
from A. N. Monday morning to P. NJ. ysster
day. sfi
The number of Union prisoners who died in the
South dnring the war =, $40, and the number
of rebel prisoners who died ia the North was
2, ,Ea6.
The Great Eastern is expected at Hearts Con-
tent Friday night, when the Associated Press will
receive by telegraph all the details of the laying of
the cable. -El. Jt
sguor sAlviats, Venetian artist, has presented
Congress au enamelled mosaic p-rtrait Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. The picture is placed in the Con-
grOsEiOnsi library.
z A riot occurred at Columbus, Ky on Saturday
caused by rebel railroad conductor endeAvoring
to cut of the buttons from negro's coat. Three
or four bsgtoes allied and several whites mis-,
sing.
A tornado passed over the central portion Of Ohio
on saturday, C0ssiderabie damage was done to
fences, buildings, and crops, particularly in the
neighbOfhood of Newark, where the storm appears
TO hAYs spent It's greatest force.
A large whale visited Portland harBor Tuesday,
and swan past all the wharves and under both
railroad bridges. he ppered with rifle balls,
q bomb Lance was fired through his back, and he
was harPooned but after all succeeded in escaping
The bill authotiziug the payment of rewards Of
fsred by the government for the capture Of JEFF.
Davis and the Rssassins Of President Lincoln, was
reported in the House yesterday, read twice and
postponsd till to-day. Detective Baker gets
S17, ,Jo0 Col. PritchArd, of the 4th Michigan Cav
airy, sIO, ,OO), and Boston Corbett $1,000
In January, 1865. Plymouth Church Society, of
Brooklyn made contract with a Boston firm for |
an organ, which was to b the SECOND largest in |
America and to bs finished in January. 1866. The |
original sum vote by the society ten thousand
dollars, but since Il has been increased to about
twr1sJ-iiSs thohsand dollars Tho organ now |
stands 10 Mr.. Beechers church, and is truly a |
huge concern.
Aftsr the message from the President in relation |
to the joint resolution admitting Tennessee had |
been read in the House, yesterday, on motion of |
Thad. Stevens, the Committee OF Fifteen was dis |
charged from the further consideration of the Gre
deutials Of the members from Tennessee and they |
were referred to the Committee on Elections. The
Committee on Elections reported that the creden-
tiAls were in due form, and upon the Invitation Of
the Speaker, Messrs. Maynard, Stokes and Tay or,
from Tennessee, advanced, amid |
applause aud elapping Of hands and took the oath.
They were then congratulated bv hsnd-shskihgs |
aud took their seats.
EIn Pittsburgh, few days ago, young mar
Ied woman placed her sleeping infant in
cradle and left the room. few minutes after
wards she heard cry from the babe, and imme-
diately rushed to its side. As she did so, large
rat jumped from the cradle and escaped through
the open door. Upon raising the infant she found
il dad, the rat having bitten through the lip and
cheek, producing spasms, in one of which the babe
had died. The corpse was laid out in the parlor,
and, being left unguarded few mieutas, swarm
Of Eass entered and attacked il, devoHTing nearly
The eRtlre face and before their presence wss
discovered. The house in question is literally
iwArmingl with large, ravenous Norway rats,
which freGncntiy attack grown Perspns. and are a
source Of terror to the occupants.