Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-25
THE NEWS.

GOLD closed last night at 1924.
A WHITE lead factory in Brooklyn, n. Z
worth $sOO, 900, was burned last night
GEN. SHERMAN passed through Columbu
last night on his way to Washington.
Mas. Gen. Ewell offers to sell her resi-
dence in Nashville to the State of Tennes
see, for the Governors house, for 100000.
MEXICAN advices state that Juarez was re-
ceived at FL Passo with enthusiasm by al
classes of people.
A CENSUS of the colored population of the
District of Columbis shows that there are
$4,000 negroes in Washington city.
AUTHORITIES and evidence are being hunt
ed up diligently with the, view of putting
the pirate semmes on trial.
A DISASTROUS hre occurred in Dunkirk on
Tuesday night, in German emigrant house.
-Four persons were burned to death.
THREE hundred barrels of petroleum ar
rived at Cincinnati on Tuesday from Creels-
boro, on the Tennessee river; source Just
discovered.
THE cigar makers of New York propose to
petition Congress for reduction Of internal
revenue on their mGlufactures and the in
crease Of tariff on imported cigars.
TIE trial of detective Baker is in progress
in Washington. There are four indict-
ments against him: extortion, assault, rob.
berry and false imprisonment
THE extreme cold weather has caused ter.
rible suffering on the plains. Great mum.
bers Of cattle in government trains perish
ed, and not few persons were more or less
injured by theftrost.
GENERAL TERRY, commanding at Rich
mOnd, has prohibited the enforcement of the
Vagrant Act against the negroes, Is the sf-
feet of it is to reduce them to q state of
slavery more degrading than that from
which they have just been emancipated.
In the dispatches Tuesday night was one
from Nashville, about horse-race to come
off which was 50 mangled in its transmits
sion that we omitted it. Last night the
following came, which explains itself:
NASHVILLE, January 24.-The operator or
printers made my racing dispatch unintel-
Igible. repeat it: The Nashville Blood
Horse Association. offer stake to be run
for during the spring meeting, at sweep
stakes, for ell ages, Three mile heats fOI
ias- aan--A-------1L aEas-c~.-f-i4y ,--sa vII
condition that two of the three turf cham.
pioHs, namely: Norfolk, Asterod and Ken
tucky before running elsewhere enter and
run for the stake. $i0eOe will be added by
the track proprietor.
LAWRENCE oLIP#AHF, whose name ap-
peared in the list of subscribers to the Con.
lean, is now in Cincinnati. He as
serts that his name was placed in the list
without his consent.
TIE suspension of the Columbian Insur-
ance Company has caused no little stir in
circles of New York. The stock
holders are Eillipg to stand an assessment
Of fifty per cent in order to set the institu-
ton at work again.
MAS. DOUGLAS has ceased to be the SUBJ
Iect Of daily kilograms. She is really mar
ried after all. The ceremony was performed
at the Catholic Church in Washington on
Tuesday evening. Major Robert Williams,
o. 8. A., vas the bridegroom.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Washington to
the New York EzPrsss says the Reconstruc-
ton COMMITTEES of fifteen have agreed to re-
port in favor of 8 constitutional amendment
allowing Congress to regulats elective fran
ehises within the States.
TIE question as to whether the stesmSF
6stOOr is or is not Chilian privstesr has
not yet been decided. Governor Andrews,
VIM. NJ. Evarts aud other prominent GENTLE
nen have made efforts to effect her clear
anee, but Government officials still dstsiR
her. If she prove to Be 8 privatesr she
will be condemned and sold for the benefit
of the United States.
A WASHINGTON special says the Committee
on Ways and Means are divided upon Mr..
Morrill's bill. The foreign loan clause will
probably be reported unfavorably. 1t is
considered that the bill is virtually lost and
the House is not likely to restore the Tejeoted
one. It's withdrawal or an sppesi TO Con-
gress will be necessary, 60 Mr.. McCulloch
relies upon the success Of the foreign loan
TO carry out the main features of his project
for the redemption of specie payments.