Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-06
NEWS.


GoLD closed last night at 12s.
HEAD Centre Stephens is guest of rene
gade John Mitchell, in Paris.
TIE Senate did not reach vote yester-
day on the Civil Rights Bill.
Az English fOrger was arrested in New
York yesterday and returned under the
extradition treaty. -is
Two persons were killed and eight or ten
wounded by boiler explosion in Cincin-
natl yesterday.
TIE petroleum excitement has reached
Cuba, and the inhabitants of that Island
are boring for oil with, in some cases, fa-
vorable indications.
TIE new Senator from Vermont, appointed
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Senator Foot, arrived in Washington yes
terday and was sworn in.
OMAHoEY announces that Stephens will
soon visit the United States for the pur-
pose of settling all dissensions in the
ranks of the brotherhood in this country.
THERE will be no election of o. S. Senator
from New Jersey this session, as the Legis
ture of that State is to adjourn sils de to-
day.
INTELLIGENCE from Mexico is to the effect
that the Liberals have recently gained i'm
portant victories in several States, and that
Juarez is to establish his government i'm
,naJiata1v at Chihuahua
AU. s. steamer was burned near Mobile,
last week, in the night, caused by the up
setting of lamp in the engine room. The
crew escaped in boats. Two persons were
killed.
A CHICAGO broker, named B. h. Badger,
has been discovered to be defaulter to the
extent of thirty or forty thousand dollars
The Second National Bank of that city
losses s25, 200.
The banking house of Wood & Bros,
Rochester, n. Y, suspended yesterday
morning, after run of three days. 1t is
expected that in the end the House can pay
all demands.
SENATOR Wade intends proposing an
amendment to the Paris Exposition sppro-
priation bill, that no money shall be paid
until Napoleon shall have Withdrawn the
French troops from Mexico.
SEVERAL arrests were made in Nashville,
Yesterday, of persons formerly in the Quar-
termaster's Department, for alleged fraudu-
lent transactions. Astounding disclosures
are promised
Ar an early hour Wednesday morning
dam on the Milwaukee River, five miles
above the city of Milwaukee, burst its bar
riers, and an immense volume Of water
swept down the stream with great violence.
-Four bridges-three in the city and one
just above it-were demolished by the sud-
den visitation -r-
0S Tuesday last passenger, bound for
st. Joseph, on the North Missouri Railroad
suddenly placed pistol st his head and
blew out his brains. It is supposed from
his ticket that he was Cincinnatian,
named Andrews. Eight thousand dollars
in cash, were found on his person.
TIE present session of the Legislature
will adjourn this morning at o'clock, not
to re-assemble until next winter. A vast
deal of business was rushed through yes
.erday, as will be seen by reference to our
Columbus special The appointment OF
Metropolitan P-lice Commissioners for this
city was made yesterday.
MR. scoYEI, the New Jersey State sena-
tor, denies that he ever read to any one q
letter from President johnson offering him
a position If he would defeat the election o.
a radical U. s. Senator from New Jersey
The Philadelphis Evening Telegraph, which
made the charge, reiterates it and gives the
names Of the parties to whom Scovel read
the letter, asserting that they are willing L
swear that he did read such letter t.
! them. .