Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21

Il has transpired that President john
son rendered the New York Collector
ship to Daniel S. Dickinson just before
his death.
General Green Clay Smith, of Ken
lucky, has been appointed Governor Of
Montana, in place of EdgertOn- Richard
Rousseau, brother of the present member
from Kentucky, has been appointed Min
lister to Honduras.
The Hon. P. T. Barnum, it is said, is to
be a candidate for the Speakership of the
Connecticut Legislature. Should he be
successful he viii undoubtedly chow that
he can run a law-making machine win as
mnch vigor as he can run q museum.
The city election in Chicago on Tues
day resulted in the success of the Republi-
can candidates in ten of the sixteen wards.
The next Council will stand, "a Republi-
can to 8 Democrats. In the Ninth ward
Alderman Woodland was reelected over
the regular Republican nominee, c. R.
Jones, Esq. The aggregate vote polled
yesterday was l,s45 against 1885 at the
municipal election.
At PlAttsmouth, on the 18th, the Ne
brasks Territorial Convention put in
nomination the following State ticket /:
For Congress, t. N. Marquette; For Gov
ernor, David Butler; for Secretary of
State 7. P. Kennard; for State Auditor,
John Gillespiei for State Treasurer, Au-
gustus Koutze; for Chief Justice o. P.
Mason; for Associate Justices, L. Grouse
and George B. Lake.
The New York Herald says that the
nomination of Henry A. Smith for Col
leetor of New York is compromise be-
tween the Conservatives and Radicals, and
that the new appointee has no politics at
all. Others say he is q moderate Repub-
lican.
The latest arrangement of the Cabinet
by the quidnuncs is as follows: Secre-
tsry of War, Senator Cowan, of Pensyl-
vaniai Secretary of the Navy, English.
of Connecticut; Secretary of the Interior,
James johnson of Georgia; Attorney
General, Edmund Cooper of Tennessee.
Hon. Thomas E. NOEL, of Missouri,
elected SIS Republican, but who bAsely
deserted his party at the beginning ofthe
present session of Congress, announces
himself as an independent candidate for
reelection. The Missouri Democrat says
that unfortunatsly::for Mr.. Noel, his con-
stituency are also independent, and we
very much fear will demonstrate it by
e~lecting Mr.. NOEL to stay at home.
1.-THE President has sent to the Senate
the name of William F. Johnston, to be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Allegheny District, vice D. N. White,
removed; and Andrew L, Robinson to
be Postmaster of Allegheny, vice s. Riddle,
removed. The Assessor will be removed
also, and q new man substituted in his
place. The Hon. Thomas Williams rep
resents this District, and the men removed
~ MI wal AOA0 VI AAoI a PORAAA4
and efficient officers, are reappointments
of Mr.. Lincoln, and owe their removal to
Senator CoWan.
In a speech defending his vote in favor
of the veto, Senator IDoolittle said that
the argument against the bill made by
Representative Delano, of Ohio, had o n
WINGED him of its unconstitutionality.
That was good as far a it went, but Mr.
Delano made the most effectual reply
thereto, by subsequently, voting for the
bill, ngainst the veto.
Judge McKennon, jr, of the Belmont
Monroe subdivision, has resigned. APP
publications. are on file with the Governor
for the appointment of D. D. F.
Cowen, of Belmont and Edward
Archibald, of Monroe, to fill the vacancy.
There are also said to be several Demo-
cratic candidates for the appointment.