Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-04

RREIes on THE PLAINS.
ATcHIsoS, KAN, January 3.-The Daily
Champion published to-day an aeeursts
statement of the amount Of freight shipped
from here across the plains last year. p
firms and individual freighters were en-
gagged in this trade during the year. Tbs
aggregate amount Of their shipments during
the year was p, 500, 900 pounds Of assorted
merchandise, requiring for its transportation
| 5000 wagons and over 1000 mules and
nearly 2S,900 oxen, employing upwards Of
5000 men. Over half Of this freight went
TO Colorado, and the remainder 70 diferent
points in Utah, Montana, Nevada, Idaho,
Nebraska and Western Kansas, including
military posts. The total sum Of capital
invested in this business was over 81, ,0o0,-
600. The value Of the merchandise under
going transportation is not definitely known.
The overland coaches which leave and ar
rive here daily have taken out and brought
in over 1000 passengers, and also brought
here s., ,400, 900 in specie, and carried out
$4,000 pounds Of express freight.
Butterfeld's Overland Dispatch has been
carrying large number Of passengers each
way, but that line having been established
late in the season, no accurate statement Of
its business has been made.
The freighting business to this city is
FIVE times greater than in 1862, four times
greater than in 1868, and four millions Of
pounds greater than in 1864. The most cx-
perieneed freighters think the trade Of 1856
viii be nearly double thst Of last year.
COLD WEATHER.
KANSAS CRY, January 3.-AdYices by the
Santa Fe coach say that intense cold
weather prevails on the Plains. Several
teamsters were severely frozen, some fatally
Eleven men were picked up along the route
in helpless condition. and taken to Fort
Dodge for treatment. =
The anticipated heavy spring emigration
to this place, already begun, is greater than
at any previous time. Eastern capital Is
taking up the business lots rapidly. Labor
and the material for building are made
quate to meet the demann.
Signed 0sBORE.
CAIRo, January 3.-The steamer Minnie
collided with a monitor lying opposite the
city, and sunk this afternoon. The Minnie
was a new first class stern-wheeler, valued
at $45,OO0, and insured for $30, 600.
The 77th Pennsylvania regiment passed
here to-day, en- route home.
DIED.
PHILADELPHIA, Janunry 3.-Hon. Jacob K.
Mckinley died to-day at DoaglasTille,
Burks county. He represented Burks Dis
triet in Congress in 1861, having been elest-
ed to fill the vacancy caused By the death
of Hon. John Schwartz.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Governor Worth has issued proclamtioa
calling the Legislature to meet on thsSth
Of January.
SALE OF PROPERTY.
A large sale of government property took
place to-day Fortress Monroe
FROM MEXICO.
WAsHIEGTOS, January 3.-Semi-ofiicial
news from the city Of Chihuahua up 70 the
oath of November has been received.
President Juarez, his Cabinet, members Of
the Supreme Court and other functioiiasisa
arrived at chihuahua, capital Of the Mexi-
can Republic, on the 20th of November.
The President met with very warm and
ezs ezstk,ssia=tie recentinp- and quito popular an
ofasi9n- oeFerai ladies with badges Of na-
ionaI colors received tho Presidspf AZ a.
Plaza in the evening. A paTrT0Tic gfiErr1sI
was given
The Minister Of the Interior issued on the
2lst Of November circular to the Governors
Of the States, informing them that the seat
Of the National Government will be at Chs
huahua for the present. The people at large
were rejoiced at having got rid-of French
troops.
News from the interior is represented to
be encouraging for the national cause.
PROPERTY GIVEN UP.
The Freedmen's Bureau to-day turned
over to their owners three farms situated in
Loudon county Virginia, containing l,2z6
acres, which had been held as eonfeated
property.
,oRDERED TO REPORT.
-Four companies of 5th 0. s. Cavalry serv-
ing in the vicinity Of Cumberland, Mary
Iand, have been ordered to report to the
commanding officer in North Carolina for
assignment to duty.
PREVENTIVE OF ExTORrION-
To prevent the shameful extortions on
the part Of the knaVish agents acting for
discharged soldiers, it has been found
necessary by the Paymaster General 70
order that all drafts be issued to the order Of
the claimant, and that the same shall not
be paid by the depository upon whom
drawn without the Yerita5le endorsements
of the Psyee-not in any case with his en-
dersement by attorney.
coINAeP
The gold coinage at the mint during the
month of December waa-Sl, 10000. The
silver coinage was nearly $4,000 and the
copper coinage over $l03,000.