Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21
NitrO-GIycerine Explosion in
ASpinWall.
Conflicting Reports of a Battle Be-
tween the Liberals and In
perialistS in Mexico.
Associated Press Report.
From New York.
From San Francisco.

NEW YORK, April 2O.-The passengers
who left San Francisco on the 3Oth ult,
give additional particulars of the collision
between the French and the Liberals. The
French marched out of the city to give the
Liberals battle. The fighting was very
severe, no prisoners being taken on either
side. The officer in command Of the French
troops was killed.
The last advices from the seat of war state
that reinforcements are en- route for the
French at Mazatlan. The military situation
at Acupolica remains unchanged.
The United States gunboat Saronae was
lying in the harbor on the 9th.
Arrested.
This morning Colonel Otta Burnsteddler
was arrested on the complaint of Fire Mar
sbal Baker for shipping quantity of nitro
glycerine to California, the same that ex-
plOded there, about 200 pounds in all, with
out labelling the packages and informing
the Captain of the vessel in which it was
shipped of the nature of the article.
The Mayor this morning issued an order
directing the Fire Marshal to search all
places in the city wherein he had reason to
believe any nitro glycerene was stored and
to remove the same TO some safe place. Mar
shal Baker has already discovered about
800 pounds of glyeerine in a store house up
town, also a large quantity on board YES
sci in the harbor. 1t will all be removed to
some place where its explosion can cause no
serious consequences.
Panama Railroad Freight House
Burned.
New York, April 20.-Advices from As
pinwsll state that the Panama Railroad
Company's splendid freight house is a pile
of ruins. Scarcely building in the place
is undamaged. Two clerks Of the Panama
Railroad were killed, as well as l3 natives
or Jamaicains employed on the wharf or in
the freight house. 1t is also believed that
a small gang of native laborers were killed.
The total loss of life is about So The total
damage is stated at one million dollars.
Advices from South America.
Advices from South America state that
the Spanish frigates Blanca and Gumancia,
iron clad, were driven out of the channel of
La Billdad by Chilian sharp shooters,
whose fire they were unable to return.
There is considerable talk about the
coming bombardment of Valparaiso also
about the edisorganization and mutiny among
the crews Of the Spanish squadron.
Loss.
The officers of the Panama Railroad Com
pany in this city state that the loss to the
company nv the explosion at Aspinwall will
not exceed $3.50 The nitro glycerine
was shipped on board the European by
Given & Co., Of Liverpool, as glonorine oil.
The amount of damage done by the explo-
sion is estimated at 81 100000.
Specie.
The Arizona brings SsO9, ,459, ,9H from Cal
ifornia in specie and SI2, ,4OI from Panama
and Aspinwall.
No Communication.
There has been no communication to-day
qetween this city and the steamship Vir-
ginia, the vessel which arrived at this port
on Wednesday evening from Liverpool with
the cholera among her passengers, and no
facts of great importance in addition to
those published yesterday can be reported.
Congressional
The Con merciaPs Washington special
says that the House Ways and Means Com
mittee had another stormy session this
morning on licenses and will probably have
to make majority and a minority report
on this and other portions Of the revenue
law.
Members of Congress are quietly going
longed session.
The House Judiciary Committee are in
vestigshng the charges against Davis and
Clay of completely in the assassination con-
spirscy.
The Posts Washington special says that
the tax bill will not be reported to Congress
this week. The committee this morning
agreed TO abolish the tax imposed upon far
mers whose incomes are about 81 1000, for
the manufacture of butter and cheese.