Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-30
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TIE President sustains General Thomi
in his course in the Henderson matter.
TIE House of the Tennessee Legislatul
has passed the negro testimony bill.
A FIRE in Erie yesterday afternoon de
stroyed 81, 900 to $4o, ,Oce worth Of propert.
TH1RrzEz new cases of cholera were ad
mitted to the hospital ship, New York, an
five deaths oesurred, since the last report
THE Treasury Department is informe
that smuggling on the Canadian frontier
practically at an end.
IA NAN has been arrested in Logsnspori
Indians, for slleged infsnticide, commitle,
eight or nine years ago,
TnE slowing away of the Atlantic cable il
the Great Eastern commenced on the 14ti
inst. The work Of laying the cable com
mences in July. 1z -1-s.s --s. E-
FoREIex news up to the 18th says a re
cent attempt was made to assassinate tht
Car Of Russia, but the bullet missed it
aim.
A DsPATon from Detroit last night ssyi
navigation is open to Chicago. The North.
ern Transportation Company's propeller
Maine arrived at Detroit yesterday morn.
ing.
TIE Mayor Of ST. Louis seems 10 regard
necessity good law, and has ordered every
house in the city to be entered, examined
and if found in bad condition, to be put in
order forthwith.
A VIOLENT storm swept over Georgia and
Alabama last Sunday night week, causing
great destruction of property and some loss
of life. A house was blown down in Cass
county, Georgia, killing woman and two
children. 80
TaE Methodist Conference at New Or
leans, by vote Of III ayes to 20 nays, have
changed the name of the Church from
Methodist Episcopal Church southto to the
Methodist Church. ~
Az ex-rebel naval officer who served on
the "Merrimac9 in Hampton Roads, is now
in command of an English screw steamer
designed for the Chilean service. The ma
jority of his officers and men were also in
the Confederate" navy.
srEPHESs, the Fenian head centre, is ex-
pected to arrive in this country on the
steamer Napoleon III, '' on the 9th Of May,
when he will make tour Of the principal
cities Of The United States.
DR. DAILY, special agent of the Post
Office Department, has just returned to
Washington from Texas and Louisiana. He
says of Texas, that loyal pOstmasters who
have taken the oath dot the State all over, {"
and that in Louisiana everything Is lovely.
TIE Columbus Miss Lader complains
that recently in that city several freed
women, dressed in the latest fashion, drew
up in their carriages before some OF cur
principal stores, and called the clerks to
bring out certain goods for their inspection"
TIE trial Of Probst, the murderer Of the
Deering family in Philadelphia, was con
claded Saturday. The jury was out about
half an hour and returned a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree. He
will be sentenced tomorrow.
q THE Postoffice Department has placed a
letter-box in each horse-car in Philadelphia,
with a wide mouth opening outward, SO
that people on the line of the road can drop
letters in as the car moves on The box is
emptied at the pOstOfiee, -..
WASHINGTON specials of Saturday state
that the Reconstruction Committee have
agreed to report to-day an amendment to
the Constitution making representation de-
pend upon the number of voters; and that
the Committee will also report q bill pro-
viding for the restoration of the lately re-
bellious States, under certain conditions.
THE citizens Of South Danvers, Mass.
have initiated measures for welcoming
home George Peabody, who is a native of
the town. a committee was chosen to meet
Mr.. Peabody on his arrival at New York,
and another committee of twenty-five was
selected to complete and arrange TIE home
reception programme. 9 s1 az.
> 6ES. CASBY has established quarantine
for all New York shipping visiting New
Orleans. It is said cholera never visits
warm latitudes in summer cold and damp
weather produces it. butit dies cut in the
summer Whether this be so or not can
easily be determined by reference to the
mortuary statistics Of the past thirty years:.
TIE Legislature of New York has ad-
journed without acting upon any Of the
schemes which were before it for under
ground or aerial railways in New York city.
A commission of six persons was appointed
to ascertain and report to the next Iegisla-
ture the most advantageous. routes for rail
ways suited to the rapid transportation Of
passengers from the upper to the lower
pOrtion.of the city. E
SIX burglars entered the dwelling Of the
cashier of the National Bank in Cadiz, Ohio,
Sunday morning, about o'clock, bucked
and gagged the cashier and compelled him
and his wife to give Up the keys of the bank
and safe, with which they effected an en-
trance into the bank and stole the large
supn of sS5O,OOO. After locking the watch
man in the safe, they made their escape on
8 hand car. Twenty thousand dollars re-
ward is offered for the capture of the rob-
bers. Hand-bills have been sent to Cleve.
land descriptive of the stolen bonds.
TIE Governments of the United States
Great Britain, France and Holland, having
lent their assistance to the Emperor of ia
pan in squelching formidable internal foe,
have presented a bill of $4,000 to his
cOpper-cOlOred msjesty to cover the ex-
penses incurred in ridding him Of his en-
emy. Instead of the money, however, they
ask the Emperor of Japan TO open several OF
his ports to the outside world. A conven-
tiOn has been proclaimed between the
Fcwers named to determine the matter.
TIE ceremonies at the Soldiers Cemetery,
Atlantis, Ga, Friday, were attended by 6
large number of persons. Ali the business
houses in the city were closed and the mer-
chants went out TO assist the ladies in their
self-appointed task. The graves of the
Confederate soldiers were profusely strexn
with flowers and wreaths, and arches ei
evergreens were hung upon the head boards
The soldiers who are gsrrisoned at this
place went out and decorated the graves o!
the Federals who E>re also buried in the
city cemetery. 90 -zss-e