Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-05
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GOLD closed last night at 1879.
TIE New York canal will be opened abou
the first of May.
The New Jersey Senate, yesterday by
vote of 10 to IL again refused to go int,
joint union for the election of q. s. Senator
IT is said a proclamation of universe
amnesty will soon be issued by the Presi
dent.
A Virginia papers says John c. Breckin-
ridge is in Canada and wants to return tC
his ''Oid Kentucky home"
N. D. PoTrER, senior proprietor of the
Cincinnati Commercial died in that city
yesterday.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Georgia, is in
Washington. He speaks eneouragingly OF
the condition of Southern society.
No Carriage" yslls in the Chicago depots.
A haekmsn was fined IS in that city, the
other day, for soliciting passengers.
THE election in Rhode Island took place
yesterday. General Burnside was elected
Governor with but little opposition.
Mas JEFF. DAVIS and Gen. Dick Taylor,
who is brother-in-law of the rebel chief
are in Washington to obtain permission to
visit JEFF. Davis.
ANOTHER generous contribution of $1,000
in goods has been sent to the Freedmen of
this country by the Freedmen's Aid Society
of Bradford, England.
Mrs. SENATOR sPRAGUE and son in com
pany with some friends, sailed from New
York for Europe on the 4th inst, where she
will spend the summer.
The New York Commercials Washington
special says Chauncey NJ. Depew has been
appointed Collector of New York; while the
Posts special says no appointment has
been made.
A locomotive and tender Of train on the
Pennsylvania railroad were yesterday pre-
cipitated down an embankment near PhiIa-
delphia, causing the instant death of the
engineer and fireman.
The municipal elections in Levenworth,
Kansas, and jefferson City, Missouri, on
Monday, resulted in Republican triumphs.
The Republicans of ST. Louis were defeated
by their apathy and internal dissentions.
The boys of Norfolk are admitted into
the circus stopping in that city at the price
of one tom-cat piece. The animals are |
said to be the highly relished food of the |
lions.
TEE following gentlemen were elected, on
the LIST inst, officers of the Chicago Board |
Of Trade: President, J. C. Dore; Vice
P. L. Underwood and E. W.
Densmore; Directors, H. Eastward, ]. W.
Pottle, T. Il. Seymour, H. A. Tower and j.
II. Dole.
TIE Democrats of Rhode Island have
nominated for Governor Lyman Pierce, of
for Lieutenant Governor, Gid
con H. Durfee, of Tiverton; for Secretary of
State, VIM. J. Miller. of Bristol: for Attor-
ney General, Joseph S. Pitman, of Provi-
ience; for General Treasurer, James Atkin-
son, of Newport
A YOUNG married woman committed sui
.ide in Cincinnati night before last, by
ihooting herself with revolver, while in
bed with her husband and baby. She lived
lbout two hours after committing the rash
Ict- Previous to her marriage she had been
educed by her uncle, and the outrage so
Weighed upon her mind that she became
partially insane.
II is suggested by Richmond paper that
he "crater farm" where the celebrated
crater mine" was exploded before Peters
,urg, July 80, 1864, be selected for South
IN cemetery, and that provision for this
purpose be made by the different Southern
states. The proprietor of the place says
hat the estate is so incumbered with Con
ederate dead that it is impossible to culti-
rate the soil without disturbing their re-
mains.
MERE MENTION: The till allowing the
unning of the street cars in Philadelphia
n Sundays, has been defeated in the Penn
ylvania Legislature.-.....The project Of a
eparate State Government for East Tennes-
ee is now being much discussed through
ut that portion of the State.......Governor
enkins has issued an appeal to Georgians
means to come forward and loan the State
money necessary to save her people in the
ariOus districts from starvation.-....P T.
Sarnum has been reelected to the Connec-
icut Legislature by the Fairfield Republi-
ans--..The peach crop is generally re-
orted killed in the interior of Missouri as
Tell as illinois,. Colchester, the Spiritual
st so-called, was arrested in Louisville on
londsy, for failing to take out license as
Boston Journal says the
olored population of that city numbers be-
ween $500 and 3.OOO.......T The magnificent
ar used in taking the remains of President
lincoln to Springfield, will be offered for
ale in Washington on the 10th of April. I
IA National Wonan's Rights Conven- 4
on is to be held in New York, May 10th.
....S. n. Pike will commence the erection
an opera house in New York city on :
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