Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-15
THE NE w S .
.nssd last night at 1901.

GOLD closed last night at l504.
WonK, MoCoucH & Co., bankers of Phila-
delphia, have failed.
MANY Of the damaged cotton fields in
Northern Georgia and Alabama have been
plowed up and replanted with corn.
ALIsr of anti-administraticn postmasters,
for dismissal, is being prepared at the Post
Office Department.
sNuLL-Pox had made its appearance in
Huntsville, AlaY creating quite panic
among the citizens.
They have in Rome, Georgia, a chicken
with double head, two beaks, and four
eyes
1t is beginning 10 be feature in some of
the London newspapers to notice publicly
the arrival of distinguished Americans.
Ir is said that Harrison H. Dodd has again
placed himself under the protection of the
British lion. The atmosphere of Indian
apOlis does not seem to agree with him.
TEE splendid new iron bridge over Stone
River, destroyed during the rebellion, is
almost completed, and will be ready for
travel in about two weeks.
A FIRE broke out in Oshkosh, Wis, last
Friday morning, and before it could be
mastered destroyed thirty buildings in the
business part of the city.
tbs New York Posts San Antonio, Texas,
correspondence, says the ex-rebel Gen.
Longstreet was recently serenaded by the
band Ofthe 4th U. S. Cavalry.
Ex-PREsIDKSr PIERCE was confirmed
member ofst Paurs Episcopal Church, by
Bishop Chase, at Concord, New Hampshire,
on Sunday.
Ir has been stated in the newspapers that
Gen. Sickles declines the mission to the
Hague, but the State Department has not
been informed that such is his intention.
TIE Rcd River country is in danger of
overflow. The crops from Shreveport down,
will probably prove failure. There is no
hopes of repairing the levees. Nine par
ishes sre expected to be submerged.
The grand jury of the U. S. District Court
for Virginia, which found bill of indict-
ment against JEFF. Davis, also found true
bill against John C. Breckenridge for
treason.
GEN. BRADLEY J. JOHNSON has been par
doned by the President He is the rebel
who dragged the American flag at his
horses tail through the streets of Frederick
City.
Ii the House yesterday Mr.. Stephens Of
fered joint resolution providing for Con
gressional Committee to visit Memphis and
investigate matters connected with the re-
cent riots, which was adopted.
The Fenians hold their big meeting in
Jones' Wood, N. Y, to-day, at which
Stephens will speak. A telegram says Rob
erts and his friends have been invited, but
that it is not probable they will attend.
Geo. METZ, formerly soldier of the 18th
Indiana Reg't, killed negro near Frank
lin, Tenn, on Friday, for an alleged insult
to his wife. He first shot him and then
cleaved his skull with an axe. Metz was
examined before a magistrate and released.
boat, containing party of Americans, off
Robertson Point, Maine. Yesterday Acting
Admiral Boggs left Eastport in the U. s.
steamer De Soto to dcmand an explanation
of the act.
FRIDAY night the steamer Maria Denning,
lying at the New Orleans wharf, took fire
and burned to the waters edge. Thomas
Parker, mate, was fatally burned, and 9TH
ors were injured. The steamer B. j. Adams,
lying alongside, had her cabin burned.
THE body of Preston King, late Collector
at New York, was yesterday morning found
floating near the Atlantic dock, Brooklyn
It was positively identified by parties 1T
the Custom House and by Preston King
Webster, nephew of the deceased.
suSBzr night an old brick building in
New Ossezns, where, early in the evening,
there had been fsndangO, burned down.
Four negro women, one white woman and
one negro boy were found burned to death
The proprietor is also missing. RumOr says
that twelve persons were burned to death.
A CASE of prompt justice occurred in
Chicago, on Friday. a thief stole q gun,
was soon after arrested, had his preliminary
examination, was taken before the Grand
Jury, indicted, tried, convicted, and SEN
fenced to three years in the Penitentiary,
before O'Clock P. N.
GEORGE PEABODY, the eminent banker, is
at present residing with his sister at George
town, Massachusetts. lie persistently re-
fuses all public receptions or demonstra-
tions, avoids ostentaticn or show of any
kind, and says he wishes to have absolute
rest for several weeks.
On the 9Th inst, Milton Keller, living OF
top Of the mountain, five miles west of Fred
erick, Maryland, was narrowing in a field
when the harrow dragged loaded shell
out of the ground, which it is supposed hat
been buried there since 1862. He pieket
up the shell to examine it, when it ex
ploded, killing him instantly.
TIE Mexicans in Washington express
fear that Santa Auns's return, taken in con
nection with Secretary Sewsrd's recen
; visit to South America, indicates that the oil,
egame-leg" may replace Macmillan by
nominal republican government guaran
teeiag the French debt. Gen. Santa Ann
is expected to arrive in New York to-day
! TIE health of JEFF. Davis is mater c
particular moment with President johnson
a He has directed the surgeon at FortFes
Monroe to make a special report in th
case, as it is understood that owing to tn
L changing Of guards every two hours /
. front of the arch eonspirator's cell his slee
q is and has been broken by their "traml
. tramp
A Recent special order of the War D,
partment announces the muster-out an
honorable discharge Of Brevet Brigade
General VIM. P. Richardson, Gel. of Ii
25th o. V. /, stationed at Columbia, Sout
!. Carolina. II is presumed that the music
- out of the regiment will soon be Ordere
Gen. Richardson was, for nearly two year
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