Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-06
Gold last night closed 14S t-8.
Associated Press Report.
General News.

ElEcs
New YoRE, January 5.-About 2:3O yes
terday afternoon a very destructive FIRE oe-
CURED at Point Breeze Gas Works, situated
near the river SchuyIkill, about one mile
and half below Gray's Ferry Bridge An
immense quantity of coal was destroyed,
and considerable other damage was sus-
tanned.
- ~ The weather.
Bosros, January 5.-The thermometer is
from TO 10 deg. above zero. The wind is
northwest and fresh. The change of t4lP4t,,
erature- ei--v.=iUss S-irliS -
degrees. -
6sEEGn- January 5.-The thermom1Seteesrr esra, at
z.3o TINS naorning Wa o-a-e---'-' -'7fo" zero
= - Legislative.
AUGUSTA, Me, January 5.-The House of
Representatives passed an order this fore
noon to adjourn finally the Legislature on
the 18th Of February next, but it Is not
thought the Senate will concur in this ac-
ton.
The following elections took place this
forenoon: Secretary of State, Ephraim
Flint, Jr., of Dover; Attorney General,
John A. Peters, Of Bangor. All present in
cumbents.
The nominees for the Executive Council,
as telegraphed last night, have all been
elected.
-, steamer Burned.
LOUISVILLE, january 5.-The steamer
EIeanora Carol, fully laden with an assort-
ed cargo for New Orleans, intending to leave
yesterday, accidentally took fire this morn
ing at the wharf and was almost totally
consumed.
RIcHMONd, VA, January 5.-An exchange
Of pistol shots took place to-day in the hall
of the Capitol between Henry Rives Pollard,
of the Examiner, and Nat. Tyler and VIM.
D. Coleman, Of the Enquirer. Six shots
were fred without damage, except knock
ing off half q tassel on the cave Of the mar
BILE statue of Washington. The House of
Delegates were in session at the time Of the
occurrences; which produced great excite
ment. The parties were arrested by the
Sergeant alarms and brought before the
bar of the House. Pending the discussion
of motion to refer the affair to Commit
tee, the House adjourned till tomorrow.
The difficulty originated in an article in the
Examiner on public printing, to which the
Enquirer replied by calling on the former
to name the person referred to or stand con-
victed of falsehood. The Examiner made
no editorial reply.
From the Rio Grande.
New ORLEANS, january 5.-The Times
Brownsville correspondent of the 30th says
General R. Clay Crawford arrived there
with the appointment of General in the
Mexican republican army, and authority to
recruit an American division for the repub-
Iican service under his command. Craw-
ford has established recruiting offices al
Brownsville and other places in Texas, and
enlistments were already progressing rap
idly. It was reported that Generals Lew
Wallace ond Logan were connected with the
movement and soon expected. Caravajal
the famous Mexican flibuster, was expected
with a large sum of money to assist in de-
fraying expenses.
The Imperialists in Matamoras are in con
siderable trouble. General Mejia has com
menced barricading the streets, fearing an
attack from Crawford's American division
at any time. It is thought that Crawford
will join Eseobado and march on Monterey
establishing their base at that point
A schooner laden with arms and ammu-
nition and consigned to Puryeyor at head
quarters Twenty fifth Corps, went ashore al
Bagdad and was seized by the Imperialists
Mejia has levied loan of one hundred
thousand dollars on the merchants Of Mata-
moras.
The military railway from Brazos is COM
pleted TO White Rancho. Travel from
Brownsville to Brazos is only four hours.
Later news says the American families
are leaving Matamoras and coming to the
American side, fearing an attack by the
Liberal forces, numbering about 22OO and
scattered along the river. ...f
Additional Brownsville accounts say that
General Crawford has plenty of funds. His
chief of staff Colonel A. F. Reed, is rapidly
raising recruits in Brownsville, enlisting
United States soldiers still in service and
promising them discharges as soon as the
necessary papers can be made out and for
warded. There is no interference with this
by our authorities as yet
I,j General Nejiss is aware of Crawford;
movements. 7,r..-e5t
i The difficulty in New Orleans between thc
creWmen and steveodores and ship masters
resulted in the former carrying their poin
| for higher wages. Z
" The goyeraif1enf engineers sent here from
| Washington Fave arrived and commenced
the I examination of the levee, with view
TO- the repairing Of it.
r. ]. G. Reap, arrested some time ago, a
Memphis, and taken to Washington on the
suspicion of being Surratt, and since de
tanned some time at, Yicksburg, has beer
released.
A rumor comes from Texas that surrat
escaped out of the country through tina
State.
There is excellent navigation in the Rec
River to oShrevespert.
oAbout 1900 bales of cotton are stored a
ishrevesport and the same quantity at JEFF
ferson.
q 1t is rumOred here that Geaeral Candy i
to 60 to Westinghouse as 81 q to. Genera
Thomas, Adjutant Geae-- med.
The military is ezPGe-5,. -eon to turn
oyer our banking institutions 10 their regu