Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-25

TRIAL OF JOIN KORAN.
Bosrox, May 24.-The trial Of John Moran
| for the murder Of Mary Ellen Kearny on
the 18th Of March last, commenced before
the Supreme Court to-day. The prisoner
and Miss Ksarny lived in Roxbury, and
were said to be under an engagement Of
marriage, and without any known cause OF
| quarrel, the young woman was shot dead
| while standing in the doorway of her faith,
er's house. The testimony strongly irlpu-
Gates Moran. rrs ~ :
NATIONAL CURRENCY. 81 -sisi-
WAsHIzeToS, May 24s-In default Of &c
tion by Congress providing for the Pronpt
redemption Of the National Currency By
the National Banks, the Secretary of the
Treasury contemplates at al early day
establishing at the Treasury Departments =
system of sorting and forwarding to the r
National Banks their National Bank issues.
- JOHN NoRrIssEY.
John Morrissey. Of New York, IS here
Representing the New York lottery inter
ests- His mission is for the purpose OF re-
futing. the statement Of Marcus Cicero
Stanley, who is engaged by the Govern
ment prosecuting lotteries.
PRIZE LIsTs. q
The prizssists forsths "BaP' captured by
the o. s. steamers Yieksburg, Montgomery,
Maralanza, Victoria, Emma and Ariel Is
now undergoing revision through the sc-
counting officers Of the Treasury and will
be ready for distribution in a few weeks
The amount involved in the capture "a
about 100000. n 81 -ar-
q REVENUE STAMPS
The various internal revenue officers
throughout the country are, on and after
= ~ 3 N-L 1..Ir --k.,
&c.,lby Express instead Of by nail, a con-
tract for this purpose having been made by
the Treasury Department. -
NIAGARA sHIP CANAL sILL.
The Senate Committee on Commerce had
two sessions to-day on the Niagara Ship
Canal Bill, as passed by the House. 80
Mr.. Alberger, on behalf of the Canal
Board, Of New York, Mr.. ProsseF, Of Buff
fald, and delegation from Rochester, wersJ
heard in opposition 10 the measure, Horace
81. Day, of Newark, A. P. Grant, of 0svego,
and Judge Norton, of Illinois, speaking In
favor Of Il. o
-l7 eoxTRADIcFED. -sf
NEw YoRK, May "A communication in
the Times eontradicts the statement in the
New York Tribune that the protested
notes Of the Southern Railroad purchasers
amounted to 50 many millions Only about
twenty millions worth ofrailroad stock was
sold, and one-third Of this was on monthly
credits which have been duly honored. 3
H. coxYENTiox. rs
RALE1eu, n. c., May 24.-The State Con-
| vention re assembled to-day, when some
eighty delegste3 answered 10 their names.
Mr. Clark, of Craven county, offered
resolution thst the convention adjourn siEe
/ die, as follows:
WHzzEks, Thisconvention was called and
| did assemble, at the instance and under tho
| authority OF the President Of the United
States, as Commander-in-C Chief Of the army
and navy thereof, to the end that the State
of North Carolina, by altering and amend
| ing its organic law in conformity to the ne
esssitating results of the war, might in fact
exercise and enjoy the constitutional rights
and privileges Of membership in the Fed
efal Union, and
WHERKAs, The convention did at its for
mer session fully and satisfactorily accom-
plish the purpose for which it was called,
and did assemble at the instance Of, and
under the authority aforesaid, and
| WHEREAS, The convention was moved to
assemble in the present session by the pos
sibility that in the course Of events further
sction IN the premises might be required or
demanded by the President Of the United
States by reason OF his official military Po-
Etion aforesaid, and EcE
| WHKREAs, No further action, as Aforesaid
is now required or demanded, and
WHEaEAs, As all ordinances and enact
ments further affecting the organic Law
Of the State in attempting to regulate the
internal government and policy and passed
BY q convention called and assembled as
Aforesaid, and which does not receive its
authority from the people thorough the
mode prescribed in the constitution, BY the
| -. iva rf the, aOUatf-
tuition and revolutionary in efecss danger
Gus to liberty, and incompatible with tree
institution. Therefore,
Resolved, Z hat the Convention do now ed
journ-
rule. It is thought it viii not pass.
ELECTED. =z
RrcHMoSD, May 2A-John W. Wright was
reelected as Sheriff Ito-day, in Henrteo
county. -e 55r5r-- - e..
For the House of Delegates, English was
elected over Magruder, who was an ofneel
in the Confederate army.
FoRGERT.
NKw YoRK, May 24-The book. keeper Of
the Irving Bank Of this city has been dis
covered forging balances TO the amount Of
$4,000. He hes been arrested and i'm
prisonsd. Nearly half of the money was
obtained and the rem ainder secured to the
bank.
During two months past % deaths from
starvation occurred in New York 10 sui
cides and q from drunkenness
John H. Draper, auctioneer, was stabbed
. BY A. Jennings because the former had
disobeyed him. Jennings was committed
! for trial. -..-... .--..
HEAD cEETER sTEFHExs.
Head Center Stephens addressed q Large
audience at the Academy in Brooklyn this
evening on "Fenianism." --- -, BE-.
| CHOLERA.
Two persons were received At the eholera
hospital ship to-day. One has died, and a
remain. ---ssr