Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-20
THE NEWS.

GOLD closed last night at 1874.
sHERrDAs reports everything quiet on the
Rio Grande.
THE father of Gen. Grant has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Covington. KY.
A LARGE feet of vessels arrived at Boston
yesterday, bringing valuable eargoes from
tho East and West Indies.
GEN. CRAwroRD, the Rio Grande fillibus-
ter, has escaped from the fort where he was
confined.
For every vacancy in the Pay depart
ment of the regular army there are five
hundred applicants.
TuE President yesterday sent 10 the SEN
ate message vetoing the Freedmen's Bu-
reau bill. AT the close of its reading the
galleries applauded and hissed.
AvsTRIA is to furnish 10000 troops for
Maximilian to replace the French troops.
Napoleon is to furnish the transportation
and supplies until they are landed in Mex
leo.
JUAREz is still at Ell Psso. So far from
entertaining fears of an advance of the In
perial forces, he is contemplating an expe-
dition to Chihuahua for the purpose of re-
capturing that State.
MEMORIALS are to be presented 10 Con-
gress by the citizens of New York and Bcs-
ton asking fer an appropriation of some
thing like two hundred thousand dollars to
be divided among the officers and crew Of
the Kearsage4
A RUMoR comes from Texas that the
French soldiers are 10 a great extent de-
serting Maximilian and joining the United
States army. Probably the arrival of a
corporaPs guard Of them within our lines
has given rise to the report.
A CONVENTION ofthe 0rangemen of Canada
will be held during the present month in
Ottawa. Mr.. Killian, of the Fenian organ
ization, with the modesty for which gem
tleman of the brotherhood are noted. has
written letter to one Of the Aldermen of
that town, discouraging the project, on the
ground that it will revive the old hatred
between the Catholic and Protestant Irish
men.
IT is stated that several of the foreign
representatives in Washington feel that
they were insulted by Mr.. Baneroft's stric-
lures in his recent oration, on the course Of
their governments during ouI late war, and
that the Austrian minister has gone so far
as to make his protest to Mr.. Seward, but
that the latter, instead of excusing, rather
justified the remarks deemed so offensive.
LEGISLATIVE; In the Senate yesterday
bill was passed amending the marriage law,
fning elergymen or magistrates $50 who
neglect to send certificate of the marriage
to the Probate Judge within three months,
and the Judge the same for not recording
it; stringent anti-liquor bill was intro
duoed; the question of final adjournment
was agitsted without conclusion; the Sem
ate refused by vote of IL to Is to consider
the resolutions endorsing the reconstruction
policy of the President, the Democrats all
voting in favor oft B. NJ. Slower, of Gin
cinnati, was confirmed as Trustee of the
Ohio University; and resolution was
adopted looking to the sale of the whole or
a part of the public works of the State. In
the House, bills were introduced to amend
the homestead exemption laws, to remove
the county seat of Wood county from Per-
rysburg to Bowling Green, and to provide
an Office fer county surveyors in each coun-
~. The citizens of Worthington have
pledged $50, 1000 as an indueement for the
location of the Agricultural College there.
News of the Presidents veto Of the Freed
mems bill was received with delight by the
Democrats.