Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-08
AT Alexandria, on Friday next it viii
dispose Of 10000 feet of lumber.
Historical Meeting.

large number of muskets, at Old Point Com
fort.
AT Alexandria, on Friday next, it viii
dispose Of 750,O 0 feet of lumber.
Historical Meeting.
A meeting Of the Historical Society was
held here last evening. John T. Aiken read
a very interesting paper IN the history Of
liberty. After speaking of the progress Of
liberty in England Of late years, and allud-
ing, in terms of the highest praise, to Rich
ard Golden, John Bright and others, the
lecturer referred TO Sir Morton Peto and to
a speech delivered by him at Bristol, since
his return home, il which he advocated re-
form and showed that America was an ex-
annie worthy of the imitation of the nations
of Europe.
An Order.
The Tribune's special says an order was
promulgated by General Grant yesterday,
revokiug all orders heretofore issued requir-
ing that transportation be furnished to fur
Laughed soldiers. yea
Left Washington.
Major General Thomas has left Washing
ton for the theatre Of his official duty.
The Express Robbers.
Further arrests have been made efthe rob-
bers of the Adams Express Company, and
another large amount of gold recovered and
turned over 70 the Company. M
Fenianism.
An extensive mass meeting of Fenians
was held in Jersey City last night. Speeches
were made by 0Mahony, Killian, J. J.
Rogers and others.
RObbing a Rank.
New YoRK, Feb. 7.-HenryC oats, one of
the alleged robbers of the National Bank
of Wellington, Ohio, arrived in this city yes
terday, on board the steamship Alabama,
from Charleston, in charge of an officer,
Ell route for Ohio, to stand his trial.
Indicted.
The World announces thatthe Grand Jury
have indicted Senior B. v. McKenna, Gillian
Agent, and Judge Shipman issued 8 warrant
for his arrest, which was executed by Mar
shall Murray. MeKenna is now in custody,
and will be arranged before the Circuit
Court to day. The charge is fitting out for
an expedition from this port, which is said
to have sailed some time since, for the de-
struction, by torpedoos, of the Spanish
b~loekading fleet. The alleged particulars of
the affairs were printed a month ago, and
generally regarded as entirely sensational.
lee i'm the Rivers.
New York, january Tour rivers, which
were for several days entirely clear of ice
have again filed. No damage has been
done, still it is the cause of considerable
delay among the various ferries and nav
cation by sailing craft is almost impossible.
False RumOrs.
Rumors prevailed in the city yesterday to
the effect that the ., s. sloop-of-wsr Brook
had been wrecked and all on board had
been lost Also that the Monongahela had
been lost. There is not the slightest foun-
dalton for the report in either case, aHd no
news of disaster to either of these vessels
has been received in this city at the Brook
Navy Yard, or at the Navy Department
at Washington.
A Tornado. |
A terrific tornado past over the village of
Hewbern, Ga, on the oath ult, l~eveling |
houses, fences, trees, &C., sweeping before it
in an instant everything in its path, and
four and i~njuring about q dozen per-
Roller Explosion
A boiler, in the mill of the Mechanics
Manufacturing Company, at Pikesburg, Va,
on Friday last, SCATTERING the
building, and killing four of the employees
and ~wounding ten ofthem.
Died.
Mr.. BENZ. L. Glasby, a well known and
highly esteemed printer, died at the Park
Hotel on Monday, of disease contracted in
,he army. Mr.. Gl shy, who was an indus
'rious and skilful oompositor, learned the
art Of printing in the Office of the Provi-
lance .JoarnoT /