Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-22
THE NEW S .
sotD closed last night at 1879.


} TIE Kentucky Legislature adjourned o
Saturday.
The Board ofAldermen of New York hav
endorsed the Presidents Veto message.
TIE St. James hotel, New York, was sol
yesterday for $4,000.
GEN. TERRY testified before the Recon
struction Committee and left at once 70
Richmond.
TIE City Collector of Jacksonville, Ills.
has absconded with 5000 of the corpora
ton funds.
TIE Legislature of New Mexico has or
dered convention to form a constitution
for State government.
II is decided that persons who enlisted al
substitutes shall forfeit all claims TO United
States bounty.
The Copperheads of Newark, O., expressed
their Joy over the Veto message by ringing
bells and hosting flags.
The extensive government depots al
Chattanooga were destroyed by fire on Sat-
I
sANDuskT celebrates to-day, washington's
birthday, by parade and inspection of the
fire department.
II is announced that Secretary Seward
will speak at the Cooper Institute this even
ing.
ia NEGRO named Aaron Dupee, for long
time the body servant of Henry Clay, died
at Ashland on the 9th inst, aged seventy
eight years.
The United States Treasury will, in the
future, redeem the old demand notes in
gold. The amount yet outstanding is $780,
245.
The Presidential reception did not take
place at the White House Tuesday night. It
was abandoned on account of the-nervous
condition of the President.
FURTHER news from the Russio-American
Telegrapbic Expedition states that the en-
terprise is progressing, and it is believed
connection between Russia and America
will be completed within year.
GIN. BUTLER has paid to the Smith Bros,
of New Orleans, sSO,OOO in gold, the amount
they claimed he abstracted from their vaults,
together with the interest and costs, making
sI5O,oOO in the aggregate.
The people of Lagrange, West Tennessee,
were hosxed the other day by a practical
joker who came among them as Gen. R. E.
Lee, and was received with distinguished
honors.
An enterprise is on foot in MeodrilIo to
erect a new hall for public purposes. Its
estimated cost is S5O,OOO, and it is proposed
to make it joint stock operation, with
shares at 81, 600 each. We hope it viii sue
ceed.
THE Military Commission which tried G.
B. Lamar, Sr., for cotton frauds, seme weeks
ago, have sentenced him to three years i'm
prisonment and fine of $4,000. Lamar
has been released on bail until the President
can examine the evidence in the case.
TIE Veto message has kicked up great
excitement in the Indiana legislature. The
Union State Convention in that State meets
that lively time will be had. The radical
element will undoubtedly control the con-
vention.
LEGISLATIVE In the Senate, yesterday,
Mr.. Williamson's bill to permit water trans
portation companies to hold real estate in
other States, was passed, also Mr. Kollogg's
bill repeating the militia law. In the House
among the bills introduced was one provid-
ing for the erection of new Lunatic Asy-
Iums and the enlargement of that at New
burgh; also one TO allow County Commits
sioners to receive bequests and donations
for the purpose of erecting soldiers monu-
ments. The bill amending the law disfran-
chising deserters was discussed and returned
to the table. Both Houses adjourned over
until next Tuesday.
THE Southern Press Association met at
Montgomery, Ala, on the 18th inst. The
Georgia and Alabama papers were pretty
generally represented. g. W. Clark, of the
Mobile Register and Advertiser, was elected
President. 1t was resolved to unite with the
ooutA" eeteIn AssoClhtionJ anu HiaheJ II POS-
sible, some amicsble arrangement with
Craig. The Convention closed on Saturday,
with q dinner at the Exchange Hotel.
Among the toasts was one to the President
of the United States, which was received
with three times three. Letters were re-
reived from c. T. Pollard, General W. ].
Hardee, and Samuel q. Jones, superinten-
dent Of the Alabama & Florida Railroad.