Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-21
DAILY LEADER.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1866.
THE NEW s..

GOLD closed last night at 1871.
]. E. MURDocH arrived in the city last
night.
A TOBACCO factory worth sSO,OOO was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday in Alton, Ill.
GENERAL TERRY has arrived at Washing
ton.
TIE Georgia legislature has voted to send
a delegation to Washington to ask for the
withdrawal Of the negro troops from that
State.
"A PLOT on the part of the prisoners con-
fined in the Tombs, n. Y, to escape was
discovered and frustrated yesterday. Only
one got off.
A GREAT entertainment was given on the
18th Of January to Cassius NJ Clay, the
American minister to Russia, while travel
ling in the interior, by the corporation and
merchants of Moscow.
WILLIAM DAVIS, ex-rebel Brigadier Gene
raj, and E. NJ. Yoseler, editor of the New
Orleans Crescent have been pardoned by
the President.
TIE Board of Aldermen of New York have
appointed committee to inquire into the
practicability of spanning Broadway at diff
ferent points with iron bridges.
Our Columbus special states that the I'm
ion members of the legislature in caucus
adopted unanimously resolution endorsing
the course pursued by the Union members
of Congress.
The copperheads of Dayton held jollif-
cation meeting yesterday afternoon over
the veto message of the President One
hundred guns were fred and speech made
by Yallandigham.
A MESSENGER of the United StatesExpress
Company, while delivering package in
st. Louis, on Friday, was garroted by three
men and robbed of $40, 1000. The rascals
succeeded in efecting their escape with the
funds.
Rev. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, the leader in
the reform in the Baptist church, popularly
known as "Campbellism, died in Kentucky
his controversies with Bishop Purcell, of
Cincinnati, Robert Dale Owen, Rev. Mr..
Rice, Presbyterian clergymen, and others,
on theological points, have been published
and widely read.
The address of the French Senate in reply
to the Emperor's speech expresses satisfac-
ton that the mission of the French troops
to Mexico approaches completion, and says
the firm communication made by the En-
peror to the United States has demonstrated
that naughty and menacing language will
not cause France to withdraw her forces
only at her own time but she nevertheless
wishes TO remember the ancient friendship
with America. What is asked of the United
States is neutrality and the observance of
international laws.
LEGISLATIVE: In the State Senate bill
was introduced giving to trustees of Indus
trial Schools guardian power over pupils
a resolution endorsing the Presidents veto
message was sent to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations by party vote; Kelloggs
bill to repeal the militia laws was under
discussion. In the House, Mr.. Dangler re-
ported back the Metropolitan Police bill
amended so that it shall take effect in
Cleveland onlyj Democratic member at
tempted to offer resolution endorsing the
veto message, but the rules were not sus-
pended for that purpose.
The suppression of the Richmond Eram-
ineT was no doubt in consequence of a satir-
ieal account which appeared in that paper
ten days ago of ball given by the officers
of the garrison. The hosts and the guests
were rather broadly 'burlesqueI, and ladies
and gentlemen were alluded to by name in
terms calculated to excite the risible facul-
ties. This article was extensively favored
with the old secession leaven, and alto
gether madea great sensation in Richmond.
The edition was exhausted in short time,
and it was necessary to republish the arti-
Gle to crafty the pruriens curiosity of the
public.