Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-18
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TEE City Railway Company of Detroi
sells commutation tickets for twenty-fOu
rides for one dollar.
TEE Republicans of Williamsport, n. Y.
yesterday elected the Mayor Of the city b.
l2s majority.
JOHN G. WHITTIER, it seems, has beer
solicited by his friends to run for Congress
but declines.
TnE little tax of one cent upon each box
of matches produced last year, Throughout
the United States, about 81, 100000.
IT is rumored in Indianapolis that Col
Garland Rose has been appointed post
master of that city in place of II. Conner.
MAIxE papers state that Fenian bills tc
the amount of s, 900 remain unpaid yet in
Eastport, since the late invasion fizzle.
A MASS of copper weighing 12,s47 pounds,
which yielded eighty-seven per cent in
ingots, was melted at the Ontonagon, Mich,
works, last week.
THE New Orleans PioayUHe has been in
formed that seYen thousand alligators have
been purchased near that city for shipment
TO Ireland.
A SAN Diego California; letter says that
General Rosecrans is daily expected there,
and that he will probably become a per-
manent resident of that place.
TIE Senate yesterday passed bill to
prohibit the carriage, shipping or transpOr-
tation of nitro-glycerine on passenger YES
sells or railroads.
The House Committee on Banking have
under consideration a bill to exempt from
taxation all Government bonds in the pos
session of National Banks.
TEE removal of the radical postmaster of
Cairo, H., and the appointment of a sup
porter Of "my policy" was announced yes
terday.
A PROMINENT officer of the Fenians in
Brooklyn, n. Y, is q defaulter to large
amount whereat the Brotherhood are much
excited. His name is not made public.
TEE Mexican Minister states that Santa
Annals visit to this country is directly IN
the interest of Maximilisn, his denial to the
contrary notwithstanding.
GEN. WALcoTT was day before yesterday
appointed Warden of the Ohio Penitentiary
rice Prentice, resigned. Mr.. Prentice's re-
signation takes place on the 5th of June.
IL the townships of Sandwich and Monu-
ment, Massachusetts,, about four thousand
acres Of wood land was burned over last
week, and property damaged to the extent
of $50, 900.
Az unconditional Union convention met
in Alexandria, Va, yesterday, John Minor
Bolts, President. Horace Maynard, of Ten
nessee, addressed the meeting. Tho attend
ance was small
The New York TribHHe's Florence (Italy)
correspondent, writing under date of April
SOth, opens his letter with this sentence:
" Within fortnight we shall be involved
in war"
The strike Of the ship-carpenters and
caulkers in New York continues. The en-
ployers say if it lasts much longer they will
remove the business to other parts. The
strikers are about effecting loan of SOS, 600
Of the Workingmen's Union.
In the House of Commons, on the Sd inst,
Mr.. Gladstone, referring to the American
debt, said he did not think it would consti-
tuts any difficulty for the American people,
and that it was probable it would be effaced
within the Lifetime of men now living.
JONI PorTERFIELD, formerly banker and
an old resident of Nashville, was arrested
in that place yesterday and lodged in the
penitentiary, in consequence, as it is ru-
mored, OF completely in the assassination of
President Lincoln
OxE of the best counterfeits that has ap-
peared in some time is said to be $40 note
on the First National Bank Of Portland,
Conn. The engraving is excellent, but
somewhat different in design; the paper is
rather greasy. 1t is a dangerous counter
felt, and parties receiving $2Os on the above
bank should scrutinize them closely.
News from Jamaica states that it was
supposed Governor Eyre would be recalled
One Col. Hobbs, commander
of the forces sent out against the blacks,
and by whose orders during the late dis
turbances some Of the most fiendish atroci-
ties were perpetrated, has committed sui
eide.
TIE President has sent a message to the
House, enclosing communication from
General Grant asking for the immediate
passage of the army bill, for the reason that
more troops are needed on the frontier and
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opinion that the troops cannot be with
drawn from the South with safety for some
time to come.
THE Governor of Idaho, in letter to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, says that
marty of sixteen friendly Indians, of whom
hut two were grown males, the rest being
women and children, were massaered nsar
VIRGINIA CITY, on the 11th OF March last, by
citizens of the Territory. Such acts, the
Governor says, will tend to bring on gen
eral Indian war.
LIVELY skirmish between Union men
snd rebels took place in Gentryville, Gentry
county. No, on Saturday last returned
Union soldier was insulted by returned
rebel soldier, and shots passed between
them. the rebel receiving ball in his arm
Other parties then mixed in, and e shooting
affray commenced, at lesst 100 shots beini
fred. The rebels were driven out of tn
town. The Union men then fred severs
rounds from the cannon belonging to tn
town, in honor of the victory. There wer
engaged in the shooting, Eve Union me
and eight rebels, and three men wei
wounded in the fight
TIE Newlsnd-Evans trial, al New A
bsuy. Ind, is at last ended, and verdi
of acquittsl rendered. The jury was o.
about three hours, and came in at tV
minutes past three in the afternoon VIII
. the Court asked them if they had agre
J, rpon a verdict, and upon being inform
J tb.t they had, he ordered the Clerk to re
, II which be did in the following word
awe, the jury, find the defendant, Ben
= min Nswiand, not guilty, as charged in
Indictment" Some stamping Of feet
= Iovs5 the reading of the verdict, and
re f-;snds of Newland crowded around
d congratulate him, after which ne she
3 hands with each of the jurymen- AbC
-. ureraut when