Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-29

The News.
Charleston is still the great center Of in
terest. It was reported yesterday that
Sumter and Wagner were occupied by the
Federal soldiers on the 24th. The report
was considered premature, inasmueh as
letters dated TIE 24th made no mention of
it. We have now, by last nights dis
patches, an official dispatch from General
Gilmore, dated the 24tb, reporting the
practical demolition of Sumter, which
is a shspeless, harmless mass Of ruins"
General Gilmore reports that the batteries
with which hedemolished Sumter are as eff
fcient as ever. He has, with great labor,
established batteries within reach of the
heart Of the city, which he evidently in
tends to "peg away at. He speaks with
quiet satisfaction Of Beauregard's cOmpli-
ment to the projcctiles, he used against the
hot-bed of treason.
The quota Of Ohio under the draft will
be refreshingly small, according to the
Governors speech at Springfield, as re-
ported in the Cincinnati papers. BE puts
it not higher than 5000. Seriously in
disposed young men may now venture
out and Canada stockholders can come
home to be dispised and hooted at for their
cowardice.
The English steamer CrOnstadt has been
captured of Wilmington, for violation of
the blockade. So be it done with every
English-rebel craft.
The rebels are getting bold on the POto-
mac. The gunbOat Satellite and tug Re-
lance have been captured near themouth of
the Rsppahannock.
It is reported on what is esteemed good
authority, that the celebrated rebel cavalry
leader, MOsby, is killed, and that General
Stuart has been relieved Of his command.
A VilIninOus COpperhcnd COnspiracy--H How
VaIlaRdiEhnm is TO be Elected
The Cincinnati Commercial publishes 6
communication whose writer, it has rea-
son to believe, possesses unusual facilities
for obtaining accurate information. He
gives the most solemn assurances Of the
truth Of every statement he mskes. The
tenor Of the Communication is that there
is in ooncOctiOn and operation, one of the
most nefariOus and elaborately prepared
plots that human depravity could devise,
designed to secure she election of Vallan-
digham for Governor. The main features
Of the plot are the following There is no
election this fall in Indiana. 4 society
has been organized with branches and
members in OhiJ and Indiana, for import
ing heavy COpperhead vote, to the former
State. The Organization extends along
the border counties of the two States, and
all the prominent Copperheads are know
ing to it. Men are now engaged in for
wsrding the scheme, and numbers of
voters have already been brought over the
line and distributed along the border.
They are brought over, ostensibly for
labOring, aud receive part payment in ad-
vance and take an oath that they will
vote for Vallandigham. They are chiefly
to be sent to the larger cities, as their
presence viii be less noticed there amidst
the floating population. 1t is designed
to bring on, in this way, ,r0suty-fve
thousand Votsrs, every man of whom shall
vote for Yallandigham. Money is needed |
for the job, but money is contributed in
abundance BY the wealthy sympathisers
with the rebellion.
Voorhees, Of Indiana has been on a visit
to Ohio, and viii soon make another.
These are made, says the writer Of the
Communication, to complete arrangements
for the carrying out Of this villainous
scheme. The imported voters are men
who are ready, if need be, to take forcible
possession of the polls, and stuff the ballot
boxes as in the dark days of Kansas.
The patriot thinks with horror Of the
consequences Of an election of Yallandig-
ham. Let the people be wide awake and
Yigilant and block any such damnable
scheme es this, to force traitor upon the