Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-21
VOL. XVII.

|nW items.
An enrolment Of contrabands, employed
in the army and in different duties, has
been commenced, with view Of making a
draft for the eOlOred regiments.
General Asboth has been superseded in
the command ct Columbus, Kentucky, by
General A. ]. Smith.
The War Department has issued gen.
eral order forbidding officers or men leav-
ing colOrs or ranks to take private prop
erty, under penalty Of death.
About eighteen hundred feet of the bar
racks at New Drop, Long Island, were
burned on Monday night. The FIRE is sup
posed TO have been set by an unruly drum
mer boy.
Generals Grant and Banks have sent
letters to the Post Office Department, re-
questing that the mails for the Department
of the Gulf may be sent by the Mississippi
river, as that route is now open and COM
munication more expeditions and frequent
than by any other.
The newspapers, it seems, were some
what sold by the report Of q naval fight off
the Maine coast Doctor Crabtree, of this
city, writes to the Press that he witnessed
the affair, and all there was 10 it is this: I:
The o. s. gunboat Montgomery was prac-
tising her guns, and fred tWenty-one in
an hour and quarter.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
Congregational Church in Georgetown,
Mass, Of which Rev. Charles Beecher is
pastor, held Thursday, August 13, 1863. the
result Of the Council having been read, 8
motion was made to accept the same, and
lost tWenty-one voting in favor and TWEEN
ty-seven against. By this action the
church sustain their pastor against the de-
eision Of the Council.
About 800 rebel prisoners at Camp
Morton are willing to take the oath Of al
legiance, and many will enlist in the Union
army.
The Duke Of Hamilton, just dead in Par
is, was very handsome man. The Prin-
cess Mary Of Cambridge was in love with
and wished to marry him years ago, but
Queen Victoria would not permit.
In late suit on a contract tried before
Judge Holland, ct Troy, New York, writ
ten agreement, offered in evidence, was
ruled out by the Court on the ground that
the paper did not bear the Government
stamp.
The World speaks of the newly -Aedged
Republicans" alias the HWar Democrats" /"
who are to meet in Indianapolis on the
20lh. Among these gentlemen Gen. Lewis
Cass is mentioned. The idea Of this ven
cradle statesman and patriot being newly
fedged is very droll. a
In the list Of drafted from Henrietta
township, New York, is Grace RulifsOn.
She is the wife Of Mr.. Rulifson, and gave
her name with or instead of that Of her
husband. As the name has been drawn
from the wheel, it becomes q question, if
this is so, whether the husband will not
have to 60 in place ofhis wife.
Gen. Sickles is meeting with The most
enthusiastic receptions wherever he goes.
He is now at Saratoga, where, few eve
nings since, large crowd assembled be-
fore his hotel, and band Of music serenad.
ed him. The General made little spec 5h,
wherein he urged the sending forward Of
reinforcements Immediately.
The Jamaica Guardian, of July 22d,
says: The captain Of the Tslisman, which
arrived yesterday, reports, we understand,
that the United States steamer Wander
bilt has been captured by the Confederate
steamer Alabama; but where, and when,
and how, we have not heard.