Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-11
Movements Of Generals Averill
and Crooks.
OFFICIAL FROM SECRETARY
STANTON
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch to the Cleveland Leader.l
First Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, June lO-9 P. n
The President has been set up as tar
get all day for Baltimore delsg tes to FIRE
their compliments ct. State and Terri.
tOrisl delegates took turns Rt him, and all
of therl had to make their speeches
H. ]. Raymond is here. 1t is under
stood that he is to be Minister to France,
in place Of Mr.. Dayton, under the next
administration.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk of the House, TO-
day asked to be excused from serving as
Secretary Of the National Union Com
mittee, on account Of the pressing nature
Of his other duties N. D. sperTy, of
Connecticut, was accordingly put in his
place.
The gross outrage perpeirsted BY Gene
raj Meade, upon the correspondent Of an
Eastern paper for u aking statement be-
lieved by him to be strictly true, and
which at any rate could not do harm, and
was actually complimentary to him, is the
subject Of geneJ:si denuncistiOn, There
muat pe something wrong or he vyOudn'E
be so frantiosr y sensitive.
Secretary Chase has returned from New
York.
General s heridan star cavalry
raid early on Thursday morning in the d.
rectiOn Of Bottom Bridge. He took with
him large force of cavalry.
The nj ght attack Of Sunday, by the reb-
els, wss q sharp and desperate fight
but they we're repulsed with great loss.
Indications srv that General Grsnt is
cutting out new job Of work calculated
to still further bother the enemy as to his
plans.
Guerrillas have made their appearance
on the road leading from Old Church to
White House, and on Thursday last cap.
tured several Of our smbulsnous-
Information Of (be burning Of Bowling
Green, the county seat of Caroline county,
by our forces, has been received at The
'front.' A train Of cars was fired upon
from houses while passing through the
place, when the cavalry in charge of this
train took the citizens ard placed them in
two houses standing aWsy from the town
after which the town was set on fire and
completely destroyed.
:. A Rebel citizen who left Richmond on
Tuesday last reports that the death of
General Jones and capture OfStsunton by
General Hunter, has caused great uneasi.
ness among citizens. Busiaess in Rich
mOnd is at a stand still, most of the stores
being closed. Many Of the oitii ems not
liable TO military duty are fleeing from
the place and there arc no soldiers there
except those guarding Rebel prisons.
EvOry one seems dishesrtned, and perfect
gloom hangs over the place..
There are about 5000 of our wounded at
White House, but several hosp tai boat 8
we're there taking. them on board. some
three hundred rebel prisoners are also
there.
Reports from the front are to the effect
that Grant is slowly swinging around to
the left, which has oe5asioned mora or less
fighting in that direction.
Lee has made several attempts to break
our lines, in all Of which he has been
fOiIsd. On Tuesday night be made dss-
perate attempt but was handsomely re-
pulsed.
There is considerable connonsding
nightly, commencing about hYs o'clock and
cOntinCeing until morning.
Yesterday about noon furious csunon.
ade was commenced in the direction Of
Burnside's corps, but probably was only
an artillery duel.
Headquarters are so near the rebel line
that frequently a shell comes flying al
most into their very midst.
Jim Lane introduced the following in
the Senate to-day:
WAEREAs, The President Of the United
States, by proclamation Of the lst of jan
uary, 1868, did, among other things, pro.
claim and declare that the people Of
Arkansas are this day IN rebellion against
the United States, and, whereas, the loyal
people Of the State Of Arkansas have since
that time by free and uptrsmmelsd vote
organized and have in operation State
government upon free basis and repub-
liesn platform, and,
WHEREAs, Pending the organization Of
said government, the President Of the
United States, did on the 9th day Of
December, 1883, invite, among others, the
people of Arkansas to Orgsrizs a loyal
State government upon free basis, and
WHEYEAs, The President Of the United
States approved said organization in the
the State Of Arkansas, and efFectuslly re
cOgnised he same, therefore be it
RssOlVsd, That 80 much Of the Proclsns