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FROM CAIRO.

CAIRO, June Z.
The steamer LumiuaFy, from New Orleans I'd,
has arrived with moderate cargo Of sugar and
molasses.
No news ofimpOrtance.
The Lumtnary reports the rebel battery still al
Columbia, though not used against her. Mar
maduke in person had been there the day pre-
ViOus to her passage.
Very little cotton was offering at New Orleans,
except lots in second hands, which were held at
advanced rates. Low middlng s6; middling,
02. There is little doing in sugar and molssses
The Belle from st. Louis and Memphis the 9Th
has arrived with 200 bales ofeottOn and 100 refu-
gees.
The steamer Kate Hart from White River re-
ports that the gueri v are active in the neigh
boz hood Of Pine and DGVall's Bluffs, and had re-
Gently captured seven Of our piekets and two
hundred Government mules at the latter place.
The general opinion around Duvalls Bluff is,
that the rebel General Joe Shelby had started
on a raid to Missouri.
Th9re was very little cotton coming into Little
Rock.
The military authorities of Cairo made de-
scent on a band sfeounterfeiters to-day, who had
crossed the river from Missouri, few days since,
capturing two, while two others, in attempting
to escape, we're fred on, and one of them was
killed and the other severely wounded.
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NEV YoRK, June 8.
The Times special says of the rebel attack on
Sundsy night The rebels made an assault Just
after dark this evening in front Of Smiths
brigade, 81 Corps. The whole lower strata of the
atmosphere was dense mist, and under cover
of this fog the enemy advanced in strong line OF
battle and succeeded in reaching point within
pistol range OF our works, and before discovered
by the advanced pickles. No sooner did the out
posts give the alarm than one sheet Of FIRE beleh-
ed forth from our ranks in front and both TANKS
OF the enemy In about halfan hour he fell back
leaving the ground OOvorod with the dead. Our
loss Waa ssrHtii.
n nIngadier General Barnard to-day took the pO-
siHon as Chief Engineer ofthe Army.
al ne heflId correspondent with the 18th COrns
the Chiceafitli line now was nearly parallel 10
eeedlngly irregular thTOu sh6tT tts tgf6
The right IS formed ny Burnside's Corps; cen
tered ny Wrghrs Corps, and on the left by
HaneOek's.
Another correspondent says: A large number
OF relntOreements arrived this evening, (5th)-
The reInforcements Outnumbered our losses
and more are coming.
Ihe mOrnlng papers are barren OF news
NRw YoRK, June 7, Pm.
Secretary Chase is understood to have neqo-
tated loan Of fifty millions with New York
deposit, to be used at clearing bOusos.
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The new romano, which Mr.. Hawthorne
left behind him is a mere fragment COW
ering but quire or two Of letter sheet.
have mention d before the reprint, with
additions, Of Miss Msrtineau's "History
Of Pssce," which Walker, Wise s Co'ara
now engaged in stereotyping, and will
hSve ready for issue the coming autumn.
Il may not DO known that the project Of
this history originated with Mr.. Charles
knight, who intended writing it HIMSELF
he soon called in Mr.. Crsik, who is best
known by his works on literature and
phi.ology, and their joint labors termina-
ted at the end Of the first book, when MISC
Msrtineau undertook 10 continue it In
l848, two years after its first conception.
Under her care the work grew, and Wsa
brought down to the Russian war in 1854,
and was carried back in an Introduction
to 1900.
Messrs. Harper & Brothers have added TO
their Library Of Select Novels" charm
ing little story entitled "Cousin Phillis,"
which has delighted the Cornhill Magazine
in months past; and is sscribed, in En-
glish journals and circles usually well in
formed, to Miss ThsokeFsy. It is fresh
and sparkling enough to 30 from the pen
which wrote the charming "Story Of EliE-
abetb;" and readers will only be sorry that
Cousin Phillis csreer-thst part Of 1t,
at least, which is pictured here-is so
brief.
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EKnnI TIE rRnNT.

HEADQUARTERs Army POr0HAO, May 5.
The rebels attacked the ID corps and portion
Of the 9Th corps last evening, but were hand
somely repulsed after q desperate struggle.
They advanced 10 the attack several times, and
each time their lines were cut 10 pieces IN at
tempt to reach our works. Their losses must
have been fearful. for our men shot them down
at short range, while our batteries moved them
down in masses. Our loss was very light.
shell exploded among the members Of Han
cocks staff, one of whom lost leg.
Trains are guarded all the way from the White
House to the front, principally by cOlOred
tIoOps.
Our men are busily engaged in digging towards
the works of the enemy and the attack made
last night was on one Of our working parties.
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Ge.ernI Grnutusa a Cheeksr-PIuysr.

The WstertoEn Daily Reiormer relates
an anecdote Of General Grant. It says !:
"When the General was q young lieuten-
ant he was stationed for some time ct
ssckett's Hsrbor, and in those days paid
Fl. quent visits to our village. He was 8
famous checker player, and was wont to
spend many an hour ct the old American
Hotel in this absorbing game. But there
was one Of our citizens (Whose name We
are forbidden to mention) who could beat
the lieutenant ct his fsvorite game. But
young Grant would never give up,
and would insist on his competitor play
ing with him until he came out ahead,
which be would, at lsst, always do. To
secure this end he sometimes kept his
friend up nearly all night and would stay
in town three days, studying his long head
ed moves, and forcing his opponent to
play until he beat him in the end. II the
man declined playing when he was ahead,
the lieutenant Was offended, and thought
him ungentIemsnly in the extreme.
Grant is now playing checkers in the
same style with Lse on the Virginia
board"
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FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA
r,o..,r m4. Nh
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.


WASHINGTON, June g..
To Kcor General Dig:
A dispatch from General Grant, dated
yesterday 8O5 P. M. reports all has been
very quiet to-day. No casualties have been
reported.
A dispatch from General Sherman, dated
at AckWOrth yesterday 6 P. NJ. says:
81 have been to Altoona pass AMI find il
very admirable for our purpose. is the
gaze through the last or most Eastern
spur Of the Alleghsnies. 1t now be,omes
as useful to us ss it was to the enemy,
being ge1silydefeuded from either erection.
The roads hence from Aokworth into
Georgia are large and good, and the ooun-
DeGai's "a sno PUssuO4.- .s,s-,,.,
and contemplated movements are given,
but are not needed for pub lie information.
The dispatch further states that the
enemy is not in our Immediate front, but
his signals are seen at Lott Mountain and
Kenessw.
Dispatches from General Candy dated
June 81 have 'Oeen received, which report
Of his COMMAND. -
EN-. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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By the arrival OF the steamer Atlantic
We have Memoirs dates Of the 7th. There
is no news Of Importance.
Cotton is dull. Sales OF strictly mid
ding st 92s98c good niddling at s1a9Sc;
fair do at 99s100.
A sale Of confscated goods amountiog to
nearly one million two hundred thousand
dollars was sold here to-day under the di-
reetion Of the United States Marshal by
order Of the District Court Of the Southern
District Of Illinois.
2,200 bales Of cotton, csplur cd on Red
river, were included in the sale. Prices
ranged from 96@IO3c, one fourth Of the
cotton was damp and generally inferior
26 bales, of which one-iourth was Of good
quality, were sold at 1896.
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NO. 1856.
Foreign Gossip.


The Pope has borrowed nine millions Of
scudi (the sondO at IS ID sterling esoh)
from Belgian banking h use.
Seed pearls are still found in great num-
bers at the mouth Of the river Conway;
the substance OF the common muscle is
troddsn out to obtain them by the naked
feet Of women.
A cure for the WhOoping cough is an
nounoed in France, Of rather q singular
character. 1t is the inhaling for few mo-
ments the Vspor given off By the lime
which has been Ised in the publication Of
coal gas.
Mad. Stella Colss is now considered the
most perfect representative Of Juliet on
the English stage.
The Prince OF Wales made his first
speech in public on he 18th of May, ct
the seventy-ffth snniVerssry dinner Of
the Royal Literary Fund. The London
papers say the Prince spoke well and ex-
hibited promise Of being q fine orator.
His chief fault is that he hangs his head
down while speaking.
The Prince Del Drago recently found
some beautiful ancient mosaic pavement
on one Of his estates in the country, and
he has just now exhumed from the cellar
Of his pslacs in Rome an exquisite stat
uetle Of Venus, minus the head and arms
unfortunately, but perfectly beautiful ss
to the body and lower limbs. 1t is about
three feet high.
The VicisSitudss attending the lives aud
families Of actors are very great A half
sister Of Edmund Kean is q member Of Q
5Eroiiing company in tho Midland counties
in England. John Ksmbls had his days
Of starvation, when no was unable to get
his shirts from his lsundress for want Of q
shilling.
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FROM BALTIMORE.
First Dispatch.
Especial Despatch to the Cleveland Leader.I


Especial Despatch to the Cleveland Leader.l
BALTIMORE, May 8.
After prayer and some preliminary
Deliberations, Mr.. Drake Of Ohio, presented
set Of very clear and IudiciOus rules for
the government Of the Convention which
were unanimously adopted one Of them
ensoting the FIVE minutes rule was receiT-
ed with applause. Then came the snx-
iously waited report of the Committee on
Credentials. A couple Of border state
men made 3 minority report but could not
agrsee and they had to try it one apiece.
The report admitting the Radicals, was
rspturOusly applsudsd, and the. mi
nority reports wanting the Clay Banks to
shsrs the vote was hissed from all sides.
Preston King displayed his ehsrs'teris-
tic weakness by attempting to cOmprO-
mise between Radicals and Conservatives
and let them both In. An excited and
stormy debate followed.
YOlney Dorsey, Of Ohio, Brsndegse, of
Connecticut and G. W. Custer, spoke
hA-d-.---.5- - IL latter AloouentIy in
behalf Of the Radicals.
DR.. Breckinridge made two or three sp-
pesls for the Conservatives, and violent
efforts were made TO choke him down.
Finally after scene Of indescribable con.
fusion vote by States was forced, ana
to the smazement Of everybody the Con-
s,rVstiVes were found to have just four
friends in the whole Convention. The
vote stood 440 to admit the Radicals, and
4 only to let in the Conservatives; also
when the vote was taken there seemed to
be every prospect that Tennessee would
be left out in the cold, till Ohio cast her
heavy vote solid for her admission. This
turned the scale; other States then began
to change votes. New York wheeled into
line with a solid vote, Maryland came
over, other States followed, and when the
list was added up. they were admitted by
a majority of one hundred and ffty-nins
The utmost importance is attached to this
vote, as il largely Influenced ihs question,
whether Tennessee shall be allowed to cast
any electoral vote for President.
The vote on the admission Of Louisiana
andArkansas came nearer being test vote
than the others. On this vote Ohio stood
AZ aye; Kentucky u aye Tenn. no; Mis-
souri, IL aye, NO; Wis. Is aye, one no;
Ind. p aye, 4 no; Ill. so aye, Mich. 10 aye,
8 no. Ia. ii aye, no; MINI. 8 no. On he
whole vote they were admitted by q ma
jOrity of l4O.
On the question Of the Vice; Presidency
wishes. Pennsylvsnis was known to be
solid for Hamlin, o Ohlo::solid for johnson I'd
N. York divided. Under the circumstances
it was believed that no nomination
would be made on the first ballot. Buts
few began to make slight changes, and
finally Cameron announced that PennsyI-
Vsutn Uhsnsod her vote 10 JOhusUu. Thud
Stevens tried to protest but it was useless.
sisntly q general rush TO change of to
Johnson, the brilliant pebble from Iowa
known ss Stone, attempting again to
make himself conspicuous in the matter.
At last amid confusion the vote was an.
nOunced-497 for Johnson, nine for Ham
lin and thirteen for Dickinson. 1t was
then made unanimous on motion Of Mr..
Tremain.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-09

Mr.. G. H. Lewis, whose wife, formerly
Miss Evans, is we'll known in the literary
world. by the nom de plume Of "eeorge
Eliot" has written new drama for Wal
lack, Of New York, entitled "CaPtain
Bland"
John F. Trow, Of 40 Greene street, New
York, has published neatly bound files Of
the Spirit Of the Fair, the paper issued du-
ring the great Sanitary Fair in that city.
Those desirOus Of procuring pleasing
souvenir Of tho Fair can now do 80 by OBJ
tanning this interesting volume.
A periodical devoted 10 the drama has
appeared at st. Petersburg, but it is in the
German Language.
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FROM CAIRO.
3. NJ. STANTON.
(signsdl

Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland LEADER
CAIRo, June 8.
General Candy has issued the following
order:
HEADQUARTERS, June 6.
There have been exaggerations about the
rebel baEricsde Of the Mississippi river
It is not ss rerious as has been stated.
From Vicksburg to this place are no bat
teriss, only few guerrillas fred upon the
steamer Empress It Gaines Landing. The
Eureka and Enpre.ls came past several
dangerous lOcslities in broad daylight
without convoy.
General A. J. smit as feet of transports
came up TO the place Of debsrkstiOn last
evening, and are Testi ng for the present
at point below the m Oulh Of White RiV-
er.
The impression here is that unless Mar
maduke wiahes to indulge in foot race
there will be heavy 6gh ling to-day or TO-
morrow at the fsrthest, as all the OOnfed-
crate batteries have been withdrawn from
the Mississippi, leaving navigation unin-
tsrrupted. 1t looks as if rebel raiders
we're preparing for bat tie with the gun
boats.
Tbs Louisville is at hand to cooperate
with the army.
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THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
BALTIMORE, june 8.
STC0HD DAYS PRoCEEDINoa.

oAOoNO DAA . NAOShADlNuBs
The Convention reassemblsd at 10 This
forenoon, President Dennison in the
ehair-prsyer by Rev. Mr.. Gsddis, Of
Ohio.
Committee on Order Of Business report
ed and after amendments, their report
was adopted.
Mr.. King OfNeW York, chairman Of the
Committee Of Credentials made majority
report that the Missouri Radicals be ad-
mitted; that the Arkansas delegates be
admitted to seats without the right Of Vot-
ing that the South Carolina delegates be
not admitted, and the delegates from the
District OF Columbia be admitted to seast
without votes.
The minority made report which con.
CURED in that Of the majority except in the
exclusion Of delegates from Virgins,
Arkansas snd the Territories Of Colorado,
Nevada and Nebraska from the right Of
voting.
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Grant Bali Dos'' ana Meade a '.OsvIl,.


Grant a Ball DeE'' and Meade "DeVIl'-
The following rebel letter, recently found
on the battlefield, gives Sergeant Ora.
hams impression as to the situstion:
MY SAIHrED Love: II the Yankee ousseE
will let me alone will write you letter.
General Grant is bull dog and Meade ID
. match for the devil. No matter how
deeply we ensconee ourselves in the woods,
the Yankees are sure to find out. They
charge on our works again and again, and
very often take them from us. They fight
more 6ercely than l have ever seen them.
As for digging, Grant beats Mcclellan all
hollow. The Yankees build strong ride
pits, and then our brave officers ask Us to
charge them. We have done 90, and they
have given Us hell every time. Ny saint
ed love, you will excuse me for using this
language, but il you were with Us you
would say that they gave US hell, tool
Mr.. patriotic fair one, Am almost tired
Of this. So long as there appeared q
chance Of achieving our national independ-
ence, 1 fought with will but that hope
seems dashed to earth. Ihsve no heart to.
strive any longer to keep JEFF. DsYis from.
going TO the devil sooner than he other
wise would. Do Lot blush, my saintsd
love, but really wish 1 was cut Of this
army and joined to you in holy bonds Of
Wedlock.
After on allusion to matters sppertsin-
ing to himself and his Hssinted love" he
closes ss follows:
1 must close burriedly. We are ordered
to charge the Yankees, and If possible,
surprise them.
Truly your own,
sKRar. GRAHAM, @. 8. A.
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Since the war has commenced, the price
OF white printing paper has advanced near
Iy q hundred per cent, owing entirely to
the scarcity Of cotton rags; our type set
ting bill has increased one hundred per
cent; coal one hundred and twenty-five
per cent; glue, mOlasses, turpentine, oil,
ink and all other Ingredients that enter
into the manufacture Of the newspaper,
have advanced from forty to four hundred
percent; our telegraph bill has increased
800 per cent, and yet the subscription
price Of the LEADER has only 30 far sd-
vsnoed frem 25 to SS per cent By 3 sim
pie mathematical calculation it will be
seen that there is no recourse left for
Newspaper publisher but to follow the ex-
SIMPLE Of newspapers in Chicago, Cincin-
nsti, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Toledo and other
points, and raise the subscription.
On and after next Monday, May sOlh
the LEADEE will be furnished ct the fol-
lowing rates;
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Headquarters Army PoToHAo,
Juna 7lh. 1884.

Richmond papers Of June 3, received. The
Sentinel speaks of the arrival OF $50 Yankee
prisoners, and says on Friday IA assaults were
made by Grant on the right Of our line, being
held by KershAm, Hoke and Breekinridge, all
repulsed with great slaughter, and puts our loss
at coo to u 600 with 600 prisoners, their men
escaping almost unharmed, but acknowledges
we gained partial success against Breckinridge,
but they subsequently recovered the ground
The Sentinel further says Grants object was
to gain the strong position around Gaines Mill,
open the road to Bottom Bridge and connect
defaated.
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NORRIS X. NORTON- fIIeI'i;9' = :
LEADER
THURSDAY MORNING., JUNK .. Is
Lincoln and johnson


The nominations made yesterday ct
Baltimore, with unanimity unparalleled
in the history Of nominating conventions,
command from sand from eve:y true and
loyal Union citizen the most enthusiast. @
endorsement and support; and We rp.n uu
the names Of LINCOLN and JOHN SON TO
the masthead, proud that the gyand party
Of Union and Liberty are n have such
tried and true and gallant leaders under
whom to fight and win the campaign Of
1854.
/. A better or q stronger ticket could not
have been nominated. Il will rally arOnnd
it al the shades Of personal, political ana
sectional feeling, Welding and fusing the
whole into one fiery mass Of living en-
thusissm, before which all faction and
treason and cOppsrhead disloyalty shall
60 down forever. LinoOln-the repre-
sentative Of the great State Of Illinois, 3
young gisut Of power, progress and pa
triOtisml JohnsOn-the citizen af Ten
nessee, which, Clinging to the Union with
q fervsnt and devoted love through storm
and danger, enduring much, suffering
much, has been tried ss by fire,
and has come out purified Lin
sOln from Free, johnson from Slave
State Lincoln, from the old Wing party,
johnson from the ranks of the true and 10y.
al Wsr Democracy Lincoln, the man Of the
people, and the peoples President, who, by
his far-seeing ssgecity, strJ ng common
sense, sublime honesty, and elf torsetful
devotion 10 the cause Of the. Union, has
saved the country from the hiLnds Of trai.
tors in arms, and has earned for himself
the lsureled hOnOrs of SEQ md Washing
ton-Johnson, the man Of the peo lie; rising
from The masses to be, first, Legislator, then
Governor, then senstOr; deserving party
a1d profit for country, when the war
broke out and, by his personal influence,
aud at his personal peril, securing Tennes.
see ts the Union Such names as these
bear victory with them.
Yes, with names like these, victory irj
sure. Both nominees, for their saerihr, ,es
and lsbOrs, the one in the Presidential ,bs
aother in GubernstoTial ehair,-hsy,, mer,
itsd well Of the Republic. The people feel
that Lincoln has been our best President
since Jackson-they are resolved to keen
him in the harness until peace smiles
again. He is the peoples choice,
and tie attempt Of sore headed
Ofioe-seekers or prO-slsvery politieisns g
defeat that choice will be resultless. As
surely ss the sun shall rise on the morn.
ing Of election day, SO surely will the over
Whelming voice Of q grateful Fpeople,
speaking in its majestic might declare
that Abraham Lincoln shall retain The
seat which for four years he has filed
with such honesty, ability and patriot
isn.
Il is The inVariable prsctio in our armies
now, when ofhoers strsggle off without
leave, TO reduce them, il csught, to the
ranks. This is right We have too many
officers and too few privates. The prsc
tee adopted will, II thoroughly carried
out do no little toward making the pro-
portion what il should be,
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PROM sYRACUsK.

ftSB tram from u =,
East this morning met with a terrible
casually The engine exploded 70 II miles
east Of here, killing three persons and in =
juring some twenty-five to thirty others,
several very seriouslyI
The locomotive was Q complete wreck,
and also three or four cars.
The bodies Of the engineer and fremen
were buried under the engine tender. The
baggage and the smoking car we're shape
A-sae tho injured is L NJ R@yieogI -
Detroit, Michigan. His side and back IS
.-.-I H. L-~-SLl 90 ihis
CITY and received every attention.
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FROU CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, June 3.
rebel force, supposed to be undereommand
Of John Morgan, made an entrance into Eastern
Kentucky few days ago, and this morning cap
tured the town OF Mount Sterling.
They also destroyed bridges and tore up the
track of the Kentucky Central Railroad between
Cynthlana and Paris, and cut the telegraph wires.
Trains coming north returned safely TO Lexing
ton.
Another gang attacked a passenger train on
the Louisville and Lexington Railroad this
morning near Smithfield. Two passenger cars
and the baggage car were burned, the express
car robbed, and engine thrown of the track.
None of the messengers wore hurt.
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PROM ALBANY.

ALBANY, Jnne, 8.
Albert VI. Pstrie has recovered YER
kiet Of So, 600 at the Greene County Cir
cult, against Marshall Murrsyand William
Buckley his Deputy. Pstie was arrested
in 1862, for sllhged disloyal words with
out process and carried to New York,
where he was confined in 8 cell with other
prisoners for several days.
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FROm CINCINNATI,

CIHCIHEAEI, June g.
Morgsn's forces is estimated at two thou
sand Eve hundred.
A portion Of his command took posses
sion Of Paris this afternoon, and it is
thought they have destroyed the extensive
trestle work near there. Two important
bridges between Paris and CynthiRRs have
been burned.
A part Of the rebel force is moving north
on the Kentucky Central Rsilrosd.
No communication south Of Boyd's Sts-
tion since 3 Pm.
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MRALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, June s-2;9

BALTIhoRE, June 6-2;3O.
The convention has just nominated, by
acolsms!iOn, Abraham Lincoln, for Presi-
dent.
4P.N.-AndreW johnson, Of Tennessee,
was nominated for Vice President on the
first ballot.