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The Care OF inc Eyes.

Until one begins to feel the effect of i'm
paired vision, he can hardl 3 estimate the
value of the eyesight and, consequently,
from ignorance or csreleasness, he is apt 10
n, glect few simple precautions, by the
observance of which his sight might be
preserved. First, never use a writing desk
or table with your face toward the window.
In such cases the rays of light come direct
ly upon the pupil of the eyes, and, causing
an unnatural and forced contraction there
Of, soon permanently iDjure the sight
Next, when your table or desk is near a
window, sit SO that your face turns from,
not towards, the window while you are
writing. If your face is towards the win
dow, the oblique rays strike the eye and
injure it nearly as much as the direct rays
when you sit in front of the window. 1t
is best always to sit or stand while reading
or writing with the window behind you,
and next to that with the light coming
over the left side; then the light illumes
the paper or books, and does not shine
abruptly upon the eye-ball. The
same remarks are applicable TO ar
tificial light We are often asked, what
is the best light-gas, candles, oil or cam
phene2~ Our answer Is, 1t is lmmaterial
which, provided the light of either be
strong enough, and do not flicker. A gas
fish-tail burner should never be used for
reading or writing, because there is a con-
slant oscillation or Pickering of the flame.
Candles, unless they have self-consuming
wicks, which do not eluire snufhng should
not be used. We need scarcely say that
oil wicks which crust over, and thus dim
inish the light are good for nothing, and
the same is true of compounds of the na-
ture of csmphene, unless the wicks are
properly trimmed of all their gummy de-
post after standing twenty four hours .
But, whatever the artificial light used, let
it strike the paper or book which you are
using, whenever you can, from over the
left shoulder. This can always be done
with gas for that light is strong enough,
and so is the light from camphene, oil, etc,
provided it comes through circular bur
ner like the argsnd. But the light what
ever it may be, should always be protected
from the air in the room by a glass CHM
ney, so that the light may be steady.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14
MEXICAN NEWS.

NEW YORK, Sept. ID.
The steamer Roanoke, from Havana on
the sth, arrived to-day.
Dates from the city of Mexico to the
29th ult and Vera Cruz to the Ist inst.
had been received.
Gen Mejia had entered Victoria City,
and was Joined by troops from Tampieo
under Gen Dupin.
1t was reported in Vera Cruz that Gen.
Castaguy had defeated party of Juarists,
near Saltillo, losing, amongst others, his
chief of artillery.
Mega is said to be marching on Mat
amoras. Various shirmishes are reported,
in which the French are usually victori-
Gus. No reliance can be placed in these
reports.
The Mexican vessels, Liberador and
Mexicanus, had been captured off Man
zillo.
1t is reported that the Russian feet in
the Pacific has been ordered to rendezvous
at Capula, and salute the new Mexican
flag.
The Spsniards are not making any more
headway in San Domingo than the French
in Mexico. They suffer severely from the
ravages of sickness. A small force was at
tackled between San Domingo City and San
Ohristobel and their commander, Colonel
Juarez killed.
The rebels at Puerto Plata had been at
tackled and driven out of their fortifca-
tions, losing ten guns. On the other hand
it is said the rebels lost only one gun and
hold three forts, keeping up a constant
fire.
A cargo Of slaves was successfully land
ed near Remedio, last week.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14
THE WAR TN SOUTH AMERICA
FROM COLUMBUS.
Special to the Cleveland LrADEa.)
COLUMBUS, Sept. 13.

COLUMBUS, Sept. l3.
AS is usually the case on the first day Of
State fairs, the principal business at the
grounds to-day was receiving entries, and
bringing order out of choas.
By tomorrow the articles in the differ
ent halls will be more suitably arranged for
exhibition.
The attendance has been comparatively
small, but will be greatly increased to
morrow, as will also the receipts, which to-
day amounted to only thousand dollsrs.
Some departments are well represented,
while others are but moderately so.
The display of sheep has never been ex-
celled in the West. There are some fine
specimens from Vermont.
The show of cattle eq~als that of last
year, and while there are fewer horses,
they have the merit of being better in
quality
There are agricultural implements in
abundance, but little machinery, and not
the usual quantity or variety of mechan-
ieal and domestic products.
The Agricultural, Horticultural, Floral
and Fine Arts Halls are very defective,
owing, in a good part, to the citizens of
Columbus and Franklin county, who have
almost entirely neglected the last named
hall AS there are large number of ar
ticles known to be on the way for
exhibition, it is altogether probable
a great Improvement will have taken place
in some of the departments by tomorrow
night so that Thursday will see the Fair
in the most favorable aspect.
The people will not lack for amusement.
The Italian Opera is in full blast at the
new hall in Union Block, and Ellsler at
the Atheneum, besides numerous side
shows. 4n slla. tI-a...
The great Union meetings will be held
to morrow and Thursday evenings in front
of the West entrance of the Capitol
The Wool Growers Association will
meet in the Senate Chamber, tomorrow,
at 7:SO in the afternoon.
Sidney D. Maxwell, of Montgomery
County, recently appointed Military Sec
retary by Governor Brough, was sworn
into Office to-day.
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Mail Items.

More copper veins have been discovere
: In Hyde Park, Vt.
z 2 Missouri has yet 5,9l9 men to furnis
l under the last call for troops.
! Elizabeth H. Whittier, oDlv sister ,
John g. Whittier, died at Ames6urv Mas
sachusets, on Saturday last
Ex-Governor Augustus G. French q
illinois, died at his home in Lebonon Of
Saturday last, of typhoid fever
The Oldest person in the State of Yer
mont IS a black man in Pomfret, name,
feter Mason, who was born about 1874.
A Harper's Ferry correspondent of tb,
Baltimore AMERICAN calls That DIaoo ~ ..L; =,
historical, dilapidsted and dirty little
town"
A fancy dress and masked ball tool,
place at Manchester, vt, few ni0bts
since, at which Mrs. Lincoln was present
in ordinary ball dress.
An improvement has been made in the
Patent Office in Washington, by the re-
moval OF the partitions which formerly ex-
eluded the light and air.
A field surveyor is at werk on the land,
OF Amherst, Mass, which are to be sold 70
the trustees of the New England AgrieuI-
t1ral College making out descriptive titles
OF the property.
John A. Lowell, of Boston, has made
regulation ball of silver, appropriately en-
graved, and valued at $3.50, to be contested
for by the base ball clubs of New England.
the winners to hold the ball till beaten.
A perfect hand, formed of nimbus clouds
IN an otherwise cloudless sky, was seen al
Blddetord, Maine, on Wednesday night
1t appeared in a northwesterly direction.
and the fingers pointed eastward toward
the zenith.
The Sophomores of Harvard displayed
their Indignation at the suppression Of their
annual game Of foot ball by the Faculty
last Monday evening, by procession round
their playground, a mock funeral of their
favorite game transparency and small
skirmish with the freshmen and faculty. IN
which some of the college officers were
slightly bruised.
A feat of pedestrianism is noted by a
Lake Superior newspaper, A man named
Finnegan started from Copper Harbor at
ten minutes past SIX A. NJ, and after three
hours stoppage at various mines on the
route, arrived at Houghton at half-past
eight P. NJ, having travelled iifty-seven
miles. The day was sultry, making the
walk much more tiresome than if had been
cool and breezy.
The college term at Amherst has begun.
The members of all the old classes arc
back again, save one who was killed and
four others who have enlisted during vaca-
ton: The number admitted to college
Is tfty-two-fully as many as were expect
ed, and the same number as last year. All
the heavy work on the college chapel is
now DONE and the finishing work is going
rapidly forward. In few weeks the reci-
tation rooms can be ready for use.
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THE DRAFT.
ALBANY, Sept. I3

ALBANY, Sept l3.
Governor Seymour has received the fol
lowing communication
STATE OF NEW YORK, NORTHERN !
DIVISION, ALBANY, Sept. I3.
To his ErceLLency, Governor Seymour Of
NSl0 York:
SIR, have the honor to inform YOU that
pursuant to the President, proclamation
of July 18th, 1864, and to the instructions
of the Provost Marshal General, l have
ordered draft in the 18th and 18th Con
gressional Districts, to be commenced on
the morning of the 14th day of September,
instant, in each of such districts.
Very respectfully
Signed] FRANK TOWNSEND,
Lieut.. Col. and a. A. PM.
The following telegraph dispatch, from
Washington, has also been receivsd by
Governor Seymour;
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE draft is
to commence in Ohio and other
States where quotas have not been filed up,
on Monday, the 18th of September.
lSigned JAMES B. Fry,
Provost t-Marshal-General.
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Yesterday Afternoons Report.
FROM HE POTOMAC ARMY.

/
NEW YORK, Sept. I3.
The Worlds special says of Hancock's
brilliant movement on Friday night las.
when the rebel picket line was carried,
that our line in front was rather irregular.
and it was determined to straighten it up
by taking that heldiby the rebels.
The coveted position lay at the foot of a
hill, on the crest of which is q strong rebel
fort, making the attack one of great haz-
ard. Besides it was of value to the enemy
inasmuch as it afforded him a survey of a
goOdly stretch of our works toward either
flank, so at o'clock.the Goth Pennsylvania
10th Indiana and I'd U. s. Sharpshooters,
all under General DeTrobiand, started
noiselessly from their positions, and with
bayonets fixed moved quickly toward the
rebel position.
The rebels were asleep and our troops
were into their rifle pits ere they knew it.
In the confusion two or three shots were
fred, and that was all.
Some artillery was fred from the hill
but did no damage.
Our troops instantly set to work turning
intrenchments to their advantage.
About three o'clock a force of rebels was
heard approaching, whereupon vigorous
fire of muketry and artillery was opened
on them and they retired. They declared,
however, that they would come again and
retake the works, which by the time this
reaches you will be greatly strengthened.
The Union signal station at Dutch Gap
was bombarded by the rebels on Friday
evening. The Union batteries replied with
vigor. The officer at the station, Leuten-
ant Amsden, remained at his post during
the contest. The damage to US actually
to nothing, while with the enemy
it was quite different. After the cessation
Of the firing their esrthworBs bore unmis-
taxable evidence of hard u5age. Their
men were busily engaged until dark re-
pairing DAMAGES.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14
B. COWLES eco.
The World in RaPtures Over the Bolt
ins of the Peace Men,

ing of the Peace Men,
The next best thing to lamentation which
the World could do over the detection Of
the Peace men, headed by the Neps and
Crisis, was to go into ecstasies. Hear If
over the withdrawal of the Ne,0s:
Thank God for a purified, regenersted,
disenthralled Democratic party Thank
God that every burden is lifted from its
back, every inpediment removed from IFS
victorious path
The men who have been the curse of the
party have gone out of the party. Close
up the anksl Welcome the new recruits
Now we 90 into the November fight with
out flaw in our armor, without speck
upon cur stainless shield, and with no dread
of " fire IN the rear"
This may do very well to cover retreat
and defeat but the World viii find that
Peace men in the West are decidedly in
the majority The HC.trsc Of the Party
may prove a greater power than the World
calculates upon. These raptures at least
show the former hypocrisy of the World
if nothing more.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14

Recruiting continues good, but not
brisk enough to fill the quota in the next
five days.
The number of men recruited for old
regiments during the past week is frac-
ton over 220o, an increrse of 200 over the
previous week.
Men belonging to the Veteran Reserve
Corps who re-enlist are not to be credited.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas P. Cook,
9th Ohia Cavalry, has been dismissed on
account Of drunkenness and sundry other
charges.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14
Foreign GOssiD.

1t Is not cotton alone which is high
priced abroad, but silk is very dear, so that
the manufacturers of Lyons complain loud
ly. They also suffer by the high prices
they are compelled to pay for labor.
The total circulation of notes of the
Bank.of England, the private banks and
joint stock banks of the United Kingdom.
was on the 23rd of July last about 1885,
100000.
In the year ending December 1863, the
revenue derived by the British government
on 7,O36, sol pounds of leaf tobacco, was
thirty millions of dollars. The consump-
ton of Cavendish, is at present confined
in England to the supper ten"
"A part of the stone ruins recently
found on the plains of Troy are to be used
in rebuilding that part of Constantinople
not long since destroyed by fire.
The death rate IN the towns Of Scot
land is now on the increase, according to
the last report of the Registrar General.
1t is not because there is.any epidemic, for
the mortality of all diseases is on the in
crease. Il
The cure of diabetes is now effected in a
very simple manner. 1t is this Taking OF
fresh BARN or yeast three or tour times a
day, at the same time meeting the waste
produced by the disease on the system BY
the free use of Dublin porter, and all the
solid nOurishing food the patient can take.
Cardinal Wiseman has been cured of an
attack by this method.
There was a great time recently in tLC
Island of jersey. A lecturer on the mas,
and indulgences was driven from his place
of lecturing by excited Irish mob
| WhereupOn on the next occasion the DO
lice, military and Governor of Island turn.
ed out to protect the speaker who had an
audience of fifteen hundred people, and ex-
pressed his obligation 10 them for permit
ting free speech in the Isle of Jersey.
A series of papers addressed by NJ. NJ
Davanne and Girsrd to the Academy O
Science on the subject of photography
make some curious revelations with regard
to the waste of precious metals in the oper-
ations. For instance the silver alone
which is employed for photographs in Pari
amounts to several millions Of francs
Now, as only three per cent of the silver
employed remains on the photograph, nine
ty-seven per cent will continue to be lost
unless some method be found for recover.
| ing it, NJ NJ. Davanne and Girard, who
make this startling announcement, propose
that plates of copper be put into the ar
gentiferous liquid, whereby in the cours,
of three or four days the silver will be pre-
cipltated In n spongy state. -.-
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Associated Press Report.
FROM THE POTOMAC.

New YORK, Sept. l3.
One of Grants staff just arrived here,
reports the situation OF the army improv-
ing vastly.
Lee cannot attack with any effect until
Early returns, and Sheridan holds him so
closely that he cannot fall back without
immense disaster.
The Richmond Examiner of last Friday,
SAYS Grant has msssed a great many
troops on the railroad, two miles south Of
Petersburg, and has within the last ten
days pushed his left a quarter of mile
west Of the railroad.
He will at an early day make burst
and try to reach the south side of the rail-
road at some point near town. This is to
be his next grand movement.
The Wing says Sherman visited the
reOel wounded at Jonesboro, and told them
he intended to take his army back to At
lanta, rest it, and then go to Anderson
vile.
The Wing says this may be regarded as
Yankee braggadocio.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Leadcr.l

WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.
General Martindale arrived hero to-day
> and rendered for the third time his resig
nation. The miasma of Virginia has per
manently effected his health His deter
mination is to return home and fight tn,
Copperheads with his remaining strength
The trial of Surgeon Higgins, of the
Giesboro Cavalry Camp, for selling Gov.
ernment horses fraudulently, which has
created so much excitement in military
circles, is concluded Judge Higgins, Of
Illinois, brother of the accused, and Hon.
Leonard Swell, are counsel for the de-
fence. 1t was proved conelusively that a
sergeant sold the horses, and to screen
himself accased Surgeon Higgins of re-
eeiving the money. Decision not yet rem
dered
Secretary Seward arrived here last night,
and finds large amount of business on
hand.
Major Defer entered upon his duties as
Chief of the Ordnance Bureau to-day, in
place OF Gen. Ramsay.
The hospitals of this Department now
contain very few patients, large numbers
having reOined their regiments within the
last two weeks. The last report made
shows vacancy of upwards of six thou
sand beds
Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher has been
ordered to report for duty to General Sher-
man.
The order of the War Department al
lowing men Of the three-years organiza-
tions who desire to re-enlist in the same
regiment a bounty of s4O2, has been re-
scinded.
Eve thousand two hundred and thirty
seven acres were taken up under the
homestead law at Winnebago, Mimi, dur
the month of August, 1864.
1t is found that desertions are facilitated
by soldiers rendering their discharge pa
pers to other persons and an order was
issued to-day prohibiting clothing to be
sold to enlisted men upon any discharge
papers whatever.
A Lincoln and johnson flag was suspend
ed across Pennsylvania Avenue this after
noon. The parties afterwards visited
President Lincoln, with band. He re-
sponded to their call in g few brief re-
remarks, saying he did not feel called upon
to say much, when they had heard such
speeches from Mobile and Atlanta,
and more recently from Vermont and
Maine.
A distinguished officer, who arrived
from Grants army to-day, asserts that
more than ever the soldiers are determin-
ed to suppor the Administration. The
talk of Peace Copperheads is, more than
ever, distastful to them.
The soldiers, in hospital, are voting in
spite of State laws, and it is found that
the shirks, who show sickness, vote for
Mcclellan while those disabled by wounds,
vote for Lincoln.
The news of the Maine election has de-
pressed the rebel sympathizers here. They
concede that it indicates defeat
of Copperheads.
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THE FOREIaN LOAN.
WASHINGTON. Sent.

WASHINGTON, Sept l3,
The HerGLds special says;
No decision has yet been arrived at in
regard to the thousand million loan
made by European capitalists, aud it may
be held out under advisement until the
sense of Congress is taken uponit
Although without any apparent cause
a number of bids offered for the thirty-one
million loan, contained the request, that
if not accepted they should be applied to
the 7-30s
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IeG. Davis, Terms.

The New York EUenigg Post says;
We chance to know, from the best au-
thority, that Mr.. Jefferson Davis but few
weeks ago absolutely and finally refused to
any proposals of peace except on the ground
of Southern independence Hand when
say Southern independence" he remarked,
"1 mean to include in our Confederacy,
Maryland, all of Virginia, Kentucky, Ar
kansas and Missouri-nothing less"
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SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial to Cleveland LEADER

IoTUVIaI 10 OI1FtI71III IF7I7tII
WAsHEGToN, Sept. l3.
The following has just been received
here
HARPER's FERRY, Sept. ia heavy
reconnaissance was sent out across the
Opequan towards Winchester, this morn
ing, but up to the departure of the train,
nothing had been learned of the result.
Guerrinas still infest the road leading
to the front.
Major Schwartz, of the 4th New York
Cavalry, was twice fred upon by party
while on bis way to the Ferry, but fOrtu-
nately escaped without injury.
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The New YorE. news sim BOItIng.

The Ne,os of Monday still maintains its
position of opposition to Mcclellan and
says:
The feeling evincedis of intense indig-
nation that candidate Of a great party,
after his confidential friends working for
nomination on Peace Platform. should,
after his nomination was effected, turn
round and substitute his own Govermen-
tai policy as the platform of the great par.
ty, which gave the Republic its greatness
and..glory when governed by its principles
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14

The Reverend Mr.. B., of Brooklyn, is a
pOrtly man, of strict orthordox notions
de was not averse to giving the pastor of
Plymouth Church gentle poke in the
RIGS, perhaps, and said to him, lately: 'Ar.
Beecher, it would give me much gratifca-
ton TO hear you preach sermon, but you
would make me laugh in the house OF
God" The poke was returned with inter-
est, 20 well" said Mr.. Beecher, ''if you
stay away, it leaves room for two to fill
your space"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-14

CoPPKRHEAD - lR's soLnOQUY.-GOod
Them's the licks x the sort O. tall
this chicken likes to heA q Union es i
toas in the past" That's the sbrt O demer.
cratic doctrine It does a feller's soul good tc
hear. As the chap remarked when he'd
swallered dose O. aquifortis in a mistake
for old rye, 'fhat sort . goes to the root O.
thingsP' We want the good old demer-
cratic times back agin, when every book
an newspaper that didn't toethe line about
plumb on the niger question was Jest
hauled outen the southern mailbags and
burned, and it was more'n the life of any
New England cuss was worth to open his
derned head agin the blessin' O. slavery.
When we used to smash up aberli-
tion papers and presses, and riddle the
houses where aberlition skunks lived,
and democratic judges and mayors and
sheriffs stood round and cheered us on, and
encouraged US to pile in and do the thing
up clean. Yes, sir, that was the bully old
union hes it was in the past, when south
ern gentlemen jest shet up every agitatin
his head, cd LET day light through his ribs
with a ten-iRch bowie When every |
sneaking cuss that went down south sym
pathising with niggers was tarred and |
or else strung up to the first
tree. I reckon we demercrats used to shet /
up them agitatin' pups that go .agin the
good old bible doctrin in favor O. slavery
lmazin quick And how We made them
New England fanatics squirm when we
hunted runaway niggers in their big citiesI
What is that you say? "Freedom O.
peech and the press, and the constitution
j right every man has got TO express his
wn opinion ?'' He hes, hes he? Not by
ern'd sight-'cept he squares his 'pinion
Y the good old democratic standard. /
eckon this is a Democratic country. and
emercrats made the constitution, so it
,ould be pooty caper ef they don't know
hats constitutional and what amt. In
~ opine no mans got right to more'n
rink all the corn juice he kin get, and
ote the Democratic ticket without nary
,ratch. So I say bully for the good old {
nion has it was in the past, when we used
git up socking Democratic mass meet
Is to sympathize with the down trodden
oles and suffering Irish, and run after
ossuth, hollerin' Liberty Freedom 4
own. with tyrants till we were amost |
ack in the face, and then diversified
ith hunt after niggers to tie tune OF
all Columby, happy landl or strung up | 4
me dern'd aberlition cuss by the Lock for
schin' little nigs to read
CYANyE PEPPER, ESQ.