Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-10


The other day, on the Upper Potomac,
a discharged soldier captured a Rebel at
tempting to cross the riVerien raft, with
q fine uniform, trappings, dc, for the Reb-
el General Bradley johnson. The pack
age was secured and brought into head
quarters, but the man made his escape.
The new stamp duties went into effect
on the 1st of August. 1t concerns every
body to know that all receipts for amounts
over twenty dollars, and all 3 checks or
drafts at sight, whatever the amount, must
have a two cent stamp. Several changes
are also made in the other stamp duties.
A refugee, who came within our lines
! on Tuesday, states that the Rebels have
ordered all aliens to organize themselves
| into militia for future service. Those who
refuse are imprisoned in Castle Thunder.
An are endeavoring TO escape from tho
| South. but the difficulties are 50 great that
few succeed. 5,
Major Charles NJ. Schofeld, of YOrkville,
! Oneida County, obtained from a single hill
IN blossom potatoes thirteen large
~ tubers. They were veri-
of .....- - of potato degen-
perfectly Dc i, beal.n, .r --,f' = late Po-
table giants, IN these ua,-., fr-I
eracy. We hear that the crop ..
tatoes in that vicinity promises generaIIy
to be very good.
Another proof of the growing feeling in
France against capital punishment was
given the other day near Amiens, when
the jury returned ii verdict of guilty with
extenuating circumstances, against q man
convicted Of having once attempted to
murder his own father, thrice attempted
murders Of less unnatural die, aud Of
having perpetrated i've incendiary fires.
An English company has attained
grant for a bank at BOgOIa, Columbia, with
right to estab lish numerous branches
Its bills are to be received by the Govern
ment in payment Of tax7--7.4t proposes to
furnish exchange between the principal
towns in the country and the ports with
which the COldmbians trade, and its estab-
lishment gives general satisfaction.
DR.. Gilpin, of Louisville, who had been
released from the military prison the other
day, was charged with treason, and having
been notified that he was to be re-arrested,
fed to the country for refuge. An officer
and four ussn went after him; he said he
would not be arrested alive, drew his MS
tol and shot the officer dead; whereupon
the four men fred upon the doctor, killing
him instantly. .-~. ~
On the 9Th ult, Wm. Harvey, a com
pOsitor, undertook for q wager of sI to
swim across the Thames, from Millbankto
Lambeth, within twelve minutes, and got
into the water for that purpose at 8 o.
clock. The unfortunate man reach about
two hundred feet from the shore, when he
gave loud shrek, and instantly sunk
The poor fellow, who, it is supposed, was
seized with cramp, persisted. -.i 9ao
Rev. Daniel Waldo, the celebrated CEN
tenarian, died at Syracuse, n. Y, on Sat
urday. Mr. Waldo was born in Connecti-
cut. in September, 1862. He served in the
Revolutionary war and was one Of the PEN
sioners. In 1901 he graduated at Yale
College, after which he entered the minis
try of the Congregational Church. He
preached frequently during the past year
often twice on sunday.
Gen. Hunter having arrested and I'M
prisOned the editor Of the Parkersburg
Gazette, Mr. Wharton, that individual an
nOunces publicly that he will enter suit
against Gen. Hunter @f0r false imprison-si
ment, and not let it rest when he is out of .
the service, until his means are exhausted
or the courts determine that he has no re-
dress" Mr.. Wharton, we may add, form
erly edited the Wheeling Times, and af-
terward paper in MassillOn, Ohio fa Is
} The widow of Cherubini recently died at
ths.ags Of 81 years.