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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-26
Yesterdays Afternoon Report.


NEW York. July %.
The Tribunes Washington special Of
the oath saws
The Government has received Dispatch
es from Sherman announcing that on Fri
day the rebels, under Hood, massed
heavy force against his left wing, consist
ing Of McPherson's Grand Division, which
was composed of Logan's and Blair's Corps,
and made desperate attack gaining a
temporary advantage.
The enemy, after terrific lighting, in
which q number Of charges were made,
were repulsed with much slaughter and
driven into their fortifications.
Major-General Mcpherson, during the
battle, became separated from his staff and
was killed by sharpshooters. After his
death General Logan assumed command
of his division.
Later dispatches say our forces had OBJ
tanned possession of elevated ground on
the northeast side Of the town, and that
siege guns had been mounted which com
mand the place; also, that the rebels were
burning their stores preparatory to ret
rograde movement. Everybody is conf
dent that Atlanta by this time has fallen
into our hands.
The Herald's special from Nashville, of
the oath, says: General Hood has receiv-
ed reinforcements from Charleston and
elsewhere. Johnston was relieved because
be would not risk general engagement.
There is strong belief that the rebels can't
get away from Atlanta.
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men is one year. All volunteers and sub
stitutes down to the day of the draft are
TO be credited on the quota, and to be de-
Quoted from the number to be drafted.
the names to be drawn from the wheel are to
be equal to the deficiency of the particu-
lar ward or district, with one hundred per
cent added. Drafted men, volunteers, and
substitutes, are to be placed in the military
organizations of their own states, and, as
far as practicable they are to have their
choice. Able seamen or ordinary seamen
who are drafted, are to have the privilege
of enlisting for the same period in the
navy. And all enlistments heretofore
made in the army or marine corps are to
be enrolled in the wards, districts, SC,
where they belonged at the time of the
enlistment, and are to be credited to the
quota.
The bounties to volunteers are one hun
dred dollars for one year, and twohundred
dollar for two years, and three hundred
dollars for three years; one third to be
paid at the time of muster, one third when
half the term has been served, and the
remaing third the time of discharge. In
case of the death of Ethe volunteer
while in service the residue of the bounty
unpaid shall be paid to his widow, or to
his children, or to his mother if she be
widow.
Recruiting in the rebel states is author
lied by the third section of the act Of
July 4th 1864, which makes it lawful for
the executive of any state to send recruit
ing agents into Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Miss
issippi, or Texas, to recruit volunteers, to
be credited on the quota of the state send
ing the agent, or on the subdivision there
of which will procure the enlistment.
Such are the principal features of our
laws on the subject of enrolment; draft
ing, and substitutes, as they stand under
the thrae acts above named
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FROM wAsmINGFON.

WASHINGTON, July %.
Moses Tayler has been appointed As
sistant Treasurer at New York to succeed
Mr. Cisco whose continued i'll health com
PEELED him to retire from office.
A despatch to-day from General Sher-
man states that his losses in the battle of
Friday at less than 1000, while that OF
the enemy cannot be less than 1000 owing
10 the advantage he took Of the effort to
turn his left Column. There is no official
news to show that our forces have entered
Atlanta. ... ...---
Secretary Fessenden under authority of
an act Of Congress of June last to issue
an amount not exceeding 100000, 900 dol
lars in Treasury notes &c, has to-day Civ
en- notice that subscriptions will be receiv-
ed by the Treasurer of the United States
and the several Assistant Treasurers and
designated repositories and by the Ma
tional Banks designated and qualified as
repositories and financial agents for Treas
ury Notes payable three years from Au-
gust 18th, 1864, bearing interest at the rate
of z $40 per cent per annum with semi
annual coupons attached payable in lawful
money.
These notes will be convertible at the
option of the holders, at maturity, into
Six per cent gold-bearing bonds, redeem
able after five and payable twenty years
from August 18th, 1867.
The notes win be issued in denomina-
tions Of $50, 500, $500, $1,000 and So
900, and in blanks or payable to order, as
may be ordered by the subscriber
The subscription must be for so dollars
I or some multiple of 30 dollars. Interest
will be allowed to August 9Th on all de-
posts made prior to that date and paid by
( the Department upon receipt Of these or
iginal certificates as the notes draw inter-
est from August 18th.
Persons making deposits subsequent to
that date must pay the interest accrued
from the date of the note to tie
date of the deposit. Partie 4
depooiting $4,000 dollars and upwards for
these notes at any one time will be al
lowed commission of one fourth of one
per cent which will be paid by the Treis-
ury Department upon the receipts of
bill for the amount certified to by the
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The gallant Colonel McGroatv. Of the
Glst Ohio, received one more in addition
to his numerous wounds, and will proba-
| bly, lose an arm.
From Williams division the attack ex-
tended to the left Of Johnson's division. of
Palmer's corps. Colonel Anson G. Nc
Cook was posted there in command of
General Carlin's brigade. One of his req
iments gave way Temporarily, but he skill
ful dispositions enabled him to rally it al
most Immediately, and the entire brigade
covered both itself and its leader with i'm
perishable honor. Along such portions of
our lines as L have mentioned had been
massed for this attack at least one-half
the rebel army. By nightfall this entire
host was utterly discounted. Ithad fail
ed to break our lines at a single point.
and retired in disorder, leaving its dead by
hundred on the field. Thus ended This
sanguinary conflict. No more brilliant
victory has crowned the Union arms since
the beginning of the war. Gen. Hooker
has earned anew the gratitude of the na-
ton. Palmer, Newton, Ward, Williams,
Geary, and their subordinates. and sol
diers, cannot be too highly praised. Gen.
johnson was as faithful: here as everywhere
else.
Our loss will amount to two thousand
men, principally on Hookers front be-
cause his troops fought in an open field.
The rebel loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners, will reach sixjthousand, of whom
fully one thousand were killed. outright.
Three rebel brigadier generals were kill
ed-Stephens, Weatherstone and Long.
On Baird's aud Davis front heavy skir-
mishing took place during the day. On
the left wing Mcpherson drove the enc
my several miles, Blair operating on the
extreme left, Logan next and Dodge
next, partly in line and partly in reserve.
Blairs corps advanced a mile and a halt
outh of the Augusta railroad. General
Greshin, who commanded his right divis-
ion, was previously wounded. Altogeth-
er, the operations on the left were highly
successful. On the morning of the 2Ist,
Johnson's and Bard's divisions. of Pal
mers corps, were moved forward, and af-
ter brisk contest, in which we lost per-
haps one hundred men, the rebels we're
driven from the ridge in front, the whole
of which was now in our possession.
By the morning of the 22d, the rebels
had withdrawn entirely from Palmers
and HookeTs front, and at A NJ. part of
our army entered Atlanta.
We may have more fighting yet for the
full possession of the city, but consider that
for the present the campaign is substan-
TALLY closed.
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The late Major General mcpherson.


Ohio, November a. 1928 and was &c at
the time of his death. He graduated at
West Point in 1853 During 1854 he was
an instructor at West Point, in 1856 he
was employed as an assistant Engineer on
the defenses of New York Harbor. From
1857 to 1861 he was charge ofthe cOnstruc-
ton of Notifications in San Francisco Bay.
Shortly after he was promoted to be
Captain of Engineers. In 1861 he became
an Aid-de-Camp Of General Halleeks as
! OF Lieutenant Colonel In 1862 he was
made Chief Engineer to accompany Grant
in the expeditions against Forts Henry
and Dohelson. After the battle Of Shilo
he was mHde Colonel ard Chief Engineer
on Halleeks staff In May 1862 he was
made Brigadier, and in October Major
General. At the close of the Vicksburgh
campaign he was made Brigadier in the
-lar army. General Mcpherson was
led man. He has not visited
outbreak OF the rebellion,
having said that he wo- DO' 'e', IS
until the war was over. His G. ~ ~
at Fremont, Ohio. The following e
scription of his personal appearance:
The personal appearance Of General
Mcpherson WIS that Of a high toned gen
tleman and scholar Justly regarded as
one of the most skillful officers in the wes-
tern army, he was noted for total absence
Of that roughness and uncouthness of
manner, almost amounting to boorishness,
which some officers seem to regard as
a sine qua non to the make up of a
good commander. No subordinate,
whatever his rank or station, whether pri-
vate soldier or Brigadier General, ever re-
ceived from him an unkind answer or an
uncivil word. He was as courteous to his
body-servant as he was respectful to his
superiOrs in rank and position The writer
recOllects on one occasion an official said
to him, Why don't you swear at the
damned rascals p alluding to some men
who had been guilty Of dereliction Of duty
The General replied, u have no more
right to swear at them than at you. How
would You ike me to damn you a hltle
now and them II was a favorite ex-
preston of his that politeness was a coin
that passed current every where, and was
never at a discount. @
His courage was Of kind most valua-
bic to an army and to himself as a COM
mander. BE was stoical, but never i'm
petuOus-calm, cool and selfpossessed, no
matter what the danger that might sur
round him. He never lost his presence of
mind for single moment, even in the
most desperate situation OF during the pro-
gress of the most hotly-eontested engage
ment His enthusiasm never got the bet
ter of his judgment, and he could give as
good council and advice during the prog
ress of bayonet charge, led by himself
as if he were enjoying a social tsts tete far
removed from the scene of hostile opera
tiOns. He would form his line Of battle
under the heaviest fire of the enemy, with
as much Indifference to rebel cannon and
sharpshooters as ifhe was arranginga a hol-
iday dress-parade. We think we utter
but the verdict Of all who know General
MCPHERSON, when we say he was a mod
el soldier and a model gentleman-a sol
der whom the Republic can i'll afford to
lose, and gentleman whose loss society
will deeply feel,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
FROM COLUMBUS.
Special to tho Cleveland Leader.
COLUMBUS, July 25th.

COLUMBUS, July 25th.
A Circular from the War Department
received here to-day, has the following
paragraph;-It is hereby made the duty
of the Acting Assistant Provost Marshall
General of the State, to secure and ar
range all the credits due to the different
districts and sub-districts under their CON
troll, and to see that under calls made in
accordance with the act approved, July
4th 1864, the draft to commence irnmedi-
ely after the expiration of the 80 days
rescribed in that act for the rasing vol
unteers. The same circular requires mus
Jering officers to send direct to the Assis-
t'nt Provost Marshall Generals duplicates
of their tri-monthly and monthly reports
of musters.
Recruiting officers of the navy and ma
rine are also requested to report to him
the number of men enlisted by them, as
this circular gives the Assistant Provost
Marshal control of the credits, much of
the confusion which we have heretofore
had in this respect will prob ably be
avoided in the future.
The pressure for commissions to recruit
for the new regiments continues. The
following Ohio officers have resigned Sur
geon R. G. Mclean, of the
l55th Ohio National Guard; Captain VIM.
Pinney, 10th; John S. Talmadge, 6jth;
Lieutenant Colonel w. S. Pierson, Iztn
Lieutenant James T. Henry, I'D; Adult
ant II. Ballard, SD; Colonel benjamin
P. Runkle, 45th; Lieutenant Edwin HUFF,
49th, honorably discharged on account of
wounds received in action.
An Unconditional Peace meeting was
held at Gahenna, few miles northeast of
here, on Saturday.
Strong Peace resolutions were adopted,
and Peace Petition to the President was
circulated
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MORNING LEADER
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 20



Commissioner Lewis to-day issned the
following circular to paymasters and dis
bursting officers of the Government COR
cerning the Internal Revenue tax upon
salaries;
The duty of five per centum is to be
withheld from all salaries of officers or pay
ments for services to persons in the civil,
military, naval or other employment or
service of the United States, including Sen
ators, Representatives and Delegates in
Congress, when exceeding the rate Of $500
per annumn. Where persons are transit
emily employed, the tax will be computed
on a basis Of 800 working days in each
year. In such cases the amount of 81 per
day will consequently be exempt from
taxation Each commissioned officer in
the army receives from a pay
master compensation at rate ex-
ceeding 5000, therefore all payments to
commissioned officers made by quarter
master or disbursing agent other than a
paymaster will be in excess Of the rate OF
5000 per annum, and the duty Of five per
ceutum must be withheld from such pay
ments. An accurate return should be
made supon Form No. 10. which will
be furnished by this Office, showing the
names ofthe person or persons TO whom
the payments were made, and from whom
tax was withheld, and also the month or
months for which the salaries were due.
This return, in all cases accompanied by
payments OF the amount of tax, must be
transmitted to the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, at Washington. If the pay
ment is RENTED by certificate Of deposit
with an Assistant Treasurer or designated
ofdepository of the United States, or with
a National Bank duly authorized to re-
ceive such moneys, special care must be
exercised to forward the proper certificate,
in accordance with the noteupon its mar
gin.
A remarkable tragedy occurred near
Mauckport, Harrison county, Indiana, on
Sunday week A yonng weman named
Miller went to church wearing a rebel en-
blem, and this circumstance created q con-
siderable feeling among some Of the Re
publican ladies of the congregation. Al
ter the services Mrs. Undertake, niece
of Colonel John Timberlake, volunteered
to go and take away the emblem. She
went toward Miss Miller and a general
fight ensued among the women, when Col
unel John Timberlake came into the
crowd apparently greatly excited. A. Sc
cessionist nance Henry Lohmire, who ac-
companied Miss Miller to the church,
warned Timberlake not to interfere. Tim
berlake replied, "You are nothing but
rebel anyhow" whereupon Lohmlre drew
pistol and shot twice both shots taking
effect The first ball passed through Tim
berlake's hand and into his shoulder, the
second entered his side and passed through
the heart, causing instant death. Lon.
mire was arrested and is in jail at Cory
don.
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FROM WASHINGTON
WAsHTNGrOy, ,JuIv'

w ASHlNGrONI July %
The Republican extra says dispatches
to the Government represent that great
battle was fought in Atlanta on Friday,
resulting in horrible slaughter and a
complete repulse Of the enemy at every
point
The Rebels holding the largest part of
the city, assaulted our works on that day
with great fury, evidently expecting to
drive our forces out of the city.
The 18th corps, commanded by General
Frank Blair seemed to be the special OBJ
iect of Rebel wrath, as they massed against
it in overwhelming force.
The 10Th received the shock gallantly and
held its own until General Dodge with the
10th corps came up when the rebels were
hurled back with great slaughter. Gen
eral Logan at the head of the 18th corps
went into battle with the rallying cry of
Remember Mcpherson. This corps
as well as Blaires both constituting
the army under Major General
Mcpherson fought desperately-the
news of the death of their brave command
er having been communicated to them Just
before going into battle.
Our troops buried 600 rebel left on the
field within our lines besides which the
rebels buried many of their own death
near their works.
It is estimated that the rebel killed and
wounded on Friday win exceed 5000
Our loss will reach about 2, 500 in killed
and wounded.
The 10Th corps suffered severely while
the work of burying the dead and remov-
inc the wounded was going on On Satur-
day Shermans heavy artillery was
playing upon the city. At the
same time large fires were observedin dif-
ferent parts of Atlanta, supposed to be
caused by the destruction OF supply de-
pots and other rebel property which the
enemy could not carry of, and did not
wish to fall into our hands. This is con-
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Concerning the Longevity of Men amp
Women.

We extract from London paper soma
interesting facts respecting the relative
logevity and liability to disease of the sex
es. Life insurance officers will find it
worthy of attention:
RELATIVE DECAY OF THE SEXES.
Decay of the male sex is much more
rapid than in the female. In the three
years ending June 80, 1910, the total nnm-
Der of deaths among males, throughout
England and Wales, was 5lS0O6, while
the deaths among female were only 499,
O58, giving an excess of male deaths, in
three years, 1908. After this statement
it canaot appear surprising that the
number of females in any country should
notably exceed the number of males In
the preseut time, in London, there ar
$4,000 females to $4,000 males, or an
excess of 10000 ladies' Coupled with
this fact, and obviously depending on it
is the superior longevity of the female
sex. There died through England and
Wales, between the 1st of July, 1889, and
30th Of June, lS40, 5,247 females, aged 80
and upwards; whereas, Of the same age,
there died only 1924 gentlemen, having,
what is called in the city "balance' in
favor of the old ladies of 1898. Among
the females who died, II had passed the
age of 100, but only 40 males. There are
only three diseases common to the sexes,
which carry off more females than
males; they are consumption, cancer and
dropsy. The deaths of childbirth form
but very small fraction of the female
sex. The proportion is only 8per 1000 of
the total mortality; and as half a million
children are annually born in England
and Wales, and scarcely 5000 deaths take
place in child birth, so there is only one
death to 10 conGnements.
The researches of the register general
have brought to light some singular re-
suits with reference to the proportion in
which acute diseases affect the
two sexes. In the zymatic tribe
the uniformity is quite extraordinary,
Thus, out of 6,194 persons dying of mea-
les in 1910 throughout England and Wales,
4. .443 were males, 445l females; differ
ence of only g92. Again, out of17, ,S62 per-
sons dying of scarlet fever in the same
year. s, 92i were males, 1924 were females;
u difference ofohly 3.
On the other hand it appears that out of
1896 dying Of pneumonia, Sl77 were males
and 6,629 females Out OFF,, 1877 dying Of
convulsion, II, ,6S7 were males and only
lO,O98 females. The superior value Of fe-
male life, which this and all other statisti-
cal considerations tendto prove, and which
our insurance officers, by their variation
of rates, acknowledge, is not attributable
to any differences in the original construc-
ton Of the body (ior man is built Of
stronger material than woman); but, first,
to the smaller demand made upon her vi
tai power during the middle period Of life; ;
secondly to the healthier condition and
temperament of the female mind: and,
thirdly, to the less amount Of toll and
anxiety which, in highly civilized
country, falls to theshare of wOman.-Dr.
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FROM NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE July 25-
Remains of General Mcpherson reach cd
here at A. NJ. to-day md were ee-
corted through the city to the Louisville
depot by the 18th Regulars, Capt l4a,-
monte 10th Tenn. Infantry Colonel
Scully and 9th Regular artillery General
McElroy, Webster and Gillom, Governor
johnson and staH were in the procession
whiched comprised all of the officers OF
the different Departments in the City
Remains leave by SPECIAL train at u M.
accompanied by guard from the 18th
Regulars of two officers and fifty men to
Sandusky, Ohio. The streets were
thrOnged with citizens and all the employ
ees of the Department assembled to honor
the remains of Mcpherson Official news
in front of Atlanta, meager, but no revers-
es are reported. Sherman still main
tained his position and is vigorously adj
yancing. General Rosseau has successful
" fulfilled his orders and reports a loss of
only u killed ofhis command.
General Garrard's expedition has been
successful in destroying the bridges at Gov
ington 40 miles east of Atlanta towards
Augusta, and destroyed public stores at
Covington and Conyers, including 1000
bales cotton, locomotive and a train of
cars, capturing 200 prisoners and num-
Der of horses.
Our losses in the recent battles will foot
up something less than 1000. We have
found over 1000 dead rebels which with
the usual proportion of wounded will
make their loss over 1000.
Our army is in good condition and the
situation favorable.
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PROM CAIRO.

CAIRO, July 25.
The steamer James White, from New
Orleans the 18th has arrived, and reports
that the steamer B. NJ. Brunyan from Nat
chez struck snag off Grifith's Landing,
fifteen miles below Greenyille, Miss, on
the 2lst at 10 p NJ, and sunk to the hur-
rieane roof in Eve minutes. She had near
600 people on board, including 440 Of the
10th Missouri cavalry, 80 refugees and
furloughed soldiers, and quite a number Of
cabin passengers. About so lives were
lost. Half of this number belonging to
the cavalry, the others belonged TO the
refugees and negroes. But two cabin pas
sengers, young man named Chapman, of
Alton, and Ray are believed to have been
lost.
The Gunboat No. II came up abO 20
minutes after the disaster and rescued 40
persons and others swan ashore.
There were also on board Ill mules, 90
horses, Is wagons, camp equipage of
Regiment, all of which. with the boat, is
total loss.
The James " Aite brought up most Of
the rescued, except the cavalry, who were
brought up by the marine brigade boat
Diana, to Memphis.
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FRONI NEM YnI,K.

New YORK, July 25.
The reported engagement between the
Kearsarge OF Sacramento and the Florida
on the 18th OF Jersey in the English
Channels Is IA canard. The Florida was Oft
Cape Henlopen on the 1lth and of course
could not have been in the English Chan
mel on the 18th ...
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The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser tells
a story about one of the aldermen of
that city who was drafted, but was ayerse
to army service. 1t appears that the
Common Council Of Buffalo possesses the
power to pardon convicts in the
penitentiary. Some time since a noted
scoundrel was sentenced to a term of i'm
prisonment, and upon this individual the
aconscript father fixed his attention. He
visited the prisoner, and found him ready
to enter the army as a substitute. The
next thing was to get the rogue pardoned
cut. This was accomplished through the
favor of the Board, but when the eulprit
was released he utterly declined to enter
the service, and is now ready to undertake
any little job of mischief that may present
itself tH4+st|t .ti-