Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-25

IVELAND, TUESDAY
1 allegiance and enlisted for service against
the Indians in the Northwest.
THE NIPHoy NOT LOST. a-,
WASHINGTON, Oct. "a q
/ Richmond pepers publish an account of
the blowing ap and sinking of the o. 8.
steamer Nphon. Admiral. Porter to-day
tslegrsphed to the Navy Department that
he bad received letter. from officers on
bosrd the Niphon, dated the 18th instant,
sad that the publication was undoubtedly
false. -s Ha.
y TRIAL OF THE REBEL MERCHANTS.
The trial of johnson & Sutton, mer-
chants of this city, charged with selling
goods to blockade runners, was resumed
to-day. The prosecution having been
closed, the counsel for the defense pro-
duced witnesses who testified to the loyalty
of the firm. The trial will be continued
several days, and will be followed by the
trial of other firms arrested in this city and
Baltimore. ..
REBEL COURIER CAPTURED.
John A. Washington, one of MOssby's
dispatch bearers, was captured near Rec
tortown, (Va) Saturday. Important dis
patches are said to have been found on
him.
GUERRILLA INTELLIGENCE.
MOseby's and Whites gangs of guerril-
las are again lowering around Fairfax,
Loudon, and adjoining counties.
Yesterday number of Moseby's scouts
made their appearance in the vicinity of
Great Falls, about eighteen miles from
this city. Two of them we're captured and
brought in.
DRAFT MATTERS.
The draft was resumed here to-day to
I'll the deficiencies existing in the quotas
of the various wards. Among those draft
ed was the doorkeeper Of the Presidents
Mansion, who makes the fourth attzchee
of the White House who has been draft
ed within the past two months.
General Gustar has been promoted to a
Brigadier General, in consideration of his
brilliant service in the Valley. This was
announced to General Custar at the War
Department to-day.
PRESENTATION OF FLAGS
During Misrepresentation of the flags cap
tured by General Sheridan in his
late victory at Cedar Greek, was
received with loud applause by the large
crowd assembled to witness the presenta-
ton.
GENERAL PICKETTs CONDITION.
General Pickett is reported very low to-
day. The ball, which entered his right
breast and passed through his lungs, was
extracted this morning from the shoulder
blade. His, right arm is much inAsmed,
and it is feared that internal bleeding
hasscommenced, caused by the cutting.
=i1. SUPREME COURT. r
BALTIMORE, Oct. "a.
In the Supreme Court of this city to-day
application was made in behalf of thee op-
moments of the new Constitution for man
dsmus, directed to Governor Bradford,
commanding him to exclude from being
counted the votes of soldiers now out of the
State. The Court dismissed the applica-
ton, the Court being of opinion
that no sufficient grounds existed for the
interposition of the court in the matter.
The counsel immedistely fled an appeal
from the above order, and the record was
made up and sent last evening to the
Court Of Appeals, beforewhich an appeal
will be had to-day or tomorrow.
In addition to Mr.. Alexander, it is stated
that Andrew johnson and VIM. Letley
are engaged on the part of the petitioners,
while Henry Stockbridge and Archibald
Sterling, Jr- will appear for the Governor.
The Epsning Posts james River special
says: An engagement took place on the
22d between the rebel gunboats and one of
our shore batteries. The rebel feet re-
treated to the protection of Fort Darling.
One boat was seriously and one cOnsidera-
bly, injured.
There was no firing on the Dutch Gap
Canal from noon of the 2tst to the eve
ming of the 22d.
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