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The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01


Byt the sction of the various States, and
by the Presidents emancipation proclama-
tion, the institution of slavery has been
abolished in all the Southern States except
Keatueky and Delaware. 1 the former
State some 225,O0O slaves were held
at che breaking out of the war, in Della
ware I,7sS. But the various chances Of
the the moving South OF rebel
slave owners with their slaves-negro en-
Iistmens-ihe absorption by the army Of
thousands Of slaves belonging to disloyal
owners-and individual emancipation
reduced the total number of slaves held in
these two States to between fifty and one
hundred thousand. In each Of these
States the pressure is strong against tie
moribund institution. In Delaware it is
an absurdity, in its character as well as in
its magnitude, and the people ought to
abolish what there is of it, if only for the
name of the thing. In Kentucky nearly
sill the able bodied blacks have done SER
vice in ii army, and are therefore free
and the fact that these men have done
military service makes all their wives and
children free. So that what remains Of
negro slavery in Old Kentucky is the
merest skeleton, disjointed, l%ifeless, hope
less, with no prospect in the future. The
action of the States on the Constitutions
Amendment will wipe out the institution
clean; and in favor of this amendment N
expect that both Kentucky and Delawar'
will vote, though both of them have re
iected il.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Outrageous Proceedings in Louisville
Kentucky.

Yesterday afternoon, about 4
three soldiers belonging to the 18th Army
Corps were attacked on the corner of Third
street and the levee, and almost cut to
pieces, by some men dressed in citizens
clothes. 1t seems that the soldiers had
stepped into a bsr-roem to take something
to drink, when they were approached by
fifteen or twenty citizens n of whom
asked a soldier if he had any money The
soldier replied that he had none. The citi-
zen replied that he was a id liar, and
immediately stabbed him in the abdomen.
The whole party of robbers then jumped
on the soldiers, and stabbed all three of
them severely. w. r. Gender, Company
+, SEh Ohio, wa stabbed in the abdomen,
and we think mOrtslly wounded. james
Chapman, Company d, 9th Ohio, vas
stabbed in the side and back, and robbed
of sll the money he had, some $3.50. He
will probably get well. James Shaw, Of
the 4th Michigan, was stabbed in the right
arm and eide, but not fatally. The guard
went down TO the scene of the ARRAY, and
arrested fOur men charged with being i'm
plicated in the affair. This is the second
affair of the kind hat has occurred in the
same locality within the past week.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Arrcst Of Anotbcr RebeI Govornor,

r. L. Caruthers, formerly one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court Of this State,
was arrested day before yesterday at Leba-
non, and is o in the penitentisry here,
awaiting his trial for treason. BE has
been asomewhst prominent man in former
years. In 1861 he was q candidate fJr
the rebel Senate, but was defeated. In
August, 1868, when the rebellion claimed
only a very slender foothold in Tennessee,
its armies being expended, except in very
small portions Of each division of the State,
he was elected Governor by q handful of
rebels but before he could be installed into
Office, the national troops swept over the
whole State, compelling the would-be Gov
ernor t. make q hssty exit. The Wal over,
and the rebellion crushed, be returned to
his home, and was immediately arrested,
as above ststed-Nash0ile Paper.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
sure enough.

The question is asked: If the poor white
mon of the South have not be n able tC
elevate themselves with the assistance Of
the ballot, how are the blacks (whose
Ignorance Is more dense and who are
more confding in their n~stures) likely to
use If TO better advantage 2-StatesmGa.
If two men were fiat on their backs,
held down by s heavy stone, We could
readily see why neither Of them should
rise; but with the weight removed, we
might expect both to do SO. In the pre-
sent case slavery has been the stone, which
has kept down poor whites and negroes ;
but that removed, we may look for both
closes to elevate themselves and become
men among mep.-7Oledo Blade.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Convention Of Adjutnnt Generals.

The Convention of Adjutsut Generals, te
be held in this city on the 10th of July,
will be an interesting cO%nvocstion. Every
State which has assisted in putting down
the rebellion will be represented by its
Adjutant General. Tho principal subjects
for DISCUSSION will probably be-the best
methods of completing the rolls of the diff
ferent States, and the most efficient general
militia system, with a view, perhaps, of q
recommendation TO the generel govern
ment. Each delegate will, nc doubt, make
important reports of the part which the
constituency that he has served has
taken in the grand contest for the
maintenance of the Government. The
sessions Of the convention will not unlikely
take place in the Senate Chamber of the
State House, and continue three or four
days. Our citizens, we have no doubt,
will give these repre- sentatives of the mill
tary department Of the patriotic States q
TTdase egDd hospitsble reception.-BOstOn
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
nicnena mnkea AM Escane-

a London letter Of the 18th says " Chss
Dickens had a very narrow escape from
the catastrophe on the Southeastern Rail-
way last week. The carriage in which he
was sitting toppled over the edge of the
embsnkment, and hung there for awhile,
giving him an opportunity to scramble
through the window on 10 the platform,
where he found himself without scratch or
bruise, greatly TO his own amszement.
When the dead bodies of the victims we're
laid out for recognition, n over jealous
gentleman, knowing that Mr.. Dickens was
on the train recognized one corpse as his,
which statement was at first CREDITED. The
novelist was returning to his country seat
from a short continental trip when the &C
cident occurred.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Jennison.

Colonel Jennison, of the 9TH Kansas
Cavalry, has been dishonorably dismissed
the service, by sentence of the Court Mar
tia, which General Dodge has approved.
He wa charged with pluDdering the house
of a defenseless woman, while in command
of a brigade of roaming at large with
officers Of inferior rank and enlisted men,
and unnecessarily plunde1ing private
houses, of hanging three unarmed citizens,
one of whom was 8 loyal man; of allow
ing an indiscriminate system of destruc-
ton and pillsge, and Of selling, with the
intention of defrauding the Government,
sixty head Of cattle, and sll this while on
8 march from the Arkansas river TO Fort
Scott, in Kansas, between the 18Th of
November and the 10Th Of December,
lS64-Gneiunati Gazette.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
$3.50 Damages for Mr.. LincOIns -
IMnshinrtnn Cor p~hiInInInhin Innuir..

'e1AAAENNA wa AhAhAAtEHl
1t is said that a bill was presented last
week to the Treasury Department for five
hundred and fifty dollars damages alleged
to have been done sheets, pillow cases and
carpets, and for hire of servants, at the
house in Tenth street. opposite Ford's The
alter, in which President Lincoln died.
This is to compensate for the occupation
of the premises about ten hours by distin-
guished officials on the unfortunate occa-
sion.
When it is considered that this house
was open for exhibition at fifty cents per
head for q considerable period after the
Presidents death, when Washington was
crowded with strangers TO attend his fune-
raj, and subsequently, To witness the grand
reviews, and that q considerable cum must
have been realized therefrom, this last de-
msnd is rather cool. Its chances of pass
ing the Auditors inspection are rather
prOblemstical, as it is a debt which, if due
at all, is ~chsrgeable to the estate of the de-
ceased President.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
AUCTION SALES.
OFFICE or Asst QUARrERMAsTER, |
nrvv1.En lima 2lst- 1865.

ULEVALlhDI JWUe lLaEi IIV0s J
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
N in pursusnce Of Instructions from this Chief
Ouartermaster OF the Northern department, will
sell at Public Auction, on saturday, July LIST, the
property known ss the Government Uor4ll on me
H,iqhtI. at Cleveland Said property consists Of
Beard Buii diDgs, as folloTs:
Lot Lone and Forage House. IS fset long BY
50 feet IN width.
Lot 6--Mtss H1uie 40 feet long by 20 feet width.
Ldts Z to Is Stable Sheds, S57 fees BY II feet IN
width.
Lots Il to s4-B5srd Fenoe, 1850 feet long by 9
feet high.
Lot s5-PIank Flooring In the stable.
The above properly will be sold in lots IS divided
above, at 50 much per foot, board measure, con-
tanned therein. The propsrty to be taken Gown
and removed within seven days from dste Of 50 e,
At the expense Of the purchaser. Terms cash on
dsiyerv- BASIL L. SPAEGLER,
CAPTAIN and A. .. NJ.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Scandal in IIIinoIs.

The Springfield (IlL) correspondent Of
the Chicago Republican writes as follows
to that paper of a recently discovered scan
dial in Springfield;
The city was yesterday thrown into q
great excitement By q rumor OF the arrest
of John Armstrong, Esq, u Post Master,
on a charge of opening letters and taking
money therefrom. For q time the report
was not credited, SO astounding was it as
Mr.. Armstrong has always been considered
an upright and honorable man. He
is a leading member of Doctor Hills
Presbyterian Church of this city, and has
always sustained q most excellent reputa-
ton. Even now that it is certain that Mr..
Armstrong has been arrested and held to
bail in the sum of $4,000 on the charge,
GU best citizens appear sure that, if he
opened letters, it was with a motive OF I'M
proper curiosity, rather than from 8 feloni-
GUS intent. The letters opened were di-
rected to females, that which ledtO Mr..
Armstrong; detection han $50 in it. II is
said that the clerks in the Office were for
some time suspected, and one who had been
watched finally told the officer TO direct q
letter to a certain lady in this city, and the
Postmaster would open il, which, it sp-
pears, turned out TO be the case. The case
3 a most painful one, which it Is hoped
that Mr.. Armstrong will be sble to chow
that this unfortunate act was with no in
teut to rob the mail
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

Another Rebel Assassination PIot-..
Proposed Aurder of Andrew Sohn'
son.
The Nashville Union, of Wednesday,
says:
We made mention some days ago OF the
fact that q letter had been discovered
among the archives of the State recently
captured, addressed to Governor Harris,
proposing to assassinate Governor John
son. The following IS q copy of the letter:
LAFAYETTE DEPOT, April "a, 1862.
Governor:
The excuse I offer at present for sd-
dressing you is, that l believe good can be
accomplished to the public through me-. l
reside, or did, in Franklin, Williamson
county, Tennessee; and am well known to
the editors and publishers of the Union oHd
American-especially to Mr.. James o.
Griffith, who well knows my past political
and personal affiliations and my present
| status. 1 belong to the lst Tennessee
Regiment (Maney's) was the first in my
county to volunteer. Now, what l wish is
this for you to intervene for me to go to
Middle Tennessee and to capture or kill
that vile traitor, Andrew johnson. l can
do It. because l know Nashville, and am
not generally known there. And, more
over, if when I get there, 1 find l can't
accomplish my object I want authority tc
raise a company or companies of guerril
las in Middle Tennessee, to harass the
small garrisons left in the towns of thai
division of the State.
/ am well acquainted in all the counties
l fear the enemy will treat our men be
hind too kindly, thereby converting then
to Yankees. Killing a few pickets, etc.
would soon terminate their dsmnsble CT
witty. Be SO kind as to address me thu
at Corinth-"S. j. Cooke, Co. ID, Nancy
Regiment Tennessee Volunteers"-anc
obiige, Most respectfully yours,
s. j. Cooke.
P. ST. refer you besides to Senate
Hill and Representative House from Viii
liamgOn.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
The Eastman DeGaIcaIiOn-Its Amount
on the Increase

The Eastman DefaIcaliOn-llS
On the Increase.
IFrom the New York Tribune, 26th
The friends of Smith j. Eastman, who,
as we have mentioned, recently disappear
ed from his place of business in Broad
street, and his home in Brooklyn, in con-
sequence, IS is supposed, of deialcations to
the extent of at least $500 900, seem to
think his recent conduct the result of mem
tai rather than moral arrangement They
sllege that the slanderous stories circulated
about him when a candidate for the Board
of Education, seriously sffscted his under
standing, and that since that period he has
not been altogether himself.
The amount Of Eastmsn's de~fslcstions,
it is not probable will ever be exactly
known, IS persons who have suffered from
advances made to him are fearful of iDjur.
ing their credit by stating their extent
We hear the amount given in the streets
as high as $500 600 and 500. 600, and SOM
estimate it as high as $1,000, 900. But we
are inclined to believe the last figures an
exAggerstion.
Esstmsn's friends spprehend he hal
| committed suicide; but we can hardly
doubt he has taken mis- departure for Europe
The affair is extremely unfortunate, ant
has very naturally plunged his estimaOl'
family In the peepest distress.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
No Pardon for the nurderers Of Union


EO IL AAA -
Prisoners.
Among the exceptions made by Presi-
dent johnson in his amnesty approximation,
the rebels who have prscticed horrible cru
elites upon our soldiers in the South, were
very properly inclnded. The most terri
Bile and inhuman outrsges of which the
chronicles of any age have given US In
stances, have been p~erpetrated, by these
fends in human form, upon our suffering
heroes. Nothing in the history OF ancient
or modern war was ever published OF a
more appalling character than the docu-
ments, official and unofficial, relating TO
this subject. Nothing moro terrible was
ever suffered By mortals than our soldiers
were subjected to at Andersonville, Millen,
Florence, Salisbury, Belle Isle ard in Lib
BY Prison. The facts are all established
the guilty sre known; some of them are
in our hands ana others within our reach.
So far as we have observed, there are none
of this class in the lists of those who have
been pardoned by President gQhRsQqb We
martyrs, and good faith to u soldiers, and
the honor Of our country, and the ereoit OF
human nature, demand that some of these
unparalleled culprits be brought 10 trial
and p~unishment.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

s1HnId T1fniItsTtthbpt q Ra1Ir0ad
rE,o- the Mishaa aka Qnd) Enterprise, 2ith
On Monday evening last, in the south
western part Of the town, occurred one Of
| the most brutal and cowardly assaults that
we have ever been called upon to record.
The particulars, as near as we can relate
them, are as follows: Last winter the
younger son of widow Arnold, a young
man Of feeble constitution and poor health,
had some difficulty about the payment for
a piece of work, with his neighbor Peter
Nsuer, g German cooper, which ended in
a kind of standing feud. On the afternoon
named, it seems that Nsuer, who is q very
large AM strong man, possessed of a very
vicious and angry temper, but q coward,
wTunHlj sOughb his chance foI revenge.
Fearing to meet the frail boy face to face,
he waited until he should go to the pasture
for his mothers cows. Then by a circuit
Gus route through some adjoining fields he
managed 70 get ahooa 0f Hin. ssd-aria III
ambush in q narrow lane near the pas
ture and distant from help. Here
be laid until the yonng man, unsus-
pecting any danger, had passed him,
when he sprsDg up behind him and
dealt him a terrible blow on the side
of his head with 8 club, which felled
him to the ground; this he followed with
another bio from the club, which struck
him across the forehead, breaking his nose
and i~Djuring him badly. Then he sprsng
upon him, planting his knees il young Ar
nold's breast, and beat him with his fist IN
til he was entirely senseless and horribly
mutilsted. Not yet satisfied, or as some
suppose fearing that he had killed him
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jeR22e
HALR OF sERYTCEABLE MULES:
> OrtRrERM.srER G~EEERAL's OFFICE,
H.c,or,u n n lima IS. 1860.

QUARrERMAsTER GEEERAL's OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D. O., ID, 1860
By direction Of the Quartermsster General, there
vui be sold, at public auction, to the highest DID
der, at the times and places named below VIZ
OLEVELAED OatO. WEDNESDAY,, JULY D.
CARLISLE, PA, THURSDAY, july 8.
q, LTIDAYsBURS, Pa WEDNESDAY," L.
H-GNTIGGDON, PA, FRIDAY, JULY IL
READING, Pa MONDAY, JULY IL.
EASTON, PA, THURSDAY, JULY 70.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, MONDAY. o.
PITFSBURGa, PA, THUR3pkT, ~ ua -.
TWO y
.sah Ol,cs s1ssSt CLEVELAND, where FIVE
HOHsREO will be sold. r
Many of them were bought in the beginning OF
the war IS young mules, accom panied the armies
in all their marches and camps, and are thorough
Iy broken hardened by exercise, geat o and famll-
lar from bsing SO long gu rounded oy the soldieIs
Though sound and serTIceable, thy ave 10 lon.
ger T Quired in the army, and can DO purchased 81
these sa.es at far less than their t ne value. Inc
attention Of both miners and farmers Is especially
invited.
:" JEMtsa { seq
Breyet Bfigsdier General, in charge,
fe24225 First Division, O.. Me o.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

A copy of the report of the rebel Con-
gressionaI Committee to investigate the
charges of the i'll treatment Of Union pris.
oners, has been found. Though cautious
ly worded, it reveals horrors enough to
afford additional evidence Of the barbara
ties prscticed.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
general TerrI,s order.

The following is the full text of General
Terry's excellent order declaring the Vir-
ginis slsve.code obsolete, to which editOri
al reference has been made by the LEAD
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
AssITASr QUAREEsMAsTLRs OFFICE

ULENELAhDI U JutV AIsli I0V' ,
GOVERNMENT having use for the
M above mentioned Oarral and Stables, for the
esTraIiug and sale o. (5OO) ava hundred seryicable
mules on the 9Th of July, lS65, the above sails VIII
be p~o,tponei until Wednesd y, July IL, 1860, Inc
sale to take place on the premises, oommeneieg al
BASIL L SPAHGLER,
te92.99e Captain aud A. Q NJ.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Restoration of TeIeGraphfe COmmunt'
inns MealM

We learn from Chattanooga that tele.
graphic U0mmuHIcHTIOn uIreCJ Win Rich
mond will he hsd very soon, there being
only fifteen or twenty miles more Of wire
to be put up. The Government purposes
to turn over, in q few days, all the Tennes-
see lines to the companies, merely reserv-
ing the prior right to transmit its des-
patches over them.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
7-a LOAN!

Notes ofln denominations named will be prompt
" furnIshd upon receipt Of subscriptions.
The Eoss of tho Third Series are precisely SINH
lar in fom and privileges to the seven-Ihirties
already sid, except Thattha Government oesnryes
~iA-AlE Ae option o. paying interest in god coin
at6Per Get. instead OF alnths in currency. Sub
scribers wa dsdsct the interest in 0arrsney up to
July 18th, - the time when they subscribe.
Tho dolitry Of the notes Of this third series of
tho Seven Ihirtis will m on the LIST Of
June, aud Ffl b, made promptly and continuously
after thatlats.
The shat chSugo MAIDS in the conditions Of this
THIRD aRIB5 Affects only tho matter Of inter-
est. The symmt in gold, ii made, will be e~guiya-
lent to th,ournney interest of the higher rate
The retun to specie payments, in the event Of
which only SIu the option to pay interest In Gold
be aVailed o would SO reduce and equallze prices
that purOhAes made with six per cent. in gold
would be fdy equal to those made with seven and
three tonthP per cent. in currency. This is
The Only loan In Market
EOw ~Onercd,y the Government, and its superior
advantages make it The
Great Popular Loan Of the People.
Less than $50. OOO.O 600 ottbo Loan authorized By
the last Congress- are now on the market. This
amount, st he rate at which 1t is being absorbed,
will al be suboribOd for within SIXTY days, when
the notes wllundoubtOdly command 4 premium,
a. has uniformly been the OssO on closing the sub
s~criptiOns to other LOanE.
In order that citizens Of every town And section
Of the county nay be Afforded ~fAoilitios for taking
the loan, tie htional Banks, State Banks, and
Private Bankers throughout the country have gen
srslly agreed to eooive subscriptions At par. Sub
sorIbers will selst their wi agents, in whom they
have conhdeos, and vhO only are to be responsible
for the delivery { tho notes for which they receive
orders.
Subscription Agent,
No. u3suth Third street, Philadelphia.
Nay Is, 1865.
Subscriptions will be receiVed.b by the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
SECOND MTIONAL BANK,
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK,
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK,
NATIONAL CITY BANK, of Cleveland.
my9O:
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

In q recent speech, Senator John Sher-
man, made this statement: "a friend Of
mine, whose daughter is now at Rome, re-
ceiyed q letter from her, written while
General Sherman was visiting North Car
olina. She wrote: "'Oh, father, how fortu-
nate you are; you know where Sherman
has gone, but we are in deep distress, for
or next door neighbor, General Mcclellan,
is croaking and saying that Sherman and
his army can never march through that
country, and will be destroyed as the RO-
man legions were destroyedunder Vsrus.'"
The LEADER must produce some better
authority than John Sherman, TO substan-
tate its ststement-PlGaR Dealer.
The word of John Sherman is good
enough authority with the people of Ohio,
even if it were c~Ontradictei by the Plain
Dealer, which it is not. If Senator Sher-
man was incorrect in his representation of
his brothers sentiments, when he declared
that the GEL eral would support Cox for
Governor, why doesn't the General say so?
His silence on the subject is scquiescenee.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

hOre Ohio Regiments Coming Home.
General Logan, commanding the Army
of the Tennessee, now stationed at Louis
vile, issued an order on Thursday for the
reduction ofhis army fifteen thousand mon
by muster out. The following Ohio regi.
ments are mustered out under the OrdAr:
Fourteenth Army COrps.-S 3d, Lieut..
Col. j. Hensen 74tb, Lieut.. Col. r. T.
Findley; 18th, Lieut.. Col. L. Jones; hhth'
Lieut.. Col. E. N. Bowers; Goth, Lieut. OoL
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

The Union Convention of Vermont has
nominated Paul Dillingham;, of Water
bury, for Governor, and A. B. Gardner, of
Bennington, for Lieutenant GoVernOr.
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ar. 2stb. Msior w. Irwin.

yer; 18th, MsJor W. 4rWln'
Seventeenth Army Corps.-27th, Lieut.,
Col. J. A. Geruth seth, Col. Daniel Eber
43d, Col. Horace Parke; 63d, Msjor o. l.
Jackson; 6slh, Msior A. Crockett.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
OPTICIANS.

BreYet BIigsdier General, in CHI
je24.225 First Division, Q. NJ
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01

P. ST. refer you besides to Senator
Hill and Representative House from VIII
Hanson.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-20

B@- Among other things, the fol-
lowing will always be found in
our Stock: