The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-12
VOL. XIX--NO. 1911


Receiver Of Public Monies at Jackson
City, Kansas Henry W. Briggs Register
OF the Land Office at Visalis, California
AlOnzo Mayors, Assistant Assessor of the
Internal Revenue for the 10th District of
Missouri. Jas. Law. Postmaster at Sus-
pension Bridge. N. Y. .,-
/ FROM ELMTRA. ....- .s,....
ELnRA, N. Y, August IL.
Adjutant General Thomas, while in Ihis
city to-day, made 8 close survey Of the
military establishment here, and ordered
its immediate reduction to peace footing.
The Government buildings at the barracks
are to be sold, the general hospital to be
given up, and the patients transferred 10
hospitals in the late rebel camp. The
troops here will probably be sent away
except q few necessary to guard public
property. There are now no rebel prison.
ers except few sick in the general hospi-
tai. Large numbers of troops have been
mustered out here during the last three
months. The conduct of the troops while
in the city has been une1cepsionable. Few
disturbances have arisen, and these were
promptly quelled. OF
NOTHING. -as--.
AsPY BAY, q. B., August IL.
We have nothing later from Hearts
Content than was embraced in the dis
patches from Sydney to-day.
VIRGINIA ENIGRATIoN.
NEW YORK, August IL.
The Tribuns's Richmond correspondent
says the plan for securing emigration to
Virginia has been defeated by the action Of
prominent land holders.
REBEL SPIRITS.
sOn Tuesday there was gathering of
rebel spirits at Ashland, q short distance
from the city, at which addresses were
delivered and songs sung, tempered with
8 spirit Of dissfection. Prominent among
those present was the guerrilla Mosby,
riding horse of the lamented John Sedg-
wick, and acting as grand marshal of the
occasion.
CHAPLAlhS.
A number of chsplaiDs, connected with
regiments about to be mustered out of the
service, have been rendered the charge of |
the various colored churches IN Richmond,
by their congregations. 1t is believed that |
some of them will accept.
RESUMED BUSINESS.
]. R. Anderson has effected arrange |
ments by which he is put in possession of !
his foundry, and savertises that he is ready |
to enter into contsacts for building houses,
bridges &c, or casting ordnance or bells.
ABOUT THE CABLE-soLD.
NEW YORK, August IL.
The Heralds from Hearts Content the |
9th, says: ;, When the Sphynx was sighted
in Trinity Bay, the entire cable fset was
reported as arrived, and great excitement
prevailed. Two steamers proceeded down
the Bay early in the morning to meet the
Great Eastern, with large party of prom
inent persons on board. Their dissPpolnt-
ment was great.
About noon of the same day three guns
we're fired down the bay, and it was again
reported that the Great Eastern was ar
irving. The firing was occssioned by the
steam sloop Loyalist mistsking the Sphynz |
and Stevenson for the cable feet. A thick |
fog prevailed at the time. There are no
signs of the Great Eastern yet, and the J
cable people are beginning TO give up all
hopes of her arrival There were thou
sands of visitors here last week, but they
are going home disappointed.
Governor Mulgrave has just arrived from
the Gslets, sixty miles out at sea.
The weather is now foggy and very wet,
and unfavorable for the approach sf the
fleet.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
WAsHIEGToE, August IL.
It is said that the Government does not
assent to the doctrine Of the Vice Chancel-
lor of England as pronounced in the case
of the United States against Prooleu. The
United States are not likely to concede
very soon that the rebels are now or ever
were de faeto government, nor very like
ly to consent to derive title to their own
property through that imaginary concern:
she being a sovereign State, dealing with
other States according to the customary
method.
They are not specially likely to submit
without the process of attachment to the
DEGREES which may be registered against
them by Court of Chsncery sitting in
Westminster Hall.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of the Navy hiss directed
that masters and ensigns of the navy
aud midshipmen serving on board any
naval steamer will hereafter be taught
thoroughly the duty of steam enginery.
The Acting Second Comptroller has de-
cided that to reimburse the Government
for losses by soldiers for which they are
liable, to stOppsges Of pay, disbursing and
accounting officers are justified in with
holding any portion OF money due
the soldiers. either as Psy, bounty,
or money deposited With the Psymaster on
the check books.
| TROOPS MUSTERED OUT.
From the srd to the 9th of August, 1855,
dfty-six regiments, batteries and companies
were mustered out of the United States
service by order of the Secretary of War.
PERFORMING HIS DUTIES.
The Department of State has received
information from Jno. G. NicolaY, the re-
Gently appointed U. s. Consul at Paris, for
merly private secretary to President Lin
coin, that he has arrived at his post and
entered upon the duties of his duties.
sALLAGHKR's KXoHAHeB.
New YoRK August 10.
Gold 1411z. q
Erie, s55s; Michigan Southern, 655s (;
North Western, preferred, 62]z; Ohio L
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