The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-28
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The papers print todsy RusselPs diary
of the cable expedition. 1t gives 8 com.
| plete and detailed account of the laying oi
the cable, and Of the recovery Of it NJ diff
ferent times, of lis lost insulation, of lie
final parting on the I'd instant, and of the
subsequent graphing for it, down to and
including the 9th inst.
The water where the cable was lost is
about q miles deep, but notwithstanding
this the broken end was brought on one
occasion to within 200 yards Of the sur
face and would have been sgsin restored
to the deck of the Great Eastern had not
its great weight been too much for the
strength of the graphing rope.
The Hersld's special says that Brigadier
General Msrcellns Nj. Orecker, of lows,
expired ct Wizards Hotel, in Washing
ton, this afternoon, from disease of the
brain, after two weeks illness. DR.. Bren-
nemAn, staff surgeon to General Grant,
gave him unremitting attention. General
Crocker leaves 3 wife and three helpless
children.
1t ia stated that the President will prob
ably shortly order the release of Alexander
b. stephens. his case has been under con-
sideration for some time, and has been
again urged by his brother Linton Ste
phens, who bas had several interviews with
Mr.. johnson.
Mrs. r. NJ. 7. Hunter, of Virginis, is at
WilliArds. 1t is stated that her husband,
now confined as a State prisoner in Fort
Pulaski, asks for his relesss with the privi-
lege of leaving this country forever.
The rebel ex-General Wade Hampton
has reconsidered his sanguinAry determin-
tion to die in the last ditch of the Southern
Confederscy, and now begs Justify for par
don. His petition was received to dsy.
A dispatch from Farthar Point says.
There are no signs of the steamer North
American. The weather is cold and cloudy,
with a strong breeze from the West
Mexican Advices state that news reached
Vera Cruz of victory over the liberals
near Puebla, previons to the l4sh, and At
the time the steamer lett Vera Cruz,
which was on the 14th, the French and
Austrian vessels were firing sAlutes
The Imperial troops have been twice
repulsed from ZongalicAn.
An expedition was organizing to drive
Republss out of Chiisus.
It is reported that Negrete lost one
half of bis men and all his horses In To-
treating from Matamorss.
French troops continue to arrive.
The RickEaORd correspondent of the
Herald states that it is asserted there that
fourteen psYmssters are concerned with
Binney in the alleged frauds there.
1t is also believed that large number of
Northern psymssters are involved in the
same charges.
The Herald states that an army officer in
New York was arrested yesterday, charged
with frauds and forgery in the Paymas-
ters Department
Halifax and Nova Scotia papers of the
2lst are received. Some of the secession
organs there are much exercised and ex-
pressed great disgust at the fact Of Mr.
Ritchie, the only Union editor of that
city, having been invited TO New York
to receive the thanks OF the loyal msr-
chants of that metropolis in some substan-
tiSl manner tor his fearless upholding of
the United States Government during the
past four years. The secessionists, in order
to offset this movement, had extemporized
a presentation to one DR.. Anon, who had
been leader in Halifax Of the rebels and
made himself VIGOROUSLY conspicuous in
the steamer Chesapeake affair, and who
also aided the escape of the pirates after
they had them arrested. Il will be re-
membered tnat the Captain of the pirate
Tallahassee, publicly thanked DR.. Anon
for the assistance he rendered that craft
while there, after being ignored by the
British Admiral.