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The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
Lord Derby and his Son An Incident
Of the. Elections.

An incident showing the odd changes
which time can make occurred at Preston
last week, says an English paper, during
the course OF the conservative canvass in
that town.
The two conservative candidates, along
with their party, were proceeding up one
of the streets of the town, when one of
them, who had q keen eye to business, OBJ
served q voter on the opposite side of the
road. A rush to him and 9 demonstrs-
ton OF the usual blandness prevailing at
election times followed. An introduction
succeeded, and after the voter had shaken
hands with Sir T G Hesketh, he turned to
the Hon. A. F. Stanley Oord Derby s SOM
and ssid-"Allow me to express he pleas
ure / feel at being introduced to the son of
8 man whose life I saved many years ago."
The honorable scion of the house of Der
by and his party wondered what the old
voter meant and, as they appeared to be
anxious for some explanation, he proceeded
10 tell how, many years sgo, when Lord
Darby, during the course of the celebrated
contest betweed himself and Orator Hunt
wss being kicked, beaten, pelted with re.
fuse, and generally abused by the conser-
vstive mob in Preston, and then dragged
opposite his house, where in sl probability
he would have been killed, had not he
seized his lordship (then Mr.. Stanley and
pulled him into his dwelling, where he hid
him in a dark closet. The lnfuristed mob
immediately broke into the house, but were
unable TO discover Lord Derby. They
then rushed eff in another direction, fancy
ing that his lordship had escaped by some
back way. The voter then administered
some refeshments to the victim OF tory
bigotry and violence secreted in his house.
and afterwards got some policemen to take
him to his headquarters.
b. When the voter had concluded the mar
ration of this story, the Hon. A +. Stanley
thanked the voter for his kindness at the
time named, and then begged for his sup.
port "for his fathers sake" A negative
msn, considerably surprised Fojoi6ed,
" But you know, you are sn old supporter
Of my father" Eyes" he swered, shut
your father has changed his politics since
l wss his supporter: 1 have not !, like
your father, was not 8 tory then; and 1
don't intend TO go over to that party which
abused him in Preston" He was ques-
toned pretty closely about shat party"
and some of the conservatives present
DIusnou PIeLbJ extensively Hnne the al
Gent voter verbally castigated the tories
for hunting and maltresting Lord Derby
when he contested Preston at the time
named. He afterwards left the two csndi-
dates and their supporters to reflect upon
the change that had ensued since the pres.
ent head of the conservative party of Eng
land was chased and almost beaten to death
by 8 mad tory mob in the very Town which
had just returned his son to Parliament SIS
3 tory member.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

III EE18A - - -AIa
The omiDous failure of the Crest Eastern
to arrive upon our shores is accounted for
by news received per the steamer Cuba,
which left Liverpool on the 3Oth ult,
which informs US that on the 29th, after
W hundred miles or more thsn one
third of the cable had been paid out the
Insulation was lost, owing to some unknown
cause. As this fact could only have
been known by the cessation of tele-
graphic communication between Val
entls and the Great Eastern, the de-.
feet in insulation may be caused by the
parting of the csble,-which would be q
decidedly radical "defect"-in which case
the, experiment is Of course a failure; or it
may be the result of q kink or imperfeetion
in that part of the cable alresdy paid cut.
If the latter, and should the weather be
fair, it may be possible to under-run the
cable and cut out the defective part, espeei-
ally should this be near the vessel. But
the peRs per the Cubs, which indicates
that some eighteen or twenty hours had
elapsed since communication between
VRlsntis and the Great Eastern hsd ceas-
ed, taken in connection with the fact that
the western end of the cable is at least four
dsys over due, make it decidedly probable
that the disaster is fatal one. The next
steamer will, however, bring decisive. news
on this subject, and if we hear no further
news on its arrival, it may be concluded
that the great enterprise has failed. If
this be the csss the Great Eastern will
probably return at once to Epgland, and
the work of connecting Buropeand Amer
lea by lightning will be left 70 American
skill and energy.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
NORTHERN OHIO NEWS.
PnRTAGR nnnNTY.

The IA sral of D. B. Bostwick, OF Roots
town, whose death, by drowning IN q well,
we recorded last week, took place on the
I'd inst. The ceremonies were conducted
by the Masonic Order and the funeral was
attended by q large number Of the officials
and employees Of the A. & G. W. Rail
way, and by many of the citizens OF the
vicinity.
The quarterly meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will be held at Rsvenna
o = Saturday and Sunday nexL Elder Hill
will conduct the exercises. The snnual
meeting of the District Stewards will COM
mence on Saturday, at ten A N
Rev. B. A. Hinsdsle who has been en-
gagged in the Disciples Church, at Aurora,
has preached his farewell sermon, and is
now employed sill his time in Scion.
A few days since A. NJ. Pesse was
thrown from a load of hay, in Rsvenns,
by the running away Of q team, and the
c~oIlAr-bone of the left shoulder broken.
Drs. c. s. Leonard and Bedding reduced
the fracture, and the patient is doing well.
The canal bridge on Chestnut street,
Rsvenns, has been closed up as unsafe for
teams TO cross.
Gurden L. Horr has been appointed
Postmaster at S~hslersville, Uice Abner
Horr, resigned.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
ne Rtot AZ ereenwish. CONN.

A returned soldier WAS killed at Green
wich, Conn, on Saturday night, while
heading q riotous crowd of young fellows
who had undertaken to il hlct summsr
punishment upon B negro who was living
near that town, very peseesbly and mind
ing his W business. HIS offence, as they
deemed it, was in having q white wife, an
Irish girl, who voluntarily married him,
and with whom he had lived for a consid-
cradle period. This was thought by the
asssilsnts to be worthy of mob justice,
and, after fortifying with the requisite
liquor, they undertook to drag forth the
parti- colored partners. But 8 little accident
interfered; a wide-swske old negro wo-
man, who was not afraid to defend her
house, nor even afraid of handling q gun,
confronted the mob at the door and advised
them to desist, at the same time firing over
their heads. They we're only about fifteen
to one, and after a little scare they cunclu-
ded TO go on with the job. So they threw
stones st the house, and made various at
tempts to gst in. The old black woman at
last fred directly into the crowd, shooting
the ringlesder through the brain. He died
Immediately, und his brave companions
retired, givingup the Job IS a bad specula
sASAs Anu ADkAOOo WhAO tohOh tuNOC NlobOuI
without resistance, and all parties were
examined by the Uoroner's Jury.
The case was plain, it would seem, the
jury found q verdict of justiiable homicide
and ordered the discharge of the prisoners,
but not the retention of the young fellows, /
who testified that they we're Of the party,
and went on purpose 70 play the mischief
with the darkeys. ALI was now over, but
there seems to have been an amusing cpl
sode in the form of q volunteer address to
the chief negro by one OF the jurors,
speaking, Of course, for himself only. The
spirit of his address was this
"You have done just right; the law is all
on your sidej we must ali justify and pre-
tect you; there is nothing we can get hold
Of against you, but if were you l would
leave here; OF course, you have q right
to remain, but you are unpleasant, and our
feelings ought TO take precedence of your
legal rights; in fact you have no right to
be snegro, or else your wife has no right
to be 8 white woman-or the other way
OF, Orwell, at any rate, 1 should pre-
fer that since you are d nuisance, you
should get out; you may go where you
please of course; and if any any other
objects oyou, why, keep GO
ing-in short g niger has no right to q
hcme anywhere if his white ielloW-citizsns
don't like 70 have him anywhere. know
his Is all in the face of law, and Justice,
and humanity; but-thsts my opinion,
and you get it lin Connecticut, tool with
charge"
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
LORAIN OOuNTY.

At the annual meeting of the College
Societies Library Association of Oberlin
College, held on Friday evening last, The
following officers were elected:
President Theo. Wilder; Vice Fresi-
dent L. H Tenney; Librarian, O-G. Fair
child Corresponding Secretary, A, I. s.
Walsh; Recording Secretary, E. ?. Boise;
Treasurer, ]. E Todd.
Mr.. George Gay, of Elyris, was quite
badly injured last Monday by being thrown
from his wagon when his horses were run
ming sway. He was sgt badly on the head
e. ?. Stedman, Of Huntington, who is
over seventy years of age, fell from a scat
fold on Friday, the 2sth inst, while repair
ing 3 barn, and striking his head upon a
stone received 3 very severe injury. He
was found lying upon the ground insensi
bic how long he had been there is not
not known, for Mr.. Stedman has no recol-
lection of falling, and suppOses he must
have tainted while at work.
A large company of Elyrians attended
8 pic mic at VeTmilion on Thursday last.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

EOVND-A BRASS STORE KEY. on
Water street. The owner can have it by calliBg
at the Leader Office and paying for this advertise
msnt. augg:23l
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
KbOUt the CrOps,

The Chicago Commercial Express q :
ait is undoubtedly true that the rains have
besn heavier and more protrscted through
OOiJ, Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas than anywhere north
of that stretch Of country, and as the hsr-
vests are earlier there, and winter wheat
almost exclusively grown, the moderate
crops cut have been sadly diminished and
deteriorsted by the wet, the damage also
extending to rye and barley, possibly to
o4tE. In portions of Illinois and Iowa
where the rye, barley and spring wheat
hsrvests came o. early, as well as where
winter wheat forms q portion of the crops,
some damage has been done, especially with
those farmers unabls to procure necessary
help to take advantage of the occasional
fine weather but in much of these last
named sections, as we'll as in most of Wis
coBsin, the harvest has been and bids fair
t. be attended by good weather, while in
Minnesota the crops never promised so
well before as now. 5'
Without the damage of bad harvest
weather, the general wheat crop of the
Northwest would have been q moderate one,
far less than q good or sven q fail average.
1t has had many enemies TO encounter
the early drought insects, and the later
rains. All early sown fields, whether of
winter or spring, stood light OF the ground.
Where the crop was early, it was Of good
quality, although light, but the wet after
harvest has damaged it much. Where the
crop was still growing during the rainy
season Except that which was too much
beaten and drenched in tho blow the heads
have filed we'll and the grain will be good,
though the yield per acre will be light.
We do not think that Northern Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa have had so light q
wheat yield in ten years as now, excepting,
of course, the almost total failure, Of the
crop last year. Oats are good everywhere.
Corn is now doing well, though it has suf-
tered some on low and level lands.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
A Drunken Man Steals = Locomotive
--EoIIfsfOu

lhrom the Rochester Union, August 3.
An accident of q somewhat expensive.
though very unusual character occurred
last evening at Palmyra, on the New York
Central Railroad. A collision occurred,
the mischief being done by a drunken man
who took possession of an engine. About
5 T. NJ. q locomotive used for drawing a
construction train WAS lett upon the side
track at the station, while the engineer and
fremen were to supper. A German, who
had been employed IS 8 laborer on the
road, was about the place ina state of in
toxicstion. He had climbed upon the To-
connective two or three times, and was put
off by the engineer. Taking advantage of
the absence of the engineer, he mounted
the locomotive and opened the throttle
valve. The engine started down the
branch towards the main track, and lust
then the steamboat express came up from
the east. A collision was inevitable. The
man who started the engine saw the dan
ger, jumped to the ground and ran away.
The locomotives collided, smashing both
pretty badly. Theengine of the pssE
train was thrown from the track, together
with the tender and baggage cars, and tue
passengers were somewhat Jared. The
engineer and fireman jumped and saved
themselves. No one was injured in the
least. The train was delayed three hours
or more by the accident. SIS soon as the
train stopped, half a dozen persons who
the movement, gave chase to the an
thor of the mischief and brought him
back. He was taken to Jail, we UNDER
stand, to await further orders.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
The salaries Of the wan correspopdent

The salaries of the war correspondents
= the principal newspapers ranged from
81 600 IN g 900 s year, reaching the latter
figure only in q Few instances; Their cur
rent expenses which wee allowed mad
dition to their salaries, often amounted to
as much IS thess1igures and more. Bach
correspondent msy be sad to have repre-
sented 81 average yearly investment Of
from 81. 600 to $4,000. Special messengers
were paid lower wages, but also allowed
their expense which were frequently
larger thau- those of the correspondents.
some of the correspondents we're mounted
half 3 dozen times in q single year. The
transfer of correspondents from one army
10 smother far distant, often from want of
meaus and time for transportation, com
PEELED the abandonment of their entire out
dt and a replenishmentin their new sphere
of duty. Property thus lett behind was
hardly ever recovered, Last not least
was the expense of telegrsphing, the cost
of single battle accounts being at times
many huudred dollars. The expenses Of
the New York journals each we're not less
thsn from $50 600 to 500. COO = year. The
Boston. P~hiladelphis and Western papers
invested from $4,000 70 $500 0 each in
the same way.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
AMan Reads His Bible and Goes to h
woods 10 shoot Himself

From the Hartford Courant, August 7
A man by the name of Lucius Usrpen-
Ter, of Ellington, shot himself on Friday,
the 18th ultimo. He had been very singu.
lar in his actions for some time previous,
having decided hia farm to q friend of his
with the understanding that in case of his
death he should give the firm to his wife.
On the day on which he committed suicide
he took his Bible and lay down on his bed
and read during the early part of the day.
After q while he got up snd took a piece of
paper and wrote a note to his vile which
he left in a table drawer. He then went
out, and going over to his brothers, OBJ
tanned his rifle secretly and went out into
the woods near by and shot himself by
placing his head against the mouth of the
barrel and discharged the gun with his foot.
The bali passed through his head killing
him Instantly. He was found the next day
with the gun lying across his body, he be-
ing in the same position in which he fell.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
AsHTABuLA COUNTY.

The Ashtsbuls Sentinel records the fol-
lowing freaks played by the lightning
during a heavy thunder storm on Friday
last
DAnviIle Squires, of Jefferson, had two
valuable cows instantly killed.
In Lenn0x, it struck 3 tree about thirty
feet from the deer of Mr.. L. D.. Pesse,
SCATTERING the bsr-posts of the door yard.
The residence of Y. q. French was also
struck and somewhat injured.
In the east part of Rome q cow-bsrn and
twelve tons OF hay, belonging to Mr.. Hi
ram Peck, were destroyed.
The Baptist Sunday-school will have 8
pic mic Wednesday, August 18th, near
Hickoks Mill.
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already arranged for :

The Paris Constitutional clsims q great
victory for the Government Of Louis Ma
PoleOn in the late municipal elections,
though the facts look otherwise. The
Paris correspondent of the London Nel0s
says: SAT Aarseiilss and Sisteron, twenty
opposition candidates have passed; at
Castillains ten; and st Vienne, eighteen
At Tavernay, Csvillon, Lectoure, and it is
at this moment announced at Dion also,
the whole of the opposition lists have been
elected, In many places only a portion of
the candidates received a sufficient number
of votes to make their elections valid, and
in these new ballot Will be required.
Oismecy and the Bases Alpes, which of
fared the most serious resistance the coup
GetGt experienced in 1851 are slsoto benum-
bersd with the departments where the
'men of order" of the C~Onsttusonnel have
bean beaten" nor
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
John Stuart ain OF Eegro suffrage.

The London correspondent of the Tin
cinnsti Gazette, Gays; John Stuart Mill
declared yesterday in my hearing, that he
regarded the negro suffrage question as the
most momentous one ever brought before
q country, and as involving in~terminsble
troubles and distractions, or unexampled
peace and prosperity in its decision. He
regards ~the'negFo as in every way fitted to
be at once ~enfranchise.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
welcome to Returned soldiers.

We are glad TO see that throughout the
state the people are making arrangements
to welcome back. with festivals and re-
joicingA the brave boys who are now COM
ing home daily from their we'll completed
work. The project of holding meetings
for reunion between returned soldiers and
citizens seems to have been originated al
mos simultaneously by several different
counties. We hope that the idea may be
successfully carried out in all. ssu
The following is list of such reunions
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

Memphis, with 10000 idhsbitants and
only 1900 registered voters. cast but ls47
ballots for Congressman at the late election,
of which Saunders got 153, Bullock 555,
Dunlap 100, LeftwFch 4s4. and Houston so
Bullock and Leftwich being the cOnssr-
vstive candidates,
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

Teh brother of President JOhnsOn-.A
quiet IeAhs CorpemteF---s Amdrew -
would not Disclose his Policy on h
Negro Suffrage Question, &e.
[Trom the Cairo Democrat, July 81
We recently had quite an interesting in.
terview with the Presidents brother, Mr..
VIM. T. johnson, of Buzuria county, Tex
as, who was on his way home from q visit
70 his brother in Washington, and his two
Sons in Nashville. Nh. johnson is over
sixty years of age, and is q carpenter BY
trade. During the war he remained quiet
ly at his home with his wife and a son,
aged fifteen years. His sons, now at Nash
vile, have both been soldiers in the Fed.
ersl service, and are, at present filing
pnblIc positions which have been kindly
furnished them by the President.
Mr.. johnson represents the cotton crop
in Texas as iue sugar an average crop,
and corn fair but not first rate. He saws
the State has not suffered by the war, but
that he anticipates great trouble in the fu-
ture. Forthe last two years labor in Texas
has been plenty ard very cheap, from the
fact that many of the planters of Missis-
sippi, Kentucky, Missouri, Virgins, and
other States, have sen In their slaves, of
fering their services for clothing, v~ictusls,
Sc. Mr.. johnson thinks the negro popu-
lation of Texas will be a great curse to the
State. Many of them have already be-
come homesick, and want to return to their
former homes. Others have become very
indolent and lounge around, unwilling 10
work. Mr.. johnson says these negroes be-
lieve that freedom means idleness, snd that
they will be sent to school by the Govern
ment, and iuslly become preachers, law
yers, doctors, &c. He is opposed to giving
them the ballot, and although Andrew
would not give him any definite infOrma-
tion on the subject be believes he will not
yield to the radicals, and force his own peO-
PIE TO swallow the unpalatsble pill of ne
gro equality.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

A leWd woman named Alice Celia Con-
rad, was shot on Friday, in Rochester, by
8 returned sailor named John Harris. The
contents of the carbine entered her face
just below the eye making a frightful but
not dangerous wound. Upon examining
the wound nothing but 8 patent wsd
could be found.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

There were numerous @p~lessant Incl.
dent" at Grants Faneuil Hall reception
in Boston on Monday. A cute Yankee,
who had been through the mill, and shaken
hsnds with General Grant was himself
seen shaking hands with less fortunate
people outside for ten cents apiece.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

The prospect of the California vintage
of 1865 is magnificent. The State will turn
out mora wine than ever before, by twenty
four per cent, and st least 200 per cent.
more brandy.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

Major General Gesry recently turned
out OF his house some Harrisburg copper
heads for talking treason, telling them at
the same time he had seen men hanged for
saying less than they uttered.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
S00 AGENTS WANFED-ln every

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The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

Mrs Surrstt, previous 10 execution, gave
her counsel IN scknow ledgment tor three
thousand i've hundred dollars.
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A Big Scare I'm aewbern--R. q. b.

A Big In SeWbern--R. q. b.
North Carolina Correspondence N. Y Tribune
The old habit or timidity among the
~soifrEgsFh19lders touching the alleged danger
curled by the abolition of slavery, and their
dreams are, even to this day, haunted by
visions of "Old John Brown" or Of Nat.
Turner"
A ludicrous but real case, Illustrating
this silly id~iosyncrscy, occurred only q few
days since, in the classic town of New
BERN.
Upon q certain morning, the inhabitants
ssllied forth from their pesceful dOmieils,
ali uumindful OF any imminent danger of
8 frisIng," and were Mortified TO behold,
posted upon the houses and other vacant
places throughout the town, a mysterious
triangular placsrd, bearing upon the an
giles the cabslistic letters: q