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The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-19
FROM MISNIhaIPPL

JACKSON, MISS, August H..
The Times special says the effects of an
earthquake were sensibly felt about nine
o'clock this morning at Memphis, Lagrange
Holly Springs, Oxford and Granada. At
Memphis the shock was severe enough to
cause the people to run out of their houses.
The Constitutional Convention Commit
tee report in favor of change in the con.
stitution preventing hereafter slavery or in
voluntary servitude except upon legal su-
thorlty for crime, and striking out such
portions Of the old constitution as relate TO
slavery. An ordinance was also presented
providing for the election Of Congress nen,
governor, Legislators, and other State off.
GERS on the first Monday of October.
The Committee presented an ordinance
ratifying sll acts of the State officers if not
inconsistent with the Courts Of the United
States or Mississippi,
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THE TROOPs IN VIEsIHIA.

NEW YORK, August 10.
The Tribune's Washington special says: ::
The existence of considerable dissstislsc-
tion among the troops in the Department
of Virginia, in regard to their retention in
service, has rendered an order from Gene
raj Terry on the subject necessary, Many
of the men argue that they enlisted for the
war, and now that it is virtually ended,
they are justly entitled 10 their discharge
from service. General Terry defines the
term "during the Wal" Es being
while the necessity for a militia
~ force created by the present
rebellion shall exist, and that if necessary,
will continue until the States recently In
rebellion have returned TO their former re-
lations to the National Government.
While Gen. Terry appeals to the troops of
his command not to sully their great and
well earned reputation by misconduct, he
also gives them to understand that deser-
ton will be as severely punished as though
they were in active campaign.
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The full and interesting details respect
ing the history Of the Atlantic Gable,
published yesterday morning, definitely
settle the questin of its failure, at least for
this season. The fact thst it has parted,
and that it lies in 1860 fstboms, or about
two miles and hall, of water, would seem
sufficient to demonstrate that it had failed,
and the fact that none of series of careful
attempts to FISH it up had succeeded con-
firm the belief. The Great Eastern has
gone back to England for better graphing
apparatus, but even if grsPnels can be
forged and rope twisted strong enough to
haul up the cable from Its ocean depths,
which we greatly doubt, the season of fair
weather will be exhausted long before the
Great Eastern can return to Buoy No. 5,
and the risk Of storms, which would inter-
fere with the success of the enterprise,
would be treb!sd. The cable is therefore
to be regarded as failure, for this season.
and probably for all time.
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NEW YORK, August Is.
The Tribune's Tyler, Texas, correspon-
dent says: Camp Ford near that place i a
prison pen, second only to Adersonvilie in
0arbArism and atrocities inflicted upon
Union prisoners. For the last two years
the correspondent says, the prisoners were
scourged, beaten and tortured, but those
prisoners were too far off and too closely
guarded for their groans to be heard bv
those In the outside world, aud their sad
story only becomes known from their own
shrun ken lips after they had been ex.
changed 1t Is stockaded inclOsure of
from eight to ten acres. This estimate in
ciudes all additions to the prison. lis
situated on the side of sandy slope. At
at the lower edge Of which and Just within
the stOeksde is 8 spring that supplied
wster for all departments Of tho
inclosure, which seems to have been en-
larged St different times to meet reonire-
ments. 1t is filed with huts and shanties
of almost every imaginable shape, and
constructed Of every available naterisI
Two barrels, one on top of the othe-. form
the chimney of hnt made of rushes tho |
hm0s OF which have been pressed together |
and plsstered with mud, Near the poirt |
at which we entered there is a npmbar Of |
"olo SAdfceJ Dub ol 6AzuliuhhlOu 4OuuU II
that they we're excavations in the ground, |
which had been covered fiTst with bushes !
and then with dirt. They had been made |
BY those of our men who had been cap-
tured last, and for whom there was no room
IN the nuts. Above ground, everywhere,
are blsckened spots which show where !
their fires had formerly been, by means Of |
which those who had no sheltsr at all !
cooked their daily mite of meat. Frag-
ments of kettles and stoves, old cast of |
pans and fat rocks, the cooking utensils |
which they had used, are strewn about, or,
as noticed in one of the huts, piled up for !
future use.
Toward the upper side of the inelosure,
where there seems to have been prison |
for the confinement of offenders, are sever.
al stumps on the tops of which those who |
broke any of the prison rules were made to
stand and mark time for whole dAy, |
while the guard had imperative orders 10 |
shoot any one that stopped or fell off from |
exhaustion The whole scene with its as |
sociations is horrid illustration of the |
inhumsnity that originated and carried on |
the rebellion until lis overthrow. Per- |
hsps am raking hurtful coal from dead !
ashes 80 will stop.
The Herald's Paris correspondent con-
tains important statements respecting DO |
liticsl sffairs in Spain. The Queen and |
her Primo Minister are not on good terms
at all. A strong republican feeling exists |
among the officers of the army and arevo
luton may be considered as imminent.
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Yesterday Evenings EdItIOn.
THE KEFCaUM FORGERY.

NEW YORK, August Is.
The Times says of the Ketchum fDrgerv.
The efect upon Ketchum, Son & Co. as
developed, is disastrous What it will be
eventually, when the storm has passed. Is
another question. Thus far the case sums
up thus: First they have lost in stolen
sureties between 81, ,OO0, 900 and So 600 OO0
Second, they have suspended payment and
all operations. Third they hsvs sssignad
their property to Z. O. Calhoun. Presi3ant
OF the Tenth National Bank, and z R.
ment, former partner of Morris Keicb-
um, Jr., for the benefit of creditors. Fourth
the balances due Gus toners, mainly New
England banks, amount to the Tremendous
sum Of s3,50O,O0O. Fifth, they have pub
lshed remarkable card, in which thew
have given the public an idea of thei, busi-
ness, which differs materially from the idea
previously entertained. 1t has truthfullv
stated that Chss. Graham & Co. paid on
presentation $295, 900 of forged certificates.
on Monday, and that Edward Ketchum
gave them on that morning about $3.50 10
do 1t with. The public viewd this transsc- |
ton with some distrust, and we deem it due
to the honor of Mr. Graham to record the |
facts as drawn from him in q convention
yesterday afternoons st four o'clock, in Wall
street.
Mr. Grahsm-You paid $1s5 900 of
tnese forged checks on Monday. We
know that Edward Ketchum drew check
for SSOO,OO before ne went off. Did be
give you the money to pay these checks
Mr.. Graham" He gave me no money
bat as was his constant custom he gave me
\ check with which to meet his obligstions
The check was for $25OOOO. 1 deposited
t and drew sgainss it but what do
you think is the result2 Messrs. Nor
IS and Ketchum refuses to honor The
heck and find it thrown out by bis hank
nd returned to my bank and am notified
4 the oVer-drawing of my account to that
mount 1t Is most extraordinary and !
ruei business transaction. The check was
rsHn BY Morris, Ketehum, son & Co
eiore they suspended, and was received bv I
le good faith, deposited in bank, drawn
gainst and passed to the bank where q
-stchum, Son & Co. deal 1t seems rather
ard thst shall have TO suffar to this az.
mt IN addition to what 1 have already
1rne"
The World says the total loss By Kstch.
ms forgeries viii amount to 81. 900 900. d
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The PennsyIvnnia union Convention

The pennsylvania Union Convention.
The Pennsylvanis Union Convention,
which met at Harrisburg on Thursday,
was harmonious and enthusiastic in its
proceedings. Its President the Hon. b.
C. johnson, is q, leading and well known
citizen of MeadvIlle. The nominees of
the convention are both soldiers. The can
didste for Auditor General is Msjor Cen
eral John F. H4rtrsnt, the hero of Fort
Ssedman, and the officer in charge Of the
Arsenal in which the assassination conspir-
siors were confined. Colonel Campbell
the nominee for Surveyor General, has
msde q splendid record in the service, and
will be strong candidate. A significant
resolution was adopted by the convention,
declaring that the mild policy of the Pres
ident has not been accepted by the rebels
in a proper spirit and that their defiant
conduct convinces US that they are not en-
titled to the rights they have forfeited by
their treason. We sci Pennsylvania down
to give 10000 msjority for this ticket and
this platform in October.
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A correspondent of the Journal de &c.
1eUe, writing from Alexandria on the 18th
of July, says:
You ask me for news of the cholera. It
Is getting on pretty well, though some
what diminished by its excesses. For
more than q month the epidemic has raw
aged Alexandria in terrible and unusual
manner, and thorough panic has saizsd
upon the population As early IS the I4lh
OF June, the Viceroy, in his position as
Chief OF the State see the example OF fight
by suddenly quitting Alexandria and
Egypt with his Asrem, in vessel hastily
engaged, and which set out for the opsa
sea without any more settled purpose tnsn
thAt OF flight Since then he has been TO
the island of Chic, and sfterward to Con-
stAnunoPie. This precipitste departure
spread terror among the pOpuluLion of
Alexandris. All the more Important par-
sons a. once Initiated the VicerOy; thsv
engaged vessels for themselves and f.mi.
hes. The less wealthy rushed to the
nov, 80 mzplst If4sH. ssisf59Vs shhsa IA
the artisans sold their watches and tbeir
clothes to pay their passage; the dealers
nailed up the doors of their shops with
plsnks, and abandoned their interests and
their goods. The number of passports OBJ
taine6 at the consulstes is estimated At GO
600. It was no longer q flight. il wss ~
panic Of terror. Doctors have deserted
their posts priests have abandoned the
church, leaving to the dead the task Of
making their way to the other world with.
out their assistance. In word the clesr-
ing out has been complete, and there il no
Of similar display Of cowardice.
On account OF the closed, nailed up, and
abandoned shops, the following circular
has been issued by the sanitary superIn-
tendent to the various consulates: HAmopg
the large number of persons of all classes
and professions who have for some time
abandoned this country, there are uApv
bGeaLs dealers in provisions of all kinds1
In the hurry of their departure several
have contented themselves with secureIv
closing their shops, leaving behind their
stock, q greater part of which is of a na-
ture to be liable TO speedy decompositioD.
In consequence Of this, the shops contsln-
ing the said stores, which, it must be
supposed, are now decemposed, disseminate
s stencil which is very dissgreesble TO the
neghbors and very Injurious to the public
health. Ignorant of the nationality of
these dealers, beg Of you, in the interests
of the public health, to authorize the DO.
lice to open, in case of necessity, the shops
which occasion the most complaint from
the neighbors, snd especially those frrm
which the most stencil issues so that atans
msy be taken to remove the causes Of TINS
nuisance"
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General Tyler I'm Favor of Negro EuC.
fraga.

Uenerah A4Aer IN Favor of Negro Sufs
frage-
T. B. Tyler, of Ravenns, was a Demo-
crst when he entered the army as Colonel
of the gallant Seventh Infantry. Four
yeals of service, ardnous and peril
GUS, but calamity met and brilliantly
performed, have made him q general Off
Ger and radical. A clear-headed, candid
man, open TO conviction and devoted to
the Union, be soon saw thst slavery was
the motlve-power OF the rebellion, and he
that negro suffrage Is necessary 70 restore
the Union, and he has declared in favor
of it. The following report of his obaerva-
tions and conclusions, from the Rsvenna
Democrat, we commend 70 hisSold party
friends:
The feeling among the late armed foes
of the Government does not suggest the
propriety of rapidly entrusting them with
civil power but rather demands the reten-
tion of military rule. The black men seem
to be the only ones voluntarily loyal.
General Tyler expresses himself fully of
the opinion that as these men have been
called upon by the Government to fight in
its srmies, and that having done 30 cheer
fully and well, they should be as cheerful
" endowed by the Government with all
the rights and privileges of citizens, (suf-
frsge included) not only as matter of
Justice to them but IS 8 means of power
and safety to the Government in its con-
clusion of the rebellion. The blacks, says
the General, understand that they are free,
they manifest all the desire that could pos
sibly be expected of persons in their situs-
tion to improve their own condition, and as
fully as they are allowed, are doing SO.
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special Report.
FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, August Is.


NEw YORK, August Is.
The stock market shows less excitement
to day. The transactions this morning
were not very heavy but the prices were
generally firm.
The steadiness of the market under the
Ketchum affair excites good deal of sur
prise and materially promotes the recovery
of confidence. There is however g general
caution, especially smong the leaders.
The market was steady at the second
board but the amount of business was linn
tied. There was general improvement
at the last board with good demand for
stocks. The whole market hangs on Erie.
There was a stronger feeling in the
Government list and there was & slight ad :
vance on Long Skies, Fivs-twenties and
Seven -Thirties.
State bonds are quiet.
Miscellaneous shares are quiet and
steady.
The gold market is firm and without any
speculative interest.
The money market is easy to first class
houses, but very difficult to those who do
not rank high.
PETROLEUM..
Petroleum stocks firm, with the followinr
] sales;
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The Claims Of One applicant for Par

don. "E
"HOW the newspapers SANDER rbe Prasi-
dent" said Congressman the otbar dsy-
CHE fact that he had been recently dis,1-
pointed IN an important office in his dis
trict IS unimportsDt.) tHoW they slander
the President. Treason is a criune and
must be psrdoned L That wss the rslI,--
ing cry with which he assumed his ofT;cs.
and the odious things reported him WRONG .
have said that the fact Of the Con0rsss-
mans having recently suffered a s9scjsl
grievance in the matter of Presidential
patronage, was unimportsnt Bot indasd
his version OF the Presidents famous mot
to will seem to be correct, if such a man
as Burnett, Of Kentucky, now hangino,
about our street corners, and besies,ins,
the Presidents door for pardon, shall pSovs
successful in his application.
This man, who deserted State nevar :,
rebellion, and falsely pretended to rsnra.
sent it in the rebel Congress, ia not msraI..
double traltor-to his State as well IS a.
the Nstlon-bus he IS also paltry swim.
dleF IS we'll at first he was wDIing in
addition to be s.spy, and remaipad tbr91eb
most OF the first session of the Thru
Seventh Congress, holding his seat here Z,
the House, while actively engaged. - an ~
House afterwsrd solemnly sdiu'.,a5 'ite
basely reasonable practices, VS. ,,.rs13;n5 n. ~
expulsion us
Before this, however, it Is known tbstbo
had made up his minG TO 90 over to l'.' tss so
belliOB, and, like ne tho1pbtfnI sD5 AZ T,-'7 70
dent lsrselites, he resolved 10 90 fnIl ~ AZ
sPolls OF tae Egyptians. How nanv 9TH
ers ne may have swindled, nobody has vet
aseartslnedi but happen to know of his 90
Ing TO the venerable land now deceased, I,
John q. Rives, and by representations OF ne
eunlsry distress, securing from that gepe--
Gus man loan Of q thous nd or mora dol.
lars. As Payment of this he assigned 20
the eonhding fellow Kentuckian 80 np,,L
OF his pay and mileage for the next se.,s;on
knowing well enough at the ti,os tbat
before the next session he should bs in tSo
rebellion, and hoping 10 are,resent,1' - -
district in the rebel Congress- las bv The "a "a
Of infinite brass he did, end made a T1,;- -
thereby) In other words he borroT,sd =
3 trustiul friend large amount of rnonsS, 01 -
and gave in payment a cons;do.ot,:y e-o4oyi 20
less
This then, is one of the Kentucl,v
traitors now beseeching pardonl ~
played the spy while ne could; than ~
played the sWindlsr; and finally he 80
the traitor, and pretented in his trsssoT T',c :.
represent 3 loyal SsateI I submit 49,
facts to the pardoning powers. ss DrDof. go y
Mr.. Burnett's claim to Execntivo ~.
mency.- Washington COrrespondeass Of ~ "
CiHeiH1Gti Gazette, "'s
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GENERAL GIANT.

OHICAGO, august 10.
General Grant and party left for Gslens
by special train this morning, and they
were enthusiastically received all along
the route. The General arrived at Gslens
at o'clock P. NJ, where preparations for 8
grand reception had been going on for
several days. An immense concourse OF
people were in waiting to greet him Dem
onstrstions Of qualification we've of the
most overwhelming character. The Gen.
eral was led to q platform prepared for the
purpose, and was welcomed by Hon. Z. B
Washburn in an eloquent speech,
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TEACHERS, AssOCIATToU.

HARRISBURG, August 1S.
The National Teachers Association re-
assembled this morning. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, J. r. Wickersham, Lancaster,
Ps; Vice Presidents, R. Edwards, Marshall,
III; I. Valentine, Brooklyn, N. Y; f.
Phelps, Winons, MINI. John II. Hart,
Trenton, N. j.; D. W. Frank Wells, Iowa
City; A. j. Brinkerhoff, Cincinnati; q. s.
Kennel, st. Louis; G. w. Hoss, Indiansp-
oils; g. w. Buckley, Brooklyn; D. B.
Hsgar, Salem, Mass. J. N. Gregory Kali
s. s. Greene, Providence; Secre-
tarY. S. 81, Whita- Ghinasa: Traasurar. \
z. Bates, Harrisburg.
The committee appointed at the last ses-
the plan.
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LETIEs FROn GEN. EILPATEICE.

RALKIGH, August l6.
Asjor General Fitzpatrick has written A
letter to gentleman here, endorsing the
course of the Rsleigh Progress and the
course of loyal representatives of the Nor
thern press, for exposing theeVil intentions
Of disloyal leaders here, which the Gene
raj says represent the true condition Of
sfairs, not only in North Carolins, but in
all other insurrectionsry States, and that
these facts should not be smo.hered up bv
the friends of the Government, but should
be known, that the people may see the cor
rect state of things as they now exist in
the South, which will enable them To act
nnderstandingly and with jasticet to all con-
cerned.
The General is taking a trip through
the State While here the other dsy he
Is reported to have said after being in
formed by brother officer that these pro.
vincisl governments are fzzle, that he
was fearful it would be So and that the re.
suits go far show that we had commenced
reconstructiDg these disloysl States too
soon by at least four years; that it was
remarkable to suppose that the States
would regard or respect the constitutional
amendment sbolishing slavery, even if
forced to rstify it in order 10 secure their
return to the Union, after which event it
was sppsrent from their present conduct |
that the reign of terror in the South before |
the wsr would again be realized, and that
these States can then Justly claim the ssrns |
right to manage their own sffairs,ss is swra.
ded TO Northern States that it is still
more unreasonable to suppose that their
representatives in Congress will be recon-
ciled to the existence Of the national debt
one OF the chief instruments BY. which
hey were subjugated, and which they must
assist to pay; that, judging from the past
md present disposition of the Southern
people, disloyally will increase in the
south as long rs = premium is offered for
more especially so when they infer ths.
hey are to be still more magnsnimously
rested. Hence, what have they to fear for
treason and torturing ne
roes tor sympathizing with the Union
nat the latter assisted to preserve; that
ne officers and soldiers who have sacrificed
} much for our sacred cause are
OF reconciled to the immediate re-
i'm of these disloysl States 10 q
le Union, headed By their treach- 8
ous leaders, who cannot be trusted. il
Id who with their Northern allies stand
ady, the moment they He in power to
fict mortal stab in the nations heart.
us accomplishing the pet desire of their. =
'es st time when that nation is weary 2
war and after she has bestowed on the m
bells more strength and influence for evil
an ever they possessed on the battle
Id that with the ,Copperheso party in H
wer comes free trade, repudistiOn of the R
tiOnsl debt, also the privilepe To thosa
loyal Stales to DEFY ths Government by
enslaving blacks, and finally, that with
assistance of q CoPperhes1 admins =.
tion they will be able to bring about n,
aration between the North and South ~
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FIKEIN OHEREC

QUEBEC August ls.
About half past eleven O'Clock last night
fire broke out in house, corner CorrOn
and Queen streets, occupied by Jean
Psquet grocer. The flames extended
despite the utmost exertions along Carron,
Queen, Richardson and King streets, dss-
troYing between sixty and eighty buildings.
Loss not yet ascertained,
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STATE C6NVFNTIOH.

NEW YoRK, August 1s.
The Union State Committee have issued
a call for State Convention composed of
delegates who supported the sdministrs-
tion of Abraham Lincoln, and are in favor
of sustaining the administration of Andrew
johnson and Reuben Fenton, to meet at
Syracuse on the goth of september next,
to nominate candidates for State officers to
be elected in November next.
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FKOM WAsHINGTON.
WAsHIEGToN, August Is

" AhfINUIUNI huBtIHb To-
The contract for converting FOrd's The
atre into ire-prcof building as a deposi-
tsry for rebel archives, has been awarded
to Richard Dunbar, of Brooklyn, at $685.
600.
Mrs. Maria Thornton, who has just died
in this city, at the advanced age of 100
years, was the widow of DR.. Thornton, the
original architect of the Capitol, and first
Commissioner of Patents.
Wertz's trial will not take place until
next week. The number of members of
the Military Commission is to be increased,
and larger room than that now occupied
procured, us preliminary.
Chief Justice Chase has returned TO
Washington.
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The Earl of Aberdeen and Mr.. John
MGregOr, (bsrristerat-lsw,) two of the
foremost members of the London Scottish
Volunteers, have started on q voyage in
two small canoes, with double banels, and
purpose to pursue the course of the Meuse,
Moielle, Rhine, Maine, Neckhsr and Dan.
ube, 80 as to get if possible, to Lake Con-
stance in s SwitzerlRnd. The lake is subject
to the phenomenon of suddenly rising
and falling, and only freezes when the
winters are very severe. 1t is forty-two
miles long, with an extreme bresdth of
nine, its area being 200 square miles.