Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-16
From New York.
Gold.


New YORK. October l4.-Gold less active.
The partial dullness among dry goods i'm
pOrters during the week has checked the
flow of imports into consumption and the
| demand for custom duties is consequently Y
| diminished receipts at the Custom House
for the week having been about one million
| and half less than last week The price
tluctuates between 144s@ l44s with down.
ward tendency. Imports for the week are
nearly two millions over those of last week.
Washington Territory Scheme.
Mr.. Mercer of the Washington Territory
colonization scheme, now in Washington,
telegraphs that he is TO have the steamer
Continental and the government will fur
nish coal. The steamer will pass through
the straits of Magellan instead of around
Cape Horn. The women will sail in few
days.
From New Orleans.
The steamer George Cromwell brings New
Orleans dates to October 9TH. Our files con
tain no news.
w.. Affairs I'm Florida.
The Times Barancas, Florida, correspond
enee of October I'd gives an encouraging ac-
count Of the progress of affairs in that
State.
Health of Gen. AsbOfh.
Major General Asboth, whose health
would not permit a sea voyage, has left for
Washington and New York, via the Missis-
sippi.
Soutb Carolina DcIepo,ioD
Tbo p,-t,- W. .,,,.,;o1 -. u,,,
South CaroIir cie,,5t TO-, baJ ~, i;,ter,,;e,,,
with tbe President fbis morning, If is nm
derstood tbaf their errand will he useless 90
far as it relates to JEFF. Davis.
- 60
C''in.i 90 t--1c -.
ten Carr Sehurz mas returned from the
oouti, having completed ms MISSION
Opening Mail Routes and Post Othees-
A number OF Southern mail aud post
routes and post Offices are ordered to be
opened to-day.
North Carolina Convention.
A dispatch from Raleigh saws: 1t is pro-
bable that the North Carolina Convention
rIo.,;,,, =, -, -..
III, r,.i,,,-,,, n 49, ST. ..;.,
M en- sIoma' sI'eoIei 91
Ill. iIloJoiteg loi uo1etnoI o'oliG; iG;
* 400 ~. M IL, IIii
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SOuihefh news
New YORK, October l4.-New Orleans pa
pers to the 9TH contain the following items
Brig. Gen. Absolom Baird, who supereedes
MI. conway at New orleans IN the manage
ment OF the Freedmens Bureau, received
hls appointment from the President himself,
and not from Gen. Howard.
At Jefferson, Marion county, Texas, cotton
continues to come IN brlskly.
The Shreveport Southwestern OF the 9th
ult., says the receipts OF cotton Tor few
days previous had been rather hght, owing
10 the eXhorDitaht prices oil lrelght5 IN New
orleahs.
Inc shreveport papers OF the Z'th ut.
report heaVy rise apoVe the raitS ana
prospect lor plenty ol water from JeHersoh'
Texas down.
Inc military ofder closing the Alabama
ehuTehes Is sun ehioIee9- "A mobile cores
IohuenI, uh1eT uale QI oeIooer ISL writes
u that q, SI!housh hev' ME- 4itcnell' rector OF
!lle e ~ tliiS ciI mas oeeIi
IN t4e haGit 1 oI praying l9r the fresldenJ ?I
tne uiliteu ola'es' tlieIS Is no service IN ms
e4ureh ~ Vo-uay IN o0euIence TO the orGeT OF
N. oSIiSraI og' !. Is 10 oe noPeu tnaI
l,P plshoP NiillleI WI elther reselnd ms IN
:! stiuGtichs, ~ OF 'ilat geHerai convention OF
it. 'iie Z HIllseItai InuIcn. oouth wiz soon De
matters Of importance.
Gov. Wells has written q letter accepting
the Democratic nomination for Governor.
He says: | am happy to perceive in the res
olutions adopted by the convention full, free
and frank recognition of this obligation on
our part in declaration to the effect that the
people of Louisiana accept the settlement of
the question involved in the late struggle,
and that we have renewed our allegiance in
good faith, and intend to render our honest
support to the Constitution and Union of
the States President Johnson asks T, moro