The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-22

sales are not confined to any one section of
country, but are prevailing throughout all
the Northwest. -...... ...,...
REVENUE FRAUDS.
WAsHIEGToN, July 81.
Hon. Edward Jordan, Solicitor of the
Treasury, has, since the appointment of
Mr.. Riley as Assistant Solicitor, made ar
rangements to give increased vigor to the
measures pertaining to prevention of frauds
and depredAtiOns on revenue.
The Solicitor being also instructed by
law with the duties of suppressing cOun-
terfsiting government paper and coins
has appointed Col VIM. P. Wood as his
assistant in that particular branch of busi-
ness. This gentleman has recently re-
turned from Ohio, having been successful
iu breaking up Jim Browns gang of coun-
terfeiters and securing their arrest at
Akron and elsewhere in that State. The
parties have acknowledged their guilt.
There is fund at the disposal of the So
Ecitor out of which rewards are promptly
paid for such information as will lead to
the suppression of frauds and the punish
ment of those engaged in them.
SOUTHERN NAIL.
The Post Master General has arranged
compensation and other preliminsries for
resuming the transportation OF Southern
mails at the earliest practicable period, and
is gradually restoring service in the South.
Several of the heads of departments are
now busy looking over the Isis of Federal
officers whose commissions are about to ex-
pire. Resppointments are numerous when
compared with the total number.
Applications for pensions increased du-
ring June last, twenty-five per cent. over
the previous months. Over $I4, 100000
will be required for such payments during
the present fiscal year.
Mr. BigeloW, our minister to Paris, 60
soon as he saw the version which had been
given by Mr.. Ronber, Secretary of State in
France, to the conversation which had
previously taken place between Mr.. Bige-
low and DR.. Shuyn, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, concerning Mexico he sent note
to him, denying thestatements made BY Nr.
Ronbor, NJ. Dryon de PHsyes answer sd-
hitting Mr.. Bigelow's statement to be cor
rect, and the statement of Mr.. Bonbor in
correct. This correspondence has been
long since recorded at the State Depart
meut, and in due time will be submitted to
Congress.
THEGOvERNORsHIP OF IDAHO.
The announcement made some time since
that w. d. Wallace, late delegate from
Idaho, had been appointed Governor OF
that Territory, was, we understand, incor-
reci. Caleb Lynn will continueto TO be Gov
ernor.
APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments we're made
bv tbs President: Chas q GafF..rA A.
sor OF Internal Revenue for the ID District
of South Carolina; james O. Aiken, Mar
sbal for the District of Delaware; Peter
Collmaker, Marshal for the Eastern Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania; David E Jscksoni
Marshal for the District of Wisconsin
Washington Bonefsut Marshal for the
District OF Maryland; s. B. McCullocb,
Marshal of the District of Western Viz.
ginia; Henry D. BsrrOws, Marshal of the
District of California; Earl Bill, Marshal
r AksAr .Il<,hk. Il
Osrahsn, District Attorney of Western
Pennsylvsnis; Lander Holmes, District
Attorney of Washington.
RETURNAD.
The Secretary of State, accompanied BY
his son, Fred. Seward, and his wife, snc
MsiJr Wilson, of the United States army
returned this morning from their trip Il
Point Lookout They appeared to b.
much benefited by their excursion. Th'
health of Fred. Seward is rapidly improV
ing. He will leave Washington mex
week for Cape May.
PARDONs.
Over two hundred applications for psr
don we're filed to-day in the office of th'
Attorney General, and pardons were
granted to about sixty applicants, all
whom belonged to the twenty Thousand
amnesty claim. Among the latter is 1. I
Pray, formerly Secretary Of State OF Ten
nessee.
PARDoNEO.
Christ. HYDE, of Alexandria, Va, VIII
was sentenced by the Military Oommissio
to imprisonment in Clinton prison, Ne'
York, was today pardOned by the Presi
dent
Lieutsnant-Co Colonel VIM. Z. Mdlford
the rebel army, formerly of Indiana,
permitted by the Government of th
United States to leave the country, neAe
to return
VESSEL LOST.
PROVIDENCE, r. L, July q.
Captain Potter, of tho bark a No, l,
, Providence, writes that the bark WI
t struck by q cycloon on the 18th of Apr
, while on her voyage from Akysb to Fa
: mouth, England, and went down with
on board except the Captain and two Sc
r men, who were six days on raft, WHIT
i they were picked up by an English vess
and landed at Batavia. Thirteen office
and the crew were lost.
aALLAGHER's E1OHANeB.
s NEW YoRK July 81.
1 Gold 1427S. s-Y
Erie, s275; Reading 1O21f; Michigan sOut
a ern 64x; Pittsburgh 6s; Rock Island lO7;
North Western 275s do Pfd 81; Fort Way
4 s91s. |
Market dull but steady.
. Yesterday Evenings Editor
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