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

deserve the name of forts, being merely
piles Of sand and railroad iron, with but
q few guns in cAsematss and on the para
pets. li 18 rurs f'a-i tr. sH a-
lH1--h LOYALTY. ri -E r.
The same letter says true loyalty is scarce
in Galveston. Even now while the Union
soldiers patrol the streets and 8 powerful
feet ia anchored off the city the narrow
minded and impoverished people cling to
the idea of State independence. They
want tofy the lone star flag once more -
to subdivids their country into four States
or more and become recognized power in
the world. % ,... r..
,7 THE FoURTH IN RICHMOND.
The Tribuns's Richmond letter of the 81
says arrangements for celebrating Inde-
pendence Day have not yet been officially
promulgated, though the various military
divisions will parade at noon, and the usual
morning, noon and evening saIutes will be
fred from the batteries and gunboats An
Grafton will bedeliversd st Libby by Chap.
lain Terrill, Of New jersey, Libby is now
used as q Soldiers Rest for our troops re-.
turning homo. ,..
Amovement is on foot to secure pub
lie demonstration in the Square. The pro-
Crane intended is prayer, reading of the
Declaration of Independence and the reci-
tai Of an original poem, interpreted with
music from the band Of the 14th Massachu-
setts Volunteers. .,
The Governor will entertaia his staff
and friends with dinner.
TO CELEBRATE.
The colored churches and schools are
preparing for celebrating. The FIRE works
in the evening will be confined to individ-
ual enthusiasm, which does not seem to
promise anything very extensive.
COTTON MILLS, ETC.
The government clothing bureau has
worked up all the material conAscsted
here, and must soon cease operations.
The GrenshAw and Manchester mills
have employed eight hundred hands the
most of them girls, in spinning and weav-
ing the wool, cotton and yarn seized in
these places after evacuation. The mills
weave for five cents per yard, returning
the same weight as the material issued less
five per cent. for waste, in either satinet or
duck. Very many Of the first people of
the city are applicants for work and are
we'll satisfied with remuneration of about
IS per week. 700 skirts and 800 pairs of
pants are given out daily, which, when
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Texas and hands on Government planis-
tions.
FROM CAIRO.
H CAIRO, July 6.
An arrival from New Orleans brings
2ls bales of cotton for Cairo, and 225 bales
of cotton and 45O hogshesds of sugar for
st. Louis.
An arrival from Memphis brings 100
bales of cotton for St. Louis.
The Tribune's Savannah letter of the
9th ult, says the railroads are destroyed
in all this section of country and it will be
months before they can be put in running
Oider, and the highways are almost inpass-
able. The people seem to be utterly para
izsd and are not doing much to improve
their deplorable condition.
Another letter of the Both Gays that
about 10, 900 bales of cotton reached there
from Augusta in one week. This is the
rss --r1rih 81 slE1rFraErE ruUsIDrs business
very dull.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 5.
The ferry boat Newton went to Smith
field with picnic party of colored folks,
yesterday, with Companies G and R ofthe
Sd New York cavalry as guard. Their
right to land at Smithaeld was cOntended
by some of the citiz ans, who created quite
a disturbance, which required the inter
ference of the guard to quell.
Private John Gray, of Company G was
shot by his sergeant for not o5eying orders
and one of the citizens had his scalp re-
moved by the sword of 8 federal officer
sfter which order was restored
PARDoHs
About l25 pardons were granted by the
President this week, most of them North
Oarolinisns. t
SAFE on, NnD5ELS.
me Government has authorized another
sale of vessels on the 2Osh, amounting to
10, including the captured blockade runner
Banshee, steel plated, 2I3 feet in length.
REVOKED.
It is understood that on the 9th Of
June, before the news Of the resembling of
blockade could be received, the Spanish
government revoked its grant of belliger-
eut rights to insurgents in this country.
A CHANGE.
| BALTIMORE, July 6.
Mr.. j. Snively, Of Hancock, was today
elected President of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, in place of Alfred shales.
eALLAGHER's ExoHANeE.
NEW YOEK July 6.
Gold, 1895. d. .....
New York Central, Erie, s216; Hud
SON, 1917; /; Reading, ss1s; Old Southern 81
Pittsburgh, NJ; Rock Island, 1O44
North western, 277l /; North Western pre-
ferred, so; Illinois Central, 134; Cumber
and, AZ; Quicksilver, 59H.
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