The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-13

aid the upward tendency.
PETROLEUM.
Petroleum is offered without any decided
change.
The Lamb Farm Petroleum Company
have declared their third monthly diYi-
dend of three per cent.
PETROLEUM STOCKS
Fulton $50; Inexhaustabls Is; Webster
200 Terrysuta 255; Buchanan 70 Ever
EFT 27O Hydrick $40; Mount Vernon 100 !;
MOntads 800; First National 80 Oil Greek
76O; Tack 60; United States $500.
E,-s--i---- Ialii. ~ CisGsO IA 49,
tions. Crude dull at sSK 4; Refined in
Bond 52@531z; Free 72@7s. 5.
eOoDs. M
The dry goods trade has been further ad-
vanced in domestic cotton fabrics. The
upward movement checked the business.
Many large buyers are disposed to hold
aloOf from the msrketin anticipation of q
reaction. The supply is scarce and agents
are very firm in their views. The amount
of goods in the interior is light and heavy
trade is expected. Foreign fabrics are ar
irving moro freely. There is general
tendency towards higher prices. French
silks have advanced materially in the past
sixty days and fine qualities ordered one or
two months since cannot now be duplica-
ted under an advance of 5Oa1OO per cent.
ayard.
M.F. NAURY.
learns that NJ. F. Maury, recently of the
rebol navy, is on his way from Brazil to the
South, to inducG emigration to that eoun-
try. The Emperor has agreed to donate
one thousand acres of land to each actual
settler. Msury is understood TO have OBJ
tanned additional terms, which render in
ducsments stronger. ..
THE FRENCH TOBACCO.
1t is alleged that there are several hun
dred hogsheads of the French tobacco in
Richmond. Monsieur Paul will doubt
less ship it to France in the course Of
few weeks. e.. ..-
THE FRIGATB CONGRESS,
A Fortress Monroe letter says that efforts
are being made 10 raise the frigats Congress,
sunk off Newport News by the rebel ram
Merrimaok. The contractors are confident
Of success.
GOV. LEToHER.
The Commercials Washington special
says thai Gov. Lstcher was sent home from
the Old Capitol, on his parole, to remain
subject TO the Presidents orders.
JUDGE MARVIN.
Judge Marvin, of Florida, has been ap-
pointed Provisional Governor of that ssate
He was refugee during the rebellion.
JAMES BRADLEY.
Jones Bradley, lawyer for Miss Harris,
was on the witness stand to-day, and made
some affecting revelations.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
The belief is gaining ground here that
President johnson will recommend to next
Congress, in his first message, that unless
the States adopt measures, or embody in
their new constitutions, provisions for uni
versal suffrage they should not be admitted.
That in determining the qualifications of
members from Southern States entering
Congress he will require, in respect to all
classes in the South, rigid endorsement Of
all the changes which have rendered exist
ing laws and proclamations Necessary.
sETTLEMESTs UNDER TIE HOMESTEAD Law.
Three thousand four hundred and nine
teen acres of land were taken up at Ionia.
Mich, for setusl settlement, under the
Homestead Law, in the month of June
last.
BOsrOS, July II.
THE CONVENTION OF ADJUrANT GENERALS.
The Convention of Adjutant Generals had
q short session to-day.
61u. Lindsay, OF kentucky, states that
the number of white troops raised in that
State is 6z,gSs; of colored troops, "a, ,43s,
besides some 5000 colored, and 10000
white troops Of which there are no rolls.
Remarks were made concerning the con-
templsted memorial 10 Congress relative
to the payment for services as Pension
Agents Of the Government.
EXCURSION. .
In the afternoon the members of the
Convention went on an excursion down the
harbor.
WAsHrSsToN, July Il.
PARDOns.
President johnson granted about IS par
dOns to-day, principally to North Caro-
Iinisns, on the recommendation of Governor
Holden .-t1
The number of National Banks has in.
creased. Twenty new ones Were chartered
Yesterday. There are now nearly 500 o
them.
CIRCULAR. &
Msior General Howard, Commissioner o
the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen ana
Abandoned Lands, has issued circular t,
the Assistant Commissioner and other off
GERS, saying no fixed rates Of wages will b,
prevented for adistrict, but in order 70 reg
ulase fair wages in individual cases agent
should bear in mind the minimum for hi
own guidance, by careful inquiry .ss TO III
hiring of able bodied men, as when tn
pay went TO the master, and he will have al
appropriate test as 10 the value of labor. Il
must of course consider the entire chang
in their circumstances, aud be sure tha
the laborer has dGe protection sgsinst ava
rice and extortion. Wsges had better
secured BY lien on the crops or land.
Employees are desired to enter into wril
ten agreements with employers, settin
forth their stated wages, or receiving .