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Us. SANITARY COMMISSION.
Army & Navy Claim Agency
NO CHARGE FOR SERVICES.
n. j. AOsrHrd, Local .4gf.
Office nj the Court House.

BURLINGTON, VERMONT.
V,HE U. 8. SANITARY COMMISSION. desiring
i To relieve Soldiers, Sailors, and their fsmilie-
from the heavy expenses usually paid for the pro
secution Of such claims have established this Asen
cy To collect pensions, arrears Of pay, bounty and
other claims against the Government, WITHOUT
THE CLAIMANTS.
On application sent 70 this Agency. stating the
name and post Office address Of the claimant. the
name, rank company. regiment, service. and State
Of the Soldier, on whose account the claim Is made.
date Of discharge death, the proper BLANKS will
be flied out far possible and forwarded 20 the
persons applying. These then be executed and
returned 10 this Office, where the claim will be pro
secuted TO nAl issue In the shortest possible time
July I0-w.m
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law prescribing universal suffrage or,
better still, follow the great example which
we have just had abolishing slavery-let
them pass by their two.thirds majority
which they have an amendment TO the
constitution, consecrating forever the mass
Of the people as the basis and criterion of
republican government, and submit it
this very winter TO the Legislatures
for their confirmation, and when it
shall have received the assent of
three : fourths of those that are now
recognized Is States snd represent
ed in Congress, let them instant
~ proclaim it as the fundamental law of
the land, the supreme law as valid and
binding as the constitution itself, Of which
they made it q party, and under which
they sit, which no state coopers, no acct
dent Of political parties can ever shake or
call IN Question. Then, fellow citizens, all
the proclsmstions of the Declaration Of In
dependence viii have been confirmed and
made stronger. This government viii rest
on the basis of individual liberty, and the
right of every man to die in behalf of the
country whose laws he obeys, whose bsyo-
net he bears.
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The Fourth In washington.

A Washington dispatch to the Cinoin.
natl Gazette says: 3
The Emancipation jubilee of the Fourth
was a great success. The proceeds, which
hrve been represented as pertaining TO q
national monument, will be devoted TO the
erection Of q seminary for the education OF
cOlsred people. There were on the ground
among them only q few white people ex.
cepting those on the stand. All the sr.
engagements were well made and every
thing was orderly.
Senator Wilson and Governor Hahn, Of
Louisiana, were there, and the principal
orators the latter taking stronger grounds
than he ever did before in favor Of negro
Suffrage. He said in conclusion:
"My friends, if there is 10 be a regular
army maintained, I want the negro to gar
rison the Southern States, SO the Southern
eye may become accustomed to him as part
Of the Government. l want the era of lib
erty extended, so that every American in
any part of the world, wherever he NAV
happen to be, may proudly exclaim, ~ am
an American citizen" ' 81.
Senator Wilson, who made the longest
speech, said the Congress Of the United
States has placed q law upon its statute
books, forever prohibiting any rebel from
holding any Office of honor, profit or enroll
umsnt in the civil, military or naval SER
vice Of the United States. You have laws
that do not allow the black man to vote,
and while 1 am opposed to compromise
generally Imay be inclined 10 agree TO.
this one If you gentlemen of the South
will allow the black man to vote, whites
may hold Office Under the Constitution, but
this must be by enactment. The pardon
ing power don't confer this. I was IN
hopes of seeing here Mayor Wallach, and
some part of the City Government, bat
have boon Disappointed. 1 have asort of
an idea that il you held the right of suf-
frsge in the District of Columbia, Mayor
Wallseh would have been here. This was
the only organized celebration held in
Washington, and the authorities Of the city
are not complimented for their apathy.
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From tie Req. B. r. WeIeh, formerly Pas
Tor Of. the Pearl Street baptist Church,
Albany NeiO York.

From he Rev. B. r. WeIch, formerly Pas
Tor Of. the Pearl Street baptist Church,
Albany, Nei0 York.
NEwToNVILLE, Nov. 10, 1865.
DIR LIGHTHIEL-D5Er 6r: Allow me TO
express my grateful thanks for the skill
and kind attention rendered TO my daugh-
Ter, whose ears have been badly affected
for many years, and for some,months past
has been nearly deprived of hearing. The
loss of this important sense is certainly q
sad deprivation, painfully embarrassing,
and 70 q degree known only TO those who
have experienced it. If therefore there
be a remedy for this great evil, the cause
of humanity obviously requires that it
should be universally disseminated. 1 feel
it my duty, therefore, and it affords me
much pleasure, to give my testimony to the
happy effects of your treatment and RENE
dies. Mydaughter has suffered from deaf
ness since early childhood. The left ear
has been badly diseased. The right ear,
Also for several years, was seriously Affect
ed, and the disease apparently increasing,
threatening the entire loss Of hearing. II
vHs with extreme difficulty that she could
participate in the conversation Of her
friends, and for two years has been de-
prived of this source Of social enjoyment.
Happily my attention was directed to your
advertisement and l was induced TO place
her in your care. Your treatment, under
care of a kind Providence, has been sue
cessful. Her hearing, solar as 1 can Judge
appears to be perfectly restored. Whsth-
er this restoration is permanent is a ques-
ton time alone can determine, but present
results are certainly very gratifying.
r4 am, dear SIR,
Truly and gratefully yours,
er. b. 7. WALCH, D. d.
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The Atlantic CabIe-TIs COmmereial
Prospects. &C eva

From the London Tlmes.l 4n; ad al
AS regards the commercial prospects of
the undertaking, it may be stated that the
Atlantic Company have begun their work
under the renewed sgreement of the Gov
eminent for a subsidy of $4,000 3 year,
and, in addition, q guarantee of eight per
cent. upon a capital of f60O, 900. All sys-
tens of government guarantee of this kind
sre in themselves radically bad, and op-
posed to every rule of free trado and com.
mereial enterprise. In this case, however,
the guarantee is not only at variance with
the principles of political economy,
but possesses ifs own special attri-
butes of absurdity. Thus, in return for
their guarantee, which is onlylto continue in
fOrcs while the line is in working order,
the Government demand that the maxim
am charge for messages shall not exceed
%. Cd. per word. With ouch a tariff, the.
line would be absolutely choked with mes
ssges, and the Company, in return for its
Overwork and general m8ladmiI istrstiOn
of business, would only receive arevsnue of
8250,O00 q year. At tariff of 9I per
word, IN the contrary, the Company, while
guaranteeing 8 message to, and the receipt
of q reply from any part Of the
United States in the short space of TWEEN
ty-four hours, could with ease earn
a revenue of $1,000, 900 q year, or nearly
twice the cost of the present cable. In
fact, the Government guarantee is only
conditional on the line being in working
order, and while it is so working the COM
pany can, for the reasons we have stated,
do ten times better without it. If the
shareholders are wise, the sooner they
shake off this clog upon their enterprise
the better.
Al the present it is estimated that the
operation of telegrsphing can be safely
conducted day and night at the rate of
from six to eight words a minute. Both
Prof. Thompson and Mr.. Marley, however,
are confident that with the new machines
they nS-~ invented this rate may be in
creased TO nearly tWBrVe-Ards a minnta
On this .expectation, however, VIC
decline TO venture an opinion. The
dispatch of q message of one hundred words
through the line TO America, and the clear
receipt Of a similar number IN reply, will,
after the cable has been laid, be accepted
by the company as q proof that the wire is
in perfect working order, and without fur
Their formslity it will at once be opened to
the public. Most earnestly do we hope that
this greatest scientific undertaking may be
followed by the commercial and political
success whichthe completion of telegraphic
comm nication with the United States
must achieve. e
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il FROM REV. M. ROBERTS.
NORTH MADISON, LAKE Co, o., |

H0piuhIl AHbni 4oOfs
DEAR SRI take much pleasure in
informing you that my daughter is much
better of her deafness under your treat
ment. She had the scarlet fever when five
years of age, which left her haaring seri
ously impaired, which seemed also to be
settling down into permanent, and, as we
mneh feared, perfect and ineursble deaf
ness.
We were not little fearful and unbe-
lieving in any efforts TO cure the case, hsv-
ing previously applied TO other physicians
without success. But under your treat
ment we soon found evidence of decided
Improvement. The offensive discharge
soon changed and indicated a healthy
healing process. We are yet making use
OF yv"E prescription, and we hope you will
not fan to vlsit these parts again soon, SIS
several of my friends are anxious to see
the good Samaritan, that they may obtain
q little Of the oil of consolation for them
selves. Respectfully yours,
M. ROBERTS.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08
A "COnservative' Position in Tenne,

&C.
A Nashville dispatch to the Cincinnati
Gazette dated on the 9th inst, gives the
following abstract of the speech of Rx-GOv.
ernor Campbell of Tennessee, which we
print, as illustrative of the position of Ten
nessee conservatives, and of a public genti-
ment which tolerstes and s~ustains such
harAngues: 9
The Press and Times, tomorrow, will
contsin 8 report of Ex-Governor W. B.
Csmpbelps speech, opening the Congress
sional canvass st Lebanon on Monday last.
He announced himself opposed TO all con-
RsooSi0D, aud said he opposed zns EmancI-
patton Proclamation from first to last; that
neither President Lincoln nor Congress had
the power 70 abolish slavery; that nothing
hiss yet occurred to abolish slavery in Ten
nessee; that the State Government was IL
legal snd unconstitutional from beginning
to end. Nevertheless he advised the peo.
pie to abide by it until it could be legally
set aside. he admitted that slavery was
gone and could not be restored. He said
further that he was always opposed to arm-
ing the negroes; that he would fight the
blatant sbOlitionists TO death, and that the
Mcclellan men of the North would. unite
with himself and President johnson to op-
pose any elevation Of the negro. He did
not think JEFF. Davis should be punished,
and thought thst all, loyal and disloyal,
should now be put on terms Of perfect
equality.
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Horrible AFFAIR aI new Orleaus.

H0rrlDle Affair at new OrleaBs.
The New Orleans Delta gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the alleged tortur-
ing to death of a Union soldier by his
officers:
Patrick Griffin, private in the 9Th Mas
sachusetts Battery, slipped from his horse
while on parade, complaining that he was
sick. The officers claim that he was
drunk. w.
A squad of soldiers went after Griffin,
and took him to the camp by order of
Captain X. K. Russell, commanding the
battery. He was tied up by the thumbs
to 3 post, and because he did not keep still
was gagged. The Lieutenant of tbs bat
terry stated that he was kept thus for two
hours and q half, until two and q half
O'Clock, p. N, and that one hour and a
quarter after being taken down, at A, P.
M, he died We saw him in his coffin
next Tuesday morning, when he was fast
decomposing, His neck was greatly
swollen, and blood was oozing from his
mouth and nostrils. The case was re-
ported to General Andrews, Chief of Cen
ersl Cspby's staff. who Immediately
ordered q medical investigation. of the
corpse. Two or three Surgeons examined
the body, and reported that he died from
habitual intsmperance. The gag used was
oil. hard cyprus. seven or eight inches long,
and where it came in GrifIin's mouth was
gnawed to the depth of half an inch. 1t
was deeply stained with blood. The exam
lining surgeons say that, had it not been
placed loosely in his mouth, he could not
have che wed the gag in the manner be
did. General Sherman is investigating
the matter. Griffin was enlisted in Low
ell, Massachusetts. He has q mother, and
has been IN the battery more than three
years. His officers state that he was con-
stsntly drunk and running away from
camp. He yesterday received q list of for
ty or fifty names of men belonging to the
bate y who desired to be summoned ss
witnesses in behalf of what they termed
the murder. A statement of the case was
sensVoS oVernos Andrew, OF Massachusetts,,
and another to q DUzB1n J0uruzi.-
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major General Gov.

Major General j. D. Cox, accompanied
by his lady, arrived in this city yesterday,
and is stopping at the Neil House. Gen.
CoIs command is now being brought to
Ohio preparatory to being mustered out OF
the service, and the General comes 70
Columbus by direction of the VA Depart
ment, to superintend that duty. 1t is a
comparative welcome duty, at the sue
cessful close of q most ssnguinary war, for
the General to return with his troops in
triumph TO their homes, and witness their
metamorphOses from veteran soldiers to
orderly and industrious citizens. The Cen
eral is in good health and will be ready
in due time to enter upon those other duties +
which the Union men of Ohio have pre-
pared for him.-0&. JoasrEaL - VI ear
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PERIODICALS.
YOUNG E Is.


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Horrible AeeIdent at Tousaarr-

We are informed that a horrible acct.
dent occurred on. board the steamer Otta-
wa, while on an excursion trip in the vi
cinity of TousAng River, on Tuesday the
Fourth. The clothing of g. lady excur.
sionist became entangled in the shafsine
or some portion of the machinery of the
vessel, and two other lady excursionists
ran to her relief and were caught in the
ssne trap, and the three were crushed 20
death by the machinery together. The re-
port of the accident was brought over by
Captain Slackford of the steamer General
Grant, and at the early hour st which he
left the Reninsula, he was not enabled TO
get the particulars-SandHsky Register, n5'
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The Burning of the Cotton and TObac
co In RiehmOud.

&C IN Richmond.
The following letter, bearing upon the
c~OntrOverted topic as to who ordered the
burning ofthe cotton and tobacco in Rich
mond, has been unearthed. The original
is in the hands of George W. Colby, Rsq =,
of New Hampshire. The letter shows that
the evacuation of Richmond was eontem-
plated fully six weeks before it took place:
WAR DEP'M'T, Feb'y Is, IL: 80 P. M
LieutenRnt-G General Ewell, com'ding, etc.
General II do not suppose that the order
of General Lee contemplstes any immedi-
ate action in reference 10 the destruction
of cotton, tobacco, etc. Go 70 his head
quarters inthe morning to confer with him,
and you will probably receive a eommuni.
cation from him during the day. Mean
time, do not issue an order of execution.
For certain reasons l communicate with
you in this form rather than through the
Adjutsnt and InspectOr-G Generals Office.
Respectfully and truly,
JOHN O. BRECKNRDGE
Secretary Of War.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

Bdgnoli, the old pet of the ladies and
the foot lights, has recently made q suc
oessiul debut in London. He appeared in
Martha. "His voice" says the Times, "s
not only beautiful, but he sings with Won
drous expression" The same paper OK
presses surprise that such a tenor had re-
manned solong unknown TO, the London
world.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

Among the speakers at the Fourth of
July celebration in Washington of the
National Colored Monument Association
wa William Howard Day, a cOlOred man
of New York, a graduate of Oberlin and n
former resident of this city.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

QuAErzRMAsfER GKEERAEs 0FFI0K,
90 WASHINGTON, d o., Junef5, 1865. -t'
By direction Of the Q-uartermastsr General, thsIe
win be sold, 81 public auction, to the highest bid
der, At the times and places named below VIZ:
OLEVELAHD. OHIO. ~EDENSDA JULY O.
CARLISIE +. PA, THURSDAY, July g.
HuLIIDAYSBURG, PA WEDNESDAY, z
H~UNTINGDON, PA, FRIDAY, yULflA.
READING, PA MONDAY, JULY II.
EASTON, PA, THURSDAY, jolly 20 r.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, MONDAY, JULY "a
PITTSBURGH, PA, THURSDAY, JULY
TWO HUNDRED s~ERYICEABLE MULES st
each pIscs, except CLEVELAND, where FIVE
| HOHDRED will be sold. s.I
| Many Of them were bought In the beginning o.
| the war as young mnles, accompanied the srmies
in all their ma.ohesAnd camps, and are thorough
~ broken hardened BY exercise, geDt o and an1i-
lar from b.ing so long sufrOunded by the soldiers.
Though sound and serVceabie, they a'etO itn-
ser required In she army, aud can be purchased &c
| ihese 50 es at far less than their tiue value she
attention OF both miners and farmers is especially
| Invited. .-- -ff. -ar
| T Mnles sold sipgly. rales to conHenes at 10 a.
| M. Terms-Cashi in United States currency
- JAMESA EKIN, -
Brevet Brigsdisr General, in charge, i
ie2I295 First Division. y. n. go.
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George K. Pugh, of Cincinnati, formerly
a Democratic United States Senator, and
one of the ablest lawyers of the West, has
been retained as one of the counsel for
JEFF. Davis.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

1t is rumored that the State of Ohio is 10
be formed into a district of General Ord's
new department. and that Msjor-G General
J.. d. Cox, with headquarters at Columbus,
Is 60 assume command.
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JULY 8, 1866.
Fnrther Reduenou of the Army.

Further Reduction OF army
AN who have the interest of the coun-
try at heart, and desireIto see our expenses
reduced to the lowest figures compatible
with our satisfy, will be pleased At the
course of our authorities, in ordering a
further cutting down of eur military
forces. The following circular has been
addressed TO the commanding Generals Of
all the forces and departments except
those of the Gull, Army of the Tennessee,
Provisional Corps Army of the PotomAe
First Army Corps and the troops in Texas;
The Secretary of War directs that the
strength of your command be Immediately
reduced, for all arms, TO the minimum nee
esssry 70 meet the requirements of the ser
vice, and all surplus troops mustered out
The musters out will be by entire organi-
cations including all additions thereto BY
recruits and from other sources. In select
ing the organisations for discharge prrfsr-
enos will be given TO veteran regiments
having the shortest time TO serve. The
mustsrs out and discharges, except for ar
tilery, will be under the regulations pro
mulgated in General Orders No. 81, cur
rant series, from this Office.
As has been repeatedly urged through
these columns that we should husband u
resources in time of peace for war; reduce
she no1nber of our armed forces to fifty
thousand men and rely upon the military
organizations for any sudden emergency
which may arise. Let u forts and out
posts be amply gsrrisoned, and further
armed bodies of men be withdrawn from
the restored States except in cases where
they are actually needed. By doing SO we
shall reduce the national expenses and con-
vince the Southerners that we have conf.
dence in their declarations of acquiescencs
and develop a friendly spirit among them.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

The whest harvest in Southern Illinois
and Indiana has commenced. The papers
of thst section speak of the yield as enor-
nous, and the quality as unsurpassed blythe
crops of any previous year. To add to the
satisfaction of the farmers, the weather has
been IS favorable as they could desire, and
the new crop has been harvested in the
very best condition. From all parts of the
country, says the Cincinnati Gazette, we
have the same glowing accounts of the
wheat crop. Corn and oats will be more
than an average return, and fruit has never
promiseds more prolific yield. This, there
fore, is likely to be a year of plenty, its
c~ornucopis o~verfowing with abundance.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

On the 3OGh ult., the cash clerk of the
Q~urtermaster's oficeat Psducah, Mr. Hum
ter, stole SIC. 900 from the safe and depOs-
tied the money with 8 citizenlEhe theft
was discovered and the citizen returned the
money, stating that he did not know it
was money whsn Hunter left it with him.
Hunter made no effort to escape, and is
now in the military prison at PAduesh.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

The DOefrine of Universal Suffrage.
The orators who delivered addresses on
the Fourth Of July generally rose to the
full height Of the occasion. Most Of them
stood ready to accept and proclaim the
doctrine of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence thst Hall men are created equal"
snd to carry out that doctrine to its logi-
cal result in the right of universal suffrage.
Among the leading statesmen of the coun-
try who took this high ground in their
addresses were Henry Winter Davis, Sem
stor John Sherman, General N. P. Banks,
General Garfield, General Brisbin and.
others. We I sorry not to be able to in
elude in this list the name of the orator
who delivered the address at The eelohs~
ton IN TINS city.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-08

The Hon, Sam Galloway and Governor
Tod delivered Fourth of July orafiong at
the celebration in youngstown.