The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-21
REREL ORDINANCE.

kansas the cotton has mostly passed into
market. -..
REBEL ORDNANCE.
The barge John j. Lee hiss arrived from
Richmond with cargo of rebel ordnance.
About 1000 tons of rebel ordnance is now
lying at Richmond waiting shipment to
various srsenals in the North, and bsrges
are being loaded with it.
NEW JERSEY CONVENTION.
-.E.. NEw YORK, July 20.
At the New Jersey Convention the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization reported
General Judson Fitzpatrick as permanent
President, which was received with ap-
plause. A Vice President from each coun-
ty, and Secretary from each district com
pletod the organic ltion. Upon taking the
chair the General made stirring speech,
which was rapturously applauded.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
series, Of which the following is digest
First. The war had been a failure, ac-
cording to the Democratic declaration at
Chicago, but it had terminated in honorable
peace.
Second. Alludes to the memory and SER
vices of Abraham Lincoln, which are never
to be forgotten.
Third. Fully endorses the sdministra-
ton of President Johnson.
Fourth. Asserts that sympsthizers with
the rebellion arc still to be watched.
Fifth. Contains long bill of indictment
against the Democratic party for its treason
and hostility to the war and country, and
its aid and comfort to the rebellion.
Sixth. Proclaims that the Constitutional
Amendment Abolishing slavery must and
shall prevail in New Jersey.
The remainder of the resolutions express
great gratitude to the army and navy,
promise economy in state expenditures,
and expatiate ON blessings of free dom from
slavery, express thanks to citizens of for
eign birth for their aid in putting down the
rebellion and saving the country. General
Halsted called fer the resolution in rels-
tion to the rights of the cOlored men. After
some excitement it was postponed till the
nominations were made.
The convention was then opened for nom
inatiou, and after Marcus T. Ward and A.
G. CataelI he'd boon nominated, the dele
gates from several counties nominated Cen
eraI Kilpatrick. The excitement ran 80
high that some Of the members proposed to
make the nominations by reclamation, but
the friends of other candidates insisted on
ballot. The following ballOtings were in
the midst of great excitement.
First Ballot-Catlett, 265; Ward, IS; Kill
patrick, I49.
The second and third ballots were taken
amid much excitement.
Fourth Ballot-Catlett, 14S; Ward, 34s /;
E;IDatrier 172 Ward 1gaa AAAlA--1 -
mated unanimously.
The resolutions of the committee were
adopted.
Mr.. HaIsted's resolution on the rights of
nolored mon was laid on the table.
A State Committee was appointed, and
the Convention adjourned.
We have news of the burning of the
steamer Chattahochis with 300 bales Of
! Government cotton.
order. Two presses are kept busy packing
night and day.
Nearly all of the stores that are open
contain the most worthless stock of goods
sueh as champagne aud other liquors, and
plenty of canned fruit. They have not an
-tieis really needed, but manage to make
-. prosts on their present stock.
Tho ,usntity of corn pOw being raised II
80 ives confidence that there vii
- ,Iortv of I'D for the ensuing year. In
49, tbcrs has Neea no great scarcity o
coo5 a. anv time iR central Alabama
though tho country betTeen here ans
Georgia has a sandy ana tight SOIL IL
one of the best cotton Nd corn groWinI
| regions in the South.
THE DESTITUTE.
Ratous are furnished to the l'oor' nav
lsads 10 great abuses. 1t is not uiNnsusl
/ asa line of OK teams driven through tSsn
tv miles of cornfelds for the purpose o. go'
ting a little Government coffee and sugar
GOVERNOR PARSONS.
! 5=.rsops appointment as Governor give
r-etion. He is known as fail
sie@s Ss.iS@ -ss political aspiration
minded lawyer, wnv- am witbin N
have not been prominent -,o-,h,
past two years, when he became a l. "
of the opposition to jeff. Davis csntraIiz
ing despotisn in tho Confederate Congress
and voted for the Peace Resolutions.
.-s aH REAIEw oFs-TROoPs.
FORTRESS Monroe, July 10.
Brigadier General Mann left Norfolk thir
morning for Suffolk, to review troops sta,
toned at that post. m.
| MILITARY POST DIscONT1NUED,
The steamer Thomas A. Morgan arrived
from Point Lookout this morning with &
cargo of army stores.
Captain Goodwin lately received orders
to break up the post, as the rebel prisoners
had nearly all been removed, in conse-
quence Of which all army material is beine
rapidly shipped North.
@ sEvEN-THIRT1Es.
| E PHILADELPHIA, July 20.
Jay Cooke reports thesubscriptions to the
T. 30 loan to-day amount to S4,63I 100, in
cluding the following, Cd NAtional Ohiosse
S212, 600; ID National J Jonesville $40 900 Isl
National Pittsburgh sls5,OOO Ist National
Milwaukee $125, 200; 1st National Plumer
Pa, 800, 900 End National Chicago $IO2,.
0OO; Sd National Cincinnati $500, O,OOO; I'd
National Cleveland 1000; 1st Nationa
Des Moines $lsO, 900; 1st National Nash,
vile 500, 900 ; I'd National Nashville $780,,
900, and Sd National st. Louis $4,000.
GALLAGHER's ExCHAEGE.
NEW YOEK July 20.
Gold 142H.
New York Central, s5; Erie, s21z; Mich.
gan Southern 637s Illinois Central 127A
Rock Island lO77s; North Western 2s1I
do pfd. 6255 Reading 1OlH; MsripOsa lS
Pittsburgh 7779; Fort Wayne $50.
Market very firm.