Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-31

esterdayAfternOOn Report
LETTER FROM ALEX q. STEVENS.
He Endorses the Philadelphia
Convention.
Sailing of a Vessel to Aid Juarez.
lew WALLACE ON BOARD.
Equalization Of B0untieS.
1t will Cost Seventy Millions.
LOUISIANA POLITICS.
From New York.

Letter from Alexander TX. Stephens
NEW YORK, July 3O.-Alexander H
Stephens has written a letter to Montgom.
cry Blair endorsing the call for the Phila-
delphia Convention and announcing his
intention to attend the Convention. In il
he says Individually, my whole soul is
enlisted in the cause of 3 speedy, full and
perfect restoration of the Government under
the Constitution as it now stands. He also
says he did, in 1860, all in his power to
avoid a conflict of arms, and that too,
while many OF those now so clamorous for
what they call the Union cause, were giving
encouragement at least, to the extreme
men at the South by clearly and decidedly
intimating, if not fully expressing, a perfect
willingness on their part that the Union
might slide If the people of the South so
willed it. he concludes by saying If the
Union shall be restored under the Constitu-
tion it is his fixed purpose to retire from all
connection with public affairs, so tina
though it may appear that he is governed
by personal interests in working for resto-
ration, inasmueh as he has been chosen
United States Senator, still he will not hold
that position long.
Cholera.
The cholera record yesterday stood at
about the figures which were reported on
Saturday. The disease does not appear to
made an attack except in a very
crowded, ill-lighted, ill-Ventllated house or
where the sewerage is grossly
defective.
miscellaneous.
The World reports The sailing on Thurs
day last of a propeller steamer of 500 tons
for kIatamoras, with 5000 revolvers, 400
rifles, l2 pieces OF light artillery and a large
quantity of powder &C., for Juarez army.
Major General Lew Wallace, and Brigadier
General Sturnes, recently of our army, were
passengers. The efforts to stop her made
by the Mexican Imperialists' agents were
unsuccessful.
The Triblme's Leavenworth special says
A dispatch from Fort Reno, on the Powder
river route TO Mantana, proves the truth of
the dispatches forwarded by the Commits
sioners, Colonies Taylor and McLaren- 1t
says hat 4 party of Indians.paid Fort Reno
a visit, and succeeded in driving off forty
All the cavalry horses were out in
herd, and no pursuit could be made.
The Denver Ne10S says The Indians
are becoming bold sineethey have now taken
stock of from underneath the runs of
a fort garrisoned by SOC troops. 1t also says
the Indians at Fort Laramie were
with ammunition in large guam
Lities, with the knowledge and consent of
the Commissioner. After the supply at the
post was exhausted a large quantity was
sent for from Denver and dealt out in the
manner.
A dispatch from Leayenworth Saturday
The main line of the Union Pacific
from Wyandot to Lawrence is now
n running order again. Dispatches re-
in this city from Vice President
Dnrant, at Omaha, state that II, 200 feet of
was laid on Friday. This is the great
st feat Of railroad building, being cOnsid-
erably over two miles of track in one day.
Arrived.
The steamers City of New York and b.
-ussia have arrived. News anticipated.
The Freedmen.
The correspondent of the Herald travel
ng with the Steedman Commission for the
Investigation of the Freedmen's Bureau,
writes from Texas: He says that the Blu
eau in that state is a mischievous farce.
stations are SO wide apart that not one
lalf OF the colored population could reach
hem if they were inclined TO. The negroes
re working well consequently, and are re-
high wages. As usual the officers
I the institution are generally engaged in
the problem of free labor by run
ling plantations on their own account.