Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-10
General News
Storm on Lake 9ntarIO-EFrea X of
SchOOner-TIze Crew Asescu ed.

storm ON Lake SnfariO-Free X of a
SchOOner-THe Crew Aescu ed.
ROCHESTER, August "a heavy north
east storm is prevailing to-day on L; axe On
tario. Tho Canadian schooner Elm yra, Ia
den with stavebaIt, in endeavoring t enter
the harbor of Genesee, about 9 o'clo ck this
morning, struck upon the sunkeI l East
Piers, and became a wreck. Cap5 J. H.
Ledyard, manned life boat with Y stout
men, and rescued the crew, who were cling
ing to the rigging and the waves swept
over the wreck.
Robbery.
PHILADELPHIA, August 9.-Four men wi III
blackened faces, entered the house Of Ed .
ward Keyder, in the southern outskirti o.f
the city last night, snd threatened the life
of Keyder and wife, and obtained the KEYS
and after ransacking the house, made off
with $4,000 in specie and also stole some
other valuables.
General John A. Logan Nominated for
Congress.
SPRINGFIELD, H., August S.-The Re
publican State Convention met at Spring.
field to-day, and resolutions wore adopted
cordially endorsing Congress. John A. Lo-
gan was nominated for Congressman by ac-
clamation.
Cholera Report.
NEW YORK, August 9.-There w.ue
twelve cases and two deaths in this cit,v,
and seven cases and one cath in BROOKLYN,
by Cholera, are reported from 12 m. yesier-
day to II IN. to-day.
Cholera in Pm IadeIpHia.
PHILADELPHIA, AugB st 9.-The Cholera Is
aoating only four Ct .ses reported to-day
ana no deaths. Two cases reported yester-
day.
Connecticut On derwritcr's Meeting.
HARTFoRT, Conn.,, August 9.-The Exc
eutlve COmlnittee of the National Board
OF Underw ritter s, met in this city to-day,
of rates.
Fire in Cairo.
CAIRO, ILL.,, August 9.-At q fire last night,
the tin-ware store ofC. Henderson, Queens
ware and lc.oking-glass store of J. Swain
and Ohio Levee, were burned. The contents
were totally destroyed. The building was
insured for $4,000 in eastern Offices
Synopsis of an Address of Governor
Wells TO the People Of Louisiana On
the New Orleans Riot.
NEW XoRK, August 9.-Gov. Wells sd-
dress to the loyal people of Louisiana on
the late riot, is very long. After stating
that 800 people were killed and wound
ed, an d deploring the event, he proceeds to
state the causes which led to it. He recites
the history of the convention of 1861, which
had not adjourned sine die but was left to
be- called together again by its President,
and details his own course, and the ceucil-
iatory disposition be brought to the admir-
istration of the office to which he had beer
chosen, declares he found q cOnciliatory
policy was not adopted to that part Of the
people who had returned from the ranks of
the rebel army; that he favored the reais-
sembling of the Convention of 1854, ss the
only means OF securing the adoption Of tho
Constitutional Amendment passed By Con
gress and thereby insuring the admission of
Louisiana representatives in Congress; that
the riot was premeditated and that the
police, after driving the negroes into Me-
chanics Institute should have awaited the
appearance of the military, when the ielib-
crate and horrible bloOdshed which occur
red would have been prevented.
A Marrow Escape.
SUNBURY, Pa, August 9.-At three o'clock
this morning train of five lumber cars was
thrown off the track between WiIliamsport
and Sunbury, on the Pennsylvania & Erie
railroad. The engine and tender were
turned over into ditch. The engineer, J.
W. Butler, by this occurrence was buried in
the sand nearly up to his head and was dug
out The extent Of his injury was sprain-
ed ankle.
Detroit Convention.
DETROIT, August 9.-The johnson mass
convention held here to-day appointed the
following delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention, at large:
James F Jay, Gen. A s Williams, Gen. c
o Loomis, Gen. 6 A Custer
District Delegates-Henry Barns; J J
Newell, 0 B Clark, G Parkhurst, Jamea
Munroe, E Seaman, Gen. A A Stevens, "
Thomas r e Stout Tohn AtsinsoD r
Bliss, A W Broekway.
Resolutions were adopted approving the
policy of President johnson and the admis-
sion to Congress Of loyal members, and Of
the principles set forth in the call for the
Philadelphia Convention also, that the ad-
mission to the Philadelphia Convention as
delegates, of those who in States not in re-
bellion tsild to support the Government
would be unwise.
The Democratic State Central Committee
also appointed delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention as follows.