Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-29
MORNING
WiI7FpNFsDAY MoRNING, APRIL 29y


Sims at Boston.
The Boston Transcripts makes the follow
ing note Of The return to that city Of ThOm-
as Sims, the negro whose rendering up |
from that city created such an excitement
in 1851:
aOn reaching Savannah, in the year
1851. Sims was placed in Jail, and, having 1
some words as he expressed 1t, with tne |
TAILOR. was for some days confined IN
dark cell, which affecting health, by aa-
vice Of physician he was placed In pet
ter quarters. The returned fugitive was
to have been severely published but lntei-
Tgenee coming to Georgia of the feeling
msnifested in his behalf at the North, It
be5 tLe eject TO save him from further in
di0nities. He was released and sent to
Vicksburg, where he has lived since that
time. working at his occupation as brick
layer for his master. He escaped to zen
eral Grants lines from this stronghold
shout two weeks since, in dug-out haV-
ing on board his wife, child and four men
besides.
Hsims gives the same accounts Of the
privations Of the Confederates which have
been received through other sources. de
saws that in Vicksburg the soldiers have 10
do without meat the most Of the time, their
rations chiefly consisting Of bread and mo-
lasses. Now and then lot Of bacon Wlfl
be seized in the interior, and the soldiers
thus obtain q short supply. Judging from
what he has seen, Sims is Of the opinion
that the rebellion will starve 10 death be
fore many months, even If 1t IS not ami
hilated By force Of arms.
at is stated as a somewhat remarkable
fact. that none Of the persons remanded 10
slavery from Boston, and whose rendition
erestlx- agitaifa.ths 5eqF4lTafil6lee 5eqF4lTafil6lee.i ="
Curious Confession OF n X. G.. C.---Thc
Win the - CoI,Iperation sr '' Of Noftiern rI'
Traitors, to seize Washington.
The Philadelphis Inquirer publishes the
following, which it says it received from a
trustworthy source
IA man Of respectable connections. who
resided for some years near Dllsburg, Pa,
died few days since at his home. A few
hours previous to his death, he called few
friends around, and intimated to them
thathe could not die peaceably without re-
lieving his conscience Of weight which
burdened It.
~He confessed that he was knight of
the Golden Circle, which order was secret
II and extensively represented in most
Northern cities. He stated that regular
and general Communication was carried on
between the headquarters of the g Knights
and the Cabinet Of JEFF. Davis. That he
was eognizant that the rebel War Depart
ment had arranged with the organization
Of which he was a member to evacuate
Richmond, for the purpose of drawing the
Federal force that far South, and while
their attention was there engrossed, the
rebel army, by quick flank movement
wouldIdescend in full force upon Washing
ton, and, aided by general uprising Of
the Knights in Pennsylvania and other
Northern States, capture the city and seize
upon the Government by force, leaving Oul
army South at liberty TO desolate at the
expense Of retaliation in their own States
HThis is no fabrication, but unquestion'
able authority furnishes this confession Oi
dying man on a subject now familiar t.
the residents Of the district wherein he re
sided"
A Peter Funk attached to a New Yorl