The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-31

suffering had prevailed among the blacks.
But few plantations have been abandoned,
and those only of small value.
Colonel Sprsgle, writing from st. Louis,
says that on the 10th inst the Refugees and
Freedmen's Home in that city, which was
sustained jointly by the Government and
the Sanitary Commission, and costing the
Government about $40 600 per month, hss
been suspended, the city and county author
tiles assuming the burden for the future.
The same report represents that during the
month Of May last the Government was
called upon to issue rations in Missouri to
4, 400 white refugees and 2s6 freedmen.
THE WHITES RECEIVING SUPPLIES.
The whites are reported as crowding ali
the posts established for the distribution of
rstiOns, and are willing mendicants. From
this fact strict orders have been Issued to
stop the issue of all supplies not necessary
to prevent starvation.
FREEDMEN DOING WELL.
Though the freedmen are still somewhat
bewildsred by heir new condition as freed
men, they are reported to be generally
Provident of such means and resources as
are afforded them and are doing well.
AFFAIRS IN TEXAS.
The Worlds Brownsville CTexss) cor
respondent under dAte of July y, ssys.
The people of Texas are in a blue wsy
about their Governor. General lack Ham
iltOn is not the choice either of msiority
of the original Union men or of the lste
rebels; but he is appointed by the Presi-
dent. They do not desire his presence.
They are without CIVIL sutnorIgy, - tbo,-
need it. The militsry authorities are doing
sll they can to supply the deficiency, but
they can only act at the most important
points, and, as yet, at only few of them.
The rest of the country is given over to
lAwlessness.
TREASURY NOTES.
An order has been issued st Houston by
the United States commander of tia post
declaring that United States Treasury
Notes being legal tender in payment of
all debts except for duties at the custom
house, they will be received and paid out in
all business transactions at the post with
out discount.
GUERRILLAs.
Guerrilla parties are reported to be still
on the Brownsville road, robbing every
train and traveller that passes theere. Out
RACES are now chiefly beyond Jsliod. The
United States troops are snxiously looking
to give protection to the country. Iunder-
stand that numbers of these troops have
already restored order and security to most
parts of the country this side of Called;
tn at they caught many of the villains and
put them in close custody. Statements
come from Nashu that there are msny
thousands of confsderstes in Mexico slong
the border. This believe is untrue Gen.
erals Smith, Msgruder, Shelby, Slaughter,
Price, and some of lesser note are there,
also ex-Governors Murray and Clark Of
Texas and Allen of Louisiana; but there
is not with them over 800 men. All these
are on the way to Sonora, except few
who desire to return if the exception to the
amnesty proclamation should be revoked
in their favor.
There is no design upon their point, as
am confidently informed, to enter the
military service of Mexico, but if their
other means fail they may be compelled
so to do. Nor is it true of Kirby Smith
and Msgruder, as has frequently been as
serted, that they had feathsred their nests
with the cotton spectators, as both are
compelled to live on borrowed money and
8 mere pistancs is all that thew can prc-