The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-08
Washington Items.
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The evidence before the military Com
mission, on Tuesday, was briet, and OF very
little Importance. The sudden change in
the weather was 3 great relief to the prls-
oners. who appeared to be in very fair
snirits- During the reading of the letter
picksd up at Morehesrd City, in which 81
f@usions we're made to Bed Shoes, (P4yne,)
and Old Gray, in speaking of the work of
assassination, one could discover an ex-
preston Of selEconscionsness on Psyne's
~countenance There was even q CLEAN of
sarcasm, mixed with an appearance of be-
ing amused. 0Lsughlin was without
wsistcoat or neck-cloth, and his face was
IS pallid as his shirt. He seemed nervous,
and occasionally shivered, as if he was
growing cold. Arnold seemed more cheer
iul than any of the rest, which may be
owing to the fact that he has engaged q
seat near an open window, throughout the
trial, and to the Iightness Of the evidence
in his case.
GENERAL GRANT OFF FoR NEW 0
Lieutenant General Grant left Tuesday
evening for NV York. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Grant, and sll the mem
bers of his staff, with the exception OF
Colonel Rawlings, Colonel Porter and Ma
ior Leeb. The superintendent of the Bal
timore snd Ohio Ksilrosd placed a special
car at the disposal of the party. General
Grant will r,mSin in New York but a
short time. II is expected thst he will at
tend the grand mass meeting Of citizens,
to be held st the ACADEMY of Music to-
morrow evening. On Thursday he will
proceed 10 West Point, and remain during
the examination. the General will visit
the great Northwestern Fair, to be held
in Chicago ere his return.
n SHERMAN AND STANTON DIFFICULTY.
Secretary Stanton does not intend 70 al
low himself TO be drawn into q newspa-
per controversy with General Sherman.
The Secretary fesl conscious that his &C
ton on the Sherman Johnston srmlstice
WIS for the best interests Of the country
and he is content hat the matter shall rest
where if now lies, Notwithstanding he has
abundance of documentary evidence at
his command to prove the fsllscy OF many
of Shermsn's arguments. General Sher-
man, as is well known, proclaimed peace
fom the Potomsc TO the Rio Grsnde, yet
at that time none knew better than be that
two large rebel armies we're still in the
field: Dick Tsylcrs and Kirby Smiths,
be. ides various ~detschments of hostile reb-
els scattered throughout the several south
western States, numbering in the sggre-
gate more thar 100000 men, whom Jonn-
ston old not even pretend to surrender. In
order to check q false impression which
wss rspidly spreading throughout the
country, Secretary Stsnton's disspproval
of these terms was spread before the pub
lie Immediately upon the receipt OF the
Shermsn-J ohDston memorandum. General
Grant was sent TO North Carolina with or
ders to relieve Sherman should he refuse 10
move Sgsinst Johnston Immediately.
EXPECTED RETURN OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE navy AND PARTY.
Secretary Welles and Post Master GEN
eral Dennisop are expected hone on Wed
nesdsy next. The party arrived at Hsmp
ton Rcsds on Saturday last, and have gone
up to Richmond previous TO returning to
Washington.
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Secretary Harlan is determined that
there shall be no more extravaganza CT
H~shenansgin" "a metropolitan phrsse) in
the Department of the Interior. Among
other large expenditures of which he hiss
the supervision, are those for the work
done on the Capitol, and after entering
upon his oficisl duties he sscertsined that
heavy contracts had been given out for the
library extensions, without there having
been any advertisement for proposals, as
required by law. The work had been givento
Messrs. James, Beebe & Co, of New York,
who were the contractors for the present
library, and who have St their foundry all
the patterns for the castings used-it being
exclusively an iron structure, even to the
b~ookshelves. Secretary Harlan had the
work summsrily arrested. and has ordered
proposals to be advertised tor This is not
agreeable to Mr.. Walter, the architect,
who is reported to have resigned, while the
discussing clerk has received his "yellow
envelope" containing g notice that his
services were no longer required by the
Government.
FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES.
There is no truth in any Of the "senss-
tionap rumors about our relations with
France. The French minister has gone on
8 visit to New York, and the presence of a
powerful federal force in Texas will soon
put q stop 70 any projects which "confeder-
ate' ~stragglers in thai region may have
AOIubO lOT o"UIOAAlDB Us WAbA AAoAAObI "
assisting the bands of brigsnds who are
rowing about the Rio Grande.
GENERAL THOMAS.
The assignment of General Thomas to
command of the department of Virginia
has bean annulled. Iii not believed, how
ever, that General Hslleck will continue in
command. General Thomas proceeds Bsst,
on leave of absence for some time. When
it expires it is understood that at the tx
press wish of the President, Gen. Thomas
will proceed to Nashville and assume con-
troll of the department to be formed of
Tennessee and q portion of adjacent ststes
LOYALTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Loyal meetings, evincing the Tightspirit,
are still the order of the day in North Car
DINA. A large meeting was held at Sails
bury on the 18Th of May, and another st
Lexington on the Goth. Hon. j. NJ. Leach,
late member of the rebel Congress, was the
principal speaker at the Lexington meet
ing, and drafted the resolutions, which
we're of the most loyal character. The
Salisbury meeting recommended the hold
ing of 8 State Convention st Raleigh on
the Doth of June, and elected as delegates
thereto Hon. Nathaniel Boynton and Hon
J.. G. Ramsey. The North Csrolinisns
evince great eagerness to get back into the
Union.
The Exceptions to n Presidents
Amnesty
The New York World has made the fol-
lowing estimate, which is generally &C
copied IS near the mark, Of the number of