The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-23
VOL. XIX---NO. 200
Yesterday Evenings Edition.
FkOM HEW YORh.


NEW YORK, August %.
The fire in Water and South stfeets YES.
terdAy afternoon destroyed Hicks bonded
warehouse, very large two story building
containing over 3 hsltmillion dollars worth
of tea and coffee. -Four firemen were nal
" injured by falling wall. The tea and
coffee was mainly owned by Bennett. StDr.
gls and q Co, and principally insured.
A Bridgeport Connecticut, despatch
states that the eoroners jury on the bodies
OF the eleven persons killed on the Houss-
tonic railroad on the 18th instant have
rendered verdict that the disaster wss
caused by eulpable negligence and want Of
proper caution on the part of the Presi.
dent, Superintendent and other EMPLOYEES
of the road.
The Tribunes Washington special saws
the Chicago and North Western Railroad
Company having furnished the general
land Office with map Of the new line of
said road, authorized by q resolution of
Congress, approved April 25th, 1862, in
struetions have been issued by the Com
missioner to the local land officers at Man.
ashs, Wisconsin, that the odd sections of
the original route are still held in ressrys-
lion to that State for the railroad, that the
even sections within six miles of the oriv-
route are reduced 70 $l.25 Der acre. and
that the even sections within six miles of
the new route are increased to $3.50 mar
acre and If not bought within six miles ofthe
new route their heirs and assignees will be
allowed to change such location to the new
line.
Up to this date about %, 600 applications
for pardon have been received at the At
tOrney Generals office. All those who in
the opinion of the Attorney General have
just claims to executive clemency are rec
f0f fnapded and forwarded to the President
of an officer Of Eh515SAid on the authority
the signature Of the President has uAshAat
fixed 70 no less than one hundred of the
applications. The number daily announced
IS pardoned are simply the names Of those
recommended and forwarded from the Of
fee of the Attorney General. The Presi-
dent has exercised the utmost caution and
discrimination in the matter OF pardons
and has alwas rejected ali applications un-
less good and sufficient reasons were pro-
ducsd to show necessity for clemency.
The Herald's special says: The Presi-
dent is somewhat annoyed st the fact that
certain persons have been accepting money
for their influence in obtaining psrdons.
He stated to-day thst he wished the fact
known that he investigated each case him
self, and only granted such petitions as
recommended themselves to his clemencY.
Some present nsksd permission to call
again for further consideration, to which he
replied it would be some time before many
psrdons would be granted.
Gen. Hancock has been brevetled Major
General in the regular army.
Two hundred pay masters are to be dis
charged from the navy the present week.
All seamen in the Mississippi Depart
ment, having less than two years to serve,
will be Immediately discharged.
The naval forces is to be reduced TO
10000.
Victor Smith, agent of the Treasury
d partment, who was wreckedOnthe steam
er Golden Rule, reports that after being
i've weeks on the reef and with the help of
divers and two wrecking vessels, he has
recovered only one hundred and forty
thousand of the million and q half treas
ury notes lost in the safe. This was found
some distance from the wreck, indicating
that the safe had broken to pieces.
a revenue cutter is 70 sent 20 the relief
| of Mr.. Smith.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe cores
pondent ssys, preparations indicate the
forthcoming speedy trial of JEFF. Davis
there. Additional restrictions have bean
puT upon admissions 70 the Tort. Joe
Johnston, while at Fortress Monroe, was
asked if he would like TO see JEFF and said,
al do not wish 10 see him or hear his name
mentioned even"
The steamer City Of Baltimore arrived
this morning, news anticipated.
The Times special says, officers who re-
ceive designations at Washington have no
knowledge of the resignation of B. Y.
Butler as an officer. The President has
returned from his excursion much i'm
proved in health. Hon. Alfred Ely has
been subpened as witness against
Wirz, and not for him as has been stated.
s. Nicholson has been assigned as Com
mandsnt of the Navigation Department
| at Washington.