Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-27
Associated Press Report.
From New York.
Fur1her ReheI Rarbnrities

New YORK, November, 26.-The Times
contains letter from Andersonville Stock
ade, Georgia, of the 3lst ult, showing some
further fearful revelation of its horrors, and
evidence of the inhumanities Practiced
there, and details of its responsiveness.
Gen. Grant.
The Herald's Washington special dis
patches contain the following: Gen. Grant
aud part of his staff will leave here on Mon
day to visit Richmond, Charleston and in
ternal cities. They will be absent about ten
days. 1t will be remembered that Gen.
Grant has not visited Richmond since its
surrender.
PardOns.
Among those awaiting interviews at the
White House on Saturday were Albert Pike
and Mr.. Cummings, Ex-Governor of Utah.
The latter Joined the South in the Rebel
lion, but is reported to have just had his
claim allowed for about 5000 due him at the
commencement of hostiliues.
Mr.. Pike is an applicant for pardon and
the restoration of his law library, valued at
thirty thousand dollars now in Federal pos
session. Neither of his requests has yet
been granted, but he is permitted to locate
in Memphis for the practice of the law.
The daughter of the rebel Secretary Nal
lOry has not succeeded in obtaining her
fathers release. 1t is reported that during
Secretary Stanton's trip Eastward he visited
Mallory in Fort Lafayette and requested
some in Information concerning the records of
the rebel navy. MIR. Mallory declined to
give it. Caleb Cushing atterward made the
same solicitation. but Mr., Mallory then de
MED all knowledge of their custody.
Intimations are reported to have been given
his daughter by our authorities that Nal
lory must vindicate himself under oath as a
condition precedent to his release. This it
is believed he can and will do.
Mrs. Clement c. Clay has been informed
that her husband cannot be pardoned, but
will be held for trial.
Among the pardons granted to-day by
the President was a special one to Major
Echols, a graduate of West Point and an
engineer officer of the old army. EchOls
was chief engineer of the rebel defenses at
Charleston, and was pitted against Gilmore.
who scientifically besieged that city. His
is the first instance Ofa pardon to any one of
that class of men who were educated at
their cOuntry's expense and who plunged
into rebellion at the first bugle call. This
pardon was granted on the recommendation
of the Attorney General, the man having an
invention which is likely to be of great ben
eft to the Government and which he could
not get patented without a pardon. Hith-
erto the President has steadily refused to
pardon men of this class, but old army Off
GERS vouch that he is not mistaken in this
| case of clemency.
The secret Deceive force so far from being
disbanded, as was doubtless the intention of
the President at one time, has a new, i'm
portant and legitimate work laid out for it
in the chief cities of the Union, and along
the borders, to detect and apprehend
the bands of counterieiters of greenbacks,
smugglers and defrauders Of the internal
| revenue.
Blank pages in the detectives journals
are doubtless devoted to unofficial informa-
| ton in regard to the Fenian movement,
| about which the authorities are merely anx-
ious to satisfy their curiosity.
Public Lands in Minnesota.
About the middle of last month Governor
| Miller, of Minnesota, made application to
Secretary Harlan for an immediate survey
and sale of public lands in st. Louis and
Lake counties in that State. In response
the Surveyor General of Minnesota has re
ported by letter to the General Land Office
that the eountrymentioned abounds is min
eral deposits of undOubted richness. among
which is gold-bearing quartz. Extensive
ranges of iron have also been found in this
part of the State of a quality equal to any
country. Ii is supposed that the survey
will be ordered Immediately, and that the
lands will be placed in market.
The Five Twentie&.
About fsrty-ans millions Of the recently