The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-22
Special Report.
MASONIC RECEPTION.

The Academy of Music was filled last
night with the Masonic fraternity of New
York, welcoming Albert G. Mscksy Of
Charleston. Prominent members of the
order were present from various Northern
States. Mr.. Macksy made lengthy
speech, and brief addresses we're made by
other gentlemen. The New York lodges
have subscribed upward of ten thousand
dollars as 8 testimonial TO Mr.. Mscksy.
RESIGNATION OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
or WAR. .-H' ..,,.
A Washington special says that AS
sistsnt Secretary of Wsr, Dana, is about to
retire from the War Department with the
intention of going to Chicago to assume
the editorial management of 8 new daily
paper soon to be started theI Q. 1t is un-
derstood that his successor will be Msjor
Eckart, who has been Superintendent of
the Military Telegraph during the war.
THE GRAND REVIEW. .sa d.
Preparations for the grand parade on
Tuesday aud Wednesday next have been
completed. 1t is estimated that there will
be about two hundred thousand soldiers in
line. 5-".-
TO BE TRIED FOR TREASON.
There can be little doubt that Vance,
Brown, Smith, and sll of the Southern
Governors who may be caught will be
tried IS leaders of the rebellion and on the
charge of high treason. ' - .
MUsTERING OUT. .q. -.
The Heralds special says; The War
Department has issued orders immediately
mastering out all the white troops of the
srmy of the Potomac whose term Of service
expires prior to the SOth. The order is for
their immediate discharge. Nearly two
weeks will be required to go through the
necessary routine. - In. BY F,
-af THE CAPTURE or JEEF. DAVIS 7sru
The Herald's Fortress Monroe special
gives the particulars of the pursuitand csp-
ture of JEFF. Davis. The party whish arrived
in the steamer Clyde consisted of Col D.
B. Pritchard, Capt. Ohss. I. HUDSON, and
Lieuts. Stsber and Purington, of the 4th
Michigan Cavalry, with their escort in
charge of JEFF. Davis, his wife and four
children; John II. Reagan, recently Post
Master General of the COnfsderscyj Co.'s,
Wm. K. johnson and L. D. Rubrick, Aids
de-camp; Burton N. Harrington, Private
Secretary; Mrs. Davis, two waiting maids,
several negro men servants, and also Vice
President Alexander Stevens, Clement o.
Clay, of Alabama, and wife, Msj General
Joseph Wheeler, and four staff officers.
GENERAL Wilson'S EFFORTS TO TAKE
DAVIS.
The Heralds correspondent says that
fully one week before General Wilson
received the proclamation Of President
johnson cffering reward for the capture
of Davis and others, he had sent scouts II
all directions, and taken every precsutlor
to prevent any fugiLiVes from esespi2g
who were within range of his cavalry
He soon gained information that Dsyi
and his escort had boen at Washington
Ga, and he Immediately sent forces 10 al
directions to picket the ferries on thesOc
mulgee and Flint rivers, and also the cros
roads leading thereto. Colonel Pritchat'
left Macon at o'clock on the evening Q
the 7tb, with orders to push on by force
marches until one hundred miles down th
Oemulgee, and from twenty to hfty mile
beyond our outpOsts, and take possession c
sll the ferries, and throw out scouts on th
opposite side of the river to ascertain III
approach or passage of the fug
lives uUm nivL1AoHd- Ha had speci,
directions to look out for Jeff Davis an
cortege. 7.-
Colonel Pritchard marched all night c
the 7th, and went into camp on the Sth
8 so'clock A. NJ, thirty-six miles from Il
Mace of starting. At 10 O'Clock they sga
set out in pursuit. He arrived HsWkin
Vile st o'clock. Here he found q det'
of an officer and twenty-five men guar
} ing the ferry and the citizens had gather
in a body and threatened to mob the 81
diers. Colonel Pritchard rode up and tc
them if they harmed the soldiers in any "
i after he left he would return and burn t
town TO ashes. This had 9 salutary eff
and the mob dispersed. Aftsr sending
\ courier back with dispatches to Colo
Mind, he pushed on three miles fuIth
d and went into camp. At sunrise the NJ
y morning the cavaleade were sgain on
march, in the direction of Abbeyyi
" which point they reached shout three P
II Here they met detachment of the Fl
Wisconsin,, under the Lieutenant Colon
= and learned from him thst q train ans "
ing the description had crossed the
ID nulgee st Browns Ferry st midnight q
N thst a train had left Abbeyville at o'el,
the same morning, in the direction Of
d winviIls. A deGachn eRJ of the +
be Wisconsin followed on the direct road,
Of Colonel Pritchsrd determined to tai
picked force of his command and G
~ chase in another direction. Accordin
al he selected seven officers and one hund
9. and thirty men, leaving the remsinde
cd the regiment, under Captain Hathaway
. guard the ferries and acour the copr
north Of the river. AbOUt.4 o'clock in
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