The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-29
Special RepOrl.
FARDoNs, &C

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NEW YORK, Msy 2s.
The Herald's Washington special says :
1t is understood that one cf the essential
conditions In III future amnesties psrdons
and release from irnprisOnmens for treason
viii be the renunciAtion on the part of the
applicant for elemency, of sll right title
and interest, present or prospective, in
slave property. No psrdons will hereof.er
be granted without such rebuneisti0n.
lz..A PRISONERS PAKoLBD.
During the last thee months over 20
eco Union prisoners have been psroled at
VariAtS and Aiken landings on the ames
river, over 10000 from Wilmington, and
f ON Ferdinsnda, md jacksonville over
3 QUO. Out of $4,000 returned Union pris-
oasrs Of Wsf, ps of daring the last three
months, not 1000 were of the number taken
prisonerin 1853, and q! lesst 500 of them
were paid n hospitals. II d known that
owing to the suspension of exchanges dur
ing 1864, large numbers of prisoners were
held by the rebslscsptursd during the pre-
vious ye1r. Evidence ELECTED on the p es-
enf trial of the assassination eonspirstOrs
explains where they are.
UNION MEETINGs IN SOUTHERN CITIES.
The HerSld's correspondent gives &C
counts OF Union meetings held recently at
various places in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Florida. 7H
At meeting of the citizens held in the
Capital of Alsbama on the l6.h inst,
PsHtion was prepared to be forwarded to
the President, praying him either to per-
mit the rebel Governor to call the LegIsls-
ture, or appoint Military Governor for
the relief of the people.
CHAIR ssToN, C.
The city of Charleston is fast recovering
accessions to its population in paroled rebel
soldiers and former residents who fed st
the approach of the National forces. A
majority of them are in utter poverty
The Relief Committees registry books in
Che rIeston contain the names of about if
teen thousand persons who have regularly
drawn weekly rstiOns.
THE SIXTH CORPS.
On Wednesday last the Sixth Corps
passed through Richmond, on its way from
DAnville 70 Washington. The troops pre-.
sented wan appearance. Their move
ments through the city occupied some Eve
-sTsEi eUERR1LLAs.
The Times Raleigh correspondent says
that guerrillas are fairly at work in North
Carolina, although most strenuous efforts
sre made to prevent their outrsges. Lieu
tenant Colonel Dewes aud lieutenant
Sinclair, snd OShsy, of the Third Penn
sylvAnia Cavalry, were attacked about five
miles from Fayetteville and only four
miles from one of our cavalry posts. AT
tar taking their money, watches and
horses the guerrillas released them. The
country has been thoroughly secured in
the vicinity, but no traces of the miscre-
ants have bsen discovered. They are sup
posed to have been some of JOhnston's
forces, who went home on their own re-
sponsibilsiy before the surrender.
GOLD FOUND.
Between sixty and seventy thousand
dollars in gold was recently discoveaed at
the Company shops Of the North Carolina
railroad by some of our troops. 1t was
Immediately cOnGscsted by the soldiers OF
the regiment who found 1.-THE 10th Ohio
Cavslry-snd the matter is now under
going an Investigation at hesequArters.-
The money belonged to the Bank of Com
merce, located st Newborn before the war.
CONTRACT WITH NEGROES.
DR.. ]. T. Leach, a prominent Union mar
of North Carolina hsde a contract with his
negroes to give them food and clothing as
before, and 10 pay them ten dollars per
month. The result is that only few have
left him.
BATIoNs TO BE sToPPED.
General Schofsld has issued an order
prohibiting the free distribution of ralions
70 the inhabitants after the last OF this
month. H.
a5t -AFFAIRs IN TEXAS.
The Herald's Mstsnoras letter says.
The breaking up of the rebsl armies has
ruined the trade of Mstamoras and vicin-
itY. The fill IN cotton has rendered it un-
profitable to transport it scross Texas.
The Liberals outside of Mstsmoras have
cut cff all stage and wagon lines to the
interior of Mexico.
Large quantities of goods are being sold
at auction at one-fJurth and one-eighth
their value. 80
Saturday Nights RpOrt.