Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-12
VOL. XIX---NO. 243.

Before God and all that is sacred am
perfectly innocent of all the charges and
specifications brought against me by the
prosecution. l had no knowledge or idea
of anything, nor did l aid or assist the
villain who assassinated President Lin
coin, either before or after the deed was
done
PASSED EXAMINATION.
The following young gentlemen have
passed the examining board, now in ses-
sion at the Naval Academy, Annapolis,
for admission as midshipmen: Ohio
A. P. Osborn, John Gardner, Harvey
Daniel, A. A. King, B. H. Buckingham,
S. H. Phelps, VIM. Chairman, George
McCave, S. E. Pratt. Illinois-E L.
Honshaw, Kossuth Neils, J. H. Ross, N.
j. Negley Indiana-Ur riah r. Harris,
James w. Graydon. Nebraska-G. G.
Talbriskie. Iowa-C A. Pechman.
Michigan-L. B. Hud. Tennessee-H.
Hall. .,r /
SUPREME COURT.
There is on trial in the Supreme Court
here the case of the Board of Water
| Commissioners of Detroit, against Henry
a. Barrell, who recovered $4,000 in con-
sequence of the building, many years ago,
of a defective engine for the Detroit Water
Works by Diokrscn and Sickles, and for
the proper construction of which the de-
PENDANTS had become sureties.
THE RACES.
In the races at Paterson. Nj. vester-
day, two .:siie ..::sne heats, the races were easily
won by Kentucky over Lord Monmouth
and Oakland. The first two miles were
done in 3.45. The one and quarter mile
race was won by Silk Stone over Arling-
ton with ease in 2174 The newly i'm
ported English stations Lexington, Hun
tington and Harrington were exhibited and
elected general admiration.
sLooPs OF WAR.
The sloops of war Lackawana and Mo-
nongahela are fitting for sea.
SALES.
Another sale of surplus naval vessels
takes place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
within two weeks Among the vessels to
be sold are the steamers Merceda, Shaka-
kan, State of Georgia, WanBo and Union !
1t is the intention of the Secretary of |
Navy in short time to make sale of |
twenty or more gunboats built for river
service. These vessels are between five |
and six hundred tons, and carry five guns.
SWEDISH IMMIGRATION.
The Richmond Times says the Swedish
immigration experiment has worked to the |
satisfaction of all parties. Farmers are
much pleased with the Swedes, whom they |
find industrious, efficient, honest and or |
derly. They do double the work the ne
,rroas Io and raurira No lnolyiprr affar
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
New YORK, October 1.-THE Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald gives
the following receipts and expenditures of
the United States for the quarter ending
June 3Oth: Receipts, exclusive of loans, |
Ss5, ,2S9, 7S6; from loans S53S, ,l75,O34; to-
tai receipts S6lS, ,464s2O. Expenditures
$675, 767,4II of which Sl72,9i4,45S was
for the redemption of United States notes,
bonds, fractional currency, &c.
GENERAL WEBSTER.
Gen. J. D. Webster, Chief of Staff to
Gen. Sherman, is in the city expecting to |
be Immediately mustered out. He has
bought an interest in the Catawba Iron
Works at Irondale, Jefferson county, Ala,
and intends settling there permanently
with his family.
APPOINTMENT.
Owen A. Tompkins, of Randolph, Wis,
and L. d. Mcintosh, of Sheboygan, Wis,
are appointed examining surgeons of the
Pension Bureau.
ORDERED TO BE RESTORED.
NEW YORK, October ia Washing
ton special says that the President has or
dered the restOrations to Mrs. Col. Jno. II.
Sotheron the valuable property in st.
Marys County, Maryland, upon which one
of the government farms for the use of the
freedmen, is located. This estate COM
priscs 800 acres of land, s27 of which is
under cultivation, and it has been greatly
since it has been in the posses
sion of the government. The property
belonged to Col. Jno. Ii. Sotheron, who
murdered Lieut.. White, an officer of the
colored troops, and was taken possession
of for theuse of the Freedmens Bureau, as
abandoned property. SOtheron, after the
murder of White, having left the country
and taken up his abode in Canada where
he is now reported.
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
A gentleman just returned from an ex-
tended tour through North and South
Carolina and Georgia, says, that large
numbers of plantations in these states
threatens to entirely disperse labor of
after Janury lst, as after that
time they say they will have scarcely
enough to live ON themselves let alone
finding and taking care of labOrers until
the next crop Is gathered. He also says
that in the three States mentioned that
not more than one third of the able-bOd-
led population is steadily at work, anoth-
er third is travelling about to places seek
ing to better their condition and the re-
naming third live in idleness.
DECISION OFTHE SECRETARY OF TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE Secre-
tary of the Treasury lately decided to pay
al the Texas indemnity bonds presented
at the Department with evidence that
.hey were loaned by loyal holders and had
been transmitted from the State of Texas
only through loyal parties. 1t is not,
however, the intention of the Department
to pay bonds presented without such evil
lence and without a careful scrutiny of
he facts in each case.
Gov. Hamilton of Texas, has represented
% the Department that certain Texas in
IDENTITIES and bonds were held by officers
IF the rebel government and fraudulently
aiken by the State Treasury and are now
n New York to be disposed of for the
benefit of certain rebels who have gone
here since the close of the rebellion, and !
Gov Hamilton protests against the pay
nent of this particular bonds to any party
excepting the State of Texas. The facts ;;
siven by Gov Hamilton are, that on the :
18th of january, 1864, the so-called
military Board of the State
If the State of Texas composed of G.
P. Murry, rebel Governor and ex-oficio, !
hes President of the board, n. B. Beaver,
md J. S. Holman made contract with
Geo. W. White of Austin, Texas, and
John Childs of Hamilton.county, Texas, to
leliver them 135 Texas indemnity bonds :
with coupons attached, amounting to
1856, ,2s7,5O. White and Childs agreeing ;
o deliver payment of $4,000 in cotton
ards at S. per pair, and the balance in
of the best quality. The bonds
md coupons were to be delivered to them
upon the execution of