The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-21
Yesterday Evenings Edition.
FROM NashinFton.

NEW YORK, September 20.
A special to the Times, dated Washing
ton 10Th says that JEFF Davis Treasures,
brought here In care of Treasury sgent,
have been counted In the Treasury Office
and been found to consist of $s7, 900 IN gold
and $1,000 silver coin, mostly Mexican
dollars, old coinage, and thirty bars silver.
The total value slightly over 500, 900.
Some doubts are existing as to the course
the Government would adopt as to the pay
ment of the Pacific railroad bonds. The
President of the bank of the company in
this city addressed note to the Secretary
of the Treasury on the subject to-day,
and received the following reply;
TREASURY DErARTlrBNT, Sept 10.
SIR:-Your letter of to-day asking
whether the obligation of the Government
to pay st maturity its bonds issued under
the acts of July l, 1862, and July 2, 1864,
70 aid in the constructor of the Pacific
railroad is absolute or contingent upon the
due performance of the railroad corpora.
tion if its obligation, is st hand. From an
examination Of the terms of the act and
the various provisions therein made in re-
spect TO the issue Of the bonds am salts
fed that the faith of the government Is
pledged to their redemption IN the hands
WneInef Jne oDngS.lons OF Ine railroad
compsny are ultimately fulfilled or not.
remain, &c, b. ACCULLUM.
To J. B. HUTCHINSON. ESQ.,
The Herald's Washington special says
the whole number of negro troops mustered
into the service since the commencement
of the war is, in round numbers, 10000.
The deaths and casualties among them ex-
ceeded the proportion among the whites,
and amounted to over SO, 900. Sixty thou
sand of the remaining l30 900 have lately
been ordered mustered out in the several
departments, and these only are entitled to
volunteer under the laws and regulations
governing the service. This small number,
distributed among the several States, would
not be gn element of calculation in any Of
them.
It is said ex-Vice President Stephens,
now in Fort Warren, is soon to be released,
and will return to Georgia to cooperate
with ex-Gov. Brown and others in the re-
construction and restoration of that State
to the Union.
Gen. Schofeld is still in the city, but
expects to leave for Europe about the first
of October. He goes ostensibly on leave
of absence, but the impression prevails thai
he is charged with some sort Of mission K
some of the foreign governments.
The friends of Gen Joseph s. Fullerton
are pressing his claims for tRe Office of Pos
/ Master of st. Louis. Gen. Fullerton is 1
citizen of that city, and previous to tn
| war was engaged In the practice Of th'
law. he is known among the most eff
cient of the A. A Generals Of the army
| He was for q long time attached TO the Al
| Corps, and since the disbanding Of thu
army he has been assigned to the Freed
mems Bureau in this ciy IS Asst. Aojs
General
The Tribune's Washington special of tn
I6Gh says; General Howard, Of the Freed
mems Bureau, intends TO make q thorough
personal investigation into the affairs o
the freedmen of Virginia, and for this puI
pose leaves here within day or two
After returning to Washington he vii
journey through all the Southern States 70
the same purpose.
An official letter recently received iron
an officer Of the Freedmen's Bureau 8
sheridan, Mississippi, states that Of 22,77
destitute people snbsisted by the govern
ment but 40 are negroes.
A private letter from Mississippi say
that most of the militia being organized
that State express their determination nc
to be mustered under any othor bat th
flag of the State, the stars and stripes nc
excepted.
The same letter also states that 3 regU
larly organized gang, composed Of reb'
soldiers has recently bean formed at Wick
burgh for the purpose Of embarrassing
every way possible the action Of the go7
ernment officers In the State.
Two young Virginians who were recen
ly discharged from the Union army, r
, turned 10 their homes in Green count,
when they were informed they would ce
tainly be assassinated if they remained, B
sx reDel soldiers
Brigadier General Fisk, Assistant Con
missioner of the Freedmens Bureau for u
States Of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgi
has recently been addressing the people
Tennessee on the policy Of the goVernmel
in relation to Freedmens affairs.
he recently addressed the inhabitants
1 Spring Hill, tennessee, on the same su
iect, alter which he was presented with
series of resolutions, endorsed by lsIl
! number Of prominent citizens IN Whi'
they heartily endorse the action of q
> Government and express their intention
!, faithfully carrying out the wishes Of &
; Government in regard TO the Freedmen.
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