The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-22
Yesterday Evenings Edition.
VAEiOUs ITEMS.
NEW York, June, 81,

The Hersld's Charleston correspon-
dant says the Delegation from South Car
dina 70 Washington, whose arrival was
announced yesterday, will ask 81 early sp-
pointment ola provincial Governor for
that State. Their first choice for this DO
sition Is Ex-Governor Aiken, and their
second, General Quincy, post command
ant at Charleston
The late Rebel Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr.. Trenholm, hiss been arrested at Colum-
bis, and taken to Charleston and placed in
confinement.
Charleston hiss again assumed q bust
ness like aspect. The work of rebuilding
the portion Of the city destroyed during
the war was in active progress, and the
wholesale merchants were rapidly dispOs-
ing of their stocks ct goods. Purchasers
from the interior were coming in In large
numbers.
Heavy mortality was prevailing among
the negroes il Charleston.
Admiral Dahlgren has issued his vale
dictory to the officers and men of his feet,
and WAS expected TO ssil for the North
Immediately on board Of the HPzwnee"
Il Is SAID thst there are st least one hum
dred thousand bales of cotton along the
line Of the railroad between Charleston
and Columbls, awaiting the completion
Of the line to be forwarded to market
The Fribunes Washington special Of the
Goth says:
Hon james Johnson, the newly appoint
ed Provisional Governor of Georgia, left
the city this evening for his State, Wis
Savannah. Those who have met Governor
johnson here are much pleased with his
views on the subject of reconstruction In
the South. He taxes the strongest Union
grounds, and will at once proceed 10 inform
the people of Georgis what their true con-
dilion is aud what they mutt do 70 reor-
ganizs their local government and society.
General Howard, Commissioner of the
Freedmen Bureau, in q letter to the Com
missioner a. Richmond says of fixing the
compensation 10 freedmen Il am disin-
clined to fix even the minimum rates that
shall apply to sll cases. The disparity Of
circumstance is so great that 1 beieve JUS
tics can be better appropriated by con
tracts, approved by the Assistant Commits
sioner, Superintendent Of freedmen, or
other officer on duty in connection with
the Buresu. They must first satisfy them.
selves rs TO what Is 8 just compensation for
the different classes of lsbOrers 10 the
localities coming under their immediate
supervision. If the Commissioners fixes
the rate OF compensation, there will seldom
be paid anything hey Ond that rate. Bs
sure, however, TO protect the employee
agslnst labor without compensation. Tee
employee Is protected by bis contract
which the emptOyee, when treated in good
faith, is bound to fu I'LL"
Judge William II Wording, Tax Com
missioner for south Carolina, has arrived
here from Charleston. He reports that the
people of that city, notwithstanding the
presumed scarcity OF money, rave paid
into the United States Treasury over $780,
900, on the account OF the direct taxes for
which they are in arrears.
Orders bsve been Issued reducing the
Mississippi Squadron to fifteen vessels.
Acting Rear Admiral s.. p. Lee will re
main in command, with Lieut.. CommAnd.
ers Z G. McCauley, j Cornwall and j,
P Foster as bis,three division eommsI ders.
Three gun-bosts are left at the mouth OF
the Red river. All the mortal vessels and
all the iron-clads, except the Tennessee
and Missouri, are ordered to Memphis and
will 81 once be put out of commission. All
the othrr vessels now in the squsdron will
be sent up TO Mound City imm di stely,
and also be put out of commission. The
'ltulptsA WILL A6IbhAtSE 10 u16'eulp Vi
the squadron.
TIE President to-dsy psrdoned Mont
rose A. Pullen, of Missouri, JIM. Leach Of
North CsrOhns, Ex-member of Congress,
and r d. Arnold, late mayor of Savannah,
the same who surrendered the city to Gen.
eraI Sherman. Orders for pardon areIlike-
wiso -dirootad 10 be- Issued 20 W%S. Morn;
Richard Peters, ]. w. Duncan, q. Harris
and R. @. Hay of North Carolina. Among
the applications for pardon today was thai
Of Bishop Lynch, the Catholic Bishop Of
Charleston, noted heretofore for mis- bitter
and most virulent opposition to the Gov.
nmen and the Union. The petition is
drawn up and signed by PishOp Spauld.
ing of Baltimore, and by the Bishop Of
Buffalo, New York. The tone of the peti.
ton is exceedingly humble and penitent
Petitions for pardon we're also filed this
afternoon by John g.. Baldwin, late mem.
Der OF the rebel Congress; John S. Bar.
bour, President Of the Orange and Alex.
Andria Rsilrosd Company; ?. B. Kip.
worth, OF VA and K, B. Hobbs, L. A
Grierson and T. A. Perrine, of Delaware,
notorious as pilots and blockade unneIs.