Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-10
THE UNION FORCES In RICH.
M0ND.
How the Rebels Left It and how our
Troops YOund IL.


We extract from the New York papers
of Friday and Saturday come description
of the interesting incidents connected with
the evacuation OF Richmond, and its occu-
patton by our troops:
FL1aHr OF DAVIS AND HIS CHAPLAIN.
AT III o'clock Sunday morning, while
seated IN his pew at church, listening to
the lucubrstions of the Rev. Dr.. Hodge,
JEFF Davis was handed q dispatch from
Gen. Lee. Thereupon he instantly arose,
and walked hurriedly down the aisle, be-
meath the questioniDgs OF all the eyes in
the house. The dispatch was to the effect
that Richmond must be evacusted during
the coming night. AEd SO his ex-Excel-
lenoy, the late President of the late Con-
federscy, went forth from the sanctuary
where pIophesied the favorite high priest
of his realm TO pack up bis portable prop
erty" in hssty preparation for journey
on the Sabbath day. Like thief in the
night, he stole away with trepidstion and
fear, snd with an agoniziDg sense Of the
shortness Of time.
AS the preacher closed the services, the
eolcred sexton handed him nete from his
ex-E x-EKcellency. The face Of the preacher
wsxed sickly with despair, while that Of
the sexton giowed with Joy too great for
concealment The chsgrin Of helone WIS
quite SIS MAI ked as the grin of the other
The former begged his congregation TO
tsrry, and told them in sad uttersnces that
he did not expect to minister to them any
more. His farewell over, he toe proceeded
furiously to the packing cf "portsble pro-
pertyn-he slso intended to journey on the
Sabbath This Dr.. Hoge, it will be re-
membered, visited England two years ago,
ostsnsibly to procure supply of Bibles,
but really ss an enisssry Of the Rebellion.
BE was largely feted by the British adhe-
reuts Of the South, and doubtless did much
harm. Since his return he has been in the
habit of making camp speeches, full of hot
Unction and perforated with presumptu1us
appeals to the God of battles. A pro-
slavery fanatic of considerable ability he
has been petted and used By Davis, whose
own enormous cunning and wickedness
have nothing of the element Of fsnsticism.
The two worthless fed together. RcglGe-Scau
PILLAeING AND APPRoPRIATING.
During the night, strsgglers from the
retreating army inaugursted reign of
terror and pillage. Jewelry, clothing, and
liquor stores, and a few private houses,
we're sacked. The fire revealed immense
amounts of provisions-Whether the sccu-
mutations of the Government or of epecu-
lstors, does not appear, although citizsns
say the latter. Thousands immediately
engaged in the scarcely reprehensible work
Of removing to their houses family sup
plies. "The niggers got it al, +" said lead
ing citizen, with 8 wrath he made little
attempt to conceal. do not doubt they
''toted Off largely. Hunger stimulates
thrift, and there was no fear to restrain.
Meonwhile, the more substantial citizens,
the actual sufferers by the wsnton destruc-
tion, looked on with apparent unconcern
approaching apathy. They have been too
sternly disciplined these last four years to
exhibit any intense CONSERVATION.
SOUTHERN PAPERS.
There was The Southern Literary Mes
Sengez, published by Thompson John R.
and WeddenburD, Dispatch office, only
the walls standing; the Richmond EzGnl-
iRer YVES likewise burned The editor,
John M. Daniels, died the Thursday before
the Sunday on which his paper and the
Rebellion he had served so well went down
in one common and irretrievable ruin. E.
A. Pollard, the associate editor, the man
who violated his parole granted him by
Ger. Butler, under the terms of which he
was to effect an exchange OF Richardson of
The Tribune, is at large in the city, board
ing at theSpOttswood, ,unmolested and saucy.
The Enquirer was also destroyed, leaving
Of tho q Grra Rfahvr,o-7d lai1sns
and the Sentinel in existence. One of the
sub-editcrs Of the former has been permit.
ted to continue its publication ss Union
paper. In his issue of yesterdays dingy
single sheet 10 by II inches size-he an
nouRces that he expects to secure as editor,
tone of the most brillisnt and vigorous
writers in Virgins" understood to be John
M. Bolts. ~
AN APPROPRIATE RELIC OF TREASON.
General Gordon brought back as q relic
from JEFF. Davis house an ornament in the
shape of an eagle, the neck Of which is firm
" held in the cspseious mouth of an alli-
gator. From the beak Of the eagle is gus
pended chain Of five links, emblemstie of
the eagle lettering the South. An Ameri-
can shield is in the paws Of the alligator, IS
having been wrested from the spirit bird of
freedom. The height Of the whole is ten
inches, and the spread Of the eagles wings
measures fourteen inches The emblem of
Southern treason illustrated was presented
- JEFF by member OF the North Carolina
who of late has been loud in
preaching submission sentiments, and was
ready to give up the confedsracy.
JOHN BROWNS SOUL MARCHING ON.
Day before yesterday Mr.. Chester, the
coloied Correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, wss seated IN the Speakers chair of
the rebel House Of Representatives, quietly
writing to his paper. A scion of lrst
family discovered him thus and kiHdled
his ire. He ordered Mr.. Chester TO aKim
ont o. thsr'-which he didn't, Pips Joe,
the blacksmith would say. Then the scion
laid hold of him to take him out. Then
Chester plantedA black fist and left q black
eye and prostrste rebel. Then the rebel
rose and asked an officer, who wss wit
ness of the ecene, for his sword "to cut cut
the id niggeT's heart out" The officer
declined on the ground that he did not
have two swords, that he might give Ches-
ter one. Hewever, if the scion desired it,
he would see fair play for fair fight, at
the same time expressing the opinion that
he would nget thTashed worse than Lee
did the other day" The scion bottled his
wrath and skulked away, meanwhile Ches-