Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-07


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PARDoN-HUNTERs.
At present there are fourteen ex-rsbel
Lieutenants, Major and Brigadier Gene
rails, besides host of officers of inferior
rank, loafing around Washington waiting
for Executive clemency.
THE CABINET ON JEFF. DAVIS TRIAL.
There is the highest authority for stat
ing that the Cabinet has had under con-
sideration for some DAYS the question of
the trial of JEFF. Davis. The Cabinet are
by no means a unit as to the course to be
adopted. The President is said to be op-
posed to his trial by a Military Commits
sion, while several members are known
to favor that mode of trial. 1t is also
known that Chief Justice Chase is now
desirous of presiding at his trial. Def
mite action will probably be arrived at in
his case in a few days.
DEMAND FOR SCHOOL BOOKS IN THE SOUTH
1t is a singular fact that so great is the
demand for school books in the South, that
the Northern publishers, to illtheir orders,
are compelled to send large amount of
press work to this city to be done. In all
over twenty presses are engaged here in
printing these books. The prices charged
for press work in Washington are twenty
per cent. more than in the Northern cities
One retail dealer in school books here sold
$4,000 worth last month to Southern
book sellers Three-fourths of all that go
South are sold to the negroes.
-Ezs2sIA2zS. noyING
The Fenians, of this District, it is said,
now number about two thousand men, and
it is well known that they have been max
ing preparations for some time past to take
an active part in the movement now on
foot. Many of them have recently been
purchasing arms, and to-day the following
significant notice appeared in the public
prints;
"FENIAN BROTHERHOoD.-The men,
bers of the Washington Circle particular
ly, and Fenians of the District of Colum-
bia generally, are hereby cautioned, for
their benefit, against getting any uniform,
or having anything to do with q move
ment until they know more and hear
further from us.
(Signed,) "VIGILAYCE COMMITTEES"
THE CABINET AND THE PRESIDENT.
Of course the talk in the papers about
impending changes in the Cabinet Is the
sheerest folly. Men who can write about
General McClellan's being ordered back
to this country when he is out ofthe army
and subject to no orders have exhibited
the precise state of impenetrable igno-
rance necessary to produce the other Cabi-
net rumOrs. There is not a particle more
prospect of any change in the Cabinet now
than there was the day after Mr.. JOhnson's S
tv,a and fNv. h. ,,c NJ
JOhnson's sudden admirers among the
Peace Democracy, it may be said that he
is not yet HTylerized."
The New York opposition, after stealing
some doubtful UniOnists for candidates.
have been very anxious to play the body
snatchers art on live. man by carrying
off the President. The Stearns letter
brought them to utter confusion. But a
week before, even Unionists had been
anxious, and a CONSPICUOUS New York lead
er had been on to beg the President to
show New York that he did not favor the
Democratic aspirations. The Stearns let
ter settled that business, and our friends
now say they have not the slightest doubt
of carrying the State.
MEN AND THINGS AT THE CAPITOL
The capitol is topsy-turvy. The chaos
of repairs and renovation usual in tn
month preceding the meeting of Congress
is aggravated this season by the work on
the Congressional Library extension. The
law required, and Secretary Usher had
contracted that this work should be done
by the first of January; but in doing so he
had gone $40, 900 beyond the limit Of the
law. Secretary Harlan, among his first
acts, revoked this contract, and delay OF
tunate now if the work be done by the
first of April The rubbish of torn down
arches and walls now obstructs the whole
front of the Library, and the main west
ern entrance to the Capitol itself shut W
by the platforms of the workmen.
The new House was to be treated to 0
new carpet, but the Atlantic ocean inter
vened. The carpet was ordered in Eng
land. A part of the pattern wasput down
and it was suddenly discovered that the
stupid John Bulls had failed to send the
remainder. Consequently the hall of the
House stands half carpeted, half bare-s
moving suggestion to honorable legisla
tors on the subject of tariff, which il
either too low to stimulate the manufac.
ture of American carpets, or too high tC
permit the incorporation of full assort