The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-12

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American was informed that the Shenan.
doah took on board at that poit before leav.
ing 1900 tOds of coal, and that the pres
ent First Lieutenant joined her there, hsv'
ing left an English steamer, of which he
was master, to do 80.
Peru is reported In very unsettled
state, and Commander Coloocoressis intend
ed remaining in that vicinity to protect the
American interests, in the event of q
change of government.
ef PROMOTION.
Il Gen. R. B. Mitchell, formerly Colonel of
the I'd Kansas Regiment, has been made
full Brigadier General in the regular army.
soUTHERNERs.
The Worlds special says The city is
filed with Southerners. In the past TWEEN.
ty-four hours more have arrived than in
two weeks before. The trains from Rich
mOnd to-day brought them from every
portion of the South. They are generally
citizens of prominence on ofice=seeking or
psrdoning missions.
SECRETARY SEWARD AND THE DIPLOMATIC
CORPS.
Secretary Seward to-day received the
Diplomatic Corps st the State Department,
all Of whom congratulated him on his re-
stored health and vigor. He appeared in
even better health than during the time
previous to the 14Ih Of April.
PARDoNs.
1t is said that there will soon be gen.
ersl jail delivery by pardon of large
number of persons convicted by the Mill
tsry Commission of trivial crimes and al
legged offences.
GOVERNOR CoRwIN.
The Tribune's special has the best author
ity for stating that nothing has been
written by Hon. Thos. CorWin, late Min
lister to Mexico,t to Msximilian's Prime Min
lister to warrant the inference drawn in the
press dispatches published yesterday from
New Orleans. Since leaving Mexico Gov
ernor OorWin has been in correspondence
with the Prime Minister, an old and esti-
mAble friend of his, end being naturally in
terested in Mexican affair, he has made fire.
quent inquiries in his correspondence rels-
tive to the state of the country, but never
advised the present recognition of the In
perial government.
c. A. SEWARD.
'. WASHINGTON, August IL.
The professional duties of Mr.. Q. A.
Seward requiring his personal attention,
he has relinquished his position of Acting
Assistant Secretary of State, and returned
TO New York.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Blackmsn, who was liberated in
Kentucky five years ago, and went to
Africa as preacher and missionary, recent
ly arrived in Washington on private busi
ness. He brought message of respect to
President johnson from King BAssss, &C
companied with request that the former
would send him "rsin coat" meaning
one made of Indian rubber. The garment
has been purchased and will be forwarded
to His African Majesty in due time.
APPOINTMENT.
At the request of the American Geo
graphical and Statistical and American
Ethnographical Societies, DR.. MCGOWAN
has been appointed to accompany the Com
,,,;sa;ov 20 Indian tarritoru
PRESENTATION.
James Donaldson, for along time mes
senger attached to the State Department,
has Just been presented with one thousand
dollars, the contribution of few personal
friehds of Secretary Seward, who thus sub
stantially show their appreciation of Mr.
Donaldson's valuable service and unremit-
ting attention to the Secretary during his
late physical afliction, and, as further
mark of estimation in which Mr.. D. is held
as an officer, he has been commissioned
Justice of the Peace.
REVENUE DECISION.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
rules that where receipts are given to par.
ties who deposit vslusbles with banks for
safe keeping, contain guarantees for the
value CT the same such guarantees are
held as subject to stamp duty assgreements
or contracts.
1.-THE ROLL OF HONOR"
The War Department has just published
. pamphlet entitled HThe Roll of Honor"
giving the names of soldiers who died in
the defense of the American Union and
were inferred in national cemeteries in the
District of Columbia, from August Sd
1851 to June 3Oth, 1866. The entire
number IS 2O,727. OF these $1,000 were
whites, including nearly 1900 natives O.
this county, 2lS from England, $50 from
Ireland, 2S9 from Germany, snd l67 from
Canada, also about thirty other national
tiles in small proportions. The unknown
whites number about 5000, and the un
known blacks $500. The cemeteries SRI
kept In good order and the names of the
deceased as far as known, are incrihed OF
the headboards of the frames,
CoUNTERFETTING TREASURY NOTES.
On inquiry at the United States Treas
urer's office to-day, it Was ascertained ths
of the large amount of notes presented fc
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