Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-23
SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
WASHINGTON, October 2I.-Alexander H.
Stephens left Washington in the early train
this morning for his home in Georgia. While
in this city he expressed determination to
use his best efforts to induce the people OF
the South to endorse the concilatory policy
of President johnson.
+. PARDON.
The President to-day granted amnesty
pardons to $50 Carolinian5, among whom
was Wm. R. Boyce, once United States Rep
resentative from that State.
Ex-Governor Dick Taylor, brother-in-law
of JEFF Davis, arrived here this morning to
seek his pardon.
GENERAL GRANT.
Lieutenant General Grant, accompanied
by the officers of his staff, visited the Exec
utive Mansion to-day to pay their respects to
the President. After the presentation by
General Grant of his military escort and a
few minutes passed in familiar conversation
with the President the party retired.
R.M HUNTER.
Hon. r. MT. Hunter, of Virginia, formerly
United States Senator from that State, had a
pleasant interview with the President to-
day.
PIERRE soUIE.
Pierre soule. formerly United States SEN
ator, was also, it is said, at the Executive
Mansion for the purpose of paying his re-
spects to the President.
FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VA, October 21.-General Tur-
ner, commanding the District of Henrieo,
has issued an order this P. NJ, permitting
the organization of the city government Of
Richmond, the Objectionable Officers-Stur-
devant, johnson and Bigger-having filed
their declinations TO the offices 10 which
theywere elected.
General Turner, in letter TO the Prssi-
dent of the council, communicating the or
der, calls attention to the number Of desti-
tute white people now supplied with large
rations by the United States Commissary at
the cost of 5000 day. He recommends
that speedy action be taken by the council
in regard TO the poor of the city.
The council called meeting to-day and
declared the Office ofMayor vacant and COM
pleted the organization Of that body.
ARRIVED.
NEW York, October 2l.-The steamer City
of Boston, from Liverpool the 9th, arrived
here at half past ten o'clock tonight. Her
news has been anticipated.
CABINET MEETING.
The Worlds special says that the regular
cabinet meeting convened at twelve o'clock
to-day and did not adjourn until three
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t was the most
protracted session that has been held for
two months, and good deal of speculation
is entertained as to the important subjects
discussed. Reconstruction in relation to
the pardon and parole of high rebel officials
is said to have been deliberately considered.
All the members were present to-day but
Seward.
INTERVIEWS.
General Butler had an interview with the
President to-day, and an interview was
granted to Stephens.
IMPORTANT.
information has been received at Stewards
Bureau that party on the Mississippi
river, who formerly released abandoned
property from the Treasury Department,
has organized an association for the pur-
pose of securing, if possible, q release from
the rent of Government lands in their pos
session.
The Bureau has also received information
to the effect that the courts still continue to
punish all negroes by whipping convicted
Of trihing with officers. This intelligence
is from Alexandria, Virginia. The officers
of the Bureau have interfered,iu such cases
and have notified the courts that the award
ing of any punishment not recognized bv
the States as applicable to whites must not
be inflicted on the freedmen.
MITCHELL.
The Heralds Fortress Monroe special saws
that a rumor prevails that John Mitchell is
about to be released ou parole, but it cannot
be traced to any reliable source. He has
recently been writing long letters urging his
release.
NEw York, October 2l.-An abstract Of
the fourth volume of the diplomatic CORES
pOndence has been received.
The subject Of the extent of Spain's juris.
dietion over the waters and over the land
of Cuba had got revived. In the correspon-
denee opened by the Spanish government
in October, 1858, matters seem to have been
settled. In June, 1864, when Mr.. Seward
wrote that our government had no vital in
terest in determining the jurisdiction re-
ferred to under date of November 23d, 1868,
Mr.. Seward denies that the United States
were concerned in originating or aiding the
revolution in st. Domingo, but states on the
contrary that they maintained the policy of
noninterference on the subject of preventing
the slave trade in the future, also renewed
in the correspondence through our minister
at Madrid. Mr.. Seward again instances the
policy of neutrality. in the refusal Of our
government to receive even informally an
agent of the revolutionary authorities of st.
Domingo.
In reply to an enquiry Of Mr.. Rorner,
our Minister to Madrid, as to how he should
regulate his conduct towards Maximilian,
who was expected so make an official visit,
Mr.. Seward wrote: You will hold no official
intercourse with any representative Of any
revolutionary government that has been
or shall be established in the republic of
Mexico, with which the United States are
maintaining diplomatic relations.
The st. Domingo question recurring, he
wrote his belief that our government would
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