The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-01
Yesterday EYenlng,s Edition.
SOUTHERN NEWS.

NEW 4Ohkj y uuo oV.
Thu Hsrald's South Carolina dispatches
to the 10th state that General Gilmore
would shortly issue an order dividing the
State Of South Carolina into four military
districts, to be known as eastern and west
ern districts, and the districts of Charles
ton and Port Royal, to be commanded re-
spectiVely by Generals Beale, Van Wlyck,
Harris and Butler. General Gilmore had
also issued his order for the celebration of
the 4th of July although not absolutely
necessary. All business will be suspended
throughout the department of the South
Salutes will be fired at various posts. The
declaration of Independence and President
linooln's Emancipation Proclamation will
bs1read, orstions delivered, and the day
generally observed in true Yankee styls.
Governor Clarke, of Mississippi, has
been committed to Fort Pulaski, Savannah
river, and the rebel Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Trenholm, recently sent to that
stronghold, has been released by order
from Washington, and was in Charleston.
New Orleans papers say General CANDY
informed Mackner, when the latter arrived
in New Orleans, to offer the surrender of
Kirby Smiths Trans Mississippi forces, that
if he had been one day later formidable
national army would have been in motion
Tor Texas, and in that case the rebel terms
of surrender would not have been &C.
cepted.
Accounts from Texas state that the
transition from q condition of war to that
OF peace Is proceeding very quietly and in
an orderly manner. Between two and
three thousand bales of cotton were await
ing shipment at Houston, in the beginning
/ Of the month. National currency sells in
that place for IS cents on the dollar for
gold.
r L. Carruthers, at one time Judge of
the Supreme Court of Tennessee, and who,
in 1868, had himself elected rebel Cover
nor of that State by fey. y.bpBFgYfidd, bBFgYfidsdi1 bS the
en- en- aQQlles Of fhe national troops, to become
q fugitive, was arrested at his home in
Lebanon, Tenn, on the Gath inst, and
committed to await his trial for treason.
The Times Washington special says the
Presidents health was such, to-day, that he
was unable to receive visitors. He is
somewhat better, but it is doubtful whether
he will be able to attend to any business
this week, though he expects to be present
at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
A comprehensive order, relative to the
consolidation of the different armies, and
to the departments of the new military
divisions, is about to be issued.
As soon as the present mastering out of
troops is completed, the several corps of
the Army of the Potomac will each be re-
duced to division. the whole to constitute
tina Provisional Army Corps, to be COM
vaanhrh hu N aIOF A4annr0I
quarters at Martinsburg. The I'd Corps
division is to commanded by Brevet Ma
ior General Mott; the 9TH Corps division
by Brevet MsjOr General Ayers the 9Th
Corps division by BreVet Major General
Gelly. The middle military division il
abolished, aad new division, consisting oi
Psnnsylvanis, Delaware, Maryland and
West Virginia, is established. The De
partment Of the East remains as it is, bui
Major General Hooker will succeed Msjol
General Dix 10 his command, headquarter
at New York.
The Herald's special says: Henry d
Ware, of Selma, and Andrew jackson In
gersoll, of Mobile, Alabama, are smonl
those pardoned by the President within
few days.
The friends of John Wilson, the presen
Third Auditor of the Treasury, are pre-
tenfing his name for the Assistant Secre
saryship.
The Tribune's Washington special say
the expenditures of the government durinl
the past year, amount to the enormOu
sum of S 200, 100000, or over So, 10000
per day.
An adjourned meeting of the citizens {
Richmond was held yesterday at which
memorial to President johnson was resC
representing that the $4,000 clause in h
proclamation of amnesty was daily causin
great embarrassment in the transaction {
all kinds OF business, and praying that
be Withdrawn.
A letter from d. g. Tart, Of the Fir
National Bank of Richmond, to the con
mittee, also favors the repeal Of the claul
refersed to. The petitioners state that the
took the oaths prescribed by Presidel
Lir coin of March 26th, 1864, and Decen
Der sth, 1864, in the full belief that by
doing they secured the pardon e1tende
and that business had been suddenly ps
alyzed by later decision Of the AttOrnt
, General. The memorial will probably
} unanimously signed and forwarded to Il
; President in a few days.
Mosby, the guerrilla, having been ps
doned, has opened law Office and settl
in Culpepper, Vrginia.