The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-26
VOL. XIX--NO. l76
Yesterday evenings EDITION
FROM RAsHINaTON.


NEW York, July %.
The Times Washington special has tn
following: -. ----.... .--
The trial of Captain Henry Verse CssC
rebel commander Of the AndersonvillC
| PRISON. set for tomorrow before 9 military
commission, has beOn postponed, and the
Secretary of War has his case under sd
visement. The charge preferred against
him and for which # was intended 70 put
him on trial, is violating the customs Of
war. The specification being thst he re-
fused the prisoners under his charge sufi.
cient food, fed them on spoiled and sour
meat, compelled them to drink water in
which had been thrown the scraps from
the camp and out houses, chsining pris.
oners together and other inhuman prsc-
tees, from which they died.
The next term of the United States Cir.
cult Court, to be holden at Norfolk, meets
in October, when the treason indictments
| against General Lee and ether noted rebels
will be called up. It is understood bere
that these cases viii not be presented but
the President will direct them to be en-.
tered and will dispose of each defendant
IS he proposes to dispose Of other leading
rebels, who have been active in the wsr,
namely: by putting them on long probs-
ton, and then rs condition precedent 10
to pardon imposing sneh penalties and ro-
strietions as may be justified by the cir
cumstances.
Among the persons pardoned by the
President to day was Gov. Perry OF South
Csrolina and Duff Green.
The South Carolina delegation has gone
home. N.
Gov. Perry leaves here to. o.morrow direct
for his State to assume his official duties IS
Governor.
It is announced by the few friends of
Father Walter that he has prepared for
publication paper intended to refute the
statements contsinsd in Gen. Hardee's
communication of the 20lh inst.
Father Walter was known throughout
the wsr as one of the most ardent rebels in
this community, and from what has occur
has increased rather than diminished It
is from the rebel standpoint that he views
the acts of Mrs. Surrstt and deems her in
nocent.
The Archbishop of Baltimore hss re-
quested Father Walter TO desist from fur
ther discussion of the subject of Mrs. Sur
rats guilt or innocence. The refutstion
paper may therefore never appear in print.
The Navy Department has directed the
reduction of the Mississippi squadron to
five vessels, including those at Mound City,
and Admiral Lee has given directions for
CARRYING the order into effect. The ord
nance material Of tha aauai--sNr--ili ~ -sol-
1ected AZ the new naval depot at Jefferson
| Barracks. - -
A large number of enlisted men will al
once be discharged from the squadron
The Admiral returns to them his thank
| and bids them farewell in handsome terms
| Admiral Rsdtord has sailed from Hsmp-
| ton Roads to take command of the Allan
tic Squadron, with orders TO reduce it Il
ten vessels. The Malvern is his flag ship.
Hon. ]. M. Riggs, of Tennessee, was
named to day as blesuccesortO Judge
Catron on the U. S. Supreme bench.
The President rendered the position tC
Mr. Meigs, but he hes th~a far intimAted
I snaJ ne does not desire the office.
The Tribune's Washington special say
that private letter from Matsmoras state
that large numbers of the rebel officer
and men, lately belonging to the com
msnds of Kirby Smith and Dick Taylor
are Joining the forces of Macmillan in Mez
leo. This action seems to be induced b,
the high gold bOunties offered by the I'm
perisl Government
During the week ending July 22d, th
Government opened forty-Lhree post of
ces IN the South, twsnty-three OF them
nessee and three each in Kentucky an
North Carolina.
It is reported on good authority tbs
John Minor Bolts will soon issue an &C
dress to the people of Virginia, urgin
them TO vote for negro suffrsge ss the Onl
hope for their re admission into the UniO
on terms of equality with the other State
All of the troops of this department
numbering about forty thousand, will b
paid off next week. About six million
of dollars Is required to iquidste the
claims on the Government.
The Government has fOI wsrded instTu'
tions to the commander of the DepsrtmeE
of Virginia to reduce the volunteer csvs
~ under his command to two regiments.
Similar commands have been sent TO ii
commanders of the Middle and North Ca
olins departments, directing them to di
charge, with the exceptions of one, sll vo
unteer cavalry regiments attached to the
respective commands.
The Advertiser and Register publishe
to-day Governor Parsons proclamation.
The Governor reviews the prospects ar
condition of the South before secession, ar
its present impoverished state. and he g
Inmates one hundred and twenty-five tho
, ! sand Alabamaians who were in battle
, | which seventy thousand are dead and di
sbled, hence destitution reigns Whe
once stood comfortable homes. Yet, an
ruin, suffering and death, resulting fro
secession, every political right which Il
? State possessed under the Federal Cons
9 tuition is here to-day except slavery. 81
slave code is dead, and it is the height
wisdom for citizens to produce possible ]
: suits from the new order of things.
Justices of the Peace, Oonstsbles, mel
] bers of the Commission Court, except G
g Probate, County Treasurer, Il
and municipal oficel
Iu5 Ia 22d Of May Ia
Ooiiso'S" oJis =. ..,os.,. -'inusnce
who we're in office on EliI oo
are re-appointed during e tne oH Judges, IA.
tho F.o+isfonal e e-'Vern nc nc on the 22d
probable sherifs in -srh of smnes
May last, will take the l, duties
and continue 10 discharge thu Es
the office until othors are appointed
ofheer is required to take amnesty oat
and give new bonds.
A meeting for delegates to the Conven
tion to assemble on the tenth of Septem
Der next will be held on the thirtg-firs
day ofAugust next.
! FROM NEW ORhEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, July "a.
The steamer Msriposs, from New York
has arrived \
A Galveston letter of the 18th SAYS ths
total amount of cotton in Texas viii moi
/ exceed fifty thousand bales.