The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-12

The proclaim stion of PROVISIONAL Governor
Hamilton OF Texas, already referred TO,
lays down the regulations and prescribea
the plan whereby the people Of the State
shall De enabled TO take the oath of am
nesty and allegiance to the national Gov
ernment snd qualify themselves to vote for
delegates to the State Convention and 10
sit in that body.
The Chief Justices and clerks of the
county coHrts are 70 constitute the board
| in the several counties for administering
the oath and keeping 8 list of the names
of those who subscribe 10 it, and for the
performance of this duty they are required
to be IN session at least one day in each
week until this work 4 accomplished.
The Governor conCluGes by urging the
citizens to come forwsrd and take this pre-
liminaFy step in the work Of restoring
their civil government
The Hersld's Meadville, Pennsy ylvsnis,
correspondent gives an account of grand
banquet given last Saturday night in that
place on the Atlantic and Great Western
railroad to the English capitalists who ar
rived IN this city on Tuesday last and who
are now on tour of inspection of the pub
hc works and other enterprises of this
country and canada. Some of these gen.
tlemen are largely interested in the At
lsntic and and Great Western railroad.
and assisted materially in constructing il.
Mr.. L. LHommedieu presided at the
banquet Mr.. Reynolds, former President
of the road, made the speech welcoming the
distinguished guests, which was responded
to on their part by Sir Morton Peto. Other
speeches were also msde, and together with
the handsome decorations of the room, and
the good things set before the company, q
rare evenings treat was enjoyed.
The Hersld's Washington specisl ssvs
John A. Burbank, Indian Agent in Nebrss-
Ks. is the city on business Connected with
the Indian affairs of that Territory.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs ba.
just received from Superintendent P. ii.
Irish, of Utah, information that he has sue
ceeded In negotiating treaties with the In
dams of that Territory the effect of which,
if ratified, will be to place upon most
satisfactory basis the relations Of the Gov.
ernment with sll the tribes In that section.
These treaties have been placed for file
in the Indian Bureau and will be submit
ted for ratification to the Senate at its ap-
proachiRg session.
The Times Washington special has the
following: In the Fourth Auditors De-
partment during the month of August
Z, ,372 naval accounts were settled. The
amount Of these accounts is five
millions three hundred and ffty-six thou
sand one hundred and eighteen dollars and
cents.
By order of the Secretary of War the
50 Provisional New York Cavalry, I'd and
ath New York Heavy Artillery, 1st Con
nectlcut Heavy Artillery and the Sd Mas
,achusetts Heavy Artillery are to be imme-
lately mustered out.
These troops are ordered to their respec-
i've State rendezvous where they will re-
'elve their pay and final discharge.
Brigadier General L. T. Dent, brother
n-laW to General Grant, has been placed
n command of the garrison of this city
numbering over three thousand men.
Since our last report the President has
granted pardons to the following named
persons, citizens of Texas: ]. = Hutch
ngs, John LeaBy, George Ball, T. H. NC
Mshon, Allen Lewis, John Woolston, j.
u. Brown and N F. Molt.
The Tribunes Washington special says
: is now stated the trial Of JEFF. Davis will
Immediately follow on the final disposition
I WIZ. The statement is also revived
noS 10 VIII 10 bIISu IN hicnmOnQ.
The Post Office Department is in re-
eipt of quite q number of remittances
rom parties who were indebted to post
masters at the time of secession, but still
Arger number very coolly write the De-
asking tor payment OF balances
lue them for postal service rendered u, tha
United States up to the period Of the re-
'ellion
Ex Congressman William D. Bishop has
'een here the past week endeavoring to
ecuIe the release Of the Rebel Secretary
Mallory.
The Worlds Washington special says
Col. Wm. Tilford, of the oath Pa, has
been sentenced to be dismissed the service
and pay q fine of $500, or be imprisoned
until it ia paid, for defrauding the Govern
Three millions eight hundred Thousand
acres of land were entered for settlement
lnder the homestead act at the Land Office
in La Crosse, Wis, during the month of
August.
Tne Naval School will reopen at Annap-
oils during the present month. It is now
being removed from Newport, r. /.
Brig. Gen. Tillson has been transferred
from command in Tennessee to the Freed
mems Bureau in Georgia.