Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-11

their feelings in the most extravagant mans
ner, some Of them hsiling the President SIS
the second Messiah. Some of them kneel-
ed in the streets, and, with upfifted hands,
thanked God that Messa Lincoln had been
sent to deliver them and their children
from worse than Egyptian bondage.
A PECULIARLY BENEVOLENT SOUTHERN
INSTITUTION.
An examination into the condition of the
jail at Richmond by our authorities, show
ed q number Of cases where the parties
were confined in loathsome cells for no 9th
or ofense than stealing q loaf of bread
when in starving condition. In such
cases the prisoners have been discharged.
A letter written by the rebel Adjutsnt
General Cooper, dated Richmond, April l,
address ed to his wife, at Clifton, Georgia,
has been intercepted. It is perfect wall
of despair. His wife had asked to come to
Richmond, and he answers that it would be
be unsdvissble to come there, as they could
not hold the city thst Grant was stretch
ing out for the communications to Rich
mond, and would be able to seize and hold
them. He says that the President JEFF J
becoming aware of the feeble tenure of the
city by the rebels, had sent his family away
on the preceding day, March 81. Mrs
Mason, wife of James 7. Mason, had fed
for safety to Halifax. Mrs. Lee, wife of
General Lee, was in Richmond, and re-
fused to go away. In conclusion, he said
he hadn't a dollar in the world but Con-
federate money, which was worthless, and
that starvation stared them in the face.
JEFF. DAVIS HOUSE.
From the State House it was natural to
hunt up General Weitzel, and that took us
TO the late Executive Mansion of the rebel
President. It is handsome three-story
double house ranking among the largest in
est, or indeed the most eigibly located. A
guard paced 10 and fro on the pavement,
under the flag that waved from the window,
and another barred the door with his mus
ket while the officer on duty was peremp.
| tory in declaring that nobody was admit.
ted there on any business. A card, how.
ever, soon gained US admission, and we were
greeted by General Weitzel and General
/ Shepley, and ushered into the presence, in
the Reception Room, of Judge Campbell,
| late one of the rebel Peace Commissioners
! to the conference st Fortress Monroe. Ol
him and his business there will be time tc
speak hereafter. For the moment, wal
more interested in observing the residence
1 of th rebel Chief. The doorway through
which we had entered was simple enough
but the rear of the building was occupied
in accordance with singular fashion thai
seems to prevail here, with large portieC
and q lofty colonnsdS. Across this thl
windows looked out into well.kept gar
den.
The Reception Room was elegantly fur.
nlshed the carved italian marble msntlei
were of exquisite workmanship; mirrors
curtains, sofas, easy-chairs were all ''tC
match" From the Reception Room, fold,
ing doors opened into large and elegan
psrlor, furnished in corresponding style
Everything was left precisely as if Mrs
Davis had been gone but an hour; tn
card of the French Consul and those o
some Richmond msgnstes were lying in
little vase there was open music; the or
nsments on the mantles and the little arti
cles of Uerfu scattered about the rooms
were all arranged as usual. Up stairs tn
same order prevailed; the dining room
and the kitchen were well supplied; ant
it was very easy TO credit the declaration o
the staff officer that 1--WE have hired hi
housekeepsr to cook our mess, and we fnt
we can run this chebsDg capitallyP
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