The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14
GIN. HURLBUT.

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The court has not been granted by the
President, and probably never will be.
Gen. Smiths report viii never be made
public.
At Gen. Grants suggestion, Quartermss-
ter Meigs will soon offer several hundred
mules, in lots of fifty or 8 hundred, for
which he will receive sealed bids, which
will be more successful than if sold at auc-
tion. -.-4r .r --
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE. ....,
Boston, July l3.
Chief Justice Chase, graduate of
Dartsmouth College will attend the com
mencement on the 18Th, 10Th and 2Oth.
THE TRIAL OF MISS HARRIS.
WAsHNaToE, July 13.
DR.. Nichols, Superintendent of the Gov
ernment Insane Asylum, was recalled to-
day by the prosecution in Mary Harris
case. He had yesterday expressed the
opinion that st certain periods between the |
time she was crossed in love and the kill |
ing of Burroughs she was insane, and he
now entered into explanation on that sub
ject, suspecting the homicide was one OF
insane violence.
Rev. DR.. Burroughs, brother Of the de-
ceased, on the stand, testified, positively, |
that the letters inviting q meeting at an
assignation house, were in his brothers |
handwriting. She had called upon him in |
Chicago about the authorship of the letter,
and during this interview the Doctor said
'Miss Harris, ask you whether in the !
long time my brother has Deen aO4 u.i4.SsS !
with you has he said anything disonOrable
to you which justifes you in entertaining
such suspicion Of him F' to which she said
he had not, and continued with considers-
Bile feeling to say he had always been the
truest and best friend. He had never said
word or done an act which was not in the
strictest honor. The trial will probably
end this week.
PARDoEs GRANTED.
President johnson to-day granted about !
125 pardons, Of which 70 were from Vir.
ginis, recommended by Governor Pierpont
OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
1t Is understood that the Attorney Gen |
ersl recently furnished an opinion to the
effect that the President has not the power
to appoint commission TO decide the
claims for the large amounts of cotton cap
tured at Savannah, Mobile, Charleston &c,
but applicants seek the relief prescribed by
the law in regard to captured and AbAn-
doDed property. Also that all property
turned over by the military authorities to
the Treasury agents be regarded and treat
ed in the same manner.
A LETTER FROM THE SEC OF THE NAVY.
The Secretary of the Navy addressed
q letter to Rear Admiral Dalgren ia which
he says: The termination of rebellion and
the cessation of hostility, which rendered
necessary the reduction Of the South At
lsniic Squadron, and the consideration in
volved in your discrimination Of retiring
from command which you conducted
with ability and energy for two years, in
duce the Department to take the occasion
of expressing to you its appreciation Of
your services, and of those who have been
as=Ocinted with you in efficient blockade
OF the coast and hsrbors at central and i'm
portant positions of the Union, and in the
work of repOssessing forts and restoring
authority, and auppressing the govern
ments of the insurgent States.
RELIEVED.
Mr.. Harrington was relieved from his
position of Assistant Secretary of the Treas.
ury and was TO leave on the 9th of August
for Switzerland, as minister to that place.
The Assistant Secretaries are now w. Z.
Chandler and John T. Hartley.
W. Hunt for many years principal
warrant clerk, succeeds Mr.. Hartley as
chief clerk of the Treasury Department.
B. F. Rettenhof succeeds John A. Gra-
ham as chief clerk of the Register Office,
as Mr. Graham has been appointed Regis
trsr Of the Treasurer.
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS CONVENTION. |
BosToN, July 13.
TIE Adjutsnt Generals in convention
to-day made reports sho wing the number
of troops furnished by the following States
Maine, 66,669; killed and died, 22,57s;
Vermont 34,49O; Connecticut 81, ,46s.
Rhode Island, 1856; West Virgins, 2s,-
OH; Massachusetts, I63, 7O6i New Hamp-
shire, 33,25s Kansas, q, ,94s; PennsyIvs-
mia, 26O, 900 Iowa, 1858.
On motion of General Washburne, it was
resolved " P1sisiVu OUugress 70 denver 20 |
each State the flags captured BY such Ststes. |
The members of the convention visit
Rhode Island tomorrow and partake Of 8
clam bake. On Saturday they will make
an excursion to White Mountain.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Intelligence by mail from Fortress Mon
roe, 18th, states that all abandoned prop
erty in and around Norfolk and Ports
mouth has been turned over to the Freed
mems Bureau.
Cotton is arriving daily st Norfolk from !
North Carolina.
GALLAeHER's ExCHGEGE.
NEW YOEK July 10.
Gold I421<.
New York Central, 961<; Erie, sOzs; Hud-
son 11O7s; Reading 1913; Old Southern 669S |
Pittsburgh, 69A; Rock Island, 1885;
North Western, %; North Western pre-
ferred, 1915 Fort Wayne, 99%j Canton,
6IN; Quicksilver 631<. %.
Market firm but not active.