The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-07
special Report.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.


The Herald says that call for nation
al convention, to be composed of three
delegates from each congressional district
in the country, to devise means for secur-
ing the voting privilege to colored people,
is being extensively cir ,ulsted and signed
in Norfolk, Portsmouth and other places
in Southeastern Virgins.
AMERICAN UNION COMMISSION.
The American Union Commission has
recently submitted statement of its oper
ations to Msjor General Howard, Commits
sioner of the Bureau of Refugees and
Freedmen. This Commission was organ
lied in July, 1864, for the purpose OF sup
plying relief to the white inhabitants of
the South, to avoid starvation, rebel con-
scripIion, and other calsmities. Ex
tensive homes for them were established
in various northern cities, where they were
supplied with shelter, flood and clothing.
Nearly all these homes are now closed che
.-.t..k.zs- war rendering tner
maintenance no longer necessary. Blu
then the Commission finds their work in
supplying Southern people at their homes
with many articles of which they stand in
need, and it is also engaged in promoting
emigration to tina tregion from the
North and in supplying the Southern
schools with teachers.
JEFF. DAVIS.
JEFF. Davis health is said to be rapidly
improving in consequence of the daily
walks in the open air which he is now in
duced to take.
NEGRO MURDER Plot.
NEW York, August 6.
The Mercury's Washington special says
the rumor of the negro plot at Acquis
Greek to murder the white laborers engaged
there. turns out to be true. The facts are
as follows:
Since the railroad from Richmond to
Acouis Creek has been placed in the hands
of its owners, they have been repairing
that portion lying between the Potomac
and Fredericksburg the route being used
in the mean while, the coaches connecting
with boats running from this city to that
portion of the road in running order. To
place the road in order, repair the wharf
and erect necessary buildings the company
have been working number of white me-
chsnics and black lsborers. The latter, it
is said have had very bitter and vindictive
feeling towards the whites, but there has
been no open outbreak. The whites have
lstterly been on their guard being sppre-
hensive of trouble but finally began to
suspect that their fears we're unfounded.-
On Tuesesy night last one of the eolored
men let out q secret, informing them that
the blacks had formed q compact to muir
der all the whites at that place, and had
for that purpose collected pistols, knives,
hstchets, Sc, which at a pre-concerted
signal they were to sieze during the night,
and each one rush and dispatch his victim.
The informant gave the names Of the
nrineipsl leaders and other details. He
slso told whore their arms were. The
blacks outnumberipg by considerable the
,bitss the latter sent to Stafford Court
rIo,,so spd informed the military com.
mandsnt of the matter, and on Wednesday
a sufficient force was sent down to capture
the plotters. Some of the blacks at
tempted TO resist and fought desperately
in the melee, securing one, three killed out.
right, and two or three severe bsyoneI
wounds. The military took in custody
forty or fifty Of the blacks and marched
t them off to q place Of security, and also
gathered up q collection of molly imple
ments which were found in places deserib
ed by the informant. There was consider
able excitement during the time interven
q ing between the discovery Of the plot anC
the arrival of the military, and preparation
was made by few whites in case the ne
groes attempted TO put their plan in exc
cution to give them a wsrm reception.
The clerk in charge of the cOmmissar
!, stores packed them on barge and Pushe
I. = out into the stream, bu. this was done s
m quietly that the blacks were not swsreths
II it wss on account of the plot, and the arr
er val of the military was the first intimatio
, they had that their plans had been mad
a known.
js sURMIsEs ABOUT MEXICO.
The Times London correspondent So.
the news from America is likely to NAL
some stir across the Channel. II is belle
NJ ed here that some thousands of the Is
es Southern soldiers are already in the arm
at of Mexico, and that the Emperor NapoleO
finding such body of recruits at han
q will be under the necessity of sending I
Inducements across the Atlantic.