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

Thew were the only terms Johnston was
authorized to make, SO far g MI DAVIS
could give him authority The eomPro-
mise terms afterwards allowed by Breckin-
ride were not approved at washington
and after waiting two days IN the neigh
borhood of the negotiations, Breekinrloge
during this time, and Until he relolned Mr..
DAVIS at Charlotte, I cannot tell you what
occurred in the grand nPresicentlAl Elp"
to Charlotte.
. 91a The AssAssIHKTIoN.
q Breckinr1dge bore to the aPresidentiaF'
party the first news of the assassination OF
President Lincoln. It's reception is thus
described
Passing the first noteworthy mansion on
our route Sup town. there was MI benlS-
min in the porch, hatless, smoking sleek
and smiling. .gs-u
gAhI General, we feared you we're u
off with. Glad, most glad, it isnt SO"
aOur travelling trucks were slightly ous
of order, nothing more, Secretary
/ nAnd is it really true that Lincoln Is
aNo, doubt of it Pm sorry to say"
n~fndeedf' and BeDjsmin's smile vanish
ed, and We passed on.
Ishmfld mention that General BreckiE-
ridge telsgraphed among other things, 70
ChsTlotte. the mere fact that President
Lincoln was killed. The circumstance
we're not known until our arrival. Except
i some '~thoughtless enthusiasts, no heard
the particulars and was unshocked. MT
Davis said nothing ia my hearing IN the
least like the remarks that lave been ascrl0-
ed-to him. He made an inquiry similar %
that of Benjamin, and looked rather than
4 smoke his horror when the facts were put
before him. at is awful" was all l heard
him say, z-ad q, e
CALCULATING CHARLOTTE.
/ Next day, accompanied by a csvslry es
cort of about W. Thousand men, Jefferson
Davis, Cabinet and staff, evacuated Char
4 Iotte, somewhat undetermined ss TO a III
ture course. There had been some sem
blsnce of s capital, ONE show of q govern
mental routine, some pretence of power M
JFss elected to WELD, up to this; but nov
aIt that was vanished, and thenceforth IN
Confederate President was 3 fugitive, Will
hardly the shadow of authority. He looke'
sad, and, indeed, hopeless.
!. DAVIS TREAsURE.
Much has been said, and more supposed
in regard TO the treasure he was earryln
ofin his train. The Confederate tressur
: was never with him or his train. 1t wa
: the Richmond bank specie that was tasten
D ed 70 his train at any time-its custodian
, deemin0 that course the safest. The Cor
l federate specie was usually far away fror
ri him. It left Charlotte in charge OF tn
j 1 - L.E,-a ha GFFIuad lhpTn- w NJ
became oft haslly l know not although
know that 8 portion OF 1t was USED 70 pc
off certain troops, aud others at varlou
i points, from Charlotte to Washington, !
: Georgia.
RATS LEAVE A SINKING sHIP.
J GEORGE Davis had resigned the Attornc
. 0enensIsbip in Charlotte. Mr.. Trenhol
resigned the Treasury SecretaryshiP on u
hanks of the Catswba. Not only ms
e the Presidential party" grown small !
deoress and beautiful less" but the hll
o~ficisls had begun TO dgindle away, 81
!. the Whole party, official and not was
b length reducBa bv---~aty unmhars- thouG
i its Escort was still large. Judl
70 Reagan was appointed Acting Secretary
II the Treasury at the C4tswbs-about 6
/. last executive deed of the flying PresideI
= BENJAMIN, M~YsTERIoUsLY DIsAPPEARs
y Mr.. Benjamin disappeared before Was
iington, no n knows how or where. Tn
y the Confederate President had left him on
. one Cabinet officer, and that one the Pc
y master General. It is true he was recent
y y made Secretary of the Treasury as we
i and felt the importance of the dual
sp~onsibility. Now he was the whole Ca
net-Trenholn and George Davis resignC
st BeDjsmin and Mallory flown away, Brec
inridge near by but "rOwing his oV
8. boat there-w vas no one but John h Re
gan to answer the Cabinet roll call OF
ie Confederate States. The whole party,
a. this time, consisted of Reagan, LubboC
It, Harrison, Stuart, Wood, and two or thr
b. volunteers by the way. An sdjoini
party there as-on taking the sal
track, headed by Breckenridge; but I
S. dent, its movements were onTy CJHHuUa
BE- 8 few.
n The closing portion of this article, {
10 seribing the manner in which the fugitl
President" was captured, We publish
:, yesterday morning.