Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-30
Associated Press Report.
Washington News.
Arrival Of Semmes.

WASHINGTON, December 29. - CAPTAIN
Semmes has arrived here from New Orleans
in custody of Lieut.. French, of the Marine
! Corps, and is prisoner at the Navy Yard.
The detail of the court to try him is not yet
prepared.
GOVernOrship of North Carolina.
The following dispatch has been received
to-day:
RALEIGH, N. c., December 2s.
Hon. ". Il. Sel0ard
SR-In pursuance of your dispatch of the
23d inst, communicating to me a COPY Of a
communication addressed by order ol the
President to W. H. Holden, Provisional
Governor, whereby he is relieved of the
trust heretofore reposed in him, have this
day entered upon the duties as Civil Cover
nor of the State of North Carolina, having
been heretofor qualified before both branches
OF the General Assembly. / desire through
you to assure the President of my earnest
desire to cooperate with him in all measures
tending to complete the restoration of har-
monious relations between North Carolina
and the United States.
l have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
JONATHAN WORM.
Negro Suffrage.
Georgetown, following the example of
washington opened gSIls yesterday to test
only one was in favor of thus extending the
franchise.
Reduction of the Army.
A special dispatch to the Evening Post
dated Washington, December 20, SAYS the
President is so well satisfied with the CON
dition of the South and our foreign rela-
tions that he has determined upon a still
further reduction of the army.
A RumOr.
The Posts Washington special says it is |
runAored that the French and United States |
Governments have arrived at a definite un- !
derstandiDg in relation to Mexican affairs. |
The Emperor Napoleon has agreed TO with |
draw the French troops from Mexico, and |
our Government engages TO prevent any in
reference with the Arehduke while he re-
mains in that country, by citizens of the
United States or other persons on American
soil. According to this arrangement Maxi /
milan is to be left to his Austrian bodyguard |
and the Mexican people, to make such head /
as he can against the opposing forces of the
Patriots. II odds these rumors are not au-
thenticated, hut generally believed to be
founded in truth.
Worn Out.
Attorney General Speed in asking for an
the carpets and furniture of his office have
been subjected to largely increased amount
Of wear and tear from usage by the large
number Of applicants for pardon who from
day to day frequent his Office, so that much
Of the carpeting is tattered and worn into
shreds, and new carpet is needed more
than eyer.
Sorghum Convention.
The National Sorghum Convention is now
in session at the Rooms of the Department
Of Agriculture. William Clough, of Ohio,
Chairman, and Prof T. Glover, Secretary.
Delegates are present from the Middle and
many of the Western States. The conVen-
lion has decided upon definite classifea-
lion of the different varieties of cane,
with accurate botanical and popular de-
Icriptions and carefully executed engrav-
ngs.
An order has been issued from the War
Department., revoking one heretofore issued
N the same subject, providing that military
livision and department commanders will
olieve and reduce civilian employees in
he several corps and stalls of departments
within their respective commands to the
owest possible number. At all posts, sta
ions and places, where troops are on duty
n sufficient numbers to furnish details TO
axe inc places OF civilians Hllnout IN
uriously affecting the efficiency of troops !
or strictly military duty required Of them, j
Williams, except clerks, viii be discharged '
nd extra duty men substituted for them. ]
Where civilians arerelieved, preference will .
e given to persons who have been honor c
bly, discharged from military service, and
hose being disabled by wounds being first t
g
Captain NJ. II. Ellis, formerly of the 175th t
lew York Volunteers, was admitted to
ractice in the United States Supreme Court
o-day. r- 1
Assistant Secretary Chandler left Wash a
lgton this evening, to be absent several .
-eeks. d
The steamer DeSoto, of the GulfSquadron, Il
expected to leave the Navy Yard to-mor- v
DIV for the Gulf d
General Schofeld is abroad on leave of
bsence. He is not known here to be in any
-ay a representative of the Executive De-
artment of this Government, hence his I
resenee in Paris is not entitled to the poll I
cal significance attributed to it by writers
t that capital.