Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-05
VOL. XIX---NO. 237.

required to keep a separate account of
travel, pay and subsistence allowance
amounting to about $500 for each man, in
order that the account may be presented in
Washington for reimbursement to the
United States Treasury.
PARDONs AND WARRANTS.
The President to-day signed eighty-fve
pardOns and warrants, principally for par
ties in Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia.
They were sent to the State Department
for the signature ofthe Secretary.
SOLD AT AUCTION.
PHILADELPHIA, October 4.-The splen-
did mansion and grounds of George H.
Stewart called Spring Brook, near this
city, were sold at auction to-day, and pur-
chased by Edwin Forrest for $4,000.
PRESENTATION.
Judge James H. Barrett, of Ohio, Chief
Commissioner of Pensions, was presented
this evening with an elegant service of
plate consisting of one hundred pieces
The ceremony took place at the residence
of Erastus d. Poulson in West Philadel-
phia Hon. VIM. d. Kelly presented the
plate for the donors.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
New YORK, October 4.-The Herald's
special from jackson, Miss, of the Sd,
says the election in that State passed off
very quietly. The vote for Governor will
be close between Judge Ficher and General
Humphreys. Returns from the southern
portion of the State will probably secure the
election of the former. Humphreys is not
eligible, not having been pardoned, and it
will be unfortunate forthe State ifhe proves
to be elected In places where the local
candidates have sprung upon people.
the question of the admission of negro
testimony in the civil courts, the nom
admission candidates have been invari-
ably successful, thus repudiating the proc
lamatiOn of Governor Sharkey.
The returns come in slowly, there being
but few mail routes as yet established in
the State.
The legislature meets next Monday,
week. Many of the members will bring
election returns with their credentials.
A general reputation of everything
looking to the civilization of the negroes,
may be expected.
CONVENTION AT RALEIGH.
The Tribunes letter from Raleigh, of
the Ist, says the delegates of the Constitu-
tional Convention are nearly all here. Out
Of the full number elected from eighty-five
counties only two are said to have obtained
seats with a knowledge of the constituents
that they would favor the admission of
negro testimony in courts of practice. No
candidate dared to come before the people
as an advocate of the actual rights or right
of suffrage for the negro. There was a
caucus Of some twenty-five members last
night, at which a decision was come
to that they would support no candidate
for Congress who had not been true to the
Southern cause.
To CLOSE.
The convention of colored people will
probably close on Monday evening, at
which Col. Whittlesey, of the Freedmen
Bureau will make an address. An ad-
dress to the State Convention has been
rgreed to, announcing that they are will
ling to work, and asking the Legislature
to give them adequate compensation. Also
that their children may be educated also
that the disabilities under which they for
merly lived may be removed, and that
determinations against the race and color
may be wiped from the statutes of that
State, invoking protection for their fami-
" relations, and aid for orphans and
children, and for the helpless and infrm,
asking for the reunion of families and for
encouragement to industry.
HORACE GREELEY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
NEW TUAA, October L.. Horace GHAA-
ley's address to the colOred people OF
North Carolina was greeted with great
applause. A letter from Hon. VIM. H.
Coleman, of Concord, was read, in which
he took strong ground in favor of suffrage
for the freedmen ON the grounds of right
and national and State expediency, and
Justice. Mr.. Coleman was member OF
the State Legislature in 1854.
ORDER FROM GENERAL HOWARD.
General Howard has issued the follow
ing order:
WAR DEPARTMENT. !
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, SC,
WASHINGTON, October 4, 1865.
State laws with regard to apprentice
ship will be recognized by this Bureau
| provided they make no distinction of color
In case they do, said laws applying tC
| white children will be extended to cOlored
ones
The officers of this bureau are regarded
as guardians of the orphans and minors Oi
freedmen within their respective districts
The principle to be adhered to with regard
to paupers is that each county, parish
township ip or city shall take care and pro
vide for its own poor. Such laws are made
for the free people and are now in force on
| the statute books of the States embraced
in the operations of this bureau, and will
be recognized rnd extended to the freed.
men. The Assistant Commissioner will
draw up specific instructions applicable tc
their respective States in accordance with
the foregoing principles.
o. o. HOWARD, Maj. Gen. and Com.