Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-28

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diana, 2srd and 2lst Kentucky, 4eth Indi-
ana 5Tth Indiana, AID Illinois, 65th and 65th
6hio, 18th Missouri, 2sth Kentucky, 18th,
18th, list and 49th Ohio, 59th Illinois, Sth
Kansas, 5lst and S2d Indiana and 18th Wis
consin.
Many planters in Texas are preparing for
work under the free labor system.
THE TRIAL OF JEFF DAVIS.
/ A dispatch from Washingto says that the
| President is preparing, or has prepared a
/ reply to a resolution Of Congress asking for
information why JEFF. Davis has not been
brought to trial. The ground taken viii
embrace the legal difficulties heretofore an
nouneed as in the way Of civil trial.
| THE MINISTER YRoM COLUMBIA.
WAsHIEGroN, December 2T.-To-day Gen.
| Don Eustorgio, from Salgar, was introduced
TO the President by the Secretary Of State.
/ and delivered his credentials as Envoy Ex-
trsordinary and Minister PlanipOtentiary Of
| Columbia to the United States. he maGe
the following remarks on the occasion
4 Your ExoeIIeney: The Government oS
Columbia is solieitous to encourage and foD-
| ter friendly relations to the United States,-
| and fulfil the stipulations that have formed
| the matter of special treaties between the
/ two nations, has lately confirmed upon me
| the character OF Envoy Extraordinary and
/ Minister Plenipotentiary, feeling that q per
/ feet understanding and cordially which the
| two countries have reached, will increase
| their commercial interests Their tele-
graphical and political condition arewOFthy
| Of special consideration. For these reasons
l hereby congratulate myself in placing in
the hands of Your Excelleney an autograph
letter of the President of Columbia, aeered-
| iting to me the mission to preserve and rem
| der advantageous the friendship that rests
| on such legitimate interests, and protest my.
| respectful Difference to Your Exelleney,
| hoping to deserve your confidence and be-
nevolent consideration.
To this The President replied as follows:
d" "General--It was with sincere regret that l
recently received your letter OF recall.
need not say therefore that it IS with sin
eere satisfaction that receive the letter
which accredits you to this Government.
renew on this occasion my former assurance
of friendship and good will to your country
men and your country, and OF personal
esteem to yourself"
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Recent reports concerning the disposition
of the various Indian tribes with whom the
Government has Of late entered into treaty
eompacts, represent that favorable spirit
and perfect confidence exists Of secure and
lasting peace hereafter. The parties who
made the attack on Butterfeld' 8 mail coach
a short time ago had not been advised Of
the treaties which had been made An ex-
cellent profile portrait of the President, de-
signed for distribution among those Of the
Indian chiefs who observe strictly the char
acter and obligations of their treaties, IS
pronounced a work of great artistic skill
and mechanism. There have been, since
the formation of the Government, periodical
appropriations, usually about one in four
years, for the above object, and it is sig
niicant fact that there is nc knowledge Of
any chief who has thus been favored as hav-
ing broken treaty obligations.
wIRz.
The statement that the remains Of Capt.
Wirz have been forwarded South for inter-
ment, is untrue.
POISONED.
PHILADELPHIA. December 27.-To-day
Patrick Mclaughlin and his family, con-
sisting of his wife and three children and
niece were poisoned by drinking large
dose of laudanum placed in the coffee used
for breakfast. Mclaughlin and one dsugh-
ter came near losing their lives. The
former is still in precarious condition.
DIsMASTLED.
Under the supervision of Major Gardner
of the United States Army the batteries IN
this city and also points on the coast of
Maine are being dismantled. The guns are
being carried to Fort Knox.
SHOT.
" n HfasgsI ss,g bar moro Vas shot az the
Oxford theatre this evening by soldier at
whom Edwards had discharged pistol
NO SIGNS.
PORTLAND, December 27.-There are no
signs of the steamship Belgia, now due at
this port from Liverpool.
POSTAL MATTERS.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-The Postof-
fee Department to-day awarded contracts
for service on fifty routes in Virginia and
West Virginia These routes, for which Of
fers have been made since the regular bid
ding two months ago, will cover nearly the
whole of these States, not then awarded,
with immediate postal facilities.
The mail service in North Carolina is in
greatly increased demBnd, numerous offers
are being made, and to-day upwards Of
thirty routes were let. ALI service will go
into operation on New Years
Contracts for service in South Carolna,
Georgia and other Southern States are also
being freely disposed Of in the appointment
offices.
Corresponding efforts are progressing for
re-opening the postofices in every Southern
and Southwestern State. The number Of
decisions in the subject ofappointments may
be set down at two hundred per week.
ONLY SURVIVORS.
+ Only two survivors of all those who pr
ticipated in the war of the Revolution, SO far
as known by the Commissioner Of Pensions,
remain, namely, VIM. Hutchings, Of PenOb---
scot, Hancock Co., Me, aged one hundred
and one years, and Samuel Cook, Of Clarks-
ton, Grlerns Co., N. Y, aged ninesy-nine
years, and five widows ofRevOlutionary of SOL
diers draw pensions from the Government to
q yearly amount of S29S.
GOOD BEHAVIOR.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-The follow
ing responses have have beor received to
enquiries upon the subject of negro distur-
bances
PETERSBURG, Va, December 27.-There
has been no disturbances eaused by the me-
groes, who have behaved themselves very
well IN this city and in the adj acent cOun-
try they have been~quiet and orderly, and
never before were so few seen on the streets
during the Christmas holidays. There is
no apprehension or uneasiness in the public
mind about them.
NORFOLK, Va, December 27-There was :
no serious disturbance among the blacks on
Christmas, nor has there been any since
Monday. few brawls in Norfolk and
Portsmouth were the result of whisky, and
had no political significance whatever. It
is true, many of the blacks Of this county
have provided themselves with pistols, but
it is not thought that there is any purpose
of insurrection among them.
RICHMOND, December 27.-There never
was more harmony between the whites and
blacks at this season. No aggressive dispo-
sition was manifested on the part Of either.
RALEIGH, December 27.-There was never
before more orderly Christmas week, thus
far the blacks behaving as well as usual.
No apprehension of disturbance from them
here or elsewhere exists. All classes here
rejoice at the prospect of a speedy restora-
tiOn of the State to its former position, and
they have not been more cheerful for years.
Measures were taken 10 preserye order
throughout this military district by closing
the bar rooms during the holidays.
WILMINGTON, December 27.-With the
exception of few isolated cases of collision
between the whites and blacks on Christ