Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-23

ton. 1t affords great satisfaction here to all
who favor the speedy restoration of all the
States of the Union. Let this go on and
they will soon be once more a reunited ana
happy people, forgetting the past and look
ing with confidence to prosperous tutnre'
| (Signed) ANDREW Johnson,
President
A piece of ground located on Union
| Square, has been contracted for by Barnm,
| on which he intends TO build a museum,
The ground covers over seven lots. The
| building will be commenced in May next,
and it ia intended to have it finished by the
first of january, 1867. 1t will be six stories
in height and fire proof, and will contain
peculiar facilities for reaching the upper
stories.
FASTING AND PRAYER.
A Washington special to Sunday paper
says that the President will shortly issue a
proclamation appointing National day of
prayer and thanksgiving throughout the
land.
THE $5O,OOO,OOO LOAN.
There are reports that the $50, 900 loan
has been all taken. The indications at the
Treasury Departments were that by Mon
day ii will all be subscribed for. The fund
ing policy will then cease for the present.
Such amounts as may be in excess of that
sum is on the way to the Department, and
will be duly credited.
RATIoNs STOPPED.
The Freedmen's Bureau have received
official information that in the Nashville
district the issuing of rations to freedmen
has been stopped and all of the hospitals
discontinued, which will have the effect Of
making the colored people there rely on
their own energies.
FREEDMEN IN HOSPITALS.
Official returns received at the Bureau
place the number of freedmen in hospitals
in the State of South Carolina at l,S45.
ESTIMATES.
The estimates of the Secretary of the
Navy last year were Sl39, 100000. For the
next fiscal year his estimates are but S5O'-
O0O,00O.
MEXICAN LOAN.
New YoRK, October 22.-To-morrow morn
ing the republican government of Mexico
opens an agency at 81 Broadway, and place
in market a loan of .S30, ,600, 600, with inter
est PAYABLE in gold The agents are John
W. Corliez & Co and J. N. Teft The tinan-
nial agent of the republic, for large sum
has, it is said, been pledged, and the bonds
will be ready for delivery tomorrow. They
are in sums of $50, 500, $3.50 and Sl,OOO,
payable in twenty years from october Isl,
1865, and bear seven per cant interest, pay
able semi-anAually. The priuclpal and IN
terest are PAYABLE in gold. The payment is
secured by the pledged faith of the republic
and state of Tamanlepas, San Luis and 20
tosi, and WHITTIER by special pledge having
the effect of national mortgage on S5,OO0,-
BOO acres of agricultural and half million
lf mineral lands in the above states. The
agricultural lands are estiInSted at from 81
10 $50 per acre, and the mineral lands at
800 per acre at government prices, the
special security thus gives an aggregate OF
s55, 100000. A sum equal to the amount OF
interest on the bonds for the first year IS to
be reserved and held by CoI'tiez Co. as
trustees for the government for the prompt
payment of such interest. Sixty per cent.
1f all the federal and state dues aceruing
from port duties, and imports and taxes
in the states named in the pledge for the
payment of the interest on these bonds, and
rs a sinking fund for the redemption OF the
bonds, will be received as gold IN |
payment of all monies due to the liberal |
within said states, and also for
the payment of port duties, foreign taxes, |
and for lands, minerals, DC. at the govern |
mene price. The contract for
the issuance of the loan was
made by General Carnvasal, Governor
Mexican Republican Government. Accom-
panying the announcement, is q certificate
from Senior Romero, Minister of the United
States of Mexico to the United States OF
America, approving the contract
Ten million of the bonds will be sold at
sixty cents on the dollar in United States
currency, and the right is reserved to in |
crease the price of the remainder if it shall
then be deemed expedient. The bonds sold
at the above price will yield an annual in
terest of nearly twelve per cent in gold or
seventeen per cent in United States curren-
cy, with gold at the present premium
ARRIVAL.
The steamer Baltic from Liverpool, via
Halifax has arrived.
CHARLESTON NEWS.
The anticipated steamer Emily B. Sander !
from Charleston the 18th, has arrived.
Charleston gave eighty votes for Orr for |
Governor and six hundred and sixty-one |
for Hampton.
General Howard in an interview with the |
Mayor of Charleston stated that he hoped
arrangements would soon be made satistac- |
tory to the community in relation to the
Freedmen's Bureau.
General Howard was to visit the islands I
and subsequently the Government of Co |
lumbia.
RECOVERED.
Ten persons have been recovered from the
ruins of the late fire, badly wounded, sever
al of whom subsequently, died. A number
of bodies are stih buried beneath the rub
bish.
ANOTHER INJURED.
Captain Hoffman, Chief of Police, was
badly injured at the late fire in Charleston,
perhaps fatally.
wIRz PHYSICAL CONDITION.
WAsH1xGroN, October 22.-Captain Wirz
was on Saturday examined as to his physIe-
al condition before the Military Commits
sion by DR.. Bates While this was in pro
gress DR.. Ford, the physician at the Old
Capitol prison, came in and was called to
the stand. He testified that he had attend
ed the prisoner, since June last, and had
frequently examined his right arm, which
was much swollen and liberated in three
places. 1t seemed to have been broken, and
a portion of the bones were dead. He did
not know how much strength the accused
had. but his condition was such that he
could not knock man down, or lift a heavy
instrument with his right arm, without in
fIietine injury on himself-the bones being
diseased and his arm so seriously liberated.
Dr.. Ford also examined the prisoners left
shoulder, and found there large scar and
one half of the main muscle of the shoulder
gone, the front portion being left. The et-
feet of this was TO prevent the elevation of
the arm above the head, but no material eff
feet in the infection of the arm in other di-
rections, and was capable of striking out
with some force. The fingers of the right
hand was contracted, the resulto injury to
the nervous system. Both legs OF the Pris-
oner are covered with dark brown sores, as
though they had been at one time liberated.
There were traces Of scurvy in his system.
He was now much prostrated in his present
condition. He could not use much violence.
He might push psTaGn down but could do