Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-30
Special Dispatches.
RECEIVED UP TO O'CLOCK, Am.

RECEIVED UP TO O'CLOCK, A. M.
Especial Dispatches to Western Associated Press.
COTTON CULTURE.
New YORK, November 29.-The question
of cotton raising in the Southern States is
being discussed in the Board of Trade with a
view to the encouragement of cotton culture
in the coming year.
SOUTHERN coNGREssNEN.
A special from Washington says: II. v.
johnson adds the weight Of his opinion that
no Southern member will be admitted to
Congress.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet meeting was protracted to a
late hour. 1t is rumOred that various re-
ports to Congress, and the condition Of af-
fairs on the Mexican frontier were under
discussion.
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Among the applications for pardon filed
away in the Attorney Generals office are
the petitions of l22 ex officers of the United
States navy, I29 rebel General officers, and
IS members of the Confederate Congress
UNITED STATES SENATOR
A letter from Gen. LemOndin of Florida,
says there is no doubt that the provisiOna
Governor Marvin will be elected Unite
States Senator from that State
GOVERNOR MORTON.
Governor Morton, Of Indiana, is expected
to reach New York Thursday. 1t is ru-
mored that he is charged with some kind oi
confidential mission abroad.
LIBBY PRISON AND CASTLE THUNDER.
Libby prison and Castle Thunder will
soon be transformed into storehouseS again.
Castle Thunder will be evacuated nextweek,
and what few prisoners there are within its
walls will be transferred to the Libby, which
now occupies only one fourth of the build
ing by that name.
SPAIN.
In the foreign files by the Scotia the Rail-
way Gazette Of Madrid says that each day
augments the gravity of the financial con-
dition of the Spanish government, forelgr
exchange having been closed against the
credit of Spain for many years. The gov
ernment has been compelled to supply it,
wants by the aid of banks and hence the
7tarnatia,l of commerce The resources q e IL Q
| the country being quite exhausted, II is use
less to call on national patriotism and ruiz
becomes imminent.
No negotiations had taken place between
Prussia and Austria for the settlement o
/ the SchlesWlg HOisteln question: since VIA
vvnUrusrUu vf Ufro -e'ySSi~-- 10y prlIssii
vas assented to the alienation proposed b.
| Austria.
The declaration to be presented to thu
| federal Diet has been received at Vienna
This declaration is opposed to the PROPOSE
/ ton of Germania that the state of Schles
wig should be incorporated with the Ger
manic Confederation, and that the cost o
the Danish war should be borne by all th'
German states.
The Liverpool Post says Austria has re
solved to follow the example of France an'
| England and will forthwith abolish tn
passport system on the frontier oil the I'm
pire.
RESIGNED.
WASHINGTON, November 29.-Brigadie
General Charles Ewing, of the UnIte'
States Volunteers, lately commanding
bripade in Sherman's army, has resigne
his commission in the volunteer service an
gone upon duty as Captain and Breve
Colonel in the Regular Army.
HABEAs CORPUS.
There is good reason to believe that tn
President will in a few days issue Pro'
lamation restoring the writ Of habeas col
pus as a consequence there viii be no mi
itary commissions or courts to try otenst
in the districts where cases can be dispose
of by civil tribunal.
JEFF. DAVIS
There is no truth whatever in the stat'
ment that JEFF. Davis is to be tried by mil
tary court.
VISITORS.
There was a large crowd of visitors
the Executive Mansion to-day, lnclqdln
several military officers and United Stat
Senators. The President was occuPle
r with visitors until after i've o'clock.
PRISONERS.
The highest number of prisoners in Il
p Old Capitol prison at any one time durl1
/ the rebellion was l,004, but according
official returns to-day there are only eleVe
, confined at this time.
THE FREEDMEN.
, Official returns received at the Freedmen
{ Bureau. shows that in ten thousand negro
brought down the Cape Fear river IN Marc
last to Wilmington, by Gen. Sherman, tV
t thousand died from want Of medical atte
, tion, which it was impossible to afford .her
Since the esta blishment Of the medic
department of the Freedmen's BJrelu
, North Carolina, the mortality among
| freedmen has decreased.
/ PRESIDENT AESSAHE.
= It's believed that the Presidents MESA
and accompanying reports Of Heads OF D
partments, are all finished. Such rePOr
/, have seldom, if ever, been so soon prepar,
in advance Of Congress-
MEXICAN ADvICEs.
Official news from Ell Passo was receiv
this evening by Mr.. Romero, the Mexic;
minister, that a recent movement of the n
tiouaI forces of Mexico compelled 4
French troops at chihuahua to evacuate tn
city and state, and to withdraw TO Duran
! on the 9th of October.
New ORLEANS, November 29.-The Tim'
. ! Brownsville correspondent, under date
the 10th, says the correspondence betwe
General Weitzel and General Meijia culmi
ated in the following order:
r The Mexican authorities having official
notified the commanding General that &
Ranchero would be ordered TO cease pu
, fishing articles insulting United States 50
diers and people. 1t is hereby ordered tn
the officers and soldiers of this commal
will not allow any person on the neutr
, bank to insult any person on the Mexlc'
side.
All remains quiet around Matamoras.
Can't. BurrvhilI, Inspector Of SubsistenC
9 made a satisfactory inspection of that D
9 partment on the Rio Grande.
Jos. Libby and his men were quietly So
tling down as Imperial citizens near CC
f dOva.
In four days after the evacuation beg
not a single French soldier was left in CT
=, huahua.
President Juarez writes, on the Sd ins
that he was about leaving FL Paso for CT
huahua to re-establish there the nation
government.
S This is thought to be great success
: the Republican cause in Mexico, since
< French admit their inability to hold tn
ground.
: GOVERNOR MORTON.
BALTIMORE, November Ex-Governor Nj
: ton of Indiana left Baltimore tonight
? Nnrr, York The statemants in MashinPt