The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-08
yesterday Evenings EdItIOn.
EXON WAnHINa1nN.


The Times Washington special says the
President has received, within few days,
numerous letters from prominent citizens
of Virginia, North Carolona and Mississip-
pi, expressing apprehension of insurrection
by freedmen in those States. These letters
the President referred to the Freedmen's
Bureau for consideration, and General
Howard has issued q circular to Colonel
Brown, commissioner of freedmen for Vir-
ginia, recommending patrol of citizens
or police system, to be under the control
of the department.
A Commissioner, in counties where there
are no agents of the Freedmen's Buresu.
a citizen of Union sentiments, may be ap-
pointed to aid the Bureau in preserving
order and forwarding contracts for labor
between the freedmen and white citizens.
Such appointed, to be responsible to the
Assistant Commissioner for the State in
which the citizen resides.
Ex-Governor Joseph Brown, of Georgia,
was psrdoned to-day by the President
Governor Brown served three terms sue
cessfully as Governor of Georgia.
The President today appointed Jno. C.
Wright to be Secretary Of Legation at
Berlin, Prussia.
The Herald's special says the revolving
character of evidence now being deduced
in the Wirz trial, in support of the prose-
cution, is said 70 be wearing heavily on the
mind of the accused and torturing him
with the most feaffnl anE..e!h-:- - = A.
the decision OF the Commission hearing
the ease. Some people, who are watching
the demesnor of the prisoner closely, give
the opinion that should ne continue to be
60 ha Il a AI,aE H.,
him he will not survive another month.
i, So far about 40 witnesses have been ex-
amined in this case. The record makes
about 200 foolscap pages. At the rate
the testimony was taken to day or hdsys
more will suffice to close the case fdf the
Government.
The prisoner continues to occupy place
at the table with his counsel in writing and
making suggestions to them as to the Cross
examination.
Brevet Msjor General John F. Miller
has resigned his commission in the army,
and will in few days depart for his home
in California. ......F
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says the Commissioners appointed TO ex-
amina into the condition Of the banks of
banks, as having reported on their cali:
the Bank of Virginia at Richmond, with
Its UranCne1 a. L 5soIsUs--e,. E--slo.iaI-shu-,, 4
Lynchburg, Norfolk, Danville, Ports
mouth and Union the Exchange Bank of
Virginia at Richmond, with its branches at
Petersburg, Salem, ClsTksville, Abingdon,
Lynchburg and Alexandria; the Farmers
Bank of Virginia st Fredericksburg, DAN
vile, Wythville, Lynchburg and Gaines
vile; the Bank of the Old Dominion at
Alexandria and Petersburg, and the Bank
of the Valley at Lsesburg and Christians
burg.
AS an illustration, the correspondent
stated that the Exchange Bank holds of
rebel bonds and securities $67, 900 900 in
bonds, and $3.50, 900 in specie. The Bank
of Virginia $35, 900 in specie. In other
securities the banks hold considerable
amounts of Southern State bark notes, and
have claims on much of the specie cap.
tured in Georgia.
The notes of the following banks are
worth at least the present value of State
stocks:
Bank of Commerce of Fredericksburg;
Bank of Winchester, of Winchester; South
western Bank of Virginia, st Wythev1le;
Bank Of Rockbridge; Bank of the Old Do
minion, st Alexander and Petersburg;
Merchants Bank of Lynchburg, and Far
mers' Bank of Fincsstle. t.e
The following independent banks are in
a much more deplorsble condition The
Monticello Bank, of Charlottesville Bank
of HoWardsville; Bank of the Common
wealth, of Richmond, and the Central
Bank, of Stanton. -5sq .-'f
The Worlds special says that the docu.
mentsry evidence relating to certain rebel
officials conflicts with the AndersonVil
prison horrors, and will be presented in
the Wnz trial in day or SO. It will
prove to be the most interesting chapter of
the trial. -y
The Tribune's special says the officer
who captured Captain Wirz has presented
the pistol with which he summoned that
incarnate hend to surrender, to Miss Clara
Barton, as a testimony of her kindness in
burying the dead there.
The Navy Department dispatched
from the Washington Yard, to-day, 3 gun
boat to proceed via the st. Lawrence to
Detroit and the Lakes. This action of the
Government is deemed important as termi-
mating the long existing treaty stipulations
touching the naval protection of our from
tier waters.
Returns 10 the Agricultural Department
for August, from all parts Of the country,
though not entirely complete, show that
the corn crop will be enormously large, and
is maturing in excellent order. Its excess
over the past years more than compensates
for deficiencies in wheat. The potato crop
is unusually large and promises we'll In
some localities the rot has appeared
OF buckwhest there will be minor crop
but onions promise an Unprecedented
yield Tne cereal expectations will proba-
bly, be larger than ever before.