Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-13

ing them TO INFORM the people that the re-
cent proclamation of the President did not
relieve them from the operations and gov
eminent of the military law. It is eau
tiously wOrded, and while net declaring
martial law, it is calculated to create the
impression that such is the intention. The
order is not allowed to be given out for pub
ication.
The Freedmen'S Bureau.
The TrIbune's Washington special saws
| Colonel Thomas having been relieved from
the super%intendency of freedmen's affairs
Of Mississippi, General Wood, commanding
the department, has been temporarily as
signed to the duties of Assistant Commits
sioner of the Bureau in that State.
The Official Army Register.
The first volume Of the Official Army
Register, published in compliance with an
act of Congress, has Just made its appear
ance. 1t was intended to embrace the
names of all the volunteers of the New
England States, with a brief sketch Of the
history of the different regiments, promo
lions, discharges, dismissals, transfers, and
a large amount of data of interest. The
mistakes and omissions in this edition will
probably lead to its suppression by order OF
Congress. The next volume, now being
printed, will soon be issued, and is to en-
brace the same facts relative to New York
and New York Regiments.
The series will consist of eight volumes.
which will be issued from time to time from
the government printing Office, and viii be
forwarded to all applicants on the receipt
Of one dollar per volume, the actual cost Of
publication. No copies are printed for
members Of Congress.
Congress.
T1Tor C.-,4o- E.-.-g- III III l. r.
mally announced in both houses.
The subject of invalid pensions will be
the special order in the Senate tomorrow.
Public Lands.
WAsHISGToS, April IO.-Reports received
at the General Dand Office show that over
49, 200 acres were entered at the Land Office
/ Of Brownsville, Missouri. part settlement
and part cash. At the La Crosse office,
Wisconsin, 7,436 acres, and at Topeka, Kan
sas, 5000 acres, in all 65,l62 acres.
Employment 10 Freedmen.
There are in this city quite a number Of
planters and agents, hiring freedmen to
labor on plantations in Tennessee, Mississ-
ippi and other Southern States. Among
them is one from the latter State who is 70
employ $50, and up TO Saturday night had
engaged nearly 200. A lady from the for
mer State will engage quite a number. II
is estimated that about $50 we've hired last
week.
POSta News.
WAsHIEGroS, April lL.-During the
month Of March the Postmaster General
caused the folio wing Postofices to be re-
opened. In Virginia IO4: in North Caro-
lima SO; in West Virginia s in Georgia so
IN Ten a SO; in South Carolina 40; in
Louisiana g total 200. The Department
mas also in the same time established I39
new Offices SO nave been discontinued and
he names of twenty-five changed. Special
agent Parker, who has the supervision of
the Virginia mail, came up yesterday and
reports most f~avorably on the restoration
Of postal facilities in that quarter. Con-
tractors are performing service regularly
and with fidelity. Postofices are well at
tended to and the people are generally
highly pleased with the mail arrangements.
United by ''TIes."
Information has been received that Au-
gusta. Georgia, is again united to Charles
sOI, South Carolina by Railroad, the COM
pletion of track-laying having been finish
ed on the 5th inst.