Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-19

e lish houses have been re-established in no
q less than 80 important stations on the South
d ern coast At the same time postal facil-
n ltes have been extended through a consid-
cradle portion of the Southern country
: the past month. r
d THE GRANT OF LOWER CALIFORNIA.
: NEW YoRk, May ia communication
!, in the Tribune concerning the purchase Of
Lower California by an American Company
says: The grant of Lower California, with
t its harbors, mines and fisheries, which was
e recently acquired by the Company alluded
$ to, was made by the Republican Govern
ment of Mexico as early as the 30th "
March, 1864, before the advent of Maximil-
!, ian in Mexico and when Juarez was soVsr-
! eign de facto as wen as de jure Of tho
whole Republic. The grant has bean care
fully examined by Hon. A. ]. Walker and
Hon. Caleb Gushing, both Of whom have
pronounced it regularly made and
altogether valid One condition Of the
grant IS that q stipulated number Of
families per annum, shall become bona fde
settlers. This companyi n April last, beiieY-
ing that there soon would be no further DO
litical obstacles 10 their carrying out the
condition of the grant, concluded 10 pay
the earnest money and have the grant con
terrod upon them through their trustees
Il
paid over on the 4th Of the present month
% his Exceilency, Mr. Romero, the accred-
tied minister of the only government in
Mexico which our government recognizes,
several times the amount in cash Of the
$4,000 reported to have been paid. ~.
NOT PERMITTED TO HOLD oEEIcE.
NOZZLE, May Is.-The Evening News
publishes the following order:
HEADQUARTERS or THE DER'ToP ALABAHA,
| =ar1 May 18th, 1866.
In compliance with instructions from the
President Of the United States it is hereby
directed thst Raphael semmes be not not
permitted to hold or exercise the functions
Of Judge Of the Probate Court of Mobile
county, or any other civil or political Office
nf trust while he remains unpardoned by
the President. By order of Brevet Msior
General Charles r. Woods.
[Signed.l A. RAMSAY MIuSoER.
Judge Bond will perform the duties Of the
cffce in the meantime.
MEETING.
BALr1HoRE, May isth.-A large meeting
Of unconditional Union men is being held
tonight, in advocacy Of the Reconstruction
measures Of Congress and the maintenance
Of the Registry Law. Speaker Colfax sent
letter expressing his views. Speeches
were made by Representatives Thomas, of
Maryland, and Fickel, of Kentucky, Sena-
tors Creswell, Of Maryland, Nye, of Nevada,
and Others .r-r-- tss-
, INVESTIGATION.
SAVANNAH, May Is.-Gens. Stedman and
Fullerton arrived last night. They left
Charleston on Sunday, and have since in
vsstigated the workings of tie Freedmens
Bureau in the Sea Islands. Among the
evils that have come to light is the persist
ent system of overeharge for food and reces-
saries of life indGlged IN by many persons
working plantations Ths frsSdmen are
paid fifty cants per task of a quarter Of an
acre, and then charged three dollars per
Dushel for corn, which cost the planters but
thirty cents.
STEAMER PUT IN PORT
FoRT MONROE, Va, May 1sth-The
steamer KoIorama, from Charleston for Bal
timore, put in here to-day under stress Of
weather. She reports stormy weather out
side.
FROM MONTREAL.
MoNrREAI, C. E May Is.-Ths steamer
Lion, on her trial trip yesterday afternoon,
exploded her boiler opposite Hachela, two
miles below Montreal. Six lives were lost
and seven persons were severely injured.
Mason, Of Trent notoriety, IS staying at
st. Lawrence Hall.
CONVENTION.
ALExAxDRIA, Va, May Is-The Union
Convention met to-day, J. NJ. Bolts presid-
ing. a Psrsnoaent organization was effsoted
and the committee appointed reported q
series of resolutions, regretting the differ
ence of opinion as to the mode of restora-
ton of political rights, and D..
RSsoi1ed, That we Will do all we can to
bring about the mutual desires Of the Pres
ident and Congress, by initiatitig State ae-
tien in favor Of impartial qualified suffrage,
which IN our opinion is one of the main re-
qpirements Of Republican government.
Resolred, That the doctrineof the right Of
secession was at issue in the late war, and
ought to be provided against in future re-
construction and that the late rebels,
while they effect to accept the situation are
still unchanged in opinions, and hope to ac-
complish by votes what they failed do with
bayonets.
RssoIued, That the chairman Of the Con-
vention appoint q committee to visit the
President, to consult his views and secure
an endorsement of Congress. That free in
stitutions are best maintained by education,
and therefore we favor the system of free
schools for universal education
Speeches were made by Mr.. Clement
against the Presidents policy, and by Mr..
Dillem in favor of it. A substitute was
offered prohibiting any person from holding
Federal or State office who could not swear
that he was now, ard always had been, an
were adopted by Ss to 30. Mr.. Bots plan
of reconstruction was endorsed, and the
convention adjourned sine de 1
SoMINATIoSs CONFIRMED.
WAsHIsarox, May 1s.-The Senate in
executive session, to-day, confirmed the
following nominations:
David Gould, of New Jersey, Consul at
Leith, vice Neil McLachlan, recalled.
G. II. Heap, of PenDsylvania, Consul at
Amsterdam, vice Joseph Marks, recalled
James McGillett, Postmaster at Fcn du
Lac, Wis y. --..--,....- s. f.--.. Il.
John A. Clark, of Illinois, Surveyor Gem
eraI for the Territory Of New Mexico
The Senate also confirmed large num-
Der of brevet appointments for gallant and
meritorious service Among them the fOi-
lowing:
To be Major Generals by brevet-Briga-
dier Generals Osborne, Green Clay Smith,
Henry A. Morris, Connor Fibbetts, James
/ Wood, J. r. Miadali, Henry D. Wash
burne and Parsons; also a number Of
Colonels 70 be Brigadier Generals By brevet.
The Senate also confirmed about seventy
five Captains TO be Majors BY breyet, forty
4 Lieutenant Colonels to be Colonels by bre-
vet, and fifty or sixty Majors to be Lieu
tenant Colonels by brevetj also number
Of Captains and Msjors. A number Of ex-
volunteer soldiers, some of whom had
served as Lieutenant Colonels, Majors sad
Captains were confirmed as Second Lieu
tenants in the regular army
coLoSIzATI0S or LOWER eAITFoRHIA.
As the contract concerning the colonial
| tion of Lower California seems to Be misun-
| dcrztood it may be Of interest to state from
/ official data that Jacob P. Lease, with the
| endorsement of the local authorities, made
! a contract with the Mexican GoVernaent
| for the colonization Of soms parts of Lower
/ California. He was to receiVeIthe lands ct
tariff prices and advance certain sums Of
money, the payment Of which should be
made at San Francisco. This was altar
| wards changed so that the money should
| Be- paid at New York, and it was actually
/ paid to Minister Romero The Mexican
Government therefore has some vacant
| lands, but not the sovereignty of the eoun-
try. The provisions Of the contract are
/ very advantageous to Mexico. 81
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued
to the Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern Di-
| vision, S36S,0o0 Of the per cent. bonds,
being the amount due on the last section Of
/ % miles which was accepted by the .. s.
| Commissioner last month The road is now
| completed for 81 miles up the Kansas val
! lev from the Missouri border TO point $50
/ r,ifaa rraak NJ ~ TOfiia. The road will ha