Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-29

The Attorney General remarks that his
Department has no knowledge Of any such
disioyal demonstrations on the part Of any
officer subject to his Jurisdiction, and he be-
heses that none such have taken place.
The Postmaster General ssys he has no
information upon any branch of the inquiry
30 lar as it may relate to the officers and
employees Of his department. iF
The Secretary of the Interior says: -HNone
Of the employees Of this department., 50 far
as am advised and believe, withia the
State of Georgia, or any other of the rebel
States, have in any way countenanced or
assisted in the rendition of public hOnors 10
traitors, either living or dead, or coneurred
IN the obstruction or denial by the rebel
authorities of the privilege of doing like
honors to loyalty at the graves Of Union
soldiers who have perished far from their
homes and kindred"
The Secretary of the Treasury makes
similar replN The Secretary Of War says
his departme t is not in possession Of any
official information on the subject.
CIRCULAR.
A circular has been issued by Gen. Spin
ner, q. s. Treasurer, embodying the opin-
ion Of the Solicitor Of the Treasury, Jor-
dan, from which the former says it will be
seen that no authority is invested in the
Treasurer's Office or in the Department to
refund to any National bank the amount
Of duty claimed to have been paid er-
roneously or exacted from it either by di-
rect return of the amount paid or BY al
lowing it as a credit to the bank on the
payment in July next -rfrr1g-
CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed John Spear
as Collector ef Internal Revenue for the Dis
trict of Kansas, and Duff Green as Marshal
for the Southern District Of Mississippi. The
latter is not the Duff. Green of quondam
political notoriety.
INDIAN TREATIES.
The Senate to-day ratified several Indian
treaties. -s .-r
~ TORNADO.
AUGUSTA, Ga. June 2S.-A tornado rang
ing from northwest to southeast passed over
this city this afternoon, blowing down
houses and trees, and wounding a pumber
Of persons.
CALL FOR CONVENTION.
A call appears in the Macon Telegraph
for a convention of cotton planters to meet
at Nashville in September, to consider the
system of free labor and other subjects of
interest.
TEST OATH.
Pending the decision of Judge Bryan of
the United States District Court at Charles
ton, on the constitutionality Of the test
oath, orders were given for the reception of
the writ, and permission granted the attor-
neys to practice without taking the oath.
FROM Ell PAso. -
WASHINGTON, June 2Sth.--OHicial news
from El Paso states that thai the cam
paign of Gen. Doual has been completed
without effecting any serious injury TO the
Liberal army. .r --e
MADE A REPORT,
The Board appointed to examine the site
If naval Basin FOR iron clads at Portland,
mas reported against it.
PARDoEs.
The President to-day directed pardonst
1e granted to eight persons from Alabama
and Texas, few of them under the first
exception or petty officer clause, but the
rest OF them under the 18th or so, 900 clause.
INSPECTION TOUR. -
Brevet Brig. Gen. F. D. Seweu, Inspector
General of the Freedmen's Bureau for Vfr-
yinia, has Just completed tour of inspec-
ion. He recommends a reduction of the
clerks of the Bureau to one-third. He states
hat the issue of rations is steadily decrease
ng and will be less after the crops come IN.
The largest issues are made at Richmond,
Petersburg, Hampton and Norwalk, where
here are great numbers of contrabands.
recommends that they be sentbAck into
he country, where the demand for labor is
much beyond the supply.
APPLICATION.
NEW YoRK, juno 2O.-A Washington spec
al says it is reported that Gen. Pratt, of
has made application to the
President for permission 70 the friends Of
Jefferson Davis to visit him at Fortress
Monroe. 1t will probably be granted.
LADY KILLED BIZ A THUsDERBoET.
PORTLAND, Me-, June 2Oth.-A severe
hunder storm passed over this city yester-
lay afternoon. At Windam, 3 lady thirty
years old was instantly killed. A girlof
2 years was fatally, and an old lady slight
y injured by thunderbolt, while sitting
ogether. ai
LOAN TO POPE PITS Ix.
NEW YoRK, June 2Oth.--Messrs. Duncan,
Sherman & Co., of this city, are announced
Is the agents for a loan of four millions Of
lollars to Pope Plus *, to aid him in the
iscal difficulties of his dominiOns until the
by the French and Italian
are settled.
COLLEGE coNNEScENESr.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2S.-The Polytechnic
Pennsylvania held its thirteenth
Innual commencement in Concert Hall this
evening. Students from the Middle,
southern and Western States, Canada, Peru,
]hili, and the West Indies participated IN
he exercises. There were twenty-one gra-
luates.
"HE Is ALE HUN-KI-Do- RI.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.,, June 2s.-Mr. Eli
Enlker, gunsmith of Hartford, has just
Inherited an estate in England valued at
'35,0O0,00e. lltial-
1865. 3. 7. LYON, 1865.
Established in 1s4l.l