Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-03


to hand last Sunday night, after our
mornings edition had gone to press
EDS
WASHINGTON, June 1.
Personal.
C. P. WOlcott, late Attorney General of
Ohio, has been designated as Assistant
Secretary of War in place of Col Scott.
For more than week Secretary Stanton
has spent night and day in he war Office.
RICHMOND NEWS
The Richmond news is regarded as ia
vOrable. 1t is said that Mcclellan would
have opened this week, rendering soytie
or evacuation necessary.
SLAVES.
Wilson has prepared bill forbidding the
reduction of any free person to sertitude
in the States, Territories, or District of
Columbia, under penalty attaching to kid
mapping -imprisonmen and fine.
APPOINTMENTS. 1
The President has nominated Brevet
Lieut. Col. Benz. s, Roberts, Major Sd cav
airy, Col. Hugh B. Read and Major Robert
Allen, Of the Quartermaster's Department.
and Col. J. B. Howell, s5th Pennsylvania,
as Brigadier Generals; Hiram C. Bull, of !
Wisconsin, as additional Paymaster; and |
F. A. Perkins, of Illinois, as Brigade Sur |
geOn. Kirkby Benedict Of New Mexico, |
was nominated for re-appointmenta as Chief I
Justice Of the Supreme Court of that Ter
TitOry, and Fred W. SChenek, private 5th |
cavalry, as ID Lieut. 18th infantry.
LATE SESSION |
The Senate was engaged till o'clock /
last night on the tax bill, and adjourned
against the remonstrance Of the Chairman
IF the Finance Committee for want of
quorum. A California Senator and others I
retarded business somewhat towards the
lose The bill will probably be passed by
he Senate by Tuesday. The important
question is whether to tax the
itOck of liquor on hand, after the bill is
disposed Of,
coNPIscATTON AND EMANCIPATION.
1t is expected the House cOn6scatiOn
all will at once be taken up If the
louise don't pass the emaneipatioa bill it
nay be tackled on the confscation bill as
n amendment by the Senate The foes of
Emancipation gain two votes in the House
ylvania. Its friends gain one in Lowe, e
d member from California. 1853" III
JACKsON's FORCE. -auI s
1t is aseertained by examination Of per- e
Ons and deserters from Jackson that his
Orce is about $4,000, equipped in light
marching order, carrying clothing, ratiOns |
nd a light tent on their back, supporting !
themselves and their horses on the eoun-
ry. Only six wagons are allowed 70 a
egiment mainly used for ammunition
hey are well clothed but unshOd, both
nen and horses. Banks had for com
land one third as large, $50 wagons!
CORRESPONDENTS. ........ I
The question is mOoted whether to ex- ]
lude all correspondents from the armies
n the field The President is greatly in
ensed at recent publications, coupled
With Our ignorance touching the enemy's
peratiOns. -aIel
ASSISTANT ADJUFAST GENERAL.
C. N. Walker, now Clerk in the Treasu-
y Department and Superintendent of note ,
igning, has been nominated Assistant Ad- !
utant General with the rank to be chief
f General Sullivan's staff
PRESENTATION. -A
Capt James L. Fish, lately appointed TO
command I,the Northern Overland expedi-
ion, was presshtedwitha swOrdlas night
,efore starting for Fort Abercombie where
hundreds of emigrants are awaiting his
.rrival.
REBELS on TUE POTOMAC.
The rebels showed themselves on the PO-
Omae but were soon scattered by few
discharges from the 9-inch Dahlgrens
manned by sailors which were planted on
he Heights They were not prepared to
ind the gunboats up there.
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