Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-16

Secretary Of War.
DANISH MINISTER IN Tue CITY.
Colonel ". R. RsdslRff. Danish Minister,
arrived in the city on Wednesday, from
special mission to China, with which he
was charged BY his government. He was
formally presented to the President to-
day, and expressed the kindest feeling of
his government towards the United
States, which vas SO appropriately reOip,
rocsted by the President.
MISSOURI HONE GUARDS 10 BE PAID.
The Senate passed bill for the pay
ment of the Missouri Home Guards to day,
with unimpOrtsnt amendments, in which
the House promptly coneurred. The bill
now only lacks the Presidents signature
to become Law.
TIE COEsCRIPTIoN BILL.
The ConscriptiOn Bill was discussed at
grestlength in the Senate.
The House Military Committee is rsvis
ing the bill for ITSELF snd will introduce
an amended bin, differing in many par
ticulars from that of the Senate, in few
days. It had two sessions on it to day,
and asked leave to cit during the session
of the House.
SMALL Pcx.
Stories about the prevalence Of the
small pox in Washington are vastly ex-
aggerated. They do not seem to have
much effect, however, in diminishing the
rush Of transient visitors. The hotels are
all overlooking.
MISSOURI TRADE REsTRIcTIoEs.
1t is understood that Secretary Chase
will upon recommendation Of Senator
Brown, take steps to relieve the State Of
Missouri from the operations of trade re-
strictians which have heretofore been
deemed necessary.
oAE4HD.
The story Of the rebel General Stuart
being at Lsesburg, is supposed to be a os-
nard, as nothing is known Of IL at the " sr
Department.
THE TERRITORIAL ELECTION CASE.
The Territorial Election case occupied
much time of the House today, but pre-
sented no features of interest.
WHISKY TAX.
The excitement on the whisky tax Is 60
ing to fever. Heavy dealers who have
been running their establishments
almost night and day, expecting
not to psy duty till they sold it are very
much alarmed. If the Bill becomes law
many Of the heaviest manufacturers say
they will be bsnkrupted. The Eastern
distillers sre urging that their rum should
not pay as heavy duty as Western whisky
on the ground that mOlasses from which
the rum is manufactured has already paid
duty. Western men say their loss from
leakage fully balances the import on me
lssses.
SENATOR HALE's CASE.
Witnesses are still being examined by
the Judiciary Committee on Senator Hals'I
case. Senator Sumner testified that Hale
had been repeatedly called to Boston snt
New York within the last ten years al
advisory counsel and claimed that this i
, all he did in this case. It has also beer
! put in as evidence that members of III
Cabinet have in s5ms cases attended +
professional duties.
OBTAINING CoLoKED MEN.
The military authorities have been de
tainiDg negroes here who belonged t
e other States In order to get them for Ii
= draft. The negroes are complaining c
: 1t and the case is likely 10 be called up i
a Congress.
J. BOUNTY BILL APPROVED.
The act extending the time for the pay
: ment of bOunties to the 1st Of March hs
r been signed by the President
; SALE OF LOCOMOTIVES.
The Government sale Of locomotives at A
exandria today brought SIG, ,475. Bidder
from ell psrts of the country were presen
TIN AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
: The amnesty proclamation is oficiall
Z explained by the President ss not extend
le ed to prisoners of war nor to persons u
!, der charges for military offences in lei
. ter to Mckee Dunn and Judge Holt
s, EEW STEAMER EUTAw.
io The new double end steamer Euts7
:, now awaiting the breaking up of the i,
t 1- in the Potomac, is TO move down to her q
A. pointed station of Wilmington. This We
n. sci is of light draft and under easy stsa
has made sixteen miles an hour. Her COL
msnder challenges to trial Of speed wi
: her any steam vessel sfost.
s CHANGES IN oLERKsHIPs.
Changes among western clerkships ha'
2 recently occurred. T. 4. Howard, Nj
in souri,, has been promoted to the thil
class in Internal Revenue. John
: Hutehins, Ohio, has resigned in the Ps
y masters Department, to go to New o
leans. F. J. Hurlbut, Michigan, W
y transferred from the Psynsster Genera,
s, TO the United States Tressurer's office.
g RECEPTION OF SPEAKER ooLFA1.
spesker COIfsx gave his FIRST receipt,