Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-21

headquarters ssys; -.
Rebel prisoners working on the Cana
sent papers to Commissioner OuId, stoutly
asking interference of their government
to save their Ives. No reply has yet been
received.
An effective force of cavalry attached tc
this army is to be increased by addition
of number of regiments which were
raised for cavalry, but have been serving
as infantry.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
A letter from a prisoner at Macon says
We are sanguine as to an early resump-
ton Of exchanges. 1t is generally under
stood that the authorities at Richmond
have made propositions for exchange that
must meet the approval Of our govern
ment." L
TIE NEW LOAN. a
The Times Washington special says;
The Treasury Department yesterday
morning sent off four millien five hundred
thousand dollars in bonds of the new loan,
and will continue to furnish them to sub
scribers Immediately on the receipt of GER
tifcates.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
The Richmond Ezan,alsr of the 18th
says;
We have good authority for saying that
the cartel has been, to a certain extent, re-
sumed
Arrangements have been made to ex-
change Immediately 10000 Yankee prison
ers in Georgia.
REBEL CoBsCRIPTIoE.
The Savannah Exchange says:
The Alabama Senate has passed bill
putting all able-bodied residents of the
State, between II and so years of age,
without exception, into the second. class
militia 1t is especially declared that
members Of the Legislature shall not be
exempt.
The bill also recommends the stoppage
of all intercourse between pickets on ac-
count of desertions.
WHAT GRANT Is WAITING FOR.
The Richmond Dispatch says
Grant is waiting for the completion of
the Dutch Gap canal to receive the co-ope-
ration of the navy, aud adds that double
attack may be expected. 81. Ll
NEW ORLEANS ITEMS. l- oa go
The Herald's New Orleans special con-
talns a letter from Governor Allen, OF
Louisiana, to the rebel Secretary of War
It SAYS the time has come for us to put into
the army every able bodied negro man as
soldiers. This should be done Immediate
". 1 would free all able TO bear arms and
put them into the field at once, they will
make better soldiers wi n US than against
US, and swell the ranks of our armies.
General Candy officially announces the
reception of l3 battle flags, taken from
General Banks in the Red river cam
paign.
A large rebetsmail taken at the same
time, shows great dependency among the
rebels west of the Mississippi:
Twenty three officers of the I'd Louisiana
cavalry, have been dishonorably dischsrg-
ed from the service, by order of General
Candy, for declining to appear before the
examining board, preparatory to assign
ment to duty.
General Hurlbut has recovered sufh-
cient to resume duty,
CANADA.
A dispatch from Montpelier, states that
the Canadian Authorities have furnished
every assistance to secure the capture o.
the raiding party that robbed St. Albans.
STEAMERS ARRIVED.
FoRr MONROE, Oct. I9, via New YORK 20.
The iron-olsd, Dictator, has arrived.
The flag OF truce steamer New York
IN charge of Lieutenant Colonel J. E. Mul
ford, arrived from Aikens Landing this
P. N, with 500 paroled prisoners, nearly
all naval
The following western names are in tn
list:
Ma. Chappee, Assistant Surgeon, 14tl
Illinois cavalry; s. A. Craig, Assistan
Surgeon, IIth Michigan; Fl. Hunt, Assis
tant Surgeon 18th Ohio ]. R. Turner
Captain, 9Th Ohio; Lieutenant B. D. At
well, seth Wisconsin; Lieutenant B. "
Keep, 67th Ohio; Captain L Black, l44tl
Ohio. -
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
The Richmond Examiner OF the 1871
says:
The prisoners at Castle Thunder hav
been deprived of rich viands from outsid
parties, by a recent order, and are nOv
limited absolutely to prison rations.
MosEBY's OPERATIONS. as
General Lees official report of Moseby
operations on the Baltimore and Ohio raj
road, says;
He captured l locomotive, 10 cars,
prisoners, and Is horses.
Among the prisoners is two prymaster
with sl6s, 900,
The Montgomery Mail says;
The rebels destroyed I miles Of railros
near Big Shanty. 80 )
WASHINGTON, Oct 20.
=. TRIAL FOR SELLING GOODS TO BLOcKAI
RUNNERS.
The trial of the persons enarged wi
, selling goods to blockade runners cog
y :, menced to-day before the Military Commi
sion, General Doubleday, President. job
4 son s Sutton, were the frst.Arm arraigne
N Detective Tertivus having purchased goo
: of them to run the blockade, they KNOWN
the articles were designed for contrabal