Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-29
Special Report.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Oct 2s.
The market showed decided improve
ment this morning, with strong specu-
lstion feeling, many orders being given to
outside parties.
Railroad list very active throughout, es-
pecially Reading, Michigan Southern,
Chicago and Northwestern.
Governments stronger.
State stocks more active.
Bank stocks in more demand.
Mining stock partially neglected
The Money market continues easy.
Foreign Exchange is firm and more &C
tive. The Gold market opened strong.
There were some unfavorsble rumors that
General Grant had met with a reverse,
which caused slight advance, but it was
afterwards rumored that the South Side
Railroad had been captured, which caused
a fall There were extreme fluctuations
about P. NJ The quotations at the Even
ing Exchange, 10 P. NJ, were as follow;
Gold, 2l6; New York Central, l2I; Erie,
96s; Hudson, l2l4 Reading, 1929 Mich
igan Central, 1879; Illinois Central, 123i
North Western, AT; Fort Wayne, 1909;
Ohio Certif Gates, 35. .
ARMY NEWS.
NEW YORK, Oct %.
The HeralFs Fifth Corps special, of the
25th inst, says: A contrsband, who came
in to-day, confirms the statements of re-
cent deserters that the enemy was largely
massed opposite our left, making prepsr-
ations to resist any attempt on the South
side Railroad. The enemy evidently an
ticipate that our next move will be in that
direction.
The HeraIds 10th Corps special of the
25th, says:
No demonstration of any kind has oc-
CURED along the lines of this Corps since
our batteries drove the rebel gunboats up
the river.
The parapet of the rebel Fort Gemer, i'm
medistely opposite Fort Harrison, is crowd
ed daily by visitors from Richmond, inclu-
ding many ladies.
YELLOW FEVER
The Heralds Fortress Monroe special of
Path says:
The yellow fever on the coast of North
Carolina is reported to be abating.
The health of our squadron is excellent,
not one case of yellow fever is reported
among them.
CAPTURE.
The cargo of the blockade runner Hope
consists of machinery of all kinds for boats
and the manufacture of arms.
One hundred prisoners, captured en- the
blockade runners this month, arrived at
Fogt Monroe from off Wilmington.
YELLOW FRYER
NEW YORK, Oct. %.
Texas papers say the yellow fever has
appeared at Galveston. An average Of six
deaths occur daily.
PROHIBITION.
General Homer, commanding at Calves
ton, has issued an order prohibiting all
vessels suitable for bay or river service,
from engaging in blockade-running.
REBELS BURNING COTTON.
The Baton Rouge correspondent of the
New Orleans Bulletin says:
The rebels are burning large quantities
of cotton in that vicinity. They are de-
termined to permit none to come into Fed
eral hands
The same correspondent says the cotton
crop is entirely destroyed.
GRANT WALLED IN.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 25th,
says:
Grant is now walled in by four lines of
redoubts and riae-pits, each interior line
stronger than the first. His artillery is
posted on the inner line.
The same paper referring to Hoods
movements says;
They are a shrOuded mistery. 1t dis
plays considerable anxiety.
The Atlanta batsILigsncer says;
Reinforcements have gathered from all
quarters for deliverance in Georgia.
General Yaughns forces in East Ten
nessee are keeping watch over Yankee
movements in that quarter.
A battle near Bulls Gap is predicted.
BENJAMIN ON FEDERAL SECURITIES.
Judah Benjamin, in a recent circular,
attempts to convince foreign capitalist"
that the rebel oan is much better than the
Federal loat 1t is addressed to the rebel
agents abroad.
BLOCKADE RUNNER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
The schooner Couquette, of Baltimore,
laden with tobacco and wheat, arrived
here to-day, having been captured by the
Potomac Aotilla on the river, charged with
violating the blockade. The captain and
| - ,f tba cravy 1Uara committed tn the OLE