Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-19
Second Dispatch.
WAsHINaroE, MAY 1a-1np

SSAA LID pdJCns
WAsHIEGros, MAY I8-lOP.M.
a full history Of the secret Peace Con-
VentiOn Of 1861, together with the Journal
OF its Secretary, L. E. Chittenden. now
Register of the Treasury, will shortly be
issued by leading New York house.
The Senste worked of an immense mass
Of executive nominations tO.dsv-nver
400 combinations ia all. Among them, 200
promotions in the regular army.
Mr.. Spinner, who has been confined
to bed by seEerA ilIPeA-,ss 81 resums ms
duties, though under protest Of his ply
sicisn.
TIE LATE GENERAL WADsWoRTH.
A meeting Of the New York delegation
tonight, did appropriate honor to the
memory Of General WsdswOrth, by appoint
ing q committee Of six Of their numt er to
accompany his remains to New York
Messrs. Morris, Frank, FentOn, GansOn,
ODell, and Winfield, will leave with the
corpse in the morning train. 1t was
so much decOmpOsed when recover
ed that embalment was impossible.
The General was wounded by Minnie
ball which entered the top of his head,
and buried itself in the. brain. Life is said
to haYa fingered for several days, but he
was never conscious after receiving his
wound.
FROM THE ARMY.
Dispatches just received at this bureau,
from one Of our correspondents at the
front, says:
At i've o'clock skirmishing began on
our extreme right, and the general ex-
peotstiOn was that a heavy eugsgement
would occur to day. 1t is scarcely possible,
however, to get much later sdvices of the
operations n time for transmission to-
night.
No later rews from the army in town
than that forwarded by Mr.. Stanton,
under date of fvs o'clock this morning
Heavy rain here again to-day. II they
extended to spottsylvsnis, it is scarcely
possible that active operations can have
been resumed.
TIE TAX BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee are hard
ct work on the tax bill. Probably it will
not be reported before Monday.
PuBLTo PRINTING
Senator Anthony got through the Senate
to-day a much needed reform in public
printing. 1t provides for the cOndensing
Of the reports Of several departments each
year into one single volume, and pre-
pairing for them an elaborate index.
Another desirable change, enables booksel-
lers and others to purchase public dOcu-
ments from Government. Testimony has
been given before the Treasury Investi.
eating Committe by prOfessed sgent Of
8 certain Bank Note Company, admitting
that he made an effort, under their in
structions, to bribe the Superintendent Of
the Printing Bureau to abandon
the effort to execute printing notes
and bonds in the Department
The promotions in the regular army,
confirmed by the Senate to day, in ,ludes q
large number Of Orderly sergesnts, pro.
NOTED TO Lieutensnts. to which has hither.
to been some opposition from West Peint
influence.
Several members Of Congress have beer
down to the army, within day CT two
Sherman and sprague returned this eve.
ming.
1t should go upon the records that tn,
objection in the House to-day, to the ef
fort made by Mr.. Garfield from the Mil
itsry committee, to enable commanders il
the field to mete prompt punishment Il
the guerriIlss who are numbering oul
wounded soldiers, came from Messrs. Ros
and Wood on the democratic side.
The Slate of Massachusetts has enlisted
over 1900 men, about half negroes, il
this District, since 1st Of April by mean
Of her large Stale and town bOunties.