Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-14
CHArrANoooA, April Z, 1s64.

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The clouds Of blue that have been stead
Ily rolling down from the North and gath
ering in tremendous volumes along our
front beloken an inevitable tempest.
The masses Of the enemy are thickening
before us, and while the eyes of the loyal
nation are turned to the Lieutenant Gen
eral in the East, the elements hereawsy
have sn angry look. The calm is not for
long. The bright sun escaped, at last
from his swsddling bands is playing Pay
master for the Federal army, and making
the roads firm under our feet. With no
prophetic mission to fulfil, venture TO
predict that tidings Of battle Of vsster
proportions than that Of Chicksmsuga |
will vet fash along the wire that is moan.
ing over my head as write. 1t may cost |
us heavily, but that battle will be Fed
eral triumph, not grsnder in its action, |
but far grsnder in its results than the |
storming Of the Ridge.
THE MONEY MAKERS.
A troop Of money-mskers-linesl de-
scendants Of John Hook, Of Revolutionary
memory-have somehow contriVed to get
here, sharp set to devour every green
thing; but General Sherman has Just is
sued stringent order forbidding further
accessions to the hungry swarm. Did you
ever see town that has been, like Mary
Msgdalen, "possessed 2n-the hesduusr-
ters, "a time about" Of two hostile ar
mics n If not, the word Chattanooga
names nothing you can well imagine. Old
before it's time, clothed in the tstters of
beauty, its gardens trsmpled like sheep
fold by the horses Of orderlies its doors
locked with bsyonet its streets thronged
by men tipped with steel.
THE GALLANT GENERAL sTEEDMAN.
General J. B. steedmsn, whose "go
back, boys, but the flag cannot go with
you'll" on the terrible Sunday at Chicks-
msugs, every reader will remember, COM
msnds the post; brave, broad built, lion
hearted man, rigid in discipline, never
letting up from duty, but gentle as wo-
'4-'--- a IL -~-ndAd and suffering.
| DEsERTERs.
Deserters from the rebel army are con.
stsntly coming in, bringing all sorts Of
pslstsble tales for Federal ears. Too
much Importance has been attached by the
Northern press TO these sweet morsels Of
intelligence. AS rule, deserters are far
from being competent witnesses. The
latest story is that the rebel army in our
front is on the verge Of starvation, and
comes as near the truth, no doubt, as the
pleasant rumor we had before the battles
Of November, that the enemy in sight on
the Ridge we're half fsmished, when tie
fact was, as l ascertsined from actual in
quest on rebel hsversscks, they were far
better fed than the men who routed them.
| OANaERa or cCouzr.1
There is description or ir-.l.,abls ser.
vice requiring the coolest courage, and the
clearest head and the quickest wit Of any
soldiery duty, but which, from its nature,
seldom appears in print 1 refer of course
to the achievements Of the scout He
passes the enemy's lines, sits at his camp
fire, penetrstes even into the presence of
the commanding General; he seems 8
Tennesseesn, a Georgian, an Irisman, q
Germsn-snything indeed but what he
really is; il he falls, no friendly heart
can ever know where; his grave is name
less. might name soldier from Illinois
who has thus gained information Of the
greatest moment, snd whose dangers and
daring would make a chapter Of romance.
STORY OF a BzolAnE sPI.
a subordinate Federal officer in a GER
tain city within this Department, hsd
been long suspected Of disloyslty, but
no proof to warrant his arrest could be
obtained, and so ss a dernier resort wo-
man was set at him. She smiled her way
into his confidence, and became his "next
best friend, " but, finding that ears were of
no use, for he could not be induced to say
one word Of matters pertaining to his Of
fee, she changed her plan Of attack, and
turned couple Of curious, and, as l am
told, beautiful eyes upon him. Not unfre-
| quently he would ride out Of town into the
country, be absent three or four hours and
return. For all the hours Of the TWENTY
four but just these she could account.
Within them, then, lay the mischief if
mischief there was, and she began 10 watch
if he made any preparation for these ex.
cursions. None. He loaded his ld-fash-
ioned pistol, drew on his gloves, lighted q
cigar, bsde her loving good. bye-"only
that and nothing more" Was he deep
and she dull1 Time would show. At
last, she observed that he put an unusual
charge into the pistol, one day, and all at
once she grew curious in pistols. Would
he show her some day how to charge a
pistol, how to fire q pistol, how to be
dead shot 2 And just at that minute she
was sthirst, and would he bring her lem
onsde? She was left toying with the
weapon, and he went. The instant the
door closed behind him, she drew the
charge, for she knew quite as much OF pis-
tolls as he, and substituted another. She
was not minute too soon, for back he
came took the pistol, and rode away. No
sooner had he gone that she set about an
examination Of the charge and it proved
to be plans and details Of Federal forces
and movements, snugly rolled together.
The mischief tOGs in the pistol, then, though
none but woman would have thought Of
it, and 30 il was that he carried informa-
ton to his rebel friends with rural pro.
cliviiies. Tie Womsn's purpose was gain
ed, and when the officer returned, his
" next-best friend had vanished like an
Arab or vision, and he had hardly time
to turn about before he was under arrest.
Admiring the adroitness Of the achieve
ment, we cannot help regretting that q
woman PsREerntd IL. Tho memory of q
mans mother is sacred, and he feels that
whoever wears her form unworthily and
debases Womsn's graceful gifts, profanes it.
PUBLIC BONES.
It has been said that the skeleton figure
of Death is so ridiculously impossible
that it should strip it as bare Of terrsr as
it is Of muscles, since, reclining, it could |
not rise, and raised, it could not stand
However this may be, I can easily find os-
seous horses that can manage to get about |
on all fours. But you will understand for
all this, that there are a vast number Of |
splendid, well conditioned horses here;
enough, indeed, for all the purposes of the |
war. Those to which sllude, were left
over from old campaigns.