Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-29
Cumberland Army Hold Tunnel
Hill.
LOngstreet Still Rapidly Re-
treating,
Lee Reported Moving on Har-
per's Ferry.
Later European Intelligence.
Nothing Important from the
Danish Trouble.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special to The Cleveland Leader


WASHINGTON, February %. :
Information received at the Head quar-
ters is said to warrant belief that Lee has
not over twenty-five or thirty thousand
men, the rest having been sent to differ
ent quarters, in consequence of the diff
Guilty Of getting provisions.
Loose reports Offghting having been going
on to-day are in circulation, but not known
to have any foundation.
General Frank Blair made campaign
speech in the House on Saturday afternoon.
1t is understood to have reference to the
Presidential contest. He denounced Chase,
and spoke Of the nefarious system Of trade
regulations, and denounced the Depart
ment ss the most corrupt known in the
Government and the party for refusing to
let him investigate it. He attacked Speak
er Colfax for playing some sort of double
shuttle, by which he was put in an impOr-
tant position on the Military Committee
instead Of the Committee on the conduct
Of the War, and commented on his refus-
ing To come out for the nomination Of Mr.
Lincoln. He attacked the Maryland Con-
vention, for its resolution about his broth
er, but said it was forced to favor Lincoln's
re enomination. Then he denounced the
radicals generally, and said they we're ev-
erywhere threatening that they wouldn't
support Lincoln. That the radicals of
Wisconsin had come on here with formid-
able delegation to break down the Presi-
dent, and had caught the Iowa Delegation
in their cunning trap, and had got them
into it, too.
Messrs. Wilson and Grinnell, Of Iowa,
both interrupted here, and emphaticslly
contrsdicted this. He discussed the affairs
at some length, saying that they had been
dragged in here for tho sake Of influencing
the Presidential question, and among other
things, charged them with slandering the
Militia of the Slate, in what they had said
Of what were called the Paw Paw Militia.
It is understood that one or two Radical
MissOurians will reply to Blair at the
first opportunity.
Colonel Deming, of Connecticut, made q
strong speech on the general position Of
the Administration party, which is on all
hands regarded as one of the note worthy
speeches OF the session.
At meeting of the Republican Associ.
alton here last night to make arrange
ments for sending delegates from the
District Of Columbia to the Baltimore Con-
Tenlion, resolution re-nominsting Mr..
Lincoln was brought forward, but was
lost by considerable majority.
The second resolutions, embracing the
general policy of the Administration and
advocating radical measures, were then
passed.
The meeting was held in the Union
League Rooms.
1t is understood tO..hsve been called by
Lincoln men.
All report oft is suppressed in the pa
pers
A Board Of Examination for officers fOE
colOred troops have, during the past wesk,
accepted as follows:
0ne Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels,
ten First Lieutsnants, and twenty-one
Second LieutsRsnts. twenty-five sppli-
cauts we're rejected as unqualified for the
pssition sought.
The whole number Of persons examined
was rs.
The applicant accepted as Colonel was
lately private in the Invalid Corps and
self made man, having had no advan-
tsges for education. When examined by
the Board he showed himself not only
thoroughly versed in drill and tactics sE
lain down in books but also in field prac.
tice, mathematics and general military
service.
FOrty-three refugees, from Richmond
arrived on Saturday.
General sickles has been ordered on ar
inspection tour west. He goes first to Ar.
kansas, then down the Mississippi to New
Orleans, and so back, when a permanent
command will be given him.
Private sdvices received by the Presi
dent, confirm the previously received 90
, counts Of the disaster in Florida. Gsner
81 Seymour, it seems, exceeded his instruc
J tiOns.
The Provost Marshal General is expecte;
tomorrow to issue an order suspendini