Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-20
Firing Into q Rebel Schooner In
Havana Waters, by q Union
GunbOat.
Lincoln Stock above par in
Kansas,
Inauguration Of Sanitary Fair
In Baltimore. Impressive
Address by President
Lincoln.
He says RetributIOn shall fol.
low the Fort Pillow Massacre:
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Leader.I

WAsHINGToH, April 10.
The following failed to get through last
night:
Judge swayne Of the O. S. Supreme
Court, Governor DennisOn, General Gar
field, Professor Peck, and some others,
visited three Ohio regiments, 67th, 62d |
and 25th, to day, and made addresses.
Two Of them recently returned from North |
Carolina. Not the slightest sllusion was
made to politics, but in one regiment at
the close OF the address, the soldiers called !
out three grOans for Long, and gave them
with hearty good will.
sundry opinions got together last night
and formed political club for the ensuing
campaign. They exhausted their energies
and time on the formation Of a conssitu-
ton, which kept them till late hour.
General Bsldy Smith came up yesterday
from Fort Monroe, and after an interview
with General Grant, returned to-day.
The Army Of the Potomac is all ready to
move. All Of the camp followers are gone.
The roads will be dry very soon unless we
have more rains.
An order will be issued tomorrow au-
thorizing the Governor Of Illinois to COM
mission officers for the negro regiments.
Governor Yates has been asking for this
for some time, claiming that he could raise
negro troops much more rapidly if he had
the power to commission men whom the
negroes knew and had confidence in as
officers.
1t is understood that it is believed at
the army head quarters, that Lee now has
a force equal to that which he had wien he
invaded Pennsylvania, last summer.
LOngstreet is supposed to be back, and
1t is reported that BaauregaId has also
come up from Charleston with portion Of
his troops and that Joe johnson is being
to some extent drawn upon.
The Bank Bill was vigorously pushed
by Mr.. Hooper on Saturday, and scarcely
any amendments were permitted. Demo.
! Gratis dld their best to delay action, but il
Z was finally pushed forward to sngrOss
ment and third reading. To-mcrroH Mr.
Hooper hopes to P it on spsssage; somC
leading Administration men express theil
? , doubt Of beiog able to pass it, one OF two q
: men inteEestei in State banks vote steady
e with the Democrats.
: 1t is proposed that the committee on tn
: conduct of the War shall at once inVes
3 tigste atrocities, said to have been per
O petrsted at Fort Pillow, with view I
? secure careful statement Of facts for bssi
= = Of retaliation, if demand fOr redress viii
d not be complied with.
It MILITARY CHANGES.
/ General Fitzpatrick left the Army thi
y e morning for the West to assume positiO
;s already assigned him under General she1
= man. He had quite an ovation from hi
Z old troops on taking leave Of them.
., Brigsdier General J. H. Wilson succeed
of him in command.
t. General Slough it is understood is abOu
or to be ordered from Alexandria to Ne
re 1 Mexico TO relieve General Carlton.
The department Of New Mexico is to /
added to that of California, to the cOmmsn
at Of which Major General is soon to be q
n n signed.
= Measures are in progress which wi
he soon cause nearly sll our positions
ly South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to
70 70 held by negro troops, thus relieving Viii
~ troops for other service. Three neg
en- regiments start for this destination t
nd morrow.
% PERSONAL.
a. General Spinner, United States Tres
Ith urer, has been seriously unwell but is T
il covering.
ys DEsERTKRs PARDoHED.
pne ~ The President to-day pardoned ninetet
deserters and others sentenced to be sh
by court martial.
me Senator Wade and Representative Goo
S ;Is will go to Fort Pillow, accompanied by
90 short hand reporter, on behalf Of the Co
!. mittee on the Conduct Of the War to