Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-12
All Quiet at Chattanooga:
Rebel Forces at Dalton $4,000
Effect of Kilpatrick's Raid al
Richmond.
Preparations to blow up the Pris-
Oners,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Lesder.l
WASHINGTON, March IL.
RETURNED PRISONERS.


RETURNED PRISONERS.
Among the returned prisoners from
Libby to-day, were Col. Won Schneider, of
the 74th Ohio, and Lieut.. Holmes of the
9th Ohio.
MORE REBEL DEvILIsHEEss.
Pretended orders found on COL Dahl
gren's person, and published in rebel pa
pers, SIS an excuse for their barbsrity to
his dead body, are fOrgeries.
GENERAL GRANT.
General Grant left this evening for
Nashville. He arrived about 10 this morn
ing from the Army Of the Potomac, AMI
was received with great enihusism by the
army, although heavy rains prevented
general demonstration to his honor. He
had long conferences WIN o'vuvrul nrvuav
at whose headquarters he spent the night,
by whom he was accompanied here.
It is understood that he desires to re or
ganize the armies, both here and in the
West, and that he has said that il permit
ted to have his own way, he could soon
suppress McClelIanism In the Potomac ar
my, which he regarded as the chief obsts-
Gle to its success.
General Barry is to follow Grant West
in day or two.
GOLD BILL PASSED THE SENATE.
The Senate has passed the bill allowing
Chase to sell gold at his discrestion for
one year. Little doubt is entertained that
it will now pass the House.
oHAsE's LETTER.
The publication of Ohase's letter to Mr.
Allen, asking the withdrawal Of his name
from the Presidetial discussion, forms the
great topic Of conversation and specula-
tion in all circles. Mr.. Chase receives the
heartest praise on all hands, both from
Lincoln organs and others. Mnsy insist
that this brings Fremont forward with
great prominence; others that Butler will
now come in. The Democratic papers gen
orally insist that the cOntestis between
Lincoln and Fremont.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS IN wAsHIEaT :.
A letter from the Presidento the Board
of School Trustees Of this city to Speaker
Colfax, relative to colored schools here
and funds for their support, disclOses the
fact that, besides the schools supported by
taxation upon the property of colored men,
there are eight evening schools taught
gratuitously by Government employees, and
crowded with eager learners, mostly
adults, and many Of them freedmen con.
gregated here from points in the Slave
States reached by our armies.
KNOX vs.. BLAIR.
The case Of Knox vs.. Blair was contin.
led before the Committee on Elections thi,
morning, Mr.. Blair proceeding with hit
argument. He expects to finish to-mor
row. He made application in the HOUSE
this afternoon to bring testimony tsker
out Of time before the Committee. Tht
House granted his request as far as print
ing and referring his testimony, leaving
the Committee to judge of its admissi
bility.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Subcommittee on the Conduct o
the War, Messrs. Gooch and 0dell hsv
returned from New York, where they hav
been examining the Quartermsstsr's De
partment. While they find some thing
which should be corrected, they leave NeV
York with the impression thst the busines
Of that Department is conducted in q sys
tematic and thorough manner.
The Committee having charge Of ii
Custom House Investigation will return t
New York next week Wednesday.
The Committee on the Conduct Of th
War, investigating the charge of Genera
Mcclellan meeting General Lee after th
battle of Antietam, have dismissed tn
matter, as they find the only witnea
wholly unreliable. The Committee al
expected, however, sOon to commence
thorough examination into the fact
bringing before them two or three vii
nesses from the neighborhOOd in which