Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-08

| lines of occupation is Mr.. Libby, owner o.
Libby prison. General Butler ordered
him sent TO the rear.
The Scotland RevieaO says that it learns
from reliable quarters thst Earl Airlie
'Yho has gone to the United States carries
the views cf the government on the pres
ent aspect of affairs and will offer himself
to the Oonfederacy as medium commu-
nication with the British Government.
The Richmond Examiner of the Sd
says;
We no longer secret our army in Geor-
gia. 1t has moved Some say it has only
crossed the West Point Railroad and others
THAT it has crossed the Cbattahoochie
and is about to strike Shermans rear. We
hope more from Forrest than from Hood.
AT the present telegraph reports Beau
regard is to replace Hood in command and
Hood is to take Hardees troops, Hardee to
go to Charleston.
This good news lacks confirmation.
In the meantime, Hood made speech
to his troops promising early battle.
President Davis, also on visit to his ar
my made speeches We have no report of
them as we had ofhis speech at Macon.
But it is much to be regretted that the
President does not take with him Mr..
Benjamin that most excellent artist of
words. We might then publish the Presi-
dents speech, and be able to see the re-
semblsnce between this last speech and
the one previous.
A Charl Ston le t r writer says, there,are
now in this vicinity about 10000 Ander-
sonville prisoners, who are materially
benefited by the change, some of them
volunteer, and others do numerous en-
ployments, for which they receive clothes
and rations at the earliest moment.
The Posts Washington special says that
Gen. Banks was at the War Department
this morning. It is considered certain
that he will return to New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, Oct. T.
The subscriptions to the 7-30 loan for
the past two days, reported at the Tress-
ury Department, amount to 81, 100000.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Har-
rington returns to his post after two weeks
absence.
The Postmaster at Quincy, ILL.,, has tele-
graphed the Postofice Department that
the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, re-
Gently injured by the rebel raid, has been
repaired. Mails from the latter place have
been received at his office. Mails for the
West are forwarded. No mails have been
lost going or coming.
Files of the Charleston, Is. c. papers
including the 2sth Of September, have been
received here,
The Mercury contains letter from
Richmond, admitting the situation to be
serious.
A Fishers Hill correspondent says that
it is the strongest position in the Shenan-
doah Valley; that Early has been driven
from it. and that to insure deliverance we
must call out and concentrate every avail
able man.
The Mercury says;
When Early assumed the aggressive and
crossed the Potomac into Maryland, we
ventured to express our opinion that such
movement could produce nothing but
evil to our cause. Nothing subsequent to
he burning of Chambers burg and militia
ry Aourishes about Washington only con-
frmed our fears. Time has passed OF ard
we now have realized the fruits of this
expedition. The army it raised Is in the
valley of Virginia, and Early has been
defeated him in two battles nor Is this
all, these two battles have aided powerful
ly the enforcement Of the draft now going
on in the North, and will thus add tens of
thousands more to our enemies in the field.
To our apprehension, it was clear that Ear
ly's expedition into Maryland was like
Gen. Longstreet's to Knoxville. Davis
policy has continually clogged our success
and destroyed its fruits before they are re-
alized. 1t is this which has cost us half
of Georgia. General Hood was faithful to
it when he sent away all his cavalry and
ensured the fall of Atlanta.
The Boston Adverhser's Washington
special says:
Considerable influence has been brought
to bear upon the President for the rein
statement of General Paine to she COM
mand of Paducah He answered-The
people expect General Grant to finish the
war. He thinks it necessary that General
Paine be removed. 1 shall not interfere.
There are good reasons to believe the
rebel authorities will soon tacitly and in
directly agree to include colored soldiers
in the acceptance of the proposition to
exchange man for man.
1t is understood that Gen. Lee has long
been willing to do so but political leaders
objected. His power is much greater now
then it was four months ago, and his views
and policy are in many cases adopted with
out opposition by the rebel Cabinet