Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-15


son I1sI; Reading 1871; Michigan South
ern 73i; Michigan Central 1901; Prairie
du Chen 55; Illinois Central lSO! Pitts
burgh iii; Rock Island 11sl; NEthwn
AZ; do preferred II; Fort Wayne 1865 /;
Toledo lilo; Cumberland 81; QUieksil-
er 94f; Mariposa 36t; Canton 80 -
ST. ALBANs RAIDERS.
Tho pretext upon which the st. Alhsns
raiders have been SET at large, and their
plunder restored 80 them, Is thst it wss
necessary under sn Act Of British ParliR-
ment, for the Governor General Of Canada
to have issued an order for their arrest.
This is believed TO be the first case Of ex-
tradition. The Canadian Act of the 10th
of May, lS49, and the 18th Of May, 1861,
vera passed expressly to provide for the
contrary.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Consular and diplomatic bills we're re-
ported in the House to-day. They appro-
pirate 81 ,36l 500 for the year ending with
June, 1866, of which S2O0, 900 are for the
relief and protection of American
sesmen abroad; $IT, 600 to carry into effect
treaty with Great Britain, for
the prevention of the African slave trade;
500 0 for diplomatic and consular ex-
penses Of our officers at Hsyti and Liberia;
$25,0O0 for expenses under the Emigrs-
ton Act, and $4,000 for expenses under
the Mortality Act. The bill for payment
Of invalid and ether pensions, report
ed to-day, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, for the year ending June, 1866,
provides S4,000,0O0 for invalid pension
$4,000, 900 for pensions TO widows, moth
ers, children and sisters; and $3.50 900 for
revolutionary pensions-sn aggregate Of
s1I, 900.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec IA.
The Sanitary Commission sent four
agents and two four-borse wagons, loaded
with hospital supplies, with the expedition
to the Weldon Bsilroad, under General
Warren.
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION CASES.
The House Committee On Elections were
to-day occupied with the examination Of
the election cases from Louisiana. Their
investigation threatens TO consume much
time.
PROMOTIONS.
A large number Of nominations for pro-
motion for bravery, have been sent 20 the
Senate for confirmation.
PERSONAL.
Chief Justice Chase has not yet taken
his seat on the Supreme Bench.
ANOTHER ROW" ABOUT EXCHANGES.
It having been officially reported that
Mr.. Ould, the rebel Commissioner of Ex-
change, had declared, without consulting
the authorities of the United States, that
all rebel prisoners delivered for exchange
on parole by the United States Govern
ment up to November 25th, 1884 were
exchanged, all PsrOled officers and men
are declared exchanged, who are in camp,
and will be forwarded at once by the com
mandsnts Of camps TO their regiments and
commands, and will be reported to the
CommisssTy General OF prisoners accord
irgly. Those who are absent on leave will, /
on the expiration of their leave, repair
forthwith 20 the parole camps at Annapc-
liz, Maryland and Columbus, Ohio.
SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA.
The stsmship Ocesn Queen, from As
pinwal brings $796, 900 in specie and Cal
ifornia mails of November 23d,
The South American Congress has re- |
solved that the Government Of Peru
shall give Flers for the rec J7ery OF, Chin |
cha Islands, and thst the President of |
Peru shall have no power to make terms
with Span until she gives up said Islands |
and they arc taken BY the forces of the
Republic.
The Spanish Asgship at Chineha was
totally destroyed By fire on the night of
the 26th ult. No particulars. This gives
the Peruvians a good opportunity to at
tack the balance Of the Spanish feet.
Stirring news Is expected by the next
steamer.
Therevolutiou in South and Bolivar, the
Republic Of Columbia is not yet put
down.
The steamer Salvador from Central
American ports, is st Panama. She re-
ports the arrest, by tho government Of San
Salvador Of some Of the aecomplices of the
pirates who attempted to seizs her recent
ly, on suspicion of being agents Of eI-Presi-
dent Barrows. No evidence being four d
against them they were discharged. On
trial two Of them stated they were ordered
by the Confederate Government to go to
San Salvador, to joinsome Confederate yes
sells on the coast.
The frigste Lancaster and sloope-of-war
Saginaw and st. Mary's, were at Panama.
The Saginaw was TO sail On the 9Th, north
ward.
THE ST. ALBAEs OUTRAGE.
NEw YORK, Dec. IA.
The Worlds Washington special to-day
says that considerable bitterness exists
among members of Congress with regard
to the release of the st. Albsns raiders,
and the tone Of feeling is quite up to that
Of General DIx's order. Prompt measures
will be taken to insure the further obserVa-
ton of international obligations.
DISPATCHES FROM FOSTER.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. I3.
The steamship Arago arrived last even
ing, having in tow the United States gun
boat AugUsts, having broken down, from
Port Royal with important dispatches
from General Foster.
FROM SHERMAN.
The latest adYices from Sherman at the
time the Arsgo sailed on the 9Th, was that
his advance troops, comprising mostly
cavalry and light artillery, had reached
point forty miles from Savannah, and was
steadily feeling his way toward the lstter,
with every prospect Of capturing it with
very little loss TO his army. de had sue
ceeded in seYering the railway communi-
cation leading to Savannah, and had cut
of the most important rOuLe o. supplies