Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-11

The Commercial Advertiser has an edi-
torial On the removal of General Butler,
and reviews his military career on James
river and Fort Fisher. It pays compli-
ment to his administrative abilities, but
considers him failure as military laad-
or. 1t enumerates his failures, but thinks
nc has acted to the bast of his noWledge,
and hopes the Government will place him
in situstion better adapted to him.
DUTLER's REMOVAL.
The Herslds Army Of the Potomac
correspondent, announcing the removal Of
General Butler, says The ostensible
ground for the removal was the failure
at Wilmington, but that for months past
he has been losing the confidence Of army
officers through various causes.
NOVEL METHOD OF DISCOVERING BLOCK
ADE RUNNERS.
The Posts Washington letter says The
Navy Department has taken great pains
to prevent the export of anthracite coal,
which blockade runners desire, as they are
discovered by the smoke Of bituminous
coal.
A ship with q cargoof coal recently put
into st. Thomas, where the cargo was sold
TO blockade runners and shipped to Nassau.
A quarrel between JEFF. Davis and Gov.
CLARK, of Mississippi, has arisen in regard
to the State troops, recently called out by
the Government to oppose Davidson's
| raiders. Davis has insisted and demanded
that these trot ps shall be turned over to
the Confederate authorities. CLARK re-
fuses compliance, and replies that he is
| determined to command and control them.
as commander-in IN. chief of the militia.
The Alabama Legislature also, disputes
Jeffs authority, and have lately adjourned
without having passed necessary amend
ments to the militia law for which they
had been especially called together. Gov
ernor Watts also disputes Davis right to
decide who are exempts in Alabama, and,
in reply to certain inquiries, says that
ministers, teachers, druggists and the
press are to be considered exempts.
THE REBEL CONGRESS.
The lower house of the rebel Congress
has been engsgaged for several days dis
cussing the question of consolidating the
rebel army. 1t appears to be generally
admitted by rebel Congressman that an
absolute necessity for consolidation exists.
and the debate is upon the adoption of a
plan to perfect it. The hitch is upon the
question whether officers for consolidated
organizations shall be elected BY the men
or appointed by General Lee.
Miles, Of South Carolina, backed by the
rabid Rra-aAters. favors the movement tt
make General Lee dictator, BY oiuinr him
full power to appoint officers for the entire
rebel army. The movement ia opposed bj
the conservative members, who favor thl
appointment of Board Of examination L
decide upon the merits of officers. Up t
the adjournment on the 9th, no decision
had bsen msde.
INDIAN FIGHT.
LEAvENwoRTH, Jan. 10.
A desperate fight took place near Jules
, burg, Nebrsska,fon the 7th, between
detachment of the lst Nebraska cavslT,
and body of Indians, estimated at 1000
In which the Indians were defeated wit
loss of 35 killed and 8 large numbe
wounded. Our loss was ten killed and on
wounded.
NEW YoRK, Jan. IL.
, RECOGNITION.
The IT9oNlle MONTREAL l6Ltef says
George N Sanders has letter from Dud
Law Mann, saying that Napoleon had de
, tsTmiped, either with or without the CO
operation of Great Britain, to reeogniz
the Confederacy soon after the insLsllmen
of Mr.. Lincoln.
FROM SHERMAN,
Colonel Ewing bearer of dispatches fror
9 General Sherman has arrived. H0 state
that there Is a contradiction Of the repol
t in the Richmond papers that Gen. Shel
: man had recently given assurances tbs
}; the war viii not change the status OF th
D slaves, and that he will not allow intel
fersnee on the part ofthe army in the rslI
d tons between master and slave.
d He would gladly Incorporate SO. coo nj
groes into his army, he has already Il
Ken measures to organize all able bodie
= slaves who came into Savannah wit
him.
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