The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-25


Oats have besn in good demand, and
prices are higher, closing at 5sa5sc fo-
Western.
Corn has been in brisk demand, and
prices have advanced. The market close.
heavy at 9Oc for mixed western.
Pork has been less active during the
week and prices are unchanged. The
market is firm at ss1 ssss2 rs for new
mess.
Beef has been in good demand and
prices advanced, closing firm at slI OOs
II so for prime mess. Tierce beef has
bean fairly active and prices are unsettled.
Cut meats scarce.
Bacon has been in good demand, but the
extreme prices asked by holders has
checked business.
Lard has advanced and the market
closed firm st 25s3l3c.
Whisky, there has been much activity
and prices closed firm st $2,29fs2,3O for
Western.
REVENUE CUTTERS.
The steam revenue cutter Salmon P.
Chase the first completed of the six su-
thoEizsd to be built by Congress, to ply
on the Northern lakes, preventing smug-
Cling from Canada, went on her trial trip
to sea yesterday and acquitted herself in
some satisfactory manner. All six Of these
vessels are to be side wheel steamers Of the
same dimensions, and each will carry one
30-pounder Parrot gun and two 24-poun-
der Dshlgrsn hoWitzsrs. The others are
also near completion, and it is expected
they will soon take thier places on the
lakes.
BOUND SOUTH.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
the side wheel steamer Rhode Island; Lieu-
tenant commander Murrsy, to proceed
with dispatch from the Brooklyn Navy
to Washington for the purpose Of convoy
ing some distinguished officers down to the
sGuiharl eoast. and it is said the President
visit to Wilmington, Charleston and
Savannah.
BLOCKADE RUNNER SOLD.
The steamship Queen, captured block
ade runner, and for some time used as
gunbost was sold yesterday at private sale
to Smith s. Dunning for $5l, 900.
SAILED.
The United States steamer Florida, seven
guns, sailed from this port for AspinwAn
yesterday, with three hundred men for the
Pscihc squsdron.
GENERAL HOOKER.
General Hooker visited the Fair of the
American Institute last evening. After
taking tour OF the building under escort
of General Hall and several managers Of
the Fair, he was escorted to platform
and introduced to the multitude who in
sisted on few words from his lips. The
General said, inasmuch as no one desired to
hear speech upon politics or of .wSr, and
as only agriculture and mechanical were
appropriate topics there, he begged to be
excused until he could take survey of the
exhibition. He was repeatedly cheered.
SECRETARY STANTON.
Secretary Stanton drove to the Central
Park yesterday afternoon with 8 few
friehds. They were subsequently, enter
iained st the house of Judge Pisrrepiont,
where many prominent members of the
Bar were assembled. at an early hour
Mr.. Stanton returned to Washington.
During his absence from the Capital he
has visited Boston and its Notifications,
and when here, accompanied by but very
few, he made tour of the hsrbor. BE
called at Fort Lafayette and was received
with all ceremony by General Burke.
Ex-senator and Ex-Rebel Secretary
Of the Navy Mallory desired to see
the Secretary, but Mr.. Stanton de-
clined the interview. After his departure,
however, Mallory wrote note to him
which was Of such q nature that General
Burke sent it over to Fort Hamilton where
Mr.. Stanton had gone. Whatever it was
it produced the desired effect, for Mr..
Stanton returned to Fort Lafayette and
granted Mr.. Mallory protrscted inter-
view.
During the present week there have
been rdmitted to, by the General Term of
.he Supreme Court, now in session at this
sity, five military gentlemen, whose names
Gre IS follows: Col Hllyer, of General
Grants staff, State of Illinois, Chss. B. and
r B. StOughtOn, of Vermont. one Brig
sdier and the other Msjor General; L.
}. Duncan, of LOuisisna, and Moody B.
smith, of North Carolina.
AN AFFRAY.
A party of negroes who had been to
'icnic were set upon by gang of whites.
a Brooklyn, and an indiscriminate row
vas the result. Sticks and stones were
reely used, and bloody heads were nu-
nerous. When the fight was at its height
he police made their appearance and ar
ested several of those engaged.
TREASURY NOTES
The Times to-day says there is an In
reased inclination to invest balances in
x per cent. compound legal tender notes
t 1864 dates, in the belief that the Secrs-
sry of the Treasury may soon conclude to
sduce this description of legal tender, as
9 is authorized so do by the Loan Act of
Isrch, 1865, by funding or BY converting
portion of them into gold bearing stock
I the United States Oh unusually fair
srms. If anything of the sort is done it
ill look to permanent reduction of the
gal tender currency. The sct docs not
nthorizs the further borrowing of money
: funding Of the ordinary legal tender
reenbsckA but only funding interest bear
lg Treasury notes or certificates of indebt-
iuess. 'ia
LAUNCHED.
The new side-wheel steamer, SsrAtogs.
TAs successfully launched TO- odsy. She is
II, 100 tons burden, and designed for the
lew York and Virginia Steamship Co.
he boat and her consort, the Niagara, are
replaced the jamestown and Yorktown,
lied by the rebels and made into gun
pats.