Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-24
special Report.
New York, Jan. %.

NEW YORK, Jan. Z3.
FINANCIAL.
Railway speculation is heavy, and there
is general decline in prices.
Government Securities feel the decline
in Gold and are lower.
Everything on the miscellaneous list has
declined except Msriposs aud Quicksilver.
The Gold Market is firm, and advanced
under purchases to cover shorts. The inn
provement was soon lost and the price has
fallen to 1913, on a sensation rurQOr about
peace negotiations.
The Money Market continues easy, with
large surplus in the market.
Stocks are active at the Petroleum Board
snd prices are generally steady. Sales
Excelsior 1900; Germanis 90; Knicker-
booker 60; Manhattan 70; Empire City
co; Revenue 5000; Rucher 10; Presi-
dent 475; United States 260; North Amer
ican $50; Enterprise 500.
Petroleum is dull and nominal at 43c for
Crude, 64065c for Refined in bond, and
846s5c for Refined free.
BLOCKADE RUNNERS ''NIPPED."
In addition to five blockade runners
captured at Wilmington it is said that
there are twelvs or fifteen still due from
Nassau and Bermuda, their captains being
ignorant of the situation.
THE HERALD ON THE RETURN OF FooTE TO
THE REBEL CONGRESS
The Herald thinks that there is some
thing significant in the return of Foote to
the Rebel Congress. It ssys that Foote
evidently thinks that the day of peace is
approaching and it will be to his advan-
tsge to be in the Congress at the downfall
and political death Of Davis.
EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED SOLDIERS.
The Bureau for the employment of dis
abled soldiers who are honorably dis
charged from service is highly successful.
It is proposed to extend it throughout all
the cities of the Union.
TEsTlF1Es
The Worlds Washington special says
General Grant has been here and testified
before the Committee on the Conduct of
the War in Buffers failure at Fort Fisher,
and returned to the army last night.
DEsERTIoSs.
The Times special says: Since the lst
of January over five hundred deserters
from Lees army passed through Wash
ington. -.-.r.. ....
PEACE PARTY.
The HeraIds Washington special says
It is believed here that the pressure of the
Peace Party South, which is evidently
numerous and powerful will compel the
rebel government to entertain any propo-
sition which may be made for negotiations,
even if not coupled with the condition of
recognizing the Confederscy.
THE HORRORS OF LIBBY.
The last lot of exchanged prisoners
bring heart-rending accounts of the suffer-
ings of our men who are still in Libby
Prison. Previous to the arrival of the
stock of blankets sent by General Grant,
they were suffering very much from cold.
Many were destitute of shoes, socks, and
under-clothing. One hundred and sixty
of them, who had been there long time,
had been induced, by the offer of double
rations, to go out of prison by day and
work st mending shoes snd clothes for the
rebel army, in order to save themselves
from starvation.
FROM PLrMOUIH' N. e
A letter from Plymouth, North Caroli-
ma, says that the rebels have launched a
new ram at Halifax, and are putting her
in fighting condition. Our forces are pre-
pairing for possible attack, and barricades
and dam have been thrown across the
river half mile above Plymouth.
The ram Albemarle is to be raised and
made serviceable.
FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS.
The Richmond Examiner of the 10th
saws: For the next two months, at least,
there is to be war Of the most urgent char
scter. It calls for the filing up of the
armies, and refers to Davis statement that
two-thirds Of the able bodied men are at
home. It complains that the commisssry
department cannot feed their army, while
the Federal forces can march anywhere