The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-05
Special Report.
STOCKS.

STOCKS. ........ g..
....a NEW YORK, Aug. 4.
Stocks are dull but steady in price. The
speculation tendency is kept in check by
the high rate for money. There is, howev-
er, very general feeling in favor of bid.
ding for higher prices. Quotations were
higher throughout for railroad stocks. At
the last board there was good demand
for stocks generally, with considerable ex
citement on Northwestern shares. Gov
ernments are strong but quiet. State bonds
are hrmer, with soma activity. The princi-
pie business in miscellaneous stocks is in
Canton and Quicksilver. The gold spec
ulstion is very duh. The money market
was easier to day. especially towards the
close of banking hours. There was plenty
of capital at seven per cent, while some
loans were negotiated at six per cent on
Governments. ..l raaH
PETROLEUM. Ir a
Petroleum stocks were frmer to day
with considerable activity in Webster.
The United. States Company passed their
dividend, and will use their money to
build plank road.
Buchanan Farm 40, Excelsior 100, Ger
mania 80, Tack 4s, Piihole $50, Webster
$50. -a-l
New York Petroleum Board At the
first session sales were:
Consolidated 70, Heydrick $50, Oil
Greek 562, SouthArd loo, United States
States 2975, Oceanic 14O.
Petroleum opened steady but closed fat
at 4O@521c for crude, and 69@72c for re-
kned free.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
The Herald's Montreal correspondent
says. Jacob thompson, the rebel agent in
Canada, lately abandoned his friends and
associates, taking sll thst remsined of the
repel spoils, and his fellow Adventurers
ara avengiDg themselves by wishing that
the United States government may catch
and hang him. -
FREEDMRN's BUREAU. .--i
The Heralds Washington special says
that among the latest reports from South
ern agencies of the Freedmsn's Bureau is
from the Commissioner at Selma, Ala. The
writer describes the situation in Alabama
As somewhat unpromising for anything
more than the production OF crops neees-
ssry for home consumption, and says the
country has been in the trail Of so many
raids during the war that the plantations
are exceedingly destitute of stock or i'm
plements. The Commissioner refuses to
authorize any contract with negroes that
does not call for proper compensation, un-
less hs has positive assurance that the
planter proposing employment has moth
ing to pay with, and it is obvious the ne
groes will do we'll if they ara insured support
for a year. He also remarks that making sdl
allowance for the captiousness of their for
mer masters. II is a fact that as yet the
labor of negroes is not what it should be-.
It is characterized as ftful and deficient
Relieved of great part of the terrors OF
the lash, the negroes have not comeunder
a sufficient power of motive 80 supply its
place. They are desirous of having mat
ters in their own hands and in their Own
way, nor do they have any adequate sppre-
ciaAion of the nature of their contracts and
are continually leaving most advantageous
positions. On this subject the writer is
sangulne that affairs in this regard will
mend with time s0d the exercise of disci-
pline. The planters Of the vicinity are
represented Go nave taken = temporal view
of the situation and are dlsPoaed to fall In
with the regime.
FROM TEXAS.
The Tribune's correspondent at Houston
Texas, says that for two weeks previous to
the surrender of the rebel troops in that
quarter, the troops had become entirely un'
manageable, and knowing that surren
der was inevitable they hsstened TO dis
band and return to ther homes.
The Confederate money which had nevel
been in circulation as currency in thi
section of the State, having nov become
Useless even as q commodity, and as lonl
arrears of pay being due,. their troop
very naturally laid hold of all the Govern
ment property they coUld Icy their hand
on to compensate themselves. Mules
wagons, cotton, stationery, sugar and othe
supplies were seized and carried OF
QuartermAster' stores were broken opel
and the contents Psrceled out among thos'
present. In some instances personal pro
perty was not respected.
A Mexican train of eighty wagons wa
lately set upon near Texana and Plundere'
of q thousand dollars worth of goods. Sucl
articles as could not be carried away wer
destroyed and scattered over the prairie
on the allege ground that it was tn
property of SD aculAtors who had been rot
bing the cou utry during the past fou
years. .-.t-
A cotton train going toward tho Mex
can frontier was taken possession OF id
the benefi of the csp!ors..
The co, ,rrespondeuce repests the state
ment hith, rto made that Kirby Smith en-
Msgr1der have not made any money fror
speculation &
The Frit une's correspondent at lndlsI
ola, Texas, says: Since July lst cordo
of troops, Mostly cOlored, have occuple
the coast of Texas from Sabine to the K
Gr.nde. The 25th, 18th and 14th Arm
| Oorps white troops, are here, the latter o
cupying those parts of the State more
less removed from the gulf coast, For z
days past the 4th Corps has been lsndn
Of this point G.d passing inward. The 4