The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-20
Special RepOrG.
FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL
NKw York, September le.
The stock market shows more general
activity but with considerable irreguIariGy
in prices. The Improvement is spAsmodic
and exhibits the atfJ character of the
market
In the afternoon the market was steady
on Erie and New York Central; enc per
cent. better on Prairie du Chieu and Ave
per cent better on Burlington and Quincy,
but the balance Of the list was generally
shade lower.
Governments are rather more in demand.
There are light foreign orders for 5.20s, hut
the supply is so limited that the orders can
not be filed except st an advance of | psr
cent.
State bonds were less active and hardly
So strong.
The Miscellaneous list shows a genera
Improvement
Coal stocks are generally frmer, owing
to the enlarged demand for coal and the
enhanced prices.
Pacific Mail scrip advanced 20 per cent.
owing to the company's having negotiated
for the purchase of the entire interest of
the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company.
Gold is stronger. The large arrival of
goods by the late steamer has caused an
active demand for custom duties. The ap-
prehensiOn of decline in the premium re-
sulting from the reported intention Of Mr..
McCLiIoch to fund portion of the legal
tenders has subsided in consequence of no
confirmation of the statement.
Money continues easy.
PETROLEUM STOCKS
Are steady with sales at the following
rates; Fee Simple, IL; Buchanan Farm,
"A; Webster, l59; Cherry Bun, 81; Mere
handle, 80; John Anderson, IS; President,
200; Pithole Greek. 500; McClintock, 575!
Watson, 225; Allen Wright, 90; Central,
200; Ezcslsior, lis; Germania, 2s; United
States. 27I5; Manhattan, 81; Montans,
$50; First National 81; Oil Greek, 2lO;
Rynd Farm, 80.
Petroleum is firm and in fair demand st
96A363c for crn1e, 5sa6Oc for refined in
bond, and 77a7sc for refined free.
THE coNsPIRAToFs.
A correspondent of the Herald, writing
from the Dry TOrtugas, says: DR.. Mudd is
the prison hospital nurse, Arnold is clerk
in the Provost War Office, and Spangler
and o Laughlin are working at their trade
carpenters, in the engineer department.
FEEIAN.
At the Fenian meeting last evening In
Jersey City, one of the speakers declared
that the movement was progressing finely
and that bank note engrsvers were already
at work on the honda of the Irish Re-
public.
GENERAL LEE.
NEW YORK, September 10.
The Worlds Washington special says:
The Richmond Wing of to day states
that Gen. Lee meets the Directors of
Washington College on Wednesday, pre-
parAtory to his assuming the Presidency
thereof.
FREEDMENs BUREAU.
Dispatches to the Freedmens Bureau
states that man in Arkansas, who declsr-
ed that he was aware of no State or Fed
eral law that took away colored boy
whom he claimed as his slave, and who
refused te permit the boy to clsim his
effect, was arrested and fined $50 by the
Assistant Commissioner of the FreedmeEs'
Affairs
COL. RoosLoFF.
The Tribune's Washington special says
Col Rooslof, Minister of Denmark, who
had for the past year resided in the City
Of New York, has returned to the Capital
which he will make his future home. His
family have gone to Europe to pass the
winter.
SIR FREDEBICK BRUCE.
Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Minis
ter, is travelling In the North.
npnKr nv q nRN-nANRY
Gen. Candy, commanding the Depart
ment of louisiana, under date of Sep.
tember s!h, has just issued the following
general order IN relation to conhscated and
abandoned lands: ..-
TENANTS OF coNFIsCATED PROPERTY.
The Commanding General understands
that persons whose property has been
seized as confscated or abandoned, and
who have had it restored through the
clemency Of the Government have threat
ened the tenants OF leesees OF the Treasury
Department with suits to recover the rent |
for the time it has been held by such ten
ants or lessees, and have endeavored TO
harrass OF coerce them into compromising
these unlawful and unfJunded demands.
Tenants of the Government are warned
thst the rents for the term during which
they are held under lease from the Treas
ury on other Departments, sra due TO the
governments alone, and no pleas or excuse
of payment to third party will be &C.
cepted, bus the lawful rights Of the Gov
eminent will be rigidly enforced and its
tenants projected.
PATENTS.
The HersId's special says one hundred |
and thirty-one patents win be issued TO-
morrow from applications acted upon last
week.
PUBLIC LANDS.
It has just been decided that the Regis
ters and Receivers of Public Land Offices
are restricted from entering their own
names for tracts of public lands for actual
claims. Tho Homestead law is the same
as previously, II-s- cut from becoming
pre.cmptive purchasers, as tbsy ere requir-