The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-03
Special Report.
STOCKS.

NEW YORK, May 2.
At the Stock Exchange thus morning
there was strong pressure to sell railroad
lists.
The market was from one to three per
cent lower. There was some heavy buy
ing at the decline.
The market was Armer at the second
Board al d strong at the last Board and all
better.
Government securities were all firm and
in demand.
State bonds were steady and slightly
better.
Coal and miscellaneous shares were
slightly dull and lower, especially on Cum
berlAnd, Quicksilver and Msriposs.
The price of gold fell off to-day l@2 per
cent, but towards noon the market i'm
proved, and it was steady and uniform
throughout the P NJ with only slight fluc-
tuations. There is very little Interest man
Tested in gold speculations. The supply
of gold st this point is constantly on the
increase, and the amount in bank and the
Sub Treasury is over forty millions.
The Money market is extremely easy.
SALES OF PETROLEUM STOCKS.
Excelsior, 400; Oceanic, 251; Buchan-
sn, 251; Heyrick, 259O.
PETROLEUM
Market heavy. Prices shade lower
Crude, 50; refined in bond, 90; free, 10.
sUPEROEDED.
Rear Admiral Hiram Psulding was yes
terdsy relieved from the command of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and turned it over
to Acting Rear Admiral Charles H. Bell,
late commander of the Pacific Squadron.
Admiral Psulding has been commandsnt
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard nearly four
years.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
The official papers of President Lincoln
have been carefully collected, sealed up,
and forwarded to Judge Davis, of Bloom
ingdale, Illinois
Hon. E. Sells, of Iowa, resigned the
Sixth Authorship in the Postoffice De-
psrtment, and accepted the appointment of
superintendent of the tenth.
SENT TO JoNHsoN's ISLAND.
Apsrty OF fifty rebel officers were taken
from the Old Capitol to-day and sent,
under strong guard, to Johnson's Island.
Eighty.six enlisted men were sent to
Elmira.
WAR DEPARTMENT NOTICE.
The War Department has directed that
all civilians desiring to visit Fortress Mon
roe, City Point and Richmond must go by
Baltimore boats.
TO BE TREATED AS PIRATES.
The President is preparing q proclama-
tion declaring all vessels sailing under the
Confederate flag pirates. They are to be
pursued and, if captured, treated sa
pirates.
WISH To RESIGN.
Messrs. Seward, Stanton and Wellel
have indicated their desire TO be relieved
of their respective portfolios. The two
former will be succeeded by Mr.. Charles
Francis Adams and Preston King, and the
latter by John W. Forney.
GENERALS TO BE MUSTERED OUT.
A number of Generals will be mustered
out of the service in q week or two. 1t is
thought only about fifteen Major Gener-
ais, sixty Brigsdier Generals and $50 Col
onels will be retained.
There is a report here that the President
has ordered q general jail delivery of al
political and State prisoners in Old Capitol
Fort Warren and Fort McHenry.
General Grant announces that the head.
quarters ofour armies will be in Washing
ton.
| FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Herald's Washington special says
Letters from New Orleans allege there arr
indications of a junction of the pro-sls
very Union man there with the secession
sympathizers against the unconditions
anti Union party. This is represented t,
be the probable status of political partie
throughout the South.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Secretary Usher has concluded not Il
leave Washington until the termination o
his official career, when he viii be sue
cssded by Senator Harlan.
The Times special says that Presiden
johnson will not take up his residence il
the White House until it is thorough
painted and re-furnished. It is not ez
pected that this work will be complete
till the first of July.
COMING NORTH.
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