Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-30

some instances.
The gold marketWas kspt up this morning
on the story of Blair's failure in his mission
to Richmond. In the afternoon it began to
fall. The decline was assisted by the ia
Vorsble military news.
Stocks quiet at the Petroleum Board.
Sales of Excelsior at 10; Gsrmania % ;
CHURCH %; Buchanan 100; Allen Wright
$40; .. s. $40; Cherry Run 90.
Petroleum market more active. Sales of
Crude at 4794s; Refined in bond at to7@6s,
and do, free, s6@ss.
EEWs ITExs.
The Times editorially considers the pres
ent campaign, begun by sherman, the fn-
ishing campaign Of the rebellion, and says
it makes no difference whether troops now
coming from the West reinforce Sherman
or not; it looks to see the present move
ment carried to a speedy termination.
The same paper also hopes that Mr.. Blair
will now remain quiet, and thinks the only
thing necessary to accomplish peace is the
destruction of Lees army.
The Hsrald's Washington special says
Mr.. Blair reports that there are plenty Of
peace men in Richmond, and much wran-
Cling and dissension among rebel leaders,
but all are SO wstehful and jealous of each
other that no one dares advance toward
overtures for q cessation Of hostilities, and
therefore it has been determined by them,
notwithstanding all their recent disasters,
to make one more desperate effort, by pla-
cling negroes in arms and vigorously en-
forcing the cOnscription of white men, to
achieve their Independence.
The Worlds special says the Senate FL
nance Committee is about equally divided
on the paper duty question. The friends of
the measure hope to report it back early
next week.
The HeraZd's Washington special says -
General A. &. Smith, of Banks army, and
Richardson and Brown, of the Tribune, will
be examined by the Committee on the Con-
duct of the War. The latter will fU lish
written statements.
CLEVELAND DELEeATEs VISIT TIE PRESIDENT.
Delegations from nearly all the Lake cities
are in Washington pressing the Govern
ment for protection to the lake commerce.
Naval depOts, gunboats, navy yards and
fortifcations loom up in the future.
Mayor senter and Hon. R. G. Parsons, Of
Cleveland, had an audience ofthe President
yesterday on this subject, and presented
resolutions from their City Council and
Board OfTrade, which were graciously re-
ceived.
TROOPS FOR SHERMAN.
The Worlds Port Royal letter mentions
the arrival of large reinforcements for sher-
mans army. The troops SO far arrived are
veterans.
The Richmond Dispatch now sells for fifty
cents single copy, and at thirty dollars
per hundred to carriers.
SOUTHERN ITElIs.
The Richmond Eruminer, in speaking Of
Bragg's repeated disasters, says: The ca
lamities inflicted by General Bragg upon
our cause have done much to injure Presi-
dent Davis, who has retained him in COM
mand despite the public wish. The last
sad work of his at Fort Fisher he is now
endeayoring to shift upon the shoulders Of
his patron and protector, and drag down
General Lee as he did General Johnston.
Is it not high time that the service was re-
lieved altogether of Bragg.
We announce the release of Mr.. Francis,
correspondent of the New York World, who
was captured in the navy and confined in
Castle Thunder.
The Wilmington Journal says their losses
at Fort Fisher are over one hundred killed
and four or five hundred wounded. The
whole loss in killed, wounded and prisoners
is not less than 1000.
Of course Kthe fall of Fort Fisher neces-
states the fall of all other forts on the
river below it. Everything below New In
let is in the power of the enemy, if it is not
already in his possession, but that does not
by any means imply possession of the town
of Wilmington It does mean the closing
up of the blockade running port of vii
mingtOn, which is avery severe blow.
jeff. Davis, in letter to the Virginia
Legislature, says General Lee has repeated
ly expressed his inability to command the
entire armies of the Confederacy and re-
main in the field with the Army of Vir-
ginia at the same time, and asserts his own
desire to make Lee Commander-in-Ch Chief
whenever the latter consents to aceept the
position.
At Gallsgher's Evening Exchange Gold
was 21214.
New York Central 1Os3<; Erie 735s6; Hud-
son 1O6; Residing 1857; Michigan Central
1I6; Michigan Southern 6595; Illinois Cen
trail III; Pittsburgh 80; Rock Island ssi
Northwestern 33z5; Northwestern Preferred
6s2l; Fort Wayne s25s; Ohio Certificates
III; Cumberland 457l; Mariposa IL; Mar
ket steady.
Gold strong after call, and at close of re-
port selling at 215K.
WASHINGTON, an. 2s.
FROM CITY POINT.
A gentleman who arrived here to-day
from City Point, which place he left yes
terday, says that all the rebel vessels have
returned from the James river, and it is
not probable that they viii soon again re-
peat their expedition as there is now gun
boat and iron-clsd force enough to take
care of all such adventurers.
NEW YoRK, Jan. .2s.
TIE RICHMOND WIG on THE LATE REBEL NAVAL
EXPEDITION.
The Richmond Wig, of January 2sth,
says: The statements, this morning, in
several Of four cOtempOraries, to the effect
that the iron-elads had passcn the Yankee
obstructions at Trent's Reach, and were
passing down the James river, have doubt
less created sntieipatiOns of exciting news
from the Aotilla, but the fact is, only the
Fredericksburg went through or over the
distractions, and when Lieutenant F. E.