Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-08
Special Report.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL,
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.
Railway speculation buoysnt. At the
Stock Exchange, prices were up from
to per cent. The advance is based on
the general belief that the peace negotis-
tions have failed and that the war is to go
on. GoV'ts strong and better, with fair
business; State bonds quiet and firm.
Gold advanced in the morniug, but in
the afternoon the market was sgitated by
favorable military rumors and the advance
was soon lost; the bull interest is not pow
erful enough to check the downward tend
ency. The money market is unchanged /;
foreign exchange dull. Coal, best gener-
ally higher; miscellaneous shares firm.
PETROLEUM STOCKS.
The Petroleum stock market was active
and price generally sustained. Sales Ger
mania 95; Knickerbocker 60; Cherry Run
60; Manhattan 72; Noble Well 27O; En-
pire City $50; Heydriek 1850; Oil Greek
$50; Tack 4O5; United States 275O; Oceanic
4; Buchanan Farm 165; Rynd Farm $50.
Petroleum is frmer but not active
49@5Oc for crude, 76@6S fer refined in
bond and s6@SS for do. free.
SNOW STORM.
A severe snow storm commenced st
noon yesterday and continued, with
prospect of heavy fall. There is high
wind from the east.
ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES.
A letter from Fort ress Monroe mentions
the arrival of a large number of North
Carolina refugees. They state that there
is large party in the Legislature in favor
of peace, and that the state will be placed
in different attitude toward the United
States Government. They say Lee is
sending troops to Weldon, and that Oho-
wan river is swarming with Yankee gun
boats.
FROM REBEL PAPERS.
The Richmond Wing of the 4th, says {:
Two gunboats which escaped from Ssvsn-
nah, are now at Augusta. The Sampson,
one of the boats, was once tow boat, she
has two guns, one at the bow and the
other at the stern, and has crew of fifty,
officers ard men, and is very substantial.
The other, the Macon, was constructed
for gunboat, and is steam propeller,
She has larger crew than the Sampson
and carries six heavy guns,
The same paper has an editorial on the
coming campaign, it says that there are
indications that the enemy intend to take
very brief respite this season from
fatigues of active campaigning. They
know that they are weaker than they have
been at any timesinc Mcclellan led his
magnificent army up TO the gates
of the city of Richmond but they
know they will be relatively far weaker in
the coming spring months. We may con-
clude that the Lieutenant-G General intends
to recommence active operations within q
short time-probably soon enough to act
in concsrt with the movement Sherman
has undertaken in South Carolina. We
have reason to believe that both of these
commanders will find themselves over.
matched by the superior genius now con
trolling the Confederate armies.
The Enquirer has long editorial on the
war and is very confident the COnfederscy
will soon have brighter days. 1t says, al
ready the appointment of General Lee hal
worked important results. The has army
increased in morale, which is equivalent t.
actual reinforeements. That morale has ex
tended beyond the camps, and is lesveninG
the mass of people. An amnesty from th'
new genersl-in-chief to all who in thirty
days shall report to their proper command
would soon bring many of these misguided
men back to their duty. r
The Enquirer continues to call for tn
re-sppointment of Johnston to the com
mand of the armies of the West.
The ErGnsi'ler has an article rebukinl
the faint heartedness of the rebel Congress
in insisting that the rebel army is frme
and as confidential IS ever. 1t disclose
that the army has no approval for peac
missions to Washington, and denounce
all talk about throwing the Oonfederac,
under French protection. The Senate
third bill for putting negroes into the arm,