Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-09

CLEVELAND, MONDAY, M M

district Of Charleston, succeeding Genera
Ransom, and General G.. w. Smith is il
Augusta. LOB
Major General John Q. Brown, brother
of Ex-Governor Brown, of Tennessee, j:
recovering from his wound, received al
franklin. fJ EfaG HTs0 hsflE
The Raleigh Progress says Of the Ros-
noke affair, in which the rebels st first
claimed go great victory, that it did not
amount 10 much, no one icing killed OF
seriously wounded on either side.
The Richmond Enquirer reports a skir-
mish on the Spring Place road, near Dali
ton, Ga, in which the rebels captured 20
prisoners, II horses and 40 or 80 stand of
arms. No date given. . 45
Phe Mobile Register reports that steam
er, powerfully armed, has just been com
pleted at that city, and has taken her place
in the harbor She bas elegance, strength
and speed. g. 1'--i--t -
Richmond papers Of the 9Th, in addition
TO what was telegraphed last night, have
the following A violent tornado passed
over Middle Alabama on the 27th Of De-
camb r''27th, xii ing fifteen persons and de-
melishing large number of houses and
destroying the railroad bridge on the
Montgomery and West Point Railroad,
twenty miles cast of Montgomery.
The amount of damage was immense
At the battle of Franklin Missouri
brigade went into the fight ess strong, and
had lO9 killed, 272 wounded and 90 cap
tured; making loss of 447. .EllEs
General Cockerill was wounded three
times, but not seriously.
Colonel Gates, was also wounded.
Colonel Garland and Major Parker, with
q long list of Captains and Lieutenants
we're among the killed.
The ErdnliaeT says: Yesterday Com
missioner from Grants lines arrived at VS..
riens, under flag of truce, with 1900 blan-
kets for distribution among the federal
prisoners in Richmond, IN addition TO the
1000 received last week. OF the fifty odd
thousand Yankee prisoners held in the
South, not over 1000 are confined in Rich
mond, and more than half of these are in
hospital, For year past the great body
of them have been shifting South. Rich
mond Is hard pressed to feed its supersbun-
dRnt population and the large armies de-
Tending its gates
The reports of Shermsn's having crossed
the Savannah are confirmed. He is be-
level TO be emoving on GrAhsmsville
Advices received here to-day from Little
Rock, Ark, dated lst, say the military
situation is unchanged
Hon. Vim. d. Snow was elected, on the
29th ult., United States Senator, from
Arkansas, for six years, from the 4th of
March next, receiving a tWo.thirds vote |
of both Houses on the first ballot
The Richmond Sentinel says that the |
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bring beef to Richmond at less price |
than Sc per pound, does not work.
The Whig is better on Ingram, and |
says the Virginia State officers are fur
nished with prime beet, by him, at ST. 60 |
per pound.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 5th, JEFF.
Davis organ, has leader, headed The
Government and the Opposition, in which
the opposition receives 3 severe lashing. |
They are denounced as sfsctious, ill affect
ed, treacherous host of mslcontents, ira
ducers, and friends of tina North. They
are painted out as eminently dsngerous-to
the South, and ii they would quit South
ern territory it would be q happy rid
dance. This opposition is contemplate
in numbers, aud does uot include in its
ranks one single man eminent for virtue
and talent, and in whom the people have
ever been accustomed to confde. It is
strange it devotes so long and marked an
srticle to it.
The Richmond Euqnirsr admits that
the rebel Government takes into It's own
hands, and monopolIzes the entire bleek-
ade running business, and controlling all
the expectations and importations, the
former for the benefit Of the people and
army, and the latter for the army alone.
Vexatioa they experience is the
exorbitant prices charged for slave. labor.
One thousand dollars and board and
clothing per annum is now charged for the
abor of 3 negro man.