Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-02

a tree to prevent discovery. with the tor
taken off This hellIsh design it attributed
to rebels, who are in anything but an ami
GENERAL MEADE.
both sides, are sheer nonsense, and hopei
for no peace except by armies.
The World withholds its opinions till TIE
facts are published.
THE FLORIDA CASE.
A Rio Janerio paper publishes statement
concerning the capture of tho pirate Flor.
ida, and says Mfr. Webb and the Brazilian
authorities were in collision, and that the
capture was made with the full knowledge
and assent of the latter.
COTTON FLEET.
A Savannah letter says; A Gotten feet
is about ready to sail, and will be convoy
ed by gunbosts.
OUR WOUNDED.
Many of the wounded from Fort Fisher
have been sent to Savannah, and are re-
covering rapidly.
BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
A Galveston letter says: Blockade run
ners find no difficulty in passing through
our feet of line steamers from Galveston
to Nassau, by way of Savannah. They
make their regular trips without any
trouble.
STOCKS.
At Gallsgher's Stock Exchange Gold
2OSE.
New York Central 1881; Erie 6s; Hud-
son 1929; Reading 1924 Michigan Central
lO9; Michigan Southern 68{ Illinois
Central l14f; Pittsburgh n; Toledo =;
Rock Island sO9; North Western; do.
preferred =; Fort Wayne 9O4; Ohio &s
Mississippi certificates 1O84; Cumberland
Az; Quicksilver 874 Mariposa III Mar
ket steady.
Gold firm. Sales after call at 2O43.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I.
Brigsdier General George G. Mead was
today confirmed by the Senate as Major
General in the Regular Army, his commits
sion to date from the 18th of August last
The Senate were occupied on his nomina-
ton for about three hours.
REGULAR ARMY GENERALS.
The Secretary of War has communicated
to the Senate list of Regular Army Gen
ersl officers, which are given in the follow
ing order: Lieutenant General Grant /;
Major Generals: II. w. Hsllecl, W. T.
Sherman, Geo. G. Meade, Phillip H. Sheri-
dan, Geo. b. Thomas; Brigadier Generals
Irwin Mcdowell, VIM. Rosecrans, Phillip
St. George Cooke, John Pope, Joseph
Hooker, and W. S. Hancock.
ARMY NEWS
NEW YORK, Feb. l.
The Times Army of the Potomsc spe-
cial, dated yesterday, says;
Several meetings took place in front of
our lines on Monday relative TO the Peace
Commissioners, but no decisive action was
made.
The absence of General Grant from
his headquarters was the cause of the de-
lay.
Nothing was known relative to the de-
signs of the rebel Commissioners.
The greatest quiet prevails along the
lines. Men are moved about in sight of
each other, while flags of truce:are in con-
sult8tion,
THE wOLFoRD CASE
Papers transmitted to the Senate in
answer to a call for information on the
Secretary of War, show that Colonel
Woolford, of Kentucky, was arrested in
compliance with kilograms from Lieuten-
ant General Grant, for making speeches
charged to be of an insurrectionary char
acter, and discouraging enlistments. Sub
sequently he pledged himself to refrain
from opposition to the Government and
was therefore released.
COMMUNICATION FROM GENERAL M'DoW-
ELL.
The President to-day sent a message to
the Senate, enclosing communication
from General Mcdowell relative to a re-
cent attempt to send arms and munitions
of war out of the Department of the Pa
cifc to Mexico, under date of August last.
He apprised the Government of the seizure
Of large quantity of arms, nominally sent
to Colorado rebels, but really to Mexico.
he also stated that French ship had been
in harbor for six weeks, supposed to be
taking in supplies for the French feet al
Acapulco. Tie seizure was made by su.
thority of the Presidents Proclamation o.
November 21st 1862, forbidding clearance,
of expectations of arms from the United
States.
ARMS FOR MEXICO.
A letter from Mr.. Thomas, special agent
of the Treasury Department, urges the
clearance OF arms, ostensibly for Liverpool,
under the Presidents modified order allow
ing the re-exportstion to original place Of
shipment. The Collector of the port re-
fused to allow their clearance under the
construction of the Presidents order and
claimed that the arms were intended for
Mexico.
Surveyor General 3. F. Poole urged