Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-23
Special Report.
NEw YoRK, Feb. "a.
STOCKS.

STOCKS.
Wall street is very quiet to-day. All reg.
ular stock boards and exchanges being
closed, few operations have been made on
the street. both in gold and stoc ks.
Railway shares advanced slightly, hold
ers arguing that speedy suppression of
the rebellion will vastly increase the traffic
over all the prominent rsilresds and steam
ship lines. New York Central is IN de-
mand, and sold up to III; Erie at IS;
Hudson River advanced to ia; Michigan
left off at SIT; North Western 843, and
preferred GA; Cumberland was the feature
of the day, which closed at o'clock with
considerable transactions.
The capture of Fort Anderson did not
carry gold down to yesterdays prices, and
the market shows general Upward ten
dency. Sales were made at 200 to 2OOE.
The petroleum board was not open to-
day. Operations on the street limited.
Petroleum market generally inactive. The
supply continues limited. Sales we're
made of Crude on the spot at 463; Refined
heavy at &c, free S6@S7. AL .
CABINET APPOINTMENTS.
The HsraIds Washington special says
1t is probable new Secretary of the Treas
ury Will be appointed in a day or two.
There is still great diversity of opinion as
to whom Mr.. Lincoln viii select, snd it is
doubtful if he has communicated his in
tentions to any one, Hon. james Howe,
of Pittsburgh, is being urged from Penn
sylvanis. The delegation from the Legis-
lature have endorsed Mr.. McCulloch.
The same special says that the Hon. K.
Dubois is also being pressed for position
in the Cabinet It is most likely that
should any Western man succeed Judge
Usher it will be Hon. a. W, Randall or
Hon. ]. D. Ferrss.
FROM HILTON HEAD.
The Hsralfs Hilton Head special, of the
18th, says that there no news. At SAvsn-
nah, affairs are quiet. The loyal feeling
developes SO slowly it cannot be detected.
Mayor Arnold, DR.. Welless and Henry
Brigham, three of the most eminent citi-
zens of Savannah, leave in few days for
Washington, to present statement of the
situation of affairs to the President, and to
lay before him some suggestion.
The detective police have arrested man
named Wright, charged with setting fire
to the building that started the great fire
at Savannah.
The Herald letter from of Charleston,
Feb. 18th, says This morning as we lay
at our anchorage, surrounded by blOcka-
derp, our attention was attracted by Wv
id fash illuminating the whole western no
rizon, disclosing innumerable fragments
flying in all directions, followed by dense
column of smoke and flame, and
soon the report of terrible explosion.
The shock was disesrnible in the fleet.
Immediately after, other fires were to be
seen in several parts of the city, and it was
supposed that Sherman had made his sp.
pesrancs in the rear of the city, or that the
enemy wss svacusting. Shortly after day
light the evacuation of Charleston was dis
covered by our Videttes on james Island.
The agreeable tidings was Immediately
com municated TO General Schemmelfning,
and preparations were at once made for
the oe cupation of the city. at ten o'clock
this morning the city and fortifestions
wers possessed by q portion of Schemmel.
fning's command, from James and Morris
Islands. The time of evacuation is not
exactly known, and though the picket
boats in the hsrbor report an unusual stir
in Fort Sumter and Moultree during the
entire night, and the last troops are re-
ported to have left at six A. N. There was
but one known::practical exhibition Of de-
vsstation and thst was in deluded owner
who set are to his house and t0Ok his