Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-26


The Times special says Mr.. Sherman
writes privately to his officials the most
surprising news of the situation in South
Carolina. There is not point of impor-
tance in that State that does not lie at his
mercy.
The Wilmington Journal lesrns that
during the recent freshet, seventy feet Of
the railroad bridge over the Roanoke river
at Weldon, was washed away.
Gold 2o44.
Hudson s44; Michigan Southern 6ss
Illinois Central 118; Pittsburgh 80;
New York Central 1881; Erie So; Rock
Island 913; Northwestern 363 do pre-
fsrred 81; Fort Wayne go; Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Certificates 274; Reading lO4;
Cumberland 63a; quicksilver 95; Mari
poss 9l{ 80
Stocks and gold heavy.
Gold sold this afternoon at 2034 but
rallied to zoo.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
A Richmond dispatch of January 23d
contains the following: There wss re-
port yesterdsy that General Price had
captured Fort Smith, Arkansas, with
garrison Of two thousand men. The re-
port has not been confirmed.
s. A Seddon has resigned the port
folio Of the War Department. It has not
been sscertSined who willbe his successor,
though several prominent Generals are
spoken of likely to be appointed, among
whom are General Braxton Bragg,
General Breckenridge and Senator Hill.
of Georgia The report is that that place
has been offered to Breckenridge, but he
declined to accept unless he was allowed to
select his COmmissary General.
It is understood that Mr.. Seldom was in
duced to resign by the action taken by the
Virginia Congressional delegation. These
gentlemen, it appears, sent to the President
an official announcement that they had lest
confidence in all the members Of the cab
met, except Mr.. Trenholm, and asked for a
change. Mr.. Seddon being informed of
this action, Immediately sent in hiS resig-
nation.
Two important measures were recently
passed by Congress and made public on
Saturday. One is bill providing for the
appointment of q General-in-chief of the
Confederate armies. This provides that
the General-in-chief shall have charge of
thearmies of the Confederacy. Whether
this implies the power to select the gener-
ais who shall command those armies is q
matter of doubt. It also repesls the law
providing a staff for general assignment to
duty at Richmond, as General Bragg now
holds the position referred. There was
another measure in the resolution recon-
mending the assignment of General Joe E.
Johnston to the command of the Army
of Tennessee.
Five hundred returned Confederate
prisoners, who arrived at Varona on Fri
day, reached this city last night on our
flag of truce boat from Boulward's Land
ing.
By the same boat Mr. F. P. Blair, Sr.,
Peace Commissioner, returned to this city
Nothing mas trsnspired as to the object of
his mission, but of course it has reference
to peace negotiations, and this has grown
out of his former visit. He is the guest of
Captain Hitchit. Residence of the latter
corner of Fourth and High streets.
Hon. 81. s. Foote, of Tenn, left the city
yesterday morning by the Fredericksburg
train en- route for Prince George county,
Virginia.
The Wing of the 2sd has the following:
CHARLESTON, Jan. I5.-The enemy in
heavy force, supposed to be 5000 strong,
under General Foster, advanced on POGO
taligo yesterday. Oul troops after an OBJ
stinate resistance, fell back on this side Of
the Sslkehechie Our lines embrace the
Sslkehechie bridge. Everything was
brought off safely.
Gen. Hsrdee is in command of our
forces.
CLINTON, La, Jan. IA large num-
Der of troops from Nashville, estimated at
from $1,000 to $4,000, recently passed
down the river to New Orleans it is be-
attack on Mobile or go up Red river.
A fair for the benefit of the Confederate
prisoners of war was held at jackson,
Miss, the proceeds of which were eight
hundred dollars.
Many old business men were emigrating
to Mstamorss.
Letters of the 18th, from Charleston Har-
Dor, say that three rebel ironelads are dis
tinctly visible at the mouth of Cooper river,
while q large number Of men are busy about
a fourth which is much larger than the
others.
Deserters report that the rebels also have
torpedoes snd boats ready for service, and
will make fight in case of an attempt on6ul
part to get up to the city. They are put
ting new obstructions in the harbor; but oul
boats have lately been quite successful il
finding and removing them.
ASSIGNMENT OF QUOTAS.
The Provost Marshal General has as
signed and forwarded to the different dis
tricts their correct quotas under the call o
December 1s, for 100000 men. Shortly
after that call was made quotas we're as
signed upon the enrolment as it stood OF
the 30th of November, taking into sccoun
the reports of credits and the estimates o
the number Of years of service that wert
then available, and these quotas were sen
to districts in order that recruiting nigh
commence without any delay for compu
ting the exact quotas. The correct quota
J were based upon the enrolment as correct
! ed up to the first instant, and embrRc
all credits up to that date complete.
The settlement with each district hs
, been made and all former de6ciencie
charged and the surplus credited to tn
district consequently linen put into ser
7 vice since January 1st, whether by drsf
3 acceptance of substitutes or by voluntee
: enlistments, Will be applied as credits i
the reduction Of quotas now assigned
/ Corrected quotas vary in certain local
5 ties from the quotas assigned on the %
i of December, as the enrolment in man
localities has been much reduced since th
: both of November, while in others bu
, little change has occurred.
I'd. Full and accurate reports
1 men and years of service, be Furnished
: not only during December, but from dii
fsrent localities for previous months hsv
been received, and the accounts determil
i ing correct quotas are most obvious. A
4 instance is in the cases of New YORK an
o Brooklynquotas-the former is largely il
1 creased while the latter is diminishe
! This Is owing to the redistribution of yea
Of service, on account of naval enlistment
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