Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-30
Special Report.
NEW YORK, Jan, 20.

NEW York, Jan, 20.
FINANCIAL.
The gold operators are predicting to-
night that gold will be kept up tomorrow
to enable The bull combination to sell.
The combination included the heaviest op-
orators, who bought all cash gold offered at
any figure. The movement commenced
when the market closed at 2I4. The ma
iority of the combination sold out last night
at 2l5 and upwards, but all did not sue
ceed.
GOOD NEWS MAY BE EXPECTED SOON FROM
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Officers who arrived yesterday from Sa-
vannsh say that important and highly
favorable news may soon be expected from
South Carolina.
HOLLAND CLAIMS GENERAL SHERMAN.
London papers say that the Holland
papers claim General Sherman for a
Dutehman. A few years ago, they say, he
was journeyman dyer, and subsequently,
emigrated with few of his fellow-wrrk-
men to America, in consequence of a COM
mercial failure in which they were con-
cerned in Amsterdam.
MR.. BLAIR's STATEMENT.
The Times Washington special says Mr.
Blair has stated to intimate friends that by
his first trip to Richmond he he succeeded
in obtaining from the rebel authorize,
many valuable papers taken from his house
by Early's men last September. Among
the documents was his will.
PRISONERS RELEASED.
The Herald says over fifty prisoners
against whom no charges could be found
have been released from the Old Capital
Prison in Washington, since the investiga.
ton regarding these confined thore hai
been ordered.
SOLDIERS SUFFERING FROM COLD.
The Times Winchester correspondent
says the weather has been exceedingly cold
for some time past and soldiers serving on
picket duty suffer severely from having nc
mittens or other covering for their hands.
ATTACK By MOsBY's MEN.
A party of Mosby's men recently at.
tackled the camp of the 9Th New York cav.
airy, but did no serious damage.
Countrymen say that Mosby's wound is
still very dangerous, and his recovery is
yet doubtful.
THE BLAIR MISSION.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 26th,
says The mission of Hon. F. z. Blair to
Richmond is ended by the return Of that
gentleman to Washington yesterday morn.
ing. That nothing has been accomplished
towards immediats Peace, we feel sa,is-
fed in assuring our resdres. The enemy
are willing to permit US to dictate oul
own terms provided we will not dis solve
the Union, allow us any guarantee fol
slavery, any constitutional provisions fol
its protection and extension, full compen
sstion in greenbscks for all negroes thai
h ave been carried off during the war, any
thing, everything that We can ask or thinl
will be truly granted if we only consent t.
return with them. These may not have
been exactly Mr.. Blair's terms, but they
embrace the greater substance of hi
mission and do not in the least
exsggerate the terms which the enemy
are willing to cozcede US if we will onl!
return to the Union. But these term
cannot purchase our liberty. We are no
fighting for slavery, neither its protection
nor extension. We are willing to give VI
slavery for our liberty. We intend to b
Independent and free, or to be extermi
mated. The enemy might as we'll abandon
the effort to bring US, with protection 70
slavery, to cat off our liberty. We Sdmi
that there are few reereant wretches j,