The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-23
special RepOF..
r1EAsc1AL AVID coMMERc1A1.l

OUT any marked change. There rs very
little interest in stock, either forspeeuls-
ton or for investment, and the market sp-
pears to be lapsing into cor dition of wesk-
ness. Atthe last board there was consider
able excitement on Erie and Southern but
the balance of the list was dull. ~ grDoy
Government list was steady, with mode.
rate demand, and a limited supply of bonds
Offering. s5a
State bonds quiet and steady. ,.75 o.
Miscellaneous shares were dull, and with
out any special change.
The gold room remains very dun and
there is scareely any animation. The two
extremes were lsOs@I3If. The amount
of unemployed funds is increasing and
money tends downward.
Foreign Exchange is moderately active
PETROLEUM. s
Petroleum stocks are quiet and sales
| light. Beyen 14O; Excelsior $780, Empire
City s55; Cherry Run So; United States
1920; oceAnics 2lO; Rynd Farm 66O;
Tack Is. e 5-- f-sl Al
The Petroleum market is hesvy and
lower. Small sales of crude at sat refined
in bond offered f. esly withn no buyers AS,
and do. free at 6s, --dios.z ala
JEFF DAVIS AND THE ASSASSINATION.
The Tribune says it is stated that the
Government has recently received private
letter of JEFF Davis Clearly implcating
him in the assassination conspiracy.
GENERAL sICKLEs IN COLUMBIA.
The Herald says: General Sickles was
officially received, on the 9th ult., by the
President of Columbis as q specisl envoy
to the government CT that republic from
the President of the United States A
number of Columbian senators, represen-
tatives and military men were present on
the occasion, and addresses were made by
General Sickles and the Presidenb 10
which the most friendly feelings Of each
government for the other were expressed
REBEL RAM sToNEwALL.
A Washington special to the Express
says the Secretary of War is reported as
recalling General Banks on account of cot
ton speculstions, and alsoss being very in
dignant at the conduct of Spanish officials
respecting the rebel ram StoqewslL A
dispatch has been sent to Madcid on the
SUBJECT s7 'H"
DISTRIBUTION OF THE REWARDS. p
The Tribunes Washington special says
the large rewards for the capture of Booth
are to be distributed st the discretion OF
the Secretary of War at the completion Of
the trials. aE.
STATE OFFICERS AT wAsHINeToE, -
There are nearly score Of Governors
of States at Washington, besides an indeh-
mite multitude of Senators, Cougressmen,
Judges and other civil digbitsries.
REMOVAL OF GENERAL BANKS. '-.
The report of the special commission
sent out to examine the chsrges against
General Banks and General Hurlbut il said
to be only damaging to their character as
officers and gentlemen and fully jusiifes
the removal of both.
GENERAL LOGAN. .........
Orders have been issued assigning Gen T
Logan to the command of the Army Of.
the Tennessee. Gen. Hszsn commanding
the I'd Division, succeeds Gen. Logan in
the command of the 18Th Corps .-s-s5.s
TRANSPORTATION FOR PRISONERS. q
Hon. John Canada, who has taken so
great an interest in our prisoners, is here
and says Secretary Stanton has ordered
transportation for all our prisoners remain
ing South. Those at Jacksonville, Florida,
the last Of the Andersonvills prisoners
amounts to 5000. The Surgeon General
has sent two hospital boats for 500 Of the
worst CASES. frI - 1919
COULD NOT SEE IT. aa = q
The Tribune's Hilton Head correspon
ponde1t says: General Wheeler has ar
rived and expects to be paroled under the
armisiice granted by General Sherman, but
Colonel Pritchard could not see it
Instead Of accepting the terms of the
armistics and laying down his arms,
Wheeler undertook to keep up war, fight
ing his way through the country, and the
Colonel decided that the case must be set-
tied by higher authority than his, la
PTrTsBURaH, May p.
RIVER RISING. .-Gsa
The river is eleven feet in the channel.
by the pier mark, and rising. ... ..
VARIOUS NEWS ITEMS.
WAsHTNGToN, May %.
Mrs. Lincoln and family we're to have
left Washington for Illinois this afternoon.
Secretary Seward was at the State De-
pGrtmens again this morning for q short
time, attending to official duties. a!''l'A
F. W. Seward continues to improve, and
is now able to read the newspapers.
General Sheridan left last evening for
New York, on the way to his new COM
msnd, which includes ali the -armies west
of the Mississippi. b s.-I.I a,f43
=ouGISEu.l O-.LyI- L---L-----
lsrgsd, and the department General Bank
had command of is embraced within it,
thus relieving General Banks, who reports
here. ... a--.-.y
There is said to be no doubt that the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Lewis,
will resign, to be succeeded by Mr.. Orion.
COMMITTEES ON THE CONDUCT OF TEE WAR
The Committee on the Conducs of the
War adjourned te-dsy sine dir, submitting
their report to the Secretary Of the Senate
{ General Sbermsn's testimony was taken
to-day. The first part of the evidence col
lected is in regard to the Army of the POto
! mac, concluding as follows; 'Ycus Com
mittee could not forbear asking the wiz
nesses before them, il the array, sitter, 81
these undecisive advances and retrogtad'
movements still retsin confidence in it
commanding General The various an
swers returned to this inquiry, slihoweVer
!, tsnding to establish ths fact that mucl
encouragement had been fslt by the arm!
j st these ineffective operations and but 70
= the highly intelligent character of tn
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