Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-20
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b. Les5hSatlVes Oh the government, and IN
I defined spprehensions of the near approach
l OF peace coming rpon a market generally
weak IN condition, appears to be the chief
7 cause of the panicky feeling
Cove ernments are sympathizing with
| the declining tendency.
Oil stocks are lower.
Rrilroad stocks have fallen during the
. day, and there is strong pressure to sell
on the entire railway list, with little dis
position to buy. All other stocks are
equally depressed.
In the Gold market to-day the bulls are
: fearing for the military successes of Sher-
man and Terry, and are also startled by
pesce rumors. Gold closed at 2O8.
The Money market is unchanged.
Foreign Exchange rot in demand.
Petroleum stocks firm Sales of Ger
mania at 1lO; Manhattan 81; North Amer
lean $50; Buchanan 21O; Revenue SO; Tack
265; Oceanic 26O.
PetToleum-Orude 5O@5lc, and Tic for
refined in bond.
ABOUT THE PAPER MONOPOLY.
! The price Of printing paper in this mar
ket is 20 cents. OF the quality used by the
leading dsilies six weeks AGO the prics was
firm at rs cents, but the agitation by pub
fishers for the repeal of the duty created
panic, and it suddenly fell six cents per
pound, thereupon the leading New York
dailies which had joined in the memorial,
withdrew their petition. It is reported that
the leading daiies have secured contracts at
Is cents. A large lot of half straw paper
was offered to the Boston Traveller for Is
cents cash, the latter declining to give more
than II cents. There is q considerable
! quantity on the market held al 20 cents.
One large Cincinnati establishment has
! purchased several thousand resms at 20
cents, and other Western publishers are
here negotiating for lots at 10 cents, for
which 20 cents is asked. Thetsndencv of
the market for paper is downward. The
Boston dailles are paying 20 and 21 cents
| The Baltimore American has paid 40 cents
since December.
sToCEs
! Gold ZOE.
Governments-Flve-twenties, old issue
1854; new 1923.
Hudson los; Michigan Southern 64s;
| illinois Central I18; Pittsburgh IS;
New York Central 1O9; Erie 7Is; Rock
Island 913i Northwestern 364, do pre-
ferred 81, Fort Wayne 9O8; Ohio and Mis-
sissiPpi Certificates 263; Reading IO7;
Cumberland 45i Quicksilver 95; Mari
poss -.
The Stock and Gold marks. is intensely
excited.
Gold sold after cslI at 2O4s.
There is crest pressure TO sell gold and
stocks.
LArEsT.-Gold closed at 2o5.
The World editoriaIy attaches much
importance to the news from Richmond
papers published to-day 1t thinks, in
connection with the Richmond stories,
that Mr.. Blair's silence on his return is
very significant. While the impression
has been given that nothing has resulted
from the mission, it is possible that other
and q more formidable negotiation may
follow Blair's interview with JEFF Davis.
TRIAL oE CAPTAIN BELL:
The military Commission, to try Csp-
tain Bell, the Lake Erie pirate, was sd-
journed from Monday to Friday, on re-
quest of Captain Bell, that counsel might
be assigned him. The question was re-
ferred to the War Department, and an
answer is expected by tomorrow.
4u6 AnBElChn OOu6ul dG hAVAQA IN
forms Collector Draper that the rebels are
stalking out harbor st st. Marks, on the
western coast of Florida, to make it avail
able for blockade runners.
GEN. BUTLER.
The Express says: A movement is now
going on against Mobile. Prominent per-
sons express the opinion that the city is
now in cur hands.
The HeraLGs Washington special SAYS ;
General Butler, before the Committee on
the Conduct of the War, said that Fort |
Fishers failure was the occasion, not the
the cause, of his removal. He considers
he was clear Of that affair, and consider
ed he had right to go through and explain |
his whole course since his appointments to |
the commsnd Of the departments Of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina.
The Tribune account of the capture of
Fort Fisher describes the works surround
ing the fort. 1t says; The Mound Battery, |
properly considered, is part of Fort Fisher |
itself, though se4lly isolated. It is situated |
some distance eastward of Fort Fisher, and |
consists of high sand mound, upon which |
the rebels had planted some heavy case
mated guns for firing plunging shot on the
the gunbosts.
Fsrt Buchanan, a small rectangular, four
Fashioned fort, of very considerable
strength, is situated at the southeast ex-
tremity of the peninsula, and distant mile
and half from the Mound Battery. It
commands Cape Fear river, here almost
widsned to bay, and is mounted with
come splendid guns. Probably three thou
sand stand Of small arms could be gathered
up inside of these works.
We also captured ninety head of mules
and horses, several wagons and carts, and
one small steamer loaded with $50 bags of
corn and quantity of ammunition.
The interior of Fort Fisher was the most
complete pictureof destruction It is possible
to conceive. Dead and dying lay thickly
strewn along the psrspets and upon
the plain behind. 1t is estimated by one
Of our surgeons as high as 800.
The parspets and traverses were ploWed
by shot and shell in every direction, as well
as the sand plain in the rear of the works.
| The barracks inside were shivsred. Along
be psrspets were streWn in confusion the
wreck Of their broken carriages. Every
thing evinced q merciless death dealing
and destruction. The first Union flag
planted on the Fort was that of the 117th
| New York.
After General Terry had returned from
the cspitulstion of Fort Buchanan, the en-
thusisstic soldiers gathered about him and
set up succession OF rousiDg cheers for
their victorious chief.
"Boys," said the General, modes.ly re-
moving his hat ~ think itI who should
propose that cheers be given for you"
The HsTdLds correspondence says: While
I write the sky west and south is covered
with dense masses of black smoke. It is
evident the enemy are abandoning al
their works in the vicinity. Some think
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