Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-04

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from the closing price of Saturday eve
ming, but afterwards rose 1 per cent,
and was comparatively steady at the rise.
The members of the Gold loom devoted
large part of the afternoon to singing.
The large short interest has prevented the
heavy fall that was expected on the cap
ture of Richmond, but the large purchase
by brokers of government connection has
also tended to arrest the decline.
Money market easier, with 8 tendency
towards lower rates of interest.
Business in Wall street wss most en-
tirely suspended on account of the reioic-
ings.
The streets are filed with rumors, among
which are the capture of forty thousand
prisoners, the surrender of Lee and the
capture of Mobile.
At the Produce Exchange the greatest
excitement prevailed. The members gave
up business for congratulations, and nine
cheers and tiger given.
PETROLEUM.
Petroleum stocks quiet. Sales of Brse-
tovan Farm 122; Cherry River 81; Ocean
ic $40; Rapid Farm 1913; Tack 215.
Petroleum market declining, doing no
operation on change. Prices compsra-
lively unchanged from Saturdays.
LOSS OF THE GENERAL LYON.
NEW YORK, April ,.
One of the survivors from the steamer
Gen. Lyon gives the following particulars
of her loss: The transport General Lyon
lefs the bar off Wilmington, on the morn
ingof the Both, with about $50 souls on
board; among whom 2O4 were discharged
soldiers, belonging to the 56th Illinois in
fsntry; 16O psroled and escaped Union
prisoners; also between 80 and 40 families
of refugees; the rest of those on board were
the guards OF the vessel and officers and
crew. The fire broke out about P. NJ, on
the 3lst. Th9 vessel stood off Cape Hat
teras. The fire was caused by barrels of
coal oil in her engine rooms. The oil in
other parts of the steamer caused the
flames to spread. Boats were lowered, but
smashed by the wheel or swsmped by the
heavy sea. The captain of the steamer in
the first boat, with Captain Wilber, of the
56th Illinois, were both drowned. Many
persons took doors and pieces of plank and
jumped overheard, but large numbers re-
manned on board and were burned to
death.
The General Sedgwick rescued twenty
soldiers and nine of the crew of the Gen
eral Lyon. 1t is hoped the schooner may
have picked up some. lie says among
those on board were ThOs. w. Smith, John
W. Seinn and Peter Wade, all of the 9TH
Ohio Cavalry. The following were among
the saved: RObt. Simpson, Corporal Co,
G, 54th Ohio; Josiat Corny, Co. K, 9th
Ohio Cavalry; Jos. Fitzgerald, Co. K, SD
Ill Richard Clark, Co. +, I'd Ill. Light
Artillery; Isaac Colby, Co. <, 5.h Ohio
Cavalry.
TO CELEBRATE.
A call is Issued for meeting of North
western men, now in New York, to be held
in Union Square tomorrow night, for the
purpose of celebrating our victories.
SUPPLIES WANTED FOR THE CHRISTIAN
COMMISSION.
The Christian Commission has tele
grsphed for money and supplies. One
telegram says: Our need at tha front il
Unexpectedly large, and over 100 delegates
with our wagons are around Petersburg
Minute men are going forward. Tit
woudded are multiplying at City Point anC
along the lines. They must have immedi
ate relief.
The HeraLes Washington special say
considerable amusement was caused b!
the statement of facts in regard to tn
reported fight in front of Petersburg OF
Wednesday night. It seems that botl
Lides imagined they had inflicted great in
jury on each other
DETAILS OF FRIDAYS AND sATURDAY'sBAT
TIES.
The HeraEGs special, at headquarters, O
the 31st, says; The close of operations las
night left our forces in possession of th
Boydtown plank road, the right and par
of the I'd corps resting on Quaker road.
very strong line of breastwOrks was throw
up during thenight covering the: .:BoydtOw1
road and running parallel with the enc
my's entrenchments, few hundred yard
in advance beyond deep ravine,- with
stream intervening. Fighting commence
at an early hour this morning and conti1
ued with but little intermission durin
the day. Our forces were pushed scroi
the rayine and drove the enemy nearly
mile, when he massed his forces sgaini
the right wing of the 5th corps, and for
time succeeded in forcing it back in SON
confusion, when the lst division of the 2
corps wen thrown forward and he in tur
drove the enemy with heavy loss. II
fighting here was very severe and the lOss'
on both sides were heavy. At dsr
our troops were still advancing and had q
rived in the vicinity Of the heavy worl
of tha enemy, where Gen. Hancock hi
his fight in the fall.
. The HeraLGS 2d corps specisl Of The 81