The New York herald., 1865-05-17
THE SITUATION.

Sytng tne asaesnAtlon consp visited the theat
In which President Lincoln was shot and viewed th
scene Of The tragedy. number Of addisonalw
were examined yesterday. Ths evidence 20 fsr pre-
duoed u The most important character showing th
existsacs Of astounding conspiracy, the completely Il
which Of high rebel ofcials clearly established Wit
nsasss testify TO the intimacy Of George N Sander
with Booth OF hem asserting the complete falstl
OF the formers statement that he did not knew II,
assassin We publish this morning tho portion Of las
Friday proceedings which at the time suppressed
and also the conclusion Of the testimony adduced o
Monday. That taken yesterday relates in a considerably
degree 70 the note for Mr. johnson LEFT at his hotel b.
Booth the night OF the assassination the intrusion
OLaughln in the house Of the Secretary Of War th
previous night for the purpose Of finding General Grant
the in the theatre the night OF the murder
the flight pursuit and capture of Booth and bis
pces and other matters having important bearing
on the case.
One Of our correspondents sends US from Chester,
c., important particulars regarding the closing
up work Of the rebellion in North Carolina and South
Carolina Vance, the rebel Governor Of the former State
was arrested in Buncoinbe county last Friday by q
detachment Of Kiipatrick's cavalry by orders from
Washington WHITTIER it Is sad he will be sent to stand
his trial for treason twas reported that another de-
tachmen Of cavalry pursuit Of Governor Magath
OF South Carolina The rebel General Joe Johnston Is
st Charlotte c. said that be applied for permis-
sion to be allowed to 60 to Canada but refused.
ur1n. l.
endeavorns to reach the and make bis escape
Of the country by see.
Considerable CONSERVATION was caused among the
planters Of North Carolina by the publication Of the
der Of Gsssnl schoneld, commanding the national
troops in that State announcing the freedom Of a the
ooored people, tn accordance with President Lncoln's
emancipation proclamation The people feared that the
sbe bodied cslored males would Immediately desert the
plantations putting stop agricultural operations and
leaving the female and decrep negroes dependent on
their lsse masters who would thus be rendered COM
petsly unable to provide for their support These ap
prehsnsions at FIRST 70 some extent realized
but on The arrival Of General Co.. with the Twenty
third army corps Greensboro, he put stop Ia
the social disosyanzson In the surrounding country,
compelling the negroes their labor and pro-
missing the people protection. II 10 stated that Hon.
John A. Glmsr has divided up his lands among bis for
msr slaves and furnished them facilities for wsskIns
them and thss nr Gilmsrs example will b. followed By
numerous other North Carolina planters
An advertisement appears in the Raleigh IN. C) Ne~
dard, signed BY General Hsllssk commanding % Rich
mond oasrus By order Of the Secretary Of wsE, . re-
ward Of twenty i've thousand dollars for the arrest and
delivery for TRIAL Of William Smith, late rebel Governor
OF Virginia
Governor r. T. Perpont, Of Virginia, has issued Al ID
dress the vo<e OF the First Second and Seventh Con-
rssslooa districts Of thss State the subject Of ssc
saooa The fourth Thursday May tho regular elee-
tioa day; but, - the districts above named not
20 thoroughly organised, elections can be held.
By the laws Of Virginia the Executive 10 empowered
10 cali special elections 10 all vaeancies Gov
srnor Psspont therefor advises polls 70 b opened
for members Of Congress, either in the
counties already organized In those unorsanzed A.
sung the people that the county ofcsrs in
the unorsanissd portions are elected he will order .
speolai slsosioa for the above named dstrics whom
thsss with b. fs,r opportunity 70 chooss represents
tivss
The news Of the capture OF Js6 Davis received In
RichmooA By the old residents and the rebellion mps-
thiss with the greatest asonshment and the deepest
seoss Of the humiliation Of their traitOrous cause.
Further interesting accounts Of the Silly excite
mont and sasoouade being INDUCED In by the rebels
wes Of ths Mississippi, In Kirby Smiths department,
were brought 70 us by the steamship Creole, which
arrived here yesterday, from Havana the 10th inst
The rebel blockade running pirate. steamship Owl
Captain Mat arrived q Havana from Galveston on the
9th instant and the steamship ImogeDe, from the same
place, with ono thousand bales Of cotton, had
western Louisiana were STILL at the date Of the lstes
accounts procaimns BY public meetings and addressed
their determination continue the war; notwithstanding
the failure Of their cause east Of the Mississippi General
Magrudsr made speech on the oath ult, In which hs
announced that be could nothing discousagng for the
rsees n che military situation, and mysserousiy hntet
that they had 20 neighbor near ~ hand" regarding
whom hsdid mot feel at liberty 70 say anything fur
thor 81 that time Old Sterling Price, Of Missouri an'
General Hndman, Of Arkansas arc both said to be still
alive and In Texas
report from New Orleans states that grand naions
srpsdssosssy force Is being organized for operation
against ths rebels In Texas
From Louisville, KY, We learn that Major Gener'
oeorre Thomas reached that city last night ~ yos
"a The East Ths arrested rebel Governor Brown, Q
acorra arrived there yesterday morning, under guard
ON bis way 70 Washington II is said that the reb'
General Forrest was recently killed BY rebel csptsi
Walker
The steamship Cubs, from oussnstown on the ~
inst with shpce days later intelligence. arrived mere a
evening
oussu vc.ods's response 70 the resolutions Of Pari'
mont regarding President Lnoons assassination We pr
sensed In both houses on the lh inst She states II
aha bas directed her Minister a Washington 70 omcta