Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-06-08

tas Aaps q being aba ts wrils Jon q
heitsE one this week. fear that my
hopes will renain unraalissd.
Laat weak, sonosime. nm order was 10
sasd 10 discharge al mea ID the Cavalry
Arm Of shs ssrsios whoss term 81 service
viii expire pxias 10 The Grss day Of 0eso.
hsr nsxi. nasA Joy vas fsll By she nen
whn ealisssa IL s6a fer thres years, and
tho men Who bad enlisted for one year
prick = the 1t or oasobsr lssa. They
expected 10 be At hosas aeon In the full
snjoymeal 81 bard earned psaos snd
happiness. Isus. alas for human hopes.
the cup, era ii reached the lips Of those
hons thirsty men, was dashed 10 earth by
IN order anspendiag the mas1sssag out Of
troops. They win aow. In all probabIli.
~ serve the remainder OF shaar terms,
Disaharging from shs Hospitals goes
ON slowly, bat "a certainly sursly. do
not know how many msn have been dis-
charged from The Hospitals in shis city,
nor have any insans Oh asesrtalning. /
Some 90 the men who came from Ooun.
ell Blalfs and It's vieiaisy With nae win be
discharged in few days. Among those
are the Rev. James Lials, drafted man,
Of knox Township, Psslawassarnis Coun-
BY, John Lapray, from Gresssus Town
ship, who cams ~ subssisasuss for Vim.
Orr, of Harrison County, and John Ran
dali, a substitute for oar fellow towns
man, Finley Gessaman. Thess are sevs-
raj others In this Battery who will be dis
charged ct the same time. Some people
think thai those men who received large
bounties and come as Substitutes are
making q big thing out of 1t. They
may be, bat can't see IL ia shas light
They have been sick almost ever since
they have been here, and the sums they
have receiEed "a boanties, | consider
very poor recompense for The healthy con-
situations they brought here with them.
Ii is rumorcd here that Kirby Smith
has Surrendered his entire command,
Nothing Official has been received as yet.
The report was brought in by men who
came Into our lines few DAYS siace.-
The most reliable authority, ! believe, 10
she members OF Vests rebel Battery who
arrived In this city On ths gath. The
Battery vas stasioned below this place,
between Camden and Shreveport The
men say thai orders we're given them on
the 10th to march to the nearest Federal
post ana report, BECAUSE as they say, that
all toe Confederate army has bean suT-
rendered. a great many of these men
were residents OF this city before the
war commenced and, II 10 said, they are
much reloiced In consequence Of the re-
turn, once more, Of peace, so that they
can resarn to their homes. 1t il reported
that large party Of rebel officers and
men came into this post yesterday eve
niag' a large Number OF rebel soldiers
are said TO De coming into cur lines eve
~ day have no doabt but such y the
case. have seen great many who have
sons into this place.
Ii ia said that Pagan and Makruder
have expressed determination never to
surrender, bat they propose TO 90 10 Mex.
leo. hare heard il said that Aiaerudsr
made speeeh TO bis men declaring that
BIO would ssneYer Surrender, bat intended
to 60 Mexico or soma other place-per.
haps to Il II, and that as many Of .hem
az felt TO disposed could follow him %
| suppose that volunteers for the latter
place were scarce Just then, the men pre.
ferring to 20 to Little R>ck.
II the reported surrender Of "Kirby, !"
proves TO be correct, there Will be. no
doubt, large number of men diacharg.
ed from this. Army during the ensuing
month.
News from this adarter il very dull
Il seems iuss now everything is at a
stand still. The army Is waiting to see
If Kirby will not come to 1t, bat there il
one thing certain, il Kirby don't come to
the Federal Army soon, the Federal Ar
my will 60 to Kirby. Ths choice Is left
to him, il be chooses to come In and act
like a reasonable man all will be WE'LL
II be prefers to wait until forced to sur
render, it viii De terrible blow TO the
State OF Texas. Thus Tar that has been,
comparatively, free from an Invading
force u Kirby continues In bis mad re-
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