, 1865-05-01
POSTSCRIPT.
O'CLOCK 4, II
The Assassination" Two Hundred
Persons Under Arrest,
DESTRUCTION OF FIVE VESSELS
Ar MOBILE DY TORPEDOEs,
IMPORTANT DETAILS OF JOHN
sTON's SURRENDER.
P1ct Discovered to Euru
Philadelphia.


Philadelphia.
Especial Dispatch to The Western Associate Press.
GHs~-: New Yonk, April 80.
lr1f. Davis orders.
The Iin1fs publishes several orders Of Jeff Da-
ris 10 the rebel Secretary OF the Treasury, to
place large Sums or money to the credit OF. the
rebel Secretary Of State on foreign countries.
Thcec orders we're found in Richmond, after Its
capture.
Cortinas' Operations.
The Ntro!d7s New Orlears special SAYS: Cort1-
rss has captured Baeaad. Mexico. The garrison
Of Basdad WIS very small.
The Assassination.
The Tines Waehfngton special SAYS: "Thc au-
thortues are engaged In most thorough i1resti-
cation Of the assassination plot, sending out In
all directions In this vicinity competent ocers to
take.testimony, SO that We shall have full and
complete history OF all that has tzanspired since
ycetigattons progress additional arrests are made
the whole number Of those now reaching nearly
two hundred, principally taken from adjacent
Gnod News Tor Sherman's Army.
The Tmes soys that all the funds reg aired. to
pay Gen: Sheruan's army in full will BE- ready BY
The MIDDLE Of next week. 1t will require eleven
The Ntrakd's Newhern Correspondent says: at
l. not generally believed that Johnston VI any
other Of the leading rebels expected the Fedess!
government TO acceCe to their proposition uQ1ess
greatly mo1,Hed. Ills ID evidence that proml-
nent clyilians who accompanied the army or were
m It's Immediate Vicinity at the first conference.
suddenly disappeared sooa after. Another report
IS that On learning our government Ana refused
to eutertatn snch overtures. Johnston needed no
further timGssr reflection or conference with the
At & O'Clock May 24th Gen. shcrm4anot,ticd
Johnston That hlt terms were not accepted, ind
that the truce wonId eud II forty-e1eht hours.
Later In the DAT he sent another dem4ndiny the
*nsrcntcr Of hls army on the same teri accold-
ed to Lee. Johnston replied On the 18th, askin:
5 p5S9nS 5 hs
II. F'1 u TIC old e1t a nasd 1s .t@e @
and plase where be w9aad meet him: Jonnslon
Station, ahoat twenty seven mlIea from flalegh,
on 1hc sath. Sherman sr,iyed in time, buf Owing
an accident e The t5a BY Wh1en Johnston
inycd. He dpally made his appearance looking
| The Worse for tie past two weeks anxiety aIt
trouble, hut va. .opt.poksn and irank in ar1ang-
! minutes conversation settled pfeiimtnaEtes, an.
tctna. Those were soon reduced 70 writing ana
signed, and are the same as those extended t.
| II Thy same 1anEuage. Negotiations we're COL
! dnttea in Gen. saernan's Nau.e, and Johu41ot
had no IN tmation Of the Lientenant Generals
ef cap,tulaiion weFs Signed. when I,eaf
sI On the sasf @ Of ten. pu9fi1e he n:e-s!sy j..
ter uniformly declared that the war was over. To
continue It a moment longer would not only be
| wrong, hut CRIMINAL. and when the Southern peo-
rendered, there would Be- none to counaci longer
continuance OF The contest. He etated opeIly
tha. BIZ troop, should tight no LONGER. Il be
could not Obtain reasonable and satisfactory terms,
lie would dieband md seud them home. The
armies were neas1y sixty miles apart at the tune
the capitulaticns were, signed. General
ss I'D R ssd bRPs TT be 2aco st 1t
memorsn5s. Thts was dssWn sack to I he e'S iastes
6pa,ekhs Sa1ta wbleh PiSketsd
| yond Raleigh, Johnston'e troops were well back
The Greelsboro Ra,l1oad between the armies
was in running order AL the ttme,, aud the op.
nearly e9ut-dlstant where their interviews wera
he'd. The telegraph EaB- also. IN working
orass tbsSush Johnston,ss ar%y a,pyy, te ss!ma,
citlea. shermsn'a arst news Of Wilson'S sucees-
.scs st these pl1ces was received over the wires
running through the heart Of the rebel arn1S.
Transmission Of newa to and from Gcu. Wilson,
] and begged Sherman to put an Immediate stop II
biz further devastation OF the Southern country,
reported: have bad the approval Ct bis army
! commanders and many able and influential OF
! Gers. Generals HaIr and Logan were among the
nun,ser who .des*entea, and are reported
| consideration OF these pronpsats. At the tms
| lie asmlf uce WIS agreed to Sherman had just re
cetyed Information OF the general sahsfactlu1
which ths terms Of Lees surrender afforded tb*
North. uc believed a greater spirit OF m-snan
t unity prevailed than at any former period. Iii
Si as q %es ass
| 7ehel Lgis nture oeVirginla. Everything con
| epired 10 make him extremely lenfent
<,,,, ,nspaEtmfppt r. ofse9. sss9 ,.suea hv H..
hTcuTiEE CHAMBER, WAsa1nsToS. April %.
Rein. desi1ous to relieve all loyal cltizens ant
tionary s,stas f goniunneeessafy co@mefcal fe
peaceful pursuits It Is hersby Gr9ered. First
srd i' ~ eoastwits Commercial intercourse
be discon,inued in auch parts 0
States Of Tennessee, Virginia. North Caro,in
! South Carolina, Geofgta, flot33a, Alabama, Mls
s.efippi AND fo. much Of Louisiana as lies east 9
the Mississippi r17er, as shall be embraced wtthfi
the lines of nationetm'lttssy occupation. except
Ing only such restrictions as n1e Imposed b aci
prescribed Sy the Secretary q tha Treasury sat
J approved hy the President; and excepting. also
from the effect Of the order the following attlcles
| coutraban1 Of War, to wlt: aKus, ammunition
and iii Articles froin which Ammunition Is maui
! 5artuYa6, gIey uniforms aud cloth, locomotives
care, railroad Iron, and machinery for operatin'
| railroads. Telegraph wire, Infnlators allu tnsuu
ments for ops rating telegraph wires.
"a. All existing military and naval orders I
any manner restricting 1nternsl, domestic an
coastwtse commercial Intercourse and trade wit
OF IN the localities above named hs and the sam
arg hereby revoked, and + ihat 70 military o. naxs
officers In sny manner will interrupt O. tntctfet
n1ih the same, OF with any boats or othes vessel
engaged Therein under proper authority.
| ANDREW JoHHsoN.
Plot to Burn 3at,ndrinh!a
PHuApE1PHrA, april 3u-Some excttemen va
caused here to-day ey the discovery Of plot t
burn the CITY. az VI. attempted in New York tas
| rear Gen. Cadwalader made proper dlstrlbc
lion OF the troops. md il Is believed now no To-
ther attempt will be made. No particulars of h
plot can be Obtained.
J. - Ncbe1 Desperation.
The Ttlbuut's Richmond letter OF the a6tb ca!
tafns documents showing that the p1ot to destro
steamboats, 10 Western rivers was approved !
the rebel authorities. They odFfed to pay ten
twenty-five per cent on the value Of property d.