, 1865-05-29
The Attempted Assassination
at Staunton,
EheridanB Expedition.

The Attempted AssnssAinAt1on nj stauuton.
The Htsaids special, mentontne the attempt 70
astaFs'catc General Lcv1I at Stnu1 ton, says lie
been 1ls,sirs. Tie door Into her bsek yard vas
OPP ned just As he was shaking band. with the lady.
the thot eu- ascd, md the bali passed betxeea
Such wse the feeling among. the soldt:sa: hat M II
the thot had taken e0ieet the town would nave
@en destroyed promo,,on..
1,en. sat: COL III HeeSe Cooper q osio. stsa ocer
to Brsse. nsy: Gen. AcPherron' ase o'srsted
grenade to Gen. Rawlius.
Msi: Gen. John l. Rawins, Gen. Grants chief
Of eiaE. Was hoIortd At BIZ residence in George
!ssn y II ss Il IT, III
The Tfibune's Washington epcc3at says Capt.
C. Code Odell Of Maj. Ger. Mowers staG, is
uadc Mstor and Aa.fstant At3ntant General.
Gen. Fitx Hugh Ice.
Gen, Fitz uaeh Lee returned 10 Alexandra
yesterday. He says he does not Intend to recoe.
MIG arg former friends who did MT take past
The Proclamation.
question IL understood to bare been up IN
the Cabinet mtet5ug to Day. The delfy In lssuliR
II IL consequent upon The executive desermina.
tlou to hare II as perfect n possible ID detail
European Opinions.
A Eurcpeop Mirieter. Eiuselfa veteran officer,
remarked yfetcrcay, that this Maa the greatest
display be had ev4r seen. Another high Euro
aczo:s the water, uniforms Of officers would have
her \ mneh nncr, but the men would have been
lar inferior.
The Timess special, aaya loyal refugees who
hsTe Eeturued t. 1oudcn and Fairfax counties,
Va state mat the Euetilias hare lair'y abandoned
inst section, md The inhabitants IRE 1eaumtng
their bueinets uuuolestso. Fstmers are pnttlug
in cIcpe. and q pumber OF Northern men haye
invcstt in lhnd, with view 10 l.e immediate oc-
frx nx1fk kr+un kkgA
curr d. tuf with that exception the country ia is
quiet a. btfose ~ar-
MAJ. 6Ex. SHERIDAN.
wAsu1x1Toz, May s7-MAj. I'm. Sheridan viii
establish his headquarters Al h4soa Rouge for 4
abort time during the Organization ot his army
for Texts, The matcEia1 1or the army aya!lable
IN that department. iDciudes The infantry cdrps ot
Gems. stc.le, Granger. and A. J. Smith md a
large force Of csv.lty al1 in the finest condition.
Ger. Ms1ntt Will touu.less be assigned u The
command Of = cavalry corps, with Gens- Cnstat
Lee, and Wilson a. olVis1oa commanders. Thtee
corps are alt urderftood To bo en- route to tha,
The armies Of Kirby Smith and Megruder ate
Eepozted 10 ss quito Formidable; p,olaely .:t so,@
tions anu munitions Of wat.
Gen. Jubu%ou.
The rebel Mtjo7 Cur. Edward johnson. Whe
vas esptu1 cd It Nsshrilc, tn D.cenhtt r. Last rs.
will srpear as witness In the defense before 'ht
| Commission uyinr the eontpirhtots. i is said
| seveE1l officers ol&h1s efS0 haFe oecn aleo enm
Moned.
Closing J.tqurr Saloons.
Thousands nf soldiers arc rambling in this city
1nd Lc1gh botbpod, IN y1cE Of the fact. taat Gcu
Aucnr Comnsnder of the department u Wash
| urIon. h,s issntd AZ orfet that aIl bar-roon!
apd places where Intoxicating liquors are sold b
| c'oEcd between the htrrs Of scyen P. m. Ant
cevrn a. N.
The payment Of .he troops Will probably b
The Conspiracy Trsnls-
WASHINGTON, May a7-The dei1rse called sev
| err Nltncs4ts " tmpexeh the vcsattty Of soo1-
| thtec who bar testified against DR.. Audd, and I.
establish the aci tnAt the doctor had given no st'
ano co1uIbrt 10 the rele!e. He had. lo~cver. pro
vded food and shelter for eome OF the citizens IL
1861, who had t.ken alarm lett thby should Be II
re:tfd at the time General S.cktes came into tn
| country.
| Order from the War Department..
| WAsHtSo1ox, May s7.-The following order hn
| Just bct n Issued from the War Department: TLs
in Ill cakef Of sent Ices By military 1f1bunrls
Imprisonment duT1ng the syar, the sentence be le
| xn,tud and The petron be discharged: The Adll
tant Gene raj will furnish immediately the neces
eoty INSTRUCTIONS to csrry thts order into effect.
/ By order of The President.
/ lSixntdl EpWES II. STANTON
/ Stc:et4ry ol Na1.