Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

and two Of the men, and captured three Of
them. The men captured were turned over
on Sunday to the. guard on the steamer Re
becca; I'd. be brought to, Helana, at whicl,
point they were left on the Rcbecca's upward
trip. The balance Of the guerrillas escaped
to the Arkansas shore. The returned rebel
Soldiers said they had come home to have
peace, and they were going to have it if they
had to fight for it.
A letter from Fortress Monroe, in speak
ing of the Imprisonment of jeff. Davis says
the furniture of his cell is plain and scant,
consisting of a cot-bed and three chairs. Nei,
ther knife nor fork are. permitted the prison;
er, for manifest prudential reasons, and he is
forced to eat in the most primitive. manner,
One officer and two soldiers remain contnu-
ally in the cell with him d Ip fact, they are
locked in with him. In another part Of the
casemate, forming, aslt'wefe, an ante-room to
the cell Of Davis, there are continually in
waiting four private soldiers and commits
stoned officer,3 Theseh are locked into the
vestbule from the outside by the officer Of
the day, who retains all the keys Thus the
guards on duty within the casemate are i'm
iprisoned with their important charge.
1T appears to'be understood that Davis will
be brought to trial on the Indictment found
against him BY the grand jury of, the District
of Columbia 1t is true that he has been
placed in irons The reason for this is said
to be an attempt at suicide, ~ ~ Fs| or@ lf
Colonel Pritehard, the captorof Davis says
that he4did not know of any reward at the
time of the capture of his'partya mTaa 12'H !.
The New Orleans, Times, Of the '20th,
says that hundredst Of lparoled rebel prisoners
are daily arriving in that city, and that the
Commanding General has permitted nun.
Der Of them to leave for Mexico One hun.
dred and fifty left in q body, and more were
preparing to 60. sJ6sa15lJ bH. ggra1 s'bhs
~. .grudJ!I y5 i,1sri.} 8 aAsl Ley sfyo
7T7. An expedition sent up the Roanoke riy-
ser has clearedgit Of alltobstructions, taken
possession of the rebel Notifications at Ieaih!
bow Bluff and destroyed them, and captured
the rebel fotilla, consisting of the / Cotton
Plant" "Fisher;'iand Dolly. oy Similar ex.
peditions are to be sent up the Neuse Cape
Fear, Tar and Chowan River, " .''' '''''s s.
--,0n Wednesday last, the 9th Corps pass.
ed through Richmond on its way from Dan
vile to Washington. The troops presented a
fine appearance, Their movement through
the city occupied about five. hours. 5.oa s,yl
The Prince Imperial is now allowed to
walk about, Paris with his tutor. Hcrreeently
astonished an interesting group gamias by
kissing one Of the dirtiest and smallest of
them 'J 70 = t'l f". '''' ''''1 sne 2
r - By order of the War Department. Ger
eral Sherman will retain the command Of tile
Military Division Of the Mississippi, compris-
ing Kentucky, Tenncssee, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, and Louisiana, with headquarters at
Cincinnati. u 1i8'. 1'''Hl 80 ~ "'0"EJN
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1t is reported that General George IL.
Thomas is ordered to Washington, to be placed
in command Of the Department 9of Virginia
General Steedman is ordered to remain al
Washington, until the arrival of General
Thomas. a.ly1g nF ia q g5s Hi be.
- The Army Of the Tennessee will be or
dered to Louisville and mustered out there. 81,
- General Logan has refused a Brigadier
ship in the regular army, and will retire tt
private life. !, d.. a,.rv. IN
Captain Ben. Bradford, nephew of JEFF
Davis, and a bdshwhacker, surrendered him
self at Bayou Sara on the 9th, but was put un
der arrest, to answer a charge of robbery ant
other outrages. i.' q ' srant'H 'f r''a
! - Dan Maginnis, a guerrilla who had beel
released on taking the oath, was found dead
in Ballard county, Kentucky, few days ago
his body pierced BY six balls. = ''.'@ ' ''n,,'t, p
/ 1.-The Herald's Washington dispatch say
General Sherman's report will be. publishe,
next week. .H-l'.5t w "A t'