Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-27
BY TElEGRAPA
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
Especial to the Evansville Journal
miscellaneous News Items.


h NEW YoRK, April 25.-Gold 1919 %
The Times Washington special CORES
pondent says that he is authorized tC
/ say that the President will hot in any
event dispense with the services OF Sec
retary Seward, as Secretary of State.
He sntertains for him the deepest sym.
pathy in bis sufferings, and regards the
preservation Of bis life as second to no
man in the nation, and impatiently
awaits the time when he will have the
benefit Of Mr.. Stewards s counsel e.
Reports that the President was about
TO re-arrange his Ca6iuet, are without
foundation. l9E asass" 4" ~ .esH eel
The TribaEes Raleigh correspondent
of the 18th says: yhgal g.siai $50 u DO
The conference between Gems. Sher.
man and Johnston, was sought for by the
latter the day following the occupation
Of Raleigh by the Union army, q dag
Of truce being sent IN. for an armistice,
and q statement of the best terms on
which Gen Johnston would be permit
ted to surrender the army under his
command. After two dayh a personal
interview took place between the two
chiefs of the armies, and the conference
was strictly private only Wade Hamp-
ton being present with Johnston and
John G. Breckinridge, on the secord.
The Generals were treated with as
simply commanders of siusurgent army
forces. The Confederacy was not re-
cognized, although JEFF Davis was un-
derstood to be partly consenting to the
surrender. ..r.f ..-.-
Wade Hampton is understood TO have
withdrawn from the conference and sig
nified his willingness TO cOntinue in the
6ght on his own hook. b5oe a.auf
Johnston's force is supposed 10 be
25, 900 infantry and 10000 cavalry.
1t is now settled that as soon as the
ratification of the terms of surrender 10
made known from Washington, Gen.
Sherman will march his army northwsrd
te Harrisburg, Pa, where il viii be mus
tered out of the service. $1,000
WAsHNGrox, April 25.--By direction
of the War Department, all drafted men
in barracks and not actually in the field
are released. "H la4 ,oi.l a3e43
All paroled officers of the rebel army
nU@ la RchnSi.d, aisa who wish to get
20 Europe, will be furnished with pass
Ports on application to the. Provost Mar.
shal General of Virginia. t.. ILL.,.
Gen. Ord published card in the
Richmond Whtg of the 9th, stating
that if any rebel officers or mechanics
desired to move North with their fami-
lies for the purpose Of obtaining work,
they would, upon taking the oath of al
legianoe, be transported to Philadelphia,
New York, or Boston. t'31' ''F E. ~
a su Inscription of $1,000 has been
made By the family of John c. Rives,
for the family of ths late President.
The deposit has beea made with J.
Cooke q Co. = ''4 ''+ "a - ~
It has been suggested that j. Cooke 3
Co. receive all the subscriptions for the
contemplated public testim onials.
The Herald $ Washington special says
it is authoritively known that General
Sherman knew before the terms were
signed by him Of the assassination of the
President, which renders his course
more and more extraordinary in the
opinion of the Administration. Tbs.
opinion is publicly expressed that il must
have been done under a temporary abb
sence of mind.
A Washington special says, it it ex-
pected tk4t within few days that sever
al Generals, not now in active service,
will send in their designations.
II Gems Burnside, Rosecrans, and But
ler, are most prominently mentioned in
this connection.
It is understood that Gen. Sherman
will be relieved by Ge4 Grant, and will
be required to answer for his assumed
offence before Military Court.