Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-06

NEW Yosx, Nay e,-The Hsr,ld's PA
mond dfspateAss show . terribla s1sAn :
impovsfishment in which IL peoule ~ w.
GINA are nov found, and to which thev h.v,
been reduced By the rule Of the rebcl mill
tary establishment IL their resource, Of q
kinds. Thousands Of the inhabitsnts :
Richmond, Ps>ezbusg, and the surround
ing country are preserved frou starvation
~ the supplies q food which the u. s
comm'ssaries furnish them. Strong desire
are expressed for the removal bv the nv
eminent Of oil restrictions on trade not con
traband Of war, 70 that facilities NAV be a
iorded for industry both in. the towns An,
rural districts. At present tho farmsr
generally are without the implements =
seeds necessary to do their planting. an,
unless these can be speedily procured Cher
wiIi b no crops forthcoming in the State i,
the summer.
1t 10 understood that the Armv Of IN
James, commanded by Gen. Ord. and con
slst'ng Of the Gath and 25th corps, viii re
man in Virginia for the present.
II il said that the 25th corps. consistin,
o. colored troops, will 60 into camp At Cit
A portion Of the Army Of the potoma
WAS expected to pass through Richmond O,
ington. ''
The principal citizens and local Official
OF Richmond are rapidly coming forward /,
the Provost Marshal's Office, and taking tn,
oath Of allegiance to the Government.
Among others who have subscribed to i
are Mayor Mays, Judges Lyons and Little
ton, and TazewelI, prosecuting attorney Il
one Of the courts.
The Herald's Charleston dispatches ar,
to the LIST inst.
Gen. Pottsr's force had returned from it.
expedition into the interior of South Caro-
lima, having destroyed an immense amount
o. rebel property.
The guerrillas have again becsme trouble
some in the southern part of the State. Or
the eth ult party Of them made theil
appearance within six miles of Charleston
and tore up some railroad tack.
Another strong force of national troops il
soon to be sent out through the State.
The rebel ram Columbia, sunk in Mag
nola Greek, has been raised, and is found to
be not greatly injured. She will be brought
TO the North.
The secessionists Of Charleston were wild
with JOY on learning Of the assassination of
President Lincoln. 1t is said the women
were actually SO profane as to fall on their
knees aud express their thanks to God for
this enormous crime, but the sudden arrest
OF cx-Gov. Aiken appeared to bring them to
their senses, and they Immediately became
more discreet in their conduct.
Mr.. Aiken's arrest and the expulsion Of
the contumacious Episcopal clergyman, Mr..
Marshall, who refused to substitute the
prayer for the President Of the United
States for that which he had been Offering
for Jeif. Davis, had caused much excitement
among the Charlestonians. They insist
that Gov. Aiken has never been ANYTHING
but Union man.
The Tribune's Washington special has
the following:
The President has been strongly urged
by prominent gentlemen here to subject to
arrest and trial such men as Brick Potnc-
roy. of the LaCgosse (Wis.) Democrat, and
the editor ofthe Chicago Times, who during
the past year has publicly advised and incl
ted the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln. The
subject is receiving serious consideration.
The Times Richmond correspondent
says
The notorious chief of the rebel detective
squad. Sam McCubbin, has surrendered
himself He left Richmond on Sunday,
April I'd, in charge Of the treasure, which
the rebel Secretary, Trenholm, had reserved
Tor any emergency that might arise.
He left JEFF Davis, Benjamin, extra Billy
smith, and host Of other leading Confcd-
crates at Greensboro. They staid three
days, and during time they all cat. slept and
drank in the cars, as the inhabitants refns-
ed to allow them to enter their dwellings,
fearing that they might be held responsible
Tor harboring rebels
Mr.. Trenholm was taken very sick at
Greensboro, and visited one Of the leading
men there, who asked him to exchange gold
for Confederate script. The Secretary re.
fused on the plea that North Carolina had
not furnished any of it, that it belonged to
the Estate Of Virginia Before they lief. for
the South, they distributed considerable
quantity of gold among the party, as a pre-
measure in the event of their
being hard pressed
.