Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-10
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From New York.


NEw YoRK, May 9.-The Times Washing
ton special OF the sth, says:
Information WAS received at headquarters to
day of the final surrender OF Dick TaylOrs com
mand in Alabama and Mississippi, to General
Candy.
It is a remarkable fact that this news aud
other dispatches were received over rebel tele-
graph lines, direct from Macon Georgia, to
Washington.
Gen Wilson is still in Macon
The escape of Jen Davis is next to impossi-
BILE
Ii Is said that Davis, after leaving Yorkyille,
S c. reached Washington, Ca. on the 4th inst.
From here he was driven by the approach OF
Sherman
The direction taken 10y jeff Davis indicates an
attempt To cross the Mississippi river, but he will
fnd Wilson in his path.
The advance OF Howard's corps reached Black
and White Station, on the South Side r abroad,
on Saturday, having marched $50 miles in five
and a half days.
President Juarez of the Mexican Republic,
has issued letters OF marque and reprlsal against
the French commerce.
special TO the Herald says the large receipts
from the sale of 5 pos enables the secretary to
pay off the acquisitions of long standing.
The financial affairs of the government are now
working more easily than Tor many months
sums will be obtained to pay off our discharged
soldiers.
Ina few weeks it is expected every dollar OF
our public indebtness will be discharged.
w. r. Donnelson circus clown has been
rrested ass party in the Philadelphia arson
plot.
Notwithstanding there is effort to cast
sencure on Sergt. Corbett for shooting Booth,
the act was approved OF at the time by all those
nd n u oh of hv
or officers.
Corbett did not fire until he saw Booth tax
ing aim at one of the officers, and then he only
intended to wound him. COrbett had previously
ask to be permitted TO enter the barn but il Vas
denied him. The failure OF Governor Fenton to
promote him is cause OF regret
The Herald says: The excitement in regard
TO the Mexican emigration movement is extend
ing in the city and ughout the country. The
office for persons desrous OF joining the expedition
aud registering their names, was open in this
city Yesterday, aud was crowded all day
Most of the volunteers in the movement
veteran soldiers, who have served in the union
armies during the past three years. Common
emigrants, it is understood. are guaranteed 500
and 900 acres of land. The bountes to those
receiving commissions as officers will of course
be much larger.
Ii is reported that the Mexican republican.
Gen. Ortega, is at the head of the enterprise and
that all emigrants will 60 fully supplied with
weapons, but such arrangements have been made
as to the allowance of this without breach of
International neutrality.
The Heiads special says the evidence in pos
session of the government of the completely of
jeff. Davis and his prescribed associates is such
that no foreign government will hesitate mo
ment IN giving him up.
President Johnson's proclamation for their ar
rest has been sent throughout the south over the
rebel telegraph lines.
There another long cabinet session to-day
Oh the subject OF throwing open to the south un
restricted trade.
| The Heralds correspondent says when nego-
tiations for JohnstOn's surrender commenced he
had about 0.UOO troops, but of these not more
than 80 900 asked 10 be paroled So anxious
were they to get out OF the army and return home
that they stole all the horses they could from
their officers and struck of across the country,
engaging indscriminate plunderng. General
Johnston admitted he had no control over them
lie spoke very bitterly against attributing all the
rebel failures TO his administrative bungiing. He
concedes South Carolina the worst whipped state
/ iu the union.