The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-20
From the North.
From the New York He'aH, of May

from Houston and Galveston to the 25th'
nit. A grand meeting was held at
Houston on the 22d, and another at
Springfield and with considerable en-.
thusiasm it was decided to continue the
rebellion, although they had the news of
the fall Of Richmond and the capitula.
ton Of Lee. They declared the Trans
Mississippi Department to be sufficiently
vast and full of resources to repel the
invasion, and insure its independence,
and to sustain jeff. Davis. There were
some who thought otherwise, and Brig
adler General Hawes, who commanded
Galveston, sent in his resignation, and
was replaced by Colonel Ashbel Smith.
General Magruder was at Galveston,
where he reviewed the troops.
/ A Federal attack on the coast Of
Texas was momentarly expected.
The news from San Antonio announce
that a telegraph was about to be open.
cd between that city and Matamoras,
and finally continued to Austin.
The schooner Velocity, with cotton,
was captured on the night of the 2lst
ult., just as she was going out ...
We are told that "deserters and rob.
bers abound in the State, and are COM
hitting the most fragrant robbcries and
assassinations. Not even poor old wo-
men are free from their cruelties. 1t is
to be hoped they Will be punished"
We had the. pleasure Yesterday (24th)
of seeing Captains Maflit aud Davidson,
OF the Confederate Navy.
This morning i2ith), ut nine A. NJ,
a gunboat arrived from the East, and
Immediately afterwards the blockadmg
squadron placed their flags at halfmast.
This steamer doubtless brought the
news of the death of Lincoln.
New ORLEANS, May 8, 1865.
General Candy met Dick Taylor 6f.
teen miles from Mobile, and opened ne.
gotiations for surrender Of the rebel
forces. Nothing decisive was deter.
mined upon, but Taylor was allowed
several days to consider The PROPOSE.
tions. It is believed that he has accc
dod to the terms before this. He must
have been influenced to that end by the
StiicIlucI vi OOnuStOn. .,,... ..
General A. j. Smith, with the com.
mand, occupied Montgomery, Ala, on
the 25th ult., and General Steele Selma
on the 9th.
An extensive land slide OF the river
bank at Algiers occurred last night,
heavily damaging the shipyard of Vail
Conner, also that belonging to the
Government.
Low middling cotton, 36c. strictly
middiing cotton held at 4Oc., closing
buoyant, with reported advance.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May 9.
A despatch from Memphis confirms
the report of the surrender of Dick
Taylor to General Candy. Unrestrict.
ed trade has been resumed in West
Tennessee, except in articles contraband
of war.
WASHINGTON, May 0.
The court for the trial of the conspi
rators concerned in the assassination of
President Lincoln, and the attempted
assassination of Secretary Seward, con.
vened to-day, pro torha, to arrange the
iuleS anu houe Oh proceedings IN said
court. 1t is not yet determined whether
the proceedings shall be made public as
the tnal progresses.
The prisoners-David +. Harold, G.
u. Azerot, Lewis Payne, s. B. Arnold,
Michael Mclaughlin, Samuel Mudd and
Nj. b, Surratt-on being brought be.
fore the Military Commission to day,
were asked whom they desired to select
as counsel, when they named the parties
selected. &e P
ST. LOUIS, May 8.
Major Cooper's rebel battalion, one
hundred and fifty strong surrendered to
General Sandborn, at Springfield, Mo,
on Saturday. They took the oath of
allegiance. N t&.I
Thirty OF Prices men took the oath
at Crossville day before yesterday
considerable numbers are ARRIVING from
other points. -
BALrIMoRE, May 8.
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