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

ant Washburne very courteously and told
him wherc,the documents were, secreted in Q
cellar He had already turned them over tc
1.-THE Union commandment the post, as he. had
| no troops to put over them as guard. iThej
lwere fonndin eighty three boxes Of all size.
and descriptions. AL large number Of cap
lthred Union flags, duly labelled were found
N Governor Vance claims that though arrest
led, he wasinot arrested as fugitive, for ht
had previously offered to surrender himself tc
tGen. Schofield, but was refused, and allowed
to return to his family.
| The Heralds Fifth Corps correspondent
says, the work Of mastering out, under the
late order, regiments whose terms of service
expires prior to October l, has been entered
upon in earnest. Muster-out rolls are being
put in readiness as rapidly as possible 1t il
supposed that within ten days the whole work
will be accomplished.
The Sixth Corps, which has been at Man
chester, on theh James has started for Wash
ington to be mustered out Of service.
The Herald's Mobile correspondent Of the
10th, says the city is filling up by the arrva
of paroled soldiers from Dick Taylor army
They meet our officers and men in the streets
and hotels with the utmost good feeling, and
quiet and order prevails rsG / asatii4ik
! Trade is improvingl goods arriving in!large
quantities from New Orleans by every steam
Ter. Both Gen. Steele and Dick Taylor are il
/ the city. .aor .f. II 5-s.,;,,,,,, u ts,fp
/ A Washington special to the Tribune, o
May 26, says :,ssAgold medal, commemora
tive of the Inauguration Of the. South Amer
lean International Copgress, has been SEN
TO the President by the President,of Peru
\ Specie is the oisly currency used lin South
western Virgmiaia IThe1eorh iand'wheat crops
there are abundant and wellup.s9 be : IqA
! Union men returning from the North are
Fstill exposed to social persecution. A black
girl was inhumanly whipped and lacerated
by her late master, for refusing to work
without pay. An order for his arrest, Was
issued but he had He'd. ,I 3n's I'e@ @-g' , %ss ,
THE rrcHFs IL tx TEXAS ~ t, .ss e. .r
| Cairo, May 26.---The alvices7 from sBrazos
Texas, state that a small engagement tool
Iplace about the 18th Of this month at the
lplace at which General Taylor fought the bat
tie of Pala Alto, betweenia portions of Kirby
Smiths command and detachment of about
800 United States troops tfhder UoEstJ H
Barrett. Our Side was ,yictofiohs, although
1.-THE enemy strength was much superior. The
enemy used artillery d8sqd' 1aAa11p,H llaF
! The steamer from Bagdad to Matanoras ar
rived just as the artillery commenced. The
boat stopped and. hoisted the French flag
which might not have been observed by the
rebels, for they fired shell and round shot, on
her, passing throughher cabin. The last Sc IN
of the boat she was floating down the stream
Our troopsgwere fredSupon. on their retreat
by some parties across the Rios Grande, and
some skirmisherssc scrept up the river bank and
shot two of them dead: sFgid9 u aia'S raF
! Three Swiss soldiers Of Maximilian' army
crossed the river on their way to Brazos, be-
ing deserters.
Baton Rouge, May 2$,yvia Cairo, Mayer
Brigadier General Brent, Colones, De. Blanc
Burke and Seip'arriyed here to-day as Com
missiouersfrom Kirby Smith. a,gFFt 1pga1
/ General Heron and Lieutenant Command
er Foster Gainc down from Red River Will
them. General Heron has telegraphc Gen
Ieral Candy 1t is believed here terms have
been arranged for the surrender of Kirby
Smith and his whole army. 'sa' d at 7.i