, 1865-04-30
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AoI surreDcef on The eanle conditions that
Lee surrendered t" Grant. So, the decided
cnittorsune with which We we're threatened
ny sherman's unexplained and unexampled
conduct, has Eor,unatc1y been averted. There
is no~ no rebel fnrce In existence, east Of the
Mississippi river, and all United states terri
Tory "skt Of that river will undoubtedly soon
be placed In the kanl: desirable situation.
Our dispatches from Vichsburg announce
the alarming intelligence that the rebel ram
Webb, which is regarded as d Formidable
fnfnsfer, came out Of the Red river into the
Nlitsissppi, went by cur feet stationed
There ike shot. and pursued her course wit1
great speed towards New Orleans, with the
prospect OF reaching there In a few hours,
and playing her p-anks ad li6lam, ut that
city, IN the gull, or any point to which she
may cbo ose to turn her formidable nose. The
1nprtssiun Of the correspondent OF the
Nickhhnrg Herd1d Is that JET. Dayie with his
coo to $40. .0o0, 100 OF gold Ii abnard the
webb, and intcrds to proceed to Havana
9he officers Of one place the speed Of the
N.bb at -twenty-flsr miles an h>ur, which
eScccos any STEAMERS speed on record. VIZ
rather th'Ek they have got it too high. We
eanrot escape the oplnion that our fleet, sta
toned at the mouth OF the Red RIVER to
watch this rebel monster, have failed in thcr
strict attention tt duty. It looks very
much like surprise Of that kind
which many time and oft
We have heen Obliged tn record. Let us
hope that the Webb may touch bottom beforr
she can touch New Orleans or tie Gulf.
2. S.-A later dispatch reports the Webb
only fifty miles above New Orleans. gaiu.,
along without offering to d,moge vessels or
anything else. She doubtless hopes to ge,
into the Gulf, where she Will commence play
ing her prarks.
Mcssrs. Cushman, Hardin s Bros, bankers,
OF this city, received telegram an Saturday
morning stating that Seth ". Hardin, tr., Of
that finn, with his wife, was on boa.d tue ILL.,
1ptcd steamer sultana when shs blox up,
M1. Hasd din vas savtd, hut tiis Wife was lost.
The numbers lost ny the blowing up Of
The ssea mer Sutaua seem to magnify rather
thnn diminish. Sven hundred aud eighty
six have already been recovered, while It lis
Thought the entire hummer will reach 1,50o.
It is without dnubt the most frishtf1l steam
boat disaster recorded in listo,y.
The Interesting details Of the pursuit Of
Booth will be found in our Washington dis
Patch. The fact is now made certain that
0OutAr alAE4 A0hlutre euOl 3lI. LlHEUkE. IL
jumping from the box to the sage, caught
Ills spur IN the small American flag festo med
IN font Of tie hox, which threw him to the
floor in such Il mauutr as to break one VI the
Lones of.hiz leg. By this pSovidental acci
dent Booths light was 50 mucu delayed, by
reason Of his intense suffering, that ha was
caught when on tue very point OF
reaching d point where his capture
11tf a,tFt tad
From the appearance IF Bnoths brukeu
leg, physicians 2-e Of opinion that it would
luve proved fatal in few days. as it had
already shown signs OF mort rtdcation. New
Gtvrlolm -nts are continually being made,
which places The !ac, beyond L doubt that
there Nas Lig conspiracy at wnsk tn assas.
sinateevery leal:ng man in tue G Goyernm-nt,
:nd tile Developments point uncirinyly to
.he fact that JEFF. Davis aud thc rebel lealers
harbnred in Cn:atia wtsc-the inventors and
inst:ga;ors Of The .ou!est Grille recorded in
history.
.1,1l. Davis, It. is said, has yer; recently
feen heard from in South Carolina, dragging
his siow length towards soms quiz swamp,
where wars anu r3thrrs Of war over Federal
9,a, onets will be heard Of or seen no more.
1t is understood that s'feridaurs bold riders
are On his track, and that lie will probably be
captured, ere the dawn ofa dozen May morn
;nss.
The Investigation of tue conspiracy, Of
which the assassination OF the President was
only pa1t, is revealing some startling facts,
showing, among o'her things, that the rebel
leaders were at the bottom OF the bloody and
>owa,diy plot.
1'aniel Webster voorhees,. the unscrupu-
1ous aud malignant Indiana Cuppeshead, tits
gid. has consulted ll's own safety BY iSnobl:
fli.h; from his h,inc ut Terrc Hau.e. He is
the man that volunteered to prosecute old
John Brown and h!s conf: derates when OH
their trial for invading Virginia. HIS speech,
on that occasion, run owe. with gall and bit
terness towards the North, and with love to-
wards Virginia. Vn'landisham. 1t is under
stood also took early leay. Of Dayton, when
the news Of Lineon's assassination reached
thin. His nessho 'zs taiuk he Is i'll Canata,
wh'1c his rc'sonli safety is.doubtl.s5 more
secuic than IL waul.l b. at lis ii mi. in Day
ton. "Cun.c:ence doth make cowalds-oi
+ ALI the Copper ht:tds.
In our ins de- will bc found c1lroniclra tue
dtath Of the ven: rable DR.. Valentine Mott of
New York, whosc lame as surgeon is SER
ond to that ol po man on the .ce OF til
e:o"c. AS Sir Ashley Cooper said Of him !:
"'ue has lsersrmed more Of great opera ions
in surgery tluu nny MIN LIVING, VI ever thd
live"
Our Kentucky letter from Paducah, shows
up In glaring manner tn. class Of Union
men who seem to he gaining the lratl in the
west district OF that stare. We hope the At,
rrchr nsinns If our corresp ,ndsnt, that Hon
Lucien Anderson will h: defeated 1o. Con
:,ress By rrccnt convert to uuiouisul will
prove untounded.
4 successful surgical opera iun was per.
formed On SECRETARY Scward's jaw On Friday,
and he is making 4 rapid recovery from his
injuries. He will doubtless be able to assume
the duties oi his position within the month,
The new rilnte StoncwAll, OR Olndu, left
the Canary Islands southward On the LIST
inst. Our NAVY Department has so disposed
OF our effective var vessels as t. protect the
ports on the Atlantic scaboard against an
attack By her.
Our correspondent with the funeral cortcgo,
rs ussal, etnds full details Of the mourn
ful sympathy manifested by the people
all along the rontc, fom Cleveland to
Columbus. The ceremonies at Columbus, as
all along The route, were on a ecale never be-
foe witnessed in this country. Our cores
pendent says the st 'ength Of he sympathy
setms to increase ae the mou.ntn cortege
draws nearer to the setti:s sun. The people
Of the west, who almost to man knew and
loved Lincoln, ieel the luss personal as welt
as national one, and their monrning takes
the shape Of Iro'htr MORNING for lust broth
or, or son for an lonored and loved .ather.
The Richmond correspondent Of tile New
Tosk Herald details his interview With the
rrhel 6, ,netn nj Lee, wherein be sought to Oh
tain the political yicws Of that subdued Gen.
csa', and luy them bcto:c the Htra,d readers
Lee had no political vicws," he being
nothing bus conquered soldier. He wa:
ready, he said, to make any sacrifice Tor the
restoration Of peace and tranquility to tht
/ country. AS q btliever in State Rights. Iii
had considered his allegiance due first to Sir
rinin- He surrendered his IN litary status
not bic views on State Rights. When tht
South was sutdued he WAS ready to give Ut
the latter.
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