The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-03
NEWS PROM THE soUTHwEsg
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~ Hsss Sstq1 Across fhe Mississippi
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CAIRo, May 25, 1865,
The New Orleans Times Of the Goth
is very positively informed that Kirby
Smith has not been killed. Mrs. Kirby
Smith is reported to have arrived at the
mouth Of the Red river, and represented
the position Of her husband as extremely
critical, as one party Threatened to Kill
him if he surrenders, and another threat
iened to forsake him;if he continued the
struggle.
q, Tho Tones also learns that the rebel
General Hood and staff crossed the
Mississippi river at Tunica Bond. About
seventy ola expedition sent in pursuit
captured their baggage and the Generals
uniform at Semmesport, Hood escaping
in the night, g J, 5,g4f
Mrs General Buckner arrived here
(Cairo) from the mouth ofthe Red river,
and Mrs. Kirby Smith came up to
Memphis.
Colonel Sprague and Major Bundy, Of
General Pope staff, who wentto Shreve.
port to arrangefor the surrender Of Kirby
Smiths army, have also arrived, en- route
to St. Louls y
Twenty.two hundred bales of cotton
have passed for Louisville, aud 'Cincinna-
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Kirby Smith Reinforced The Reported
Negro Plot at Memphis q Hoan-- The
Mississippi Squadron Lad up -
A8airs IN Arkaasas, DC.
CAlRo, May 25, 1865.
1t is reported at Little Rock that
Kirby Smith is receiving reinforcements
ofmcn from the east side Of the river.
General Washburne states that the
report from. Memphis, telegraphed a few
days since, giving an account of ap,ot
among negro troops there, the contem.
plated massacre Of parolcdrcbels, and the,
subsequent shooting ofthe colored troops
Is false III every particular 81
Twenty vessels OF the Mississippi fleet
have been ordered to Cairo to be dis.
charged. III \ tt Ss
Considerable cotton is up the Red
river awaiting g transportation. ss$ b
Paci6cationin Arkansas is progressing
rapidly. The people are taking the
management of guerillas into their own
hands. E "a tH &{gif fm3 ,t,
About one thousand bales of cotton
have passed here (Cairo) in two days.
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The Parqling of Dick Tayio's Army-
Ihe Cotton Surrendered to General
CaabA DC. a c| s,f3 h,
l&ay CAIRO, May 25, 1865. 4 K
The New Orleans Times says that
eight thousand rebels are now at Mobile
being paroled among them Dick Taylor
and other prominent generals.
Cottonis not allowed to come in, as
government cotton is first to be disposed
of. The amount surrendered is sixteen
thousand five hundred bales !, but it is
largely scattered and mainlyin bad order,
that mono in the. city is being prepared
for shipment North. ',7.'
| "A letter from Petersburg dated 9Th
ult,, published in the New. York III.
| 6nhe, says: @lsj : 43ssS, q, 3 1. 4 \
The following important letter, from
Bishop Johns of the Diocese Of Virginia,
was read in the different Protestant Epis
copal churches in this city yesterday :ss.
70 The Clergy and Latty' ofthe Dioces,
| Of Vpgtaia: II
/ Theisstie of the painful conflict through
which we have passed and which leaves
the commonwealth Under the jurisdiction
of the United States, renders very cleal
the course proper for us to pursue. 0be
dicnce to the powers that be. for con
science sake is the dnty ofall who profes:
and call themselves Christians aud al
such are also eWoined to make prayer and
j snpplication for their rulers ii is iiicum
bent upon them to implore the blessing
ofAlnrighty God on those'in authority
oyer them, For this purpose the form
70 which we had long been accustomed
ISL for obvious reasons, most advisable