The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-19
NEWS ITEMS.

Information has been received by the
Government from General Sherman that
he was in communication with Gen. John
son with. a view to the surrender of the
latter. Gen. Sherman would offer the
same terms that Gen. Grant did to Gen
i Lee, il was supposed they would be ac-
eepted.
Charles G. Fulton, Of the American
bas Just arrived from Charleston and Sa-
yannah. At the latter place be learned
on Monday, the 10th, Jeff. Davis was ut
Macon, Georgia. At Havana he learned
from a bank officer that JEFF. Davis had
deposited in one Of the banks there
$3.50, 900 in gold.
The Express says it knows for certain
that Stoneman, with 5000 or 5000 caval.
Il ry had reached Yadkiu river; in the Val
ley Of Yadkin county, North Carolina.
He was moving to the railroad between
Greensboro and Danville, and as John,
ston is north Of this his retreat by this
q time is cut of.
n The population of Paris this year is
n l,667.84l souls, exclusive of a garrison
d of 2s $500 men,
The latest advices from Mobile are up
to the 9th instant. They show hard
4 fighting with indecisive results.
The negroes of Rhode Island have
nominated Edward Harris of WoonsOcket,
for Governor; Rowland Hazard, of South
Kinstore, for Lieutenant Governor, and
voted to adopt the nominations Of the
regular Republican party for other State
y officers and members Of Congress.
The Express has information from one
of its editors who is in Richmond, that
Davis, on the 5th, penned a proclamation
at Danville, saying thai Virginia had
been re.occupied by the federal forces,
but that the war would DO continued.
I The influx Of negroes into Evansvilles
Ind, is very large. The Evansville Dis.
patch says that a sort of barracoon on
Third street seems to be the general rem
devious Of all newcomers, There must
| be at least seventeen families in one
shanty, and as every family includes nine
small children and one at the breast, it
is to be imagined they are rather crowded.
In another column will DO found the
full particulars of the assassination and
death of President Abraham Lincoln,
and the attempted murder of Secretary
4 Seward.
There is still an uncertainty whether or
not j. Wilkes Booth, the alleged assassin
Of the President, has been arrested.
Secretary Seward is in a fair way of re.
covery but his son Frederick is in q crit.
cal condition.
General Butler has prepared his writ
ten resignation Of the Office of Major.
Genera, and will hand it to the President
tomorrow morning. 1t is four years ago
to-day since Butler entered the service.
The authorities of Washington are in
possession Of information that the scope
Of the plot was intended to be much more
comprehensive. The Vice President
and other prominent members of the Ad'
ministration, were particularly inquired
after by suspected parties, and their pre-
else localities ascertained, but in these
eases the scheme miscarried. n
Governor Fenton has revoked his pro
clamation setting apart the goth as a aay
Of Thanksgiving, and changing it to pnc
Of prayer and humiliation.
1t is stated that two men crossed the
Anacosta bridge about IL o clock on
Monday night, and gave their names
as Booth and Smith. The latter is be-
elieved to be yonng Surratt, who is charg
ed with the assassination Of Secretary
Seward.
II is reported that Hansell, the mes.
senger ofSecretury Seward, died yester.
day morning.
The effect Of the assassination of the
President by Wilkes Booth has had a
crushing effect upon his brother Edwin,
who was playing a farewell engagement
at Boston. Edwin has declared his dc.
termination to quit tho stage.
Several additional arrests have been
made to-day Of Maryland rebels, but NO
prominent man has been caught yet.
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