The Shasta courier., 1865-05-13
SHASTA COURIER.
News of the Week.

the Associated Press the marked features OF
news for the past week.
It seems the Government had no idea of
permitting the bones of the assassin Booth to
be gathered to the bosom of whipped but
unrepentent rebels, there TO be worsbipped
as relics of martyr to the great cause for
which rebels fought Consequently the
heart and head were deposited in the Army
and Navy Medical Museum. and the carcass
was consigned to felon's grave, not even
being allowed the honor of dissection for the
benefit of science.
Mosby. the chivalric Mosby, the hero
Mosby Mosby whom history will dignity as
guilty of murder, rapine. robbery. has. un'
that did not leave him of his band of brothers
in the holy c,use of butchery, and, solitary
and alone, even as the knight errapt Of
.olden ti1ne," has taken up his msseh for n
distant field of operation, even for Texasss
The specie train of JEFF Davis. under more
reliable anthoritv, has dwindled from the
fabulous & from six to thirteen millions" to
"not exceeding 5000, ,O00."
Guaymas, the principal port of Sonora. has
been taken possession of by the French, and
is held bv small garrison of about 500 men
the Liberal army having fallen back to the
interior.
Beriah Brown, worthless for any purpose
except the leadership of the rebel Copper
head party. finding himself coerced, even as
his master jeff, has left for more congenial
cline. The place of his destination, SO far
as known, is Victoria, Y. l. A very appro-
pirate locality for the cuss.
Harold, the companion of Booth, has made
full confession of his crime. This, in con-
necton with proof furnished by documents
found upon the body of Booth and other
facts which have come to light, prove beyond
the possibility of doubt that JEFF. Davis
honorable men carried out. Others concerned
in the great erime are skulking in Canada.
No doubt requisition has been or will be
made on the English Government for the
delivery of these criminals iato the hands of
our authorities.
General Wilson, with a large cavalry
force, has travelled from Chickasaw, Ala, to
Savannah, arriving at the latter place April
2Sth, by way of Ebenezer Church, Ala.
where he fought and whipped Forrest, and
drove him to Cahawba, capturing three
thousand prisoners and three guns. Que
column of his army made detCur into the
country and destroyed large amount of
Confederate property. He captured Selma.
Ala, April ID, with large quanty of artil-
lerv At Selma he found and destroyed
rolling mills, powder manufactures maya
zines, and locomotives. "hence he marched
on Montgomery, which city surrendered
There he destroyed vast amount of rebel
property. such rs cars, locomotives, maya
zines. rolling mills. &c. Here the rebels
burnt So ,093 bales of cotton. Next point of
attack was Columbus, Ga, distant from
Montgomery IS miles, which was taken by
assault April 10th, after dark. Twelve hun
dred prisoners, forty-three guns, one hundred
thousand bales of cotton, immense quantities
of ordnance. commissary and quartermaster
stores were the fruits of this little capture,
besides destroying cotton factories, the ar
senal, accoutrements, pistol factory, naval
foundry. thirteen locomotives, one hundred
cars, a depot and machine shors, and one
gunboat mounting six guns. Then detour
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carried by storm. The rebel Gen. Tyler was
killed, and the garrison, numbering $50 men,
were capturad. Fifteen locomotives, twenty
cars, two bridges, two large factories ana
large quantities of army and navy stores were
destroyed. Thence to Macon, which was
taken without opposition, as was also Gems.
Howell Cabb, Gustavus W. Smith, Robert
son, Mercer, and Mccall.
JEFF. Davis is included among the number
indicted for the assassination of President
Lncon. the evidence against him being most
convincing.
The President issued a proclamation of
fering "A reward of 100000 for the arrest of
JEFF. Davis, S25. 900 for Clement c. Clay,
Jacob Thompson. Beverly Tucker, and Geo.
N. Sanders, and $40, 600 for VIM. C. Clevry,
late clerk of c. C. Clay.
Dispatches to May 9th advise US that ne
gotiations are pending for the surrender of
the forces of Dick Taylor and Kirby Smith.
1t is supposed they will surrender on the
same terms granted to Lee and Johnston.
jeff. Davis is being closely pursued.
Strong hopes are entertained that the pursuit
will he successful.
Gold in New York May 9th is quoted at
13S.