Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Eh tFl y safl '--~-l ssi sell -
New York, May l,--General Grant has re.
turned in most excellent spirits He expressed
much gratihcation at the prompt execution Of
the orders of the Government, in reference to
the agreement between Generals Sherman and
Johnston
Sherman met, the Lieutenaat-G Gen.
eral twenty miles from the front He received
the order of disappoval with most commend
able good grace.
There was no hcsitating, no n,urmuring
nor any expression of dissatisfaction at the
disapproval of the terms entered into between
delay or argument in defense of the course
previously pursued, General Sherman and his
Generals, with true soldicrly spirit, set to work
with alacrty to carry out the views of the
Government communicated by Cen Grant.
Within five minutes, a dispatch was sent to
Johnston terminating the armisticc, and upon
the receipt Of the notification by the rebel
pickets, orders were given for our troops in the
rear to move up to the front '-
In few hours Gen. Frank Blair with his
corps was in motion General Sherman had
informed Johnston that the Government would
NOT sanction the terms proposed. and that he
should immediately resume host;lifies I'm.
mediotelv mon rcce;nt of this notice ,John.
ston sent back fac of truce, asking an in.
teryicw with Sherman to arrange other terms
of surrender. which were nromntlv made unon
the basis OF !ne terms given 70 Gcn. Lee.
lhe noriu 'sPecl't says. 'ohna'oh mas
Pieasea i''.,,sei. W tAerc,sG ms aaIn's anu
lnanI " ;nens ;,,ee eo,t.a '"''" ''AoN''
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Nneil 'e ililoin'eu uel' onellian ol ,l,e us'P
Plo.ai oi 'nI ttri,s i.I n'u ."tutu ~ as'i,
lnsto'', .nt Iasef i'lA aui'a.;eu Una! he l'iu
!'laae niis'ahe , ~ lol n"S'ns !. Pu. III "ri'-
ing .nat sluset. was oIau, '"' .a' was '':e u'l,
uerslahu''1s az oe."ee 'ae"l % an 10 ier'halln
.he rcoI' 10y 'd.U'Is " issGi''o. ne agreeu
W W. 'liat pecausI he nau Jus' iealnSu 'hal 'he
", n'rSl.'.a hess'aturI ""s pe:h.',eu 10 asSeii
olc p' au'ao!l'y VI NY resluen!' a'o III no'
Se"ce ~ oi o'ic,ui Ais'iue,os nc 'n'erPre'eo tne
lresluollt oeslre TO DC .nat .ne repei w civil
governments s,o"iu oe reu"neo ior tne pres
erya''on 81 oraer, anu 10 aSoia MAINTAINING
hl'i'''ry iorce III .hcse o,a.cS' ~ wen as 10 do
military government ... b.
AS to the amnesty it was only to cover Of
ficers and soldiers When his attention was
called to the wording he replied, with much
spirit, THAT doesn't express the understand.
ing between US. ..
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Memphis, April 81, via Cairo, May l.
The bulletin, OF this morning, says it is re-
ported that the rebel General DICK Taylor
sent General Hodige with note to General
lana, informing MN OF tne surrender OF 'ohh-
ston to sherman, ana OF the terms OF surren, a,
der' "eneral lana immealateiy, giving fnll
credence to Lick Taylor S statements, arrang,
ed an armlst!ce with hodge, the terms OF
whlcn en-. are said 10 be an entire cessation OF
host'lities' each retaining the right to punish
guerrllas' trade regulations ana intercourse
continuing, anu unocr very i'oeral cohstric-
TONS ms armlstlee cohtemplates arrange
mehts m, on 'he same pan as NOSE proposed by
sherman, ah'ess u, rehua'ateu m oy uenerai Lana
superior o,hcerS, Inc armSnce commenced
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FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
New York Nav 1.-The Herald s Wincbes.
fer snecial saws. General Emo has returned
from New Market where hc won't 70 narole
tho troons hplono,nr to IpLodcn and Rosscr
The latter refused to surrender. and has left
for parts unknown, but not accompanied by
anv Of his command Imboden is now in tho
far South but was represented in the suiren.
dor bv Colonel O'Farrell
Mosehv is sill ot large but without 81 rom.
mond Some of those he counted his most
trusty men are. now on his track attemnting
his arrest
Inc farmers IN me upper vai,'y ieel so tar
assured OF immediate peace as TO commence
putting SEED IN 'ne ground; Little, IL any,
"heat was Va so"ea ,ast lall' hehce' 'ne wheat
crop is lisnn indian corn ana vegetables OF
all xmas Will DC raised ana win Ordinary sue
cess Tie people VIII nave supphes suthcient Tor
next x, winter; M :,
~ Inc "orla special dated Raleigh, April
-, says; :. AS nel!her Johnston JONI. nor sherman
ad at Washington thew were pot snrnr;sed N