The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-31
NEWS ITEMS.

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10 said to have been a magnificent pa.
geant, surprising any thing of the kind
ever witnessed ia the world. Thank God,
the war is over and eur boys are coming
home.
It is new reported, on what authority
we do not know, that General Lee will
be indicted by a grand jury in Richmond
within a fow days, for treason. And It'll
said by some irresponsible individual that
the moment he is indicted, his parole will
be no further use to him. .
The man ufacturers Of the Atlantic tel
egraph cable, promise to have their work
completed by the end Of the present
month, when the preparations for laying
the cable will DO commenced. Captain
Anderson, of the Cunard steamer China,
will take charge of the Great Eastern,
which is 10 be used in laying tho cable
The work is to be done this ummcr.
A spiritual medium has been arrested
in Rochester on the complaint of the u,
S. Assessor, on the charge Of "doing bu'
siness as a jugglcr without an Internal
Revenue license.
An escaped rebel officer from Texas
who claims to know the fact, reports that
Sam. Houston died a true Union man,
and that grief at the rebellion fastened
his death.
A couple Of fellows cOncocted a scheme
in New York to seize A. 7. Stewart, tho
Dry Goods merchant, secure him in q
room, and extort from him an order for
$4,000. One Of the conspirators in
formed the Chief of Police, and both
have been arrested.
The rebel General Fitzhugh Lee who
has returned to Alexandria, says he does
not intend to recognize any former friends
who did not take part with the South.
The papers Of Albany and Troy give a
description of affairs there that is truly
nigHtfuI. Burg1arics, robOer1es' assuuis'
with deadly weapons and crimes Of LESSEE
magnitude are perpetrated nightly in AL
bany and are quite frequent in Troy.
The Austrian Reichstach has unani
mously voted an address of sympathy tt
America, aud the Government has ex
pressed to the American Minister at vi
emma its deep sympathy.
A returned SOLDIER purchased a pair o
boots in Buffalo, and left his old ones
A while after he called for them, wheI
they we're brought to him, he ripped Ope
the lining and took from beneath S1,55
in greenbacks, in denominations of SOL
and $500, which he had placed there an
forgotten.
I Jas. Gardner, a lively youth Of 76 wiz
tiers, and Phoebe A. Rose, q fine old lad
of Is summers, we're married in Merit
Kingston: X. l., on Thursday.
"A The New Orleans Bulletin Of the %
says Generals Price, Buckner, Brent, an
nine staff officers, arrived to-day as con
m~issisners from Kirby Smith to negOtia
with Candy on the terms of a surrende
Price, Buckner, and Dick Taylor, of Il
rebel army, and Candy and Horror, co
suited, the result Of which is reported
DO the surrender of all the rebels in ii
Trans Mississippi Department on Il
same terms ns Johnston and Taylor,
A young man was poisoned to death
St. Louis by the mistake Of a druggis'
clerk, who put sulphate Of zinc inste'
of sulPhate Of potash into a vial Of citra
Of maguesia. The clerk who is charg'
with tho act, denies having sold the mi
ture.
The Freedmen Of North Carolina o
signing numerous petitions to the Pre-
dent, praying that the right 81 voting
conferred on them.
The dispatches say that the Grand J
ny, at Washington, have found a true
against Jefferson Davis, on the charge
treason, and that he will be speedily |
upon his trial.
A dispatch from Gen. Candy dal
New Orleans 26th, states arrangemcl
for thc surrender Of the Confcdcr
forces in the Trans Mississippi Depa
ment have been concluded. They iuclr
men aud material Of the Army and Ma
Special 10 the Tribune, Washingt
May 25sh ; All the Cavalry Of the w
ern Departments are to be mustered
mediately, at Cairo, for active Texan l
vice.
The Government has . knowledge {
The spirit Of the rebellion is not entir
vauquished and that 1t will be necsss
10 many parts Of the South to malnt
military power for some time.
Sherman viii retain command Of
military division comprising Keatuc