, 1865-01-10
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TI1E NEWS

consIisatofs was called on at Cincinnati yes.
tc1day, but its opening postponed until to-
. day. owing TO the fact TINT the prisoners
were not ready to defend themselves. The
charges and specifications against them will
be found in technical form in our dispatch
fiom Cincinnati. fthe facts rs charged be
proved, it will 60 Hard with them. For the
sake Of our common humanity and the pro-
Ercss Of civilization, 1t is to be hoped that the
prisoners may be able to establish their inno-
cencc.
a report comes thut the State authorities
ofGeorg1a hive authorized Gen. Sherman to
communicate to the Washington government
their desire to retuzn to the Union. This is
undoubtedly fine so far as the authorities and
people Of Savannah arc concerned, but We
doubt if Gov. Brown and his associates have
been brought to TINT sensible point whence
such q proposition would spring. Let us
hope TINT It nny soon be true, not only Of the
authorities but Of the whole people Of
Georgia
4 party Of cxcursionists, composed Of na-
tonal officials, leading Chicago business men,
members Of the press, with a liberal mixture
of the riral SEX, which left this city yesterday
,norning via the Dixon Air Line Branch Of
the Northwestern Railway, reached Clinton.
Iowa, at m carly hour In the evening. In the
evening the invited guests were entertained
with grand banquet at Clinton, and other
interesting ceremonies; au this in honor Of
the completion ol the railroad across the Mis-
sis=ippi river at that place. Tho completion
OF tho bridge is matter Of highest satisfaction
to ths people Of Central Iowa, as they now
have m uninterrupted railway run from Ne
vada TO Chicago, distance Of nearly three
hundred miles, and will in few years have 1t
to the Missouri River on ths Western border
OF their State.
The qualification We expressed in oar yes
aerday's issue, ut the arrest In Baltimore or
II. II. Flint, the "Druld " Of the New York
Hor1d, is short-uvcd. He WAS liberated yes
terdey on the order Of Gen. Wallace, for what
reason is not apparent in the dispatch gu
nouncins the fact. In this case, the Old Boy
las certainly had tstrcak OF i'll luck.' His
own has escaped him.
Our St. Louis dispatches confirm, almost
beyond doubt, the death of Gen Sterling
Price. We trust the question Is finally set
tied, and to our satisfaction. What manner
Of man he was before he became involved in
tlis unholy rebellion, we do not care to for
r,t, His history since that pcriod we bury
in his grave.
It is estimated that Hood took between
5000 and oS,0o0 men with him across the
Tennessee River. Forrest was compelled to
abandon $50 Of Ills wagons before crossing
the river. The rebel Lyon, who has been
committing demcdations in Kentucky, has
gone soulh to join Forrest.
George D. Prentice, of the Louisville Jour-
sal. who suent five weeks In Richmond savs
that the public men there are unanimous FIR
freeing and arminr the slaves. It is rcnor.ed
and believed t1,at fbc conrrrss has recenffx
nasscd a bill eivinr Davis powcr to trr the
cxno1iment with So 600 negroes.
The rebel papcrs state TINT Gen, r, S. Rim
lev has succeeded Hood In command of the
rebel arny of Tennessee, There is also a re.
,,ort-yhich We do not crcdit-that both
Hood and Forrest WIS either killed or wound
ed in the recent battles, The rebel papers
,citcrate the rcport TINT Grn. sterliar Price
Inns died OF aroplexy,