The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-29
THE SITUATION.


The last remaining military organization Of the rebel
lion Of any consequence east of the Mississippi river has
finally succumbed and like Lees bborn Northern vir
GINA Army has ceased to have an existence. General
Grant, in despatch dated Raleigh N c. at ten O'Clock
Wednesday night inloms that the rebel General
Johnston has surrendored the forces In his command,
embracing all from the Chat,ahoocee to General
Sherman on the basis agreed upon between Lee and
myself for the Army Of Northern Virginia"
The Cha.tahoochee river forms the boundary between
Georgia and Alabama along about half the western limits
Of tho former and the border Of the latter and in
passing thence to the Gulf Mexico blsects Florida
ing over threefouyhs of the last named State its
eastern SIDE This surrender Of Johnston therefore,
completes the dissolution not only Of the army
undor his immediate direction in North Caro-
In that State, Georgia and the greater part Of
Florida Newbcrn advces that Johnston attempted
70 haggle with General Grant for terms which would
provide for the pardon of Je Davis and the other lead
ing insurreconary oonspirators. But the Lieutenant
General would listen nothing of the kind, and John
ston was compeiieu 70 DC satsneo WIN Tue Conoons
granted 10 Lee.
Tho only remaining rebel armies in the field df,
indeed, they have any longer an exstence) are
those under Kirby Smith and Dick Taylorthe former in
the Trans Mississippi Department and the latter scat
tered command recently operating in Alabama and Mis-
sssipp Both IL they still survive at the present
time will no doubt be completely disbanded.
New Orleans report published in yesterday mornings
HERALD stated that Dick Taylor gned his willingness
10 surrender to General Candy some days ago
The remains Of President Lincoln reached Cleveland
from Buffalo o'clock yesterday morning, having
met with the demonstrations Of sorrowfu respect
all along the line between the two cities experienced on
preceding portions Of the route and escorted by
large procession to the building prepared FOR their tenn
porary deposit Az Of oil other places, immense
crowds Of grief stricken people assembled and from
the opening I'LL the closing Of the room TO the public an
uninterrupted train Of mourners constantly passing
before the bier 70 take lat the face Of their
dead President The train conveying the body left
Cleveland twelve O'Clock night and will be due at
Columbus, Ohio, at seven O'Clock this morning.
The time for the funeral and ntermcnt at
Springfield Illinois, Of the remains Of Mr. Lincoln has
been changed from Saturday the 9th Of May Thurs-
day, the 4,h OF May
President johnson has, by proclamation, postponed
the time for national humiliation and prayer in
sequence OF the Of President Lincoln from
the 18th of May proxmo the date originally appointed
70 the LIST OF June next In consideration Of the first
named day being the anniversary Of the ascension o the
Saviour
Nearly all the leading conspira,ors in the great Wash
inetop assassination plot havs been arrested and
Tho investigation Of the affair being proceeded with
bu, tho facts elected be given to the public until
all those implicated are custody and the matter has
been thoroughly examined
Information has reached Washington that the rcbc
steam ram olInde, alias stonewa arrived at TeDerie
in the Canary Islands on The als Of March, in three
days from Lisbon She was allowed 70 coal and pro
vision bu. ordered 10 leave the pon In twenty fou
hours. She ler on the LIST inst, stsaming rapidly
southwark but her destination was not mado public