The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-24
EPIToME OF rmn NEWS.


Federal sol hers were systeinaticaly anl
deliberately starved TO death by the rebel
authorities.
II. W r. Hunter was oaplured al
friend's house in Lloyd, Essex Co., Va, 10y
Col. Mclntire, goth ". Y. $. v. lie WAS
taken to Richmond and placed ona steamer.
Maior.Gcncral Sheridan has been as.
signed to the command Of all the troops
west Of the Mississippi. General Weiizel.
with the cblored corps, viii accompany
him aa
Tho California end Of The Pacific Rail
road now employs about 2, 300 ,hOrrrs, 500
Of whom arc whites, and the rcmaud. .r Chi
nese. Cars arc running tliirtys;x miles
from Sacramento.
a Nashville Dispatch reports tho cap
ture of the rebel Gov. Ilrris, of Tennessee.
The sum of S5O00O0, belou5i ing TO the State
Treasury, the State archives aud all tho
State bonds have been captured. ...
Augusta, Ca. has been occupied by our
troops. 100000 bales Of cotton, Sl0,001r
600 worth OF rebel army material aud Slj,-
900 in bullion. part of Davis specie
train, including Sl8j,OOOin gol was cap
tured.
JEFF Davis Is safely lodged at Fort Mcnroe
awaiting the decision Of tie Washing ton
authortie'ns TO his further disposal The
arrangements made for his secure deten.
ton at that pl zee forbid all hopes of os-
cape.
The lato rebel Governor Brown Of Geor-
gia has been placai in the old Capitol Prs-
on. 1t is reported that Government de!
signs to use him as wituoss in tile trial of
jeff Davis for completely in tho assassina-
ton plot.
Two large trunks. filed with the private
papers of George n. Saunders, have been
taken to Washington from Richmond. 1t
Is not improbable that Somc interesting de-
vclopmonts may follow the opening of
these trunks.
A New Orleans paper mentions a report
that Kirby Smith has been murdered by
ono OF his officers named Mckee, with whom
he had quarrel over matters connected
with cottom speculation. The report needs
confirmation.
Tie Mississippi River has forced the lev
ccs, and now covers the immense area from
Red River to Donal lsonville and the Gulf,
varying from 30 to 80 miss in width. The
suffering and destruction of property arc
beyond description.
The HerdHs Richmond corrcspon 10 nj
says the news of the capture Of jeff Davis
/ was received there by the ol residents
dui rebellion symratilsers with the great.
est astunishmeAt aud the deepest sense Of
the humiliation Of their traitorous cause.
Tho lenses anil other costly implements
! plun.lorod by the rebsls from q ligpt house
on the North Carol nia coast, mt tho open
iug Of the rebellion, wore capture by Shrr-
mans army in the interior of North Caro-
! linp, and have bocn taken to Washing ton.
They ere eva'ued at $4,000.
/ ID lrinS the mlnth OF April l29 national
banks were authoria | to CON u3u3o nprr-
ton1 most of which w1rc conversions
from State bankl. Tho amount of bunk
currency issued during the mrnth of Arril
was Sl3,9 t6 ssh. making total up to May
3 Of $l2j,527 ,q3u in circulation
The capture of the rebel Gem Harris o
Tcun. is announced from Nashville. 1
viii lie rcco l,cied that rev lrd of 81 OF
was offered 10y the State for IDS apprrhrn
sion, It is said that $500, 900 of The Treas
ury ofTcnncssee, all the State archives anC
all the State bonds havo also been capture
Tho Memphis Arg,s la 5 reliable inform
alton that the rebel General Forrest wa
killed at Parkvila, Alabama, on the 13tli
= by four of his own men, to avenge the
death Of six of their comrades ordered sho
I by Forrest the day before for rxulting owe
the news of Johuson's surrender, whicl
, Forrest did not believe.
t It is understood that President Johnson
= forthcoming proclamation Wi be in realit.
, n withdrawal of the unconditional AInucs
I ty which Mr., Lincoln prollered, aud tn
substitution of an offer of Amnesty on Ger
r tain specified cpuditions to repenttnT rebels
below the rank of Brigaiicr General, tli
t terms of paldon being made much NOR
definite, and tho Amnesty narrower in it
scope. 1t is added that all rebels VIII
lave been in the civil service of the Jei
o Davis Government, either at home {
:, abroad, are to be added TO the classes e!
& cepted from the new Amnesty.