The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-05-27
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Rehols which foil ~ tL,, L,,,,d sr H. n w.
ernmnnt while en- rn,,Jo fron' R;oGr,nnd Wv ,a
canada' he Key to the cypher was found
III ~ h'ch'nona ny Mr Dana after the evacua-
''on' anu NO" III washington: Two wit
neSses ron near Dryaht9wh, IharIes coun-
w. 'eSt'heu 10 iheetihg Or. Mudd at that
pace on me saturday on which President
Lincoln ulcu' anu the TACT OF the President
haS,iS oeeh Shot on the evening before was
wen known throughout that vicinity. Colo
nei stewart VINO was at the theatre on that
la'ai hlsh,' pursued Booth across the stage
anu ont 1he door OF the the theatre, and
anougnt nc rcco9nlzeu Spahgier as MAJ
WON WON II ne niet rrl ,he passage way through
Nj. ~, DUH ente.eu us escape mr.. camp
peI,' t,e le,Ier OF me Vntar,o Bank at Mont
le"i, C"I I' eestlneu 10 jacob thompson
iLas.ns i"tse ain1uhls OF money on aepositt
!uerG as agent OF the confederate states,
III "h'cn T Shapacl.y ne was known ana recog-
viii RontS i Nv mau business lransactiohs
h m,.I nopt q ;on ne craving money from the
credit Clement &c r CIar hnG a ahere To- MS
LARGELY He recocnizod ,ha LIE q 60" ox y
change found on Pootb,s bodv 90 ;ssnad hv
the bank Of which he was an oaioor rtor
the examination Of Mr. CsmnhelI The Cont
was cleared That an imnorIanf vine Oh onlJ
examined nrIV ut I,t.,
Bile 70 make his nv;dnnns rmbi;o -. i; ~ go
f'O''N ''''7 ''N'o'
Il On Tuesday the greater portion of the
grand old Army of the Potomac nossed
through Washington city and were reviewed
by President johnson. the Cabinet. Generals
Grant. Sherman. Meade and other dist:r.
gushed officers. The papeant was the
grandest ever seen in this country, and the
occasion will be notable one in The history
with tbcr bron1od on "I s,lI veterans
nroudv sustained tho;r bIn>,d .t";,nJ I"oaa
battered A,gs nttos,;n H. e a.a'neu "iu
many bloodS ,, a III, Tue ner t;h VI
nasseI onJ ';al tnioush IlLcn ,hey
nn.s ,;tb ~; '.l'as Ito"neu 'he'' Jan
hIo noaoo ~ tia , .'.'I VII sNc au noliora.
o,roIJlr tL.;1l;,,o =. nv alsiV Tas as
an $500 ,,o .mian do ~ was uhP'Gceueh'eo'
hnor eomoloJ an III oo',t;u ,4"' n"' ne'ei
Tho p;I;tar,, d; s,i@ J h,' 4ha
Sbornon ~, Wodpnsdo, Wv -Alnis u p1h
~ ado "n TnasJo,' h,, tL was equ"' to that
Of tho hr,,' 49," 81 y " 'ie e'"ho oiu veterans
81 Taa ny - -, 9.omac, the conqueors
anu tne 'captors OF the Army Of
NerInerh 'lr@SMMia," the flower of the army
OF rebellion. The column consisted, how
ever, almost entirely OF infantry, though ar
tlilery and cavalry appeared occasionally
The greater portion OF the cavalry belong
ing to this army remains IN Georgia and the
Carolinas, and vii! probably do so until af
fairs there are more settled. The men rep
resented all the States of the great West,
and also regiments from Pennsylvania, New
\ DIRK, New Jersey and Connecticut. and
cannot be eNcelled IN the world. The num-
Der in the line is varlously estimated, and
generally set down at between $4,000 and
-Advices from the South state that great
grief and excitement was caused in Augusta
by the announcement of the capture of Da.
Wis. A wagon containing two hundred and
thirty-three thousand dollars in specie, be-
longing to the Rebel Governments was found
in byway and turned over to General Mol
ineaux. General Gilmore. has issued an or
der declaring null and void the proclama.
tons issued by the sei:styed Governors of
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and
also declaring that the people of the black
race are free citizens of the United States,
and are to be protected in the freedom and
in the fruits of their industry by the Govern.
ment. General Wilson, in letter to Gov.
ernor Brown, who had complained of the
collapse of the currency and the great desti.
he is instructed by the people to saw to HIM
that these evils were caused by treason, in!
surrection and rebellion against the laws df
the United States. General Wilson ais
tells Governor Brown that in calling the
Legislature together again without permisA
sion of the President he perpetrated a fresh
crime, that will be dealt with accordingly (
and if any person presumes to answer or az.
knowledge the call, he will be immediate,y
arrested. T.
L
,,c, Such OF the documents OF the late
oonleaeracy p: as were were not destroyed at the
our forces in North Carolina, while in mr..
suit rf Jeff Davis. A Fortress Monroe de-.
snatch saws thrt FIVE tons of these nanars
and documents arrived there on Saturday
afternoon, in charge of Colonel Treat. Of
General SchoGeld's army. and were imme.
d;otnIv forwarded to WASHINGTON Tb;s COW.
tnre viii No donbt nrovn Of 5reat
ut this time, and viii nrobohIv shaJ , snn,o
iicht mon the Canad, missions 81 ,Tbnn,'.
son, CLAW, Saunders and the other allenad
aSsasslus; aneerlesl,!s ueNe'oPln9nts OF the
inner am 1u'ei morhlhss oi the richmond
Jnn.h wiz We s',en tne PUBIC from these
:si.. I' In e., p''i'"''on VIII oe
anN'ouSiS iooNeo 'o''
Am ,uon,+o cor-av,orJonoa f,r,;sbos
coma ;n+oreet;n,s f,ot, rerora;nn H. aan',,'o
,;nn of dot nity Gona.,l SraI;,,o,,,. pa
W vi, tool f,,a1 ,loa,a"a; VI
ee" J e en-, ,' aho,t nna ' md,nd .L on .nas
" nnu r'ua ' ta ,;l,;a, III, 'mou ,t,' ~
oaiea ~ o,,d n+bon pnbaJ ..ooa l fo1.,,
G Cru ta,s an" ani}ors IN bmiI;nn nort
jeff Davis specie tram was captured, and
hundred ana plnntN llyn thousand dol