The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-02-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
DATES TO JANUARY 3lST.

DATES TO JANUARY 315T. 5
NEw YoRK. Jam 81 The orld's special dis.
match saws Notwithstanding the assertions of
The Rchmol papers to the contrary, Gen. Sim
eleton did not leave that city until Saturday St.
and arrived here to-day. This evening he was in
consultation with the President. He mainly con-
firms Blair story that the rebel leaders are not 1T
present prepared to negotiate the basis of snb-
mission to the Union. Rum0rs were in circula.
ton last night In and about the Evening Exchange
room, that rebel Peace Commissioners were on
their way to Washington.
CHICAGO Jan. 3I.-The constitutional amend
ment abolislihg slavery passed the House this af-
ternoon by vote of 1l6 to 81.
DAvIsvILLE, Jan. 30.--Captain Rridgewater,
with 20 or 81 Union troops, had fight with de-
tachment of the Fourth Missouri rebel cavalry,
four mie from Harrisburg yesterday, and Killed
four or five rebels. Several prisoners were taken.
On Saturday Sue Mundys guerrilla band dashed
into Bloomfield, Ky, surprised party of one
hundred and seventeen discharged soldiers cap
tured fourteen and killed them on the spot. The
guerrlas alleged in justification that the soldiers
had executed a guerilla named Dudley u few days
before.
The Magnolia, from New Orleans January oath
reports all quiet along the river. A steamer had
arrived at New Orleans from Mobile bay, bringing
a rumor of the evacuation Of Mobile. The report
was received pom the flagship January goth.
Natchez {blIss.) letter to the Orleans Delta,
has the following news from the Trans Mississip-
| ri epaltment The enemy are fortifying Grand
Ecore, land had an entire division stationed there.
One division of rebel cavalry has been sent to
Texas with orders to be disInounted for infantry
service Kirby Smiths headquarters are still at
Shreveport La.), but there is no considerable
body of troops garrlsoned there. The main body
Of Prices old army are reported at Fulton, On the
upper Red river near the border Of the Indian
Territory, suffering all the horrors of cold and
nakedness, having come back from their recenl
campaign very poorly supplied with the necessa
res they anticipated getting. Fagan's and Par
sons brigades are stationed at Camden, Arkan'
sas. they compose all the troops of Prices army
that have returned to che place from where the
Missouri expedition originally set out. Deserters
are very frequent from their demoralzed forces.
| The Memphis Bulletin says: The steamers
| Chippewa and Annie Jacobs, two of the feet
which went up the Arkansas river to Fort Smith
were captured and burned at White Oak Shoal
Two others were damaged but escaped.
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3l.-A special dispatch tC
tile Evening Telegraph, says 1t is known in the
best informed circles that Commissioners from
jeff Dayis consisting of Vice President Stephens
r. M. T. Hunter and General q. B. Smith, have
arrived at Annapolis with full power to arrange q
settlement of our difficulties 1t is believed from
the understanding between Blair and Davis, thai
the terms will be entirely satisfactory to the Ad
ministration and Congress, and will chiefly con
sist OF an amnesty to all officers and the with
drawal of the coniscation proclamation.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 3l.-The American of this af
ternoon publishes the following dispatch: Up tt
noon to-day we have no official confirmation O.
the ruinor, though the assertion was varied Thu
morning by the equally positive announcement
that Peace Commissioners, consisting of Stephens
Hunter and Campbell, had arrived at City Point
aud were expected to reach Annapolis to-day
They are not spoken of as commissioners repre-
senting the rebel Government but as citizens rep
reseuting the people, on their way to Washington
to confer with Lincoln OH the subject of Peace
precisely in the tame capacity that Blair visited
Richmond.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Nothing can be OBJ
tanned confirming the report that rebel Peace
commissioners have arrived at City Point en- route
to Washington.
| NEW YORK, Jan. S1.-The Times Paris lette
says: The Secessionist papers are trying to ere
ate an excitement oyer the Mexican resolutions 0
Winter Davis, but the late successes of the Fed
eraI arms have modified their tone. All show
that they desire Seward to remain in Office t.
carry out his policy of non-intervention and con
Citation. or &
The Times special dispatch says: The Ways
and Mea Committee have received report 0
/ a Sub Committee on the Tax Bill. They hav'
not materially altered the schedule Of theold bill