Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-06-29
News Items,

on "Wednesday Of last week Her remains were
enbaln,e,l and taxed to Auburn, N. Y, for inter
ment.
The Hlytien rebellion il still progressing,
! although The government troops under President
GefTrarl are victorious in every attack, and the
number of the rebels is rapidly diminishing.
great Union meeting was held in Fanieul
Hal, Boston, Thursday, to consider the question
of recognizing the rebel States. Hon. Theophi Us
Parsons. law professor at Harvard University
presided, and speeches were made by Henry Ward
Beecher, Richard III. Dana, Senator Pomeroy and
others, alroeitinS the extension OF suffrage to the
negro.
Rear Admiral Gsldsbororgh. commanding the
European squadron, has left for Europe in his flag
ship. the Colorado. The balance of the feet will
soon follow.
The Republican State Convention Of Ohio met
I Thursday at Columbus. Gov. BrouGh having
declined a denomination some iAvs since, and tho
only other opponent. Hon. sam Galloway, having
also withdrawn. Major General ]. d. Cox was
nominated bv acclamaton. Hon. A. G. McBur-
new. OF " arren COUNTY, was nominated for Lieu
/ tenant Governor The balance of the ticket is rs
4 follows: Treasurer. Hon. 5. 5. Warner, of Lorain
county; Supreme Judges, jacob bnnksrhof, OF
/ Richland and John Welsh, of Athens counties;
Attorney General, Hon. w. n. w est, of Logan
county; School Commissioner, Capt. Norris, OF
! Harrison county; Clerk OF Supreme Court, Capt
Rodney FOSs, of Clinton county; Member oil
Board of Public Works, James Moore, of Coshoc-
ton county.
/ Gen. Thomas has assumed command of his
department ami issued general order No l sub
diyidin. il as follows: The departments of Ken
lucky to be commanded by Gen. Palmer, Tennes-
see by Gen. Stonemln, Georgia by Gen. Stedman,
Alabama by Gen. Woods, anu Florida and Key
West by Gen. Humphreys
| The army of Georgia has been dissolved and
such soldiers rs not discharged will be merged
in the army of the Tennessee.
The President has issued his proclamation for
the re organization of the State of Alab una, and
appointing Judge Lewis E. Parsons Provisional
Governor of the State. The details of the
proclamation are Of similar purport with those in
the Mississippi and North Carolina proclama-
tons
/ A dspltch from Criro states That Clark, the
late rebel Governor of Mississippi, passed Meridian
on the 9th under arrest.
/ The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is completed as
/ far as Cornth, ana the Southern road will in a
short time be repaired to Vicksburs.
| Edmund Rufin, Sr., Of Virginia, the man who
fred the first gun st Sumter at the commencement
of the war. has ended his life by committing sui
eide. lie is reported to have been d,ringed at
the time. the arrangement having been produced
hy tho defeat ofthe rebels, and overthrow of the
Coniederacy. lie wAs eighty years OF age.
T.rd's Thcatcr at Washington. the spot here
ne late president WAS asslssiHated. has been
Tally disposed of to the Young Mems Christian
Association of that city for the stipulated
one hundred thousand dollars.
Ii is reported tn Gen. Hurlbut is to be court
ma~tiAlel at New Orleans upon serious charges.
The Albanian who advertised for proposals
for the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, has arrive
at Washington under arrest. He claims that the
whole affair was joke and has applied for Hon
Reverdy Johnson and James i. Brady as counsel.
Secretary Stanton's report for the last year of
the war is published, and shows that 40 ,626
soldiers were sent to the field, and 26S, lll were
discharged and mustered out during the year
Two hundred battle flags were captured from the
rebels. The number Of colored troops in the
service was l0l $50. The Paymlster Generals
report shows that the disbursements u2 to June
30th, 1851, were 1913 ,iSl.c65.e1
Tie South Carolina delegation which has
reached WashiSion, came principally to consult
with the President upon the new relations be-
tween the freedmen and the ex-mlsters, and to
establish some plan for the arrangement OF labor
aud wages They accept the abolition Of ,lavery
and also declare their loyalty.
Trenholm. the Charleston bunker AMI late
Secretary of tn. rebel IRE lsury Is been arrested
and is now in all At Charleston.
II lis reported tint Ste phcl tn, late rcb,l Vice
President, will be plrjoncd and banishcd from the
cou2try..
An Official bulletin from Secrctlry Stanton
announces the occupl.ion Of Brownsville anil the
surrender OF Galveston and its harjor forts to the
United States forces. In the connection,
and consequent upon this news, the President has
issued proclamation raising the blockade, and
opening the closed ports to foreign commerce,
under certain conditions.
The 0rage and Alex niria Railroad has been
turned over by the general government to the
State of Virginia AMI will Immediately be put in
running order by the contractors.
+ A sale of forty four gunboats, seven tugs ami
some other vessels, being pTt of the Mississippi
river squadron, are to be sold at Mound City. Ill.,
on the 18th of August, to the highest bidder