Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-18

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- - .ome s1|endid sctink there that night
" fSsneSi kard a Dodfh waD littls s1Asf |
o,clock. when be In company with i've
other entered the drinking saloon Of George
Harry. adjoining fmds AeeEse, and Ill Of
them drank together. The emphasis Of
thcir manner In taking Tie drink attfNc4ed
attention. After drinking they formally
shook hands with each other, bidding one
another ep1 -bya On leaving the barroom
two Of the party rode OF on hofDebock.
After the ttagic Uccufsesce, a O11lcer COM
m21dine one q The fortinUAiOns Sast Of the
city IVES hurfYing TO his command, accogn-
panied by IN orderly, and when between
Lincoln Hospital and Csmp Rauney, they
came upon two men ridi despefately.
These two turned down . lane 70 which
were four others, I'll mounted. The oGAcer
and orderly gave chase and were fired upon.
The orderly wss wounded and the party
pursued rode rapidly away and escaped with
those who were evidently waiting for them.
The lirrsids Army Of the Posomsc COR
respondent details the work Of paroling the
rebel psisoners. II appears that Lee sur
rendered about 1900. including ofllcers,
privatcs and tesn,sters. The artillery number
175 pieccs and the wagons TOO
A Richmond correspondent says Lee has
gone to Danvillc to cndeavOr to prevail On
Jc1. Davis 20 desist from further pr0l0nging
| q hopeless struggle.
The Heraid's Winchester correspondent,
says that the soldiers are greatly inccnsed q,
| the assassination, but arc cOunselcd TO calm
ness. e,
A flag Of truce came in from Imbohen or
Saturday, the object being understood 70 b
the surrender Of his forces a part Of Lee,
army. The rebel Gen. Rosser, however, re
fused TO comply with the terms of Lees sur
render, but his men deserted him en- mass
and he went to join Johnstons army
Many Of Lees paroled men have reachct
their homes in the Valley.
New York, April II.
The Posts Washington special says:
Several additional arrests have been made
Of Maryland rebels, but no prominent mai
has been caught yet.
Another Cabinet meeting was held to-day
Gen Grant was present 1t Gen. Anger
headquarters this noon.
| There is n confident hope that BOOTH
xould be arrested before tomorrow.
The CoD.mercitrs special says it is feared
the assassins have escaped and taken refuge
In the mountain passes across the Potomac.
Fresh developments point TO certain par
ties in New York.
Lee turned over, in round numbers, 30,OO(
men. Our losses will probably not exceed
10000 or II 600 men,
Joe Johnston has surrendered his entirt
command to Sherman, thus virtually closing
the war
The rebel generals express their desire t
submit to the S. authorities.
The Posts Washington special states tina
Booth has been traced to Port Tobacco
Charles Co, Md.
Passengers from Richmond state that til,
assassination of the President created tn
greatest CONSERVATION there. People ex
pressed their fears of the consequences.
A man was thrown from Brooklyn ferry
boat into the river for disloyal language
His life was saved by passing boat.
Both this city and Brooklynare cnvclopet
in mourning and the streets crowded will
promenaders all day viewing the decora
tons.
Geo. Welles, John Gallagher and Pete
Button, the latter treasurer OF theatre, wer'
to 4iay sentenced to months in the peniten
tiary, for uttering reasonable sentiments.
Last evening a squad of patriotic young
men visited the house of Mrs. John Tyler
widow of ex President Tyler, on Staten Is
land demanded and obtained u rebel flag
which has long been hanging PROMINENT,
in her parl0r Ex- Mayor Lewis, of Savan
nah, violent rebel, was present, but KEEP
quiet The parlor Of Mrs. Tyler is wher
secessionists have oftcn met during the wal
| and WAS the headquarters of u rebel SEWN
society The Aag was sent to Gen. Dix.
Several seccssonists are reported to hav
; been beaten by Unionists on hearing til