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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-30

Suicide OF the H0beI GOVernOr OF FlOrfda.
[From the Mobile Daily Eewsl
We learn through gentleman recently ffom Barran-
cas- that report reached there short time before he
left that upon hearing of the capture Of Petersburg aud
Richmond, Governor Milton, Of Florida committed sui
eide Vi his residence, few miles from Marianna The
report subsequently confirmed by refugee directly
from that place.
Governor John Milton, some twenty years since, was
gay and dahng young lawyer of considerable practice at
the bar Of New Orleans Early after attaining manhood
he killed man named Kemp, at Columbus, Ga, in q
most brutal He fed the State and sought refuge
at New Orleans whero he met with some success as
lawyer but forced TO fly to the swamps Of Florida to
avoid difficulty in regard to lady. Reaching Florida,
he LEFT the law and began preaching for living, but fail
ure drove him into politics. and Of his stamp were
in demand about the time Of the beginning of the rebel
Hon. he succeeded in making himself Governor Of the
State
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Arrest OF John =. Clarke, the Actor, -
Brother-in-Lavv OF the Assassin.

From The Phiadc1pha ledger, April "
Since the arrest Of Junius Brutus Booth Mr. John O.
Clarke has been taken into custody, by whom or
what charge ~ not known His wife only knows that he
was away by three two days ago and has not
returned since The last letter written by j. wilkes
Booth II In the city. In dated April H. two A,
NJ, at Washington, and In addressed TO his mother in
New York There In nothing In II, except reference
~ tho illumination Of the previous night coupled with
the statement that would have been better done In
bcttcroause. "But," he adds, ''mght makes right y
This doubt s the letter written In the hotel at Wash.
ington when he inquired Of the bookkeepcr the year.
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The Sultana Disaster--Fiftccn Hundred
Lives Lost.

CnRo, April 2s, 1895.
Seven hundred and cigh,y.sr Of those on board the
III fated sultana have boon found alive rne ios' are
now estimated at fifteen hundred
The Memphis hospitals are full OF wounded nom the
sul,ans, mapz being badly scsdcd and burned
the investigation ordered BY General washburne 10
proceeding
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Death ON . Railway Train.

PORT JKRvN, April ~, IS6o.
passenger on tho eastward bound night express Of
the Eric Railway died suddenly after the train e
Lackawaxen. In his pocket found certificate thas
Michael McGovcrn honoraby discharged by the
Quartcrmastcrs Department at Nashville April 10 The
remains takesin charge Of by the Coroner /. D.
Hough, at Port Jcrvis 10 whom any inquiries may DO
addressed
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his home at Columbia, and offers TO take the amnesty
oath and give bonds for his future good conduct General
Pillow has, or had large plantation Columbia and
Brown In another still extensive one near Helena
Arkansas He has lost over seven hundred slaves by the
failure Of the rebellion
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R.beI soldiers In General Washburne's
district Regarded as FcIons.

General washburnes order declaring that after the
Of April all rebel soldiers within his district shS
be regarded feons and not prisoners OF war; hs
ing salutary effect Great numbers have snrnndatsd
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Circumstances OF tho Arrest Of Junfus
Brutus Booth.

lfTOfn the fniiadelphla lcdRcr, April ~
There peculiar crc mstanc connected with the
OF Juns Brutus Booth IN this city. After his
arrest by Detective Krupp he taken ~ the provost
marshas Office To await the departure Of the train for
Washington While In the Office he In charge OF two
a guard. lie engaged in very little conversation
but was smoking cigar, and during this time he fire.
quenty took from his pocket what appeared TO be scraps
Of paper with which TO light his cigar The guard did
not attach any importance 10 the act but afterwards
ranspired that these letters and envelopes which
thus destroyed Atr he had been sent away, and
the attention Of Captain Lane and Commissioner Barret
called 10 the fact they gathered together the frag
mcns but the letters etectualy destroyed that
nothing be gained from them. The corner Of
envelope showed the printed inscription "Brtish Pro
vince" and small remnant OF the letter inside OF this
envelope contains only the words ''your brother"
While In tho ONCE Junius Booth engaged In look
ing Bible the table. When hc had finished this
he took narrow slip OF paper and wrote what ap
pears have been letter Il written both sdcs
but finished he tore them into small pieces
and threw them into tho spit box the floor After
he gone attempt made to collect the frng-
ments OF this letter, but without success Enough
found show that tho letter intended for his sister,
and referred TO the fact that he whiting In tho Mar
shas Office for the He badc her be OF good cheer
There also reference 10 grandma but the rest Of
the sentence gone Attention IN called TO two psamss
be made out-the forty ninth the other Ia no4
dccphcrabc part Of the numerals are torn on and
lost
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Our Special Washington Despatch.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 1865
The number OF men actually surrendered by Johnston
to Sherman is about twentyseven thousand four hun
dred, although the number on paper is much greater
The surrender includes all the militia from South Caro-
lima North Carolina, Georgia and the Gulf States most
OF whom had deserted long before the surrender took
place About eighty ninety pieces Of artillery are
among the trophies surrendered
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UNION COURSE, l.. f.--TRoTTfEo.
sArcapAY, April 2S.--hatch $500, mile and repeat 10
wak0ns:--
owner named g. q. Fun un......................... 1
Time: 2:53-24g
On Thursday, at the above track, match for $4,000
viii como OF between G. T. James Watson aud ch. m.
Ella Sherwood,
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The Rebel Ram Webb Runs Out Of Red
River Bound for the Gulf.
She Passes Our 0unboats and IRON.
0lads at the Rate Of Twenty
Eve Miles an Hour.
The Webb Seen Fifty Miles Above New Orleans
on Monday Morning,
&c., &C., &c.

MEMPHIS, April rs, 1895.
The vicksburg Herald Of the Goth inst has despatch
dated OF the mouth OF the Red nver the 3d. giving
the following important intelligence
At nine o'clock this evening the famous rebel ram
Webb out Of the Red nver passing all gunboats
and ironclads here and descended the Mississippi with
lightning spoed
When first discovered she had lights, emitted
SMOKE aud looked like huge moving on the
water.
She was fred on from the Manhattan, when she imme-
datey showed signs Of nfe and shot past Manhat
tan, which sgnalled 10 the fleet.
The Lafayette then started in pursuit OF her.
The officers of the Manhattan estimate the speed Of the
Webb at twenty-five miles an hour when passing them
The steamer Saratoga, from New Orleans met tho
Webb at Tunca Bend, at quarter TO ten O'Clock. She
then attempted TO down the Saratoga
cessful
II s believed that the Webb intends destroying our
commerce on the Mississippi, and probably make
attempt TO escape TO the Gulf.
Some assert that very likely that Jef Davis is
board Of her. endeavong make his escape Havana
or other foreign port.
II nothing happens 70 her, the Webb can reach New
Orleans by daylight tomorrow, and the mouth Of the
Mississippi by noon.
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while those who were possessed Of the requisite material
INDUCED in pyrotechnic display
GENERAL GRANT
goes North to-day He Is eminently satisfied with the
termination Of the campaign In North Carolina
MOVEMENTS yKSP DAVIS
Jem Davis IL Is said, as he received the news
OF the refusal OF the President 70 tfy the agreement
between Sherman and Johnston and Informed of the
policy OF the new administration, at took hs do
parture for parts unknown He believed here 10 bs
fugitive, and is seeking to escape from the country
across the Southwest frontier
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A Mexican General with the United states
Troops at Braxos Island.

lfrom thc brownsville trexas) Ranchsro, April
has been for week on Brazos Island II Is
miscd that his mson there is 10 effect arrangement
with tho Yankees 10 revive tho wtcd Juarez interests
this frontier and also mako n small nest for him.
sell, In case he should qure hereafter The young
empire VIII probably not be affected seriously by General
Caravalals visit 10 the Yapkeea
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CATHo April 70, 1900
The steamer Dolphin reports meeting the rebel ram
Webb fifty miles above New Orleans at af-past six
O'Clock the morning Of the oath inst She then
going along without doing any damage TO boats Of any
kind
Tho telegraph wires leading To New Orleans had been
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John wilkes Booths Last Letter 20 Ssas
Mother.

letter written by John Wilkes Booth to bis mother,
dated tho morning Of tho 14th of April, tho day Of
assassination has fallen into tho hands Of the govern
ment authorities Il is directed "srs n A. Booth,
No 2s East Nineteenth street, New York, N Y" and
bears Washington, d. c., Post ONCE stamp, dated April
H. II bears the appearance Of having been written in
considerable haste and 10 all contained side Of
half sheet Of note paper
APRIL 14-2A n
DEARiSr MorHER--I know you expect n letter from me-
and am you will hardly forgive But indeed
have had nothing to write about Everything Is dull
that s, has been till last night (Thc illumination)
Everything was bright and splendid More In my
eyes II IL had been display In a Dobcr But
goes the world. Might makes right only drop You
these few lines TO let you know WELL and 70 say
have not heard from you Excuse brevity; In haste
Had from Rose With best love 70 you all, am
your aIectionate son ever, JOHN
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'SHER M A N.
JOE JOHNSTONS SURRENDER.
Interesting Details Of the Correspond
ence and Conference Between
Sherman and Johnston.
TERMS OF The CAPITULATl0N.
The Ceremony Of Surrendering
to Take Place at Green's
I boro, North Carolina.
An Arms to be Stacked and Parked and
Regularly Delivered at That Point.
~S~~~~s~~~S>>~-~~>~~~
The Rebel On1cers and Men to be
Paroled and Allowed to Re-
turn to Their Homes.
len and Officers Allowed to
Retain Their Horses.
beauregard and Hardee En-
braced In the Surrender.
Dragg Not Included, but Expected to
Surrender Himself Soon.
WADE HAMPTON REPORTED KILLED.
Re Donounces Joe Johnston as q "Sneak
and Coward" and is Said to Have
Been Shot by That General.
Gl)sr and Complete Generalization Of
Lees Paroled Men.
oUl TROOPS MARCHING uOMEWARD
s7s1
Dogtions Of the Fifteenth and Seven.
tsenth Corps and the Army Of
the Potomac About to
be Discharged.
Zen Davis at Charlotte, N. c.,
ON April 28.
re ROUTE TO MEXICO OBSTRUCTED.
II Gully Hope to Escape to Cuba from Some
Point on the Florida Coast,
&c, DC, DC.
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THE ASSASSINS.

Astounding Revelations Forthcoming.
WASHINGTON April 2o 1855.
Tho nvestgat OF the Of tho consprators 10
In progress When the time arrives for the publica
tion Of tho details they win asound the loyal North and
disgust every high hearted Southern man. by the cxhbi
ton Of the perndy and cowaydly expedents rcsored
by the leaders Of tho rebellion.
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Denxa nd for tho Surrender OF Conspira.
tors In Canada.

Notice has been given by Consul General in Canada
that &l the criminals connected with tho murder Of Mr.
Lincoln be surrendered tho United States auhor
tisq. This has meaning.
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GCucrHf ET1IOW Ouers 70 TnKo INC hhf-
rcsty Oath.
Brgadler General Gideon Pillow Of Tennessee, n rad
10 Laye requested pornssion 10 be alowsd raturn W
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-24

whenever our Gag shall be triunphantly IN
furled at Raleigh.
III the chances and possibilities of the cam
paign have Of course been weighed by our mill
tary chiefs, who are quite as well aware as their
adversa1ies that the Coniederacy cannot afford
to let Sherman penetrate North Carolina. Gen.
Grant knows just how strong Sherman is, and
cannot be far out in his estimate of The forces
that can be gathered to oppose him. He isquite
aware that the Rebels win stop him if they can,
and that Lee will send from Richmond to Beau
regard every regiment he can spare, probably
heading them himself. But the transfer OF 5G,000
men from the James to the Pedce, even with the
help Of such Railroads as remain to the CoDied-
eracy, is no light undertaking; it can hardly be
effected in fortnight; and meantime Grants
road By water to Sherman is scarcely longer in
time than is Lees overland.
On the whole, though the ensuing month is
destined to be most evcntful, and the prospect
is not free from solicitude, We feel tho fullest
confidence in sherman's genius, and cherish
high hopes Of bis unbroken, decisive success.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-24
NETWORK CENTRAL RAILROAD

The big thing before the Legislature the pres
ent session is the application of the Central
Railroad Company to be relieved from the two
cent passenger fare restriction. II 50 big that
its success is counted as certain. A measure
that secures millions to applicants passes ITSELF;
az every influence that can be brought in ad
can be most literally paid The Central Com
pany can well afford to pay down a million in
cash to succeed; and we have no doubt that they
would not stick at such q sum for the privilege
Of assessing two or three millions annually, IN
addition to their present revenues, upon the peo'
pie of the State.
We propose TO set forth some Of the reasons
why the restriction upon the rate OF fares
should not be removed. II was inserted into
the charter OF the Company, and eagerly ac-
cepted, as a sort of equivalent for the $4,000 600
which the consolidation put into the pockets
of the shareholders Of The respective roads
over and above their cost. AT the time Of
the consolidation, the stocks of the several
lines were rated at 4 premium, AID it was pro-
vided that their estimated value, over par,
should be paid 70 the shareholders in d per cent
bonds of The new Company-the stock Of the new
Company to be issued at It's par value to the
holders of shares in the several lines. The
amount of tie share capital Of such lines, the
per centagc of premium paid, and the amount,
in each case, were a. follows:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-24

Kentucky refuses TO ratiiy the Constitutional
Amendment abolishing Slavery. inthe Senate
the minority report Of Mr.. Robinson, favorng
the amendment on condition that compensation
be made for the emancipated slaves, was re-
iected by a vote of a to g; the House rejected
the same report by a vote ~ 70 81. The ma
jority report against the amendment was
adopted in the Senate b. u yeas to IL nays; in
the House by IS yeas to 20 nays. The Leglsla-
ture, no doubt, thinks il has saved It's honor;
but the State will lose its slaves, nevertheless,
and lose them without compensation.
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been as follows:

The average rate OF dividend paid has equaled
"A per cent; the interest annually accruing upon
the amount Of the bonus bonds equaled II per
cent, making together ~ per cent In the
same time the Company have accumulated
SO, $4,000 to the credit OF income account--a
sum equal to Is per cent OH its share capital.
The net earnings annually accruing for the
benefit Of the shareholders since the consolda-
ton have equaled II per cent. 1t is rumored
that the Company propose to make dividend
Of the sum last named. The recent advance in
the market price Of the stock is said to be
based upon such expectation.
Now we submit that the Company have for
the past eleven years Jared quite as well as the
public. II has, in that time, received l22 per
cent net upon its share capital. But its appe-
tite is only whettcd BY remembrance of past
plumbers. Its managers remained quiet till it
was supposed the past MAS forgo!tepby patient
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Total,..............s.1.e1i.d00

This modest sum Of =, -Ji 500, by virtue OF
the consolidation, the stockholders IN the lines
that made up the Central put into their
pockets in the shape Of bonds, which have been
selling at Ilj. To this sum is TO be added the
cost of the Schenectady and Troy Railroad, a
work which had never paid running expenses,
and which the grand manipulat0Is OF the cOA-
solidation bought UP ioT a song aad put into The
new Company az it, nominal cost, thus increas-
ing the premium or bonus paid to s9,jii,5OO.
IL will also be observed that the shares Of two
communicative Mohawk Valley and the SYRIA
cuse and Utica direc,-werc put into the CON
soldation at q premium Of 81 and % per cent,
respectively, although such companies had
never put q spade into the ground Parties in
the interest Of the Central We're paid bonus OF
81, lGG, $50 for merely projecting these lines.
This matter Decentralization was regarded atthe
time as a great fraud and great public wrong
But lis managers welded an all.controlling inilu
ence in the Legislature and carried IT,.
That body, however, had the frmnes, TO
stipulatc, by way of protection TO the
people Of the State, and az sort of equiv
alent for what it had yielded, that the new
Company should never charge more than two
cents per mile for the transportation of passen-
gers. This stipulation was embodied in the
charter, and was intended to be perpetual
restriction upon the Company.
SO vast is the traffic Of this road, that, with
the enormous load put upon it in the shape
of bonuses and extra dividends paid 0or the
1854, 800 affair only repeated what had been
frequently done on smaller scale, by the sew
eral companies it has always been one OF
the most profitable enterprises in the country.
The dividends paid to the stockholders since the
consolidation and the interest on the premium
bonds which have gone into their pockets, have
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people who, by this time. would be ready TO bend
| their broad shoulders for a now burden. Ithas,
consequently, appeared before the Legislature,
and in most suppliant tone asked TO he re-
lieved from the compact of consolidation, 80 Tar
as it operated to its disadvantage, retaining al
the same time all the benefits secured from it.
II the Company want this compact changed,
why not reconsider the whole matter de moro
Let the stockholders place matters III their
original position by surrenderng that Tor winch
they never paid penny-the bonus bonds.
These Cancelled, the earnings of the Company
would be ample for 10 per cent dividends. But
they are not content with such paltry rates.
The earnings of this road for passengers, the
past year, at two cents per mile, were
81, 600, 600. One cent additional will give
81, 600, 600 from this source, and increase the
net earnings by S2,OOO,OOO, which would ena'
bic the Company to pay at least 10 per cent,
with every prospect of being able to increase it
in q very short time to 90 per cent per annum.
Now, we do not believe that the Legislature
of this State is prepared to allow corporation
that is already earning and receiving II per cent
net on its actual capital to xtbe people to the
extent of millions for the purpose of swelling
such earnings and dividends to twice that rate.
We do not believe our legislators are prepared
to commit, at the same instant political and
moral suicide We do not believe they will for
an instant entertain proposition so monstrous,
"A
money. used in the most corruPtmanner, can be
urged Neither do we believe that great po-
litical party is going to throw itself into
the embraces of corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS cor
poraton which has always welded, and often
most successfully its vast powers for the defeat
Of that party, and which has done more than all
other influences to PROSTATE and debauch the
moral sense both OF the Legislature and the
people.
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The Union forces IRE at work in North Car
DINA with unremitting activity. Richmond
papers report Sherman pushing steadily north
ward, while Schoield is within four miles OF
Wilmington, and third force is cutting the
railway between that place and Richmond. In
addition to all this, cavalry are making their
way from Tennessee into Western North Car
DINA, heading no doubt for the Danyille road.
How long before the State under these health
fll influences will swing back into the Unionl
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

1t is reported that Gen. Singleton and Judge
IJ,h,s iate Of the Court of Claims left Washington
far Riehnord on Wednesday. Their mission is said to
b ~ convince the Rebels of the utter hopeeSsness oil
further persistence in rebellion.
Correspondence from the Army of the Poto'
mae staes that the terrible condition Of the dirt roads
prevents movements.
From Kentucky we have the rumOr that the
Rebels are entering the State from tie direction OF
Mount Sterling
Cant. Robert T. Lincoln, son Of the President
has gone 10 the front 10 serve on Gen. Grants staff.