Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-26
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REPoRTED FoR rHE pAILY RMP1RF
5ATEsT I'VE Wg.
FORENOON REPORT.

proposed n surrender. of his army on The same
terms on which Lee surrendered
A meeting was arranged, at which Wade e
Hampton was present. he protested against
the terms OF surrender, and declared he would
not surrender his cavalry force, supposed to
be only about 1000 strong
Sherman consented to delay, for the pur
pose of giving Johnston and Hampton an op.
portunity to consult Davis
! Another meeting was arranged ior the next
day. On that day the PARTIES again me-, and
at their first sitting the remarkable memoran-
DUN, or bnss of agreement, was presented
and at once signed
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
The Times Washington special says Some
days ago we gave al account Of the arrest of
Paine, who,it is alleged, attempted the assas.
sination Of Secretary Seward
Yesterday 1t was discovered that this pris.
oner had attempted 10 take bis own life. by
buiting his head against the iton walls of his
prison. IL was found that he had beaten his
head almost iuto Jelly, and was bleeding
proiusely. cap was prepared for him. psd
ded all over and fastened securely upon bis
head, and his hands secured 50 that he eau do
hiRselfno iurther injury.
EmSESTLY SATISFACTORY.
The Worlds Raleigh correspondent OF The
10th says;
The conferences between Sherman and
j ohnston hayescome conclusion which is
believed in the army TO be eminently satsfac.
tory.
What passed at the interviews they had, is
probably known only TO themselves.
When they met they locked arms, walked
together into the house where the conference
took place and there shut themselves up for
several hours leaving their respective follow
era and staff officers to fraternze and get
along as best they eeulda,r
No one who accompanied General Sher.
man has any idea of what subjects we're dis.
cussed or what terms we're proposed, accepted
or declined. General Sherman il never a
man with res pect to matters
Of impo tance, and on his occasion he is even
more retcent than usual
A REPORT
The Herald's Washington special saws.
there is news in Richmond TO the effect that |
General Johnston while negotiating terms
with General Sherman marched of most of |
his troops towards South Carolina
dispatch from Lisbon dated the llth of |
April speaking of the relations entered into |
between the United States and Portugal.
not for having fred into the Union ships
when they were approaching the shore, but
for continuing to do 20 when they had struck
their flag and already turned towards Lisbon.
At a public demonstration OF the con thu
alton of American relations between the two
nations reciprocal salute had taken place in
honor OF the respective flags
The Raleigh Standard, of the I7th, saws
"Ihe revolution has failed Mr.. Lincoln has
made good his declaration that he would hold
occupy, and possess the forts and other prop.
erty OF the United States, and that he would
enforce tho laws OF the nation The most
lltra secessionist must now admit that further
resistance would be folly, madness, murder"
1t calls for re organization, and declares
hat the Governor and Legislature elected by
orce and fraud, do not reflect the wishes or
he will of the people.
Patronage and the bayonet have controlled
very thing We are authorized by General
sherman, to state that if Governor Vance and
he Legislature will return, they will be pro. {
eeted; if they do not, they must not complain
Il measures being taken to supercede them,
The next day this paper said
Davis has fed; Vance has fed Smith has
led Secession is dead Treason has been
in its own blood, and the old
lag once more waves proudly over the Capi
al of every State. Thank God for i'll The
eriod so long looked for and labored for BY
be true men OF this State has at last arrived =
Let those who have identified themselves
nth the Davis and Vance despo,ism prepare
retire to private life Politically they are
oomed men for all time to come"
The Worlds special says One of the !
lriking features Of the funeral procession
estsrdsy, was the applause showered upon !
be representatives OF the colorad race, upon !
be line OF march in the Weather parts of
be city 7
The scene in the Fifth avenue was one con. !
nued ovation to the negroes who we're com.
elled to keep their heads uncovered for 7
tiles, IN Acknowledgment Of the plaudts of !
he white spectators and the covering Of the
andkerchiefs OF the ladies 10 the windows =
A queer city is New York. Less than two j
ears since It was as much as a negroes life
as worth to be seen walking the streets
The following is General Shermans order
announcing the assassination II
HEADQUARrERs MILITARY, DIVISION {
OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IN THE FIELD,
RALEIGH, April II,
Special Field Order No. so.
The General commanding announces With .
Ain and sorrow, that on the evening Of the
lib inst, at the theAter in Washington CITY,
8 Exeelleney, the President of the United
ates, Abraham Lincoln was RssassinAted BY
ne who uttered the State motto of Virginia.
Az the same time the Secretary Of State, -
r. Seward, while suffering from broken +
m, was also stabbed by another murderer in
5 own house, but still survives, and his son Z
as wounded fatally T
IL IS believed by persons capable Of judg.
g, that other high officers were designed to
are the same fate Thus il seems that our I
emY, despAirinR Of maetinr na In a nnnnlu i