Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-26
Current News Items.


A meeting wai held in Columbus, yesier.
dag, 10 perfect an organization for the erec.
lion Of astaiuo to the late President in thai
city. 1, was determined that the monument
should be 10 honor Of Me-. Lincoln and Of the
fallen Ohio soldiers The leading State otb-
cials we're constituted The chief managers Of
the enterprise, and committees designated !or
each county.
The Now York Worlds Washington special
says the conference between Sherman and
Johnston took place ct Chapel Hill some ht
teenmhss west Of Raleigh. The army Of
Johnstou numbers about 10000 men. BreCk.
inridge, the Confederate Secretary Of War
who was present. freely admitted the failure
Of the rebellion.
General Halleck will assume command at
Richmond, on Saturday, in place of General
Ord The latter goes to South Carolina to
supercede General Gilmore.
The Powhattan Hotel has been designated
as the placeof entertainment for all Confed'
erate Officers in Richmond and the Spots.
wood House is forbidden to entertain all
suoh
The exchhnge Of the five thousand Federal
soldiers at Darien, Georgia, it is supposed, will
leave scarcely any Of our men in the hands OF
D. The robels, while there will s,iil remain in the
Federal hands, including Lees paroled Grmy'
some sixty or seventy thousand rebels.
The Tribuues Washington special says
that President johnson regards it of the ut
most importance that Secretary Sewerd shall
remain in the Cabinet
The people Of Raleigh, North Carolina
have held large meeting, and denounced
the assassination Of Lincoln, and expressing
sympathy for the nation aud the people
The surrender OF Johnston's afny is repor
ted
The Mexican Minister had lengthy and
important interview with the President, yes
;srday. .f.g
4 southern man from Havana Cuba, in
- forms the New York Tribune that apprehen-
sion is felt in that city Of slave insurrectior
all over the Island.
Both the Stewards are improving rapidly.
Governor Vance left Raleigh before it wal
takon by the Federal troops.
We never had any faith in the assertion
of some of rue fanatical Abolition papers
and politicians, that the assassination o
President Lincoln was instigated by th'
secession leaders of the South. The story
was put forth for effect, and from very bad
motives. The men of the Southern Con
federacy who were in favor of a cessation
of hostiities and the restoration of peace
had the greatest cause to regret the sudden
and unexpected death of Mr.. Lincoln
Some OF the more prominent among them
had recently been in conference with him
and understood his position perfectly we'll
that he was doing what he could to bring
about the desired end, and with a reason.
able prospect of success.
The following, from the New York
Worlds special. correspondent at Wash
ington, is no doubt a true statement OF the
b feeling at the South;
'Isoger A. Pryor Stated, 10 Petersburg
that he believed Mr. Lincoln indispensable
TO the restoration Of peace, and regretted his
death more than any military mishap Of the
South. He and the Mayor placed themselves
at the head of movement for q town meet
ing, TO depore the loss on both private aud
public grounds. Both Petersburg aud Rich.
nond are Row drdped in mourning. The
cities which resisted our bay yonets three weeks
ago, unite with US now to lament the Chief
Magistrates death. General Lee a. first re,
fused to hear the details of the murder. A
Mr. Suite spd another gentleman waited upon
him on Sunday night with the particulars
He said that when he General Lee) dispos-
sessed himself OF the command of the rebe
forces, be kept in mind President Lincoln
benignity, and surrendered as much to the
latter's goodness as to Grants artillery The
General said that he regretted Mr. Liueoln'c
deathsas much as any man in the North, Rnc
believed him TO be the eptoms of magnanm
ity and good faith These candid expressions
being circulated at large have done Lee mucI
honor, and he aud Richmond are out of dan
ger of mob violence"
The Murder Of President Lin
coin.