The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-06-03
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The News,

4 he News
The most important neTs OF the week in
military way IS Re surrender, hy Kirby
Smith, of az he reLel forces west OF the Ms
issippi liver, Oh the terms granted 10 Gen
Lee by Gen. Grant. The surrender include.
all the land and naval forces Of the rebel, il
bis department, and thus embraces the las
vestigc of the rebel armies on land and sea
The forces under Kirby Smith were various
ly estimated at from 1000 to $4,000 men
and had they held out, coala possibly have
prolonged the We. in that quarter year or
more. The surrender was made to General
Candy, and as last aivices, Kirby ) nlth,
Sterling Price, end Buckner were {" route
for New Orleans.
There las been Encouragement OF mil
ary depa nets, e numbers being re.
,.uccd from ten or fifteen to five. Poor Ha'.
lcck, whom nobody seems to love, has been
assigned to the co.Emnd the Pacific states
Sherman, of the military Division of Mississ-
ippi =; Meade, of the Atlantic states Sheri-
dan, of the Trans Mississippi; and. Thomas, of
North Carolina and other southern states
JEFF. Davis has been removed from his cell
at Fortress Monroe to Washington, it is pre-
sumed, he will be INN diatcly tried for trea-
son. 1t is said the -.ason why he was placed
in irons at Fortress Monroe was, because he
attempted to commit suicide. The grand iu'
~ of the District Of Columbia has found
bills of indictment both against Davis and
Breckenridge bu. tie latter has not yet
been caught, and report says he was last seen
in Texas and has doubtless got into Mexico
by this time.
President Johnson has appointed W W.
Holden, editor Of tie Raleigh Standard, mill
tary governor of North Carolina, who VIII at
once set about the work of organizing tie
state government anew. \ convention will
be called for the purpose Of annuliing the or
dinance of secession. and to take whatever
other measures may be necessary to perfect
the rehabilitation Of the state in its constitu-
pal rights.
Gen. Lee has been arrested at Richmond
The Episcopal Bishops at the South antc
pate TO difficulty in 4 fraternal reunion with
their brethren OF the Northern dioceses.
The Mississippi legislature met at jackson
on tie Doth, and took action with view of
restoring tbatsta 10 the union.
The president has ordered that all prison
'efs sentenced to be confined during TIE war,
be Immediately released.
Gen. tRe.r-egur.I, accompanied By us two
sons and portion OF his staff, arrived at
New Orlesns on the 2Ist He seemed TO be
highly pleased by the kind and considerase
treatment he received from fedora! officers
while in Mobile.
\ formidable instruction has broken out
in Hayti, and the insurgents have taken pos
session Of the capital. President Gefrand
has put himself a; tue head Of 5000 troops :,
subdue Tie rebellion.
The conspiracy trial at Washington will
p1obably eies, tbs week, when the trial Of JET
Dav:s With commenced.
The president has COMMITTED thc sentence
III Bowles and MilIigan who were sentenced
by "a military commission to be hung), to
Imprisonment for life. The sentence Of Hor.
sey, who was also sentenced to death, had
been previously similarly COMMITTED.
President johnson has finally decided TO al
low the soldiers to retain their arms, Is hon
orable heirlooms Of their services
The Sheriff of Adams county, aided b. a
posse Of citizens, surprised and captured
part of the gang OF bushwackers who ryite!
Fowler station in that county ne: long sinre.
Some soldiers frcsa the hospi al5 IL Quincy
look the l.aderfom the jail, Thursday n. b ,
and hung him On 4 tree. He mazda iulI comics
sion of his gui': before his Gca:h.