Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-16

War Department,
Washington, April %, 1865.
Maj Gen. Dix: A dispatch has
lust been received n, this Depart
ment from Gen. Grant, dated Ra.,igh
9 o'clock on tn. Gath. II. savs:
reached him this morning and
delivered to Gen. Sherman the reply
to his negotiations with Johnston
The reply WAS at once srut TO John
ston terminating the truce. and with
the information that civil matters
could not be entertained in any CON
vention between the army co,nlnan-
deere.
L. NJ. STANTON.
Sec Of War
New York. April 2G.-Gcld open
ed a, l52, fell to l5i Ia, closed a;
ISL SIS. Cotton quiet; no quota
tions.
New York. April 26.--The Times
Washington special. 25th. says, W.
have information from sherman
army OF an important character. II
appears tina, in Jnhns," FIRST letter
to Gen. Sherman he proposed SER
render OF his army on the same terms
Lee surtend' red
A meeting was 'arraign-d at which
Wade Hampton was present Il"
protested against The terms ct sur
render and declared h. would not
Surrender his cavalry fore" supposed
to b- only about 5000 strong. There
20 n ..I.,N In
the purpose OF giving Johnston and
Hampton an opportunity I" consult
DAVIS Another meeting WAS ar
ranged f,r the next day. Ihr par
ties agnin met, and at the first sitting
the remark able memorandum. or ba-
sis II agreement, was presented and
ut once signed. The lines Wash
ing,on special says some days ago
We gave an account OF the arrest ~
Prague. who it is alleged attempted
the a sassina,ian OF Secretary Sew
ard Yesterday il was discovered
,ha, the prisoner had attempted I"
take his own life. by butting his h u!
against the iron walls "t his prise e.
/, was found that ne had beaten his
head into a Jelly, and was bf.",iug
profoundly. A cap was prepared tor
him padded all over, and fastened Sc-
cur.lv on his head, and his hand 8 .-
cure, so that he could do himself n
further injury.
The Words Raleigh correspondents
of the 10Th SAYS, the conference be
tween Sherman and Johnston has
come to conclusion, and is believed
in the army IL be eminently success
ful. What passed in the interview
is probably only known to them
selves. When they me, they locked
arms, walked together INTO the housr
where the conference took place and
then shu, themselves up for several
hours, leaving their respectiv. staff
officers and followers TO trat"rniz
and get along as bes; they could
No one who accompanied Gen. Sh-r-
man has any idea what subj Gcts were
discussed, or what terms Were pro-
posed, accepted or declined. Gen.
sherman is never communicative
with respect to matters OF !mpor-
lance. and on this occasion IS even
more taciturn than usual.
The H.rald's special says. Their
is news in Richmond TO the effect,
that Johnston, while negotiating
with Sherman. marched off mos; OF
his troops towards South Caroline.
1t is understood Gen. Sherman
will be relieved by Gen. Grant, and
be required 20 answer for his ass aimed
offence before Military court.
The Word 5 Washington special
says: Advicea received here 70 day,
direct from Raleigh, state that thu.
conference between Sherman and
johnson took place at Chapel HIl,
some fifteen miles west OF Raleigh.
Johns'on's army, composed of
abou, 10000 men, including Hamp-
tons and Whe-!-t's cavalry, lay 80
miles from, the city, on the road run
ming to Charlotte.
At the second interview Breckin-
ridge. the rebel Secretary OF War,
was present and participated in
drawing up the already published
terms q. surrender. During the con
versa,ion he freely admitted the fail.
ure OF the Rebellion, and d-cla. ed tina,
peace was almost at hand; aud. allu-
ding to the Constitutional amend.
ln-nt, said that it was strictly the l..
gal way of aboisLing slavery, and
he predicted it's ratification by NOR,
than two-thirds of the States.
1t was understood that during the
conference, which lasted two days,
jeff Davis was at Hiilsboro' and in
topographic communication with
Breckenridge. at Gru. Johnston {
headquarters.
Then Of the rebel army. with the
exception OF now and then an officer
wer, anxious to 60 home.