The New York herald., 1865-05-04

faay, Beverly Tucker, George n Sanders, w. O.
Csasy end others, were ths ooncoctos Of the
Infamous assassnaon plot which resulted In she death
oe Psdsnt lincoln the attempted assassinaton Of
Secretary ssward and which designed 70 terminate
the lives Of other heads Of the government Tho Pres
dent therefore offers for the Of the above named
individuals he following rswards:-
For Jefferson Davis. 500 900
Tot Secoo thompson. 1o,0O0
For CemensO Chy.............. zo,vW
Tor George NJ eanders.. xo0oV
For Beverly Tucker. 70, 600
For William G. Cleary.. 10000
Knoxville despatches indicate strong probability that
Je6 Davis and his fellow fugives including Breckin-
ridge and Benjamin, win yet - captured BY General
Stoneman's cavalry, II they have not been already
Davis Is reported 70 have been on . train between
Greensboro and Salisbury, N. C., whom the railroad
was cut on both sides Of him by stoneman's men, On
asoerainIng his precarious position Jen returned to
Greensboro and started southwark another direction.
He was last heard Of the 2sth ut, at Yorkville,
g. c. as which place Stonemans troopers arrived the
following day Jen had thus as that time one days
start Of his pursusrs but though escorted by band
of cavalry his train is supposed 10 be impeded by
soms accompanying specieaden wagons, his advantage
Of twentyfour hours' time may be overcome and the
head Of the infamous reasonable conspiracy may yet
become the captive Of indignant and outraged nation.
The trial Of the conspators Of the great assassination
plot has yet been commenced but will be in few
dAyA II said that the trial Of the accused will be
public surrats Of the alleged principals in tho
plot, b reported 10 have arrived in Canada.
We pub sh this morning . most interesting detailed
narrative Of the aght and pursuit Of the assassin Booth
up 10 the time Of his capture and DEATH II s said that
Booths body has been Inferred In plot Of ground
the Washington Penentary and the earth smoothed
that the place Of burial s not likely to be ever
identified.
Tho train conveying tho remains Of President Lincoln
The funeral win take place in that town to-day.
Il underwood that agreement for the surrender
Of eli the rebel troops in Florida was arrived a
In . conference Of several hours duration between
General vogdes Union commander Of the District
OF Florida and the rebel General Sam Jonss which took
Florida Central Railroad The interview was socitedby
General Jones, who. said, very anxious TO
provision By which the rebels would be permitted
cell their supplies Of cotton and other products whether
or not this was granted We are not informed.
General Howara's columa Of General shsrmnns army
commenced their overland march from Raleigh, N O.,
Tor AIexandria, Va via Petersburg and Richmond, o.
)ast Saturday. The Fourteenth and Twentieth corps,
under General saocum. would soon follow The Tenth
and Twenty third corps, commanded BY General scho
neId, remain In North Carolina for the present
General Wilson's splendid force Of cavalry riders
arrived ~ Savannah ON last Friday, after having COM
plated . most sweeping and msgnincenuy successful
<our Of over six hundred and Hfty miles through the
heart Of Alabama and Georgia region Of country be-
foro but little ooched by the General Wilson left
Chickasaw, Alabama on the 22d Of March, and moved
southward through tina. State far Selma, In the
meantime defeating and routing in several engagements
tho forces Of Forrest Roddy Adams and other notorious
rebsls capturing towns and seizins and destroying i'm
amountspf rebel property. Thence he marched
before him. His various engagements and captures Of
towns, cotton, cannon and all manner OF stores have
been already from time 70 time chroncled In the HERALD
but detailed account Of them will be found in the Saw
snnah despatch whish publish in to-day's RmAID.
The particulars Of the arcss few days ago. at Charles
Of South Carolina announced In Tuesdays HnArD arc
sivon in the despatch OF one Of our Hilton Head
correspondents, Published this morning. About the
same time G. b. Lamar, . prominent citizen Of |
Savannah, and m avowed enemy Of the govern
mont was also arrested The prisoners, together with
sheIr private papers, which seized and sealed up
placed board the steamship Arago 10 be sent
Washington, where they arrived yesterday. Is under
stood THAI Mseu Aiken and Lamar be regularly
tried on The charge Of treason
About Aftss. hundred q shs Union soldiers formerly
Imprisoned n Andsrsonvs, Georgia. having been
fsrsd 70 Florida were the morning Of the ssth u,
transported BY ths rebels down the Florida Central Rail-
road 70 within ten miles Of Jscksonve where they
released and loft 10 make their way into
che Union lines which several hundred Of them reached
many wore barely able 10 walk but their Joy great
on anding themselves once again under the protection
Of tho old nag.
The trial Of BENJAMIN G. Harris, member from Mary
land Of the last Congress- for dsoya language and
Duct was commenced In Washington yesterday before
shs military commission assembled TO tske cosnIzancs
Of this and other cases. Two parolcd rebel soldiers
were examined who testified that Harris advised them
% disregard their paroles and return to the South and
rsjon the rebel bsscrsns and that he had furnished
shsm money 70 assist them in doing Harris protested
chat these men, being enemies Of tho United stasss
vers not competent Witnesses Tho Judge Advocate
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