The New York herald., 1865-04-10

Washington, while stopping at one OF the
regular watering stations Of the road, was run
into by freight train behind 1t, the rear
car being completely asEed OF the occupants
killed and nve seriously wounded II is stated that the
engineer of the engine asleep and did not dis
cover the danger until too avoid the collision,
when he ur ped the tran and into the woods
excursion train the indianapolis and Cincinnati
Railroad thrown from the track tho I'd inst by the
breaking Of ange of of the wheels Of the ocomo-
tive and three persons killed and several wounded
On the Goth ut q locomotive the Knoxville and
Chattanooga Railroad attached to train conveying the
Twenty eighth Kentucky regiment to the 'front.' ran oil
the track by which soldier instantly killed and
several others severely scaldcd -s
Lees Surrendcr-John ohnston-Mobile-
Trans-Mississippi Rebels.
All that remains of the Army of Northern
Virginia was yesterday surrendered to General
Grant by General Lee-the men and officers to
be paroed and 90 to their homes, and officers
to retain their private baggage and side arms.
General Grant has conceded generous terms to
brave enemy; but this surrender was q simple
act of humanity toward his men on the part of
General Lee. These soldiers have, in the last
seven days, been tried to the very limit of hu-
man enauranc,. They have fought by day and
marched by night, through all that time. with
perhaps hardly enough food to keep soul and
body together. All this they did for hopeless
cause; and it was obvious to every one that
any longer continuance of such struggle was
a simple butchery and waste of life.
Togive up the struggle, therefore, was the least
concession of pride that Lee could make to the
devotion Of such men, especially as II was a con-
cession that enabled him to adhere to his own
purpose not to fight except for Virginia. But
this surrender is nevertheless the crowning act
Of the war, and gives II q grand and proper
close. Lees army has been for six months the
only respectable obstacle to our arms, and
now. within seven or eight days, It has been
completely wiped out of existence-not a man
Of the ,ohole force that lately held Richmond re-
maining in arms. Within that short period the
bravest, best organized and most successful
army of the rebellion has been utterly swept
away. Never was there more decisive cam
paign than this last one of General Grants.
Grant will now, no doubt, Immediately turn |
his attention to another foe. Grant, Johnston,
Sherman and Stoneman are all operating in
the compact theatre shown by the map we give
to-day. II should be remembered that It is now
six days since Lee was beaten at Petersburg
and compelled to evacuate that place and the
rebel capital. Johnston was, in all probability,
informed of that defeat on the same day that
Davis was informed Of 1.-THE I'd inst-and
though he was then at Raleigh, II is
not in the least likely that he is there
now. He has had abundant time to reach
Danville, and no one ought to be surprised to
hear of his being there. His presence there
would bring him within easy reach Of Grant;
and with Grant ON one hand, Sherman on the
other and Stoncman not far from Danville, We
might soon hear of another surrender a. clean
and complete as the one just made by Lee.
The operations against Mobile win be greatly
affected by this immense Gcosss in Virginia.
II has been point Of honor with the rebel off,
GERS defending that place to hold out a. long
~ Lee did, and that the last stronghold
Of the Gulf States should not be taken while
was still defended in Virginia.
The news Of tho fall Of Richmond and
the surrender Of Lee viii therefore satisfy the
honor Of the men at Mobile, and their surrender
win be, IN all likelihood, Ne nsxt news from
the Gulf This same giorions news will doubt
less disperss the nfty.three thousand rebels on
the other side the Mississippi, who adhere 80
loosely 70 the rebellion that they would not
cross the river TO help IL And thus, In what
ever way we look, we soc daylight shining
through the miserable remnant Of rebellion.
SEPARATE STATE AcrroS IN vnoMuA.-Mr
Lincoln has returned to Warrington; but II
will be seen from the Richmond news that the
Virginia Legislature, which has not yet been
adjourned, Is fully disposed TO consider some
made to II by the President before
Lees surrender. II will be little odd II vir-
0iuia that hss vs11sS "A a0ainsk tha % aocsr~to