The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-05-12
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By the steamer America, at New
York, we have European dates to the
26th, and by the Hihernian, en- route
to Quebec, adviees to the 2Sth ult
The news of Lees surrender was uni
versally received as the death blow to
the Confederacy. The opinions of
the leading English papers are quoted
very fully in our dispatches At
Brussels, the United States Consul
was serenaded, and made speech
The intelligence of the assassination
of President Liucolu awakened a pro.
found sensation and general borror
and Indignation In both Houses OF
the British Parliament the prciimiua
~ steps were taken 10 procure from
the Queen an official expression of her
adherence of the murder aud sym
pathy for our people. Two large in
dignation meeting were held in Lon.
don, and various corporate bodies,
both in that city and in many smaller
places. have passed resolutions de.
nouncing the crime. The American
residents also held a meeting, which
was adjourned to the first week in
May, when Minister Adams will de
liver an address at st. James Hail.
The Italian House of Deputies was
hung in mourning, and appropriate
icoofuUIUus "UI. iIUI OuuUc,t. All ar
is there was much excitement. and
the tone of public sentiment may he
inferred from the fact that the rebel
Commissioner Mason found it expe-
dient to publish card in the papers,
disavowing the assassination on the
of the Southern States. Two large
meetings were held in London. The
miscellaneous news by the above men
toned arrivals is unimportant. The
most interesting item is the death, at
Nice, of the Russian Czarowitz, or
eldest son and heir apparent of the
Car of Russia. The deceased Prince
was about twenty-five years old. AS
he is one of several children, his death
does not endanger the succession.
The work of paroling Johnston S
army had been completed. About
twenty ight thousand men were sur
rendered. Among the officers was
the pirate Semmes, of Alabama motto
riety, who held command in the Ma
val Brigade About $4,000 stand of
arms and $50 cannon were turned
over to our forces. The reason as
signed for Wade Hampton refusal
to surrender and subsequent flight is
that he was known to have murdered
a wounded Union soldier, and. natur-
ally enough, feared punishment for
the crime. phe rebel soldiers are
fast returning to their homes, but are
plnndering the helpless inhabitants
on their route. The people of Char,
lotte have been compelled to ask
Union aid to protect them from theil
own military champion, jeff Davis
did not leave the vicinity of John
ston's army until the final arrange
ments for surrender had been made
He then departed, having previously
distributed $4,000 in specie to th'
officers and soldiers, amounting tt
between one and two dollars per man
lie was accompanied in his fight b,
about 5000 men under Echols anC
Basil Duke, many of whom belonged
to John Morgan old command. II,
is said to have promised to return t
the South with an army larger thar
the Conlederacy ever had in the field
! 1t is doubtful whether Texas or Flor
ida is his professed destination. -
General Schotield has issued an or
der reminding the people of NortI
|, Carolina that all their late slaves ar
free, and advising the freedmen to g
to work Tor their old masters wher
they can do so without injury to them
sci, es, but directing them to worl
somewhere, at any rate.
The Memphis Bulletin says JEFF
J Thompson was, at last accounts, q
Harrisburg, on the st, Francis River
Arkansas, with only eight men left O
his late command, but all these hav
ing deserted since learning of Lee
Fsurrender, and gone home 10 Shel
by's force is so wasting away, ard a
this time he has not men enough I'm
der his command to form bod
guard. His late followers are scat
tered along the Missouri line, waitin
) TO go home, but fearing to do so les
, the authorities should punish then
/ A few of his men are at Mariana, o.
, the Languilc River, under aptain
Cox and Aehley, and are anxious t
return to their homes in Missouri. =
= There is not an organized force &
fifty rebels in all of Northern an
Eastern Arkansas.
A Montreal dispatch states ths
George Sanders and Beverly Tucke
/ have disappeared from that city, an
, are supposed to have gone IN the d
: rection of Halifax. Their protests
, tions of innocence and willingness [
+ stand trial were, doubtless, only blind
4 to disguise their real intentions.
{ The indications now are that Mi
0 ligan, Bowles and Horsey, the leat
!, ers OF the Sons Of Liberty, convicte
y at indianapolis a. few. weeks sine
= will be executed. The sentence {
Q the military tribunal has never bee
n diyulged, but IL .is supposed to |
!, death, and the culprits have bee
spared thus long only by the forbea
isass " Vie late prssidsit