The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-05-03
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II is reported that Gems. Burnsides.
!Rosscran., Butler and other officers not
nov in active service, will soon send in
tteir designations.
Brigham Young has An agent in San
francisco buying cotton seed TO plant in
the Sandwich Islands.
There are at prceent ,,283 religious
houses in Italy, Of which 1900 are for men
and S76 for women. The number of in.
mates is q, 1891, Of whom II, S07 are men
and l4,lS4 are women. The Mendicant
order includes $500 persons, comprise in
the above mentioned total.
a. Washington report speaks of jeff
Davis arrival Is far south as South Caro-
lima, and supports the opinion that he will
be captured boforc..rcachiog the Missis.
sippi. nas .l...- ws. .. 4.
The rebel ram Stonewall left Tencriffe
on the LIST inst. for the West Indies. The
navy department is taking precautions
against possible operations by her in some
ofour Atlantic ports.
cns skeudred and Ave officers and one
thousand men Of Morgan's old command
have surrendered to Gen. Hobson at Mt
Stearling. Twelve hundred rebels also
surrendered 1t other points to Hobson's
troops. Eastern Kentucky is now said to
be clear Of rebel troops ~ .ac.e...- ...as
q In case Of Mr.. Stewards Withdrawing
from the cabinent (Which is believed to be
improbable,) it is thought that the secreta-
ryshiP of state will be offered to Charles
Sumner, and, il be- declines ii, to Charles
Francis Adams. 0e1.7e.-
The ordc: Of Secretary Stanton, publish
ed on Saturday morning, will, it is estima-
ted, dismiss at least $4,000 persons from
the military service. r.. .fs.
It is stated that Edwin Booth has arrived
a Warrington to ask. on behalf Of his
mother, for the body of his brother; and
that the request will not be granted.
The war department has ordered the dis.
charge Of all soldiers in hospitals who re.
qnire no further medical treatment.
81 Johnson's surrender includes four armies
Of the military division Of the west, but
excludes the 9th, Dick Taylor's. Beaure-
gard and Hardee were surrendered. Wade
Hampton, it is believed, made his escape.
The number of men surrendered is q, 400.
The steamer Sultana exploded her boilers
on the 28th, near Memphis, and some
l,4O0 lives were lost by tho disaster. There
were on board about 1000 released federal
prisoners from Andersonville and Cahawba,
comprising soldiers from nearly every state,
the greater portion, however, being from
Illinois and Indiana.
Maj. Gen. Burnsides has resigned.
Rooms have been secured at Hamilton
c. W., for Gen. Robt. E. Lee who is q.
pected TO arrive there early next week, ..
On the Goth inst. Johnston surrendered
his army, embracing all the troops between
Raleigh and the Chattahoochee terms
being the same as those accepted by Lee.
Grant. it appears, had given Johnston till
6 A. N. of that day to make capitulation-
announcing that, in case of refusal to
comply with his demand, hostilites would
be resumed Immediately after that hour
Johnston was DESTROYS of securing stipu.
lstion allowing JET. Davis and other lead
ing rebels to leave the country but this
Was, not acceded to.
An order has been issued by the war de.
.partment for the immediate reduction Of
the expenses Of the military esta blishmsnt.
The personnel Of the army is to be dimin.
ished; purchases of materiel are to be stop.
ped; and rebel prisoners are to be discharg-
ed upon taking the oath Of allegiance.
The 25th Of May being Ascension day, Presi.
dent johnson has changed the time Of special
mourning for Mr Lincoln from that date to
the lst OF June.
The body Of Booth, it is stated, "has been
placed where it will never be seen by mortal
eye again."
The rebel ram Webb ran out of Red river
on the evening Of the 23rd passing through
the federal deet;and descended the river with
great rapidly: On the 24th she passed New
Orleans but before reaching Fort st. Philip
her condenser got out Of order, and she was
abandoned and blown up by her crew.
1t is believed by some that JEFF. Davis was
on board.
A correspondent of a New York paper has
had an interview with Gen. Lee at Richmond,
and recounts the views expressed by the rebel
chieftain. Gen. Lee thinks that the subjugatiou
'of the south will be the triumph OF federal pow.
'er over state rights; that slavery is dead tina,
The assassination of Mr.. Lincoln is crime be
yound execration and that jeff. Davis is NO
more deserving ofpunishment than any othc,
southcrner.