Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-01
The Very Latest
THREE O'CLOCK A. NJ

. The Herald's New Orleans special saws Cort
nas has captured Bagdad with very small gar
3risoa
= The Times Washington special says tue su
are engaged in a most thorough inyes,
&gasion of the assassins plots. They are sendinr
&ou; in all directions in this vicinity. Competent
Soficers are taking testimony, so We shall hav,
a full and complete history of all thar has trans
$pired s!uce the flights of Booth and his accom-
kplce
The Times SAYS all the funds required TO pay
&Sherman's army in full will be ready by the mid
Rdle OF next week. Ii wlll require one bubdrei
Eand eleven millions af dollars.
Tie Hersld's Mobile correspondent. OF the
} 2Otn says that on the morning of the l4th the
&tug Cincinnati struck torpedo and was blown
{up, killing two men and woundlng one
Shortly after the Ida struck a torpedo aud had
kher port side completely broken ia and two men
3kiled Of the ID Michigan. and three bad,
grounded.
While running across to the city on the same
kdsy the transport Hsuss, which Was usei as gen
kersl headquarters bost, struck pile. and Is a
wreck.
d At 3 o'clock the Itasca was struck bs tor2e
edo and is a complete wreck
Many torpeiSes still remain in the bay, and
3Siil be dangerous for some time 20 navigate the
western channel.
The city presents deserted appearance Al
the stores are closed, aud many OF the inhahi
ftAnts are IN the mos; deplorable conditions Of
4wsnt.
Those who are ia better circumstances aus
were co, compelled 10 leave, have kept in doors
\ othng Of consequence was DESTROYED by the
fr-bels, before lesving
The rebel authorities had collected large stores
5 of corn, wheat and bacon for the siege, which
E~eie placed il various Gotten houses through the
Getty When the rear guard OF the rebel cayalr,
Epsssed through the street leading from Mobile
kfamished women rushed to warehouses and fran
Etcally siezed all they could lay their hands on
The Houston Telegraph Of A ril 4lh, publish
Eed extracts from Gen. Slaughters report relative
ITO the conference with Gen Wallace Gen
fSlaughter says: Gen. Wallace stated in sdysnc.
SOf writing. that lie had no authority from hi
government to make any oyersures to anybody
twhsteyer. He, however, in consultation, qusli
&hed this statement very materially.
General Wallace said substantially wbateve
[GeneTal Grant recommends Mr. Lincoln will do
EGeneral " allsce proposes 10 treat directly witt
Ethe military authorities OF the trans Mississippi
Edepartment, and urged the necessity OF separate
faction by this department in various ways. II,
Esaid we had gone out of the union by separat,
Eacilon, claiming constitutional right to do so
Sand could withdraw from the Confederat,
EStates, which expressly provides for il.
General Slaughter says the government OF the
United Ststes Is determined to enforce the Mon
Eroe doctrine 10 refuse TO recognize The govern
tment of Macmillan in Mexico. aud in the enc
E'o place Mexico under the protection Of the U s
Eas demonstration of strength.
Gen. Walker. in replying to Gen. Wallace,
propositions, makes no reference TO the Monro,
doctrine or naval denomination In the Mediter
Eranean, and does not quote from Gen. Slaugh
kter's report.
j The Hersld's Newbern correspondent write.
"a follows:
IL is not general, believed that Johnston o.
ksny OF the leading rebs.s expected 10 sceede &c
8their propositions unless greatly modified One
$evideece is prominent: Travellers who accOmpa
ynied tae army, or were present al the first con
8terence, Suddenly disappeared soon after An
toiher Is, that On learning our government had
$refHsed "a entertain such Overtures Johnston
Eneeded no further time for reflection or confer
Renee with the military authorities A. 8 o'clock
kon the morning OF the 24,h Sherman notified
4 ohnslon that his terms were 10; accepted, and
the truce would end in Is yours
Later IN the day he sent another demsnd.ng
kthe surrender of his army on the s,ne terms a.
6eccorded TO Lee
johnson repliei on the 18th, asking an inter
kNien for modification. previous 10 the arrange
Hment and surTe'rlering OF his army.
s. sherman declined to discu.s the subject OF
fihe basis of the old agreement, but named the
3time and place where he would meet him
8 j ohnson acceptei
They accordingly met near Durham Station
about27 miles from Raleigh, on the Goth.
! Sherman arrived in time. but owing TO an
kaecident TO toe train by which Johnson was
Ecoming IRON Greensboro, DELAYED his arrival
sse veral hours. lie finally made bis appearance.
8 looking much worse for the past two weeks with
&snxiely and trouble but was Outspoken and
ftrank in arranging the agreement for his CAPT
Etulation.
2 A few minutes conversation settled the pre-
eliminates and terms. These were soon reduced
to writing. and not expressed in the same Ian
kgusge Negotiations we're conducted IN Sber-
man's name, and Johnson had no iutimatiou OF
4 the Lieutenant generals presence at Rsle ga
funtil the final terms OF cspitulati0n were sign
fed, hen Grant quietly pat his approval on the
fbaeS of them.
Daring tse Interview between Gens Sherman
fand Johnston the latter uniformly declared that
Ethe war was over and that 10 continue is mo
J neni longer would he not only wrong but cIimi-
final and when the southern people learned bis ar
ny and Lees had surrendered there would be
nou - counsel further resistance ID the feder-
4 a minority. he stated openly that his troops
/ aid night no longer. /: be could not obtain
re- son.ble aud satisfactory terms he would dis
s.osui and send them home
ine armies were nearly sixty miles apart az
the time the terms OF cspitulsiion were signed
fGen Sherman had moved part OF bis army far
beyond Raleigh. before the truce was agreed up
: ION. After signing the famous memoranda this
wss -! drawn back 70 Cutler City. EXCEPT xii
kpstric. division
Shernan's first news of Wilson's success ai
sthese places was received over the wires running
Z through The heart OF the rebel army.
: Johnston even wen; 20 far As 10 facilitate the
trans mission of news from Wilson. and begged
Sherman 10 put AZ immediate stop 20 rs further
: devastation OF the rourhesn country.
Shesman's terms we're reported to have had she
4 approoal Of his army commanders and many able
zottcer.
Z Gems. Blair and Logan said 10 bsse dis
sented, and done all in their power To prevent :
J consideration Of these proposals.
: Al The time the srmistiee was sgreed 10 Sber
Z man had just received information Of the gene
raj satisfaction with the terms a Lees surrender
ia the noEth. and believed a greater spirit VI