Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-05-04

1T IA now asccrtaincd with reasonable .
certainty that two asSassins were engaged
in the horrible crime. Wlks Booth being
tho one who shot tho President and tho 9TH /
or a companion Of his whose nNmo 10 not
known, but whose description IA 80 clear
,hnt he cannot escape. Il Appcara from
letter found in booths trunk that the mur-
der was plancd before the i,h March hut
foil through then because tho nccomplicc
backed out, until Richmond could be heard
from. Booth and his accOnlplicc were nttNc
Livery Stahc lust evening ~ q o'clock, and
left there with their horses about 10 clock
or shortly before that hour. II would seem
that they had been seeking their chance but
for some unknown cnuse IL Nns not rrrIed
into effect until last night Sec'y. Sc rard
is dead. Booth IL arrested.
isigncdl Z. NJ. STANTON.
SHREVEPORT. LA,, April %,
Tho Cairo Timc. ~ the 10th has New York dis
patches NJ h. 18th, stating that Secretary Seward Is
moi yet istl hut n prcroriuu- condition, and mat
Andy Johnston had boon iuHurufal'G President OI
lhe United States,
NV YngW, April N.,.Tho Worlds sroc'al sag, II
is rrpar I'd that rs soou as Lee decided h. would have
IN surrender, hs would sol 20 work 70 devise som"
plan ty which action IN his pat would rctnl IN
peace. what pp'sdd II the interview be wren him
und Grant is not publicly ETnwn, but from Hnb,e'
0urut uccurrcrros q may safety 10 inferred htt he
terms ur suri o. dor were In minor portion Of
qurslrnr Discus od. II l. quite probable he proposed
TO C'ucrH Graut, II generous terms wcr" gyrn lim,
10 would 80 hiTn'ot to Goa, johnson md urge him
10 surrender, LIkrwiso IN ri"lhrraucr or thi' plan
G mt va, 20 20 70 Washington mud u'Eo s6ilaS1
al recruiting Gud the issue OfnmuoNiy Ir,rlcmk'urS,
While Gen. Lno went 60 Rnl".h and urge J hus'oai0
surrender. IE' rrih1ne's s1rria sNys l:'n. Grant
un lr he nm uncrmrnt on his way ~ Washington
tia he would d0E,Unsirl'o 20 tho GlTnrnmrut That
0rr mill ary oNpCHsci nGy now ho reduced onN mil
lion dollars per day. without infringing a. all ulon
necessary efficiency. Tl.u Ii"Blia WchEUud dis.
patch says II is Known there thai General LpJG Tr
rinia ronp1 dc.crt,l him iy ihosnnd, aa1 so weak.
cnrd The fllcn chiniain lhHi !in obliged 10 snr-
rendcr--they would not leave tho State with him.
The French consul has gone "a Washington TO lny
claim 10 the French tobacco. The HorId's army
correspondent says that the hr't meeting OF Gems
Gr,nt and Leo wa, private for few nIom"a'e, when
the staff officers approached. Grn. Lec looked iadrd
and worn nut, and was neatly dressed In grey cloih
without any ornament. During he in norvc" no was
Rlmogt ucirprn but showed no temper or r:Ur,itcG.
tion, he bvnrpckcd the night before In graveyard
ncer by aud in tho morning break tasted on a corn
ioigsr, ono hut iew Of his officers suspected that
h. contemplated surrrndcring his army.
new York. April 1.-THE Herald has graphic
account uGthc pursi it and surrender Of General Leo
II appears that the 2d and 9Th corps fret upon
l2t's from no east, ju3 wet Of Amelia C. H.
Tho army of the James at the time pressed for
ward from h. SOU b east Tho ,!yth 90 p came IN
. between and struck ESelEs corps, and with Shcr!.
dams cavalry cap urcd that commander with most Of
/ his commani, n nCment before Ewrll sent note to
Lee urging him ~ surrender. Our lno forming thrre
four hs of circle, north east ana south around tho
rebel fore pressed until Saturday evening, when
CususH and Mcrritt's cavalry reached AppumpttoG
G H., (on the maps Glover Hilll county seat of APP
p0matOG county, west Of tho rebel army, and
pleIins the circle during Saturday night. Leo bought
ho could cUt his way out and zach Dhnyie directly
south, having encountered caval only Ut tho point
he had selected for hi- enterprise On Sunday
| lug he mldc the attempt but in the meantime the
9th corpi came UP aud the rebels received shock
which told them a. last all was over. Gen. Sherman
r,ovcd from G0IlsbCrJ 20 Monday last towards Hal.
Sigh. Thr number Of prisoners arturcd during the
. campaign is over twenty-five thousand aside from
/ those surrendered and parOlei Nine thousand were
! captured by Sheridan aud Wright yesterday hetween
Wilson's station aud Petersburg, on heir way to the
front. During Sunday night and Monday large uurn
hors of tho rebels made their escape through our
/ lin Q,
The number Of Cen. Lee claimed to be able to
give up wa6 EN- thousand with muslEes, with many
moro mon rom conm5sary, qusrernaster, hospital
and other departments, Officers who have been ver
Mitted to pass through their camp, assert that not
n!ore than eigh, llousad will be- turned over
but only small force With broken down horses could
he found. There + rcFor, stating that he best had
been picked out and sout 10 Juhi.rtln. Tho numher
Of guns given wis ilirty, wi Il three 10 four hum
dred negroes Very little ammunition, and no srp.
plies were found.
CommisSionor Oud and Assistant Commissioner
Hatch were captured on their way from Richmond
toward Danv!llo, aud were brought .ato camp Ur
Sunday.
WAsnISGToT, April N.--lbopt iro hundred rebel
prisoners ~ 40 we're c1pnrud before Lee surrendered,
arrived here to.ught, and committed 10 prison,
they were mostly ollccrg Generals Ewel!, RcrShaw,
Colse, Dcbose and RurtoT, aud Commanders Hunter
and Tucker Of the rebel navy being aGoug them.
/ those named we're sent 10 Fort Warren.
Tho Raleigh Whig Of 9th, arpounces the arrival OF
Jcn Davis AZ Danv', and says that Raleigh has been
suggested Is tho future Capital Of the Coutederacy
but that for tho present Shelmpn's nDvcmcnts Will
interfere with Il. II in 'inatss that Charlotte viii
probably be selected, There seems be doubt Of
tho truth Of the report that lee ha, sen word Gen
Johnston 10 induce hrn 10 stop the cfusiUn Of blood
By Surrendering hiE army on the terms Gen Grant
prescribed for be army Of Northern Virginia. Iu
addition 70 Official order suspcnd!ng The draft il is
understood that all men who have been drafted but
not musiered in, will be allowed discharge.
Cen Batter will leave for Lowell Tomorrow. All
ofihe influence brought 10 bear did not secure him
the military GoVernorship OF Richmond. Tho New
York Express has information from of its editors
from Richmond that 5rt Davis, on the STD, pinned
proclamation Al Dauviile, saying that SrgiuL had
been re-occupled by Fc ieral forces and thar tae
would be continued. sherman was in RalelEh, and
Johnston, 1t was believed was Ietreating It was
thought for AuEGra, where the rebels we're irving
mako nucleus oil another southern army. The TX
PRES rays It kaows for certainty that Son man.
with Xix or eighrthonSsnd cavalry has reached Yad.
. kun river, Iatkn county, y. c. lie was MOVING TO
tho railroad bet"5aE Greensboro aud Danvil-. and as
Johnston was north Of Is, his ret.ct BY bib tiuIo
Is cut Of.
BALTIMORE, April l4-1ho Richmond vhis Of yes
terduy contains little Gf impurtaaCd n announces
the arrival Of Gen. LIE tho night proyus--it also
publishes an 'ath Of allegiance which it slyF citizens
will he required TO and gub--rihe. The Pro-
Vost Marshalls Ofics Is crowded with people anxious
TO take it, aud the only question among citizens
TO 10 Who shall be first to the- ceiigcnship.
WAsHIN GTos, April H.-The Com mnrrcial's 81 ;ial
says that thu order for rrduclinr Of the army has
spread Consideration among political Generals, who
/ il Is understood arc to be the frst thrown over.
board. Gen. Grant kesps himself en- tirely secluded
since his arrival in this city lie has had several in
terviews with the President and The head of The War
Depo tu,ent. Most comprehensive measures for the