The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-05-27
News of the Week.

NEWS OF inc w 00ks
JeffsDavis, the petticoat President, his family
and the party captured with him, together with
Clement O. Clay, who surrendered himself to
our cavalry in Georgia and who liz charged Win
being accessory to the murder Of President Linz
coin, and Alex. II. Stevens, ce-President Of the
fallen Confederacy reached Fort Monroeson FRI
day 10th, in the steamer Clyde They were
guarded by squadron ofthe 4thSAlichegan cay
airy under Col Prtchard, who captured 1.-THE
President" On Monday last, the prisoners were
removed from the steamer TO the Fortress, where
quarters had been fitted up for them. No person
was permitted to have any communication with
them. Mrs. Davis and her four children, her
brother and sister and the wife OF Mr.. Clay re-
mained on board the steamer, and It is supposed
would be sent South. The parting between Da-
yisand his family is described as exceedingly at
fecting. Ii is not known whether be will be
tried at the Fortress or at Washington. d
President johnson has issued proclamation
re-opening all Southern ports TO foreign COM
merce except those of Texas. All Rebel priya-i
tccrs found on the high seas after July LIST, vii
be treated as pirates.
The Rebel Gen. Kirby Smith, still shows fight
in Texas with body of soldiers. We are not
sorry for it, If Kirby Smith and his Tex an Ran
gers were to come back into the Union ithout
feeling the wholesome rigors of war, we might
have trouble with them. They arc plucky set
of fellows and their rebellous spirit needs humb-
ling. Gen. Sheridan is on his way to accom-
plish this, and we predict for him a short cam
paign. ii G45e $50 ae lials
An Augusta Ga, correspondence furnishes some
interesting facts regarding the occupation OF that
city General Molineux, of New York, took for
NAL possession on May 6, and found about one
hundred thousand bales Of cotton, ten millions
dollars worth of ordnance and other Rebel stores,
and forty-ive thousand dollars in bullion. A
part Of JEFF Davis specie train was captured,
and two hundred and thirty three thousand dol
lars of gold secured. The Savannah river has
been opened to Savannah, and the railroad COM
munication from Louisville, Ky, to Charleston
will soonib be complete. tis
| The London press comment with satisfaction
on the speedy retrbution which overlook the as
sassin of the President. The Empress Eugene
has sent an autograph letter ofconsolation to Mrs
Lincoln. Addresses of sympathy continue to
pour in to our Ministers abroad from all parts of
Europe.
Some excitement has been caused at Memphis,
Tenn, by threats of negro soldiers to murder
paroled Rebel soldiers in revenge for the Fort
Pillow massacre. - - ,eFi.,...5s ..48d
The people of the interior of Georgia are rap
idly settling themselves to a condition Of peace
Forage and provisions are being brought freely
into the places occupied by the Union troops,
and citizens are demanding convention and the
reconstruction of the State. IS l.....3 .5ea...4...
From Newborn we learn that citizens who had
fed 10 the interior Of the State on the entrance
of the Union forces were returning to take pos
session their property under the amnesty proc
lamation, and to pay their taxes to the United
States Tax Commissioner. l.4taIt.,s.
Mrs Lincoln and family have left Washington
for Springfield, Illinois, fn $50 /
Secretary Seward has so far recovered as to
visit his office on business. His son is still inn
proving. sgo isi9 ..a III s5 ia
A steamer brought to Fortress Monroe on Sat
urday, five tons of rebel Documents which were
recently captured at Charlotte, N. c., where
they had been removed from Richmond before
the evacuation by Gen. Lees army. The docu-
ments were transferred to another steamer and
sent to Washington. 3t
Gen. Gilmore has issued an order declaring
null and void the proclamations issued by the
self-styled Governors of South Carolina, Geor-
gia and Florida, and also declaring that the peo-
pie of the black race are free citizens of the Uni
ted States, and are TO be protected in the freedom
and in the fruits oftheir industry by the Govern
ment Gen. Wilson, in letter to Governor
Brown, who had complained of the collapse Of
the currency and the great restitution of provi-
sions among the people, says he is instructed by
the President to say to him that these evils were
caused by treason, instruction and rebellion
against the laws of the United States. General
Wilson also tells Governor Brown that in calling
the Legislature together again without permission
of the President he perpetrated a fresh crime,
that viii be dealt with accordingly and if any
person presumes to answer or acknowledge the
call, he will be Immediately arrested.
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