, 1865-05-26
Latest News.

Latest News.
The Eastern dispatches which have come to
hand this week are too yoluminoug for us to
publish them in full, and we therefore condense
from be oregoaaua kilograms the most inn
portaat items
Gov Pisrpont, Of Virginia, was to leave Alex
audria, May 24,h, IN special boat for RICH
mond there to assume the duties Of Cover
nor The.executiye mansion recently vacated
by extra Billy Smith was to be put in order for
PerpOnt
Gen. Sheridan has been assigned to an inn
portant command IN the West. His old staff
wiz start for the West on The 18th May.
A Adelegatiou of Congressman headed oy'Ash-
ley, of Ohio, called on he President on the 18th
for the purpose eff protesting against any acton
on the part of the Government which shall cN-
tend the rights of prisoners of war TO those oih-
GERS and priyates iu the late rebel service who
have consented to The murder and starvation of
our men while prisoners of war, It is under
stood that Jhe President agreed with the dele
cation, and viii proceed TO act upon their rep
resentatons by directing testimony 30 be taken
upon the subject.
COMING AMNESTY PRoCLAmAUoE--NEGRo sUF-
FRAGE THE STUMBLING BLOCK III THE CABINET.
The President has prepared O new amnesty
proclamation The proof sheets have been
struck off and the CsbInet officers have taken
the matter under consideration. 1t is under
stood the proclamation viii protfer the oath of
allegiance to all who have served ia the rebel
armies up to certain grade. When accepted
this is to constitute fall discharge and pardon.
It is also stated that the full scope and limita-
t0ns oil Grant and Shermans terms of amnesty
to be deferred TO- while those officers who
should have been guilty Of cruelty to our prso-
ners win be tried and if convicted punished
The publication Of the document is momentarily
expected Another version is that the amnesty
is syery narrow in its scope
Secretary Stanton is understood TO differ very
decidedly from the President and some Of his
colleagues in regard to the proper course to be
pursued In restoring the rebellicus States to
their status in the Union. He is supported by
one at least and perhaps two of the Cabinet,
while the others side with the President. The
question Of negro suffrage is the great Stumbling
block iu the way of harmony There is reason
10 believe that the President is disincliued to
take the responsibility of extending the suffrage
10 colored citizens until he has had an opportu-
nifty Of ascertaiDing the sentiment Of Congress
on the subject.
The Memphis Argus SAYS it has reliable infor-
matiOh that the rebel General Forest was killed
at Barksziue, Ala, May 18Th, by four of his own
men, to ayenge the death of six of their COM
rades, who were ordered shot by Forest the day
before for exulting over the news of Johnston's
uL-1-014'
secretary seward IS again up anu aDou1'-
FRED Seward continues 70 improve IN nealCu'
Inc IoAo"-nS nameu persons are unu9I t'I 9'Jou
70 oe IN company Win JeA DaFlS, Oo1ns IaA7H
to Washington: The wife of Davis small son
ana TWO aaus4teIs, toget4tr WIN Ale4aIC1I 1I a.
6tepnens, Y. o. Clay, Ooi. D. H. heas"A, OOl'
d. wheeler, the reoel ralCef ana nlIseu Isl1-
Teen oJhersi whose names nave noC Oeen "soeI-
tanned.
The Mississippi river has broken through the
leTee and the water now. covers the immense
area from Red river to DonaldsonyllIe ana Gr@aa
s',Fri,.,t55 5ot+r,r+io oe ,rGreri, ors bevor5
description.
Thirty new districts for the collection Of IN
Ttt rIl G,a;-5 'ir sae 49, 5iaLa,a Ko1frciy
Ipinted and have entered upon the discharge Of
Ce1 SIcrr,.r,s .rr,,. MAS sv,s,ts5 70 arrive
at Alexandria, May Goth Sherman and Gen.
Haileck have had falling out, and Sherman
announces LbaJ hence-oI-h all IueuQsllp De-