The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21

General Wilson's cavalry There proves TO have bsea 10
mistake In the ya.susas that the rebel high priest was
taken in his wifss apparel aad sndsr eunsanoss The
most humiasng TO him. narrated BY correspond
cut Ga Inc trip North tho Presidents proclamation
Offering reward o. hundred thousand aollarsfo
his capture was shown Js, ani afler reading II he ap
pesred 10 be almost overcome ty his feeling at tho roa
lisatlon Of the-posilion IA which DO Is placed
Only eight thousand doIars in specie have yet been
discovered among JeE Davis Effects but several boxes
have not yet been examined On the person OF Reagan
mis- Postmaster General however, there were seized
papers showing large amount Of sp'cis shipped for
London. .,. 1890 3.
On the arrival Of Davis stephens and the other dis
tngushed rebls at Fortress Monroe, orders were ~
ceved from washington for thor incarceration ss thai
ace; but Il was thought that they would soon DO sent
on to tho capital.
n is stated that tho governments has recently obtained
private letters Of JEFF Davis clearly duplicating him 70
! the Infamous assassination conspiracy.
Tho steamship Evening Star, which arrived here yes
~SSi'~0~-~S
from that city to tho 18th Instant Colonel spgao Of
General Pcpss sa left the mouth Of Rsl rive on the
4 iasian and proceeded up that stream, In COMPANY
with Occr Of Kirby Smiths STAR Tor The purpose Of
holding conference with that rcbl chief and submit
Ing to him. as the basis for the surrender Of his Trans
Mississippi army the granted TO Leo and Johnston
| TIE result Of the negotiations not kuewn but
| Colonel sprague's return to New Orleans was daily
looked for Largo quantities OF cotton were arriving In
tho Mississippi nver from up the Yazoo The army
worm has again made It's appearance some Of the
Louisiana plantations General Candy and staff
and General Osiori,aus arrived In New Orleans from
Mobile on the 18th inst Commodore Palmer who took
part in tho naval operations against Mobile, came
passenger to this city on board the Evening Star.
Preparations are making short sharp and decisive
campaign against the rump the rebellion beyond the
| Mississippi General Sheridan Is to command all tho
Union forces to be concentrated in that region and will
make short work Of Kirby Smith, Magrudcr and the
romant Of the rebels under their control If they should
decline TO accep. General Pope's terms and surrenior
Our Charleston correspondent gives somc Interesting
|
South CAROLYN. relative the Reorganization Of social
affairs and the Redistribution Of State government.
meeting to take action the matter held in Charles
ton the 10Th inst but through the triple contest for
the mastery between the chvay, the poor whites and
the negroes Il came naught. On the next day Chief
Justice Chase arrived in the city and was waited upon
by crowds Of people OF different classes all of whom he
received respectfully and attentively, making to
thorn an address Of considerable length; but his
views did to fully meet those Of csher OF the
combating parties In tho evening grand entertain
racnt vas given the Chief Justice and the day fol-
lowing he left for Hilton Head
1t is said that the rebel Governor Magrath, Of South
Carolina, and Wade Hampton, the rebel cavalry chief
were both Columbia the capital Of that State on the
10Th inst engaged in conscrpting all tho maics they
could lay their hands on FOR continuation Of the war
| on their own account As detachment Of General
Kilpalrcks cavalry left thir camp in North Carolina
some days ago pursuit OF this Nagrah, he has
probably Gre this suspended recruiting for his force
! Of chivalry
Tho HsasLp Mobile dispatches 10 the nth inst give
interesting accounts Of movements and events 10 and
arou I'd that city subsequent TO che surrender Of General
Dick Taylor BY this assnder over twenty steamers
which had been up the Alabama river by the rebels
for safety fell into the hands Of the national forces
General Candy issued order warning the people Of
Eas! Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and West Florida
against destroying selling any Of the rebel govern
raent cotton which fell into his hands by the terms
Of Teylcr's capi.ua,lon; but In order TO prevent
suffering, no lad given permission for the sales
in Mobile OF small parcels held BY needy indi.
vdua all such dsposos TO be properly accounted for
70 the Uaitcd States officers The Of Dick rsylcrs
surrender caused great cn.hrsasm among the national
troops throughout General Canby's department.
Accounts from Key West, Fla, say TINT on the
l5.h instant there was great excitement there,
owisy 70 tho anticipated appearance Of the rcbol
ram stouewal from Havana In order 10 uislead her
as much possible, In case Of her arrival on the
coast. tho Sand Key and Key West lights were mot
lighted In addition to the government vessels already
named In tho HnALp watching the movomcos Of the
sonews the Paul Jones has been ordered TO 60
to sca Immediately In search Of her and win leave this
morning for Key wes.
! Tho War Department has Issued orders for tho immc
dalo mastering Of service Of al wLto troops Of The
Army Of The Potomac whose Of service expire pre-
vous to tho soh OF september next Though the order
IL for their In mediate discharge ten days or two
weeks will be required 70 30 through the necessary at
tcndant routine
Dr. blackburn the person who, 10 alleged conccctei
the plan OF importing the yellow fever into New York
from permuds was yesterday admitted to bail at Toronto
II, four thousand colars ard the csse was continued