The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-25
RflpOrsed KscNpe Of JeH.
DOcts.
FUNERAL Ar sPRxMorIHxD NAY
6TB.
Howell Cobb, Gov. Smith
and Others Captured.
Negotiations with Mssby-Ints1estin8
Aceeunts froO Savannah.

New York, April "a.
The Tines' Washiogton spseial say
Noeby scared basis of sgreenent simi-
lsr to that obtsined b Jo6sstos. A per
son uho vas present as ths eossaliatioa
inforns shs correspondents shss tho mem
orandsm or basis " sereenset was draw !
up by Gen. Cnapman ia ~ pssseocs d
tsessy.tws fedessl and tsessy rebel cfh-
Gers, asd provided that Nosby sbosld sur
render upoa the Sane terms = Johastou,
Il the latter should surreodsr; that awo
days armis,ics should be allowed TO sub.
,Dlt the agreement to Geoeral Hancock
for his approval; thst If Hancock .pi
proved. then ten days we're TO b SLOWED
Mosby to get reply from Johnston, and
in the meantime no skirmishing should
take place in FAhqaier and Loudon coun-
lies that il Johnston failed TO sarresder
or got whipped. Mosby would surreoder
on the terms upon which Leo surfcn-
defed.
The Worlds WashiDgtop special say
A letter from Burkesv,lIe, Va. states
that some Of the par.led men from Lees
army have been detected 10 tearing up
The railroad between that place and Rich
mood- The parties we're not caught. but
il arrested they are liable 10 bs tried and
immediately thot for violation Of their
parole.
The same correspondent adds that the
last remnant Of Lse's army. oompos ed Of
some dcz.n regiments and ono old smbu
lance, bad the day before taken their mel
ancholy departure for home. A god
many Of Lees oil officers declare that
they can Lever live in the South or North,
and that they shall either go to Europe
n 20 Mexico. though they prefer 10 ian
the North and enfssco the Monroe Doc
trine 10 the latter.
The Tfiouns's Washington special
says:
30 many psrolsd rebel prisoners have
arrived here, their former place Of resi-
dence, that the Government will have to
take some action to rid the city Of th, 2
presence.
1t ba, been deemed proper to place a
guard around the rc.id-Dce Of Chief JUS
lice Chase.
About twelve per cent. of the clerks in
the Bureau OF Deserers have been dis
missed ~ unnecessary.
Tho name OF tho dismissed hospitsl
steward who committed suicide and VAS
suspected Of cou'plicity ia tho assassioa.
tion, is Geo. b. Love.
The steamer Blackstone, from Hilton
Head goth. brings Savannah papers Of
the 10Th.
The Savannah Herald Of the 18th says
intelligence was received there on the
18th confirming the news of the fall of
Montgomery. The place vas evacuated
BY the rebels and occupied by the Fede-
raj troops 90 The llth. TIE rebels re
treated 10 the direction OF Columbus. =
Government stores we're being removed
from C,lambus, the fall Of whioh place
was expected BY the next news from Au.
gusta.
A Savannah letter Of the 10Th says tho
receipt Of the intelligence Of the sad Ca
Iamity thst Las befallsn the nation has
cast the protoundess gloom ovsr the eisJ.
Flag. are 80 pended u half mast aud other
emblsms Of mournisg are seen every
where.
A ,neesing vas held a Hilton Head a
shich resoluiions condoling with The ~
tios and the family Of the decsssed and
calling for most vigorous prosecution Of
tho war we're adopted. IL
On the 2Oihseven sryests were ma5e
at Hilton Hrad.
On receipt Of tho sad intelligcnce "a
6avanoah Gen. GFgvss requested fhs IS.
pess to withhold il until the next mora
ieg, snd doubled the guards lhroughoo.
- city.
The steamer Blaetstone passed the Al
niral Dupont laden with troops 10 lie
sflefneoe e The - has G bes Bar.