The New York herald., 1865-04-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


wAsusoros. April a. isdA
TaE MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF rHz JAMES.
BY direction OF the President the Department Of W.
gnia and such parts OF North Carolina a. may not -
occupied by the command Of Major General sherman and
Including the Army of the Potomac will constitute ths
Military Division Of the James Major General H. w.
Haeck, United States Army, is assigned to the Mn
tary Division Of the James General Orders No 6s our
rent SERIES assigning Major General Ord the command
|of the Department Of the South is revoked.
General Ord will retain command Of his present army
and report to General Haleck.
rHB PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE.
President Johnson has removed his quarters from his
hotel the residence Of the Hon. Samuel Hooper, .
la street Mr. Hooper away with the funeral cotAs a
the late President
CONDITION OF MRS. LINCOLN
Mrs Lincoln has sufficiently recovered 10 remove
from the White House. She is more composed, how
ever and is undecided whether 70 return 70 Illinois
Tor not
ITS DEFENCEs.
Since the murder OF President Lincoln 1t has been
directed by General Augur that be allowed -
pass the pckets forts encrcling this city unless
written pass from headquarters, when personally
known to the officer in charge commander Of fosA
Canal boats the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ~
lowed pass subject to search at different points Ctt
however, passes
railroad going north.
ARRIVAL or REBEL OFFICERS.
General Payne commander of Q division in Fitz Hugh
Lees cavalry and hundred rebel oHcers-prisoners
OF war-were from this city this morning to The
prisoners camp at Johnson's hland Ohio, for safe
keeping
ORDERS RELATIVE 70 RAROLBD PRISONERS.
General Auger has issued order directing all paroeA
prisoners of this District TO report 10 report 70 the
Provost Marshal where the residence Of each prisoner,
his and rank, will be recorded and none Will
be allowed to rebel uniform. Each prisoner b
directed to report person the office where his aas
is registered once in every ten days.
SENTIMENTS OF RETURNED REBELS.
Within the past few days large number OF Mary
anders aud washingtonans who went South at tho b.
ginning OF the rebellion including some prominens
citizens have returned to this city They were with
General Lees army, and allowed to go to thsi,
homes according the cartel Some Of them are yes
bitter in their feelings and express their intention 70 ~
turn the South when exchanged and If required -
again raise their hands against our aag The mos o.
them however admit that the South is overpowered,
that the war is at end and that they glad TO get
homo again One Of these men relates the singular tno
dent that the same person who owned the farm %
which the fighting commenced at the first battle oe
Manassas also owned the house in which General 0rans
AIexandrans nightly presenting themselves 70 the
pickets outside Of that city, and come In to talk.
MOsBr NOT YET SURRENDERED.
Il The announcement Of the actual surrender OF Mostly
upon the terms granted to the rebel Army Of N0rther1
Virginia. may have been little premature The facss
that Mosby attended by some Of his officers had a
interview Tuesday last, at Beryvie Va, with Gene
raj Chapman, and stated that he expecting to heas
daily from General Johnston. If Johnston should
render osby willing to bring in all his and sur
render the terms, II Johnston should be D.
realed in battle Mosby would surrender the terms
accorded to General Lee; bu. he asked armstcs Il
eight days to ascertain the facts expected Gene
raj Chapman gave him until Thursday lasA
when another interview was to be had n
the meantime General Chapman with the First divisoa
Of the Nineteenth Army corps received marching 0rder
and the conclusion Of the negotiations left 10 Majos
General Hancock During the interview on Tuesdav
Mosby and his officers expressed themselves in terms a
btterest denuncation Of the ASSASSINATION Of Mr. Ian
coin They said 1t great national calamity 10 he
south well the North that it the heaviso
blow that could, at this moment OF anticipated pscca
,on be given to the South, and that IL the murdsrss
within their lines and could be apprshended h0
should DO promptly seized and delivered 10 tAs
United States authorities
LIKENESS OF RICHARD oOBDsE PREsHNrsD -
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Mr. 5coveI, of New Jersey day presented to Prsss
dent Johnson u likeness OF Richard Golden, sent him
some time since by the Great Commoner Of England
MEETING or THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION.
There meeting OF the members Of the theartoai
profession sojourning in Washington Friday, -
which resolutions passed in relation to the death q
President Lincoln deplorng, in addition to the natoAAa
loss the loss to them Of kind patron and friend anl
denouncng Booth a fend for his act, and pledstng
themselves to hold friendly with any pss-
sou who shall give the least sympathy WITH
secession.