Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-05-05
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FROM THE DAFLlES

Important Ofler by President Johnson
A partial Resumption Of TRADE ruth ne
Southern .States-1He Criminals IN
Cana4a connected teith The Assasslnation
If the President, Demanded by Our
Government.
WAsHISGroN, April 30.
At 9 O'Clock this evening the Surgeon
General says the Secretary Of State is do
ing well. +, w. Stewards condition is
more favorable.
Several prominent Northern steamboat
owners are here cndeavoring to make ar
rangements to establish q regular line Of
passenger steamers between this city and
Richmond.
Mrs. Lnco'n has not yet rallied from
tn. prostrat"n occasioncd by the sudden
ness of the Presidents death, She is con-
stant'y attended by numerous warm
friends, and of course has not decided
when she will leave for home.
The following order has been issued by
the President
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Washington, April %.
Executive Order.
Being desirons to relieve all loyal
citizens and well disposed persons residing
in insurrcctionarv States, from unnecessary
commercial restrictions and to encourage
them to return to peaccabe pursuits, it ii
hereby or,lered--lst, That all restrictions
upon internal. domestic and cOastwisc
commercial intercourse be discontinued in
such part of the States of Tennessee,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and 80 much of Louisiana as lies east Of
the Mississippi river as shall be embraced
within the lines Of the national military
occupation. excepting only such restrict
ions as are imposed by acts Of Congress,
and regulations in pursuance thereofsprc-
scribcd by the Secretary of the Treasury
and approved hy the President. aud ex.
crpting also from the effect of this order
the following articles contraband of war
to wit:
Arms, ammunition, and all articles
from which ammunition is manufactured
gray uniform and cloth. locomotive cars
railroad iron, and machinery for operating
railroads, telegraph wires, insulators, and
instruments for operating telegraph lines.
All existing military and naval orders in
any manner restricting internal domestic
and coastwise commercial intercourse and
trade within the localities above, be and
the same are hereby revoked, and that ne
military or naval officer in any manner in.
tcrrupt or interfere with the same or with
any boats or vessels engaged therein, under
proper authority, pursuant to the rcgula-
tious of the Secretary of the Treasury
(Signed) AFDREW JOHNSON.
New York, April %.
The Hcraicrs special Washington dcs-
patch says:
Our Consul General in Canada has given
notice to the authorities that all criminals
connected with the assassination Of Presi-
dent Lincoln must be surrendered to the
United States authorities.
General Grant arrived at Washington
last night.
New York, April 80.
The Heralds Mobile correspondent says
cur ferccs captured there 2l5 heavy guns
10000 stand of arms and 10000 bales OF
cotton, besides immense quantities of corn
and ether grain. 1t is also estimated that
100000 bales Of cotton and $1,000 barrels
of resin are hidden i'll the swamps along
the Alabama river, most Of which is with
in reach of our forces.
Over 10000 stragSlars from the rebel
army have given themselves up.
Guerilla bands infest the neighbOrhOOd OF
our lines. and party Of them went to the
Brattle House on the night Of the l4th, in.
tending to assassinate General Granger,
who fortunately was not there.
The despatch bost Rose was blown up
by torpedo on the l4th. killing two men
and wounding three.
A despatch dated April 10 says, an Off
Ger of Dick Taylor's staff had arrived at
Gent Csnhy's headquarters to make terms
for the surrender to Taylor's command.
New York, April 30.
The Macon, Atlanta and Columbus pa
pers contain accounts Of the march Of Gen.
Wilson's force, up to the Goth. The re-
bcls are represented rs fighting desperate
IL, hut have been defeated, and lost West
Point to Columbus and Montgomery. and
all the bridges and ruling stock on the
Montgomery and West Point Railroad
have been burned. as also the Lagrange
depot. The city of Griffin was surrender
ed by the Mayor.
New York, April 80,
The Psrald's New ocrn correspondence
of the Goth says:
The lamentations of Sherman's army
over the assassination of President Lincoln
were suddenly changed to rejoicing at the
Of the Tennessee We're perfectly wild with
joy.
The terms granted Johnston embrace in
the surrender four armies of the military
division Of the lst hut excluding the 9Th,
that of Dick Toylor lying west of the
Chattahoehe river. Among the Generals
surrendered is Beauregard. Principal
among the Lieutenant Generals is Hardee.
hNv la aI raj. at nf
manj, was not surrendered. Wade Hamp-
ton refused to be surrendered, and is re-
ported to have been shot by Johnston in an
alteration, but moro Trustworthy report
il that he fed in company with JET.
Davis.
The number actually surrendered 10 g..
400 although more names are given, All
the militia from South Carolina, North
Carolina. Georgia, and the Gulf States are
included.