The New York herald., 1865-05-07


An Interesting narrative Of tho march Of tho Sixth
army corps, under General Wright, from Burkesville
Function to DanvIle, Va, and oeis occupation Of that
town on the 27h ult, given BY the HERALD
pondent who accompanied tho column. Tho route OF
shs corps along road running close to and nearly
parallel with tho Richmond and Danville Railroad,
Through country naturally fertile and beautiful but In
esched ofcultvation and inhabited generally BY
avery ignorant GLASS people The entire distance Of
hundred miles was marched by the troops in I'VE days.
Danve had been very strongly fortified by the rebels
but evacuated BY their forces Immediately after
HE fAl Of Richmond and Petersburg, and there was
therefore resistance to General Wright in occupying
H. which hs quietly did, the Mayor and other principal
citisens meeting his advance on tho outskirts and
making the formal surrender Tho rebel property
Ia artillery munitions, machinery and stores cap
tured by General Wright was very considerable.
Il included the machinery stolen from the Harpers
Ferry works by the rebels in tho carly part Of the war;
Immediately after the Sixth corps had taken osscson
u tho place the Provost Narshas once was opened
prd those desrous Of taking the oath OF allegiance to
boon bcseged by thousands anxious 70 subscribe all
Acknowledged that the over and that TO cling
20 the rebellion longer useless Az in the country
generally which has been yrann zcd by rebel rule
there great among the people Of Danvlle
In both food and clothing.
Two Of the columns Of General shermans magnificent
army. constituting tho Army Of the Tennessee and the
Army Of Georgia. commanded respectively by Generals
Howard and Slocum, aud consisting of the Fifteenth.
Seventeenth, Fourteenth and Twentieth corps
on thcir grand triumpha march from Raleigh N c., for
Alexandria, Va Tho movement commenced on the
Goth ult and expected the veteran troops will
reach thcir destination about the ls Of June strict
den have been issued against foragns the country
everything that taken to be paid for The Army
of the Ohio commanded by General schoncld and COM
posed Of the Tenth and Twenty third CORPS together with
Kpatrick's cavalry, remains in North Carolina Gene
raj schoned is virtually military governor Of tho
sste Ho has issued order informing the people that
by virtue Of the Presidents proclamation all the negroes
maintain their freedom; advising their employment as
hired abossrs by their former masters and counscling
the emancipated people to apply themselves 10 habits Of
industry The planters generally acquicscins In tho
new order of things and many of them have their
late slaves working for thcm for wages.
The ceremony paroug the rebel General Johnstons
troops commenced the soth ut, Greensboro, N
was expected that several days would bc required
% complete it,
man known - J. r. Blackburn, alias DR.. Tumblety,
Department, on suspicion Of completely in the great
Washington assassination plot He Il said 10 have been
formerly on intimate terms with Booth and Harold This
Dr. Tumblety is probably the individual who IL will BE-
remembered by the people Of this city and Brooklyn
formerly nourishsd here under the title OF the
ssGrsas Indian Herb Doctor" and who made him
ss conspicuous wherever he appeared by the astounding
soudnsss Of his apparel the immensity Of his nicely
waxsd mustaohe and the dgnined stride with which no
moved along tho street. He usually dressed within
fashion. He was decidedly the biggest 'swel" which
she town contained and when he appeared in the Park
for his regular srngs he failed TO create
Gon.
In the HssAEp Of the 25lh ut was noticed an alleged
nsfar,ous plot, said 70 have been con,rved by mar
called Dr. Blackburn 70 introduce tho yellow fever into
New York and other Northern Cities which had beer
discovered by the United states Consul In Bermuda TIT
ease has since been undergoing legal investigation in 81
Georges. Bermuda and large amour, Of evidence ha
been taken. schsrged that Blackburn had collected
from the hospitals bedding and clothing infected with h
sser pseksd them in trunks and given orders for shsi
Shipment 70 this city Witnesses testified that the rebel
hu cognizans Of the alleged villanous proceed
Ia Of Bstburn and that the latter had stated that bill
sulssoa ~ che destruction Of the Northern
B,sssnv Tucker and George N. Sanders have lsfs Mon