The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-10
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Surrender Of Dick TaylOF'S Army.
Gen. Wilson still at Macon.
The Escape Of JEFF. Davis thought
Impossible.
Our Finances.
The Evidence against Davis as a
COnSplratOr against Pre-
Sident Lincoln.
The Mexican Emigration Move
mPnt.

| lSpecisi TO he New ork Times.
| WAsHNGToS, May s.-Informatiou was
received at army Headquarters to-day o.
the final surrender of Dick Taylor's com
maud in Alabama and Mississippi TO Gen
Candy. 1t is 8 remarkable fact that this
news and other dispatches was received
over rebel telegraph lines direction from
Macon to Washington.
Gen. Wilson is syiI in Macon. The es-
cape of Davis is, therefore, next to imPos
sible 1t is said Davis, after leaving York
Vile, South Carolina, reached Washington,
Ca, on the 4th from here he was again
driven by the approach Of Gen. Stone
man. The direction taken indicates an at
tempt to cross the Mississippi river, but he
| will find Wilson in his path. The advance
Of Howard's corps reached Black and W White
Station on Southside Railroad on Saturday
having marched $50 miles in FIVE and hall
days
President Jaurez Of the Mexican Re-
public has issued letters Of marqua and re-
prisal against the French Commerce.
a special to the Herald says the large
receipts from the sale Of 5-2Os, enables the
Secretary to pay of the requisitions long
standing. The financial affairs of the gov
ernment is now working more easy than
for many months past, and there IS no
doubt but that funds sufficient to pay of
our soldiers will be obtained in fewweeks.
It is expected every dollar of public in
debtedness viii be discharged.
A special to the Tribune says VIM. r.
Donaldson, circus clown, has been arrest
cd as 8 participation in the Philadelphia
arson plot.
Notwithstanding there is an effort to cast
censure on Sergt. Corbitt for shooting Booth,
the act was approved at the time by all
present, and is now approved by his own
superior officers. C9rbitt did not fire until
he saw Booth taking aim at one of the Off
GERS, and then he had only intended wound
ing him. Corbitt had previously asked to
be permitted TO enter the barn at once, but
this was several times denied him. The
failure of Gov. Fenton to promote him is a
cause Of regret.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The Herald's special
says .he evidence in possession of the gov
ernmeut Of the completely Of JeI. Davis,
and his prescribed associates, is such tha,
no foreign government will hesitate - mo
ment il giving him up. President John
sons proclamation Of their arrest has been
sent throughout the South over rebel teIe-
graph lines.
There was another long Cabinet session
to day, on the subject Of throwing open TO
the South unrestricted trade.
The Herald's North Carolina correspond
ent says when negotiations for Jobustou's
surrender commenced he had about SO, 900
troops, but Of those not more than 10000
waited to be paroled, SO anxious we're they
| to get cut Of the army and return home.
/ They stole all the horses they could from
/ their officers snd struck of across the
country engaged in indiscriminate pluu-
| dering. General Johnston admitted he had
no control over them. He spoke very Bit
terly against Davis, attrIbuting all the
rebel failures to his administration.
He considers South Carolina the worst
| whipped State in the Union.
New YORK, May 9.-The Herald says the
excitement in regard to the Mexican emf
grafton movement is extending in tn is city
and throughout the country. The Offices
where persons deCirous Of joining the expe-
dition and registering their names, was
open in the city yesterday, and was crowd.
ed all day. Most Of the volunteers in the
movement are veteran soldiers, who have
served in the armies in the Union during
the past three years. Common emigrantl
it is understood, are guaranteed $1,000 and
500 acres Of land. BOunties 10 those 70.
ceiving commissions as officers will be much
larger. It is reported the Mexican Repub.
lican General, OrtegB, is at the head Of Ia,
enterprise and that all the emigrants vii
go fully supplied with weapons, but u,
such arrange ments could have been mad,
as to allow Of this without a breach Of in
ternational law.