The weekly union record., 1865-05-06


The mos, encouraging item Of news from the
Eas. is to the effect tina. the fugitive JET. :"
whose surname is Davis. whilom President of
the Conthieseracy." is likely to be intercepted
and captured By our forces 10 the far South.
1t is supposed be is endeavoring to make his
escape to Cuba, where be has money. it is said.
The Commercials special dispatch says ::
The surrender of Johnston TO Sherman is re
garded as marking the end Of the war 1t is
not sppreheDded that any great difficulty will
be encountered in disarming the rest of the
insurgents. Grant, having virtually concluded
the war, will return to Washington and apply
himself to the reduction Of the military. 1ni
tistory measures have been already taken for s
large curtailment OF expenses 1t is estimated
that Secretary Stanton's order will dismiss
from the military service at least $4,000 persons.
The Heralds Newbern North Carolina)
correspondent April 27th says: The lamenta
tions of Sherman's army over the assassination
of Lincoln suddenly changed 10 rejoicing at the
appearance Of Grant. The terms granted to
Johnston embrace 10 The surrender four armies
Of the military division Of the west, but exclude
that of Dick Taylor, lying west of the Cbatta-
hooche river. Among the Generals surrendered
is Beauregard. The principal among the
relieved OF command, was not surrendered.
Wade Hampton refused to be surrendered
The number of men actually surrendered is
- 400, although more names are given. All
the militia from North and South Carolina,
Georgia and the Gulf States, are included.
A Mobile correspondent says our forces
captured there 2l5 guns, 10000 stand of arms
and 10000 bales of cotton, besides immense
quantities Of corh and other grain. 1t is also
estimated that 10000 bales of cotton and
$4,000 barrels of resin are hidden in the
swamps along the Alabama, which are within
reach of our forces. Over 10000 s,ragglers
from the rebel army have given themselves UP.
Intelligence from the Shenandoah saws that
all Lees soldiers, going home in that direction,
requested to be permitted to take the oath of
allegiance. Many of Mosby's guerrillas have
come into Winchester with the paroled soldiers,
and among them his second in command. Lieut..
Col. Chambers. One hundred and FIVE officers
and one thousand men OF Morgan's old com.
mand surrendered to Gen. Hobson, at Mount
Sterling, Kentucky April 30b. Twelve hun
dred rebels also surrendered at other points to
Gen. Hobson's troops Several huDdred de
serters from the rebel army took the amnesty
oatb and Eastern Kentucky is now clear of
rebel troops. Nine hundred rebels surrendered
at Cumberland Gap, April 26th, and were
paroled
The Heralds Washington special dispatch
says: Search after the assassin of President
Lincoln and he would be murderer of Secretary
Seward has developed well laid and deliberately
matured plans of assassination infamous ras-
ca!ity, murder and arson, unparalleled in the
annals of crime. The Investigations have not
yet reached point where it is proper to dis.
close the extent and various ramiications of
this murderous plot Many unsuspected and
unsuspecting parties are involved, and the
evidence is complete to show that it was neither
the freak of a maniac nor the act OF individuals,
but q scheme concocted by the leaders of the
rebellion and relied on by them, in the hour of
desperate need, us one of the means of success
in their great treasonable enterprise. The
Times special dispatch says The authorities
are engaged in most thorough investigation
of the assassination plot, and are sending out
in nearly all directions. In this vicinity. nearly
two hundred arrests have been made, principally
taken from the adjacent counties in Maryland
Our Consul General in Canada has given notice
to the authorities that all criminals connected
with the assassination of Lincoln must be sur
rendered to the United States authorities
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