Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-04

s, aSsn ' niles mn sba b,ew nm Immediately tax
inc fire and burning to the waters edge. Of
81 o ia souls m hoard not more than 73O have
heen rescned. 500 of the rescued are now in
the hosnital. and 200 or 400, uniniured, are at
the SoI5ier.' Home Cantain Mason. of the
Sultana Is spnnosed to be lost, AT 4 o'clock
this morning. The river in front of Memphis
was covered with soldiers struggling for life.
Wanv we're badly scalded, Boats immediate
lv vent 10 their rescue and are still engaged
n nickinp them up. General Washburn i'm
.mediately organized board of officers to in
vestigate the affair, and it is now at work do
inc so No further particulars received
20 -
.rnsapht IMPORTANT ORDER .. @'
WAR DEP t ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, March %, 1865,
GENERAL ORDER NO. II.
For reduc;no tho exnenses of tho military
o.tahIsbment 2 is ordered. -.F'
That chiefs of the resnect;ve bureaus of
their denartments proceed Immediately to re-
duce the expenses of their respective depart
nents mem Ito IN what ia absolutely necessarN in view
Of the Immediate reduction of forces in field
and in GARRISON, and the speedy Termination
IF bost;1;ties and that thew seyerally make
ont statements Of the reductions they deem
nra ct;cable
fo That tho Ouartermaster General dis
,horooo all ocean transnorts not reouired to
hr;ns @ home troons in remote departments.-
All fver and inland TRANSFORMATION. will be
d;.obaraed excent that reon;red for necessary
snnnl;es IN troons IN the field The purchase
of horses mnles WAGONS. and other land
tro onsnortat;on will be stonned. also purchases
of foraae excent what is reouired for imme-
d;.te consumntion, All purchases of railroad
cnnstrnction cons and TRANSPORTATION will also be
stonned
That the Commisary General of Subsis-
tence discontinue the purchase of supplies in
his denartment. except of such as NAV, with
what i m hand he reouired for the forces in
tho feId n The Grst of lime next.
4 That tho Chief of Ordnance stop all
nurcbases Of arms and ammunition, and ma
p.;.,I. tLonofor ond rodnoo Tho manufacture
"e $50 ~ o,d,,onoo stores in Govornment
.,annis os ran;dIv as can be done without
-. ~ aaru;aa
'TIat tha cb;of of Eno;neers ston all
o,, n1d sort;fo ot;on.ord otber work..
"oln ~ 49, ea. ,,hah snoo;Go t;ons
eAeePL sno'. .ado I'D ~, odmmondars for tbe;r
nave o.en n -" tI,t ~ ,on no reau;red for the
8 eomp.es' y. f III, IL nrorress
E pfepV1 Pio'eon ~, LII =, hasp;tsIs who -e
4 ~ .n's S,r.hon M n,ad;ooI trea,msnt he hon.
III quaII III J;aohornad fron, tho service with inn
o.aIy g;1+o o'oo onnaent At, nficers and enlisted
lueu'"'I P"J u;.onors of NOV onf
8 men "no nv s's,,I p'o, 10 naro,o o.r,ns anG
8 are m HOW 1n IL agdnvnons ", m M sxcent ,bpse fo
o IL saa,,io. orr,r viii I;kaw;se he bonorabl,
ne legua1 "rS' nfosrs "m vhnss ] dutv + 10 mndc
uscnalseu S ~ A. "nosu nos,;oa a - nala ~
d .nI,a .nT and % other GnuI naners connected will
e ~ ioii', auu o.ne - .nnt pp of soldor, or,
n tne I u.sJae a. - Inu .h"n, aut without delav a,
l. uleIu .nu':a W in.' w. oonr;od ;nto o@not in,
l. aS:a4s,v al'aS .n.s oi0ei A"' ~ ' ''' '
r, 'nep'@Tt Tho dr.,nt cenero, of the armv will
a :. ino nuu.Gn. 1;n.o .a.,,nn ~ ha n,ada bv ol
cause al ,no ; tha lS fa,d aorr;.ons W % deiocI
n com ny ,oa.s ~ s &c ~; tha;;r srosnoot;re force,
n menus anu pos1s, u ada ,m.n 70 redncton
It, "'tn on..oostar. Wv. W Suho;stnnre Enrineer,
m o. psau. Suaa..'" MasshaI Gonorars 6en.riment
Id will rednce the number of clerks and empl,
lg veee to that absolutely required for closin
Ithe business of their respective department
and will, without delay, report to the Seer
tarv of War the number required of eac
~ class or Grade. The Surgeon General wi
~ make similar reductions of Surgeons nurse
- and attendants in his bureau.
n 9. The chiefs of the respective burea,
.. will Immediately cause proper returns to
made ont OF the pubic properly IN inc
charge, and statements of the property
e. each, that it may be sold upon t:dVertisemel
,e and publication, without prejudice to the Sc
ol vice. .,,
10. Commanders OF prisons Will nave nave rol
made out OF the name. residence, Tune al
lis place of capture, and occupation, OF all pr
I'M oners of war, who will take the oath OF al
". glance to the United states, to the ena IN
he such as are disposed to become good ana 10 70
lis al citizens OF the United States ana VINO a
he OF Executive clemency, may pc released aP'
such terms as the rles,Iel' ss ssa. ueI p o.d a
eens's'sn. 90 .hs saa,a.arv mt.n 'n nf War Ru.' '
ar. re 4e:s1 sne I1'iuy Nv N,cuo1. Ass,t Ad;'t Gen
X. l'isH.G 9ma;1, We A. '''' '
Ia, my. S N v,vcv,r AA q
'no ~ 900 ..a., o,,n,n, 4,
he SURRENDER OF l'ooo REBELS Al '''NAA
evil SAr sNr:, 90 r,,,,a, pr;,
of oumoeilahu J Zap ~ I'D. ~ rehel "
rs, N.o.e, -. n,n stronS .urrendered hi;
ks slana, aou"s rd ~, ~ Colnnel w Y Dilla,
ag sen anu Sou .ha uost W. of cumberland Gan
ler son Than svaro p0roled An .l,e same terms
Iayi ,.ns! .n.y sontt's command will surrend
ry, nee ,erron mn' ''
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