Semi-weekly news., 1865-05-04
NEWS ITEMS.

"">H'uR'oa' hPTl IL eetetday
gray coat stained with blood, and which
had evidently been worn a. an ovsrcoat,'
was found near Fort Bunker Hill, lust back
of Gienwood Cemetery. In the pocket
WAS fAlse moustsche, pair Of riding
gloves. snd = slip ofpapsr upon which was
Mary +. Gardner, +l9. This coat IL sup
posed 10 have been worn by the man who
attacked Seward. although tho weight Of
the evidence indicates that all the c0nspira-
tom took the same route. that Of the Navy
Yard Bridge.
This morning Detective Kelley and . de-
tailed policeman Of the Second Ward, BY
order of Judge Olip. proceeded to the
| Thirteenth street and Ohio Avenue, and
| arrested all the inmates, from the mistress
to the srsolo, eight Ia xll. and carried them
to the police headquarters. to be held ~
| witn"s.-a. This 10 the honss where Booth
| spent much OF his time.
Fila Turner: the woman who attempted
suicide. WAS his kept mstress.
Washington April IL Information hss
| been received by the coast from Gen.
. Sherman, that he was in CO ommunication
with Gen. Johnston with a view to the su,-
render of the latter. Gen. Sherman would
offer the same terms that General Grant
did to Con. Lee: II supposed that they
will be accepted.
New York, April 1.-THE Comrnsrcisl1
special says that the name Of the assassin
who entered Mr.. SewarI's house is Thomp-
son.
The Post. w ashinI.on special says that
there had been no fighting between the
WAS believed At Shermap's hsadquarters
tha, the surrender Of tohnsson's army
would take place last Friday.
The Herslds Army Of the Potomac cor
! respondent details the work Of pa.oliss
rebel prisoners. l. appears that Lee sur.
rendered 1900 men. including ofkcers, pri
Yates and :samsters. The artillery mum
dcred 100 pieces. and the wagons 700.
( The Heraid's Washington special says
that Booth asked the clerk At the Ea,ionxi
ii he was going TO Ford's Theatre that
night. telling him tie ought 70, As there VS.
! to be some splendid acting there that night
/ Th. mex, head Of Booth WAS . little
after o'clock when he. in company with
Hyr Others, entered the drinking saloon 0!
George Harris, adjoining Ford's Theatre,
and all of them drank together. The eIr,
/ phasis Of the manner in taking tho drink
! attracted attention. After drinking :hey
formally shook band. with each other. bid
ding or- smother goodbye. ."On leaving
the bar t"orn, TWO OF tho party rode OF on
All cticrr. commanding one OF the tor,nca
;ions cas-. OF the city. was huryying 20 ia
command. accompanied by All orderly.
Between Iiucoln>s Hospi;xl and Caply.
Rnney they came upon tNo n-n riding
desperately;
These two ;usned down . lane ir which
were four others mounted. The ocecer and
I orderly gave chase and were n,ed npor
and the orderly ~as wounded. The party
pursued rode rapidly away and essapea
/ with thos" ~ no were rvilrutly waiting 10:
them.
! III" Pos''- Washington -pecial says th =;
several sddil;Vnsl examinations have he-u
made 'o-d.y Of Maryland rebels. bu. Go
prominent MAJ: ~ been caugh, vet. Ar
other Cabin". meeting was held .o.tiuy
General Grant MAS prsS-n. u. General
. Augur's headquarters this noon.
! There VA, = confident hope that Booth
would be arrested before 70 morrow.
/ Tho Coumercial- special says that 1t |.
found ,hat the n.sas.ins have escaped and
h taken refuge in ihe mountain fastuesxos
! kcross the Potomac.
Fresh dsTclopmsntS poig. 10 parties Ia
Now York
/ Leo turned over in round numbers so
600 men. Our lose viii not exceed 10000
! or 900.
Th. Posts wa,,ing.on special state,
that Booth has been traced % Port Tobac.
CO. Maryland
Passengers from Richrnond state that the
a>sassination Of the President created the
greatest condemnation shere, and the people
express their fears Of the consequences
! John Gallagher Vim Farmigsn and Pc.
/ sr Butler. the latter treasurer of tho thea-
tIr. were sentenced 10 day. each to six
months IN the peni,entisry, fur utterinv
! reasonable sentiments
! baltimore, April i7-Chariss E. Fulton.
/ OF the American. has jus; arrived from
| Charleston aud Savannah. At the latter
place he learned hat JEFF Davis was a.
Macon, Ga. At Savannah he learned from
bank officer iha. JEFF Davis had on de-
! nn.if in nt, h. ha, IL. a - N T..
! New York, April ls-The Posts special
says Pretiden. johnson yesterday said to
a clergyman. who begged OF him to be
nsrcifui to the rebels. thst mercy TO indi.
viduals was not always mercy to the State.
he also declared 10 y prominent member
OF Congress that he was willing to act with
the utmost magranimity tow ards the com
| mon people of the rebel States, but that
the unrepentaat leaders must be punished.
Baltimore, April lS-The City Council
have offered d reward of $4,000 for the
arrest OF the assassin of Lincoln. The
feeling here against Booth is greatly in
tensited, from the fact that he 10 Q Balu.
moresn. and it is desired by the people
that one who has so dishonored the fair
fame Of Baltimore. should meet with spec.
| Mobile, April ls-I am now quite dor,i.
ciled in Mobile, which I hnd to be o very
pretty place. and less damaged BY the va.
than any city have seen yet. There is a
hne park. (Which is quite . popular resort
| among the attractions Of which is q statue
Of black boy leading deer By . string.
There are many pretty residences on Fifth
Avenue ; and the ladies dent wear hosps
and hsvo thin look The churches werS
quite we'll attended on Sunday morning.
The people como under the Union rule
with a comnendable Resignation.
Dick Tsylor's Adjutant General has
been in the city for day or two, and
learn from q seni-ofncial source that his
business 10 nothing less than TO negotiate.
if favorable terms cen be obtained, for the
surrender of Taylor's army to Gen. CsnSy.
So the sides OF the she'll fall In.