The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-05-27
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By the bark Comet, of the Regular Dispatch Line,
which arrived on the Dist, II days from San Fran
cisco, we have three days later news from the East.
The Geographic news is to the 30th April.
The principal items are-Johnston's second sur
render; Morgan's surrender; the whereabouts Of
the Stone,caH, and European items.
President Liucoln's Obsequies.
CLEVELAND, April 28.-All along the route from
Buffalo to this city, which we reached this morning,
the usual demonstrations of sorrow were witnessed.
President Lincoln's remains were escorted by n
large military and civic procession TO a beautifully
constructed temple, prepared TO receive them, and
soon thereafter the face Of the honored dead was
open TO thousands of spectators, who, in admirable
order, entered and retired from the enclosure. The
entire population of the city are all seemingly im-
pressed with the solemnity of the occasion.
Columbus, Ohio, April Notwithstanding the
iuclemeut state of the weather, crowds of citizens
assembled at the depot in cleveland to take a last
look ut the coffin containing the remains OF the late
President. At half past Z O'Clock this morning we
reached Columbus, where an immense assembly
received us. Here the Committee of Arrangements
took charge of affairs, and between the lines of the
military and citizens the coffin was slowly carried to
the hearse, which was similar to those used IN other
cities. Flowers, contributed at places along the
line, still lie on the coffin. The procession formed
with the SSth Ohio Regiment acting as the Escort,
and the Veteran Reserve Corps as the Guard OF
Honor.
SpR1SGrrELD. allinois, April 2s.-The time fixed for
n llneinl OF II lhlt l. iSSALCh 40 hbSSA 49,
Saturday, the sixth, to Thursday, May fourth.
Day of Humiliation.
CHICAGO. April 29.-In Difference to the feeling Of
many Christians relative to Ascension Day, President
Johnson has issued O proclamation appointing June
the first rs a day of humiliation and prayer. instead
Of May 18th.
About Sherman.
New YORK, April ga Washington correspon-
dent saws that it was not generally believed that john
ston or any other leading rebels expected the Federal
Government to accede TO their propositions. unless
greatly modified. One evidence is, that prominent
civilians who accompanied the army, or were In its
immediate vicinity at the first conference, suddenly
disappeared soon after. Another evidence IS that
ON learning that our Government had refused to
entertain such overtures, Johnston needed no turther
time for reflection or for conference with the military
authorities. At 6 o'clock in the morning OF April
25th. Gen. Sherman notified Johnston that the terms
were not accepted, and that the truce would emu IN
IS hours. Later in the day he sent another nag,
demanding a surrender on the same terms accorded
TO Lee. Johnston replied on the 25th, asking an
interview for modifying the previous agreement
surrepdering the army. Sherman declined TO dis
cuss the subject on the old agreement. but named a
time and place when he would meet him. They
accordingly met near Dunhsm's Station, ~ miles
from Raleigh, on the 18th. Johnston was out-spoken
and frank in arranging an agreement tor q capltuIa-
ton. A few minutes conversation settled the pre-
liminsries and terms. These were soon reduced
to writing and signed, and are the same as extended
TO Lee, although not expressed in precisely the same
language. The negotiations were conducted IN
Shermsn's name. Johnston had no intimation OF
the Lieutensnt-General' presence, at Raleigh, when
Grant quietly put his approval on the back Of them.
During the interview between Sherman and John
| ston the latter uniformly declared that the war was
over; that to continue it a moment longer would not
only be wrong, but criminal; and that when the
Southern people learned that his army and Lees
had surrendered there would be none to counsel
longer continuance Of the contest. He stated openly
that his troops should fight no longer II he could
| obtain reasonably satisfactory terms, aud that he
would disbsni and send them home.