The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-04-07
tvAsurNeToS. April 3.

WAsHINeToS, April 8.
Major General Dix:
The following official confirmation
OF the capture of Richmond. and an
nonncf mcnt that the city.is on fire
has been received.
! r.. NJ, STANTON,
Secretary Of War,
CRY PoIsT, April 3.
T.. nj. Stanton, Secretary of War;
Gen. Weitzel teIcgraphs as follows
We took Richmond Mt 8 O'clock thi.
morning. captured many guns
The enemy left in great haste.
The city is on fire in one place.
We are making every effort TO put il
out. The people receive us with en-
thusiastic expressions of Joy.
General Grant started early thi:
morning with the army toward the
Danville Road, to cut off Lees re.
treat, if possible.
President Lincoln has gone to tho
front.
L. S. Bowers, A. A. G..
i. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y of War.
WAsnINGToS, April 4.
Major General Dix:
The following particulars. dated
City Point, April 4th a. NJ, give
the latest information received from
Richmond:
General Wetzel telegraphs from
Richmond that of railroad stock he
found there twenty eight locomotives,
forty-four passenger and baggage
cars and l06 freight cars.
At $3.50 this morning Gen. Grant,
from Sutherland Station, ten miles
from Petersburg, toward Burl<sville.
telcgraphs Gen. Sheridan:
eve have picked up, 1900 pris.
oners to-day, and from 800 to 500
moro have been gathered mp by our
troops. The majority of arms that
were left in the hands of Lees army
are now scattered between Richmond
and where his troops now are. The
country is also full of stragglers, and
the line of retreat is marked with ar
tillery, ammunition, burned or chared
wagons, caissons, ambulances, &c"
L. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War
WAsHISGrN, April t
Major Genera! Dix:
The following telegram from Gen.
Grant has just reached this Depart
ment. At what hour to-day it left
him does not appear, but probably in
the afternoon:
No details Of the casualties have
been received, but it is expected that
tomorrow q statement will be OBJ
tanned.
OnlcIal information has been re-
ceived that the report of Gen. Custer
being killed is not true. He was un-
harmed late this afternoon.
E. NJ. STANTON.
Wilson Station, Va, April 4.
f. NJ. Stanton.
The army is pushing forward, in
hope OF our taking or dispensing the
remainder of Lees army. Sheri-
dams cavalry and the 5th corps, are
between this and the Appomattox.-
Gen. Meade and the Sd and 9th corps,
are following.
Gen. Ord is 70 living the line of the
Southside railroad. All the enemy
that retains anything of organization
have gone North of the Appomattox,
and are apparently heading for Lynch
burg. Their losses have been very
heavy. The houses through the coun.
try are nearly all used as Hospitals
for wounded.
In every direction / hear of rebel
soldiers pushing for home; some in
large, some in small squads, and gen.
orally without arms. The cavalry
pursued so closely, that the enemy
have been forced to destroy, probably
the greater part of their transporta-
ton, caissons and munitions of war.
The number Of prisoners captured
yesterday exceeds 1000. From the
2Sth of March to the present time our
loss in killed, wounded and captured
will not probably reach 1000, Of
whom from 1900 to 1900 were cap
tured and many but slightly wound
ed. shall continue the pursuit as
long as there appears in 1t any hope
of success.
L. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
A highly important arrest has re-
Gently been made in St. Louis A
woman Of prepossessing appearance,
about thirty.four years of age, calling
herself Mrs. John Smith, recently
came to the Calf House. The land,
lord becoming suspicious that she
was rebel emissary, called the at
tention of the Police to her. Detec-
tivcs were put on the track, and she
was discovered to be quite intimate
with several secessionists. Some of
the latter were arrested, and confess
ed that Mrs. Smith had furnished
them with money to buy contraband
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