The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1865-06-03

could not or would not give any.
Hedetails the operations of the 1st of
April, from which it appears he received an
order from Gen. Meade to report to him for
duty after be had Joined Sheridan, which he
did, taking part in the 6attts of Fivs Forks
Perhaps this was his Offsnse, obeying an or
der from Gen. Meade after being placed un-
der Sheridan, though it does not appear he
reported to Gen. Grant. who gave him an.
other command.
He then. April 9Th asked for an invessi-
cation, and again on the 29d. Hecould not
get court, but was put in command of the
Department of the Mississippi.
The Times WashiBgtonspecial says Gen.
Gustav has been appointed to the command
of the Department of the Missouri, embra-
cling the States of Missouri and Arkansas.
Gen. Merritt goes with him, with the ed d.
vision of the cavalry corps
Gen. Hazsn succeeds Gen. Logan in com 4
mand of the 95th corps, and Logan takes
the Army fthe Tennessee.
The following statement is made on the
authority of Gen, Washburne:
The dispatch in St. Louis and other pa
pefs, of the ED inst. dated Memphis, May
10th, reporting that there was conspiracy
among the negro troops to massacre rebel
soldiers. and giving an account of shooting
black troops as they were going forth on
tkeir erraud Of death, is false In every par
ticular. a fL
The New Orleans Times of the. Goth, is
very positively informed that Kirby Smith
was not assassinated. Mrs. Kirby Smith, it
was reported, had arrived at the mouth of
Red River, by flag of truce. and represent
ed the position of her husband as extreme
ly critical, as one party threatened to assss-
sinats him if he surrendered, and another
threatened to forsake his standard if he con-
tinued the struggle.
The Times also learns that the rebel Gen.
Hood and staff crossed the Mississippi at
Tunica Bend about the 7th inst. An expe-
dition sent in pursuit of the fugitives cap
tured their baggage and the Generals uni
form at Symport, but the General himself
escaped in his night clothes.
A dispatch from Memphis says that,
on the night of the 22i inst, the colored
people of Memphis held a mass meeting
and were addressed by Gen. Washburne,
Gen. Chetlain, and others. There was
much enthusiasm. The object of the meet,
ing was to get the blacks interested in till
ing the soil. g-l a--
Twenty vessels of the Mississippi feet
have been ordered to Cairo to be discharged
A gang of guerrillas was attacked near
Friar's Point, last Saturday, by party of
paroled soldiers from Johnston's army, and
their Captain, Lieutenant and two men were
killed, and three captured, who were turn
ed over to the military authorities. The
returned soldiers sad they had come home
to have peace, and they were going to have
it if they had to fight for it.
It was reported in Little Rock that Kirby
Smith was being reinforced by men from
the east side of the Mississippi.
The party of workmen on the railroad
between DuYslls aud Little Rock were. rob
bed by guerrillas last week, and bridge on
the way was fred by the same gang, the
ere, however, was extinguished without
much damage. 1ag bna BE aa-
The Bulletins New Orleans special of
the 26th says on the evening of the Gath
the main ordinance depot, located in Mar
shall's warehouse, Mobile, blew. up With
fearful consequence About three hun
dred persons were killed and many wound
ed. Thousands were buried in the ruins.
Eight entire squares ofthe city we're demol-
ished, and about 5000 bales of cotton des-
troyed. The steamboats, Col. Cowles and
Kate Dale, with all on board, were entirely
destroyed. : A great portion of the bust
ness center Of the city, was badly damaged.
The total loss by the explosion is estimated
at $500, 900. Gen. Grager was prompt in
giving comfort to the suffering. The cause
tofthe explosion is uncertain. The ordi-
nance stores, which were portion of the
munitionsof war surrendered by Dick Tay-
10y, were in course of removal when it &C.
CURED. The entire city is more or less
damaged
The Herald's Washington special says
the Government is in possession now of
important testimony, fixing upon Geo. N.
Sanders and Jacob Thompson, not only d.
rect completely With Booth s plot to murder
President Lincoln, but their guilty agency
in procuring the distribution of the in
fected clothing in the cities of the loyal
States, and attempting the introduction of
portion of the clothing into the White
Housa