The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1865, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND Sarvapar, Dec. 30—6 P. M. COMMERCIAL. 1881, Also the Oregon War Lggn gixhs of 1881, per cent bonds. gf 19%, 1872 and 1874. * The Giat> Of Massachusetts will pay the interest on ite bonds in specie, and the city of Boston principal and in- ‘Tne 1wyrovement of yesterday on the Stock Exchange | torost tn coin. Geveloped into » stromg and active market to-day, Cleve- Jand and Pittsburg, “Erie and Michigan Southorn being ‘the leading favorites. At the early session of the open Doard Erie gold at 97a96%, New York Central 96%, Reading 100%, Michigan Southorn 74%, Cleveland and Pittaburg 83% a %, Cleveland and Toledo 113, Rock Sanagieig Northwestern preferred 61%, Fort Wayne Lee pea 45%, Mariposa 14%. At the first\ regular New York Central closed 3¢ bigher than at the Dhalf-past two session yesterday, Erie 14, Cleveland and Pittsburg 1, Northwestern preferred i, land %, Cumberland 3, Canton %. Reading was 3 [Wer, Fort ‘Wayne . Government securities were strong, and five-twenties of the old iasue underwent @ further advance of x, even-thirty notes of the first series 3, sixes of 1881 %. Seven-thirties of the second series sold 3¢ lower. At the open board at one o'clock the market wae steady. New York Contral sold at 9634, Erie 96% cash and 96% regular, Michigan Southern 145, Cleveland and Pittsburg 84, Rock Island 1083, Northwestern 35% {b. 10), Fort Wayne 105%, Schuylkill Coal 15 (& 10). Afterwards, on the street, the market was buoyant, ander a brisk demand for the leading siooks. Pittsburg ‘was excited and scarce for delivery, and Erie took a sharp upward bound, as also did Michigan Southern, these three being the strongest shares Om the list, and thoy are known to be largely oversold. At balf-past five o'clock 85 was bid'for Cleveland and Pittsburg, 75% for Michigan Southern, 07% for Erie, 106% for Roading, 10836 for Rock Island, 103% ex-dividend for Fort Wayne. ‘The gold market was dull and lower, and loans were made on terms ranging from flat to 1-32. The opening Price was 145, followed by an advance of 3, a subsequent decline to 144 $f and a recovery to 144%, the closing quo- tation. The only shipment of specie was $222,900 by the asteamor America, making for the week a total of $263,004. The fluctuations of the premium since the suspension have been ag follows:— December... January. F bral 216; Hs rts Foreign exchange was dull at yesterday’s rates. A few unimportant transactions in bankers’ sterling were reported at 1093. The imports continue large, those for the week ertding December 80 being valued at $5,728,178 in gold, and bankers, looking for a steady preponderance of imports over exports, are indisposed to relax their rates. Leading drawers ask 109) for their long sight bills, There was a large amount of capital seeking employ- ment at six per cent, and balances were offored at five for the sake of the two days’ interest pending the resumption of business on Tuesday morning. ‘this plethoric condition of the money market is already be- ginning to make itself felt on the Stock Exchango ina marked manner, which is significant of what may be oxperienced in January. The semi-stagnation which has prevailed both in legitimate business and speculative channels for tho last month is likely to be succeeded ‘by ® buoyant and not unhealthy activity. The Secre- tary of the Treasury has given assurance of bis desire to keep the money markets of the country easy, knowing it to be the best safeguard against the decline of govern- ment securities, in the face of which funding would be impossible. It is a necessity with the Treasary to main- tain by every legitimate means its outstanding bonds at a high market price, so’ as to induce the funding of sevon thirty notes, eight hundred and thirty millions of which mature within a little more than two years. Mr. McCulloch shows by his report that he is opposed to premature vontraction, and the example of England warns us against Bttempting a premature resumption of specic payments. Although Great Britain nominally returned to hard cash {nm 1821, she did not virtually do so on a sound basis till 1825, and the consequences of her efforts to force by Jogislation what could only be done by the working of tie immutable laws of trade and, finance were dis- astrous, and stand out as lapdmarks in financial as well as political history. To escape such evils must be our aim, yet at the same time we must keep the restoration of our finances to their nor- mal condition steadily in view, and hence a cautious con- @ervative policy must be pursued, and monetary spasms carefully avoided. Petroleum stocks were steady. At the firat board New York and Newark soid at 26c., Clinton $1 75, Heydrick 55e., Palmer Petroleum $2 95, Pithole Consolidated $3, Bennehof Run $15 85, Buchanan Farm 77c., Central $42, Empire City 40c., New York, Philadelphia and Bal- timore 90e., Oceanic 43c., Oil Creek $1 80, Pithole Creek $12 70, New York and Alleghany $2 60, Webster 86, United Petroleum Farms 40c., Wallkill $1 60, The business of the Sub-Treasury to-day was as fol- -$11,351,121 91317,858 2 75/995/241 > "482/000 On account of government loan. teens + OUR Coin certificates... . ° 411,360 ‘The imports of dry goods at this port during each of Che last Lhree years wore;— 1963. 1864, 1865. Manofae of wool... $20,713,966 $31,441,965 $36,074,585 Manufs. of cotton.. 17,913,067 8,405,246 15,850,004 Manufs. of silk, 15,594,469 16,194,080 20,556,261 Manufs. of flax. 10,381,059 11,621,831 402,602 Misool. dry goods.. 3,731,106 3,966,690 4,681,628 Total... 967,274,547 $71,580,762 $91,065,138 Of these importations there was entered directly for consumption :-— + + $50,740,656 eee 405 ‘Tho National Currency Bank has just declared a quar- torly dividénd «¢ 16 por cont, after allowing 10 per Oont, to surplos wecount The beat ovideaco that can be furnished of the pros- perity of the Eastern manufacturing companies during the year now clomag is the amount of their dividends, some of which will be found below:— Dividend, per cent. “ ‘the shares, ranging trom sixty to one hundred dollars per share. It 1s stated that the year has boen the most proft- able one ever known in the history of the Now England Etites, Over eight millions of dollars will be paid for dividends in the city of Boston alone. | The amount of interest to be paid in gold at the United Staten Sub-Treasury, in Boston, in January, is about two miltfSn dollars, and will be on the following classes Of seouritied:—Sik ver cont bonds due in 1967, 1868 and ' year slackens,and therefore the demand in and at the bank common!; But, on the other band, their usual state, the cotton trade is an excoptional state. ‘The instant it was telegraphed to Liverpool that the rate ‘Thursday, the cotton ‘The least encouragement would soon stimulate 11,906 804 316 360 Totals..41,876 109,446 87,350 93,863 15,078 13,685 Prev, wik.39,606 202,920 106,720 107,008 16,978 10,438 bility of an advance in the bank rate of discount :— The of the Bank of England this k was cer- Ppp which compelled them ange fate $¢ discount; Dut, upon the whole, we cannot but re- gret that they did not do ao. In the first place, the return fteelf, as fag as the banking department compares ‘badly with that of last eer, week aaed Getead bank is under £1: 000 the foreign ¢: be watobed with care and caution. That amount, or something like tt, experience thes, 5 fav ‘bank for be feasonably-capposed, to have weighed with the directors of the bank, that the foreign were rather firmer on Tuesday, and this improvement was maintained yesterday. It ts also true that at this time of tho trade erally rather declines, most trades are in on of discount was not raised by the Bank of Ei juoyant. market became moro trade in the north of England. Secondly, this is a time of year at which the banking department (and under Peel's act, at all events, this is very material) 1s espe- _ hy ol ‘Take the close of last year:— On the 14th of mber, 1864, the reserve of * the Bank of England was........ £9,593, 996 On the 7th of January, 1865, it was. 8 117,953 A diminution Of.........6.00seeeseeee e202 £1,476,043 —Although there was then no unfavorable foreign ex- change. And tf this amount, and other sums besides consequent on an unfavorable exchange, should be taken ‘away this season at the same period, the account of the bank will be very different from that which we should wish to seo it, or from what it ought to be. Thirdly, the silver market shows indications, which are confirmed by some of the soundest cotton operators, that a great amount of silver will soon be transmitted to the East. It has been postponed and postponed, because of the high rate of discount; but sent it must be eventually, for itis the payment of adebt in cash toa country which oxacts cash, and will take nothing else. Fourthly, several loans to foreign governmepts andvother foreign finance borrowing® hang over the market, and these will take bullion from us if we let them and we do not raise the rate of interest. aS ee ge New York Stock Exchange. Dackmuzr 30, 1860. FIRST SESSION—10:30 A. M. $7000 US 6's, '68,c. 125 100shsLeh &SusCo 7% 15000 U S6's, 68, reg 120 300 Ashburton Coal.. 15 3000 US6's, '81, reg 103% 40NY tral RR. 97 1000 di 104 100 +. 96: 1800 10744 1900 Mich $6. NIRR 7435 200 Cleve & Pitts RR 83% 2000 Missouri 6's... 3000 do. 83% 10000 Tenn 6's '90. .. 2000 N Y 7’8 b’y 'n 65000 Ohio &M etfs. 2000 Erie 4th mtge. 84% 4000 Hud’Riy Ist m 84 2000 Mich @ 8 36 CI 35% 61% 11 800 do, 108% 100 Mil&PrDuCh RR. 96 200 d0v......., 46% 114MorrishEnsex RR 99 114 Del. & Hud Ganal 145° «40 do... 9036 300 Cumb Coal pref. 46 200 Mar & Cin 2d pf.. 20 100 West Union Tel, 51 190 do we. see 30 Receipts and Di: of the Assistant Treasurer of the U: States, at New York, for the Mo: December, 1865. December 1, 1865, by balance. .........+++---$58,546,474 Receipts during the month— ited east Post Office do... Balance, Dec. 31, 1963. Ralance, Gr., disbursing accounts..$13,473,335 Receipts during the month.,...... 18,606,249 ——— 32,070,585 17,904,068 Payments in coin.. Payments in notes. Receipts for customs in December, 1865, Receipts for customs in December, 1864 = Cr., bullion ‘and expense account for . $4,010,006 392,515 3: 1,071,014 1,707, 170 Balaned........ «+--+» eeceeeeeceeceeees $1,288,337 Funds in hand Assistant Treasu- "8 OMCE....+.+++4+ $76,425,611 hand in Assay bale tT) joan, deposit purchases— bullion (contained in gold). United States bullion (Lake Superior). . Completion of a Railroad. Oswnao, Dec, 30, 1965. The Oswego and Rome Railroad is compieved, and pas Songer and freight trails will commence running on Monday next. Death from C Gas, Woncasran, Masa, Deo. 90, 1865, An inquest on the bodies of Artomus Ward and wire, who were found doad at thoi roaidence on Friday morn ing, resulted in s verdict of “Died from inhaling com ona ~ bevene piste vase dhe $064,000 1865. IPS EVENTFUL HISTORY. Closing Campaigns of the Great Rebellion. The Assassination, the Trials and Executions. THE END OF SLAVERY. THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD. nt BOSSES BY FrIRQ. RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS. Governors of the States and Territories. REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS, ke. &e, ke THE, HERALD CHRONOLOGY FOR 1865. January. 1.—The closing year of the war opened with a failure, General Butler exploded the bulkhead of his famous Dutch Gap canal, James river, but it failed to accom plish the purpose for which it was intended. United States sloop-of-war San Jacinto wrecked. 2.—Attack of Indians on the fort at Julesburg, Omaha. Steamship George Washington burned. 4.—Owensboro, Ky., occupied by a raiding force of Tebels. Hood’s army in retreat from Nashville, where it was disastrously defeated on December 16 and 16, 1864; re- ceived its final blow near the Tennessee river from Gen- eral Thomas’ cavalry, resulting in the capture of its pon- toon and other trains, and the entire dispersion of its cavalry rear guard. 8.—General B. F. Butler relieved of command of tho Steamship Melville foundered. Army of the James. 9.—Goneral Terry’s Fort Fisher expedition off Beau- fort, N. C. 12,—Missouri declared a free State. 14.—Gencral Sherman started on his campaign through the Carolinas. ‘The rebel Goneral Shelby defeated at Dardanelle, Ark. CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER, 15.—General Terry assaulted and captured Fort Fisher, with considerable oss, The expedition sailed from Fortress Monroe on the morning of the 6th, arriving on the rendezvous, off Beaufort, on the 8th, where, owing to the difficulties of the weather, it lay until the morn- ing of the 12th, when it got under way and reached its destination that evening. Under cover of the fleet the disembarkation of the troops commenced on the morn- ing of the 13th, and by three o'clock P. M. was com- pleted without loss. On the 14th a reconnoissance was pushed to within five hundred yards of Fort Fishor, and ‘small ‘advance work taken possession of and turned into a defensive line agaiast any attompt that might be made from the fort. This reconnoissance disclosed the fact that the front of the work had been seriously in- ured by the navy fire. In the afternoon of the 15th the fort was assaulted, and after most desperate fighting was captured, with its entire garrison and armament. Thus was secured, bythe combined efforts of the navy and army, one of the most important successes of the war. Our loss was—killed, 110; wounded, 636. Subsequently (#oo 16th and 17th of January) the enemy abandoned and blew up Fort Caswell and the works on Smith's Island, which were immediately occupied by our troops, thus giving us entire control of tho mouth of Cape Fear river. * 16.—Forts Campbell and Caswell blown up and aban- doned by tho rebels. 17.—Tho works at Smithvilio and on Smith's Islang abandoned by tho rebels in consequence of the fall of Fort Fisher. Monitor Patapsco lost. NAVAL BATTLE IN JAMES RIVER 24.—The rebel fleet of five iron-clads, under com. mand of Raphael Semmes, ran down James river during the night of the 23d, intending to surprise the garrison at City Point and destroy the depots and stores there. They succeeded in passing the obstructions, and on ap- proaching our forts at City Point were engaged briskly, © of the rebel vessels was blown up and instantly destroyed ; two others were badly damaged and forced to put back to Richmond; the othor two following their example, and escaping ‘uninjured. The rebels landed some troops on Farrar’s Island, in the James, for the purpose of co-operating with their fleet; but these were driven off by a Union force. 25.—Lee appointed rebel Commander-in.Chief. a ree hundred Indians attacked Valley Station, four hundred and fifty miles west of Omaba, and ran off six hundred and fifty head of cattle and burned one hun- dred tons of government hay. A three hours’ engage- thent then took place between the Indians and twenty soldiers. Twelve Indians were killed, but our force sus- tained no Injury. sii viaihd 31.—Anti-slavery constitutional amendment L House—119 to 56, . February. 2.—Maryiand and Iilinols ratify constitutional amena- ment %.—Michigan, Rhod« tsland and New York ratify con- stitutional amendment 3.—The blockade runner Will o’ the Wisp destroyed in Galveston harbor. Massachusetts, West Virginia and Pennsylvania ratify constitutional amendment, President Lincoln nd Se retary Sows had interview and Secretary int with rebel Commissioners in mpm oete. Durin, the conference Mesers. Stephens, Hunter and ‘Campbell endeavored oe Set for an armistice, but were informed by Mr. Lincoln that thero could be no to th 6 nsion of hostilities till the rebels bad di their armies and acknowl their allegiance national government, and that there could be no receasion on the Wer een ‘The conference re- sulted tn nothing, and the rebel Commissioners returned to Richmond. ‘THR BATCIIRR'S RUN AFPAIR. 5, 6, 7-—General Grant succeeded in lines of the Potomac army some four or five miles loft and securing a foothold on Hatcher's run. The movement was begun on the Sth by the Fifth and Second G cat j,and the iptured g liminary to Grant's future movements, and tho position gained was never afterwards surrendered, 6.—Constitutional amendment ratified by Missouri, c Maine 8.—Commander Cushing, United. States Navy, cap- tured Shalloie, N. C., garrisoned by one hundred rebel held {t for soveral hours, during which he destroy largo stores of army supplies, provisions and about eighty bales of cot and esc without loss to his small force of « handful of marines. Obio, Minnesota Kansas ratify constitutional amendment. Delaware refuses, 9.—General Schofield assumed command of the De- partment of North Carolina, Congress changed the boundary Of Nevada by taking one degree from Utah. bt matitutional amendment ratified by Tudiana. 11,.—General Robert B. Leo assumed chief command of the rebel army. 5 19 The blockade runner Blenheim captured in New let, N.C 15.—The gunboat Merrimac founders at sea in a gale. 16.—Slavory constitutional amendment ratified by Novada. CAPTORE OF COLUMMIA AND CHARLESTON, 8. C, 17,—Colimbla aud Charleston, 8. C,, which o'ties bad disputed for the honor (pot being calléd (ho “cradle of ® cossion, L into our hands om the eam: Gene- i from Savanni early 08 ary 14, was fairly under dreary h On ry 17 ho « fore Columbia when the rebels evacuated, The ruased the Congareo river and occu plod the city. At the samo time, learning of the capture of Columbi tne rebel Genera Hardne ovkcuatod Charleston. He fred the.upper part of the ctty, leaving it to our troops, which pied the city next day, to subdue the flamer, An oxplogion took place in the Wilmington Railroad 40008 tniuring several hundred citizeoa Two iron-clade 00 NEW YUKK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBEK 41, 1865, io Lhe barbor wore als blown up by the enemy, and some vousela wore burned Sonate ratities the constitutional amendment, captured by Genore® Schofield, i it iF it it ii A i t t i heavy engagement ensued, fighting ‘until the 10th. "The gh ing skirmishing on the evening of the 7th inst., and con- oo day, up to iho eventug ofthe inte , Di a event 1e Oth, being ai timos of the Tnost severe “and st: bborn General Schofield’s mee intrenched, a chargo made by the rebels on the 10th they were re- ulsed with severe loss, and compelled to leave their Kittea and wounded on the field. During the engage- ments nearly two thousand rebels were made prisoners. inion losses in killed, wounded and captured were not ovor that number. ‘L1.—Bragg retreated from Kinston, and General Scho- field occupied it. SHERIDAN'S GREAT RAID AROUND RICHMOND. ‘ 19.—General Sheridan reached White House after a highly successful raid projected to cut off the communi- cations of Lee with East Tennessee, in order to prevent his retreat in that direction. He moved from Winches- ter, Va., on Feb, 27, and captured Staunton on March 2. Thence he pushed on to Waynesboro, where he found the enemy in force in an intrenched position, under General Early. Without stopping to make a reconnolssance, an immediate attack was made; the position was carried and sixteen hundred prisoners, eleven pieces of artillery, with horses and c: complete, two hundred wagons and teams loaded with subsistence, and seventeen battle flags were captured, Thence he marched on Charlottes- ville, destroying effectually the railroad and bridges as he went, which place he reached on the 3d. Here he re- mained two days, destroying the railroad toward Rich- mond and Lynchburg, including the large iron bridges over the north and south forks of the Rivanna river, ‘This necessary delay caused him to abandon the idea of capturing Lynchburg. On the morning of the 6th, divi- ding bis force into two columns, he sont ofe to Scotts- ville, whence it marched up the James River Canal to Newmarket, destroying every lock, and in many places’ the bank of tho canal. From here a force was pushed out from this column to Duiguldsville, to obtain posses- sion of the bridge across the James river at that place, but failed. The enemy burned it on our approch. enemy also burned the bridge across tho river at Hard- wicksville, The other column moved down the railroad toward Lynchburg, destroying it as far as Amherst Court House, sixteen miles from Lynchburg; thence across the country, uniting with the column at New Market. The river being very high, his pontoons would not reach across it, and the enemy having destroyed the bridges by which he had hoped to cross the river and’get on the Southside Railroad about Farmville, and destroy it to Appomattox Court House, the only thing left for him was to return to Winchester or strike a base at the White House. He chose the Jatter, From New Market he took up his line of march, following the canal toward Rich- mond, destroying every lock upon it and cutting the ‘banks wherever practicable, to a point oight miles east of Goochland, concentrating the whole force at Columbia on the 10th. Moving from Columbia in direction to threaten Richmond, to near Ashland station, he crossed the Annas, and, after paring destroyed all the bridges and many miles of the rail cop, procera down the north bank of the Pamunkey to ite House, which place he reached on the 19th. 20.—General Canby began his campaign against Mo- bile. (See April 12.) .—Goldsboro, N. C., occupied with slight opposition by General Schofield. ‘SHERMAN’S CAROLINA C-MPAIGN. 22.—General Sherman formed a junction with Scho- field at Goldsboro, after a march of sixty seven days, and after fighting several hardly contested battles. ' His advance left Savannah om ory! 14, and his whole army was well under way on the ist of February. He captured Columbia on the 17th of Fi and on the 24th again marched forward. On tho 26th tho right wing captured Camden and the left wing made the Fd gage of the Cabawba river, after a fight with Wheeler's cavalry. On March 4 the right wing captured Cheraw. On the 10th Kilpatrick hadan engagement with Wade Hampton, whipping him, after a slight reverse at the start, in one of the finest cavalry battles of the war. The whole army entered Fayetteville on the 11th, and thence moved for Goldsboro on the 15th. On this day Sherman's loft wing encountered the rebels at Averasboro, and after asevere fight defeated and compelled them to retreat, ey the road to Goldsboro open as faras Bentonsville. Here the rebels again attacked Sherman’s advance, cap- turing three guns and bringing on avery severe tight. General Slocum ascertaining by the severity of the attack that the whole of Johnston's army was in the front, ar- ranged his troops on the defensive, intrenched himself, and awaited reinforcements, which were pushed forward. On the night of the 21st the enemy retreated to Smith- field, leaving his and wounded in our bands. From thero Sherman continued to Goldsboro, thus form- ing a junction with the columns from Newbern and Wil- mingion. ‘General Wilson’s raid begun. (See April 20.) BATTLE OF FORT STREDMAN. 25.—Three divisions of rebels, sa suddon dash, took sion of Fort Steedman, before Petersburg, and urned its guns upon the national troops. attempts to force them from Fort Steedman. failed; but finally, before a flerce and determined charge, they were driven out with terrible slaughter and immense loss. The rebel losses .were about three thousand in killed and wounded, and at least twenty-seven hundred of them were taken prisoners. The total national losses in the entire affair were not over eight hundred. The whole Union lino was immediately reoccupied, the guns red, Goneral Steele captured Evergreen, 27.—General Stoneman captured routing the rebel Fort, Mobile, invested. 28.—Naval attack on Mobile. Monitor Milwaukee bi torpedoes. pe Ae final campaign against Richmond began. Ma in Seago town up in Mobile Bas General Steele's forces invested Mobiles orang a ‘8 Junction with General Canby. 31.—Battle or Five (Seo April 9.) The General Lyon burned off Fla. Boone, N. C., after LH Ese H i a idttluilinn es Hf Fs il rf al Eg Al Z He z' &e23 £ eH 8 g 5 ee i dio Court House, On tho LU yep the 1st of April the enemy back on Five jy hy in the omen he axseulted and his ‘strongly fortified pot. te, copia “i tin tiling: aaa’ eels “> 6,000 fonews. irdment was Sane an ted on the enemy's lines, General Wright penetrated the lines with his whole corps, sweeping everything before him and to his left toward Hatcher's run, capturing many guns and several thousand prisoners. Ho was cioeelf followed by two divisions of General Ord’s comm: until he met the other division of General Ord's that had succeeded in forc- ing the enems ines near Hatcher's run. Wright and closed all of the enemy on that side of them in Poters- burg, while General Humphreys pushed forward with two divisions avd joined General Wright on the left. General Parke succeeded in carrying the enemy's main line, capturing guns and pri but was unable to pba d inner line, me Ta the enemy's immediately surroundin, torburg, a ion of ral Gibbon by & mont hat Soarge, qoptured two strong enclose moat and commanding south of Petershurg--thus, materially shortening the line of mvestment taking in the city. The enemy south of retreated westward to Sutherland station, where they ‘wore overtaken by Miles’ division A severe ongngement chor’ run + | & k 2 Tk al i KH i F i it p } [ fH He d i i q er i | i g § 2 AS : f at i z i E i i ! i i i i z 1 Ht Fi i F, ‘i E : | i iit i i i ze 3 Hi i a Eee q E E12: ; unable to bring on a General H t} 3 : t , li e f 19.—The Secretary of the Navy notified of the withdrawal of beliigeront rights by England, Tin a consequence of her failure to rescind the twenty-four hour rule English veasols will not be entitled to the 90. Virgina Lag I i aii i Grant's terms were acceded to and the a1 place. a CAPTURE OF MOBILE. 12.—Mobile surrendered to General ba A ‘The ope- rations inst this place began on the 20th of March. for Eu any Sixteenth: corps, General A. J. Smith command. | ML EUY ETc ado of all the ports in the United States ‘Thirteenth corps, under Major General Gordon Granger, Tnoved from Fort Morgan snd joined the Sixteenth corps | 25-—Sbip William Nelson was barned. on Fish river, both moving thence on Spanish, @8.—Trial of the assassins ended. General Meade ta- investing it on the te Sir Major General Steele's command moved from Pensacola, out the railroad lead- ing from Tensas to Lneem og 1 effected a junction with 0 sues a farewell order to the Army of the Potomac. July. them, and partially invested Fort Blakely. After a se- 1.—Benjamin F. Porry appointed Provisional Gov- carried on the 8th of April. During the night the enem: 4.—Independence. Day celebrated throughout the 3 ig y 1 a q b evacuated the fort. Fort Blakely was carried by assault on the 9th, gnd many prisoners captured; our loss was considerable, These successes practically opened the ‘Afhbamateiver, and enabled us to ap of 3 Pe~-Execution of the assassins of President Lincoln. 5 ae Marvin appointed Provisional Governor Flori Provisional Governor Johnson, of Alabama, calls Com- stitutional Convention of the State. American Museum burned. 19.—Great Eastern, with Atlantic cable on board, loft Liverpool for Valentia Bay, Ireland. (See August 11.) 20.—Provisional Governor Perry calls a Constitution! Convention of South Carolina, 21.—United States steamer Quinnebaug wrecked. 22.—Constitutional Convention of Alabama called by Provisional Governor Parsons. , Shore end of tho Atlantic cable laid in Yalentia Bay. (See August 11.) 23.—Altlantic cable and its shore end spliced on board Great Eastern. (See August 11.) 24.—Secretary of. tho Navy orders the reduction of rae Atlantic squadron to ten vessels, and the Mississippl to five. * Great Eastern began paying out the Atlantic cable. (See August 11.) 26.—Ofllcial announcement of the treaty with Hayti. Varese my ee of transmission of United States mails between Washington and Richmond. 5 20.—First break inthe insulation of tho Atlantic oa ‘ble. (See Au, ML) z ‘au eS acite steamer Brother Jonathan wrecked. to us proach Mobile from the north, On tho night of the 11th the city was evacuated, and was taken possession of by our forces on the morning of the 12th. RAID OF GENERAL STONEMAN, General Stoneman occupied Salisbury, This ex- pedition started from East Tennessee on the 20th of March, rine by way of Boone, N. C., and struck the road at Wythevilic, Chambersburg and Big Lick. ‘The force striking it at'Big Lick pushed on to withina few miles of Lynchburg. destroying the important bridges, while with the main force he effectually de- stroyed it. between New river and Big Lick, and then turned for Greansboro, on the North Carolina Railroad; struck the road and destroyed the bridges between Dan- ville and Greensboro and between Greensboro and the Yadkin, together with the depots of supplies along it, and captured four hundred prisoners. At Salisbury he attacked and defeated a force of the enemy under Gene- ral Gardener, capturing fourteen pieces of artillery and one thousand three hundrea and sixty-four priso! and destroyed | amounts of army stores, At this place he destroyed fitteen miles of railroad and the brit toward Charlotte, and cut Johnston off from further retreat south and westward. ‘General Wilson captured Montgomery, Ala,, cutting the rebel retreat from Mobile. (See April 20. 13.—General Sherman occupied Raleigh, N. C, ASBASSINATION OF PRESPDENT LINCOLN. 14.—President Lincoln assassinated about ten o'clock in the evening, in amd box at Ford’s Theatre, Wash- August. 2.—Atlantie cable parted in two thousand four hundred fathoms water after twelve hundred miles had been paid out. . (Seo August 11.) ington, by John Wilkes Booth; an attempt made by ¢ i at ng Lewis J. Payne to assasmnate Mr. Seward and family; —Constitutional Convention lorida called by also os. Pa made by other conspirators to assassinate | Provisonal Governor Marvin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Stanton and General Grant. 15.—President Lincoln dies at 7:22 A. M. ‘Andrew Jobneon inaugurated President at 11 A. M. ‘The old flag raised over Sumter with appropriate ceré- monics. 16.—Genecral Wilson captures Columbus and West sr dar hel ie bps sist Atlantic cable, This work was begun on 19. The sea Sapain oe nee rset | oe oe teh ee or mee nt sovard. Payne, the attempted murderer of Mr. | (rper wag matte on the following day, On tho 24th the GENERAL WI'SON'S GREAT RAID, Great Eastern put to sea, and the je was paid out im 20,— Macon, Ga, captured by General Winn’s caval, | Mout bensees SEN wire wan drawa in ald tho cates su , Wiiich had been ing for a month in Alabama and orthe y ee nee in be tne paeevice of on IFam ia. This expedition, consisting of 12,500 mounted men, moved from Chickasaw, Ala., March 22. On the nail which had become imbedded the gutta percha Ist of April General Wilson encountered the enemy in rough covering of the wire, and which in passing thi pny ey machine had been driven through the coating touched the force, under Forrest, near Ebenezer church, drove him in confusion, captured three hundred prisoners and three | wnlil it copper or a ted wire, Cane guns, and destroyed the Central bridge over the Cahawba | structi the electric currents. This was removed Fiver. On the 2d he attacked and captured the fortified | the again resumed. On August 2a more serious tity of Selina, defended by Forrest with seven thousand | Mishap occurred. The cable yuddenly and pened men and thirty-two guns; destroyed the arsenal, armo- in mid-ocean and sank to the bottom of the — ry, naval foundry, machine vast quantities of Great Eastern immediatel Poo the von — stores, and captured three thousand’ prisoners, On the grappling for the lost wire, but age-catobing din he captured and destroyéd Tuscaloosa, On the 10th | twenty-four hundred fathoms of water, she failed to he crossed tho Alabama tiver, and after sending infor- | Talse it on account of the mation of his tions to General Canby, marched on Montgomery, which Jee he occupied on the 14th, the enemy having abandoned it. At this place many — lorce: and five steamboats fell intoour hands, Thence a tackle. After spending several days in this unsu¢ labor the vessel returned to England, and it was announced that the delayed until the summer of 1866. 14.—Mississippi State Constitutional Convention met iscovered. marched direct on Colambus, and another on West Point, Both of which places ware agganlted and captured on &hé | 12-— Zener connor scouts killa party of twenty. 6th. At the former place we fifteen hundred pris- |», 16-—Genera he bad pl pte hererne guns, royed two gunboats, the navy yard, foundries, arsenal, many factories and much other public property. At the latter place we got three hundred prisoners, four gune, and destroyed nine- teen locomotives and three hundred cars. On the 20th he took possession of Macon, Ga., with sixty field guns, twelve hundred militia and five generals, surrendered by General Howell Cobb. 21.—Gen. Sherman's armistice with Johnston repu- diated by tho President and Cabinet. 82.—General Banks resumes command of the Depart- ment of the Guif. %83.—Rebel ram Webb runs past ourdeet at mouth of Red river. The constitutional amendment ratified by the New York —— rant ordered Shcrman to resume hostili- oners and fifty-two fiel othe, BATTLE OF YATAY, CORRIENTES. ig ooh 2 engagement between the allied forces of Brazil, ee eS ioe ites, oat —— = those of Pat 5 lied forces, thousand vn yy Gel Flores and Paunero, en- mons was = to them to fore yobs a shooting Messenger. an hour a met the flerce assaults of the alties with & des] fesistance, neither ask! nor receiving quarter which their assailants were little dispoved to cord them. At the end of that time they broke and fled 24.—Gen. ties against Johnston. tothe river, pursued by four thousand cavalry. Hore s “The rebel ram Webb blown up near New Orleans. slaughter took place which one of the victonous generals 25.—-Graud funeral obsequies to President Lincoln in | Characterized as a regular butchery. Hearcoly ono of the New York. hanes aoe gn he ig escaped. They left one thousand five 26.—John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of the Presi- | bu dead on the field, and only three hundred Tound secreted in a barn and shot. Harold, his ‘Their leader, ‘and twelve hundred of render A 7 .—Danvill occupied by Gen. dred and fifty killed and wounded. " ee Phy RG 19.—Provisional Governor Hamilton, of Texas, calle 29.—Sherman’s army began its march to Washington Conatitutional Convention of State. to be mustered out. 28.—Steamer Kent sunk. Restrictions on Southefn trade removed. — elected delogates to the State Convem- Armistice between Generals Canby and Dick Taylor. May. Gep' — renders: si Le: King ‘Simeon Drapet Collector 0 ET rm any areiy ome | “SoS a Ren Poet ry, 7 er teed Ft Mecngentinosieen pied Ai to Mr. Lincoln at Tl. The | between Connecticut Legislature passes the tional amend. | Republican candidate, Samuel Cony, elected Governor to Gen. ithe forces east ef the’ Miselsaipph and of Maberse Constitutional Convention mot. west of the ith Constitutional Convention met ; twelve vessele ate a Marks and Tauahames Fin ivendred — oe $17,000,000 eu! for the eeven-thirty 13.—Jefferson Davis and Tamaity. anc a H. Reagan, his Postmaster ~ yak ar ae were ‘efter Incorpérated in the army of wingville, Trewin county, Ge. Davie fled from Richmond | the latter, to Oght thetr own fag. rena de eee QOUTH CAROLINA CONETIFUTIONSL CONVENTION. also fled on the nows Ig 28.—South Carolina claimed to be in the Union, ssottuting wo confonton equines Sore? the Fapesied the ordinance of sieve r latter Banhed southward, intending ‘west of the equalized representation ond taxation, provided for hm dag oy yy Ni guard seosnjed hin ane sarren- protection of freedinen, and endorved My aaa a = dered. With his aide and family he forward | 9 President Johnson. The election ernor until near Irwinsvilie, General Wilson ing that he | members of the Legislature was set for mop we Frichord > by phn «ty = a sets ca abenated Troe mh ion a in puraui U yuri the maring of ay 1. ‘Arine ame time GC. Clay | members of Congress was set for November 22. surrendered to Wilson at ‘Tho Inst tober. the rebel forces in Florida surrendered to General Kd. | 9.—State elections in Missienipp), McCook, orth Carolina Constitutl See ene the geven-thirty Joan. wee E. Lee instailed President of Washington Cot- .—Over subsoril ti 1 Va The las vite of fe wae Coughs at Bore Chico, Texas; | Bc—North Carolina Conventién nullified the ordinance mon. ps repulsed with @ los of seventy-two | Of Meer mh Carolina Convention abolished slavery = ‘bsorit seveu-thirties. u faaloaeen bantng sed pow) ¥ bi ovine diacks in Jamaica begun. (See October for four days over 000. 1B. the deve day of subseryptions vs the ¢90/000, 000 of seven-thirties resulta in over $4,000,000 being taken. Bebe snrriove os Metriocabarg, La, eqpusted by Cenetsl| Sash |e Stephens @. A: Trenholm, John Rengaa, 17.—-All rebols in arms cast oftthe Missiestpp: to be | John A. Campbell and Charles Clark paroled. 12.—Virginia State and Cangreesional clection, “~ THE JAMAICA REVOLT. Jamaica revolt declared to be suppressed. This revolt was the bs yet epee ot fort assassinating the white popilation and putting the negroes in possession of the ‘The 20th Nd iden was fixed for the rising; but the arrest of som’, of the conspirators ow other charges precipitated the outbreak several days, ‘Atthe bottom of tho conspiracy was George William Gordon, ox-niagistrate and Tnenbte of the Colonial As — The active leader was Paul Bogie, a negre preacher. Bogle, Gordon and the. other prinelpa rebole wore arrested and hanged, Gonoral Lamothe, ox-Proai considered outiaws after June 1. ‘Frank Buchanan, the chief of the rebel navy, surrenders at Mobile, Admiral Godon’s special equad gailed from Fortress Monroe in search of the Stone : 18.—The ram Stonewall unchaditionally surrendered to the Spanish authorities a. Mavaua ia trust for the United Bates, 19,—General Banks removed from the Department of the Guif. Joff. Davis, Alex, A. Btepbens, C. C. Clay and Reagan arrive in Hampton Roads. The revel ram Stonewall surrendered at Havana. 22.—Jeff, Davis and O. C, Clay consigned to. case- mate in Fe rand of the Poiomac by; dont of the Haytion republic, wae implicated | the Eee or ne tem” ‘Negotiation opened Finn, an ws afraid ‘whon trying (0 make hia wraps 4 for the Lat from the istand. She inearggate dh ot adtemnt tho » 24.0) review Gonertt Beers pa ema He ee Se rreer fat Washington Prosident and Genet rant. }»—Steamer AUanta wrecked, Seay a Rtachone and Reagan cousigusd vo Fort! 16.—Miasiaiopi Legislature ay