Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1865, Page 1

THE EVENING 8TaR: PUBLISHED DAILY, {EXCEPT SUNDAY,) A? THE STAR BUILDINGS, Bowthwest corner of Penn’a avcnueand 110 street, By W. D. WALLAOH. —————_—~ The STAR w& served by the carriers to tmeir subscribers im the City and District for TWELVE-AND-A-HALP CENTS PER WEEE. Prick Por Martino :—Single copyy Three Cents; one month, Seventy-five Cents; three months, One Dollar and Fifty Cents; six months, Taree Dollars; one year, Siz Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. ) The WEEKLY STAR—published on Fri- @ay morning—One Dollar and a Half a year. AMUSEMENTS; CANTERBURY HALL, MUSIG_ )OANTERBURY HALL, MUSIO aris} ree 2 Re SIANA AVENUE, WAR BIXTE STREET. guar of National and Metropolitan Hotels, BORGER LEA _.. FURORE OONTINUBS! THE FORORS CONTINUES! THE FURORB OONFINUBS! q BS LITERALLY PAOKSD. HoveES LITBRALLY PACKED, HOUSES LITERALLY PACKED. 7 Admiring Hondreds nightly congregate within ‘the walls of ESTABLISHED AMUSEMENT THe SEB ESTABLISHED AMUSEMENT JHE OLD ESTABLISHED AMUSEMENT WE COURT COMPARISON WE COURT OOMPARISON WE OOURT OOMPARIBON ) and DEFY COM TION! 1? 23) t DBPY QOMPBTITICN?: DEFY COMPRTITION! M , with s fall determination to pieews s remerous public, takes much pride in pre- enting the following LLIANCE OF TALENTED RAND aTLIANGE OF TALENTED GBAND ALLIANOB OF TALENTED GRAND ALLIANCE OF TALENS ED ARTIST: Py sate) ART ATEET ENOWN TH GRnaruer KN ve THE GREATEST KNOW PHOFROBION: Last Week of the Beantiful Dancers, LIB AND CLARA FOWLER, MILEIB AND oEARa FOWBER, MILLI AND OLARA FOWLER, MILLIE AND GLABRA FOWLER, Who will appear in the Grand Ballet, entitled ‘VOLT THE HAREM, THE REVOLT $ THe Banee: -THE REVOLT OF THE HAREM, Prinelpal Characters by the FOWLBR sists. FOWLER FISTERS. FOWLEE SISTERS. Becond week of B B LLY Ny Phe Unequalled Song and Dance Performer. MULLIG. JOBN MULEIGAN, IN MULE! JOHN MULLIGAN, JOBN MULLIGAN, Celebrated in the History of the Profession as the GUL OF ETHIOPIAN PERFORMERS! Moa RPORMERS ! LO? EPHIOPIAN PBRFORMERS! MOGUL OF ETHIOPIAN PERFORMBRS! MONS. L. LOSY Mone: L, B78 LOBY MONS. L. SZOLLO8Y MONS. L. BZOLLOSY The celebrated French Ballet Master and Dancer | Our Pries for s ton of Coal, Comique, with his Splendid Ballet Troupe of SIXTEBN eee YOUNG LADIRS, SIXTEEN BBAUTIPFHL YOUNG LADIES, SIXTEEN BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES, SIXTBEN BEAUTIFUL YOUNG-LADIES, A OLUBTRR OF DIAMONDS A OLUSTER OF DIAMONDS or vue FIRST WATER. FIRST WATER. BART, HART, 38a Joan HART, HA’ N CHABLEY RAN 7 OHARLEY Kan > »! cI = SI >) 5 z rt INNIB JOHNSON NNIE JOHNSON INNIS JOHNSON The Oharmizg Commedienne, with the entire STAR COMPANY OF THE CANTERBURY, STAR COMPANY OF TH. ANTSRB . *#TAR COMPANY OF THB CANTBRBUBY, panies aah EABIES MATH aX, At theap prices; Ladies Scents, Ohildren Is eta, WEDNBEDY, MAY 31, 2865, AFTERNOON AND BVENING, BENRVIT OF J. 8, OLARER. oar eee HA L axD THEATER 6 _._--_.. =. Proprieter the Varietios, New York, and Oanterbury Bls0 of the Vara Ccaatria. Ve. J08H HART ..__-__.-__._._..Btsge Manager YLVAS OLARER, DRAMAS i ose of defeating him. . “« Oan’ 00k} ., Mr. Larner Tas waren tens he dia not do that — of bul oe a a ne (ted the opinion of ms can move from one ward to another for this pei The question is Whether or no! an person can even ® ward in which he is ot cen. @ bone Ade Fae Fesolution was ado} i miteesclowing were rotated ment of BY,Mr. Mobre_euth Nt Of S500 k lishing the ‘om the com- M izing the’ to Snow, Uoyie & Oo., for ~ AMUSEMENTS. WASHINGTON. THEATER. Oorner lth and C streeta,near Penna. ave. THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS. CONOLUSION OF YESTERDAY'S TEs- TIMONY, ~ THIS fa, HONOR OF COR SOLDIMES- Our report of yesterday’s proceedings of the conspiracy trial concluded with the testimony of the Rebel General Edward Johnson. ‘ Mas. Mary E. Jenkins.—Knew Herold, and saw him in the city on the 18th of February. Mrs. Ports tes also. to having known Herold, and,seen him In the clty on the 19th of February. TESTIMONY OF THB REBEL MAJOR H, K. DOUG- LAs. ‘Witness had held commissions in the rebel service. My last commission was that of major and agsistantadjutant genera); I seryedassuch on the staff of pee peneras Officers, and among others on that of Major Geperal Edwara Jobn- son. I know a man by the lame of Von Stein- ecker; [do not know what his first name is. He was in the 2d Virginia infantry—Stonewall brigade. I donotknow whether he received the pay, bounty, and allowances of a private soldier. Witness did not know of any secret meeting in the camp of the Stonewall brigade, at which the a&sagsination of President Lin- com was discussed. Witness here obtained permission from the court to make a statement, and proceeded with a grandilequent defense of the Stonewall Brigade, the “integrity” and “gallantry” of its men, &c. TESTIMONY OF O8CAR BEINECHS. ‘Witness had been in the service of the Con- federacy as an engineer officer, on the staff of General Edward Johnson. Knew Henry Vou ich oecasivn the famous On which WiON BOOUT AW BPE, MIB5 MAJOR PABLINE O88! MAN. andthe Fopelar Faroe A BALD, wall ap- i it m 5 pear in the GrNHE UNION SEY; oR, PAULINE OF TH# 6UMBBREAND. GROVER’S NEW #HEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, neaz Willard’s, TO-NIGHT, ae ease Cr ene reer nectar Drama, in Five Tab- jeanux. replete wi EFFEO?! FP: THE: MOST STARTLING AND Prod - OL NOVEL NATURE, iy 7ONEW AND MAGNIFICENT SORNERY. WONDERFUL MECHANICAL EFFECTS, UPEES COS’ iT A NEW PROPMRTIES aa APPOINTMENTS, An* al 1EL BIO, Se eae MUGRAND CHORUSBS, &c., Entitled the OF ICE; OR. A THIRST FOR GOLD. Rates of Admission—Private Boxes #8; Orchea- tra Ohairs $1; Dress Circle 75 cents; Parquette 50 Family Circle 25 cents; Colored Gallery 25 Colered Boxes, with cushioned chairs, 5) GROVER’S THEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s, > 60 Steinecker, and employed him as a draughts- SAORED OONCERT, man at General Johnson’s headquarters. GRAND FAREWELL TESTIMONIAL Steinecker did not draw the pay of an engineer 10 officer. Did not know Booth; never heard of OHARLES KOPPITZ, his being in his. (the Major's) camp, nor of any secret meeting oe the subject of assassi- nating the President Is not himself, and knows of no member of the staff being a mem- ber of the ‘Knights of the Golden Circle.” TESTIMONY OF THOMAS C. NOTT. Witness resides in Prince George county, and have been tending bar at Mrs. Surratt’s place tor Mr. Lloyd. Saw Ljoyd on the 14th of April. He was pretty tight; when | saw bim, he was going round to the kitchen in a buggy; he had been to Marlboro, and was car- rying round some fish and oysters; I did not see him when he came back, and the next I saw of him he was fixing a buggy Mrs. Surratt was in. He had been tight pretty nearly every day and night too, and had the appearance of &n insane man at times. Cross-examinea:—Witness saw Lloyd try to tie Mrs. Surratt’s horse. I donot know whether Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Weichman, or Capt.Gwynn tied it; they were all there. I was not present atthe buggy: I saw them fixing it, and thatis all I saw. I was across the street, returning from the stable. Wid not hear the conversation between Lloyd and Mrs, Sarratt. On BUNDAY EVENING, June 4th, 1965, M'LLE STELLA BONHEUR, The Great Voce'st, whose recent appearance in New Yerk was attended with extraordinary suc- cess. and excited the warmest enthusiasm 10 mu- sical circles, bas been ergaged: also, CARL WOLFSHON, The Eminent Pianirt. who has kindly volunteered his valuable aid for thig occasion. THE ORCHESTRA Will consist of FIFTY PERFORMERS. com- prising all the best musical talent in Washington, The Programme of the Concert will be pub: lished shortly, Ticketa...... — To be bad at all th Book- stores. Secured feats... —..... . 81.50 To be bad at the office of Grover’s Theater. Pri Bo: $10. NIXON’S GREAT NEW YORK CIRCUS. SIXTH STBEBT, BELOW PENN’A AVENUE. B10) ROB ~~. 1. HE GRBATEST COMBINATION OF TESTIMONY OF J.C. JENKINS. a 1 ee a ae By Mr. Aiken:—Reside in Prince George’s OounaniG AND PANTOMIMIO TALENT county; was at Surrattsville on the itn of EVER SEEN IN WASHINGTON, April last;am acquainted ined ee Will open for s short sesson. o; man;I was at Surrattsville at time he -on MONDAY EVENING. MAY 29, FVERY AFTERNOON AND Evening. AFIBENOON AT 13s, EVENING AT 7 O'CLK, A strong police force |will bein attendance to preserve order, estrian Department will it The Ronee Vike tava, cha i — o e este! . The gre RK ton Lts tn Hemispheré The Gracefal Equestrian, MR, CHABLES SHERWOOD, he Originai Pete Jenkins, drove up to the honse with Mrs. Surratt; Mrs. Surratt showed mea letter from George Cal- vert; she showed two judgments obtained by Charles B. Calyertin the Circuit Court of our county against Mrs. Sarratt; I made the inter- estout on the judgments: never heard Mrs. Surratt breathe a word of disloyalty to the Government nor make any remarks showing her to haye a knowledge of any plan or con- spiracy to assassinate the President or any member of the Government; never heard her mention at any time any plan to capture the ie THE ie J eS a rs a nt; know of & person by. the cane of iJ orid-. nown: mn: : Hi Messrs, RIVERS. HENDERSON. CAMPBELL, | fig sOWels he stopped at the hotel, I think, OONKLIN, HUGO SMITH, By Mr, Clampitt:—Did you or not see Mrs. Surratt on the Tuesday preceding the assassi- pation! A. I cannot aay on Tuesday; it was a few days before. Q. en you met her did not you ask her for the news,and aid she not state in reply that our army had captured Gen. Lee's army. Question objected to by Colonel Burnett as irrelevant. Iir.Clampitt said that he desired toshow that the prisoner at that time eahibited a loyal feel- ing in the matter. Colonel Burnett replied that the only legiti- Mate means cf proving her loyalty were to prove her reputation for acts of loyalty; itcould not be proved by her declaration. Mr. Olampitt rephed thatas the Government had endeavored to prove the disloyalty of the aecused he thought it was competent to prove berloyalty, but he would nevertheless vary ibis question and ask the witness what was the reputation of Mrs. Surrattfor loyalty? A. Very good. (. You have never heard herex- press any disloyal sentiment! A. No, sir, Cross-examined by Colonel Burnett:—What relation are you to the prisoner, Mrs. Surratt? A. She is my sister; I reside about a mile and a half this side of Surrattsville. TESTIMONY OF ANN SURRATT. - I bave met Atzerodt six several times at our house’at Washington; the first time he came there some time after Christmas, I think it was February; he did not stay over night, to my knowledge, he used to call sometimes, now and then Atzerodt was given to understand that he was not wanted &t the house, mamma said she did not care te have strangers there, but we always treated him with politeness, as we did every one who came to the house. Q. Do ou or do you not know of frequent instances yo which Mrs. Surratt failed to know her friends? A. Yes, sir. Q. Isshe able to read or sew by gaslight? A. No, sir. Q. Do you mow Lewis J. Weichman? A. Yes, sir; be ‘Was a boarder at mother’s house. (). How was he treated there! A, Too kmdly; Weich- man engaged aroom for Atzerodt; when he came Weichman and he used to make private signs to each other. (2. Did yeu refer to Atz- erodt or Payne? A. To Atzerodt. Q. At what time did Payne first come to your honse! A. He came one night after dark and left early the od the CREAM OF THE EQUESTRIAN PROFESSION ! The Great Boglish Clown and Jester, - EDWIN CROUESE, will also make bis first Sppeat ance, PRIGES. Admission. Reserved Beats. . Children under te: my 31-3 G° TO S8B THE “FLOWER QUSEN” AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL WBDNESDAY, MAY 31,1865. m%-2t* OXFORD: OXFORD: OXFORD! MUSIC HALL AND THEATRE, Ninth street, fronting om Pennsylvan Becond week of avente Tom OONEY, TO! NEY, The Celebrated Melo Dramatic Artist, MONDAY. TURSDAY AND WEDNSDAY, 1 ‘esen x i Wil be prem B MAN OF MANCHRSTER.° DUMB MAN OF MANCHMBTEE. THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JAOK ROBINSON AND HIS MONKEY, JACK ROBINBON AND HIS MONKMY, With full and powerfal casts. 5 fine new Also, the SULT ro sopra ail the Great Dancers of the day, and ie et RuUMerous moe NO WEHIOPIAN OORPS in the city FRIDAY, BENBFIT OF TOM COONEY, MATINEE AS USUAL ON SATURD Poveaeearans GOAL OOMP ANY. COAL AT COST To STOCKHOLDERS. Ofice—No. 423 THIRTEENTH STREBT, above @ THOMAE R. WILSON, Acayt To Housekeepers : Gort of Mining ana +S B05 next morning; it was after Christmas not yery Cos, 2,240 lbs., inire ~ Ai Yard Brpenses a2d Deliv: Jong; he staid ‘one night when he first came and we did net see him for some weeks atter; it was Weichman who went te the door; it was ‘Weichman who brought Paynein; then I weat down stairs and told mamma he was there, Freight from Phiade!phia, 5 Wharfege ..... ce delivered im Wasbington,.....-..............u-.,.......$963 | and she said she did not understand it and did Retail Price per ton 2, lbs.,in Washing- not like strangers coming to the house, but to tom, presentrate....... 1400 | treat him politely as she had heen in the habit of treating every one who came there; he called two or three times after that. @. Did he ask for accommodations for the night! A. Yes, siry and he said he wanted to leave the next morning, and I believe he did. @. Were you acquainted with Booth? A. Yes, sir; | have met him. (). When was he last at your house’ A. On the Monday before the assassination.. Q. Did your mother goto Surrattsville About that time? -A. Yes, sir; on Friday, tne day of ‘the ascassination. @. Do you know whether or not the carriage Was at the door ready to.go when Booth came! A’ Yes, I think it was; he came in and found-mama about to go; she Baving.... Are you willing to continue to pay frem W to 75! per centum advance on your Coal? Do you wish to save from $i to $5 per ton, and geta good arti- cle, well prepared ? Bach stockholder in the HOUSEKEBPERS’ COAL COMPANY is farnisned with a cowpon for every share of stock he bolds. Bach Pay enti- tles the holderto A TON OF COAL ANNUALLY AT COBT for i€ years. . BI” At the present retatl pricea{, Cosi, a gockholder} wil save the entire Cost of his stock im 4wo.gears, ¢.c-? dusive of any cash div ds he may vegerte, The Compapy’s mines are in complete working ordér, with all the machipery, &c., necassary to f ing Abeut going a day or two rr the colliery; the present capacity being 40,000 posit Het ae ater aS Gunmase ana she From the wale of Surplus sal over that used-by | &Rid she was obliged to go. (2. ‘How long Lol ; pan. ai nh remait? A. Not over a few bamclont pro wo pay « good 88 ancalecis See he never staid long when he came. bende maar TY bo you recognize that picture as ever be- SUBSORIPTION BOOKS OPEN AT THE OF. | 10™Zing to yout (THE picture known im this record as spring, summer and autumn was then shown tothe witness.} A. Yes, sir; it was mine; it was given to me by the man Weich- man. Q. Was there an er picture in this frame! A. I put one of Booth’s behind it: 1 went to a gallery with Mies Ward, and while we were there we saw some pictures of Booth’s, and as we knew him we got some of them; but wy brother told me that he would take them away from me,and so i hid them. Q. Did yOu-own any photographsof Bavis and Ste- FICE OF THE COMPANY, 423 Thirteenth street, my l}-1m Washington. D, 0, cz. ICE, 108. We have completed our afrangements for the delivery of the pure j BOSTON FRESH POND ION. We sell no other. We have one price for the Season. 'e ver prompt ‘We require our “drivers to gi xact weight. never fail to | phens! A. Yes, sir; and Gen. Lee and Gen. fupply in the teat of summer. | We ask & liberal | Beauregard, and a few othererI don't remem patronage and assure’ Ce Oweak © Bo : ber them all: father gave them to me before his jast time you saw you MPOBTANT TO BUFLDERS AND OTHERS. | broiner? A. Yes, ein GQ. How long was that before the assassination?! before it was two weeks, Q. Haye you seen bim since! A. No, sir, Q. Was Boosh ‘and your brother on friendly terms? A. 1) never, asked him; he used to call and see him some- times; one day I know hesaid Booth was crazy, 200,000 fest clear seasoned WHITE PINE LUM- A. Onc the Monday’ BPR, al) thicknesses, from three to five years old and in prime order, with a large stock embracing every variety of Lumber! ‘Office an@ Yard, No. 37 Water streets Georgetown, D. 0. | myl-Im lot.) FRANOIS WHEATLEY. and be wished he wonid not come there. - ] 1emTNING RODS! Mies Surratt, did you, at your r *s house. JIGRINING B81! at eny time, on any occasion, ever & word ound a leprepared to put up Lightning | brea’ As to any plot or or conspiracy with ‘tipped points inthe manner | in existence to inate the President of the and at eta . United States? A. No, sir, Q. Did you ever "A180, Ball Gone ini the most: improved | hear any remarks made with teferenoe to the Work ‘the cou CT atyle. os ‘0. h per tay We of any sagmaber. of the Govern- | 271 Pay ary, det. : ment? A. No, tir. Q. Did you ever hear it } my 6Jm* “7 rs, discussed by any member of the fa; iy ta cap | rs S30 Se Gent of the United States? A. i —Q,' What year our SWINE ae WaT TING > tA, ta orbs the Dealersin ; WASHINGTON. D. C.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1865: . = 2 —— ~ 2 ordinauces tate ats the Gouncils and im the < dermen’s ba tc erme il to were West near Penn's: avennt algnrogs pe et set curb and pave Bout front of A street north from 3d to4th streetenst, with an ment; substitute for Aldermen ii; to es ment on east side of 24th street, om a avenue to M street north; substitute tor aider- O'Hare & Noonan for laying the water mains during the current year at the price named in their proposal of May Sth, passed ; also, @ bill crowd to the witness’ room, said to her: Q. 1s Surratisville on the road between Washing- ton and Bryantown? By this timethe usher men bill to had arriyed, and the Court told her that she | to Jay a sewer along lith street from the canal | street south from tint tt streets see, could gO. As she arose she answered ‘he ques- | to the north side of N street north, amended in | to grade and pave alley in fire 537: to p ed respect tothe centre of the street and addi- tional of laying lateral sewers, as in & previous bill, and passed. r. Utermehile introduced a bill to trim and fenxel 3d street west, from H to I streets north, Mr, Pepper, from the fmprovement commit- tee, reported & bill to gra fi and gravel 11ib street east, from South Carolina avenne to East Capitol streét, passed ; also, & bill f6 lay a flag footway at the intersection of D street south and 13th street west, passed: 180, to take u ska enlarge the gutters on both sides of 71! etreet east, tion in the sffirmative, adding in a quick, sharp yoice, “whereis mamma?” Mr, Aiken came forward, and telling her that shé would soon see her mamma, again led her on into the ante- room adjoining the court, with less skillful management than was displayed by counsel Opendant, in the scene deseribed by Scott in the Heart of Mid Lothian, would havehar- rowed the feelings of the women who crowded forward with eager faces and devouring eyes to witnees the departureof the sorrow-stricken child from the:presence of the court. As Mies Surratt was leaving the stand, a member of the court handed her a small white handkerchief east front of reservations nd 12and s 572, and west fronts of sq 8574 atid 575; to pave west front of square 37; to relay cross gvtters north side ot L street at 13th street West: to grade and grayel Sth street Penn’a avenue to Fast Capitol street; to lay fing footway acroes 3d street east and F street south; to grade and gravel I street south, from Ttth to 13:h street east, and for building an arch at 12ti street east; bill relating to com! ts fer paving streets, ayenues and alleys; to grade And gravel 7th street east, from Boundary toH street north; Aldermen bill to grade and gravel assed; also, & number of bills, 3. t CATTIAy trom. which she had dropped. She snatched it from | which were laid on the table for fnture action. dil saver east Olith, ee | rane and and rudely, withouta word ot Mr. Turton introduced a bill to curb and 7a him quick! thanks. 0, cross-examination. was had of this witmess, and when, with reportorial curi- osity, we asked the reason why, the most tem- perate and dry of the Judge Advocates simply told ns that it would have been cruel, the girl having greater load of sorrow upon her than ehe could bear. TERTINONY OF LEMONS. Knows _Atzerodt; saw the prisoner at thé house ef Hezekiah Mentz on the Sunday after the assassination, and when first I approached Mr. Atzerodt E said, « Are you the man tha’ killed Abe Lincoln ?” and says he, «Yes,” an then we both laughed; we were joking. “Well,” says I, *Andrew, I want to know the-truth, is itso that the President is killed; there was a great excitement in the neighbor- hood, and I wanted to know?’ He said, «It is so,”’ and that he died on Saturday at threo o’clock: I went on to ask him if it was 50 about the Sewards, about the old man having his throat cu‘; he said yes, that Seward was stabbed, or rather cut at, but not Killed: I asked him whether it was correct about Mr, Grant; he said he didn’t know whether it was sO or not, and we Went to dinner, and at the dinner table my brother asked him if Mr, Grant was killed, and he said he didn’t sup, pose he was, and said if itbad been done it ‘was probably by Some man who got into the same train or same car that ke did; I was not in bis company over half an hour. (2. Did you hear him say that if tha man who was to” follow Grant had followed him he would have been killed? A. No; he said if Mf. Grant was to have been killed it must have been by a man who had got into the same car or into thesame train, one of the two. a TESTIMONY OF MR. LEMONS, BROTHER OF THE FOREGOING WITNESS. Q., Did you baye any conversation with she risoner! A. I asked him about Mr. Grant, r. General Grant, and asked him if it was so or not; he said he didn’t suppose it was, aad then he said if it is 0 some one must have got into the same train of cars he did; when me and him'werein the yard after that he said what a lot of trouble I see;1 said what have you to trouble you; he said more than I shall ever get shed of; that was about all that he said. gravel I street south, from 4x to 6th street west; to cause jron bridges across the canal to be painted: to grade and pave formed by the intersection of © street, north of Louisiana avenueeast of 7th street’ west; passed. Sub- stitute of Aldermen to Council bill to clean and water Pa. ay.and7thst.,adopted Aider- man bill for foot pavementen south side of square 462; do. on north side of Hst south,from 6th to 7th sts. west, to by nese? the stone pave- ment in 9th st. west from Pa. av. to@st, north; for footway on the east front of square 177; to Travel Sth street west from P street north to hode Island avenue; to grade and paye alleys in square 500; to amend an act for grad- ing ith street east from Penn. avenue to East Capitel street; to lay a flag footway on B street soutb, on 13th Street west. and on [2th street. west; tolay afoot pavement on west front of square 441; passed. Bill to grade and gravel L street from New Jersey ayenne to 7th street. west; amendment non-concurredin. Resoln- ion granting the rightof way,of K street for railroad; committee he Aathorizing the repair of certain gutters the Seventh Ward: passed. Letter of Dr. Lindsley in re- lation to the improvement of certain streets; bulls for paving 10th and 1ith streets west; communication of the Mayor in relation to the grade of K streetsouth; bill in relation to the grade of 10th street west; committee dlacharged. Resolution to increase the salaries of the com- missioners of the Second, Third and Fourth Wards; referred to the whole board. By Mr. Moore, (drainage)—Aidermen, bill for a sewer on 5th street west trom G to I street north, adversely; fejected. For sewer on L streetnorth from 6th to 7th street west; rejected. By Mr. Moore, (schools)—Resolution for the appointment of a committee and making an appropriation of $20,000 for the erection of a public school bnilding in the second schoel district; passed. Adversely on the resolution granting the use of the female grammar school in the second school district to Miss Danforth; committee discharged. By Mr. Stephens, (po- lice)—Bill Grande certain privileges to R. B. Clark and D. L. Morrison, without recomm dation; Aldermen bill for the e m of sta- tion houses in the Seventh, Feurth and Second Wards; passed. By Mr. Owen, (canal)—Al- dermen bill making an appropriation for open. Angiasd closing the canal gates at 12th street; assed. 2 Mr. Moore, from the committee on ways and means, reported the tax bill with a recommen- dation to non-concur in the Aldermen’s amend- aments; report adopted. The following were received from the Alder- men :—For footways on west fronts of squares 37 an :passed. Council bill for a sewer on 14th street, with amendments; Council bill for the relief of Lewis Eisinger, with amendments; concurred in. Tograde and gravel Sth street east, from East Capitol street to Pennsylvania avenue; for watering Pennsylvania avenue; to trim and grayel 2d street from H tol « north; to lay water main slong A street south, from. i street east to New Jersey avenue; wa- ter main in Ohto:avenne, from 14th to 15th sts. and thence to Pe! lvania avenue; ditto ia I street, from Pennsylvania avenue to 22d street ‘west; ditto in F atreet, between Sth and Sth ste. and Sth and 6th streets west; joint resolution for printing the report of Messrs, Oluss & ‘Kammaheuber on the Washington Canal; bill anthorizing to contract with O’Hare & Noonan for laying the water mains; passed. Mr. Wright offered a resolution, tendering the thanks of the Board to Asbury Lioyd, Esq. the President, tor the ability, dignity andame- nity with which he has presided over its de- liberations qauring the past year; adopted unanimously. The tax bill was received from the Alder- Ten, they having insisted on its amendments with a request for a committee, and Messrs. Moore, Ruff and Kelly were appointed, The Bosrd took a recess and reassembled at 11}, o'clock.» The tax bill was received from the Board of Aldermen withthe report of the committee of conference; concurred in. ‘ Mr. Moore denied that the report which Was concurred in was that of the committee of conference which he argued was not a joint committee. Twoof the members on the part of the lower Board were opposed to the amend- ments of the Aldermen, which amendments he argued weuld not bring in revenue large enough for the purposed named. Some little debate ensued and the Chair pnt the question on agreeing to the amendments, which was decided in the negative—yeas 9, nays 9. 2 he President, Mr. Lloyd, having returned to the chamber he was informed by Mr Larner. Vice President, of the p: e of resolutions ‘ot pavethe west front of squares No. 37 and 3s, passed. Mr. Lewis, from the improvements commit- tee, reported back a bill to curb and paye the north front of square No. 787; passed. Also, & bill to curb and pave the east side of 10h street west, trom D to F street south; passed. Also, a bill to gradeand gravel 3d street east, from Maryland ay to street north: passed. Mr. Lewis aleo inteduced bills to curb and pave the north front of squares Nos. Si/ and $17, and the south front ot squares Nos. 533, 593 and 564; passed. Also, bills to trim and gravel 6th street west, from P atreet north to Boundary street, and New Jersey Ghidab frem New York avenue to Boundary street; passed. Mr. Utermehle, from the police committee, reported the Common Council bill for the re- lief of Michael Reardon for damages sustained from the overflow of the gutters, accompanied by & report of the Surveyor relative to the con- dition of the pavement in frontof Mr. Rear- don’s premises: and the bill was passed. Mr Utermehle also informed the board that the Mayor had requested him to give notice that he (the Mayor) had unwittingly failed to announce in his communication of this date the approval of an act te grade and pave the car- riage-way of 6th street west, from Missouri avenue to M street north. Mr. Gulick, from the committee on claims, reported adversely oyoH the petition of W. D. Crampsey, and asked that the subject be re- ferred tothe Second Ward delegation; agreed to. Mr. Gulick also reported adversely on the bill for the relief of J. N. Clarke; concurred in. Mr. Barr, from the committee on canals,.re- ported back the report of the Engineers se- lected to examine the various propositions for the improvement of the Washington <canal, accompanied by @ resoluticn authorizing the printing in pamphlet form of 200 copies of said puminests report; which resolution was Eo es . r. Noyes offered a resolution making an appropriation from the contingent fund for the Bevment of certain expenses of the Board; adopted. Bale from the Common Council authorizing the Mayor to accept from the Bank of the Me- tropolis thesum of $1,651 in settlement and full payment of the balance chargeable against the bank for taxes for the year 164, if paid within 30 days; appropriating $500 as additional com- pensa on! to the proprietors of the National Btelligencer for publishing the proceedings of the Councils and the official papers.of the corporation, and amended by inserting $250 instead of $500; to grade and gravel 5th street east, 7rom Pennsylvania avenue to East Capi- tol street; to relay the cross gutter at the inter- section of L street north and i3th street west were panes: saan Bills from the same apprepriating #200 to pay, the members of the city fire department TY watering the avenue om the occasion of the review; to grade and gravel I street south, from 4 }¢ to 6th street west; 3d strest east, from Boundary to H streets north; I street south, from 11th to 13th streets east, and to. construct an arch on said I streetstreetatitsintersection with 12th street east; to curb and pave the west front of square No. 357; the east fron Teser- vations Nos. 11 and 12; square No. 573; and the west Iront of Squares Nos. 574 and 575; the south sideof A street-north, from 3d to 4th street east; the east side of 2ith street west, from Penn’a avenue to N street north; and the north of G street south, fr 10th to 11th streets east: to lay a footway across 3d street east at itS intersaction with st, south; to pave the alley in sqnare No. 537; and relating to contracting for the paving of streets and alleys: were referred. The bill from the Common Council as a sub- stitute for the bill passed by this board for arching the creek at 2d street west from Penn’a avenue to lot No. 6, in square No. 275, was. passed. {The substitute provides that the arch shall be constructed of @ certain kind of stone, with,the bed of the stream conformable with the proportions of the present arch.] On motion of Mr. Utermehie, a committee (Aldermen Utermehle and Gulick) was ap- pointed to wait on the Mayorand the Common Council to inform them that this Board hid transacted all the business before it, and was ready to adjourn, and a recess taken for fifteen minutes. Upon reassembling, the committee haying returned reported that the Mayor had no fur- ther communication to make. The Tax bill, returned from the Common Council with their non-concurrence in the amendments of the ad of Aldermen, was referred to a committee of Conference, consist- TESTIMONY OF WW. BRISCOE. Have known Atzerodt six or sever years at Port Tobacco; he was always considered 2 man of not much courage. TESTIMONY OF JAMES KELLER. Witness is the proprietor of the livery stables on E street, near the corner of Sth street and let Atzerodt a horse on the lith of April, a small bay mare, some fourteen and a-half hands high; he got the horse about half-past 3.o'clock. TESTIMONY OF BAMUEL SMITH. i Am Stab!e boy at Keller’s stable.. Never saw the prisoner before; was in the stable on the night of the 14th of April; the mare came in that night: she did not look as ifshe had been ridden hard. [AcR. sr’ ALISTER Was here re-called, and having testified that he had seena pistol and a dirk knife in the Poseession of Atzerodt, and that he had bbs 9 the same for him one day. He was shown the knife and pistol said to have been found in the alleged coat of Atzerodt, but declared him - self unable to possibly identify either, the pistol he knew was not the same. TESTIMONY OF MISS HEROLD. Q..Are you the prisoner's sister! A. fam, sir. The witness was then shown the coat and the handReérchiet found in the coat alleged to have been taken from Atzerodt’s room, bat she could not identify either as the property of her brother. TESTIMONY OF CAPT, P. MONROE Q. State whether or not you had custody of the pritoners at the bar subsequent to their arreet! A. Yes,sir, on board of the Monitors. “Mr. Doster then desired to hand into the court a written request from the prisoner At werodt, that his confession to Captain F. More beadmitted. Counsel stated that he was aware that he had no legal right to insist upon this, and that he merely made it a question for the Tere of the court to decide. Judge Holt then here remarked—I think it is greatly to be deplored that counsel will urge such matters.upon this court as they know and admit to be contrary to law. The Court then decided that the cor fession should not be received, and Captain F. Monroe was therefore dismissed from the stand. Charles Sullivan, ex-Governor Farrel, and others were then cfAlled on part of the defence, but they were not present, The court adjourned till morning. ten o'clock this i the pari (081 thanks, and Mr. L. in @ brief address returned i ing on the t_ot the Board of Aldermen ‘ J I A L 3 wi his thanks to the members for their support, OC. NEWS. Utermehle, Canfeld and Plant, who subse- &c., and deciared the Board adjourned sinedie. quently returned, and reported that the con- ference committee had agreed to the amend- ments of this Board; which report was con- curred in. Mr. Pepper offered a resolution of thanks to the President of the Board, Mr. Brown, for the able, dignified and impartial manner in which he had presided over the Sixty -second Council. Unanimously adopted. Mr. Brown responded in feeling and appro- priate terms, and declared the Board adjourned sine die. = Common Counctt—Communication was re- ceived from the Mayor, in answer toa resolu- tion in relation to the sewer in square 369, giving @ list of bidders, &c,; referred to Third ‘Ward delegation. Communications were received from the Mayor vetoing the bills authorizing Patrick Brennan and Wm. H. Godron to tap private service pipes. “The vetoes were sustained. Aliso, message returning the bill amending the Act to license, tax and regniate hotels, taverns, &c., without his signature. The bill ctesed TELEGRAPHIO NEWS, FROM ST. LOUIS. Seizure oi the Steamer Magenta—Alleged 1ll- Treatment of Union Troops. Sr. Louie, May 30.—The steamer Magenta has been seized by the order of General Pope, and the captain, first clerk, and mate were ar- Tested and will be tried by a military commis- sion for the ill-treatment of Union troops, while rebel officers and soldiers were invited to avail themselves of every privilege which the boat allowed, singing rebel songs, and using disloyal talk. The Magenta will not be allowed to run Sgain until matters are satisfacterily arranged. CORPORATION AFFAIRS. COUNCIL PROOEEDINGS, May 29.—Soard of Aldermen —A communication war preseuted from the Mayor transmitting the following resolution adopted by the Water Board: Resolved, That the Mayor be, ana he is hereby requested to recommend to the Coun- cils the passage ofan act authorizing the lay- ing of & water main on F street south, between oth and 9th streets west.” Also, announcing the approval of acts to curb and pave the footway on the south trout of square No, 170; to lay Water maina in. E street north, trom 2d street westto New Jer- sey avenue; along Louisiana ayenue, trom 6th’ to 7th streets west: in L street’south, from 3d street east to New Jersey avenue; in New Jer-. sey avenue, from I street south to M street south; to pave the footway along the north fronts ot square Nos. 217 and 2~!;tocurb and ave the north side of E street south, between 3d and4 streets west; the south side of © street sonth, from ist to 7th streets west: to close an aHey in square No. 247; to repair the Station hopse on E street south, between sth -Snd 6th streets east; and makingan &ppropria- A Horse Ravé and an Earthquake: San Francisco, May 24.—The great two mile hea: een Norfolk and Lodi came off yesterdal ternoon on the Ocean House course. In the first heat the horses. kept close together, swung into the hame stretch side by requires 0S@, places shall be trom midnight toffve 0” a. M™., under a penalty of from $20 to $40 for the first offense, and a like fine and forfeiture of license for the second ° nh ide, and crossed the score together, maxing & tion to pay the deficiency ip the appropriation offense. < dead heat, Time, 3m. 15s. The No ~ for repairing the bridge over Rock Greek at the | ens Mayor says: “To enforce this amend- | the second and third heac, Tine ine ‘western termination of K street north. A communication was also presented from sSurveyor in answer toa resolution of in- want of faith on the part and 3m. 514-6s. Most if not all these Ment would imply a . ion, A heavy shock of earthquake was ot the Corporat it licenses for the ati this city and throughout Southern Oalifornia resent year have already been quiry adopted by the Board of Aldermen,,| granted, and with the lerstanding, as ex- | this morning. No damage was al; stating qnee the grade of ith street east “ef be | pressly provided in the law, that all per- many houses were rudely axed oe lowered ‘Ween A street north and East Cap- sons ebtaining such licenses would be allowed The steamer Moses Taylor arrived last eyen- itol etreet one foot without interfering with the! level of the waterpipes. Ordered and referred to the ‘h Ward delegation. Mr. Gulick introduced a bill to grade and grayel sth street east from Eas: Capitol stresi } to Penn's Avenue; passed. ‘ Mr. McCathran presented the petition of Jas. Quigiey, asking the remission: of a fine; re- ferred. - : Mr. Lloyd, from the finance committee, re- ported a bill appropriating trom the general tund $100 to pay the employees of the Wash- ington city fire department for watering Penn- sylvania avenue on the mornings preyions to the reviews; passed. Mr. Turton, from the drainage committee, reported adversely upon the bill to lay a water. main along portions of Sth street west; con- curred in. o Alse, reported adversely upon the petition of Howland & Earl tor a water main from 1ith streettothe freedmen colony on 13th street, to keep their places of business open all hours of the day and night, eXcept'S: ys. Indeed among the reasons assigned;for the action of the City Councils for increasing the cost of Hcenses of this kind from sixty to one hundred dollars was most prominentiy the additional piri aoe “keeping open during the hours ot e nig! - “To curtafl this privi of a right paid for when but half the time for which they had paid for it had expired would, in my-opinion, be unfair and unjust, and if szoh restriction should be placed on them at all, should at least be limited to and not take effect until after the Ist of November next, when their licenses would expire. “Again, in the Case of one of the kind of licenses affected by this amendment, that of tippling houses, the Iaw now provides that athey shall be closed at ten o'clock: m, yeto was sustained... _ , 0, announeing his approval of an act ting theuse of a public school-room fora ing with passengers, who left New York o the 22d of A 5 =e on i. j The steamship Golden City arrived to-day int the New York passengers of the ist in- 8 . , General Sheridan—The Mississippi and b Tennessee Railread,- z Catno, May 29.—Major General Sheridan ar- tivea here at noon to-day. The Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad will soon be opened. Two hundred bales of cotton ha ediup for Evansville. Ootton four cente t New Orleans on the 2th, with dighter sales. All kinds of trade dull—every one waiting for the promulgation of the free trade order. Below New Orleans—ship Hamburg, of Bos- ton, and bark Ninevah: and Trojan, of Philg- delphia z M ——— 0 : Wastsrn Cror Prosrgcrs.—The weathar and deprive them between Rand S streets; concurred in. "4 iw days bas been unusuaity Mr, Turton alsoreported from the same com. | Srission Sabbath echool; making appropriat imriag ee feports from neatly all pares.et mittee the Common VYouncil bill to lay a sewer | to enable the Mayor to pay expenses inciirred the Northwest are ta for the; along 7th street west from the canal to G street } by autos resolutions of April 14th and crops. The winter wheat looks welh, and the north. * ; |(27th; joint resolution in relatie 1 certain per- crops will be probably earlier:than usual, The On motion of Mr. Utermehle, amended so as | fone in service of the rébellion. . crop of spring wheat will pane be. large, to extend the sewer to H street-north, striking [_ Also, the report of the Register of theamount and, asit,was sowe early, qualky wilh a0 out ofnter” of the streét; and also'to. defray | of a propriations. : -4t doubt be good. The corn ‘planting: will>soon. from the ward fund the eal expense of| The fohowing were: Tntrodnoed and passed: | pe over, and'the'farmers will then have time laying private 1, Across the. wider | By Mr. Moore—Anthorizing $ toac- | tobring wrayer He! produce to market, when. space’ formed ny the séwer on one side’ | cept the sum of $16.51 asa just settlement of | our receipts. will begin to improya At pres- it; and. a. || the taxes due by the Bank ofthe: Metropolis | ont hands are very scarce in the col bat Mr. Noyesintroduced a bill to carb and paye | for taxes due for 1361. By Mr. Lioyd—Forthe | petore harvest we expect that-é ‘args portion ths mort side of Virginia avenue from. 6th to elieg of the fizemen of Washington: topay for | of the Western army wilt be pps, aioe q ae f || was! casi Te- f ‘ = Or ton, from the ara age co cid in oe enue on the oc ou for the SertateUnsdage a north, from etn toate iM paint weet mi X from & rexotntion reautdt~ ue-There are now held in Germanynabont 5th to’ 6th streets west, passed; a ey to make EDOWN | -9599,000,000-0f our 5:30 bonds; and thé amend the act ‘of August, 1631, relative to has been 20 that for weeks pastexchange tat is the duty of, the to 6 7 of ing the water irA street south, from ‘hes been -Cent.imour favors street eas! New Jersey’ avenne, d ir the Montreal Mi- uy , we 2 32 r aoe a aes eee eo eeons a rai, oat oe rss lave water main inl street wes: to 220 atreet West, J Mayor to contract wi