Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1867, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR 1§ PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAY BXCEPTED) AT THE STAR BUILDING, Southwest corner Penn'a, avenue and iith street, BY aT W. D. WALLAOH, —————-—— The STAR is served by the carriers to'their stbscribers in the City and District at Tan Cents PER WEEK: Copied at tte coutiter, with cr without wrappers, Two CENTS eaca. PRICE FOR MALLING:—Three aonths; One Dellar and Fifty Cents; stx months, Three Dol jars; Obe year, Five Dollars, No papers are sent frém the office longer than paid for. The WERKLY STAR—pablixted on Fri¢ day—One Dollar and a Helfia Year. ee EL EET oe LS LOCAL NEWS. . + —_—_ CORPORATION AFFA IRs, Organization of the Sixtys Fiith Council, Board oF ALDEBMEN.—The members Board of Alvermen of we Sigty-Fifth Counct) of the city of Washington , assembled, in com- piiauce with the acts of Congress incorporating the inbabitants of the city of Wastingtom, in their Chamber this morning, at 10 o’cloes, the following being present: Members holding over—Mesers. J. Russell Barr, Second Wardy Jobo T. Given, Taird Ward; James A. Tait, Fifth Ward; Donald McCatkran, Sixth Ward, and Crosby 8. Noyes, Seveath Ward. Mem- bers elect—First Ward J.Q. Larmam; Second Ward, Z. Richards; Third Ward, J. R. Elvaus; Foarth Ward, A. Lloyd, and W. W. Moore; Firth Ward, Jebn Grinder; Sixth Ward, Wm. Tatber!, Seventh Ward, E. Wheeter. Absent, Mr. Join B. Turton, First Wards who holds over } The member: were called to order by Mr. S. ¥, Noyes, secretary of the late Board, aad the Above-named members elect for e term of two years from this day, (exeept Mr. W. W. Moore, who was elected to.serve out the unexpired term of one year of the late Elijah Edmonrston, ) were severally qnalified accord- ing to law, the usnal ooth of office and alle- giance to the United States bemg administercd to them by Justice James Lawrenson, and they thereupon took their seats. The Board then proceeded to its organization by the etec- tion of a president. Mr. Looyd nominated J Russe Barr; Mr. Elvansnominated Z. Rich- ards. The Board decided to take the vote by bablot, and by request oj the secretary Messrs. Elvans and McCuathran ac.ed as teHers. The baliot resulted: Barr, 8: Richards, 4; Grinder, lr seven votes beng necess_ry to a choice. Mr. Barr was thereupon announced as pre.i- dentof the Board, and was conducted to the chair by Messrs. Tait and Larman. The pres- ident then addressed the Board as follows: Aldermen: I thank you sincerely for your kindness and conf dence in electing me to pre- side over your de!iverations during the Sixty- fifth Council. Deeply realizing the importanee and responsivility attached to the position of presiding officer of this body, and profoundly sensible of my own imperfections, [ shall not besitate to ask your mdulgence and rely upon your counsel and adyice to sustain me in the, qdischarge of the duties devolved upon me by your votes this day. Perhaps it may not be smiss in me to say that 1 think opr duties as Al- dermen areplain and simple, and that in our de; liberations our first object should be to preserve relations of kindness and forbearance towards each other, in order that we may be enabled to unite harmoniously in the work of advancing the interest and prosperity of our people and in enbancing the welfare of the capitai of our common country. Itis matter of congratula. tion that many persons from abroad who pos- sess wealth and influence, addee to liberal business enterprise, are beginning to look to the National Metropolis as a desirable loeality for the investment of capital. and that the wants of our ever-increasing population are being so ably met by our me- chanics and trades people, who are busily en- gaged in the erection of thousands of commo- gious bouses for their accommodation and m other projects which inyite the business men to settle ameng us, and that railroad and steam- boat corporations are promptly arranging to open up the resorrces of the surrounding country, and ma!e our markets proverbially the finest in the eorsiry acceserbte to trade in all directions. These evidences of increasing prosperity should admorish us as representa- tives of the capitol city of a gieat aud gener- ous nation, that we must be liberal also m oar’ legisiation; that we have much to do if we would meet the approval of our fellow-coun- trymen; that we shouid bring to the diseharge of our several duties views commensurate with the dem-nd of tke times, aud thal we should so eh: pe our éction as to ass‘+t the ef- forts-now'im ‘progress for udv@1cing our in-" terests and lend onr united aid to every eute. price which is designed te foster basiness and g.ve remurerative employment to our people. During the past few years much has been done towards build. ing up and making attractive our city. But much more remaiis to be done. We need a larger revende. and should bave the revenue judiciously and economically ex- pended. We should watch our -treet and sewer coniractors, and compel them to exe- cute their work faithtatiy. Our publicschoelg sbonld be fostered wtih paternal solicitudes our heaith laws carefully and vigilantly exe- cuted; our building regulations enforced; our streets rlinminated with gas ata reasonable price every night; our markets made attractive and ayailable to country prodace. and every Jegitimate means employed te encourage home indus.ury and secure business intercourse with Deighboring cites. These and many otner aveoues of usefniness to our fellow citizens who have honored us by placing us here are open before us. Let us thea white with bearty effort to accomplish all we can for the com- anon welfare of our city. with the hope that in the years to come the city of Washington may be pointed to with just pride by every citizen of our beloved land. Gentlemen. permit me to conclude by again tendering bearttelt thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me. amd by invoking your co-operation in the administration of the duties devolved upon The President announced the next business in order to be the eleetion of a Vice-President. Mr. Given nominated John B. Turton, Vice- President of the last Board. Mr. Wheeler nominated John R, Elvyans. Mr. Elvans de- clined. The rule for taking the vote by ballot was suspended, and Mr. Jobn 8. Terion was upanimously re-elected The election of Secretary being next in or- der Mr. Given nominated Samuel ¥. Noyes, Secretary of the last Board, &nd he was unani- monsly re-elected rina-roee. s The ®leption Of Messenger being'next in or- der Mr Lioyd rominated Henry Kleiber, mes- senger of the last Board. Mr. Elvans nemi- nated Wm. H. Lewis. colored. and McCatbran acted as tellers andthe vote by ballot resulted :—Kleiber 8, Lewis 5, and Mr. Kleiber was declared elected. Mr. Noyes introduced a resoluttoa that the Tules Of the Jast Board be adopted as the rules ot this Board until otherwise crdered; agreed to. Mr. Lloyd introduced an act to pay, the, Commissioners of Election and cler&s dtthe late election on June 3d. Mr. Moore objected, thatthe bil was out of order, and it was laid. on the table. A committee of the Board of Common Cogn. cil announced that that Board had organized, and was ready to meet tips Bosng. 7a jornt convention to count the returns of the votes polled at the late election for. Uoliacten, Rea ister, and Surveyor of the Vity ot Washin, 5 Mr. Lioyd presented a communication Thomas Lewis, in which he says: “Inasmach ae that part of section 6 of the charter ‘ot Washington, D. C., fisney requiring that the «returns shall be delivered te the Mayor on the d&y sacceeding the election’ was not complied with by the persons who acted as Commissioners of Election for tbe first ‘pre- cinet of the Third Ward, Jes viaetiog hela on the third day of June, 1987; aud ingsmach as your petitioner received a majority of all the votes legally returned the Comm: sioners of Election for the Third .Ward, he hereby claims a seat in the Boafd of Aldermi of the City of: Washington one of the repre- senjatives. of the Third Ward.” Laid om the table uulil appointment of a committee on elections. Mr. Lloyd also presented a memorial of property holders om © street. protesting againstthe laying of &@ water main on that street, laid on the tabje until a eommittee o: improvemerts is ‘appointed. ‘Mr. Lioyd moved the appointment of a committe of two members to wait n the Mayor and intorm bim of the orgamzation of the nd fits readiness to recelve any communications he bad to make; and Messrs. Lioyd and Kicharas ‘were appointed as sald committee. ‘a Givens moved the appointment of & com- mittee of two to visit the Boers PF, Common Ceuncil and inform that Board of the ofgéni- zation of this Board, andi its inte pap 0 t them if joint con vention toéxamine the of votes castat the election on Monday, June i 3 ea pin fie reese piped 0 if Given’ and Waeel committees.” - ;.agreed te, and Mes: jer were sppointed as'said had no, commanication to make at this time, bea then took # recess for twenty min- 2 1 )poB reassembling, after the tion B&4 dissolved, are reported belo’ board til means Tune H i balf-past o'clock Messrs. Elvan & Hossa Ae * Vouncit.—The mem- bere of the Board Of Vommon Council, elected to the 651b Counct), met in their champer at the City Hall this morning at ten o'clock, the fobbies in the meanwhile Baving been filled up by ene, Udth white and colored. The secre‘ary of the tate Board W. H. Pope, cailed the Board to erder, and on cailing the roll of thé trembers elect and the following bermeppesring, were qualified by taking thé oaths of office and allegiance at the hands of Justice Wiliam Thompson, aad took tnoir seats as tellows: First Ward—Henry H. Til- | ley;O S, Bakery Wm, M: Slewen. Second ‘Ward—¥. S. Urocker, John &. Pfau, Wim. ;Rutberford. Third Ward—R. J. Beall, N. B. ‘Olarks, T. CO. Connolly. Fovrth Wari—Wm, H, Nahiey, Robert Bali, Jas. H. Moore. Fifib eae pppreton. P. Clark, Jobn Arrisen. L. Bb. 8. Mier. Sixth Ward—Geo, W. Miller, James Jalton, James © Dutin. Seventh Ward—H. M. Knight,O.S. Baker, M.T. Parker. | The Secretary stated that the election of 'President was the first business in order. | Mr. Pfau moved tbat Jas. C. Dutin, of the Sixth. Ward. .be anpolote President of, the \Beard for the Sixty-fitth Council. Mr. Daiton moved to amend by substituting the name of Wm. H. Nalley, of the. Fourth ae tor President; which was hot agreed to. ‘ motion of Mr. Pfau was then agreed to, and the President was conducted to the chair by Messrs. Baker and Nalley, and delivered the following address: Gentlemensof the Board of Gammon Council It bas been the usual cusicm for a newly- choren presiding officer of your body on en- tering Bron bis duties to utter a few words of. acknowledgment and thanks. While my ‘heart is filled witb a sense of my indebtedness to you for the partiality and kind feeling (which promp-ed you to place me in this re- sponsible office, 1, for the first time in my life, ‘Must regret that I have so little eapacity as a public speaker. {t doesnot become me in my new position to assumea character to which ihave sosmalja claim. Therefore, I cannot but think that the custom of epeech-makirg would, in the present instance, be « more hon- sored in ihe breach than in the observance.” Although Jam fully eeusible of my inexpe- rience, and Baye rcison to distrust my ability ‘to perform With entire satisfaction the duties to which I have been s0 unexpectedly called, I cannot under the circumstances decline'to aceept the honor so generously tendered. I logk to God, and to you my Associates in council, tor aid and guidance in the discharge of the important duties of my position as well as for your kind indulgence, in the canvass before the people. which re- suited in placing usin our present positions, we bad emblazoned upon our banners the em- phatic words, Eeonomy and Reform. With thes¢ promises and professions we triumphed. It wil] be expected of us that this motto will be acted outin our Jegislation, and that we shal) enact all requisite iaws for the improved government of our rapidly rising city, and the Promotion ef the interest of our people and property holders. Let us see to it that henge- lorth tbe legislation which shall meet the ‘sanction of this board shall be calculated to promote the interest and well-being ef our (citizens without regard to clase orcolor, since, before the law, all stand upon the broad basis ‘of equality. The President announced that the election of secretary was now in order. Mr Arrison moved that Mr. Hijiman A Hall be elecied secretary for the Sixty: tifth Council. Mr. Dalton moved to amend by inserting the mame of William H. Pope: which was not ‘agreed to. The. motion of Mr. Arrison was sgreed to, and Mr. Hall waé cuabfied and entered upon his uties + The Board then proceeard to the election of f@ Messenger, and Mr. Crocker moved that E SS. Atémson be appointed Messenger. Tir. Tilley moved to insert the name of Walk- er Lewis.which was not agreed to. The mot'on of Mr. Crocker was then agreed to, and Mr. Atkinson (colored) was qualitied by, takisg the oath of office at the bands of ustice N.H Miller, and entered upon the “churge of bis dyties, Dir. Pian calicd attention to the fact that the Iaje President of the Board of Common Coun- cil mede a closing political speech at the end ofhis (ermyor whtcns00 copies were ordered to beprmied In view of the fact the major- ity of this Counct! were pledged to'reform, he Moved that the secretary be directed to sus- pera the publication of that epeeck, No action was taken an the motion. Mr. 0. S. Baker'submitted the fohowing res- olution. which was agreed to: Re-ol 27, That a committee of two be ap- Pointed to wait upon the, Board of Aldermen, and infcrm them tnat the Board has organized by the election ofJus. C. Dulin. ae President: Hillman A. Hall,as secretary; and E.S. At- kkim.on. as meszenger, and that the Board is ‘now ready to go into joint meeting to examine the yeturns of the Commissioners of the Jate gerbera) election, and to invite the Bourd of Al- dermes, into the Gouncil Chamber tor that pur- pose. , The President appointes’ Messrs. Orocker and Arrison. Mr. Baker submitted the following resolu- tion: which was agreed to: Resolved, That the rules of order of the Sixty- fourth Council be adopted as the rules of the Sixty-firth Council. until otherwise ordered. Mr. Dalton said that he beid iv his hand a joint resolution anthorizing the purchase of disiniectants, which, in view of the urgent necessity of providing for something of the kind, m accordauce with the reqnest of the Board of Heaith, Re would now oer, and ask ils Mmmediate passage. The resojution is as toliows Be «resolved, dc, That the sum of $3,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, und the same is hereby. appropriated ou! of the general fund, ior the purchase of disinfectants tor immediate use, in compliance with the recommendation of the Board of Health. The President decided that no business was Low in order of 4 legislative character. Mr. Datton ssid-he had perrormee his duty in olfering the resolution, and heileft it with the bound. uti & % Mr. 0. S. Baker submitted the following res- ofation: Resolved, That the president of thie board be, and he is hereby, Authorized to appointa read- ing clerk fer this beard. the satd officer to be paid out of the conungent tund, and to re- ceive the same rate of compensition, and be ubject to thd same penalties for absence from meetings of the board. A debate sprung up on the propriety of ad- fing to fhe resolution the words, and. that John’ Phomas Johneon. be the appointee,” fname: resolution was adopted as originally offered. " p > ; A committee from the Board of Aldermen, foneishng ol Messrs. Gayen and Wheeler, ap- peared ip the chamber’ and announced that a Board was organized and was now ready ge into joint Meeting te examine the refurns of the Commissioners of the tateelectien for Collector, Register, and Surveyor. |. The. Board took @ recess, and the Board of idermen having entered the chamber, the joint enéeting was called te order by the Pres-/ ident of té-Board of Oommon Conncil, on whose, motion the Presideat of the Board of Alderman was appointed chairman of the int @eetipg. The Secretary of the Board of JommonOouneil was elected Secretary. Mr. er submitted the following resolu- Hon. whith was agreed to: | Revolved, That a committee of seven, con isting o£ three mambers of tke Board of Al- jermen. and four members of the Board of Common Council, (one from each ward,) be appointed to eXamine the returns of the Com- Missiouers of Hleetion for Collector, Register. and Surveyor, and report the result of such e@xaminetion to the joint merting. The Chairman appointed Messrs. 0. S. Ba- er. Crocker, Elyans, Naliey, Tait, Daiton a Noyes. 6 committe. The committee retired, and on motion of Al- letman Noyes the joint meeting took are- The committee haying retarned, the joint a Tesumed A gession. r.O.S. Baker, from the joint committee, ubmitted lated tepot The joint to Pach nd hfe ‘eferred e returns the Commissioners of the votes St for fekion, Register, nd Surveyor, at on the 5th instant, report that carefully compared,and > be. D to the subjoined report, . sists ar — . 4 . Gi Mall, 2; scattering, 1; blank, 1; total; 968 oe oy 7 For Regtiter —Frea’e A. Boswell, 7,583; Samal revi 62 0B. oy FW Boe ell, 1; ‘ —S Ts at thie Board has organized, and is now Teady 10 proceed: business; which> was agreed to,and the President appointed Messrs. Connaliy and Dalton. « B49 66 , Mr. Ceunolly; trom the commutce, subse- quently returned and reported thatthe com- mittee had performed ite dut}, and Mayor Teplied that he would communicate at itsmext meeting 4m writing. t* ¥ Mr.O. 5. ‘Baker submitted @ resolution for the appointment of a committee of foar mem- bers of\this Board to join a committee of three members ofthe Board of Ald rmen, to consti- tute a-joint committee on the elegibihty of assessors, elected in the late election, which ‘was agreed to, and the Président Sggotnteg, Mecers. O. 8, Baker, Arrison, Nailey, and * iller to be committee on the part of this joard. Mr. Pfau substituted aresolution directing the Secretary ‘o have thirty-five copies of the Journal of Proceedings of the Sixty-third Council,in addition to those ordered for cur- rent use, (as per actapproved May 9:8, 1863,) printed and preserved, to be bound at the close Ot the present Council year; one copy of tne same to be furnished to h member of this Board, and one copy to be, placed in the Mayor’s office; the expense thereof to be paid out of the Uontingent Fund of the Boards and that he also procure a copy of Webb's Digest, for each member. as soon as they can be pro- cured from the Mayor. Mr. Pfau submitied the following resolution, Resolved. That the Mayor be, and he ts hereby: respectfully requested to furnish the respec. tive Boards on or before the first Monday in July next, ascheduleof all real property be- Jonging to the city. together with a statement showing &o far as may be susceptible of desig. nation, the location and estimated valne of 0 \ each described Jot and square and the nature | C. Reed, of this.city, testifies positively that of the improveménts thereon, with their value, | be saw Surratt im this eity about 2 p.m. of Resolved, That in order more fully to secure | that day that they bowed to each other in the wmtormation required in the above resolu- | Passing; that Surratt was dressed in a coun- tion, the Mayor be, and he is hereby autnor- | &y-cloth suit of drab; and a round-crowned ized to employ a temporary compeient clerk | Grab hat, and wore a pa‘ of new brass-piated at arate compensation not exceeding @5 per | *purs with very Jarge rowels. The defence dey. will deny that Surratt .vas i Wastuington on Resoived, That in addition to the detailed the 1ith of April. or hed been bere since the Btatements as provided for in the act approved | 3d of that month. They wid undertake to es- June 3, 1-53, the Register be, and he is hereby } tablieh that he left Washington on that day Tequested to furnish. under the direction of | (April 3) tor Canada; that on the 13th of April the Mayer, to the respective Boards, on the | Be left Canada tor Wasbington; that he spent first Monday of July next, a full statement | that night at Elmira. New York. where bis of all indebteddess of the Corporation | nameappearson the registe: ofthe hotel; thaton outstanding on June 30 next preceding, and | Saturday morning the newspaners made him whether the same be funded or floating, | Acquainted with the assassination of Mr. Lin- showing in such statement in parallel col- | coln. and that he then took the zoad back to umns; the time when contracted: date of ma- | Canada, reaching Montrez] on Monday even- turity; rate of yearly imterest; under what | ing, and leaving for Europe by one ofthe first authority or appropriation; amountoutstand- | Steamers that sailed from Quebec. The theory ing in June 30 of the year preceding: and such | Of the defense is that it was while Surratt was otber and fuller items in regard to such debts | in Canada that the conspiracy pian in which or obligations as will enable the two Boards | be was concerned was changed from kidnap- to act advisedly. ing to acsassination, and that in tact the Resolved, further, That for the purpose of the | change was mede by Booth on the very day of the above resolution the Register be, and ke is | @Ssassination. In support of this theory it hereby, authorized to employ a temporary | will be attempted to break down the testimony competent clerk, at a rate of compensation not | ofJobn M. Lioyd, the Surrattsville tavern exceeding $5 per day keeper, Louis J. Weichmann, Reed, St. Marie, The resolution was debated at length, and | and the witness who testifies to the admissions finally agreed to. of Surratt on board the Atlantic steamer, that Tne Presicentannounced the appointmert | botb himself and his mother shared in the of John Thomas Johnson, colored. 4s reading | Plot for the assassination of Mr. Lincoln. In clerk. the same connection the attempt will be made Mr. Connolly submitted the following reso- | to clear up the reputation of Mrs, Surratt, 50 Tution; which was agreeed to: jaras to ber knowledge of the contemplated Ryrsolved, That the Mayor be, and he hereby | murder, John M. Lloyd, the keeper of Mrs. is, respectfully requested to postpone the con- | Surratt’s tavern at Surrattsyille, testifies that firmation of all contracts for which preposals ] fome five or six weeks before the assassination have or may be received by the Mayor, by | ofthe President, John H. Surratt, David E. Commissioners ot Wards, or by other officers | Herold, and G. A. Atzerott came to his house; of the city, unti the 20th of July, except such | that Svrratt showed him two carbines with as may be requisite for the preservation of the | #m™7unition, a rope from 16 to % feet in length, 1 THE SURRATT TRIAL. Interesting Preceedings To-day—Obdjection to the mode of Drawing the Jury—Sur- roe tw Court—The “Mysterious Prison- er. Should no further cccasion for postpone. ment present itcelf, the trialof Joan H. Sur- ratt will be entered npon in the Uriminal Qourtto-day. Most of the witnesses for the prosecution and the cefense aré here, and the District Attorney on Saturday intimated that be w&s ready to proceed with the ¢ The prorecation, to sustain the charge that Surrat( was in the, conspiracy to murder the President, will bring forward testimony to prove the frequent interviews between Sur- fattsnd Booch, his intimate relations with Psyfe, bis visits from Atzerott and Herold, bis deporit of arms at Surrattsyille to cover their flight aiter the conspiracy should haye been executed, his visit to Richmond in order to get funds te carry out the conspiracy, his refurn from Richmond with a quantity of oid, his immediate viei' to Canada with cipher ispatches, hie ‘reception there of a further large sum of money, drawn from the Ontario bank by Jacob Thompson, nis return to Wachirg'on, his preseace here on the day of the sesaccination, and bis guilty flight to’‘Uan- adu iMmiediately after the assassination, and bis subsequent flight to Europe, and his crim- inating acmiesions to St. arie and other witnesses. The defence will maintain that Surratt was concerned in the conspiracy to kidnap Mr. Lincolm, but not in thé conspiracy to aceas nate him. Much depends on the fact whether or not Surratt was'in Weshington on the 14th of April.the day of the arsassination. David public health or safety anda monkey wrench. Surrattusked him to Mr. O. 8. Baker gave notice of his intention | ttke care of these things and to conceal the to introduce a bill to repeal the act providing | tarbines. Lioyd told him tbere was for an Inspector of Sewers. &c ho place to concer! them, and he did On motion. the Board adjourned to meet on | Pot wish to keep such things Surratt Monday. June 24th. hen took Lloyd into a reom he had never been in, immediately above the s'ore-room in the back part of the buildingand fhowed him where he could put the carbines Uodernesth the joists of the second floor of the jnain buitding. Lloyd put them there accord- ing to Surratt’s direction. Surratt’ said he wanted these articles to stay fora few days and he would call forthem. On the Tuesday before the assicsination Loyd ;was coming to Wacsungton and met Mrs. Surratt on the road & Uniontown. When ste first broiched the subject to him eront the ar_icles at the tavern hedid not know whet she had reference to. Then she come out piainer andasked him About the “shooting irons.” He had torgotten About their bemg tbere. He told her they were bidaway far back and that he was afraid the house might be searched. She told him to ge. them out ready; that they would be wanted soon. He did not recollect distinctly the first question she put tobim. Her langnage was ludisunct as if she wanted te draw his attention to something so that no one else would under- stand. Finally she came out bolder with it, ES said they would be wanted soon. He told INTENDENT 0} The fol- g act was introduced and passed in the City Councils on Thursday nighi iast, on which” evening that body adjourned sine die > Aw Act for the esiablishment of the office of Superintendent and Inspector of Sewers, Carriageways, Footways, and New Build. ings. Be it enacted by ihe Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of the City of Wash- ivgton, That immediately after the passage of Ubis act it shall be the duiy of the Mayor'to APpo Hla superintendent and inspector of con.truction of sewers and of the paving e: carnageways and footways and construction of new buildings, who shall be an experi- enced, competent, and efficient surveyor, wwho.e compercation -kall be two thousand doliars per Onnum, payabie monthly out of the geperal .und. Sec. 2. And be it'further enacted, That it shall be tbe duty of the said superintendent and ir- Bpector to prepere suitable plats of the city. and (ball delineate thereon the true position of each sewer already made, together with size, level, and shape. and of such as may hereafter be made, which shall be recorded and kept in his office, open to inspeciion without payment of fee. Sec. 3. And le it further enacted, That the said superintendent and inspector shall pre- pare all surveys and fix the grade and super- intend the eonstrection of all sewers and the paving Of carriageways and feotways which may hereafter be constructed by this Corpo.- ation. Sec. 4. And he it further enac'ed. That it shal be the duty of the said superintendent and in- Spector. whenever directed by the Mayor. in the execution of law, for the construction ofa Sewer, or tlie paying of a carriageway or foot- way. to prepare plans and specifications to be submitted to the Mayor; and it approved by him. the said superintendent and inspec. tor shai advertise the same forten days in two of the daily papers published in the city ot Washington: inviting proposals theret or See. 5. Ande «it enacted, That all sewers, carriageways. and footways constructed un- derthe provisions of this act. shall be under the exclusive control of said superintendent and ipspector ®erein provided for, with two Assistant commissioners. to be appointed by the Mayor. who sball be from among the per- Sons residingon.the line of the proposed im- provement. or ag near thereto as possible. and the Mayor sball not pay any bills for work under contract umtil the same snall have been approved and the bills theretor sigued by the fuperintendent and inspector, commissioner of the ward. andatieast one of the assistant commissioners. ‘ Sec. 6. Ard be it enacted, That the said super- intendent and inspector shailt also be eharged with the duty of making all assessments on the lots or parts of lots bordering ea any Street, alley, or avenue, which shall have been paved, or bordering upon any street, alley, or ayer ue where sewers shall haveween constructed . Sec. 7. And be.st enacted, Thatit shall also be the duty of the said Tintendent and in- Spector to see that the trenches are properly lled and the streets restored to the condition in which they were’ pregiously to the com- Mencementof such work es may come.under bis snperwision. No sewer shall be filied in or except under the direction of the superiniendent-and inspector. , Sec. 8. And be itfurther enacted, That it shall be the duty of. the..said, superintendent to ex- amine ali buildingsin ‘bess Of Construction to ascertain if (the walle are-of proper thick- pager and if they are constructed in all.'re- eets with a due regard to satety: See. 9. Ava be it enucted, Thet all acts and parts of acte inconsistent with this act he. and thé same are hereby, repealed. ’ Tue “MysTER10cs PRIGONBR” UnpEk AR- REST AGAIN.— We learn that Officer B. Leach, er that be had an idea of having them buried: bat he was uneasy about baying them there. On the 14th of April (the day of the assassi- Bation) be went to Marlboro and on his return to the tavern found Mrs. Surratt waiting for him. Sne told him to have those sbooting-irons Teedy that night: there would be some parties would call for them. She gave him something Wrapped in paper which he took up stairs end fovnd to be a fleld-glass. She told him to get two bottles of whiskey ready, and that these things were to be cailed for that night. Just about midnight, that night, Herold came Into the house and said, “Lloyd, for God’s sake make buste and get those things.” Lloyd did not make any reply, but went straight and gol the carbines, supposing they were the parties Mrs Surratt had referred to. From the way Herold spoke. Lioyd believed that he must baye been apprised that he (Lioyd) already knew what he was to give them. To break down Lioyd's t meny the de- fence will attempt to prove that he was guilty of perjury, baving sworn to the detective, (Bigley) who first reached bis house after the 2s-assination, that he had seen nothing of Booth and Herold. Weichman testifies that on the 2d of April Mrs. Surratt asked bim to see Booth, and say thatshe wisted to see him on “private busi- Bess/’ Booth came, and had the interview With Mrs. Surratt. On the Tuesday preceding the Friday of the assassination. Weichmanm was sent by Mrs. Surratt to the National Hotel to see Booth, for the purpose of getting his buggy. She wished Weichmann to drive her into the country on that day. Booth ‘aid that he had sold his buggy, but that he wonld give her #16 instead, that he might hire one, which he did, and dichman drove herto Surrattsville that day. On _Erigay, the day of the assassination, Ww mann again drove her ont to Surratts- yillé, g¥fiving-there abouthalf.past four p. m,, aud leaving to return al half-past jsix. fant Bere jeaving the city, Weichmann caw. jooth in the parler dud Mrs. Surratt was- speaking with him. They were alone, and immediately after Booth ‘left Mrs. Surratt started with him tq ville. Weichmann also, ifies to various points showing John H-Surratt’s part in the con- Spiracy, his intimacy with Booth and Payne, | and his participation in the attempt to kidnap Mr. Lingolp inthe early part of March, and his frantic excitement ever the failure of the attempt, To break down the testimony, of Mr. Weichmann wilf bring forward several wit- nesses, among them John McOullough, the actor. Weichmann testified on the assassina- tion trial that McOullough was present at an )interview held with Booth at the Nation Hotelon the 2d day of April McOaliou, testifies thathe had not been in Washington since March 26. * The accused, since he was committed to jail, (Feb. 19th,) has been one of the most otderl , brisoneré within its walls, giving no trouble whatever to the officers. When he was arrested of the Fifth prectict, arrested Captain J. in. be was attired ie ish blue G. Ryan, known'as the “Mysterions | oe | re the Papal pari} this ‘he er," (apd so described in bis. printed +Anto-| continued to wear until jnst previous to nis biographical Card,”) under the following cir. } pleading ‘to the’ indictmen .234,) when cumstances: dt appeared ithe evidence of |' he made a change for a cly’ auit of dark G. W. Driver, the keeper of a r rant on } clothing, carefully hangmg up the uniform in the avenue known as‘Oyster Bay, that Cap- | hie-cell. He has-been confined at night ina but during the day he haw‘@ Corridor, run- ing about one-third of the length of the iiding, to Himself; from which corridor two inddWs open. The alll of one of these win- beh Marne sete ttn house about 11,| cell, night-and called fora spring chicken: and‘that the captain placed a b ace of Deringer the istol! will vo stangeiy th the deur was compelled by & regard far big | book belt. Daring ie is alowed to the ir wi re, his shelf. ar a ° mal Hy 10 gi Ryan in ¢ yard time, as are. the an LO risoner in the Gen- conérs, but does net go down at the b ana wer tys join sot was t bee _ rorpdiabire them; ai sie, pavget any in- bre Jmsat jompson yes ¥, When th: them ; ‘aatdes ana aoe Oi Tara | Gabba shoe dat ie gid et preventing e loaded Deringera at Driver, je entrance of the corridor. 4. about bie 5 Phy ‘jy < fea! ine carcglag Be pearts vetoes committal he was vay , person con dd. sister, n®, and £0 i cata: itto bea brother Leaac, both w. ve eontianed: sae " t ne day. The 5 Vi rath f wake the selection and then draw the requisite Bumber. He claimed that these objections were fatal. The object of this motion was not s delay. They wished a lawfui jary to be selec- ae . ted, and there need be no deiay, as the sixth " section provided that the court could order the Darsbal to eommon taliemen Mr. Bradley stated that as Mr. Douglass was convenient he should be brought in and ex- amined. Judge Fisher asked if there was any objec- tion to an oral examination Judge Pierepont said he did not know the pots eustom here, but. where he had practiced th ™ . affidavit was all tbat was necessary. x Judge Fisher remarked that for four years Dack he had not known of any custom on this uestion, and he had understood from his friend, Mr. Middletom, that he had never known of the question being raised before, The detence claimed the rignt to cross-exs amine the affiant, and after some discussion in Telation to placing the affidayit on the files of the court, Mr. Douglass was sworn, and testified thathe bad been regis'er of the city since 1#61. At the last drawing be pursued the same course as bad been pursued since the passage of the act. Witr ess, at the time of replenishing the box, Was present with the other officers, and Rad the lists put one, but did not see the names of those on the list of the other: By the Prosecution :—Witness is not certain that all the names on his list were tax-payers. Witness is satistied with the trath of the af- fioavit, By the Defense:— Witness made ont a iist of Domes as required, and put it away. By the Prosecution :—The names were oa se] arate piecesof paper. The papers were gen- eratry latd aside in the office. Mr. Bradley said they had relied upon the Uniform practice in selecting jurors, and had Bo reason to jock into the masner of selecting this jury. There had been several on trial for life With jurcrs selected in this manner. A verdict against the defendant under such cir- cumstances would not be just. He asked an indulgence of a short time to examine into these questions, to see what wouid be the effect of the verdict if the accused submitted his case to the jury selected Judge Pierrepont said the prosecution had Bo ebjection to granting the time. 1f the pris- oner 4nd his counsel should stipulate that the ease be submitted, it would not be legal, as the life of a citizen could not be before a jary illegally empannelied. No man could be legally punished or executed. Mr. Bradley.—1 would like to know what is to be done with those who have been exe euted. He thought if the ebjection of prosecution was correct and sustained by the Ceurt, then every man bung during the past five years had been illegally bung. Judge Fisher announced that he would give until to-morrow toallow the gentlemen to look inio the question. Judge Fisher then remanded the prisoner to the custody of the Marshal, and the Court was ad journed until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The prisoner was again handcuffed and taken to the jail by Marshal Gooding and Deput: Marshal Phillipe, followed by a iarge crowd, The course taken by the prosecution in the case of Surratt to-day, gives rise to consider- able comment om the street, especially among Members of the bar. The decision of Judge Fieher on the motion is looked tor witb much interest.and well-infor- med members of the bar do not apprehend that the motion of the Disirict Attorney will be ale lowed ifthe course of the prosecution is sus- tained by Judge Fisher and by a higher court, to which the question, being ® very important one. will doubtless go, then numerous appl cations for writs of habeas corpus will be made, as, if the jury nas been illegally drawn in this case, aji the juries which have served since the paesage of the act were illegal. Among the first witnesses to report them- selves in the jury-roem were Messrs. Jno. T. Ford. proprietor of theater: James Gifford, stage carpenter; and James Maddox, in charge of properties. A letter was received heae afew days ago from Spangler. at the Dry Tortugas, in which he says that he is well. but complains that the excessive glare of the sun seriously effects his eyes. in jail be was furnished with the prison fare, but sivice Bis dister paid her first visit he has been supplied with meals from & restaurant. He seidom speaks more than to exchange & commen. place remark, and is e ially reti- cent m regard to anything connected with the charge against him, - He keeps himself scruputonsly clean, hair neatly combed, &c., buat not having a heavy beard he has shaved himself but once during bis confinement, (just previous to his appear- ance tp Court.on 27th ult.) Heis not ingood health, and singe his confinement has become somewhat thiny which no doubt is caused by hia anxiety about the trial, buthe is at atl times cheerful, and apparently tries to shake off all feelings which tend to make him des: dent His expressed wish sinee Bis arrival in th country bas been fora speedy trial, letthe cen- sequences be what they may. Yesterday, Warden Brown, with one of the Officers of the jail,entered the corridor oceu- pied ‘by him, when they found him leisurely walking up and down in front of the cells, and be advanced towards them with a smile, when the following passed : * Warden.— Well, John, how do you get on? Surratt —Very well. sir, (speaking cheerfully and stroking bis goatee.) , Warden.—Yon'll go to court to-morrow. Surratt.—Yes, sir; but 1 hear one of my counsel is sick. Warden — He was in his officeyesterday, and will be in court to-morrow. Surratt replied, expressing his satisfaction. PROCBEDINGS TO-DAY. To-day being the time fixed for the trial of Jobn H. Srrratt, in the Criminal Court of this District, besore Associate Justice George P. Fisher, the court room at the Oity Hall was crowded by the opening of the court, and many had to leaye, not being able to gain admission By eight o’clock. Col. Geo W. Phillips and bis bailiffs were busily engaged in arranging seats in the court room for the counsel for the United States and defeace, representatives of the press, aud members of the bar. Noone was allowed within the barcxcept the mem- bers thereof and offic-rs of the court. Bailiffs were stationed at he door, who allowed no one te enter except such as were provided with tickeis. Before the opening of the court, various rumors were in circulation as to the proba- bility of the trial taking piace. Many were ceriain the trial would not take place, because Mr. Mer: ‘ck, one of the counsel for accused, wa&3 sick and not able to go to trial, Others knew the tr'il would be postponed, because Onief Justice Oartter was absent from the city and he desired to be here at the trial. Others had hesrd that. the District Attorney would apply for & postponemert,. . thalf-past nine o'clock Judge Fisher en- tered the court-room and took his seat, Atten o'clock Messrs. Jos. H. Bradiey. Sr., and Jr., for defense, entered the room, The court was then opened by Wm. A. Mul- loy, Esq.. crier, ana the petit jury was calied by Mr. E. J. Middleton, the clerk, all of wnom answered except Isaac Herzberg, E. M. Cha- pin, Hillary Smith and Wm. H. es. District “Attorney Carrington and. Judge Pierrepont, for the prosecution, andR.T. Mer- Tick for tne defense, bere entered theroom and took seats at the tables assigned tothem. They Were followed by Assistant District Attorney Wilson. At twenty minntes past ten e’clock Marshal Gooding entered the court-room with the pri- soner, and: he was shown to a seat in the pri- soher’s dock, when the handcuffs were re- Moved from his wrists, and ke was then escorted toa seat by the side of his connsel, immediatety in the rear of the prosecuting at- torneys. He was dressed ma suit of biack steel-mixed cassimere, white shirt and collar, biack neck-tie: his hair wes combed back of his ears, and he sat most of the time with his eyes fixed upon the floor, but seemed very eneertul, and frequently was engaged in con- yersa.ion with bis counsel. Capt. John G. Ryan, the “mysterious pris- oner, who was arrested {2 Mississippi as John H. Sarratt.and brought to Washington in irons aud kepiin ihe old capitol torsome months Wasim court, haying 4 curiosity to see the prisoner whoce similarity in personal appear- ance had ied to his misfortunes. Surratt and Ryan bear eneugh resemblance to be twin brothers, being about the same height, came complexion and color ot hair, same style of features, fullness of forehead, manner of combing the bair behind the ears, and the same feminine look Atl.45 Judge Fisher asked if the counsel ‘were ready for the trial Mr. Bradiey answered that they were on the part of the defense as they had been since his arraignment. —— Tue New St. PaRick’s OHURCH.—Excava- tion is now in progress for the foundation of St. Patrick’s chureh,and the corner-stone will be laid by Archbishop Spaulding, in October next. The church will be Gothic cruciform, in the style of the thirteenth century: material stone, with appropriats ornamental dressing. It will front on_F street 92 feet, with an ex- treme length on Tenth street of 184 feet, ineln- sive of steps. Thetransept will 12s feet wide, pave 6) feet bigh, aisles i) feet high. The sanctuary will be 70 feet wide by 33 feet in depth, and will contain three altars, with domés over exch, but no windows. Taechoir gallery will be sufficiently ample for a 58-stop organ and forty performers. There wiil be two galleries in prauecnt for orphan boys and gitts. The nomber of pews will be 276. The eburch will be ornamented by two spires on front 200 teet high, and two turret towers in transept 10S feex high. Those figures can con- vey only a faint idea of the magnificent pro- portions of the building. Located, as it will be, in the most beautiful and central part of the city, and 19 the immediate vicinity of the Patent and Post Offices, 1 cannot fail to attract attention. Reni gS bat ALEXANDRIA ITEMS.—The Journal! of Satur- day contains an account of a Republican meet- ing held in that eity on Friday evening. at which Chas. Whittlesey, Esq., editor of the District Attorney Carrington said he was | Journal, presided. The meeting was large and giud to annonnce that the prosecution was | @nthusiastic. The principal speaker was Jno. Teady to proceed with the trial of John H. | M. Langston. The Mayor called together agiin Saturday nigh! the City Councils. They will be ealled togetber every night henceforth until the rey- enue bill is passed. The Gozrtte of Saturday says:—Dr. Panl Gregory writes us from Manassas that « there is a large and good vein of Virginia copper on the Jands of Messrs. M. House and H. Haislip, in Prince William county.” Eutter is now very abundant, and is selling at 18 cents a pound for prime country, in smalh lots, to suit families. — Oe TELEGRAMS, ke. Arrangements have been made with the British Government to exchange thirty thou- sand of the arms now in Canada for thirty thousand Snyder Enfield breech-loading ri- fles. The former will be called inand breech- leaders served out to volunteers throughout the Province as coon as practicable after their Srrival from England. A son of Edward Ross, about four yearsold, living on a farm ncar St. Louis. was found dead in his bed Saturday morning, and itis supposed a German boy, in theemploy ot Mr. Ross. commiitted the deed, he having left the pisom and taken the team of Mr. Ross with im. Senator Wade and the excursion party Surratt, under an indictment for the murder of Abraham Lincoln, on the 14th day of April. ishd: but before proceeding be had a motion to make. and thereupon read the following mo- tion In the Suprente Court of bia —The United States vs. John H. Su Indictment murder. And now at this day. to- Wit: onthe ivth day of June. 1867, came the United States and the said John H. Surratt, by their respective attorreys, and the jurors of the jury empanelled and summoned also eome; and thereupon the said United States by their attorney uballenged the array of the said panel, because he saith that the said jurors composing said panel were pot drawn accord- ing to Jaw, and that the names from which Said jurors were drawn were not drawn ac- cording to law; whereupon be prays tor judg- ment, and that said panel may be quashed in support of the motion he read the tollow- ing affidavit. District of Columbia, County of Washington. To-Wit: Beit remembered that on this seventh day of June. A. D., 1567, before the subscriber, a justice of the peace, in and for the county Aloresaid, in the District atoresaid ersonally appeared Samuel Douglas, who, eing first duly swern deposes and says that in the mouths ot January and February A. D., 1867 he was Register of Washington Uity, in the istrict aforesaid; that about the first’of Feb- f the District of Cot ratt.— ruary in said yeer this affiant de- | Started West from Leavenworth, Kansas, this posited in_ the box required to be ‘kept | Morning. They will visit Lawrence, Topeka, in the office of the clerk of the Supreme | /"Dction City, Forts Riley and Harker. After Court of the District of Columbia four hundred names (each name being Written on & separate piece of paper and each paper being varefally rolled and ted). as & part of the names from which jurors were to be selected under epi sens of the act of Congress of Junge 16, 1802: thatat thésame time the Olerk of the Levy Court deposited forty names and the Clerk of Georgetown depositea eighty names in said jury box; that the 1.ames deposited by this official were selected by him partly irom the poli lists of W: hingtoneity, and partly from the names of citizens who he speuding a day at the end of the track, they will return Exstward via St. Louis, which city they will reach the last of the week. John Antrim, of the firm of Antrim & Sweet, merchants of St. Louis, has fallen heir to @ Ierge estate in Ireland, the property of the late Earl of Antrim. Tne whole estate is valued at seven million pounds sterling, of whieh Mzrz Ah trim gets about one half. Lieus:Col. George Gibson, inspecto! Fottites Blontet aictrie: Diese Gol ae ae ‘ BE r dis! jeut. . H. A. Dupont commands the post. thought well. qualified to serve as fen; | ger” 4 oe ae peel s, i}. |O0f. JoRn Campbell, 4 noted turf form- am@antasae Seer carn not coma ? Mid etl of hans 7 but lately of Di » Med him to the Clerkof Georgetown or the lerk ‘ Lote ville, Kentucky, Saturday. A the et “y T of emigrants are coming to eg of the Léyy Court, nor did they at a ti y 4 y st any time 3 s from Quebec. They are mostly Norwegians. know the’ ames selected by this afi nor did this affiant knew at any ume the mages of those selected’by thesaid Clerk of Georgetown nor by the Clerk of the Levy Court; that the PorrsmouTE (V4.) Navx-Yarp.A very names having been deposited'as'aforesaid, the |*Material reduction in the force of workmen box was returned to the Clerk ofthe Supreme | 10 the Portsmouth navy-yard has lately been Court ot the District of Columbia, and by said | *fected, owing to the scarcity of work and the Clerk sealed as this affiant believes, in the | dearth of war. vessels needing overhanling presence of this affiant; that the petit jurors | 82d repairs. Five husdred men were: dis- tor the March term of the Uriminal doure, charged @ few days ago. thus cutung off from 1867, were selected or drawn from chrcgiation, among the people of Portsmonth ames deposited in said box on said: first the twelve or m hun dollars, and om day of Febrnery, and were drawn by the praday ope. hundred. and fifty, were dis- clerk of Georgetown, as this.aifiant recollects | barged, reducing the force of workmen to & and believes, that the names were deposited in | COmparatively small number. The men thus the manner hereinbefore stated, and, in thrown outof employment were used in all « other way, and that if it appears fhat'an the various of the yard as labor. ; y the names for Washington city, deposited as aforesaid and in ihe harawritixg of any per- son. whether this afMfiant or bis clerk, then the same were deposited withont the knowledge tments ets, sbipjoiners, sailmakers, riggers, etc. PaPRSR Serre RNENCT eoPeR consent of this affiant; and further, this | lifeand bu: activity in this community. affiant saye that the paper or papers contain- | A large quantity of howe and in is being ipg the names of those who names were writ- | 5b); Ale; lan This but a mere ten on said four hundred pieces of T and |-pramise of what Loudoun is gomg: todo the , de} das aforesaid, he cannot ‘ni: find, | coming season. The Warehouse at: the Lees. although he has made 4dili; t search for the , burg isrok wild be bniltshe coming: waess tee ‘ same. . 8. 8. timbers ase all ready-to be put up, which wilh , SAweer Subscribed and sworn 'to before me thi ata J 8. ti - pee eae ho ae alee ee June 16th, 1982, providing for the selectecccr |). IkMilitex’ Iveiinaam ix FoRmox Futana.’ *jnrors, which provides. for lists from | TIO" —The arrivals of emigrants at New York which the names shall be taken being, re-} on Wednesda: fereign countries, made 4 by those officers, and that the s = cota) OF 8, . came in trom these lists sele; 3 the | vedsels trom the ports a cH l- q t prepared. b Register, m ‘of | vetiay the Baltic, 4 e cler ) Ad 4Ofrom thatof| the St. Latren’ ship E. F. pay ort, dc, 5 en _| bain, Bremen, eptune, Rotter- He subi mitted that the nof selec- 52; the bark ’ sree apnea jal ‘aledasrequired. In re, tion, the u selec