The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 23, 1865, Page 1

THIRTY.THIRD YEAR, ) NUMBER 10,251, bf The Latest News By Telegraph to the N, ¥. Sun. -—-— —o-_-____ ~ PRRSIDENT’S) PROCLAMATION Ports Opened To The World. THOSE OF TEXAS ONLY EXCEPTED. Illegal Traders Declared Pirates. NEWS FROM THE WBST. KIRBY SMITH ASSASSINATED ! A Cotton Quarrel the Cause. NEGRO PLOT AT MEMPHIS. Attempt to Revenge Fort Pillow. PAROLED REBELS TO BE MURDERED. Negroes Beaten Back By The White Troops. VALUABLE CAPTURES IN TENNESSEE. $600,000 AWD A GOVERNOR. Our Fortress Monree | Dispatch. More About Jeff, and His Party. SOME OF THE PRISONERS SENT NORTH The Great Conspiracy Triais. New and Interesting Develop- ments, bes &C., &e. Important Proclamation. Forther Trade Restrictions Removed For. cian Com: ad Traders To Be Dealt Wit By the Premdent of tha United Stateacs Anvriva. A PROCLAMATION Whereas, by the proclamation of the President, of the eleventh day of April Inet, certain porte of the United States therein epecified.which had previouriy been eubject to blockade, were for objects of public safety declared in conformity with previous epecial Fegisiation of Congroes, to be clored againet forelen fommerce during the National will, to be thereafter e@apreesed and made known by the Presidcat; and teowherens events and circumstances have since cceur- ted, which, in my jucgment render it expedient to remove that restriction, except a@ to the porta of La 5a! Brazos de Santiago, Point and ip =the) «State oof now, be it known that TI, Andrew Brow neville, Tene; Johneon, Presiient of the United States, do horeby therefore Geclarea that the porte aforeenid, mot excepied aa thove, suall be open to foreign commerce fiom and etter the fires day of July next; that commercial in- tercouree with the sa.d porte may from that time be carried on, subject to the laws of the United States, and in pures such regulations ae may be pre- ecribed by the Secretary of the Treaeury, If, Low. ever, any vosecl from a foreigu port shall enter any ofthe beforensmed excepted porte in the Bre’ f Tex he will continue to be held Hable to the pen- sities prescribed by the act of Congre approved ner on the loth day of July, 1861, and the persons on be beard of her, to such penalties as may toeurred pursuant to the laws of war trading or attempting to trade with an enemy 1, Andrew Johueon, President of the United § do hereby deciare, and make known that the United Btates of America do hencetorih disavow to all per- eons trading or attempting to trade in any of the Vnited States, in violation of the laws thereof, all pretence of belligerent rights and privileges; uud give bolice, frem the date of this proclamation, all euch offenders will be held and dealt with as pira: Ite alo ordered that all reetrictions upon trade here'o fore imposed in the territory of the United States enst of the Miseiar ppl Kiver, save thore relating tocon- traband of war, to the reservation of the rights of the United States, to property purchased in the territory of anenemy. and to the twenty-five per ceat, upon purchases of cotten, are remove All provision of the internal Revenue law willbe carried into effect poder the proper officer, » In witnese whereof I have hereunto eet ; my band and eaused the seal of the United States to be athixed Warhington this twenty ‘T. 6 Tione atthe City ot con’ day of May, io the year ot our Lord, one thou- ” ithundred and eixty-tive, and of the in vendence of the United States of America. the eighty - ainth, Asrnrw Janson By the President: W. Hester, Acting Secretary of State, Negro Revenge. Plot to Assassinate Paroled Kebels in Ree yenge for Fort Villow, Memaphia, Tenn, May 19.—The intlux ot paroled rebe! troops into Memphis caused a great excitement among the negro troops, They got up a plot to arma. sinate every rebel eoldier in Memphis, in revenge for the Fort Pillow maasacre, The plot wae discovered last night, and the white troope were put on guard to watch the movements of the necroes Ata civen ‘ bour the newroes atter sarry out thelr purpore back the white ¢ teed to obey the order red to come out of the fertto when they were ordered again by coop, ‘she neer Te. " sud ae fight forthwith eneued, Alter a harp conflict 20 ot she necroce were killed and wounded, and the remainder driven back in confusion into the fort. A strong .uard fe now kept ever them Kirby ‘Suith ‘Assassinated, A Cotton Feud, of | New Orleany, May 1b—via Cairo, May 2.- The Tare Drvia, of yer 4y. Published a report that Genere y Sith hed been asenssinated by Mator | Meher, in consequence of & diMcaity growing out of e cotion ep at The ieris this evenings thatthe .epost contiimed by rebel soldiers tiom hie te e true, it will make easier work for ghee ue " Magruder’ euceensor hu t what way be called 4 fiehting general.) ty JAWAED Was at the Btate Department Brean ary, for @ rb time aiteuding to bis ac. al duves. Froderick Seward continues ¢ im. wory ead ip gow able Ww rom (Le De wspapera, From Tennessee. Importast Captures, Ete. Cincionati, May 29.—The Commenctat baa @ die Patch from hville, which reports the capture of the rebel Governor Harris, of Tennessee, and #600,- WO belonging to the State ‘breasury archives and all the State boads have alto been cap- tured, The published correspondence between Governor Prownlow and the officiais of the Chattanooga Kail road abowe the rolling «tock of that road to be tn rood repair at Aucusta, including 225 locomotiver, The * to Atiante will be completed about the let of June, The Rebel Leaders. Jeff, Davis and His Friends. Fortress Monroe, May 21-ria Raltimors, May ?° ~The steamer W. BP. Clyde has remained at anchor daring the entire day in Hampton Roads, and np to thie hour, 4 P.M. Jeff. Davie and family have not been removed. ‘The rebel Gen, Wheeler and etaff, composed of the following officers, Colonels Johneon, Cilrex, Capt. Roakle, Inspector General, and Captains Hiudson and Krlan, were removed from the Clyde this morning to the gunboat Maumee, which leit for Fors Werren, Alexander H. Stephens, and Poet- trinete neral Reagan © aleo removed from the Clyde this afternoon to the gunboat Tuscarora, which left for Fort Delaware, ne ley med, A laree num- ber of colored servants accoropanied the rebel prison- erarince their capture, bot order recently ineued pmailnumnber, The reet of the servante have procured transportation to Richmond Conduct of the War. Repert of the Committee. Washington, May 29.--The Committee on the Con- duet of the War to-day adjourned anne die, muibrmoit- ting their report to the Bocretary of the Benate General Shorman'e teatimony was taken to-day, The fist part of the evidence collected iain regard to the Army of the Potomac teduces them to an exc ling! concluding as follows Your Committees contd not forbear atking the wit nerees before them if the aruy after al! © bude cletve vances and retrocade movements etfil retained confidence in ite Commanding (enerale Various anewere were returned to this tiqmiry;: all however te né Lo eatablieh the fact thay much di ourare iad been felt by the arme at these toeffective operations. and bat for the highly unteili« gent charecter of the ron’ and it never would have retained its even theu egective condition tieveral Pleasanton etated that the cavalry under his mmaod did not retain confide io ibe al y of (ener!) Meade, Gen, Bir the about bh Mente war rather ti N ata man of resolution. or one who ie willing to ae ruine that reeponmbility required by the powtion be oceupled Goneral Howe etates that ta his opin i) the iank ano file of the army do not regard General Mende as posrerred of thas ceil, eetivity and enerey ry onan naive warfare nerall ; that meet of the corps ¢ would probably say that General Meade vwene ert ly qualified for the command he now holus cpinton General Howe qualifies, however, t thas so far ae he han observed, the mort of principal officers of the Army of the including the Commanding Generel, are geverued by the eame rynipathies, feelings sud considerations which Lave heen intused th by ite com. mandéer during the Peninsular treneral Birne athat ruany of the p Heved that General MeO elinn was atati 4 the Potomac, @ onl whe should command thie army, although thers neral not ae ruuch of that feeling now ne formerly, ¢ Doubleday bluntiy eay lhere haa alwaye gieat deal of tavoritiem in the Actoy of the Per bo man who i* on antielavery man can exp cent treatment in that Army ae at present.” Warren e:aios that atterthe battle of Gettyel the army wae deprived of many of ite bee commande:r on, Hey nolde having been kille Gene, Sick'es and Hancock wounded, and Ge Meado mace commauder of the Army: that eince that tine the corps commancers hu I to ther postion, and o yueatly the army n leet effectual ia ite operations The Committee aleo give the resulte of their in quirles ou the Ked River Exoedition saving in con- clusion t “Your Committee would state, that while the ob- t bad in view by ¢ ithon, wae e military haps, of ace iroportant poli gult by the occupation of some point in ‘It trenoral commending the expedition peare to have bad in view the two oljects of canying out mensurce for the establishment of a State Govern nent in Lexae, and of affording an carers for cotton and oiher p ue of that region of o many of the witne expres the Commuittee concur, that th 2 the accompluehment of thoee objects, exer ed a mort unfavoral.e iutiuence upon the expediiion, This ex pedition presents inany rewarkal.e features, It war undertaken without the direction of any one, fo far & the evidence rbows, the authorites at Washingto did not furnish the troom whieh the neral com manding the expedition cousidered necessary for the purpose, but evugested thet they might be obtaived as) matior of favor fiom Grant, Sherman and #teele; aud it app are trom the evidence that General Sherman “ ioaned™ for the ition ten thousand men, torthirty days, under ommand of General A Smith, ‘The only emanating trom Wasuinetou, in it the expedition,ae developed by th those of the President coutained ina permitle gave to Casey and Mniler “to goup Red River and pure chase cotton,” in whieh he diecte the offiecrs of the army and navy to furnish such nagistance ne mieut be desirable. In the aleence of uli oracia requiring this expedition to be ondertsken, and after the re tusal ot the authorities at Warhingion to fu oish the troops asked tor, it was entered upon by the com manding general, asehown by the evidence, againgt his judgement, and inthe beet that it giurt nec Generals feu; and it wae promecuved at imme erifice of erty, of ity mand of valuable ft the Geveioy is of = tne that utterly prectuded all hopes ot enecers, It not fork to accomplish any aisinetly nvowed military ob ject, and & military movelwent, it eceme to bave been conducted withont cepscity or dike Ite only tf ay ite in aad tothe disgraceful military a that attended it, were ota commercial and tieal character sons were conducted by thoartw ho saceaded ver, by authoriby of the President's permit, ea Leiore Arid and in part by epecuiators, who without any per- mit or other authority, ao tar es de shown be the e@vicence of the commanding Ceneral, came up eu the headquart bout of the army, bronmeing with them bap do rope tor the cotta they might pure he poitieal tear@.etions we eshown by the boiling of eectiona Im the canipe of the army while engayed in the expedition, with the view of reoganizing a Civile gove vene in Lainie ana, ‘The atten pt to do the waecieariy a uriipation Oa the partot the miAtary autherities, the execuiion of which was As veak and inet it ae the att we wae in The report ie signed by B, A. Wade, Chairman, and by Z. Chandle:, Geo. W. Julian, and B, F,Soan, 1). W. Govch dissents from the views of the majority The Committee in thei reporton the Fort risher oper and niegal, expeuttion say From the all the testimony before the determination of Geueras butier n the jort reenwe have beea fully just ficté wud cireumetances then kuown wecerinned As tocaide the light-draft monitors, the Committes report that whem it was found they wore as tallure cl-iive into torpede boats, at an ex- Ov to $60,000 each, and the other fifteen ites ip, ot $95 togl* wench, Theo iater piovea very serviceable, but the to pedo bonita are of hittle utilit The Comittee think at was unwise toorder so many Vessets builton an untried pian In acre of the Cheyenne in- diana, the Ce rittes express thelr horited aston ishment that U, 8. soldiers could commit or counte- nance such crueity { barbarity, Thi Tndisne not tar dletaut against whom Col .Chivington coud be leg his counnaud, “ahey trust that me 8. ties wil te adopted rendering linpossibie the en pioy- meat of sucti men as have made the administration of indian a:taire a by-word, and they recommend the removal trom office of thowe who have dlegraced their Government, aud that (he guilty Ones LO punished ae baer deegsy Gy them, w by that war atilt ali the tward they wore alte pense of #5U relation to the mae were hostile The State | The Great Trials. Additional Iinportant Facts Brought to Lig Washington, May 2i.—The Court to-day examined one witness in secret seston, when the doors of the | Court were opened, The evidence taken on Saturday | waeread, An uuumually large number of spectasors, | tucludiog @ number of ladies, wore present. Jaceing froin their actions and continuous talking, they were most in ted inthe appearance of the prisovers, Mre Sorratt is quite Ul, MeLaushiin also weme to be sick and depressed, Payne seetus to keep op the beat heart of of the prisopers, Lie lauche at the least provocation, and seeme carelers of hile fate THE EVIDENCE ON MONDAY, Washington, May 22.—The Court, after the te 1 ing of the evidence ou Saturday, proceeded to take he teetimony of Mra. Norah Fitgpatrick, as follows Q. State where vou resided the month of March last? A Li of Mrs, Sure ratt, Q. State whe time of your residence at her hone you saw John H Surratt and other men in company with him there? A. Leaw John Ho Surratt at that hou n Wilkes Booth and two other of the prisoners at t Atrerott and Mr. Wood ‘pointing to Pa often did vou ree th e Wood at Mre Sur A Te are hit there, p of thet in Mareh Q A How ofte He did not Atnr ott there? rtay atthe honee at all at any time; be was there only 9 ehe rr) did you ree tayed there over y with Ford's Did wf it tttine; he Stave whether yeu tand this man Wood, nm Mareh lust? A , : ’ nicht once John HM. Sur Theatre one { t n cor woe the ay ohn Wi ait that bex that maht, Mr Dean ent to Baititnoe on the 6 o'cioek train th ster wewere Ot the theatre, nud wae abeent about a week TRATIMONT OF CAPTAIN DOCGIEETY Td wou hawe command of a detach tof cavalry . in pursuit of the asaasein of the President. w Rooth * A, Thad. & Twill nek what port vou took in the capture of Harold? A able parly in reterence to #& hare while in remained tu good deal of converration with he © wae connider wae anppored to tebarn, Wehada Rooth about his com ingout, Booth at firel demied there was nu body elre inthe barn. Finally be seid, * Captsin, there te @ man here who wanta to surrender awful lest" Be one of tha detectives, who was there, anid tome, oT him to hand out hie armeandcome out.® TP repeated the direction tohim. Harold, who was by the door, ead, “1 have no arme.” Baker eid, * We know evectly whet you have vot.” [re marke! ¢y Raker, “ You'd better let them come out" Bokeread: ‘Wait til omes" Teaid * Ne ;” the man at the door ead “Op will take that men ont m vel! The door partially epened Harold put ont hie hande and [ pulled him out tmyt ° veronder my arm, and turned him around to ree it he had any arme He had none 1 asked him if he had any popere id * nothing tut thie.” pulling ont apiece of map from his pocket. TP took hin back short distance from the door, and just at that tine she shot wae fired and the door thrown nm. Tthen d ohim inte the bern Booth had The soldiers and detectives, who were these nant broveht Booth ont. T took charge of When | had broueht lim outaide acain, be me go. L will not leave. 1 will not away.” Said 1, “No, ete.” Bald he, “Who tina b shot inthe barn” Said fT. “Yeu know who ft ir Rie ssid, “Tdonet” He told me bie u wae Boyd Said i. Hie name ie Booth, and you hoow it" He eal! no. he did not tree, about two yarde frou where carrtod tothe veraodsh at the house, ant hept him there nntil we we ade to return, Pooth in the merntime die. 1 d¢hium ap ina blanket, havo previous'y sent tor avery near, a negro who lives about halt a inile tr A wagon, pul the body on board, aod started Main, whero a boat wee waiting, Q. Where d old say that he had met with thie man? A. fe told ine he had met him aheut seven miles from Waehing T had him tied by MMe bande toa b hed been ton, by accident. Lthink he said tetween [land 12 olcloek on the night of the murder, and that they went to Matthias Voint and crored there Crora-exomination by Mr. stene- Q. Did you hear Booth way anything about Harold's innocence, Booth ed he was the only eullty man, or words wo that efleet, Harold made no resistance at all: while coming home he aid his feet were sore, and | mount ed him on a horse and tied him TRETIMONY OF WM. ©. CTPAVER Q tate yonr reoltence and occupation? A. L keep a livery ebable in 6th etreet, in thiselty; J. Wilkes oth kept a hore in my etabie in Janun warn one-eyed bay horse; wae there about on he sold the howe on the 5 ith of Januar Arnold, one of the poisonere at the bar you ‘ horee aiterwards! A, Teaw the horee aday ortwo afterwards, when Arnold paid for the livery and took hin eway, &. Do vou know any- thine atout the person or the circumstance of the asic? A. Lonly know that Booth told me that he hat Arnotd camea ithe liwery, YQ. Did vou nad aold the horse to Arnold, and vd few Jaye aiterwarde and p Hooth andJoin HM, Surratt yo out of your etable riding or etherwtve? A. Yeo: John MH. Surratt Would Ove ally hires horee to go cutto evening parties with Booth, Looth gave directions t let Sur. ratt use bis horse any time be desired, Q. Did you evereee the prisone: Ateerott with booth rT A, You; Taiw him there ace with horse; he wesatone, Q Tid you eee hin there trequently% A. Noy sir; never euw hun but once RE-EXAMINATION OF J.T. M'PILALL, ©. State whether the prirooer, O'Laughlin, has He haa about one or heen in the rebel service A veurs Ethouehe it was after the battle at Autiets Bouth Mountain he eame in and gave himrelf np: that waelu the yesr J] examined the records of the Provoet Mareholi'eo: morning, and fluding an oat tiauce rigned by Michae! « concluded he wae the prisoner at the bar of tliat name; the date fe June Lith, Is6i. Lwill state that O'Loughlin sent for meto correct what be thought wae an error, he then atated that he did report at Martiehuig and took Thave here thie oath, dated 1 Michael (Laugh. ofa lin, de tn Halel more have resided there Within ny recollection, 1 eujpore for thirty yeare, TRATIMONY OF DK, VERDI Examined by Judee I QQ. Btate whether or not on the night of the spsassination of the Presidect, you werecal'ed to the houre of Mr. Bewnid, A. 1 wae ® little before 1] o'clock on Priday nicht; Taw there Mr, Wm, H Reward, Fred reward, Mr, Kobinsoa and Mr all wounded, | had seen evar o'clock that night, in his reo lie was in hie bed, covered K Seward Haneell; ¢ were Seward at about? when feaw him neat with blood; blood all siound bim and bi o bed ine Q. Did you ave Mr Seward on that vera A, Yes, Q State whether he woe sensible of unconsemus A. He wae conaciour; he bad difheulty in artienlat- ine ; he wanted to ray cometh but could not ex. press Limeelt; he know me perfeetly weil: he hada fini eof recognition on bis lips; aa 1 wae looking at the wound on the foreicnd; he wae evidently ime 4 that the weve vwarinthe back part of ie head ; he conmenced movies hie Lip and pointing hie tinverthere; | examined the wound and tound his aky!! broken: J said, Yo you wants to know whether your ekuil '* broken or not; he asrentad; h D reuieio- Lour, and hea w minutes, when dreneibie for half he awoke u © Qt fino give t uing the older Seward, whether the wound wos mortal nov? A, Yeu when [came into the room wh he was, 1 » family, they I ex- found terror in the ex} wll t evidently supposing his wounds were mortal amived him and inmediat ted to the family that bis wounda were nov mon whieh ward etretched ¢ 1 wanifeeting ev | as'ie Q ‘ some time 18 thistri ped that thie iwed by Mr.seward had ® tendeney told in his recovery trom the former niury ? A. No, cit, - hove beard that euch an opinion was expicased. 1 do uot know by whom; that Wis bot my MP*RX AMINATION 1OUN TA W Al Q. Btate whether or Thea anuasy Liaet know the stable ia the rear ot by Mooth's bores aud ¢ neer A ftted itup? A, Phe prisoner r the uane et Jones, La iancury tAB PRANUTR, e working et Ford's Q you we A. one the th tal Te, OFF ve ¢ weler and @ nau by and before Hooth was sOWetuNes there f you Pid Beoth 4 from cupy thas stabie with a bugey and timeon? 4. Yee; first he hud horee and saddle then be sold that bore andsets berse and buggy By Judee Bingian—Q. When «48 Dusey sold ? A. On lowore the Piesldent was mur dered; > pingler, the prisouer, eoid it to & man who gvepe a livery etalile TROTIMONY OF JAMES MADDOX, Ry Judge Bingham--Q. Were you employed at Fori'e Thoatre last winer? A was, ©. Beate WO tented thu eteble tor buouh iv whieh) ker Who _ NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1865, ——— horses up to the time of the Premdent’s murder A. 1 did, in December last, from M Lvavie 1 paid the rent monthly, and Booth furnishet (he money, Q. Were you present at the decoration of the box on rridey afternoon, the 14th of April inet, occupled by the President? A. L was there at the time; I eaw Harry Ford decorating it. Do vou know who brought the socking-chair tu which the ‘ } 9 A, Tdo not; 1 ith it on tits head ‘ord's room; I dirt Have 5 ou ev A. Not this that afternoon, coming trom Mr, F not eee who put it iate the box seen that chair in the box before? tenon; the t time the President came there we put it in; that wae in ‘6%. Q Aud you donot know then of ite being there be- fore for teo years! A, No, eit. Crons-exar it by Mr, Ewing Q, What has been your business at Ford's theatre? A, Property man; to ree that the foru.ture is pat on riebt, and to give to the actora the property required to be used in the Piay. Q. State whether it ie customary during the ormnance to have thet passe way cloar or ob- ted? It te generally clear vo never ke lop; when we are paying @ heavy piece we genera have to rua fiate in there protty well; but it fe generally clear, Q, During the play of the Awe! an Cousin wold the pareage, thromeh which Booth made bis exit, properly be LA. Tid Al Q you see Fpancler that nigh 5 him pretty nearly every acene, He may have been away; bur if al been whe @ eeene chang some other person would hewe badto run hie flat Every person w wae iid have been toquirhog where he Q. Would it have been practicable for Spangler tohave teen abecnt during the pertormance of the third act for sen minutes without hie abeence being noticed AL You at particular tir hie abeence for five minutes woud have been noticed. During the nd act, the seene does not change tor about halt an hour at e time. During the third act the scone are protty rapid, Qo Were you at the front of the Thea ng that play 2 A, Tn the recond net L went on th . in front. Q, Did you see Spangler there QY. Have you ever eeon Spangler wear a moustache? A No. Q. Where were you at the moment the President was neenasine At the fliet entrance owl ne to the left. hand boxes? Q. Pid you see spangier the shortly betore? A. Vea eit, Dthink Ldid, beaw him io hte rm ae | cros v pas Miree or thinner betore the President was abot Q Whe heard the pistol tired, did you ave Booth oo the stage? A. fald not, Leaw tim flies eben he had nearly passed off the stace: Lid not run after hito; Dheard thems callhog for water, and L went to tmy toom for that TROTIMONY OF Fire Q. State whether rouvleey A ariny einee port ¥h & HARTIEY, you have heen to the military have been inthe Slenal Corps ol the i. L waenprisoner during @ + Apart of th vent Libby, prikone at other tim YQ Biate woether or nok during that time yon bad cecasion to olwerve that the Libby Prison had been mined by the Confederate cuthort f e 1 wes in Richmond, and in other tiee wit a view of aplokne it of — the ety prured by eral trope?) When “6 fret taken to Libby we were inforn ea taken into the hall that the place hed heen mined: on the vert morning ee were taken lito a dunes ing W the duppeon we had to go yeh dirt in the centre of the cellar; Ard would not allow any one bo pase over or Inquiring why we w told the buried there; that ren the dungeon, and some time attor we bad be np etetie, GQ. From the appearance of the ground and the piace dug ont, would you have supposed it wo have heen a iaree or ermal torpedo? A. he AVALIOD, yparentiy, from the tr dirt dug ont and put back a by ninined on ar the ecitw; they , aiid the prisoness were they would blow uae uy pin the omllne part of the build round the different personas that the @countol the Dahigren anid thatif the raid encce in danger of beige liberated, TRSTIMONY OF COR TREAT, Q Btate your position in the services * A. T am Chet Communenry of the Army of the Ohio, on Gen Bebofie'd'® atefl Y Btate whether or nor the army with which vou wie connected eaptnred, In North Carolina, several boxes raid to contain the archives of the Confederate stators \ we. bhiey ronernd b en. doe 1 think «» letter was rene tro eidot Raleich, etatio’ that Charlotte, the archives of the Wa neot the Contederate susten, tt woe ready to deliver thom, the follow ine day an ¢ them and brought then to bale) itthey we eseut to Washineton, aud en ieee trom «ip TYATIMONY OF OOF HALL Q). Btate whether or not you have opened eertamn boxes dellvere: aby TOP, bekery eoutala ne the arehives of the so-called Confederate States ot America® A. 1 have, Y La at that p rand iver found ta One Of Lore nine it wa one of the pape Che paper referred to waa nel Burnett, aod ie as follows box ero found md to the Court by Calo- Moxtoowrny, Wrerr Sov rnen Srniscaay Va, cy, Preauent C, 8. A Deans Lhave been thinking for aame time f would make tha communication to y bat h been ented fron ane eoow necvunt of ll health 1 now ofter you my services, and if you will favor me in my desixta, f will proceed as soon ae my health will permit, toridmy country of eome of her doad- lieat enemies, by striking atthe wery heart's blood of thore who reek to enchain her ip @avery, | eonaic- To Nin tee rive or dishonorable taving auch a teu y. All you ta to th io, by granting the ne otravel on while in the jurisdic- of thie government. Tam pertectly farniliar with the North, aud feel confident that Tenn execute anything I undertake i bave just fre. turned now from within then Hie I aw = @ Lientenant in Gen lnkete corn I wae on & raid, John A Me in Kentucky, lin mand, or three o ere taken prison ere; but finding # good opportunity, whie being taken to prison, Pmiace my escape trom them; fo the parb et acitizen, FT atteimpted bo pass out through the mountains, but fludine that lmposutle, narrowly © ing twoor three tim being retaken, d my courre th, aud went through the Ows the assiatance of Colt, P Holeouwl makigg Wy way tound throueh the having taken the sellow tever, eu lor mervice since my waa tensed up in the Mtate of and Caucated in ite university ; both the warand hienssietant Judee Campbell are acqualy my tether Will A Congressional Distriet of Al the time of the old Congr and JSS, Ii bP downs tibue ter sou | etal expect pour full cont. dence sn ietarn, Ifyou give thie i can render you and my conat very unportant rervies, Lat me hear t svon, Tam anxious te be dolug somethin " avine no comInand at present alor nearly @ being in gerrison, Id hat you favor me ith achorttine. -would ike te have a personal inter. view with you iu order te poriect ariaugeivents betoe starting, Lam very resp ec fuily Your obedient servant, 1. W. AL#ION, Addrees ine at the Springs in Hospital, On the ebeve letter mente 1. “Brief of letter wit! fully :eierred by direction of the President to H able Secretary of War urtou A Bec etary. Reevived Noventer bouk A. GO, Vecember oh, lodd, temtion —by order A. ¢ By Mu, Atkes.—Q. Froin which box did you obtain thus letter? A. Prom Adjutant General's office, Letters received July to December, 1504,"" THATIMON have heen tencered untae 1 aril. Albani, easy of val ; pee vnlly the 6th Bred in wee the Milowing endorse- mt eslenature.” 2. Respect tor Harrieon, Private ALB the box marked vy OF WM. FB. OLIVES (hese wtEn. State to the Court whether you have examined the home you wore trom here cent toece, A, Yea, gis, at Gien, Angui'e headquarters, it ie the aane hoire that Aruold bourht from Booth, a yarmination by Mr, hwing YQ. How do you know Arnold hourht the b from Booth® A, Only ae Booth lod me it wae ted to him pext moru- ag The Judee seperal stated that no more on behalf of the Government were prea- Advocate witnesses ent and that unl the counsel for the ace prepared to. cor ueo their defense, he wek tur the adjou tofthe Court lor the day Mr. Ake rernarked that the counsel for the ac cused preterred that the Government should clone ite once before coratueseing the detense. After some ‘ reation among the meiuberaot the Court as to the pracdeability of necoiplishing any busi we dui fae the folowing two eof the great review, the ‘ court adjourned until to-morrow moruing at wen Jolock, Tripes are at the present moment, in Paris, fivo strikes ot workmen in contest with their ernploy ers— locksmiths, tailors, carriage-buildars, batiers aud dyers, Hitherto there has been go disturbauce of nuble order in consequence iu r { thathe EN _IN GOLD N CURRENCY * 3 PRICE ONE C WO CENTS — - © — —————— Nows Items. (By Telegraph to the New Tork Suma Tiitrt-two hundred bales of cotton passed Cairo, Ll, yerterday, bound cast. Ges, John FE. Sunith, supercedes Gen. Wwe burne at Memphis, Muse Lisoons and family were to be ington, yosterday afternoon, for Minow, Thin frat direct mall by steamer, from Mobile te Now York, left on the toth Am Indianapolis dispatch save that about thirty Tndiane regiments || be mustered out of the @ore vice within two weeks How, Jene Clororr S$. Senator from Ale-« bama, died yeeteriay et hie residence iu Hunts. ville, of congestion of the lungs, Tuene ie anid to be no doult that Commigsioner of Laternal Revenue Lewis, will resign, to be suc ceeded by Mr, Orton, Tur San Francisco Union Leagues have started movements for the erection of # mouument to the lato President Lincoln on the Pacific coast, ate proposed cost of @ quarter of @ million of i: Narones dates of the Uth inet, say that G nerat Farrar bas just returned from an expedition to Harrisonburg, Louisiana, where be captured the entire rebel garrison. Tue telegraph between New York and New Or- Jeane will be competed in three or four days tha only gap now being between Mooutwomeryv eod Opelike. THOVEAND® of persons were yoateriny arriving at Washington to witness the Grand Review. lu the evening General Sherman end his brother, the Senator, passed down Pennsy|vania Avenue creat- ing great enthusiaeu, and, te avoid the crowd, the General took refuge Mas, Gen, SumiibaN's now cr all the armies Wes by's command has been enlarged ment of which Gen, Hanke hal ¢ within it, thus reheving Gen heft Wael» hn a carriage includes {the Mississippi. Gen, Cau- nd the Depart. yminand, muib- merge Ranks, who reports to the Adjutant General at Washington, mimand General Intelilgence. (By Masi to the New York Sun.) A Rowan Catholic Church has been eponed at nab river ie open to Savannah, ad raflrosd communiwation between Louisville, Ky and Charleston, 8. ©., will soon be coumplete, Tue cotton burned in Montgomery on the ap- proach of the Federal forces ia stated at $20,000, = 000 fn value, In Mobile 19,000 bales fell into our bands. Gasznar Lew, it is naid, proposes, if permitted by government t) retire to lie estate at White Hove, on the Pamunkey river, end there spend the remainder of his days In order to gather Into the French cemetery, a6 Bel amepol, the remaing of all the French soldiers who are bured bencath the walla of that city, Ia will be necessary to dieinter 45,000 bodies Tur bloody awrenee murderer, Quantee!!, wants fo surreuder, on the terme aceorded to Loe and Jobnaion, Hottaclaw, Poole, and other partisan Io the West, are in the same bope, The errillus are every where rapidly surrendering Cuas. A. Dana, who, ag before announced, hem resigned his place as Assistant Secretary of War, te, Jee atatod, about to aatime the editorahty * now Kepublecan paper sbout to be started i Chie cago Ir \« stated that General Dent, of General Grant's stat!, banat his own request, beeu reheved from command at Richmond, in consequence of some misunderstanding between bimeei and his supes nor officers, Avavata, Ga, wan formally vec Molineux on the iéth inat., and #16,000,000 worth of ordnance, et nd #45,000 ip bw lion found there, Jeil. Davis's excise trai Was parto! it ca tured, aud $55,000 in gold taken Tur stable and coach-houase of the Roman Catho lic Hixhop of Dubuque, lowa, was last woek set on tire (the Mishop rays, by the foul hend of some Southern eecesh,"’ who bad teken offeuce at hie pled by Gen, 100,000 bales of condenuathon of the asasasination), and buraed to the wround, Loss $4,040, Is Paris, recently, » meeting of ladies of rank and fortune Was held to take into consideration the deatitute ndition of the negroes emancipated by the late events Inthe United siates, The ladiew resolved themeecives Into sub-conmoaittees to carry out their charitable aline, Onn of the Paria journals atates that a photos grapt of Wilkes Booth was offered by a * ter relative’ of his to @ photographer on the Boule verde, for the perpose of repreduction, she de- oding for it the modest price of two thousand france. Aw Irishman started @ railroad locomotive at Newport, K. 1, and didn't know how to atop it age). It ran many miles, smashing @ couple of Land-cars, and ¢ ux an exchement clares he will never yo near oue of the * again, ‘Tunes Chinamen were confine! together in the Kedwood City (Ca!) jail, ou a charge of burglary. Oue of them, an old mnan, was State's evidence, and the otner two killed him, om the 17¢h ult, one bold- ing wim down while the other stamped him to cleath, Axsotpime on the Saturday night train from Woshington to Jersey City, being cramped for reom, and desimuy to take a nap, put bie teat ous of a window, and when near Wilroington, Del,, a ing train took off both bis legs four inches bo- low the kuee, so that he died from loss of blood Ges Pure, Seentpan was serenaded in Wash ington, Baturtay nicht, and made this speech “Gentlemen: Lam very much obliged to you. My nly regret in that I have been so long in the eer- vico that T can't make @#peoch, Iam very inuch vbliged to you. Good nigut.’* Gas, Susnwan's “buromera’ were death on dig- ging for hidden treasures, Different sq iste ne therm dug upa newly buried mule six timesin quick succession ; and the poor critier Was not allowed to rest until hishead and ears were left above ground mplo of the kui of treasure blow Tur riotin Philadelphia, Fiiday night, between whites and negroes, arising cub of the horee-c troubles, lasted till midnigh!, and ou Saturday excitement atil) comtinued yreat The negroes reprosented to have leew very ‘isordoriy and dan gerous in their conuuct. They are determined to ride, Tur Richmond Wile that government in tellivence oflices are tof atablabed at Hampton, Wport N Yorstown and Willianmeburg, for the re nof the pames sex and age of al) applicants for 4 rk eusong the freed populavion Written contracts | ebweon the employer and the employed will bo drawn up Ly the Provost Mar plials. seppen panic fell upon the worsoippers on or Dey, in @ large church at Liston, Ap vas epider was suddenly seen to descend to an ancient Wel that is said to have existed for many years, Tbe creature was #0 formidable that the women began to scream, and ® gene of general terror end excitement lollowed. When copiured, it was found to be, with loge eas (Centinucd ow the Lact Pase A has euerm