The Sun (New York) Newspaper, June 29, 1865, Page 1

| | | | 2. Number 10,281. The Latest By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Suan. —_—--—2- OUR WACHLEGTON HPAES, | The $1,000,000 Assassination Man HE GUES TO ALADAMA FOR TRIAL: The President Still Il. POLITICIANS RUNNING HIM DOWN, THE PARDON’ EPIDEMIC. Vance and Gilmer on their Knees THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL. Termination of the Arguments, The Court Considering their Verdiots. NEWS FROM HAVANA, Breckinridge Getting Homesick. HE IS ABOUT TO “ASK PARDON.” Affairs in Texas and Louisiana. &e., &e., &e. From Washington. @Preat Sale of the Public La ¥1,000,000 Assnssivation A ‘tment in Virgivin—The President | all in vase and Gihner praying fer | Pardon, etc. Washington, June %8.—Returns received at the Genera) Land Office show that in April over fifty-six @housend acres, valued at over seventy thousand @ollars, were taken up for actual settlement under the Homestead law. Charles Eaten Creeey, lately in Government em- Dloy tu Washington, hes been appointed Tax Com- missioner for Mississippi. ‘The Postmaster General has reopened Mount Jack- @ou, Strasburgh, New Market, Woodstock, and other Port offices in the Shenamdoah Valley, Va. Joseph M. Humpluseys, appointed Collec'or of Customs of the port of Richmend, Va., was one of the men imprisoned tm a vegro jail in Richmond with @obn Miner Botts and others for outspoken and per- sistent loyalty, Mr, Humphreys is President of the Union National Association of Richmond. body of Taien men organized since the capture of thet city, GU. W, Gale, of Cabawba, Ala, now in prison here, ‘was to have been put on trial to-morrow before « mil- Stary court, on the charges against him in connection With bis publication, in December last, of an adver- Sisement to the Selma Dreratoa, asking for contri- Dutlons to the amount of one million of dollars, to aid Aim fm having the lives of Lincoln, Seward and An- drew Johnson taken by the first of March Last, in e@rder to have peace. He had engaged as counsel Mowers. Aiken and Clampitt, who conducted the de- fence of Mrv. Surrait. But it ls uuderstood that Gale Will be sent to Alabama for trial, owing to th ree muinber of witnesses, about @ hundred, whom he has @sked to be summoned ia bis case, all of whom resice fn Alabama, The change has been made on the Ground of convenience. as well as ecovomy, The Preaident is stil too much tadisposed to see visitors, The rush of people from al) parts of the eountry has recently been so great that bis naturally #vbust constitution eanuot endure it. Many persons wisit the Executive upon the most tritiing matters, thereby occupying bis me and impairing bis health, The Government ts now rapidly ridding tof Bhe vow varies material of war, mech of which has @ccumulated in Washington, The latest advertise. ment offers for sale 1,600 army wagons and W, 0 setts of single mule haruess. Among the applications for pardon received to-day hy the President, was that of Ex-sov, Vanee, of Worth Carolina, and John A. Gilmer, forwerly « prominent American or Know Nothing member of @he United States Bouse of Kepresentatives from Worth Careline Betveen ten and twelve thousand oaths of amnesty @nd allogiance were seat to the Stare Department, Yesterday, by Colonel [ograham, Provost Marsha) of Bhe defences north of the Potomac, that have been e alatiog ip his office since ls01, and which to if iwe have never been officially acted upou. The delay in tranamitting thor to the department excites some surprise. Sawming sp fer the Frosecation, Washinoton, June 28. The Court wes as ¥o'clock this afternoon, when special Judge Advocate B.ag- Darn proceeded to sum up the evidence and present the views of the law arising cpon the facts in the ease on trial, The questions of fact, he satt, involved fu the leue are: Fires—Did the accused, or any two of them, in puremance of euch conspiracy, and with the iu(ens alleged, corma!t either or all of the several | actsepecified? If the conspiracy be established, as | deid, it results that whatever was said or done by either of the parties thereto in the furtherance or ex ecution of tLe common design is the declaration or fall the o' her parties to the eouspirecy ; and this, atiered, or such ac's Gone by thes: contederates, wee preven’ or aleent, bere within the inrrencb Vines of )our capital, or erouch! bebind the ia- treneted lize: ot K.cbmond, or awalting the ef their mu.derous p ot agsfuet thelroountry, | The dectaied and accepie conrepaacy te that in piveecutious y it lean estabtished :ule hat whea eev- eral persoms are pioved to Lave combined togeiher for \he same {llegal purpoee, any act cone by one of the party in pursuance of the original couveived plan and in reference to the coiumon object, le, 12 the coa- fen. p.e8 on of law, as well as in sound reason, act of the » bole paity ; ana thcre'ore the p: oot of ihe act will be evidence against any vf the others who were @ngeged in the same genera! conspiracy, without re- gard to the question wheter o: woved w have mh concer foo. (PAilipe on idence, same rule obtains ip cases of treason. If several per- eu agiee bo levy war, some in oue place, and sume another, and one party .o actus ly appear iu arms, thisise sory tag 6 war by ail, ae wel (hore who were not in arms as those who wee, If it were done im pur- ecance of the original conceis; for those who made er were emboicened by the confidence in- wpired by the general conceit, and therefoie these Particulsractssre in justive, ii to allthe Test, (let Bust fleas of the Crown, 97; Roscor, 64) ther eucheri io Biases o aes Ss that : COL L@6 (102. echer ie a Sea) pioves te Feit yy oba e H. Joun ra, Ogre Nada le. C. Clay, George Ha | Wachineton, and er the otber parties, at the time evch words | + + NEW mt George Young, 4 conrpire in ald of the existing :ebeliion. a c to kU! and murde thin the military depa ¢ ithin the fortified and eo revehed ines thereo , Abrabam Lincoin, ia'e P:esicen: of the nifed Staves ot Av erica, and Commander-in-Chie/ {the Army and Navy (hereof, Androw Jubneon, Vice erdont of the United St.iea William H. rt, Becre aty of Sta'e of ibe United Staten and Ulys 8. Grant, Lieut nant \cueral of the Armies the en; Unat Davia, ao tie ence: of be ie le ion, gave tohe ruts, then in (anes, commiss on tp blank, | easing © seleisma ure of Lis war m.nie'e@:, Jauee A, a, te Ce by them fled up ant deuve ed ‘ecuch @ente as thermiphten po oac in be ue ey of the reteliion withia the Cai es piutes anu witew ed to L@ 9 Cove. Bid Pp viectio: fOr a) Crime. ne, tm ebt there.n commit in phe serv ce of tle rm Lel.on, These fects are @ tablished. an. no man cao Fra usay thw. Who coubte that Kenuedy, wh se coniessiou tuade In view of immecta @ death, es proved Le wre come loned by these a ‘led & @ule oO! Davisto urn tue City of New Yoru, hat be was to have atiemp eu | on the might of the P. esidential eieciion. and that be aid, in cow! ination with bia conte. @ utes, eet fie to four hovels in the City of New Yo B. ou the uigbt of the of Novemler ast? Who doubts that Im like te est of the reteilion, and by t accredited meule, aso countD Young, to commit aiton, tebhery gud muruer of un- arued citizens in St, Albaus, Vertnou:! Who doubts upoao the testimony shown, that Davis, by his agents, delibeiately adopied starvation hana of he the eystem of esptive soluiers in his that, as shown by the testimony, fanctionsd ‘the tuining of bespliaie and the perty of private peirone and 10, fromm his stoles t.oarn. ¢ sum of sbousang dollars ln gold ? By the ey dence hain 18 te proved that Thorp eison Davis, prid bin: money tor tered a the infamous and fiendish Project, of importing pesiiience inte our camps and cit.es, to destrey the lives of citizens and aa and into the house of the Presidens tor the saree destroying his life. It may be sald, and doulrless, will be by the penaioned advocates of (hie oem lion, that Hya! ing infamous, ls not to be be- leved. Itis sdmultied at be ie infainous, a it must be conceded that any m infaunous who either Py ‘pates in euch a crime, or who sttemp sia ¥ to extenuate; ~ iy Via reg . Nyame is supporied ¢ teetimony of odior Covover, who heard jackbuin and the omer revel agente in Canada, rpeak of ibis interval pioject, end by the testamony Wail, the woll-known euctioneer of this eity, # character is unmqueetioned, that he received tie wiation of pestilence, of courne without guy sledge of the purpose, and that Iiyeins consis ved goods to bim in the ane of J, W. Harris,» tact tof gulit, and that le of eur th in ieelf an ackoowledyn ee received aflerwarae ieute arris, caied ‘Loronto, C, W., Dee 1S04, wherem Tlarrie etateu that Le Lad uot been abie to come to the states since bis revurn to Canada. aud eakeu for an aceun oF the sale, It was, Mr, Blughaio said, @ mar er of nololey, that @ pat of Iiyama’ steteu.eut m ve.lfed by the resuite at New bern, N.C. to wuieh poiut be saya o po. ton of the .nfected clothing weie eh ppeu thiow b ® gute: ; the iesust of which was that nearly two thousand c.slgens and soldiers dled there about tues tuue with ihe yellow fever Mr. Binghem then proceeded to show that there was porl'ive proofs on the record to show ‘hat the Rete Chief, Jeff. Darts, sanctioned three crimes con.mitted, and pitensten, through the = inerru- mentality of oe accredited ote in Ce nada, Fromas, ay, Tacker, ers, Cleary, efc., Opon the persons and Ser, of the people of the North, and thet the procurer Of ervon, and of the indiseriminate murder in- ocent and unoffeading, vecessaifly resultant there- } ses * be also of careevenhe i ‘ure the murder, by direst amassination. of the President of the United States and others charged with the duty of maintaining the Government of the United Btates and of ww jug the rebellion, in which tbis arch traitor and conspirator was engared. The official pa- pers of Davia, captured under the my of our vicio- rious army ip the rebel cap'tal. identified beyond quest’ r of doubt and placed record, toether with the declarations conspirators and agents, proclaim to all th jb ast thi be coeens ib bis tree eartts arovatt lo of the mascer Ne late Presi. sonable procurat’ den¢ and othr f ofieers of the Loited States hands of b na. ‘er quot ng from the Court mast be ral parties pamed ia e and consp.re together in in, Andrew Johusoo Ulysses B. Grant, and that tially eptpied into by ae early Oetoher, th could pot be any doubt, Wha may be PK viedes ¢ others, id own couv fe tht Jefferson Davis ip a9 clearly p.oven ruilty of | urecy as ie Joho Wilkes Booth, by whore hand Jeferson Davis intlicie the moi tal wound upon Abrabam Limoolu. His words of iptonse hase and tae and dip ppolu’ment are not to be overlooked, to effect thas the nssussine bi t wel. Davie exclaims: “If they had killed An Jobuson, the bess Secretary Stanton, the would be com plete." ¢ job, says this piocu.er of eerassination, was not wall goue. |i had Leen Letier if ithad teen well done, [It appeared by the testi. mony that the proposition n ade vo lavis, was to ail and murder the cesdlicet enemies of (he copfeereoy, not to kidnap them, as ls now pretended bere, that by the dec! siou of Bandera lucker, Pp on, Clay, Clear’, Harper aud Young, the conrpirato.e in Canada, the apieemen! and combiveton emone eh was toailiaud murder Abi auam Lincola, Wu- Lian he reward, Audrew Johnevn, |!) a8 5, Grant, Fdwip M, Stenfon, and opheipgo his advisers, and wot Kidnap them. !t eppeare fiom every ut'e ance ot Joh. Wilkes Booth, as wel! a ftom the Cha ies Selby letier, that as @ariy as November the p opxi- ton with Lim westo kl and murder, not to dup. The leaped gont.eman entesga into an elaborate re- view of the evicence, sayt that co-opsation be- teeon the severa: accuwed in the execution of thus couspiracy, leas clearly @etab! sled by ihe testanouy es isthe act that Abraham Lincoln was murde edly Jobu Wilkes Booth, The evicence showe that ait tie accuses, exceps Mucd and Arnold, were ia Wasb- invton om the lé'a ef April, the day of the sesies ne tion, tovethe: with Join Wilkes Boo b end J a did comb b'laod murder ADrad: \ At H, Reward an t agreement was en Booth, sad the agenteof Davis in Can this con and Th Burrett; that ou that say Bool bal aseciet ino - view with the prisoner Mary b. parract: What im diately (Lereal erehe weut'osurratisviie Ler parto! the pr parat.ou Decessary to tlhe ful erecuticn of the conspiracy, and dia um Preparstion; that Jobu ti, Surrett bad arrived here | tows Cameda, netif) ing the pa: ties that Le pald tor this g.ease im: bad been provic | leass ip part b S1S,0, DP ‘be Ontario Bank, Moutieul, Camada, tha: ne was @lso p epared to keep wateb or ike @ bow, and dy ior ihe Con @ULp Steg Mikbt, (hat Alzerots on .beoa of thus vay, ¥@ jug 0 obtula a botre@ the beuter | torecu.e bis ow sale’y by tight after he should have pe.jormed the task he haa voluntary up. er. | fakeu by contract in the © Anuiew Juhuson, theu V ves.aentot the U'ulted Btates, that Le did procure @ bo se tor at Naylor's, aud was,een at pine o' ming (0 ride to the Kirkwood House, w President thea wes dismount ana enter, vious hour Boosh woe at the Kirk pire the murde: of | lett bis eure, doubliess te be ower wo | Vremeat, end which these words i dou’. wirh to you et home!—J, Wilk ¥ dievurb you Atserot!. © @ hele appuce | .boun tor the heise, aaa to W rs going to ride ip ihe he was golug [0 te Loree aud send tur Pay e horse for Payue, es well ap for by stor weuthason be léth he wasrern in Warh- ington .iding toe borse which hed been procu.eu by Mudd, last Novemier f ree wae hed before 4 aid ou the ntol t mus sured aiver (he tight ot Payne, who » as see away, and wb ch !io.ee @ now identified a the iner bore, Booth also procured @ horse ou the | day, toos Itto be stal.e,in she tear where be had an interview with Spau he coucealed it. Harold, too. ootaiuea efterncon, and was seen bel weet one and teu o'clock riding wi Lb Atgerost down the avenuet om the Ti ous a.), then up 14th and down F et. ¢e:. passing close to Ford's Theaue. O'Leurblim bud come wo Wasa ng. won the day before, bad sought out bis vietim, Gepeial Grant, at the house of the Be wt Wear, that be inig ht be abie with certainit, | fy bum, and e6 the very hour whch the .* Lone were going of, Was lyiug iD wall ot Buman's on the Avenue, keep.ug watch, ana declaring as he did at 10 FP. M., who told that the fatal blow had been struck by Luoin: "I aou't believe Booth aid it.” During day and n.gbt beiore he bad beea Visiting Booth, and doubtiiss eucowsaxiue him, and at that very hour was in position # & cogvemiens distance to eid and protect him inp bis fligot, as well a» lo execmie be own part of the conspiracy, by in- flicting death upon (ren. (iramt, wbo, bappily, was pot at the theatre, por in the eity, having eit the city day, © bed that Og Ane tained the course of the day, that Ven. Grant would not Present at the theatre, ‘biin who was to mur- ex Gen, Grant, ipetead of envering the wi Maas thay were clearly os not dove their work | i | | | | | | | He found thinge very much dlorganized o: NN | again bowwted to the bieeze YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE cepeteces big olaborate Semmning 9 “ Sieve 1! lo reyen conspiracy bas not been wholly exe- cuted ; If tho ceveral execat re officers of the Vatved States, and the Com tof ite armies, to kill end ma.der, * hom the said seve al accused thus oon ed- erated and consplied, have vo each and all fa len by the bands ef these conepiraiors, hereby ieaving the Rye of be L wited States without @ President and leo-Presitent, without ® secetary of 4a. eho sone le cothed with by the cal ap @ecciom to fil @ vacene, shoud any ; trise in che oitice of Presi entand V ce-P es cen, | uo + iibout ain. ful coma osero! thes mieoi 1 @ Republic it le only becsuee the coumpiuto © are vee te ed by the # ¢ilane. anit. lity of the executive Oi eis bore lives were We c tuly Pro ec) dou that ui ht cf murce. by the cee oh: Lanne & in’ who 1. apd Co. nes ite Ls hie comepi acy ves eo ered b tre accuses, Join Woke Boob ad aii Atusbain Linon ip pur uance he.eut ; jhe did, in pur uence of said con pumy, suthovit law to aneault, ament‘o ail abu murcer, Winiam Ht, Dewar, Me stot d: and If the several psties accused | wd commit be at@ Sle Be lege ag inet tuem to the p oe cuilon cousplracy, then it ta ‘he | law ‘bet at prtes to that cmepurcy, | whether preent et the time of ite execu. u whether ov tel Leoe thie court eullty of the sever. acto vone by | on of the womwoncerign, What) thi ae conspirators did m the ex cation of ® cou. piteey by the d of one of thei. cone ie they | id themeeives In thie t easonable cc acy to aid the tmed rebel ion, by man.e ing the officers of ihe | nied Ste @4 and the cou tite arms, al! the parties to it mut held es prince pais. and the act of one in the piosecu ton of the common desizn isthe act of all, Lieae the decision of this dread irene to the Court, (o which it aicn® belon, It ir tor you to say, upoo {oes cathe, whether (he accured are gulity, 1 tiuat (rod that ip this, ae in every other Americ eourt, the rights of the whole peop i be 16 pec ed, and (hat the Ri publie, wu (bis ite sup. eme hour of tris, will true (0 iwell and just (o allready to piotect the rights of the humblest, fore wrong, to avenge every crime. to vincica e@ th ty of the to maintacn inviolate that jietice, to bb web te Constitution was ordained, her assailed by bowie aired with god, or armed . Bisoiam, Ppectal Judge Adv coubee! for Mude, Speneier and Ar- lead tothe Courte paper sewing opsniou the Judge Advocate bad un intentions: y mire-stated (he evideuce im @ nainver Of Gi Gat laportance iu (he eousideraion Of the accused, aod asking tue Court accu acy OF The staiements , by rete.ence to the iecoia ; wh was @aicd to conser wheth ebuale be read, ibe Court adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow tuoretuy, in orger wo deiberate in rec. e: Washington, June 8 —The trial of the alleged ontp.re'ore after cecupying seveial weeks aud caus- ing the examination of severa: bundied witues es, is bow over, much to the relief of the couure: and the court, to whom it bas Leeu, iu an exiieme cegies. fatigueing, The court have affordeu every facdity wo the counsel for procuring wiigos: « The court will weet tomorrow mowing aud, of course, ait with closed doors for the parpme of celiberat on aud to peper offe: make their findings, Itis not thought thet this will eceupy much time, as the members hav: hed the testimony as the trial progressed. Texas and Loulsiana, Texan Anxiety about Government Matters ~* The Yankee” Meet Texan Approbn- tlom—diem. hicrrom’s Administration at parerepert Le.—tlew the Negrees be- bave, Etc. Texas exchanges received yesterday, diecues rr constroctiga tp mild terms. The Houston True On P\ stator, (Raton + ancock isin New Orleans and i# doing ail lm bis power for the re-establishment of Texas in the Union without interierence. Mill- tary Governor Hamilton her gone to Washington to Teceive ‘he appointment of Military Governor tan Cock says the ouiy to prevent tha: soit of gov ernment is to ome pe son as ernor, who will be aceept Bub a course many" The Crocke t Qcri muNc predie's the adoption in Texas of President Johneon's policy, of vot allowing any recognition of the " Coniederste” officials, and faye: “Just as wou as Governor Jack Hamilton arrives and takes charge of affaires with bis provost of preserving our ree Mr authorit tmuatler Washington bumiliation to not le courre, is the result ot ihe ue.eat of sion, and we mipbt have cxpecved it" ‘The same p.por states that ail the rebel soldiers have gone home. Above teu thousand were fed gra- tuitoualy at ibe Soldiers’ Home, kept up by our pi miotie ladies, All the Confederate p oprty at and about this pst was taken by the solciers. Private | Dr perty Ses wenerally ivspected, but we hesr of « | few cepredations The Marshal! Rerveircay reporte that returning tebe! soldiers from Lee's and Johnston's armies “give much more favorable accounts of the © of affaires enst of che Miasialpp! Kive: than »@ expectod tohear, They state that the heoe are treating | our pecple kied) , and that the siving our eol- diere every faciity da the way of id | pe fabio other, ine to ‘each (he: homes. The \ beo taken pasig: ou w Yankee sean lon burg and be a taben nearly au (be way round aly pois end wee not itqui ed to pay a cent We we thet the Yank ep ienescocfin'dat 'yler who passed throush a we K avoonth i: way home.be a ed Themue@iver 0 OU Oluerly and ferpectable Qiauu fr, cud } that thei coumtepances exbibliou bu maievoeuce or i-feeiing, | Shreveport, La, correspon !ence reports very favor- ably of Gen, Merron’s adwinist: ation fo tuet yuarter rri- val, but he rapidly set them to rights, The fragmenta | of the di banded Cenfederate forces were quite | trou! lesoue & wee bi epee Apu (he Lenas line Witheut sue wivbiest Lesctation they p.eee borer and mu.ee ale their individual seiv ce. aud some- time. oso @ as todemaud in ney aud other articics 1k this, however, would ebortly @od, tor Ma shall exes, aud Washington, Aik, *e ein a tew care to te .ceupied by the tional toop4, und the od tiay ae hee Blieady bean the case at Monroe anu Camden, ou the Ouichite Fiver, Ihe eouduct Of the coo.ed tioope le cep e- seated as citing a ere val of trouvle. They bave the wildess ides o! the vew order of things, uod are lweving (be piantations in greet nambe Bo mu bh bas thisben she cave that enere son haa lect bumseit oti \ged, by the wiliar, oe easy of the eta Qtion, to eve an order }e,ueming them to /emain on thei plantations and assuring them that their wante | Canuct io: the peeent at lew, be the powers thatbe, Ihe peop anxiety regarding the p.oba Cottoa opu other property. 4 | ofl | oufiseation of their fe not eo much cot. tom iu joe country as wae fires thought; law bal wii probally cover the who.e amount, It bas been Bold as iow a8 Leu coals pe. pound. From Havana, Breckhtoridge’s Advice to IHile Rebel } brieaus—.rnde wits Southera Ports— Arrival ef (eolles— Ada: a Venezuela, Havana, June ta Bieckluridge fe til in town, and counsels all Lis friends to th themaelves on the clemency of the President, and eek for pardon He bas probably done so, or intends to do 60 binself He heops very quiet. Trace with Bouthera porte will commerce about | the firss of July. There are already several vessels edvertised for Mobile, Charleston, etc. The steamer Lark, a noted blockade rumnner, sailed yesterday for Liverpool, probally to be sold there Withia the last woek two wore vessels have arrived loaded with coolies. Prom Venezuela we have news that Gen. Falcon took «be oath of office om the Tth instant, and uome- diately entered upon his duties as President of the Republic, although he hed not yet organized bis Ca- Dines, 1s was said that Gen, Venancio Pu'gar, a per- sonal enemy of the President, had invaded one of the towns of the Maracaibo coast, but it is known that his Gitempt to make mischie! failed and be retlied w Gen, } ce (Correaponitence of The Sun.) } | | Boush for tle bevetis of neyroes, 29, 1865, one of the Atates of Columbia. The standing army of the Repub tc will consist of 3,000 men, and the Davy oO: twosteamersand twoschooners, The 8 of New Barcelona was atill in disonier, the arbitra tion of (en. Falcon being but of temporary benefi’, Nassau ie reported to be entirely deserted by the flosting population 1+ acquired during the war, and abont 4.0.0 people who went (here to apend the winter mou he bav eo gove away The Royal Victorias Hotel and other public howe. are closed, Miny shope have slut op for want of patronage, The shoe town, ins eat of ‘he lively appearance It oe. eo'ed when the biockace business was flow. lhing, looks dud and deserted. Tater from taytl. Advices have tees rece. wed from Harti to the 10th inet, The thence loa was theo contined to the city of Crepe Hayties sil ti other towns involved in it hai eubmitiod agaia to the iovecomout, The news of the wurrendor of © ps Haytion was hourly ex. pec et at Port a. Prince, Cape Heytion wae the heodjuariers of toe relela and it rebellion firet bre ke on fo cescf Pre Barthaiemy + there that the The clty te invested by the ard, under cominand of Gen, Trom fortress Monroc Portrea M Kobert Jacqueman, who wae shot duricg the dieturbance lo Norfolk last Batur- day night, has rines died woe. June OT The ber some are all closed for the present in Petersburg, Va, News Itoms. [By Fobagraph to thy Bow York Bund Jay Coonn reports mubsecriptions to the Seven: Thirsy Loan yesterday, to th’ amount of 82,451,800 Tae spice manufactory of C.J Fell & Bro. South Front wreet, Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire last evening. Loas very heavy Tun railroad ie successfully running between Richmond and Petersbure, and wes turned over to the Directors by the military authorities on the Wh, Laren news from Washington Territory tn- Creases the majority of the Union candidate for Congress, and showa that the Legislature will be almost unanimously Union Tom United States steamer Frolic, Capt. Ueber, formerly the blockado runner Vanes arrived at Halifax, yesterday, bound for the Mediterranean, ase yacht for Commedore Golisborou bh, A eentove disturbence took place in Portsmouth, Va., on the night of the 2 and white peonle, Pistola were freely used, and aMr Tyler was shot sud | aily wounded, also one or wore of the colored fellows, Tas horse which lert Boston at eunrise, yester. dey morning to accomplish one hundred and «ix- teen mleg to Portland, Me, before sunset, ona rousand do'lir bet, fell and died, mx miles from the latter city, having mado 110 miles cousiderably of time, The \rutes interested in this wick- atfeir deserve te be rin to derth therneelvom, , between the black General Intellizence, (Dy Mat te the Nowe York Sun.) A Poston Poot were fefinition Fogush neutral ty A woven in Bourh Poston cave birth day, to four xirla, weighing five poun Broken Brittauta the other Piece, Two beara have recently been killed in the town of Billion, Calumot county, Wisconsin, Oue of the was foundo wul forty rode frow e farmer's house. Tas Rebmond Rarvurio etates that the ricts hetweeu whiies ani neyroes in Norfolk, Va, on Biturcay,on the oovusion ot the muuietpal election, Nteu sn the Jeata of niae colored o » hae been cap- pore) Bitler of the N.uth N w York Cavalry Ma. Gavis Houitay, who was shot on the 18th by bie oe n,et B.uguy Miss, died on T lesJay from the eflect of his wound. rewemberod, comritted tuicide afer te m AN explomon orkein J B, Bussier's lar ce fous aire, in Uavelpbia, oo Tu sday, set the eetebl ciweut cutire, aud aused e loss ui 2108, 000, Ik suppoeed @ cusiuer's segar acoiensally ig- uited th nreworks Mn Jos Hemrazeys bas boen a: pointed Cllee- for wi toe vert of Ricbinond, He was one of the ci veug ot Bchinond cast inte poisoo w marke OW waa Cost prnl din lsul, tor profess.og at- tachment te we Uuion, Tor Fre ma qua ity of cu der, ‘Nereau has set a ated anl abe yart a larve laud 'n the of (esa bhan one subsisting ar bundred houssod fr ed eave on Governawat ratic Tus plague #8. Peersburg does not seem to be dim nehing. By lest eecounte the vumber of p r sone teken with «amounts to from three hundred | to three huudred aud fy daily, aud the number of @@ Le tw alout ninety, A rit & how ed aq sire, being worsted by Sidney Smith in an arcument, took his revonge by e elamivg, “If L Lad aso. who wasan lot, Jove, Ut make b im a parson.” Very provably,"' replied Bidiney, bus Dave (hat your father wus of @ cifferent mind," Me DH, Binguaw, @ refigea frow whe wus driven out of t sentiments, soou atter the beilion, bas prepared along provess to tre Presi- dont against whe wppointment of Judge Parsons a Provisional Gveruor Aetrex from Iodianapolis says that tod'ct miuteiot eivil court bave beon fond ageinss Bowles, Milligan and cther Bone of Li erty, so that tf theirtraland cousemnasion by she gill- tary commission be overruled by the Suprewe Court, ey may nos escape punishment, Alabama, § Biante for bis Union breaking outof there Tue convention of the various bodies of Non M .usuete wooek has Leen in session « Ono, oa Fritay, sion im favor of too fetal representatiy cops, Methouiat bod es io thie couutry Mins Ansa L. Witson has $1,000 dreasinug-cmeo at ihe Ch ‘or the prettiest xirl inthe ‘ make her a, bowever ; the votes were #1 a-piece, god i! Mose Anne bad beeu poor aa well as preity she never would bave had the requisite numcer of eumirers among tie do lared ones of Chi ag. yeech at the Oblo tly, jo which he been t's father mad Convention re viien been asked if I am not prowd of that boy of ruine, Telways tell persons saking me (bh s quest ou, ao, for hts promotions have been | fo gradual that they huve not surprised me A genilemaa ouce asked mo this question when « | German wus standing by, aud to biu the Ler- | man thus replied: ‘Why, he cauld not belp | 1%; be was not to blame,’ This brought dow. the house, Sexaros Bumamax, in @ late speech, made the following stateu. : “A friend of mine whose daughter 1s uow at Rows, received @ letter from ber writen while Generul Bherman was visiting North Carolina, Bhe wrote; ‘Ob, tather how for- fupate you are; you kuow waere Busswend bas is due to Cor- | The boy, ‘ts will be | -| SUN. 'Thirty-Third Year. gone, but we are in deep distress, for our next door neighbor, General McClellan, ie croaking, aad saying that Sherman and hie army can never | march through that country. and will be destroy- | Fuse the Roman legions were destroyed under Varus’ " A vaw in a Congregational meeting hones ig thas | adverueot for sale in the Amherst (Maas,) Ex- rhess ; ‘A pow in the meeting house of the fires py tisb io Amberet is forsale, The mao thet owns | the pew owns the right or « space just ae long aad wid the pew is from the bottom of the meeting to the roof, and he can go as much ant an setecan get Ifa man will buy my pew ait in! op Buniays, and repent and bee Le wil g» to heaven, and my pew fa food leee to atart from as any pew in the . On @ recent occasion, in Chicago, Mre. Gen. | Grant was dressed io plain traveling attire, heving | Luljostarrivet from .be care, Bhe wore « white stray bat with i trimmity, « traveling mantle and dre and a short black vell over her face—altoxethor @ modest, unassuming ettire, Bbe je of medium beigbt. not exactly alender, and hae an exceeding cheerful countenance. She and Mre. Gen, Bherman are about the same site and age— | probably about thirty-five years, Mrs, Leb wore Mourning, banug lost @ son some mon sine. Sbeis gracefuland easy in her mangers, ® pleasant face. Neither of thene Aro handsome, but both of them ere very ladylike, ‘odes and uopretentious— jist such women se men of good common sense would select for wives. @ merchant. negro denied hia guilt. He wan tied up by the thumbs, avd thie punishment caused him to my that he bad stolen the money, and if untied, he would show where he had hidden it, Accordingly a detective started out with him toward Hamiton The negro was roedithel hand end the officer walked unconcernodly at his ade. While cros#ing Mill Creek Bridge the negra, hand- cuffed as hoe waa, bounded over the pet inte the water below With his hands @ led he fark at once, and rose no more, Was he guilty or not? Tur Richmond Wara says the depression of business cousequent Mie om the deficiency of vaeale continues. The supply of merchandise of poets every description ta in excess of the demand, peas accordingly ru it fivures, in some casos, below the Northern markets, Tho preveil- | fog ppih n is, thatthe auc.ton sales of ea, ec, by forcing goods upon the market, bave | bro ght down prices below the normal anal eoulined, will ruin, for # time the erede of the elty, Coneequnly, several of the } houses have dotertm ned to sepend thé gale mrel ction until the railroed com. municatior ioterior is completed, and the gre re of the current yoar are sold or hypo- thee . Tne * relic” fever has caused considerable dem- age wo portions of Ford's Theatre in W. where Booth killed Mr, Lincoln, Thet portion of the stage carpet upon which Booth lea) from the Preadent's box has been cut away for « of four fee, The latest * wantfestaten” tre, aud asked the bar- tenler: ‘Have you the same bottle on hand out of whi bh Booth drank on the night of the sssassine- tion?" Yea, Bi “And tle same in ioe’ Yom, Bir." "Cau T have edrink of thet same Lrancy out of thas same bottler’ ** Yea, Bir." have it.” The visitor tastes the y face and continues: woe ly that Booth drank t'* "Yea, thas Killed the Urandy would make @ relic fever is that of wonder President. Adrink of th: tues Wil lus yrandmothe: Serious Railr Accident. A mont serious accident occurred on Tuesday mora. ing, on the Connecticut Valley Railroad, by whieh one passenger lost Lis life, and oumerous others were | consider sbly injured, About half-past4 A.M, when the train w ‘urping ® curve about twenty miles alle, the cars ver yt about sev: ° portion of the track ‘ing been hed away by the recent reins, At the time of the secident, the train being behind time, the ears were tuning at high epeeu, id the passengers all esleep There were sizty-emhs pacsougers the cars, amoug whom were twent) -eimbs eoi- dei, the pamberof persone reported wounded Ss. Asoluter named Kelloga w uae A coatle- man seamed Williawe, from nti wes badly ir had burt, Uue lady baa ber back brok hes limbs badly fractured, and the rem: er were injured un a more or lees degree. It was with the e vatest didicuity that (ho passengers could be gee, 1 irom thelr periious position ostot them had to crawl outof the windows, #0 as to make their exit from the cus, Lhe wounded were pearly all + | po: ted to Bellow's balla, where the inhabitants a | fh thou power to alleviate the eutlerings of the an- lortuuate passougers, Tho Vermont Union state « onvention. Montpelier, VC, June tothe Union Beate Con- vention to-day bas Loen largely attended, How, 0, P, Chandio:, of Woodatock, prusided, The following ciustlons were made ernor Dilineham, of Waterbury, Liew. tenant Govertor—A. i, Gardner, of Beaningion 7 .caaurer—Jobu B, Page, of Kutis ad, The resolutions rulogize Abrauam Lineoln, theok the brave rodiers, and heartily endorse Presidents Johnson. In regard to negro suffrage, the platform te us tollows Resolved, That looking back to the happy a | rleoee Of Our Ow) Biate inex ending the ,argeet ti | ety to native or naturalized clizens quiet dd peaceable behavior, tri epective of color, race | aud lurward t0 the loestimabie blessings that will How 'o (he lav@ slave ata oe trou @ tee, industrious, intelligent, virtuous, peaceable and patriotic opal. tou. We do reapeetiuiy ana earnestly counsel ‘ge ot thor states buat they biot out for ever ‘germ } their statues ail lawe pe staining to the late con sition vi siuvery, and to concede to all of their patave and natura ized citizens, by constitutional guaranty, equality of civli aud polit rights, leav ing to euch ne Character he bea.s, "My re-organizod in the precediase eenhall use ad ite HOnM powels, 00 O46 Ky secure a Republiciu | evn » Lobb 1m lord Od exseuce W ble POOl.a LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tue PKestbeNr Disaperoves oF tire | Finvixa oF A MILITARY COMMISSION, ~ Yeator | day, Jobn MeNell and Williem Edsall, citizens o: New York, were sent teore Justice Hogan, by Dis by false pretences teresting one, aud '* [hie Care ie an excesdingly to e 4 | trict Attorpey Ilall, eared with obtaining moavy of the Oret in whied Presi dent Johnson hee taken to dlaupp-ove of the | finding of « Military Comm mn It appeare gas two or three mouths ago, the prisonare were arrested and taken to Washington, charged with obtaining mone by falee pretences,in torging a letter of > poisiinent, showing them to be Vioverument aflicere, ac. Un the 27th of March last, the prisone were arraigned for trial before a Military Com mission, as Washington, of which General Brage, U8, Volg “ae President. The prisoners were convicted 0D tome the epecitications, and MeNell was sentenced Ye pare fine of $26), and be coufined ia such Dince as the Becrctary of War might designate, ou) the fire was paid; and Edsall was sentenced to be imprisoned for ten yoars, wherever the Sec etary of War rodght designate, The place select’.4 jor thelr confipument wee Clinton Btete Privgn, President Jahueon die approved of the find) ..bs and sentence,aud (be prison. era were orderea te be turned over to the civ (Cyatimued om the Lust Page,