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o A i nun 1; 1 I P I' i i Lffl Li PWB TEX CE.YR y- " " y ' ' : ' ' ' I -7 . I I ' : . ! I , , ; , , ; j " -.- ' ' - . ... y I. ....-..! ..... ...j., : ., .... 'j ... . . -. I. ,Wu 1 , : r i i irii i iiia iu 1 - -i .: -1. ... t THE WIMKGTQN HERALD WILMINGTON, JTJNE I. LOCAL INTEI-LICErJCE, " job Printer IV ntdl Ose cr two good Job Printers will "finf employ fc this office oa immediate application. jleturn of Pacc, TrartquiHty and Prosperity, Removal of Ilestrictions, and Re ivival of I raac. - 7 ft happy privilege re have had of annoua- c H the proclamatiod of the Bresident re-openiag ti, southern ports to the (commerce ox ine worm. CoiMidentally with this announcement we wer j TnMfilm. in the name of the mili- C::1 Upon iv 4vw. , -- tarr commaBde'r of this department, tni emoTal ef restrictions on trade. fl'-aay we epreau oeiore ocr readers tke confirmation of this latter vedict intbeannonncoment of the Supervising Special t gent. ' V ? . , , Thus, therefore, '.afkr ftlur years of weiry, wast- :ac VfiJf and a rcleatlesa blockade, we once more aer-e into the dawa of peace, industry and pros. tr:tt! No. longer shall! the grim man-of-war f on Mwtly 'before our harbor. io longer t LaH. all our comxcrcial traniac "gns be subject to lie espoinacc and restrictions of Cifeasury ageHls. IDgcr mast-we ask what we may buy, or what emxrnU, or who we tnay sell'to. The markets of the rorld are open to! us. We may ship onr tluiVre prcnlucts whencjer and to whateret port i. -hno3c, and bring back in return -those com '!:) e.most. need. The removal of restric tions ig absolute aid complete, eo far as it relates u fcll manucr of private rr5perfy. ' Now, citizens of North; Caiini$'be timo to f-Met the wftrid tho gt 8 y - FccuferatiTC rowers. . 1Y e are VCt J ha3 not tuffflrtd by either army, and kad at at. tempted to sell any f toelf'or other property l obt tain food. ' ;. V-f rES05ai--Mr. ,Wm. B. Cutter, of the eat prising firm of Cutter & French, returned yest day in the Ferit, from a hasty trip north, accom paoied by his lady, who contemplates spending a portion of the season in the city. ' 1 he lady of Captain Blackman, A. Q. M., also arrived "yesterday oa the Pcrii. - I' Ra8ujib PnAcrica. JTV C. Wal2ers card resuming practice, will be fouwin our advertising columns to-day. ; " ot of those who' believ that this groit state ia vet mined cr its people reduced to'hclplesi begga- xt. The trial through which , they have ptssed ha? teera aHore one indcjpd, but so much greyer vill the pride and hall they co at one, to j glory of the populations. work in earliest and with i - a dot erw nation to purvlvc their ruisrortunc3 . an anti so achieve Kxxotax,. Dr. Arrington, dentist, has removed his office to Mr, Jos. Shackleford's, formerly the residence of Dir. Thos. II. Wright. ' ;. ; : tf. J . Lktike List. For- liat of letters remaining uncalled for in the post ofSe ia this city see third - -O : - r- . Thamcs. VTe are indebted to-Mr. II. M. Barry, agent for the steamer Cummander, Messrs. Cut ter & French, and the officers of the steamer Petit for late northern papers in advance of the mails. THE VERY LATEST. Indictment and Trial of : vDavis for Treason. Jeff. AH EffOBTAST DECISION. Tlie Amnesty Proclamation Void 'i By XdmUatiou. ? :) Special Dispatch to the 5. T. Tribune Wjjkikotos, Friday, May 26, 1865. V The Attomej-Qepieral has just made a most important decisiea. He affirms that the 'Am aexty proclamation was a means only to secure a Spwific purpok, which was tbe suppresston of thV Rebellion, The Rebellion ended, the Amnesif is Toid. It does not restore citizen ship, prVwrty, of vested rights. The Pardent has n right to pardon except for -what viaa past. The Executive clemency cannot etfrtci to the future. Therefore, the decrees of owfUeatioa there must stand. The decision -wilrjbe' given to the public in a few days.' v Q. TThen did you t leave Montreal ? A. Ob the 17th f February. ! Q. Whn did you first give this infonatioi to anv ne? A. I srokc of it to two or three parties some time ago.! Q. Did you communicate to the government? A. Not then.- j : i- . . Q. Did you consider it of . any importance at that timet A. No, sir ; I'censiderod it at the time as a piece of braggadocio. j Q. Whrn did you first communicate it to tho government? A. A few days ago. - , The testimonv for the defence was resuneaj chiefly in behalf of Dr, Mudd, lo show that bio fia4 not been concerned m the aiianinstiOn pl0t. : ..: . , SHERMAN'S ARCIY; j ' :- .; Jj ' Ttie Grand Review of Slay 21t THE ARMY OP THE TEN.NES8KE. THE COHSHRACY TUIA1, r Xne military Review in ' ington. ' WasU- PAIMFT OF TROOPS. THE CONSPIRACY dec, ' &c, TRIALS, It i not the time to irdown and cry that there There ia an abundance f nstliin'lo frork jrithi vet ia the country. There is rice, and resin. an f.umbcr enouffh to make a start with. And w& -, i iKpbh tTitntrs fhp ftlrl soil reraaihs. and itfre k -j . . : . . yJ ire jour own stout arms to subdue it IjfJiJlWw of heaven, and the geijial suns will aidou P1" r-eat-work. And thus speedily, wit incpstry i - i i.- lad enterpri tho wilderness of oufidesMtion shall be made to blossim as the rose l . The government fia now dono al? ihat j may be expected to do. H will feed he peip.e no leager, but it restores io them t' -'At laar, re opens their ports, gives them alAe advtages cf unrestricted trade with the 6 016 ' and aow tells them to go to work ut henceforth be the cr Wjiedikgion, Friday May 1!6, 1865 pfcKCUiwo uVcrtjTtrjct to-day foutr a Dili oi indictment against both Jeff. Davis and John C. Breckinridge for high treason. Davis and-Breckinridge are indicted separately. The overt act was the raid in July last within the District of Columbia and the jurisdiction of this court, the killing of citizens and the destroying hof property BrecKuindge being present in per 1 and Jeit. Davis constructively District Aorney Carrington announced the fact in the cotrt and asked for a bench-warrant in the case Breckinridge, who is still at large".! He that such steps may be taken as wll beforp the court for trial. WasSixtok; May 27, 1865.; Tho.TJiiite States District Attorney lias rto iiid prosperity will sure? Hoesi Thiives s ght last the 8t&K y thitves aor orifof J r r r ft , jwork 1 yThat ork, work,irerk arn that on licsdayj also asd bring DMis More ETicIoncer the Defence. 'j --A, ; ...... i;-- Complicitr of Santlrs and Cleary. ; WASHiyoTOMay 26, 1865. J The court-fiiom was to-dar again crowded with spectator of poth sexes, uo largest part of them beingl.unable to find siata. ' The main attraction is tie appearance of trfe prisoners: ; After the inmense mass ef eVdence taken yesterday hadlbeen read, Rev. FatW .Lanahan, living near ean townj Md., and Mr. Father Young, pastor of a Roman Cathonc church, were. severaVy sworn, and testified at Mrs. Surratt has llways had the repntationf being a woman of Christian character. Thete wit nesses had fevcr heard her express eithcVloal or disloyal entiments. ' r Mr. Mausby, brother-in-law of ,0'Lauglin,' testified tlat the accused was engaeed in fbo produce business with hrs own brother in -Wah-meton and that O'Laughlin and Booth weft scBOOi-xeiiews, ana naa oeen lnumsie ior iwcf years. '.' I-- ' ' . - ... : . J- " l ' The Icounsel for O'Laughlin sought to prove that O'Laughlib made no flight or evasion, bat was willing to lurrender himself to the oflacers of theilaw. .'. rhe!witness paid he surrendered O'Laughlin by the authority c.the accused himself. The prosecution called Henry Finegas. of Boston, who tcjtmed that on the 15th of Feb ruary, last he I heard a conversation between iGDawrence j&allin Montreal. His evidence was as toliowa : , 1 i the ARUY r J i OF GEORGIA. SNTIIUSIASMOF THE PEOPL U SIIKMA.V I A twit I Correspoadence of the Baltimore Amarican. . i . Washotox, May 24, 1805, The people and their highest representatives gave another ovation to-day in the National Capital to. the Heroes of the Nation, the glori ous, army of the 'Great FJanker.M the men who have swept through Georgia Tennessee Ala- , bama, South Carolina1 and: North Carolina, and who : gave - the city that -was intended, ia the . judgment of the leaders of the now suppressed rebellion, theixT'TapitaPa passiajfvisit as tbey wended their way homewards to resume, many of them-, the avocations of peace. Tediouf hive been the marches, fierce the fightiag, and many Hhe sufferings and trials updergone, but their prowess never faltered, as many bloody ind successful fields have attested, and their presence in the Capital tb-dayf the Capital of One Free ' Republic now that their; labors have achieved . 4an honorable peace' proves; i The military display to.day waat equal to hat made en yesterday by the grand old veterans of the i Army of the Potomac, the coneuerors of ; and the captorsjof thaAnqy of Jferth'ern TOrcInIa,r: the flower of the army or rebellion. I km t ' l.J t : -1 . .jaae column consiiweu, Bowever, aimosi enxirey . omnfantry, though ' artillery and cavalry sp-peajjed- occasionally. The4 greater portion of the cvyalry belonging to this army remains in Georgia and the Carolinas, and will probably do so uatil affairs there are more settled. The men represented all the States of the . Great West, and also 'regiments from .Pennsylvania, ' New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, -and cannot he excelled in tho world. The number in the line U variously estimated, and generally) set down, at between 75,000 and 80,000. Thi column was divided jinto tho "Army of the Tn-. ncssee,' formerly ceomar ded by Major General 0. 0. Howard, but now, by Major .Genersl John 1 A. Logan, and the! Army of Geergia, Major General Henry W. ISlocum. ' The 'first named is subdivided into tho Fifteenth Army Corps, Major Genera) Haseri, and the Seventeenth Army Corns. Maior General Francis P. 'Blair, whilo tho Army of Georgia ia composed of the Tf en tieth Army, Corps, Major General J. A. Mower, and the Fourteenth -Army Corps, Brevet Jiajor General Jeff. C. Davis.1 The work Acoomplished by the ,riht wing"; and the "left wingVjie- epectively, in their creat marches and successful , battles, ia too well known fa need men tion.it this! time. v The record made by these orga'niia tions will emhlasoB many a page in the military history of the war against the rebellion. 1 i '-J " TBS! .M0TSMZ3T.-. ' 1 . f I The day was bright and beautiful, hut some what warmer than jTuesday.; JSlll necessary ar rangements for the march havingfbecn macfe by the corps, divisionand brigade commandes on; the previous night,1 theseveral regimsttswere 11 BroTnttrratthe;a73i)ointed"renslsxvoua.'and at nine o'olock, everything heir g in .readiness, . niimal ran was fired. and the column, hiatl by their beloved Sherman and Howard, advahcd lrom tneioixoivne vapiwi,iuoviu5 own f?un slyvania avenue and from thence. to the Prew dest's House, where waa placed tho - I sxvirwcia stand. . . Hr ware seated President Johnson. Secre tary Stanton, Attorney; General Speed, Pst master General Dennisoi; Secretary Wells and AssiBtant SecreUry -Fe, 'Lieutenant' Gineral Grant and his Chief of Staff, General JUwlings by the way, an Indiana-General Meigs, Gsbl era! Barnard and other officer. When Generals Shprman and Howard reaehed thb poinl they dismounted and took position on the platform. Sherman sat with his wifo ando,.aafl lather in-law, Hon. Thomas .EwiDg of, Ohio,, all of whom gTeatly appreciated he homage renderad the' great chief. ! As too aiaerxiR araj aou corps commanders reached this ttancVthey also, dismounted and took seats thereenand soon tho manly -forms of -Logan, BlafcSbcufci, and others, made their appearance. All weTe .cor- dially greeted oy tte irresiaeni ana vp.u and "received the! plaudits of the assimblage The stand was about two nunarea iec directly in frontt of the' WhiteHouf e raised from the pavement aooux.ien iee, yj thrown over, it, ana. aioi , one raised highexifrsg ibf.toTt.t, rrrt iJXfitrj tifiad the' froW authorities that tha Circuit Court is ready to proceed with the trial of Jef ferson Davis, on Cher indictment already found. Separate - reviews, of different effps ef tho armies ar aoout ta take place. Jt ij The Governor? of tho different states are still v letting mc iruups m vamp. ' if 1 I The Treasury has m pie fundant1 the pay ment of the armies will begin inraediatety. The railroad returns show tVat seventy-fiva thousand visitors have left thi city during the past three days. They camo fio see the grand review, j - . . - r - i . Alabama has been divided iito three internal revenue districts, but no appointments of -as sessors and collecto: have jit been made. John T.- Ford, proprietor of Ford's Theatre, Or. J. Pran,;. w;i. s wa8e8leruay: unconauionaijy reieasea xrom i. i, - . i - ?& " Lthe uia uapuol .frison, wfcere no j naobeen i wis enj, were chterett takea ftom each. leep ingtbow the-rifOlj Air. Northrop were.. two hu". wlo epo some noise as having occurred iins.laaojgnv1 regaraea it as nothing luau a5j- Its is n the first case- of stealing that ehavftioticeia our columns recently, and as interns regular gang of them it Would e vl perhs for our people to mtike prepara wfor aw characters, in case of a visit Ifrom y. Tbio of Dr. Kinc'a, horse i will he 8ri. Y 7 felty hna just now, as he has a very large Jocticead io pssib: chance ;of replacingSim. ne tq-iearn from the same gentleman, that a parsed to bej of this ctaracter, made earacexathe piazza of Mr N. G. Dan wdeace a few nights since, and being asked piaess and making no reply,. D. fired two l t hiov Without; rfr,t i: ' 3. ; He returned again, he wever in about' f but made no attcmptr at Tascality, 1 ' i 1 iflO, both Of BrnBwiU - t,'-- v- - - to a jail of thiscity, fortwelvedays each, pociaiamg rations frhm J..!. j Confined since his return froii Richmond, a few ujs auer me assassination;oi iresiaent ln. t.i Lin- The Punnlar Loftn, 4 ' PnxiADZLFHia Friday May 26. j F ay Cooko reports the subscriptions to the sen thirty loan to day "at $2,207,350. The latest Western subscriptions were $200,000 froo George F. II ilz, Cashier aft St. Xouisy $140,000 from they First National Bank of that citj; and , $61,100 from the Third National Balk. I The largest Eastern subscriptions were &&le00 from the National Bank of tho' Re? pubic at JJostoa; S20Q,000'frwm the First Na tioptl Bank of Philadelphia; TheaEirit Na tiotivl Eapk of Lexington iKy. , subscribed $80, 000, The number of individual subscriptions for; sums of $50 and $100 was 1,544. Accident to Sx5peker Boooclc. Ex-Speaker Bocock, ef the Confederate House of Representatives, who is at present stoppinz at Appomattox Court Heuse, met with an acci dent one day last week, which might have been more serious, lie was handling a pistol, when the weapon exploded,: sending a ball through his foot. A surgeon was called in who render ed; his professional services. At last accounts Mr. Bocock was imptoyintr. but his wounds will door. They itopped about ten fee I heard Clear say,-"! suppose they i The eonvertaltion I heard took place at St. Lawrence Ball, in the evening. I am net cer tain whether :;;t waa the 14th or 15th of Febru ary. I was fitting in a chair as George .N. Sanders and Wm. Cleary walked in at the feet from mo. are getting ready for tfe inauguration of v Lincoln next month' Sanders said, ' Yes; ut if the hoys only have luck Lincoln will not trouble them much longer.' Cleary' said, "Is 'everything well ?" Sander replied, tlOh yes; Booth is boss ing tho joh," - t Q. YoU.8awthese.meh' frequently ? A. Yos ; I knew Sanders by description tho first time. I saw him, and inquired concerning him of the clerk. , 1 ' - Cros9'examijed.By Mr. Aiken Q. When 4id you leave ihe service of the government ? A.' In September, 1863. y I Q. Did you not seeede in , the South before you went to Montreal? A.jNo, sh.j Q. You say you were never introduced to any of the parlies ? A. Net to Sanders or Clea ry. . I was introdueed to men who 'claimed . to have escaped fiom prison in the North. - Q, What tinie in the evening did this con versation atStj Lawrence Hall occur? -.A. I think ahoat 5 i'elock. .' , ",r. :' Q. You say you were' about ten feet from them; were they con versing in a loud or low tone? A. In a low: tone, I thought Q. Jfere they standing close together T A. Yes, sir. - " .jy' ' Q. Did you ever see Clay there ? A. No not to my knowledge. . Q. Did you ever see Cleary r A, i aia, ti. Did you see Sanders.? A. I did ; f O. Why is it vou recollect these two men and not the others? A. Bacanso I saw them Q. How did you. know it was taem u you were noi introduced to them ? A. 1 knew them by sight; Several days before I saw them . tes tify in cdurt in the St. !Albans raiders'' ease, . nas siina oi a loosing man i A. He is a man of medium size, of candy com plexion, sandy hairf and carries his neck a little on one Side. ' .., . ' ; ' - t - ' O. Describe Sanders ? A. Sanders lsirather low, short and thick set, curly hair, mouataehe and goateo . sprinkled . with grey, very burly form.1 :!...:' h i i- r.- : Q. Did you hear anything xnoro shout the t manl'mfti4 in tht nn-r6rsation f "v A- No sir. hf . i " 6"'"uk s uta-
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