Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-17
rbe Martha washington Case.

The Martha Washington Case.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of Friday, says the evil
dence in this remarkable trial was closed yester-
day afternoon at three o'clock, the SwentgfnFsl
dov osibe trial, after some such persons thenprs-
emit in C6iumbas IS Ex- Senator Payue,of cleye-
land. President ofsthe Cleveland and Columbus
Rnilsgay; aud in attendance on the session OF the
State Board of Equalization, Mr.. Hughes OF the
firm OF Hubby, Hughes g Co.s9of Cleveland Mr.
Barnum and Mr.. Powers, had testified to the goou
character, for the last fifteen years, Of $. o. Bur
ton as to truth and veracity.
When the rebutting evidence was concluded
MI. Stanbery desired leave to Introduce another
witness to. morrow morning as tohaying made
bona fde shipment OF fifty barrels pork. The par
ty had been telegraphe1 to- and would not fail 10
be ON hand in the mornings bat the request oil Mr..
stanbery was not granted, Judge McLean remark
| ing tJat ii was unreasonable to ask any farther
time. MIS- said that every reasonable fort had
been made to get the party in Court, but he had
for some time been absent from home, and had
lust got othe city. He would not press the mat
TER Int desired an attachment to be issued against
another witness who had been regularly served
with process, and called, but did not answer. This
person was the late partner of Kissane' Mr. sam
uel Smith, and he wanted him byoughtin to show
cause for this contempto of Court. The attachment
was ordered for that purpose, but the Judge was
unwilling to delay tie case.
Daniel o. Morton, The U. S. District Attorney,
immediately entered upon the argument on the
mart of the Government, and occupied the re-
ma,nder of the afternoon, in an able summary OF
the testimony, and was still addressing the jury
when the 8 o'clock cars left. l517ss
During the morning of yesterday, Judge McLean
had the o. S. Marshal to question, separately me
different Reporters of the morning papers IN and
outside of the bar, as TO how their notes Tor re-
por,s were made. Nothing satisfactory was OBJ
tanned by the questioning, and further proceedings
were not taken to bring reporters before the
Court. ~
The following General Order from Major Gene,
nal Scott, assigning the respective commands OF
General Officers under the new arrangement I o.
Military DEPARTING nts, will be read win interest,"
| ~ -5a,s HEAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY ~
| Sc .ah New YoRK, Nov. IL, 1858. -
| 7--e CENTRAL ORDERS, NO. ".
| l. The following named officers are assigned 70
| the command OF the Departments organlzea an
General Orders No, IS, 'front.' the Wal Depaftnlen''
Breyet Major. General John E. Wool, 10 the
| Denartment Of the East; Brevet Major. Genera
4 David E. Twiggs, to the Department OF the " est
i Brevet Major General PeTsifer r. smith, 70 thg
4 Department of Texas; Brevet Brlgsdier- GeneIal
Il John Garland, to the Department OF New Mexico
/ Breyet Brigadier- General Ethan A. HitehcocK' &c
the Department of the Pacific. The latter is' o.
direction Of the President, placed on duty ACCORD
ling 10 his breyet rank. .sz5.i<,.
/ 2. Brevet Major and ASSISTANT aal9laat ueH Hs
l raj Francis N. Page is assigned TO anty at tns
1 Head Ouartets of the Department OF the esl
4 He will report by letter TO General IwIggs' ane
i await his orders in st. LOUIS.
i Brevet Captain and Assistant Adjutant Gene
raj David r. Jones is assigned to duty at the Head
/ Quarters of the Department OF the Paclhc' ant
| will report in person without delay.
/ g. Until the arrangements contemplated VIII
regard 10 Indians of Texas can be carried ONT tne
Troops at Fort Belknap, Department oil Inc "eSt
. will be under the orders OF the Conmanuet VI nv i
/ Department of Texas. .L, D..
/ a. For special reasons, the troops at the PoS
/ about 10 be established on the Rio ,GTande, oppo
site Ell PaSo, Department OF Texas, will loI tn'
press MT, be under the orders OF the Sommahdet
4 The Department of New Mexico.
s. The records OF the Eastern and Weslerl
Divisions Will be transferred to the Head Quarter
of The Departments of the East and West TeSpec
4 tiyely Those Of the LIST, I'd, Sd, 4th and 9th We
parinents will be sent TO the Head Quarters OF tn
It'll Departments to the Head Quarters oil the De
uartneut of The West, and those OF the 1uth an
/ Ith Departments, if they have not already been
will be sent to the Head Quarters OF the depart
ment of the Pacific. =,
6. Whenever Military Posts are abandonea' 10
Records win be sent to the Head Quarters oil IN
Il Deuartment in which they are situated.
I. The AmorieS, AISennls, and permanent he
cruiting Depots are not nded-except lot pur
poses OF inspscton-lntt the DePatSlsAeSA IA ~"tS
3. The Head Quarters of the 9Th infantry vii
remain fox the winter at Jefferson Barracks.
i 9. When their services can be dispensed VII
| in the Cherokee Nation, by General Twlggs, tn
two comnanies of Mounted Rif1emen, "a & K.
will proceed to the Head-Quartero oil lhe neg
lmept in Texas. On their arrival, Tile two compa
mics of the 7th infantry, now in Texas, IA q
will take post at Fort Belknap.
| By command of Major-G eneIal Scott.
IRWIN MCDOWELL, Asst Adiutant Genera
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M,ss1ssirrI Observation-Disclosures November IL
The Mississippia1 las received returns of tn
election held on Monday, from a large portion G
the State, which it says has gone democratic, by
majority ofifrom FIVE TO eight thousand on thestat
ticket. sa
The majority for VIM. Barksdale, the Democra
tic candidate for Congress for the State at large
will be about the same. His opponent was Reu
ben Davis. .asgt.s7 -,
ling gentlemen ate elected: Isl, district, D. 3
Wright democrat; I'd district w. S. Barry, do
Sd district, o. r. Singleton, do; 4th district, W
P. Harris, do.
The folloSin is the state ticket elected:-Joh
McF'ea, DEM, Governor; w. H. Muse, DID,; Sec. {
State; A. M. Jackson, do, State Treasurer; D. c
Glenn, do, Atty Gen. In theiLegisIature there
a democratic majority on Joint ballot of Is, whic
will defeat Mr. Foote's electionto the U; S. sena