Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-04-07
NEW YORK, April 4th,

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The Times Washington correspondent
says there are probabilities that eontract
within few days will be given to a New
York company for carrying the mails from
New York to San Francisco via Nicaragua
This company contemplates using the Col
lins steamers, and will force the transit
leaving the consequences to be taken car
of BY our ships Of war at each Isthmus.
Mr.. Buchanan is opposed TO the project
and suggests delay, but Mr.. Cass urges i'm
mediate action, and the P. NJ. General ia
vors the proposition. ..,
To-day the trial Of the Hon. Danl. E
Sckles begins, and an intense interest i
manifested throughout the community ii
regard to it. The applications for admis
sion 20 the dingy little room in the CITY
Hall, where the Criminal Court is held
have been very numerous, but so miserable
are the Accommodations, find great difficulty
in securing seats. As to desks, eatable.
or other facilities for reporting this import
ant trial, they are all out of the question
and impecility and ignorance are character
istics of the old fogy officials here, though
there might have easily been proper arrange
ments made by the introduction of tables
or temporary desks.
The people, or Marshal, or whoever
ought to attend to the plan seems to know
only, "How not to do it," and their ab-
tuseness is so extreme that remonstrance
is useless. ..s,s. ...1 r.. .,-....1
No more than three or four reporters
have been able to get facilities for writing
and those for the Associated Press are not
amongst them, although application was
made by them weeks ago. They have,
however ventured on taking seats set apart
for the lawyers. ....- .-
| visited Mr. Sickles in person at a late
hour last, evening, there is no special hour
for excluding visitors. When called there
were three gentlemen with him, among
them his father; l had not seen Mr.. S.
since his arrest, and was hardly prepared
to find him looking so well, his manner
was pleasantly natural. There was little
or no talk about the event in which so
deep an interest is felt. ~. .5- ~
At the same time there was no appear
ent desire to avade the subject. Conver-
sation was kept up on variety of topics,
and the accused bore his part in it with
such ease that no one would imagine that
he bore great and abiding grief at his
heart. The space within the bar of the
Court Room is densely crowded with trav-
erse jurors, lawyers, reporters, and witness
ses. More than the usual number of uni
formed police were present. r..
The doors were thrown wide open to the
public, but about so were privately admit
ted to the area usually occupied by spec
tators. Many outsiders were camorous
for admittance, and a number gained in
gress at the windows. While much inter
est was manifested in the Court, there was
general good order. .,-4 p. q.
The Judicial proceedings having been
concluded, Mr.. Sickles was arraigned and
the indictment for the murder of Mr.. Key
read TO him. In response TO the usual
question, he answered firmly "not guilty."
The Traverse Jurors were severally call,
ed and accepted or challenged, according
to the character of their responses. Out
of the panel Of thirty Jurors only five were
selected and sworn.- ~
They were discharged till 10 o'clock to-
morrow, many with caution not to speak
With, nor listen to any person on the sub
ject of the trial.
Seventv-five talesmen ordered to be
by the Marshal and returned |
by the above named time and the Court
adjourned.