The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-04-13
Jorresp 2ndsnoe of Charleston Courier.
" ASuIN0IoN, Ann, 4 lSh9-

hSHiNoloN' alil =, 1909.
This was the day aSsiyned Tor the
com mencement "f the ,ria OF Daurrr
S'ckl-s upon an Indictment for the mur.
der."f PnIlp Barton KY. So great Was
the rush OF people Tor the cour, room
that 1t became necessary to close the
doors to further ing,ess.
The principal counsel Of Mr. Sickes
sre Mr. Stanton, Of pulshuy, and-M
B'ALy, Of New York, both men Ofth.
hirhes; legal reputation, Tie, are assis
,e4 by n number G very aide men;
among them Mr.. Chiffon. ol. Virginia
and Mr. Phillips. formerly OF Mobile, aud
Mr. u. Mesgher. Of New York.
The District AturRey, NJ. Roberl
O,k-, had not, 10 day asked for the priv
iIege OF appointing assistant coun>el on
;ne part Of the prosecution. lie felt com
rrrent, no doubt, 10 manage the case
himself. To day Mr. Carlisle, uf this civ,
appeared as counsel in mid Of the prose.
culi"u, for which position lie MAS, i, is
sahl, chosen 10y the friends of the la,e Mr.
K.v.
The District Attorney intends, as he
has SAID, To- try the Gaze according 10 the
TESTIMONY and the law, wi,h"ut regard T."
;i'e position of The par,ies,-wilhout par.
t'alty or preiudie
1t was found difficult 10 obtain jury.
Gsy I've Jnrymen were ob,ainel.te day
Many" declared that they had Lias on
the case; AMI it appeared that mus, OF
those who had their prejudces in tile
case, were i'll favor Of the prisoners.
A Jurv will, no doubt, be appointed
Tomorrow. The counsel for the defence
do not SUPPOSE that the trial will occup,
more than II week. II il no, suppose,i
on eip !.es side, that the Court will admin
of testimony respecting the characters Of
the several parties in the trausac,ion.-
But this is dout'fu because the same
Court in - case Of very remarkaLIe inter.
esq few Years ago. hHh admitted such a
ccMr.e Of Inquiries. .'
o. the part Of the prosecution it is in
tended. ~ | learn, not to admit the fac,
OF the adultery. which will be atiirued tv
the defence sa provucation aud jnsuf
cation Of the humicide. The evriruce.
beyond inferences from circumstances q:
his fact, depends upon the confession OF
:;r snr2iVing party, anal this will he qnc>.
toned TINS ii,e Trial ;nay IN. olive man,
witnesses. and discussion OF some nice
points "f law and evidence.
The Boston Po>toifice case has, it
seems, rycmed u tempest in that city, and
given much trouble to tho Postmaster.
General aud the PRESIDENT But. tn d.v,
the Department has received from the.
Boston Sta:e.S,ree: Po-toiiire Committee
.lI answer To the off maie for the res,o
rttlon of the office TO SIate street, upon
the deposit .. n certain sum of money to
indemnify the Grverun-nt against loss.
by reason "f such act. The COMMITTEE
declined the "tfer. aud send an argum-n,
ir ttV"r of i'rov:dln. tor he iudemni,
by boni, instead 1T ac'ual deposit. Mr.
Chae nj On Q ing a q furnished
wrr'ten "pin'ons To the l'ep.r' ment tha,
the dtntye+ on acro INT Of the ie~ orariou
will br about thirty tEu:-.nd do lars.
IN 'rs or less. aud that the Gwernmeni is
rlYrt IN req ring indemn' y.
The cOnrtcls for the transportation Of
the mails in the 5 S,uth have been closed
to-day, an thev have been E..de, il is
sad. upon fIr ter ms. The" oannacrcr-
are qrts wiling. it appears, to'"Tns. 4"
" 'vernm mt for rem inrr sion. The arti
Gle VII - a)D.,rel h Uni N the 9th
or dav. on the su ject OF the legality of
the rn"lr al"p'ed by the Tostm.ster
u neral for d's:harIing tn. nbhgui ,n& To
Contractors. had good effect. The Ger
titled accounts d Indebtedness are legal,
granted, ani are perfect protection to
the IN 'ni"d man who NAV purchase them
and the GW ernm-nt is bound to paw in
ia,eSt Oh such aseerlained and certified
Notwithstanding the unpromisiug
state Of things in Nicarsgua, th-,e are
men who have CONS forward and offered
to establish line Of communication -
cross the lsthmus, upon condition that
thev get contract for the CONVEYANCE Of
the mali berwsm San Francisco and New
York, with the arcruing postages rs the
But they ask for prntec
ton hy tilis" government. II is u ques
aion whether The Executive Government
can afford this protection. This is the
very Question that has iat-lS been cnn
silered. III reference to the White TRANSIT.
Company who have claimed protection.
LEO.