Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-14

New York; found them In tho rear room in several
into the office AZ tbe time, one wss 4 man named
sands, OF the War Departments did not know him,
oInns Fo.sp va" Win e, s,sI % h% oI,
wrapped up In bundle the papers found 10 the
The papers were produced in court ard idep,I.
fed by witneis-one containing the number OF
votes east. Witness saw three commissioners
Kelly. They took schedule OF the papers kent
by the Government and deemed necessary for the
I Col Foster sworu-went to the New York state
Agency with MSj Gaines sboui the tst Of the month
went thithtr by orde- ofthe Secretary of War. II
was several days after the arrest Of the PARTIES
He took the papers In the office which he deemed
importaut for the prosecution, and they were tho
ceived . verbal order from Mr. Dams the Assistant
Secretary OF War, to go to ,tho New York state
Agency.
ran Reserve Corps, testified: Was one OF a guard
Of four who bad charge Of the agency rooms when
they were closed. He had the key Of the door OF
the rear room, and WAS ordered to let none enter
He procured 1t from the corporal, whom he re-.
llevsd. No one entered the back loom whilst no
Corporal wiliI.m II. Strong, Veteran Reserve
Corps, sworn; Knew Corporal Henry Carver. Re
with instructions to lot no one enter but the Al,
sistant Secretary Of War, tho Provost Marshal,
and the Judge Advocate. He acted as the reliefof
Capt. Charles II. Palmer, of the 9th New York
heavy artillery, sworn-WM at the Klrkwood
| who wished him TO take the votes Of some New
York soldiers. He sgreedt 10 do II for several days
cd him TO sign the blanks where The Iurat CONES.
| He refused to do II beforehand. He theu saw tho
Electoral ticket and state ticket He found that
| ticket. Being one-sidtd affair, he Tcfus to have
anything TO do with II whenJono seemed very
| Cross.sxsmincd by Col. Beech: Was In a conver.
satiou with other persons ih.n Mr.. Jones in tho
| rear room Of the New York State Agency, there
| aeyaral n tho front la tat
| there about half an hour; Mr.. Jones exhibited
blanks and desired him to sign them there, which
he refused to do, beosu,e he thought IL was a one.
sided AFFAIR." he thinks that he was promoted about
two days before this interview, but Is not certsini
he went 10 Assistant Secretary Seward, and re.
lated to him the matteri went TO him without be.
| Ing sent for.
The Jptge Advocate presented a number of pa.
| pcrs, which, though not signed he proposed to
off 7 In evidence. The papers show how many
yoters there are in the field from New York, and
Col Beech objected to the documents being pro.
dueed In evidence for three reasons iBt that net
that they are MINISTERIAL for Col. North could not
be responsive for all the papers which might be
Col. Foster replied, that he was not aware th.t
the law required paper to be authenticated in
any particular manner, but thought that paper
in the possession OF a man, even without his Sig
nature, wac considered as belonging to him. These
papers were found IN the private room Of Colonel
North, and In his desk, and therefore in bis poser
| sion.
The charge against Colonel North 10, that he
used his position to facilitate the defrAuding OF
Sodlers' votes. OF course, then, schedule OF the
condition OF the soldiers prepared for the purpoIe
Of AsosrtAinIng the number OF voters, is relevant
Another paper says that IL 10 necessary 10 obtain
men OF adaptation TO pr!eute MeCellan votesi
smother rurPorts 70 give the nsme. Of officers in
| In evidence.
evidence or not, the court Was cleared for de l.
| sion, when our report closed
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OrBSING OF THE SEAToN HoUsE.-Ths lrst.
| class hotel was duly inaugurated on Friday even
| Ing last. II fronts on Louisiana avenue and
,teet, and In every respect classes with the frat
| the immediate supervision Of the owner. John II.
Semmes, and 10 much more abundsntly supplied
TSe %y aSs iof I0 Mr. William H.
| siuyter, on the occasion OF the opening showed
plainly that he possessed those qualities OF head
ths, thai % he could aEeep hotel He was sSy @ assisted
by his chief OF staff Joseph B. Niyer, Esq an "a
| perienoed and courteous gentleman.
d. Mcdonald q gentleman Of experience, Is 10
be chief OF the commiIssr department.
The house use L, Hxty,,onr @ feet 'front.' By sn average
| tant day-as wss intended, and would have beeo,
had not Leases Of the adJonins property prevented
| extends from street to Louisiana avenue, and
fronts on both those streets, having ono hundred
and forty rooms, and being six stories In height
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HOMICIDE AT FALLS CuURcH.-Last Saturday
an inquest was held upon the body Of Robert PoT-
ter, KILLED At Fails Church on Friday last. After
hearing the evidence adduced, and the testimony
Of the attending surgeon, the jury returned yer-
diet that "the deceased came TO hts death by pistol
| shot in the hand OF Charles Bins, who fired the
pistol In m alice and without pTovOcation." One
Of the witnesses swore that Bnns sAid, 10 his pres
snee, t thss ne once was & Win MosSS and INTENDED
let daylight into one OF the citizens Of that place
Binps 10 a deserter from Moihy, and for some time
past has been employed BY the Union forces ass
scout, guide, &c.
CoRoNER's INQUEsT.-Coroner Woodward
| held an inquest yesterday morning over the bndy
Of the soldier who cut his throat At SuivAns
rancho, on First street west aud street on last
Thursday, and died on Saturday. The Jury rem
dered a verdict that he came to his death by his
own hand IT has been ascertained that his name
10 Thomas Lee. He be e'orged to Co. T. i3i N y.
volunteers, and was for Some time at Judiciary
Square Hospital.
SACRED CoNcERr.-The attention of the mu-
sic-loving community is called to the concert to
he given by McKendree Chapel Choir on tO.mor-
row (Tuesdsyl evening, at the shurch on Ma'ss-
Distip pguished singers from other ohOrs OF the city
and from Baltimore will assist at the concert.
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THR FUNERAL OF DR.. HoUsToS.-The fu-
neral Of DR.. Samuel Houston, q long time con
| neoted with the sixth Auditors office, took place
yesterday afternoon, from his late residence on
Missouri avenue. Dr.. Gurley and Rev. J. J.
Coombs otfioiated.
LORD Lyons ILLNEss.-The British Minis
ter, Lord Lyon', who has been suffering very Sc
verey for several days from neuralgia OF the head
terday DR.. Thomas Miller is the attendant phY-
sicisn.
SPE CIAI. NOTICIGS.
~ Third Ward, AttentIon.-A meeting
Of the Third Ward Recruiting Association Will be
ING next, the 10th inst, at u! o'clock. All oit
Iens Of the ward are earnestly rsGpe.ted to bc