Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-30
LOCAL NEWS

THn TRIAL or Col. NoRTH ron FoRoINo
soLpIEns' BALIoIs : The trial Of colsnel sanuel
sosistss, Marvin M. Jones and Lsvi Cohn, charged
with the forging Of soldiers ballots In the recent
ing before Msj5f GsnerL Doubisday's com@is.
sion, Of v hish colonel John a. Foster is Judge
w. MONT, acting assistant teller in the U. s.
| Treasury, tsstinsd that he knsw Cohn In Albany,
from 1851 to 1881, and that his reputation was
jerome Brown, jr., terrified that hs was . resi-
dent OF Otssgo, and was q sohoolmAte Of NJ. %.
ZONES, his character was very good; never heard
2oi' issrssam testinsd tina, he made the ,rre.t,
hs here read the order upon which the arrest was
c. a. Dams, As.istsnt sesrstaiy of Wsi, he he con- o@-
nittsd the parties arrested to the Old Capitol on
Mr. ciiiett, counsel for defence, read a state
ment 10 the effect thst Jones was kept away from
the others for wo'k AFTER their arrest on prison
s.a oo Sss S a95iSs M: tins the Judge
James II. Keyss. ss orr; is . resident Of otseso
eoun y, n. yis2 % years Of ages has been con.
the Agency on the Isth OF October. His duties
were to assist soldier. in gettirg tu loushs In at
sIdns e ,ns. o9uoas % oIs,s s9d n ~. u.
soldier. would be rsGi.tersd BY Charles Parker;
sppiieAtions for back p.y would be refsrr.d to
col. Bra ley is stiii in the ONCE. N'A''
Question By Nj. Glll:ti: Dsss Gel brady hold
the same political opinions a. Col; North"'
Mr. Giliett wished 70 show that Col. brady was
| . Republican, and therefore would not have con
D'Iis The Judge Xdsoo.to sIsasd shstiss % introdue
ton OF false and forcign isspes would tend 10 EN-.
e.rr.E The ease. He did rot wish to Inquire into
Mr. Beech, counsel for defence, argued that ths
svidens, was Of the most vital inportanos. Hs
wanted 10 show that Col. Brady wsis Republican
would not suffer the alleged corruption 70 Be sar
/ fhs ,ucgo AnyUvsus wrtHursw M. orueeuons
and the wiihess answered that Col Bradley held
different political oPinions from Col. North Col
Brady va. Republican: There we're foldioa
men were transao'ins their business, and one O
these was always openj the onios IVES opsn 20 ali
n the reception o. soidisis. Soi. SoStR oaSl WaS
had pss.sssioa Of Il dSfns The SoieSsiS sc.sass
and those Ssusliy ~ M. Bsnbsr and Mr. 'is.s sss
cock. Mr.. HosAa would 60 70 the army and tax,
vote. there be W. was II the pss several days an'
|, Whilst he wa. hare, no person was in the ofie'
70 swear the voters. They would generally 90 Il
cros.-sxamined BY the Judge AdvoeAte--Col
Brsdly's de,k wa. In corner, facing the wsil
dssk would Ss toward. the the wall, va " 20 % tSst bs W.
compelled to turn around In order to see tho vot
: ing. - ..F Az. MONO.
TRIAL or NORMAN L. Kno, oHARasp WITT
: JoiNIso lnE RtBEL RAIDIRs.-Ths trial Of Nor
man h King LAD charged with Joining the rebel
In July last, was continued this morning before III
military commission on street. : 10 u.
W. y. fendAll, counsel for defence, presented
statement, In writing, Of Joseph H. bradley, Jr
repre' enttng the frantic and delirous condition
. King when wounded. The Judge Advocate oh
jeotsd, the grouni that the statement int Dc,
/ 70 contradict a government witness which mish
. have been done by oross-exAminAtion II defsndAn
The court WAS cleared for dsiiberAtisn and upo
rt.sssembln ing u was announced that the objection
sustAned, but the court granted the an
the privilege OF recalling the witness alluded I
, BY the Judge Advocate. 'sfi. '-TIT i r
The case was then postponed TIN Tuesday nexi
: when the witneis will be recalled and ofosl
I. CLsTKRBURI.-Another large crowd Assem-
bled last night at this we'll known place Of Amu usl
q meat 70 witness the performance OF the numerou
: and t,lented company which Manager Lea ha
: now engaged. Tony P4stor, the great comic yt
!, ealist, together with messrs. Murrpy snd Hutei
ingson, nd their trained dogs, continue 10 be u
ehiei aitraetion. Mr.. Pastor takes q bsnent :,
+ night. a 'T ET'77TT'F
- o.. pm. s..
FURs.-A valuable and splendid assortmeI
room OF J. Q. Mcclure Co., from large arm
New York retiring from the business. We ther
fore sdyse readers not to let this oppoTtunit
pass without notice. n go q
!, REBEL PRIsoHHRs.-The steamer James Z
, Brady, which came up yesterday with the m 81
. from uty Point. brought up one hundred rob
}, prisoners, dssertsrs, hs, who were eonuittsd