Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-19

7 NEw YoRK, May 1.-THE 7YmSs
Washington special saya. - p ~ 2
Ss The. cavalry corps under Gen. Crook
which left Pesersbarg and Richmond on
the 10th, arrived at camp on the road
from Washington 70 Alexandria. The
march was made By easy stages, and the
General and the men and horses are in
6ne condition s4od ssi shrauot
The advance Of Gen. Sloeum's army,
with herman at ita head, is expected to
reach the camp this evening. The army
temporarily commanded by Gen. Logan,
will arrive here Friday lnrsgA atiFs1a
TIhe Ezpress says the opening of the
Southern country to trade will eEentua
ally create a very active demand for oil,
and the future OF. the trade looks much
brighter than itidid 3 short time since.
The South is not as well applied with
! gas facilities as the North, and the con
sumption Of petroleum viii no doubt be
very large. t
At GaIagher's Evening Exchange gold
was 130 81 aesssfF r.s faaf r,sigsor.
30 The IFibune's special says the charges
in the case of Garnett, recently ap-
pointed an Assessor for Virginia, will
be thoroughly sifted by Secretary McCuI.
loeb before be Is allowed to act officially.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
signed the last requisition from the War
Department, and nothing now remains
unpaid except the army Q 'asf' q 'ins
The Military Commission, OF which
Col, Chapman, ia Judge Advocate, was
se1organized into a Court Martial to day,
and Maj. Gen. Casey was added to the
body as its President. The trial Of Will
bur opens tomorrow. @
% A delegation Of CoBgsessmen,9 with
he Hon J NJ AslAey at the head, called
on the President to-day for the purpose
of protesting against the action of the
Government which shall extend the right
Of prisonsrs of war 10 shoss officers and
priyates of the late rebel service who
have consented to the murder sua starry
alton of our men who zsre prisoners Of
war. Ii is understood tbst ahe President
agreed with the delegation, and will pro-
coed to act upon their representations by
directing that testimony be taken upon
- The GFSbwseis special says.aii sll 9 81
81 On the inspection Cf Fordis thsatre,
behind the door in which the bar,1wae
inserted, has revealed the fact that an
excavation was made, some time before, 4
and concealed by neatly fitting pieces of
wall paper pasted over IL 4 Fta ~
+ Nothing has been changed in the thea
ire since the assassination -
In the cfoss-examination OF Jets, be
said BooIh was not present when Hsr-
rold said, I'VE are the assassins Of the
President He and Bainbridke came
up afterwards, was agitated, and did not
intend telling Il. A few minutes after
his first remarks, Harold said, 'syonder
is the maa2-J. Wilkes Booth-who killed |
the President. a 1o3ta tlo
Lieut.. Col Conger testified to finding |
Jett in the hotel at Bowling Green, in
bed; he put on his clothes, and ] asked
him, "where are the two men that came
with yon across the river from Port
RoyalY lJett asked, team / see you
aloneT i told him be could. Lieuts.
Baker and Doughsrty went out of the
room. eusR3 saf f4 fc#att 4M
Jett said II know who you want, end
1 can tell you where they are. They are
about three miles from here on the road
to Port Royal, ut the house of Mr. Gar
rett 4 viii show you where they are
and you can get them" tea 70 ,s.t
/ told him / had just come from there
and he seemed considerably embase
rassed, and said he thought We had
just come from Richmonda That IL We
had come By Gafnett's he coald nos tell 1
whether they we're there or not told |
him that it did not make any difference
we could goCbaek and see. lsaa1i 1907 4
just before we got to Garrese's 4, Jet,
who was with me, said: 1--WE are oneari
we will 60 to the gate; let us stop and |
leok around" -
Jett went With Lieut. Baker to end the
gate while went back for the cavalry |
We returned rapidly and we're stationed /
around the hniidirg ai9il1s Al
When went 10 the house Lieutenant |
Baker Was telling some one TO strike |
light and come out The FIRST individual 1
| saw was said to have been Garrett ~