The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-06-22

~" t's New York, June Is.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says, General Terry has arrived there and
assumed command G Of thesheRQa thsh eRera5tAet faA %fi5 ft
goes elsewhere. - ~ @.-
General Turner has been assigned to the
military district Of Henrico county, en-
bracing Richmond. His first act was to
squelch the rebel Mayor, who had been
reinstated, with his nogro-hunting rebel
policemen.
The Tribune's Richmond correspondent
says, the military authorities under the
command of Halleck, Patrick and Ord, in
connection with the rebel Mayor, Mayo,
have inaugurated system of oppression
and outrage upon the colored people of
Richmond, which has created intense ex-
element. The correct details of their out
RACES have already been printed. ..
The Tribune's Washington special says,
Sherman's friends assert that Halleck' s
placing the responsibility for his order up
on Grant is dishonest quibble. Grant
notified Halleck Of the Government dis
approval, but the specific annullment was
Halleck's and unknown to Grant
Sherman has a letter from Halleck. in
which he says that what he did was only
carrying out what he knew to be the wishes
of the War Department. ..
A statement is published by General
ialleck in which he says the order issued
by him in relation to the movement OF
troops after Sherman's arrangement with
Johnston had been disapproved, was is
sued under instructions from Gen. Grant.
AS to the wording of the order, he had no
intention to reflect upon or be disrespect.
| ful to General Sherman. .....
| General Stoneman publishes a statement
showing that he intentionally disobeyed
Sherman's orders, took his own way, and
failed to capture Davis.
The Times Washington special saws, we
are now able to fix some idea of the length
of time that the Military Commission will
be further engaged in the trial of the as.
sassins. BY arrangement among The coun.
sci, the argument of Hon. Reverdy John.
son will be heard on Friday; this will be
followed by the argument of Distine, coun.
sci for Mudd and Harold, on Saturday;
Mr.. Cox will present the defense of Nc
Laughlin on Monday; Mr.. Atkins will sum
up finally on behalf of Mrs. Surratt on
Tuesday, also Payne and Surratt's coun-
sci presents his argument, and on Wednes-
day Mr.. Ewing sums up in behalf of Mudd,
Spangler and Arnold. 1t is believed that
Judge Advocate General Holt will present
the final argument on behalf of the prose
cution on Saturday, the Gath inst, and on
the Monday following the Commission will
conclude its work by the finding and SEN
tence. e.. . S..
The sentence, under the rules, cannot be
promulgated until after it has been ap-
proved by the President.
A delegation of the colored men of Rich
mond arrived here to-day to seek an audi
ence with the President. They represent
that, under the military restrictions, their
condition is no better than it was when
they were in slavery, and they propose to
ask that special inquiry be made as TO
the facts, in order that the proper remedy
may be applied to place them on footing
in consonance with the liberal and enlight-
enei policy adopted by the Government
as to the other colored population in the
South. .#
Petitions for pardon from leading men of
the late rebellion are coming i'm by the
hundreds every day. Among the men of
note whose petitions were received to-day
were Major General L. d. johnson and
Joseph II. Anderson, of the Tredegar iron
works.
A clause is now inserted in the pardon
intended TO prevent the applicant from
claiming in the courts exemption from the
operation of the confiscation act, thus lsav-
ing the settlement of the matter of the con-
fiscation Of rebel property to the courts to
redress hereafter when the facts are such
az cali for relief,