The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-07

= Egered the hEes % DR.. J. B. Merritt, one Of
z are still IN Is cultivated and well read rem
the "ltnd excellent manners, a physician and
tlem2tly very truthful After he concluded
D gtestimony before the court Gen. Grant be-
ling present rose up and stated that he knew the
witness and desired to vouch for his credibility.
DR.. Merritt was besought not to return to Cana
da, both by bis friends here and his wife there,
but he persisted in going to close up his busi-
ness, intending to return here immediately
lie has not been heard from.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The delegation of citi-
zens of Alabama arrived here last night to apply
for the restoration of their State government
/ They are Jas. z. Brown, Lewis L, Parsons, F.
/ n. Moore, B. NJ. Lowe and Nicholas Davis.
/ Governor Brown, Of Georgia, was not under
arrest here, but only ordered to report to the
i president.
Gen. Grant and Gen. Logan have accepted an
4 invitation to attend a meeting in New Y ork on
the lst inst, to endorse president Johnson's
/ restoration policy.
WASHINGTON, June Some persons NAV be
interested in learning that the Chronicle Of to-
day, in order to set at rest what it calls ma
/ gnant falsehood, says, on the authority Of Mr..
Stanton himself, that he had resigned; that it is
not known that he had designed to leave the
cabinet very soon; and that be has had no dis
Pute, ne difference, no collision with president
4 johnson. His relations with the president are
OF the most cordial and friendly character, and
\ the presidents relations with Mr. Stanton are
4 entirely agreeable; he has never had any differ
ence, much less a collision, with his Secretary
4 Of War, nor has he given such assurance to any
one, mqior-general or otherwise, rs has been
i attributed to him. and the Chronicle also says
this latter statement is made by authority Of
president johnson.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has divided
Mississippi, South and North Carolina into dis
tricts for the collection of internal taxes
A special to the Times, dated Washington, 5,
says: The Military Commission held a secret
session yesterday and one Of the reasons as
signed for the session was the publication, On
Friday last, in the Cincinnati Commercial, and
copied from there by other papers, Of synop-
sis Of the evidence taken in secret session on
the first two days Of the trial, and known as the
suppressed testimony.
Some ten days ago it was determined that
this testimony should be published if possible,
on Friday, I'd inst, inasmuch as there would be
no session Of the committee on fast day, the Ist
inst, and therefore no report of current pro-
ceedings would bein the way of the publication
of the entire suppressed testimony in single
issue Of the leading daily newspapers of the
principal cities. For good reasons, on Thursday
last this order as to publication was postponed
until further development should take place ii
the trial this morning, to the surprise of Judge
Holt and all others having control Of the case.
The newspapers contained an imperfect synop-
sis Of the suppressed evidence. Upon inquiry,
it turned out that Ben. Pittman had furnished
the copy to the Cincinnati papers. This Ben
Pittman styles himself the Recorder of the Mill
tary Commission now trying the assassins, His
real position is confidential clerk to Col Bur-
nett, the assistant Judge Advocate, and be has
charge OF the sheets upon which the evidence is
transcribed in a long hand, under the superin-
tendence Of Mr.. Sutton and his assistants Mr.
Pittman made a synopsis, said to be imperfect,
and sent it by mail to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial It is said that Pittman has violated the
oath he vas required to take upon entering
service.
The Judge advocate Immediately to-day,
upon hearing what Pittman had done, ordered
the publication of the suppressed testimony in
full, and it was sent to the associated press for
that purpose.
What treatment Pittman viii receive from
the government for his breach of official conf
dence, is left to speculation.
A FORMAL DEMAND MADE FOR THE SURRENDER
OF THE STONEwALL. WASHINGTON, June 8.-A
formal demand has been made for the surrender
Of the Stonewall, notwithstanding the iutima-
tons Of the British press.
1t is not the intention of our government to
abandon or abate its demands upon England for
damages to our commerce by Anglo-rebel pirates.
| Enough of our army will be retained to enforce
/ any demand upon foreign governments.
/ 1t is understood preliminary measures have
already been taken for the enforcement of the
/ Monroe doctrine, and Napoleon he's been noti-
/ fed that we viii not submit to European inter
4 ference with Mexico, and that he must with
! draw French and Austrian troops.
! 1t is not probable that the trial Of JEFF. Davis
will take place till September
A portion Of the Alabama delegation were at
the white house to-day They have abandoned
| their intention to recommend Col. Sepbod as
| provisional governor, and now recommend Mr..
1 Parsons. He Is opposed by Alabama loyal men,
who have recommended Mr.. H.. Smith, who was
/ forced to abandon Alabama in 1863, on account
of his Union sentiments. n. o. Times.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-AU dismounted cav
airy viii be Immediately discharged from the
/ service.
CISoISNArI, June About o'clock last
evening, the building on Longworth street, oc
cuped as an armory by the national guards,
suddenly fell, burying number of persons be-
meath the ruins, three of whom were killed and
four fatally injured.
CINcINNATI June, THE Gazette's Chat
tanooga dispatch says Officers Of the Richmond
banks, while on their way to that place, were
were attacked by robbers near Washington, Ga,