The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-06

ported to. cay that the President and Cabi-
net have decided to open the Southern
States TO general trade AUD suspend all reg
ulations enforced by the order Of the treas :.
ury department. Ifthis Is confirmed by
proclamation OF the President, 1t will be
most Important step towards the resto-
ration OF peace.
The 7s1bune's Washington special has the
following: The court room for the trial OF
the Presidents assassins has been fitted up
at the arsenal building and the trials will
proceed without delay. The number like.
" to be put on trial is about forty, and
others now in custody will probably be
discharged ~ the, case progresses and the
testimony is given. r.
j. Col. Clark, of the rebel army, who was
captured by one of our scOOtinH parties
while endeavoring to escape from Rich.
mond on one of the last trains from the
doomed city, asserts that he was in charge
of all the specie which was removed from
Richmond, that when his train broke down
and he found it impossible to get it on the
track and off again, and seeing our force
approaching, he ordered it set on fire and
that all his efforts to save the specie were
unavailing. That the soldiers broke open
the kegs, and amid the excitement and the
tumult, soldiers aud citizens appropriated
all there was. Hs asserts that he knows
no other amounts OF specie notin the pock-
cts of its owners were taken from Rich
mond. aud that this lot was all stolen.
He states further that the amount has been
vastly over estimated, and conims The
statement heretofore made by Gen. Gran,
that it amounted To only about two hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Heruld's Washington special says
second expedition WAS sent to CARROTS
plantation. where Booth was found, on
Saturday, and returned yesterday, bring.
ing in the paroled rebel prisoner, Jet, who
took Booth and Harold to CARROTS, and
q number Of others. It appears Jet intro
duced Booth to Garrett. us rebel soldier
named Boyd, and wanted him taken care
of by Garrett for a few days, when he
would be taken away. These facts Garrett
has in the main endeavored to prevail ON
Jett to certify to.
The HeralTS Washington special says:-
There are q and perhaps @ persons con-
cerned ia the assassination who will suffer
the death penalty.
The Posts special says eight Maryland.
ers, charged with harboring Booth, and
aiding his escape have been arrested and
lodged in prison In Washington.
The mails received by the navy depart
ment this morning were laden with the
designations Of volunteer officers in the ma
val service, in addition to the new orders
service.
The charges against ex Governor Aiken
are preferred by the military authority in
Charleston.
The Post says number of prominent
citizens ut this city are about to present
President Johnson with a magnificent car
rage with horses and harness to match.
The Commercials special says: JET. Da-
Wis and several leading rebels viii! be in
cluded in the bill OF Indictment before the
court for the trial of the murderers now in
custody aud yet to be captured.
3 President johnson is understood to be
in favor OF abolishiny the trade regulations
Of the Treasury Department. The subject
vii. be discussed and decided at the Cabi-
net meeting on Tuesday next