Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-22
General News.

The evidence is at last all in on the great murder trial Oae of the last witnesses testif ed that Ben Wood of New York had drawn 1925 900 out of the rebel fund in Canada. The arguments in defense o Mrs. Surratt. by Hon. Rsverdy Johnson, of Harold, by F. Stone, Esq and of Arnold & OLaughlin, by Mir. Cox, were presenrset afoneuy.-- s.'J~sssso., .'.,= nied the jurisdiction of the Court. MT. Stone contended that the accused diI not aid or abet in tbe murder of the President. That he aided
 in the escape of Booth there was no doubt and he must take the consequences MT. Cox claimed that his clients were not guilty of the crime charged and demanded their acQuittal The case will probably be closed immediately
 James Johnson, has been appointed Pro- visioDal Governor of Georgia. The other ap- pointments will probably be John Erskine, of Atlanta, for United States DistrictJudge A. Stone, of Savannah, for United States District Attorney E. L: Donning, United States Mar shal. .
 Provisional Governors for Florida, Ala bama and South Carolina remain to be, and will soon be appointed, under the same gener; al principle that the other lately rebellious States have thus been supplied.
 = The President has issued proclamation appointing William L. Sharkey, of Mississippi, Provisional Goyernor.of that State.
 -. An important proclamation has been is- sued by the President, removing all restrictions upon commerce, foreign and domestic, in the States east of the Mississippi, excepting those relat ing to articles contraband of war, aud those relating to the reservation of rights of the United States to property purchased in the territory of an enemy. The provisions of this proclamation are to take effect on the first of July. ss,ss a.t
 Information has been received of the arri- val of Benjamin, rebel Secretary of State, at Bermuda. It is said that Trenholm and Breck. inridge have also escaped ont of the country. 3s --The report from Texas is that the rebel Gen. Slaughter sold the artillery at Brownville to the Imperialists, Gen. Meiia being the pur- chaser, probably on behalf of Maximilian. These guns, it will probably be discovered, by the terms of the surrender of Kirby Smith, are the property of the United States, and their surrender might be demanded.
 The notorious John Mitchell, who poured oat his proslavery ribaldry through the col umns of the Richmond Enquier till the con- cern went up with the rebellion, and afterwards transferred his service to the New York Duly Ne,os, was arrested on Wednesday last, by Gen. Dix, and sent to Virginia for trial for treason ! T The National council of the Congregation al churches in Boston on the l4th inst. Hon' Vim. A. Buckingham of Conn. was chosen Moderator. The council will not probably ad- iourn till the last of the week. .sI
 All honorably discharged soldiers have been granted the privilege of retaining their arms at the following low rates Muskets of all kinds, with or. without accoutrements, $6 carbines, with or without accoutrements, $l0 all other carbines and revolvers, $8 sabres. and swords, with or without belts, s.
 The London Times Paris correspondent says France has given the Washington Gov ernment to understand that Mexico is; under French protection, sg sggs5 9&ss5 ,--A delegation of eolored people from Rich mond, have waited upon the President with complaints against the administration of Gen. Patrick in that city .g They asserted that they were treated by our military authorities with