The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-14

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| Senatorial session Of 1854.
PosrnAsrnR At HICHnoND, VA.
| mr. A. shsrus has been commissioned Postmaster q
| Richmond Va dating from JulyL This ONCE u also
/ worth four thousand per snnum
BUREAU OF RuFUGHEs AND FRnnDhHN.
Brevet Brigsdisr General T. N. Gregory has been sp-
pointed Assistant Commissioner In the Bureau OF hea-
gees and Freedmen and the sale Of Abandoned Lands
with orders to undertake the supervision OF the Depart
mont Of Texas The General leaves for that State In the
| course Of Q few days
Colonel Fullerton Assistant Adjutant General for tho
= sovs bureau leaves for South Carolina and Florida In
the course Of the coming week. upon tour Of inspse
uo ITO the working and condition Of aArs pertaining
70 ths In those States Tho Colonel will travel
THROUGH he interior country far ~ time and crcum
stances Will permit, and satisfy himself - TO what
Surther ppoveents arc requisite In the system now
for bs succor and relief Of the destitute
and degraded
COMPLIMENTARY LHrT.H FROM THE sEoRDTAKY OF
rHs NAVY TO ADMIRAL DAHLGREN
Tho Secretary Of Ne Navy las addressed letter to
Rear Admiral Dahlgrsa, In which he says
Tho tsrmtnation OF tAs rebellion and the cessation q
hostes hsve rendered necessary the reduction OF the
South Atlantis squadron and It's consolidation involves
Sa,s In sg md
two years tho Department take this occasion to express
Of those Who have been associated with you in tho en-
cieut blockade of s coast and harors q central ana
important portion VI the Union and In the work OF re-
Possessing the forts and restoring the authority and su-
premacy Of the government In the issurgens States
ASSISTANT soLIclrox OF THE rBsAsUBY DEPART
MENT.
Mr. Risley supervising special agent OF the Treasury
DEPARTMENT has been appointed Assistant Solicitor, and
enters upon his new duties TO morrow.
CONTRACT.
sore.arv Harlan has signed contract with the Archi-
tectu Iron Company Of New York. at one Hundred and
forty six thousand dollars, for extending tho Con-
grossiona Library.
THE CASE OF coEONEL LEE.
The question Of pardoning Colonel Lee, OF Phadei-
phia has finally been referred TO the District Atorney
who prosecuted him TO conviction Mrs. Lee left here
last evening for home without being able to obtain an
unconditional pardon Attorney General Speed is known
to have used his have the President recon-
his first determination to remit the penalty of inn
prisonnent =
The Trial OF Miss Harris.
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1855
The trial Of Miss Mary Harris opened this morning
with statement upon the part Of the counsel for tho
accused that the closed far a. the deence
concerned though from present appearances was
probable that would not DO finally disposed OF before
Saturday By far the greater part Of the day has been
used in the continued examination of Dr. G. H. Nichols
by prosecution and most Of the testimony that was
obtained is careful analysis Of the causes mental and
physical that alleged to have deranged the mind OF
the prisoner from the moment she heard Of Burroughs
marriage up the hour of the latters death by her
hand Tho testimony thus given very full and tends
to establish the belief that Miss Harris was the victih
Of a. periodical paroxysmal mania, in which the
between which there is greater or lessor remission
Of tho symptoms Of tho disease and by which the mind
s excited the understanding less deranged and
the will visibly affected Tho duration Of one Of these
paroxysms entirely uncertain. Those statements
were followed by theoretical remarks inthe course
OF which It held that amount Of preparation or
reconciliation precudes the idea that the homicide
which follows may be an insane act In such cases
scrutiny to insanity should be made but doubt
and suspicion should not be confirmed by these circu
stances alone Persons affected like the accused some
times pursue person or GLASS, and
again manifest utter indifference as to whom
they pursue or attack Even pure revenge
| is sometimes the cause Of the homicide, and this
with persons whose insanity cannot be doubted
The witness gave 1t as his opinion that the accused
was in state OF ss Of
insane violence He based his views in TINS regard upon
his observation of the prisoner since the homi-
cide and testimony Of other witnesses as to her
actions and condition at the time she learned OF
Mr.. Burroughs marrago-her belief of his endeavor
to entrap her in house OF designation, together
with her excitabiy, loss OF sleep, loss Of
appetite loss Of flesh, change OF spirits and mem
tai depression, which thereupOn ensued, and which
were accompanied by occasional outbursts OF VIC.
lence and strange fits Of distraction. II was stated
by DR. Nichols that his belief there could have bcen
pcrpetratcd by Miss Harris, during the period from
the time of the disappointment TO the hour OF the hom
eide, for which she could have zen held morally and
legally responsible, but thn she also committed some
acts during periods paroxysms of insanity for which
she utterly irresponsible In his view the DISPOSE
ton to mental disease with the prisoner still contnues
Much of this description Of testimony was elected
Harris at the time Of her meeting and shooting Bur
roughs growing out OF physical ailments and disorder
of the mind TO which she was held to be naturally pre-
/ disposed.
James O'Conner was subsequently sworn for the de-
fence and testified the excitement and paor OF Miss
Harris when she met Burroughs in the Treasury just
| previous TO the homicide.
The balance Of the session this afternoon devoted
to the examination Of the designation letters by parties
believed BIO experts to handwriting and COMPARE
| made with letters addressed TO Miss Harris
| known to have been written by Burroughs The evil
dence this point was meagrc and tndecsive th0ugn
leaning the belief that all the letters were from ono
party In this regard the Rev DR.. Burroughs, brother
OF the deceased testified positively upon the stand that
the designation letters were not In his brothers hand
writing go
II is believed that the testimony in the will DO
concluded at early hour tomorrow, and the srgu-
| meuts Of counsel partially submitted thereupon.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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