, 1865-05-15
THE NEWS.

Our correspondent at Washington sends
us by telegraph most minute and graphic
account Of the building In which the great con
spi1acy trial is now IN hearing, the details Of
the court room, with the localities and posi-
tions Of the Commission and prisonners, care-
full and accurate pen and ink sketches Of
each Of the latter and brief account Of the
episode oocasioned By the objections raised
against Hon. Reve1dy johnson, counsel for
31ts. 6ur1ntt, by Gen. Harris. This sketch
will be read with great iuterest, rs every de-
tail connected with this t, ial is the absorbing
topic at present
The presentation Of the new French Minis
ter, the Marquis de Montholon, to President
:Jahtaon, is detailed at length in our columns,
and the speeches Of the occa.;on. The pre-
scp.at,on was etnlpen:r,.y satisfactory On both
eides*
The news from Europe il Of specia1 interest.
fa,liamcnt lns voted IN address to The Queen
<~rrcssing Its adherence Of the Assassination.
~. -+cr has written private letter Of
a1'a tne 1a"- "."coln. In nearly every
condolcnce II Ms. ..----.- --.,a.
nation on thc continent add7cesea OF s,...x.
thy have been voted. The Gar las Issued
on encyclical letter Of the moat sweeping
Inscription. eondemniDg -Pretestants and
Catholics alike. TIE King Of B-::EE..zza Ia serl
ously i'll
The Secretary Of the Treasury will immc.
1iatel, issue the balance Of the loan author
lzs by the act Of March, 1865, amounting to
two hundred and thirty millions in seven
7Eirties, precisely like the present iesne, ex-
ccpt that Government reserves the option OF
paying the interest In gold at stx per cent,
instead Of in currency al seven and three
1enths per cent.
The Army Of the Potomac has reached the
1ortitlcations On the south side of the Po:o-
mac, opposite Washington, and will camp
there Gen. M+ade's headquarters will be at
Fort Albany. Gen. She11nan's army WIS ut
Fredericksburg on Saturday, and moving
towards Washington. The commanding Cen
e.al will have his headquarters at Alexandra.
Gen Sheridan, with his corps, Is also moving
in the same direction.
The trial Of Congressman Harris, of Mary.
1nna, was concluded on Friday, and the Com
mission has made its decision, which ia ex
pected to be promulgated next week.
The testimony in the case Of Mrs. Perriuc
Is all In, and Tom Corwin will make an argu-
ment In her behalf on Monday.
q 1t has been stated through the press tha.
almost all the old leading Abolltionists are
In favor OF extending mercy and pardon 10
the leading rebels. William Lloyd Garrison
has been c1sssed among this number, inf1u-
enced in measure by his lifelong autI-capi-
tai punishment principles. But 1t is reported
That in speech, recently delivered In New
York, he said 3'that If the nation takes JEFF
Davis prisoner, and does not hung him, the
nation is recreant to ITSELF" There are but few
WHO viii not readily forgive Mr.. Garrison for
his seeming inconsistency In laying down SO
sound & proposition.
The case Of Miss Harris, at Washington,
for the murder Of 4. J. Burroughs, has been
adjourned until the next term Of the Court.
Oar Copperbead friends will doubtless be
du~n fe1ceay upon General Mcdowell, who
has s,cen guilty ofth nigh offensc:of suppress
3pg the Amades {California) Dispatch for
81 extolling the assassination Of the Prcst-
dent"
A banker by the name Of Bruce at Ketths
burg, Mercer county, this State, has abscond-
cd, taking with him $4,000 OF his depostors'
money.
Our dispatches from Washington state that
tile court martial now trying the consplrators
will supply to the Associated Press such re-
1o,ts Of the evidence as shall be deemed Of
Interest to the public, and which shall not
place the lives Of the witnesses in jeopardy
ir.m assassination by the friends Of the ac-
cuked.
our te1cgraphic report Of the Albany Cat
lie Market, represents that trade Is decs'
dcdly fat and unproftable,' y with an average
decline Of more than one cent per pound 1or
the week, and IN aggregate loss to the dro-