The New York herald., 1865-06-22

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RECONSTRUC
After considerable delay in deciding upon tho claims Of
the several asprants for the position of Provisional Co.
of Alabama President johnson has announced
In his proclamation published in this mornings HERALD
appointed Lewis E. Parsons Of Talladega TO that i'm
portant position The fact Of his selection to the
cuson Of such men s Judge Humphreys, D. H
Bingham and W. Il. Smith, is of itself SUFFICIENT
assurance of the unnnching loyalty and ability OF
the apponee This proclamation Of the President vrtu
ally another seeded State the Union The
following the present Of the Southern States
Seven States governed by regularly elected officers
as follows
kentucky. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thomas E. Bramette
Maryland ...................Th Thomas swami
Tennessce sce....................W William G. Brownlow
virginia Francis d. flerpoint
Missouri Thomas c. Fletcher.
Arkansas s.......................Jo John Murphy.
oaislana. james Madison Wells
Provisional Governors under the same instructions
have been appointed for Ave States, as foows:-
North Carolina. a................... William W. Holden.
Georgn .................. James johnson.
Mississippi i...................:.wi William L. sharkey.
Texas Andrew J. Hamilton.
Alabama. Lewis H. Farsons
Provisional Governors yet be appointed for South
Carolina and Florida when every State in tho Union will
A,in be In possession of civil Executive loyal to the
Daional government
THE TRIAL.
The papers read yesterday before the Washington court
harta by counsel in defence of Of the assassination
consprators OF very interesting, and in some re-
specs important character Mr. Doster the counsel for
Payne did not attempt to deny that his client had been
proved guilty but endesvored to paate his crime on the
ground that In attempting to assassnate Secretary
Seward Payne was merely doing what he believed to be
right sketch OF Paynes life was given, to show that
lac was pro slavery fanatic and that his endeavor to
murdCr the whom he looked upon as ono of the i'm
porant e1ponents OF antsavery doctrines was natural
result Of Southern education Mr. Doster did not Of
not hired assassin and that the court should consider
how far he was acting from honest conviction.
Mr. Doster also read q confession OF Atzerott This
prisoner conesscs he entered into Booths rt con-
spracy to capture President Lincoln but says that when
afterwards that became mpractcablc and assassination
was proposed he declined to have anything further to do
with the plot He states that Booth wanted him to muir
der Vice President Johnson, but that he refused to
do So
Another argument In defence Of Mrs Surrstt read
by Mr. Aiken after which the court adjourned till TO-
morrow friday r
THE SITUATION.
The fugitive rebel general Secretary Of War; John
G Breckidrdge, has at last been heard from BY the
ueamship Eagle we learn that he in Havana the
l7th inst where he had arrived from Cardenas in COM
pany with Taylor Wood, formerly commander Of the
pirate Tallahassee; Colonel Wilson, Of JEFF Davis,
hte aids, three rebel soldiers and q negro ser
want Those worthless all near JEFF Davis
when he was captured, but managed TO eludo
tbs national troops and travelled across the
States OF Georgia and Florida the coast where they
secured small boat put sea- arriving at Cardenas
on tho 1lh ins after three days and nights passed
almost entirely without eating sleeping AT Cardenas
they were serenaded and received marked attention from
the spanish Governor and people, They expected to
remain In Havana for some time. The rebel General
Daughter. lately command OF Brownsville, Texas, was
hlso In Havana having arrived board steamer from
dstsmoros.
General Gordon Granger on Saturday last, At Calves
kon issued his ocia order assuming command Of all
Shs troops in Texa General weitze, commanding
lhe Twenty-nfsh corps, with his stat, arrived at New
Orleans on Friday last and le tho same day for Bra.
eos Santiago, Texas General Custer reached New
Orleans on Saturday and to eavs the next day
Alexandria, La, where his cavalry has been concen.
kra,sd and whence he will march with his troops u,s
foras
Monday last was the day named by gov.inor p.rpoln
the assembling in Richmond " the loyal Legislator,
pr Virginia. and number Of the members were present
put owing 70 Tho constitutional provision requiring se
Pays % Slapss between the calling and assembling Q
IN extra session, business was transacted There
20 quorum in the Senate; but In the House Of Delegate
temporary organization was effected.
General Gordon was relieved from command a. Nor