The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-10-16
From Washington.

wAmISaroS, oct. is.
The record Of Testimony in the Win trial makes
5000 fcoscsp PAGES divided into seventy parts and
contains between three aud four hundt ed objections
and ruling, Of the Court One hundred and sixty
witnesses we're oIsminod on both sides several Of
whom Wero individually on the stand two days for
examination in chief and croesc1snination. Mr.
Baker, Of the counsel for the defence, thought 10
woud take him seven or eisht days to proper, read
this Of testimony, In addition to the subsequent
task Of examining all the points Of law, and last Of all
the criticisms Of the statements Of witnesses, the
comparison Of the different essc, Of testimony, and
the writing out Of his argument. lie insisted on
having two full weeks for the performance Of hi,
labor, saying it va, utterly imposslble for him to
complete II In shorter period Of time. The Court
Al drt s.vs him eieht dAy', and Afterwards extended
the limit to twelve. But Nr. Baker would take no-
thing less than two weeks from Monday and fsiling
in tins he ohose 10 submit the case without Grgu.
mcut. Colonel Chipman, the Judge Advocate, 10
already preparing hi, argument, promising to cover
the ground on both .des and will rad II nctt We'd
nesday, when. a. 10 usual In such cases the Couf.
will, With closed doorA proceed 10 consider and
make up their findings In the case before them.
The Navy Department will close out It. sale II
steamers and sans vossels, by dispoelng Of trcnN-
two at public auction, in New York. the 25th inst.
They will be sold 70 the hiehes, bidder without
serve
The local Commi.Ioner Of Freedmen reports ths,
during the month Of September, tho number Of
black, under the medical treatment Of the Burosu
was 9,2s5, Of whom 81 died, and SOS remain In
hospital.
Sir Norton Peto and party hsve engaged suite Of
twenty room, at will.rd'L and arc expected on
Tuesday morning.
Information hw been received At the Freedmen's
Bureau from the chief medical of'leor in chsrre Of
the freedmen In Alabama, that the smallpox 10 raging
all through the State, and although every prechuiion
has been taken to prevent its spreading, new cases
are appearing daily.
The South CaIolins delegates have rot yet had the
desired second interview with the President who
vA, too much occupied to ssAn receive them.
Chief Justice Chase has returned to Washington.
The Secretary Of state has recently distributed a
pamphlet concerning the Pari. universal Exhibition
Of 1867. in which Il announced that all mp
ton, Of citizens Of the United states must be fled At
Pari. before the 3ist Of October, nstsnt In thus
publishing the cor espondence Mr.. Seward felt It u
be his duty 10 call attention 20 the psssAro 10 that
| effect In one OF Mr.. Bigeov's dispatches. It 10
presumed. however that the Imperial Commission
| will accede 10 request which has h,cn mAdo
through our Minister Paris for All "a tension Of
time iOT applications from the nled states and
that even Vi they should bc unae 20 DO so Mr erk.
| with, our Special COmmissoler a. Paris. draw
| mp the general plan ot orEanilatOn rcquir %, the
programme before the 3lst Of this month in sieh a
| manner ar 10 provide for the Aimis-on Of
app cations from the United statos which may be
made before January, 1866, or which may he
| received al Paris In time IN 10 BE- included.
| II pccep:ed by our hgents, in the detaei plan Of
arrangements required by The Imperial Convention
from Mr. Beckwith before the al'' OF the last ed
| month. A. sted in an oihclal notice published =
few duvs aro, I g. IeIby,E.lr tho nitei s,atc' INA
| patch Agent st New Ho-k h1- leon appointed 40 M
or tha Expos tion IN tho nlted states. Al hgplca-
tious 70 exhibit rnd for information should therefor"
lie addressed 70 hm, lie s authorized 90 decide ulon
the admssI bllitY Of such Application. With re.HTl
! TO the question OF transportatou, thc rrogfgmmt
gives until the 9th OF March 1861, fo the adu ION
Of foreign products et French rtaIofs; and ConrtefI
will theteiOp have ample Nme 90 decite wi, llei
thoy will heretofore on the occasion of exhibitions
OF such magnitude, provide irto trausppruon tor att
clss gOing from tho United states. 10 would thu
appear that the inventors and producers OF The luie
states have only " make w ther minds aTd notib
M. Derby with reasonable pIunp.uoss q, 10 what
thcy propose to send to secure the aIyantzses Cd
being IcpIesented a. an exhibition which vi
p.obablv sgrpIs all Of is predecessors Ia sploado
and importance.