The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-04

THE TRIAL.
In the trial Of the assassination conspraors yesterda
the counsel for the prisoner Payne continued their effort
to prove his insanity Different guards who have ha
charge of the accused since his incarceration were ex
amined One Of them testified that Payne one occa
sion exclaimed that he wished they would hang him.
he was tired Of lifa To another he observed ausor
to the evidence of his guilt presented court that they
were tracking him pretty closely and he wanted to die
The testimony in favor of the insanity plea his case
was Ear from being Of q convincing character
Ex-Governor Farwell, of Wisconsin, produced by
the defence and testified that when he hastened
inform Vice President Johnson Of the tragedy he had
no knowledge OF seeing Atzerott in the hotel.
Marcus P. Morton, of Troy N. Y, was produced by
the prosecution, 1es,ihed that he had seen A.zerot.
and OLaughlin in company with Booth at the
National Hotel in Washington He accidentally
overheard conversation between Booth and Atzero in
which it said that II the matter succeeded as well
with Johnson with old Buchanan they would get
pretty well Sold and in the conversation IL was
remarked that the class Of witnesses would be such that
nothing could be proven by them He thought he had
seen Dr. Mudd before the National Hotol when
he came exctedy to his winessD room hastily opened
the door aud apo ,szed, saying he thought he in
Mr. Booths room He then went down STAIRS and wit
followed him, when he went up stairs
This was in the morning, about eleven O'clock
the Sd of March.
John d. Giles, barkeepor at Rullman's Hotel, called
for the defence, testified that he OLaughr in the
hotel on the afternoon OF the day preceding the assassi
nation with Lieutenant Henderson and Others They
O'Clock, when witness with the party and was
NTH them until one O'Clock. OLaughlin was in the
loase Friday night all the evening, and there
when the OF the assassination reached the house
During the proceedings important disclosure in
ison to the identity of Payne was made, one of his
he belongs in Florida
THE SITUATION.
One OF the significant features in the progress now
30 rapidly being made towards return to the happy
the country is the restoration Of telegraphc commun
cation between the North and the different i'm
portant points in the Southern country. New
York Is again in direct teegraphc con-
nection with New Orleans Charleston and ether
principal cities Of the South. The first despatch
from the former place the New York press
the restoration Of the through communication re-
ceived by the HERALD Thursday night Il narrated
the circumstances Of the surrender of the rebel ram
stonewa to the Spanish authorities at Havana; but as
this had been already anticipated by our Havana
we did not publish it, Yesterday we re-
oeived the second inalment Of through Geographic
news from New Orleans. which is published in this
mornings HERALD. The last Geographic despatch
the breaking up OF communication by the re-
beion one to the HERALD in April, 1861,
descriptive Of the attack Fort SUMTER and the first
newspaper from there since the restoration Of the
ceved at the HERALD Office yesterday, and is fol-
lows
CHARLESTON, g. c., june 2 1865.
Charleston
York
be separated.
The steamer Alhambra left this port eleven O'Clock
yesterday morning with heavy freight and mails for
New York
New York warmly grssps the right hand Of fellowship
which Charleston rroncr and hopes that the
telegraphc chain and the links Of national friendship
now happily restored, may henccfortb be as
enduring rs the existence Of cur glorious republic
Our New Orleans despatch of the 9Th ult gives fun
"Details of the conference in that city between the ma
tonsl rebel officers which resulted in the surrender
Of oil the armed forces Of the rebellion, military and
psvai, west Of the Mississippi river The rebel troops
hrs 70 be paroled, dsbanded and returned TO their
bones, and the country occupied by national soldiers
hs negotiations having been concluded, Generals Price,
Bucknsr and Brent the rebel commissioners, accom-
apisd by General Heron who goes TO complete the ar
PLACEMENTS Of the surrender left New Orleans for the
Trans Mississippi region on the 9th ul,. II was
Imported that some Of the rebel Generals had 70
kuosted permission Of General Candy 10 be Al
lowed 10 take twenty thousand Of their troops
Scwss the Rio Grande into Mexico 70 the as.
stancs Of President Juarez Five million dol
SpS bsA ,rrivsd ct New Orleans from the North on
oatd the steamship Mcclellan for the payment Of the
lational soldiers In General Csnby's department
40 orlssn. Advicss BY the restored through 'c'e-
npkse eppppp,csilon sats that General Sheridan and
~ srdr1 = HI t,S on yAAsr last The rebel Gene