The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-06-10

The suppressed testimony taken in the
| conspiracy trials at Washington was publish.
ed this week. The disclosures of this evil
dence are startling and important. and show
that the Government was justified in assert
ing that the assassination of President Lin
coin was concocted by the Rebel emissaries
in Canada, and known and approved by the
Rebel authorities in Richmond. Three diff
ferent witnesses all testify to the same ma
terial facts. That Booth, Surratt and Payne
visited Canada, that they were there in close
and intimate communication with Jacob
Thompson, George N. Sanders, Clement C.
Clay, Beverly Tucker, and other Rebel
agents; that the plot for the assassination
OF President Lincoln, Vice President John.
son, Mr. Seward and General Grant was
there arranged, and the subject of frequent
discussion between these parties thu com
missions for the murderers were sent from
Richmond signed by John A. Seldom, the
then Rebel Secretary of War; and that At
zerott, under the sobriquet of Port Tobac.
co, was also spoken of as one of the assas-
sins Plans for burning the Northern cities,
for poisoning the Croton reservoir at New
York, and other diabolical acts were dis
cussed by these Rebel emissaries, and with
the assassination of the President, approved
''tyrants.' and Invaders of the South"
AcQUIrTED.-The case of the parties on
trial at Westminster for the last two weeks
for manslaughter, in killing Joseph Shaw,
was brought to conclusion on Tuesday last.
The argument of counsel on each side ap-
pears to have been protracted and able
The case having been given to the jury, they
rendered verdict of not guilty, after delib.
Grafton of an hour and half The case
appears to have been an exciting one, origi.
mating as it did in circumstances which in
volved political feeling, and having been
preceded by the tearing out of Shaw's print
otf1ce, some two weeks previous, by the
fishing very undignifed and abusive article
in regard to our late President and Andrew
johnson.
The ovation to the returned Maryland
soldiers took place in Baltimore, on Tues.
day last, and was a grand and successful
affair. An immense assemblage of citizens
witnessed the review at the Monument, and
afterwards visited the Park and participated
IN the reception ceremonies. Gov. Brad
ford's address was eloquent and appropriate,
and reused a hearty enthusiasm on the part
of the troops.
The number of troops in the Army of
the Potomac and in Gen. Sherman's army,
whose terms expire prior to the 1st of Octo-
Der, and now under orders for muster out is
estimated at 122, $40 men. OF these are i39
three-yea regiments of 1862, $1,000; three.
year recruits of 1862, 20, $50; % one.year
regiments of 1864 and one battery, 14,84O;
one.year recruits of 1854, 81, 100; total,
l22,3l0.
An official statement of the public debt
on May 3D., 1865, has been made. 1t
amounts to $26s5. 2o5. 1853 so, and bears an
annual interest of 1924. 638. $40 OF. The
amount of legal tender notes in circulation
is 1868. 100. 500. Revenue officers have been
appointed for Richmond and other points,
and as soon as practicable the tax laws will
be put in operation in every portion of the
Union.
Albert W. Ray passed through Nash.
vile to his home near Kingston Springs, re-
Gently as paroled prisoner He boosted
of having murdered seventeen men during
the war. Intelligence has been received
that he had no sooner reached his home
than death arrested him at the hands of a
relation of one of the murdered men.
The war leaves about sixty thousand
sick and wounded in the different hospitals
of the country. The number is now being
rapidly reduced by discharges.
1t will take $50, ZOO, 900 to pay off the
whole army. The funds will be ready for
this purpose as fact as the paymasters can
use them.
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