The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17
By Telegraph
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
AFFAIRS At MATAM0RAS.
Later from Mobile.
Examination Of Witnesses in the
Booth Tragedy.
DlabOlICal Attempt TO Introduce
Yellow Fever In the North.
AFFAIRS At MAFAMORAS.
Gold Market, Etc. Etc.

-tbA ltLg u8m0nQlng lL8 hNFFeuCtEy MAle4
was refused. The Imperialists marches
ont to meet them and q hsGvy artillery
{ L 5ht occurred. Business is suspended IL
hatamorgs, and the strests are uGrrieadeC
IN expectation Of sn nttsck, bus ell wa
quiet on the evening Of the Cd. Tho Gus
ton House officers fed to Brownsville, a1C
wealthy residents have moved all thel
valulbles. Eight hundred French troops
arrived At the mouth cf The RIO Grsrde OF
the I'd and left for the interior next day
A report reached Bagdad that the Liberals
We're in full retreat.
The Galveston News says Crops are
good sugar win be very short; cotton
holders demand advances. Exchange
New York, = premium.
Mobile dates to the 9th say the navy
boat and transport feet sunk in Mobile
bay. Officers, pilots, aud engineers have
/ gone up the Tombigbeo river for the pur'
pose Of bringing down vessels surrendered
to Admiral Hatcher. Gen. Candy will sOou
move his headquarters 10 New Orleans.
The lst brigade Of Hatch's cavalry AZ
rived in Caiio from Eastpogt, Mississippi
en- route for St. Louis.
100 bales OF cotton have passed Cairo in
the last three days.
| The steamer Martin Walt was robbed o.
SIS, 900 in money and $1,000 worth OF goods,
by guerrillas at Gaines Landing, Saturday
week, and the boat released.
PITTsBURe, May I6.-Tho river is 8 feet
inches by the pier mark, and falling.
Weather clear and pleasant.
PoRrLASD, Ms, May 10 The railway
depot and locomotive building is on ere in
this city. They viii be destroyed.
NEW YORz, May I6.-The Tribune'a
Washington special says it is rumored in
we'll informed quarters that the Collector
ship Of the post Of New York has been ten
dered to the Hon. Preston King.
NEW York, May 16.-GOld steady at
about yesterdays quotations. The specu-
lative operations are merely nominal The
price opened at l3l2<, but fell to lSOK and
revived again to 1908.
The Commercials special says the evil
dence Of guilt Of the prisoners at the con-
spiracy triaI spPears so conclusive as 10
completely check the current Of sympathy
in their favor, produced by the proposed
secret trial. It is said that the prisoners
are warned by their counsel not to abandon
all hope. They appear utterly broken
down.
Reverdy johnson takes but little part in
the trial. He is preparing an elaborate ar
gumeut, challenging the Jurisdiction OF the
court.
It is now proposed to substitute a street
parade Of the returned armies in Washing
ton before the President, for grand re-
view.
The Posts special says Judge Lowe Of
Baltimore, yesterday charged sGrand Jury
that peryous sitting in Military Commit
sions for the rial Of CT izens of Maryland,
not connected with the army or the navy,
are liable 70 Indictment.
l. j. believed in Official circles that JEFF.
D, vi will first De tried on the charge Of
| high treason.
| D U. Reed testified that ne saw John ".
| surratt in Washington on the day Of the
assassination; bowed to him, and received
| q bow in return. He stated that he wore
spurs at The time. Peter shasterfeld tos-
tilted that Booth came to his restaurant
next to the theatre the night Of the muir
der, about 10 o'clock. and took drink OF
whisky. he then went out in eight OF
ten minutes after he heard Of the asszs.
sination Of the President. I saw Harro d
the same night or night before. He in.
quiIed for Booth.
Dive testified that he waa sitting in fro1t
of Ford's about p. M, on the IA Of April
aud saw al elsg antly dressed man come
out Of the theatre and talk to Two rough
looking personsj heard tho we'll dressed one
say, q think he will come out now, B" refer
ring to the President. He then went lit,
the saloon, stayed long enough TO take
drink and came out as if he wss becoming
intoxicated, and whispered to the rOughss
looking msn and went into the psssagu
leading from the stage to the street, thel
the smallest one stepped up just IS the vel
dressed one appeared sg8in and called out
"The time" he started up the str ct, re
NAMED q while aud came down again snc
called the time again. Presently be cam
aud called the time again, louder than be
| fore. ] think it vas 10 minutes after !
o'clock. Hs then started on a fast walk q
the street. The best dressed man the
7, went inside the theatre. This one the wi
ness recognized as Booth, from his phOt'
/ graph he also said if the prisoner, Span
) Ter, mad moustache be would take nj
z for tie rough looking man.
Rufus, stable keeper Of livery stabli
testified to the intimacy Of Booth, surrs
and Alzerot. Aizeros told him Surratt ca
" in April, had been 70 Richmond, Al
coming back got into a difficulty, and III
detectives were after him.
Jas. H. Humphreys, livery stable keep
also testified to tho intimacy betws
Booth and surratL
The testimony taken before the doc
were opened to the reporters for the pre-
includes that Of man who was in the e
ell service, and which went TO show that
early as 1868, Booth and others contenpl
ted the murder Of the President, also 1
blruiug Of Northern citios secret me
ings were held consisting Of rebel ofhce
at which Booth was present, and the as.
sination vas freely spoken Of on the sire
Of Richmond. Others testified tha, -
had seen Booth in company with Clay Il
comb, Thomas and o,hers- Captain b
Even desc rIbed the assassin, and said Il
though he knew Booth he did not reoo
ME him as the man that went into {
Frsident's Box and afterwards jump
On the stage. Mel Il r. Rathboue, "
was IN the Presidents Box, read he sta
neat be had made. lie did no. kn,
Booth, nor could be recognize The as5ass
in his phCtogra ph. Wn Winters, il, "a
siclan st the Fofds, met tbs assassin uuo
the stage, and was forced aside by [
assassin starring o. him uilh salt
}, no recognized the ASSASSIN, Boo.h, W
rushed out Of ths back door o. the theaE
He did 70. see sPanglsr that HisL
sgsnger ought % have been tao-s
; change she scenes, Tas route 5O0'n to
- 20 get oas Of the theatre wa entirely q
Distracted, sometimes shsrs vas 90 HG
people that one ooaldn't pass, Bat Il
night everything sesmed eiear, which '
uuusual. Didnt rsoollset ever see.
spaugleT wear moustaohe.
Joe Simmons, colored, employed az For
} theatre, testified that he saw Booth ca
- back part Of the stage between S 81
o'clock on the Il. He saw him IeIt W
he Jumped rom the Z 70 the sls
Booth and spaugler were quite intimi
spang.er ured 20 sitsDd to Boo
horses when Booth was away; spaHgl