Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-07-21
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A Gard from Weichman THE AGddrit
Of Brophy to be tissue Of Lies-F Wash
iagton Hems
FORTRESS MONROE, July Id.
Gen. Porter arrived at Norfolk this
morning. Steamer Wyoming from Balti-
more has arrived here with rebel prison
crs, also the steamers Gen. Meigs, from
Morehead City, with dctachments of dis
charged soldiers bound home, and the
Thos. A. Morgan, from Drury's Bluff,
with troops for Washington City.
PHILADELPHIA, July I6.
Wechman, the principal witness for the
government in the conspiracy case, pub
fishes card in the Sunday Dispatch in
which he says that the statement Of Bro
ply, impeaching his character and testi-
mony, is tissue of lies from beginning to
end; that said statement was twice sub
mittcd to Judge Advocate Holt, and once
to Andrew johnson and all the members
of the court before the execution without
any effect, a1d that it was only at Bro
phys own request that he was not called
to the stand to testify to his (Weichman's
good character. The card also details
some of the conversation of Mrs. Surratt,
which did not appear before the court,
showing her knowledge of the conspiracy.
1t says Brophy is an alien, and las never
taken the oath of allegiance to the gov
eminent he attempted to assail in the per-
son of its chief witness.
1t has been asccrtained, OH inquiry, that
the legal limit on the three hundred mill
ions National Bank circulation has been
nearly reached, and therefore the creation
Of comparatively few additional institu
tions un1er that system will be authorized.
The entire number will probably reach
1000.
Infor nation received here from promi
nent citizens of the Southern States, give
assurance that the work of restoration is
progressing much more smoothly than was
anticipated, and that the unfriendy utter
ances of some editors are not indications
Of the friendly spirit of the people.
NEW YORK, July Is.
The President, on the unanimous re-
commentator of the court which tried
Edward Wilmer, Captain and Provost
Marshall for Delaware, has RENTED the
nnexecuted portion of the sentence against
him.
The President has appointed Charles
w. Bachelor Surveyor OF Customs for
Pit.sburg, Pa. and Arthur Grimshaw,
Postmaster at Washington, Del.
The trial Of Mary Harris is drawing to
a close day. Five physicians were res
pectively on the stand to give their opin-
ions in hypothetical cases in order to prove
the insanity of the accused the doctors,
however, did not agree, one of them say
ing that, as physician at the Jail he saw
the prisoner generally every day. He had
never observed any indication of insanity
in her. but his attention had never been
called to her mind. The general impress
sion among those who have attended the
trial is that she will be acquitted, some
predicting that the jury will not even leave
the box to render this verdict.
New YORK, July l..
The Commercials special Washington
despatch says:
Reverdy johnson has gone to Richmond
as counsel for the rebels whose property
has been confiscated.
Gov. Pierpont intimates that 5000 Nir
ginians are entitled to pardon under Lin
celn's proc amation.
New York, July Is.
The Hcralds special Washington dcs-
patch says:
Several reports have been received at
che Freedmen's Bureau from Alabama and
Louisiana. In Alabama the planters are
entering into labor contracts with the ne
groes, in good faith, and but little persecu-
ton is complained of by the negroes. At
Selma, however, an assistant commissioner
found it necessary, in consequence of alb
surd stories having been promulgated, to
call meeting of planters, which was
largely attended, and the system adopted
for the regulation of the future relations
between the negroes and planters by the
bureau was plainly expounded. In Louis
lana the system is working well.
The Herald states that a treaty has
been entered into by Col. Mathews of the
u. S. Army, and Gen. Waite of the Cher
exec Nation, by which all the tribes for
merly allied with the rebels, will return to
their homes and keep peace with the Uni
ted States.
The French delirer up the artillery Trans
terred 10 them By the Rebets-Grcat
Flood in the Raritan Rirdr-StH Later
from Esrope-Prorogatioa Of Partia-
ment-Addresso Of the Queen.
HALIrAx, n. S. July IL,
c. o. Leach, Esq, U. S. Consul at ST.
Johns, N. F., ell route for the United
States, furnishes the following as the
statement of the most intelligent passen-
gers Of the ship William Nelson
On Monday, the Goth ult, the passengers
were all ordered above, and the ship was
thoroughly washed and fumigated. The
fire broke out about p NJ. The captain
with his family and the ships crew, in two
boats. left the the ship about 3 o'clock.
The other two boats were injured, and
swamped. OF the saved passengers many
Of them were badly burned. The ship
sccn By Captain Hart probably saved
s0me.
Texas dates of the 10Th say that State
is invested by jayhawkers and thieves of
the worst stamp. IN the Interior where
the Federal forces have not penetrated,
they are doing much damage.
The cotton crop in Texas will be short
on account of the disorder oceasioncd by
the employment of free labor.
The freedmen have been directed to re-
main with their former masters with the
assurance that no forfeiture of their rights
Of freedom will be tolerated.
Gen. Mejia, by command of General
Breckenridge. has delivered up the battery
and other property received from the con