The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-27
All the Available Steam Vessels-0f-
War Ordered TO be Got Ready
for Sea Immediately.
The Fifty Millions Of Five Twenty
Bonds All Taken.
Ratification Of the Fort Smith Treaties by
the Chickasaw Legislature.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. 1865

WAsHNGTue Oct 20. 1860.
JEFF. DAVIS TRIAL
It is now positively known here thai the trial of JEFF
ferson Davis been decided upon and The arrange
ments have been nearly completed The trial will be
for the crime of treason, and will take place either
this city Richmond before ths United States su-
preme Court. Tho counsel for the government have
been selected by the Attorney General and the friends of
Mr. Davis have selected and retained counsel for him
Now that the wrz trial is concluded is supposed that
that OF Davis win Immediately follow.
IMPORTANT NAVAL. MOVEMENT.
1t is said that the Secretary of the Navy has directed
that all the available steam vcsscls-ofwar shall mmed
aely be got ready for II Is supposed that it the
intention of the be prepared for any
tualiiy in any quarter of the world.
THE NAVAL COURT MARITAL.
The naval court martial, with Vice Admiral Farragut
President to in Washington the LIST Of No
vembcr will have before Lieutenant Colonel Marson
the oldest officer excepted in the Marine corps
the charge Of using for private purposes and losing
bounty money deposited in his hands by recruits
The court will also try Commodore Craven, under the
tenth section Of the third article OF which requires
an officer to do his utmost overtake aud capture de
s,roy vessel which 1t is his duty TO encounter He
is charged with negecng this the rebel Stoncwail
having been in the harbor OF Ferrol while he
proximity commander of the Niagara and the sacra-
mcnio another ship war; being ID port 1T the
time aid him II is said the stoncwsi challenge
which he declined TO accept.
fRR pIfrv-x4tLfoSs oy Fi~x. - ENTITIES All
TAksN
The Secretary OF the Treasury today addressed the
following to II. vankyke, Assistant Treasurer q. New
| York;
The subscriptions for the $50 900 900 fve.twencs be
ing full assistant trcasurcrs and national banks will
ceive no further subscriptions after THIS telegram comes
To their notice ncCULLOCH.
Secretary al the Treasury
The subscriptions already made which in
,ransitn, viii be recognized.
INTERESTING FROM THE cnICcAsAw NATION.
,eeTram received to-day by judge Cooley OF
the ndisn Bureau from General Hunt, Fort smith,
hkanra transmitting copy % letter written 10 the
latter by the Governor OF the Chickasaw nation The
letter stated that the Indian Legislature had Just
ADJOURNED having fully ratified all the treaties
lately made at Fort Smith with the United States,
and leaving the adjustment of slavery, II exists
among the Chickasaws entirely with the general
government, with the recommendation that all their
slaves not twcnty-one years of age shall be ap
preniccd to their until OF above age: that
the mddc.agci negroes be employed al fair wages and
the former masters be required provide for the old
and Dc rcp Their Legislature also provided that the
nation hoaid send delegates 20 Washington Deem.
b,r nex 10 include the Governor aud his legal adviser
letter remarks, the Chckasaws constrained AK
Tree portal out Of consideration Of the povcfy
the late has brought upon them.
!. THE PRISONER wiRz.
Father Boyle, Of the Roman Catholic Church, visits
The prisoner wrz frequently the adjournment cf
the commission, he did before wIrz pays consider
able attention to his spiritual Affairs out OF respect
the teachings Of the reverend gentleman. Mrs. win
went back To Georgia than two weeks ago Since
thence The prisoner has received letter from '9he
goyernes" he EXPIRE u, which afforded him very
little satisfaction. There Is much sympathy be-
tween the prisoner and his wife, ana there IL little
probability that she will herself sec him agan.
In conversation wirz says hc expects to b. punished
with death, but does not acknowledge the usc, Of
hanging him while scps being taken to bring Ms
supcriors from whom he received his orders, to
the halter wrz In fair health aud sps talks quite
freely ihose who permitted him. spends
his leisure hours In The pcrusa OF German novels aud
religious works He is the recipient OF many letters
from discharged soldiers al the North who formerly
IN his custody at Andcrsonvic. One Of These lately
ceved contained quantity Of bogus money, with The
sarcastic advice that wrz should use IL TO buy himself
| privileges beyond the prison limi,s The sentence
against wirz whatever IL may be, has not yet been
acted upon by the President aud the probabilities
| that his case viii not be Disposed OF this week.
REPORT or INSPECTIONS OF THE ANDERsONNlLLE
PRISON.
Lieutenant Colonel A. {. Hamn, United States Army,
who has made several inspections Of the Andcrsonyilc
prison, has made a very long and interesting report
the prison. that the lives lost at that spot
by stary alton and cruelty outnumber the killed and
wounded In the British army IN all Of the great battles
Of the pcninsular war and the battle Of Now Orleans
The report could received in evidence at the wrz
trial. on account Of being closed when the Colonel
reached this city II hoped, however, the report will
be published
TIM CASE or GENERAL BRIscoE.
General Briscoc occupies apartment in the Old
Capitol diagonaly the hall from wrz. lie Is
pcntiuy supplied with reading matter and cigars and
under The consolng influences OF well stocked wills.
key chest He passes the prison hours pleasantly The
Secretary Of War Is not among those disposed JUDGE
lenienty OF Briscoes msdemcanor and IL understood
hold the view that the stain upon Briscoes uniform
blois out the gallant record he made In the field
LOAN FOR THE STATE or GEORGIA.
Mr. Duncan State agent for Georgia is his return
home from New York, and has succeeded negotiating
loan Of one hundred thousand dollars for year, at
per the faith Of the provisional state gov
eminent Of Gcorgia.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The President to-day gave audience delegation OF
gentlemen representing the interests Of the onion Pacific
Railroad Company The Secretary q the Treasury the