Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-13


The cable will be opened for business as
soon after 1t is laid aspossible, and all MESA
ges will be forwarded in the order in which
they are received, at Hearts Content and
Trinity Bay The new stock of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company sells in London at pre-
MUM, and the old 9l 900 shares at 956O
sterling. On the 21st Of June, the sharehold-
ers Of the Telegraph Construction Company
listed the Great Eastern, by invitation from
the Directors of the Atlantic Company, and
on the following day Mr.. Adams, the Ameri-
can Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Suth-
crland and Duke and Duchess of Somerset,
and large number Of other distinguished
people, visited the ship.
FROM CHICAGO
Chicago, July 3.
The returns of the income tax Of the First
Congressional District, Cook county, for the
year 1864, are about all in the hands Of the
Assessor. There are fourteen thousand and
forty-three tax payers returned, with an IN
come ranging frcm ten cents to quarter OF
u million dollars There is very large in
crease in the aggregate over 1863. The in
come tax of that year amounts to hive hun
drcd and sXty-eight thousand dollars This
year it is about two millions, an increase OF
nearly three hundred per cent.
FROM coLUMBUs. a,
Columbus July 6.-General Cox and wife
are here stopping at tho Neil House, where
the General has been waited upon during the
day by numbers of prominent citizens.
It is understood that the time and manner
of opening the political campaign in this
State will be left in She hands of the State
Central Committee whose actions the Union
candidate for Governor will await
General Cox have military command
of the District, while Gen Ord will command
the Department, with headquarters at Detroit
FEW REBEL PRISONERS Still. HELD.
Washington, July 6.-Only about one hun
dred and fifty officers above the rank of Cap
tain are now held by the Government. All
other prisoners of war have been discharged
The various camps and depots for prisoners
are being broken up and converted to Other
uses
THE ASSASSINATION COMMISSION - OFFICIAL
FINDING OF THE coURT-sENTENcEs
Washington, July 6.-The following i'm
portant order has just been issued:
WAR DEPARTMENT, AMT GEMS OFFICE,
Washington, July 5, 1865
To Major General W. S Hancock Com
manding the Middle Dirisiom, Wash
ingtom.
Whereas, by the Military Commission, ap
pointed in paragraph No. 4, Special Orders
No. 2ll, dated War Department, Adjutant
Generals Office, May 9th, 1865. and of whicl
Major General David Hunter, U. s Vols, is
President, the following persons were tried
sentenced, as hereinafter stated, as follows
LIST. David E. Harold Finding Of thu
specification guilty, except combining con
federating and conspiring with Edward Spang
Ter, as to which part thereof, not guilty. o
the charge guilty except the words of thu
charge, that he combined, confederatcd ant
conspired with Edward Spanglcr, as to whicl
part of the charge not guilty. Sentence
And the Commission therefore, sentence him
the said David f. Harold. to be hanged b,
the neck until he be dead, at such time anc
place as the President of the United State
shall direct two-thirds of the members of th
Commission concurring therein.
I'd. Geo. A. Atzerott Finding: Of TIN
specification guilty, except combining, con
federating and conspiring with Edward Spang
Ter, of this not guilty. Sentence: And tn
Commission does therefore, sentence him, th
said Geo 4. Atzerott, to be hanged by tn
neck until he be dead, at such time and plac
as the President of the United States shall d
rect, two-thirds of the members of the Com
mission concurringi therein.
Sd. Lewis Payne. Finding: Of the spcc
Acation, guilty, except combining, confedel
ating and conspiring with Edward Spangler
of this not guilty. OF the charge, guilty
except combining, confedcra'ing and conspil
ing with Edward Spangler; of this not guilty
Sentence: And the Commission does Fhcrc
fore sentence him, the said Lewis Payne to b
hanged until he be dead, at such time an
place rs the President of the United State
shall direct, twothirds of the members of tn
3 Commission concurring therein
4th. Mary L. Surratt Finding: Of til
specification guilty, except as to the recei,
, ing, entertaining harboring and concealin
: Samuel Arnold and Michael o O'I.aughlin, an
except as to combining, confederating an
conspiring with Edward Spangler; of this, nc
guilty Of the charge, guilty, except as t
combining, confederating and consplrng wit
Edward Spangler; of this, not guilty. Ser
tence: And the Commission does therefor
sentence her, the said Mary L. Surratt, to b
! hanged by the neck until she be dead, at sue
time and place as the President of the Unite
States may direct, two-thirds of the member
of the Commission concurring therein.
And whereas, the President of the Unite
States has approved the foregoing sentence
in the following order, to.wit:
Executive Mansion, July 9th, lS65.-Th
foregoing sentences, i'll the cases of David L
Harold, Geo. A. Atzerott, Lewis Payne an
Mary E. Surratt, are hereby approved, and
is ordered that the sentences in the cases G
. David e. Harold, Geo A. Atzerott Levi
I Payne and Mary E. Surratt be carried int
t execution by the proper military authority
}. under the direction Of the Secretary of Wal
I on the 7th day of July, 1865 between the hour
s of 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and 2 o'clock, r NJ, @
: that day. ,
s TSigned1 ANDREW JOHNSON, President
Therefore, you are hereby commanded t
cause the foregoing sentences, in the cases
! David E. Harold, George A Atzerott, Levi
!. Payne and Mary E. Surratt, to be duly ex'
d cuted. in accordance with the Presidents ordc
By command of the President Of the Unite
}. ''[ [signed.] E. D. fovssrsb, A; A. g;
d In the remaining cases of OLaughlii
!, Spangler, Arnold and Mudd, the findings an
i sentences are as follows:
s. Michael O'Laughlin. Finding OF til
S specification, guilty except the words thcre'
II = c.,I.. IA i: =. tho fnrfher n,osnnntin