New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-19

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a al Washington Marse. on Saturday.
There we're Is cars OF syif Ice,yed YESTERDAY, and
to-day the pens ha'ing 5en .e.ied out on 2a.IIsH,
vrices orcned this morine g l3e lStc, AZ peFAps
Few az l3ic. per 10. live weight most eXEsoidlh!
Price for this time year and rather higher ihaA ia'l
seek.
THP SLOWER PORTER CASR.-The examlna-
.op in this case was continued on Monday morning
S,ore Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Market Police
Court
Testimony Of Nathaniel B. Wilson; reside in Wash
tnton; frou Feb l. 1904 was Assistant District Ator
ney; Am acquainted with David Porter. one CT tie de-
fudants never nrthor get Inn to receive aEy money
,soIn NJ StOyer suthoIi2 him 70 receive any
moneys from ne: went = h.m q. ASKED I'm NAa' nc
meant b so saving; lie denial All GnoNlccse -
Crosse x4mi,eU-I have lived eight years IN asa
.neon; Lave Only ictceG for Ut years have been
Assistant Dstfet.Att,racy tIlee years; the once is
Oiled by appOutUeut OF lie Attorney - eneTaIi an
not related &c, any BEES If The Cab net or persons
holding high Office IN thu Government; an sane poll
aes as { . Admins re- on. appointed special
COUNSEL or the NAVY department ny TIE Secretery OF
she Navy; was seat Is iBe DtHaIiment TO III
vestigate certain matters IN BroVhyn; the INST
tine ever saw Nr. Stover was On the on OF July;
knew there suoh person Mr. Saver q iew
eeks before came on; record Of trial in the
tscreory Of tie Ntv!s Office: do hot kpOw what has
Become OF IL; think IL WIS gwen " the Judge Advo
cate General: l do not know Whether AZ was ever
loaned 20 private persons fr scarecr0w; knew
ofits being used IN the Weed-O ke case t. brighten
that il used; Tread u nearly through; there
were a number Of chHecs end specifications; tLirk
one Of tie CHARGES we IN attempt 10 deIraud he
United states; cFnHOt on hCw many charges be
was loUud gu.y saw lie paper about four r'ouths
snce; / 20 30. remember bat &c sentence wasi MI
stoyer ed 10 Obi fil TIE fr ils cCu'> but III
sriends have; u was NJ Porter: Re wanted 10 see
eoyer; gave him lritcT - Gen. DIX snd he got /
permit 20 see them; m"Ath or so ne sell ior nc Sa
inquired If | would act counsel IL Obtaining Dir.
stoyer's release; | SD | could not 10 At, either
directly or indirectly 'he print "es OBTAINED
;trOugh the influence OF THIS s'teri me nrst 1
knew that nv aau.e had bcen used was N W ash /
irgtou: | went 70 Mr. Stover anu asked What Tie \
reasons werc; 90 lot know Whether the Government i
we're sb'ut 10 make aIdi,.nal charges; / had me /
books sad was making exam nation; was TANK |
ing OF preielring charges tut was not satisfied IA my
mind OF Lis guilt; ny office wss In this city and toe
charges related almost e%erslVe.T TO tie bEooAg
Navy ard; / never tod LII Porter that charges
YOU'D b. preferred; he may have inferred such; tbls
was in June 1851; l tritd several cases had my /
snspiciOls aroused; | suspected that al TIE navy
agents Eere acting imp "a. eriyi l also knew that
Mr.. Si0rer vas the ltgest contractors ! was IN
sl0rned thai Slower Gld Henderson were init |
Isa;ely connected; d0a think any open biDes were
gwen bills were given for @ne the inil ece was not
giveni was told this By Nh Porter who stated TINT
ne knew II Of bis owo kroAleds3i never wanted
stOver TO turn States evidence; L dnnt know who
lTs; mentioned StoveTs evidence against I
Henderson. 10 Was not my intention - make 1
Slower aad C.ark witnesses against Henderson. |.
I vhs M intention to End out wha, StOvcf knew
discovered that The contractor would denver certain
goods % tie Navy Agent tor which he contracted 10
geiher WIN bis receipt for the amount. the Nsvy !
Ascent would retain certain per cent receiving re
eeipi ioT The full amount this fraud on the (
'sioYernu-nt bit IL could b. done without loss 10
i1e eoaIacor; the o. idea which could easily re- |
cohce TIE nater TO mind was thot tie Navy gent
sssreee!Yng u poorer Qu0ty VI goods and auditing
he sane never laid anything tending in any way
oFard re understanding 10y Porter tbst Stovers time
q imprisonment wCud b. shortened In the leas /
Porter said Slower would be released any how ana
A. be Tled me 20 be employed rs counsel fOr, was.
he ihOusl, could get the showed through sooner
lAn BE- could. bond hy Mr. SfogeF with
sureues a condition % release; drew up. Oh
ected u the bond, but don't precisely remember the
reason don't SnOW bow many bonds given; think
sl we're taO. OF one altered afterwCT1 different
,liees being given; bth were slke in matter, only
sfsing N slleties. the only objection In making ont
s eld vas 10 nOd StHei 10 ans2 or any charges Which
Ash .e maze against him; oral undeTst 4nding was
maze ha Ar. Porter that anything known By st0yer
~ HoSl Should be gwen, but ,his had roth ng 10 90
~ Ie b'ld al depending upon Mr. IoreT's good |
.e.'s o. ny Interview wth StOver and Porter never
.5.u u tiay bis fears DAD nothing 20 make /
. ,@ s1aeisIead thss my charges against him
, sc1h Do dropped; u impression ever |
-hon ~ mind that Porter was acting against his |
rsaes 10 tie case; no insisted the bond, although
~ AheS II 10 he worthless, saving wa. neces
" A,o slower; aiter Sioyers release no interview
~ iSoS place 10 which $4,000 was offered me
~ iO ny services IN getting his reicas. and s. 900
-. s'sIFdtons' Porter never asked me how much
s' a1Iel' OF sad that be I'D u sum Of money and
cyu1 p-t i in NY hand. feiiber did reply at any.
n,-.. 4 that vas afraid il would get out but
20 s a. ~ ~! wife would BE- very agreeable
to1 "a ELECTED II. that It done by az order
,sry ~ -, D4i report made by 10 tho Secro
'sy. 70 "No'".' Il no1 any Mluehce eau !
Sra aII1 sPrRD SUICIDE By Drowning. - On |
srieiGs5 ntah lhonas Naming attempted 10 commit
i6e 80 !lIplng into the East River from pier near
Tso1o,, VI hooseSeii-st He rescued by Officer |
of,rs vi ine Fourth Precinct, assisted by some
he "a al .cksd up iyr te igtt. Monday morning
lie 80 -ll,iftgd by Justice LedRth for examination |
s,tsmns 'at DC 10 t!ed Of life. ard will repeat the
Ireland - sne nfst opportunity. He is a native Of
'sVu - years, ana wa partially intoxicated.
-yep'ra - NhERSY-sT. About o'clock SUNDAY |
ire ir.,, saoe IN the of No AIS Che,y.s took
he ,o9t tI Ieet arising from elective chimney In
Ns.Srs cement house. The stable wns occupied by
total, d. ~ Aan Baker and 1homss Turner and was
Worn. go e. Mr.. Turner lost a vaIu ,ble horse
EsBt ~ oaTned up. The ERE extended 20 tene.
Hearv 80 TO 40 CherTy-st. the properly Of Mr.
sgs 81 IN ''y& which was entirely consumed Dam.
dans@od buildings Nos Al aud 47g were also
N se ga oy hre the rouf Nj baker resided in No