Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-12-14
sURR4T1HS ..M0TEuESTS SINCE
TIE TRIGEDT
The Circumstances Lcdding TO
81 Oh His Arrest.
GEN. sEDGWICK'S OPERATIONS on THE
81 raaza7 II Rio GRAyDE.
sHtNGroN, Dee. 10,

f WASHINGTON. Dee. 10.
There is tie best authority for saving the
President has positively determined not To
Interfere. in the case OF Jc.f. Davis. by or
derin@ his release on parole: but that he
will remain where he is until arrange
mcnts can be made for his triad sonle time
during the ensuing spring.
The project for siIpplanting the State
governments at the South and making
territories Of the States. is assuming shape,
and there Is no tloupt but what the meas
IRE will be pushed forward and through
without delay.
The L. S. Consulate mt Vera Cruz re-
ports to the State Department that Max
;m;Ean WIS to leave Orizaba on the 2Sth
Of November for the City of Mexico. and
tue L. ). mission was likely to be regard
ed in friendly manner by the French III
that Republic.
All attempts to interfere with the Nation
al Banks or the currency. were sunmarily
voted down III the House to-day.
The President to-day sent IA message to
the House in reply to an inquiry whether
any portion of Mexican territory had been
occupied by L. 5. troops. He transmits
reports OF Generals Grant and Sheridan on
the subject, with regard to recent evente on
the Rio Graatle.
Also message enclosing a report from
covery and arrest of Surrrtt. The first
letter giving Information was dated April
1lst. from Minister King ut Rome.
The President to-day sent documents
relative to the discovery and arrest OF Sur
raft 4 letter from Consul Wilding at Liv-
erpool. dated Sept. 81, 1865. says Surratt
was expected in Liverpool hat day, which
he transmitted to Minister Adams.
An affidavit SAYS that while going from
Montreal to Quebcc he became acquainted
with "A man calling himself Ne rtiv. who
told him he had becn in the Confederate
service engaged in carrying intelligence
between Washington aud Richmond: that
Ire had been concerned in Il plan for carry
inw off Presi ent Lincoln. which WAS con
encted entirely by J. Wilkes Booth and
himself that he came to Canada just be-
fore the assassination of President Lincoln
that while in Canada he received letter
from Booth. saying it had become ncecss-
airy to change their plans. and requested
him to co.ne to Washington Immediately.
add that he did start Immediately.
Re did not say whether he went there or
not. bat said that on his way back to CANA
da the train was delayed at st. Albans. and
while sitting at the breakfast table Il gentle
man ne Xtto him spoke ofthc assassination
and that he Nc .lrthy) or as he then called
himself (II;irriSo,r) replied. the news was
too good to be true and the gentlemen
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