The national Republican., 1866-12-10

LOCAL DCmw0.

Local. 1rmVV0.o
The INDICTMENT AGAINST SAsyoRp Conc
yln.-on Saturday morning Sanford Conovsr. alias
chstss q. DUhah Who va l!dlatse nv tsys
Gs,.: &, .s s: al y. sess IT,: s. q
Criminal Court, bsfose Judss risAsr. whom Mr. b.
Q. aoodins, council for the aeeussd, argued the
dsmurrW Aisd On Eddy las He oohtssdsd,
1st The Issue on which the evidence Of the D.
ss y nos ssSo : .. ss ~
sven afadayits-the Judgs Advooass General
fEotl having d suthofity 10 administsr IN oath.
II hbs, tAsy would Iet havs sapported the sh.rgs
Of perjury and therefore aaythins said . to their
o .sis s.,s.ssSus - ss,s s.,ss s:sws t. .ss could
not Be sriIsmos. The defendant was sworn 70 tss-
tfy % to shs truth os fAlslty Of the sid deposit
lions, ssd = n Ne Truth or falsity Of Hoars's
statement, which va asossshsr About the :sid as.
quiry aaihofissd 70 b Dsds. ,g1g-g f'flyl
ii Adnittine said dspesitlous were proper and
iseitinass svidssss, he sosat doss net expressly
asts that thsy were sdmittsd - evidence in tks
...s.i,s ys,tsss. .hisA omission cannot b sup
a. fAs ant asd second sssisnnsnts Of perjury
srs rspseuast -ths Ast alleging that the defendant
dsuisd III Of Hosrs's statement, snd the second,
that he denies u is ~ ssois.
4th: Az TO the second Assignment, he defendant
/ n.y. uuDssoooSt sass fsssSs s~ss.-~ss
IL trus and part not trus. ne indissnsat sheuld
ssl ont the part about which the false statement 10
made for proper e~fainy. Both the hrr and
second questions ere too ssnsral TO support the
sk. Mhss shc defendant has reason to doubt, or
dsss doubt Il imnsssriai ~ an abstract question.
The fact that the answer forsstas farther inquiry
into facts dos not naks u ps5uv; bis doubts and
reasons 70 doubt matters ofyrosai opinion, not
ss: s;.s .siss ,l9 .lon: z .d%,.S; .s1m
! Ssi TSs ssid dspesisiop, or q. lees. contents,
should BE- set out in the indictment for proper
tainty, The defendant may desire and BE- able 70
prove hs truthfulnsss Of the .aid dspositions and
that he Nd '.no reason to doubt and did not doubt
thslr trashfslnsss " ....7 ! 70 s1t.
4 Nj. @. rsad the law authorisins The ohairmsn Of
eomnitlsss In Congress 10 administer osths, and
rsissd he objection that the law was dsfsctys In
ssuueh . Il did not declare false swearing before
District Attorney carrington, FOR The Govern.
mont followed, and said. For the sake Of sfgumsnt
sdmittise hat Judge Holt did not have authority
70 sdnlsistsr an OATH yet he did contend that ths
accused made before The sonnitsss false state
nsnts, wllfally and maiieiousIy. He rssd FROM
Brightly The case undsr which the indictmsnt 4
found, which provides that The Spssksr Of ths
HOUSE and ehairnsn Of committees may sdministsI
osths and any psrson swearing alssly shall be
deemed guilty Of perjury. He hrss procsed:d q
tended that this WAS proceeding before . judicial
tribunal. rF aa.l 90. r. .l.. .. ....r 0r.
Judge Fisher here said that he would like to bsa,
the question a to whether the House Of Rsprsssnt
ativss had authority TO order the said inquiry
whether Il was not an invasion Of the judiciary
Department. By one HOUSE Of Congress- and CON
trary to the distribution Of powers By the Constitu
tion. He remarked that this question was In
eiudsd In the point Of Mr.. Gooding ss TO the sta
tsts, and was one on the disposition Of which th'
l - IL A.
Ths further argument Of th. case was postponed
. until this week. = ..r .....-.. e..
Rnlorous.- Yesterday, the second Sunday
churches throughout ID. city were well attended
both In The morning and evening.
Al he Capitol; Rev. Dr.. Boynton, chaplain o
ths House, pgsaehsd In the hall Of the House o
Asprsssntstives, at II m, to very large a.
di.ns.i hh subject being .Nssionality' and sh'
; AZ wesley chapel Rsv.J. A. MscauIsy prsashst
both In the morning and evening. snd was listsass
to BY . very large oougrsgation. -a
Al the Calvary Bsptist church, corner Of b snt
Eighth ssrssts Rsy: DR.. Hewlett, the pastor Dc
livsrsd vsry able discourse on the subject Of Sab
Al the Unitarian church, corner Of Sixth an,
D Streets Rev Frederick Prothingham. Of Brattls
boro', Vermont, preached st II .. N. and p. N
Rev. Dr.. Gray, st the E-strest Baptist church
jsot being, "Ths daughter and sister at home"
/. At the New Jerusalem Temple, on North Cspito
. street, Rev. Jsbss Foz, the pastor, preached to
! It Msts.rptt Hall, last evening, Rev. MI
French, chaplain Of the Rrssdmsn's Bureau, OF
duty in South Carolina, delivered lecture on th
condition Of frssdmsn and civil ahairs In sOut'
Carolina.
!; The usual Sabbath meetings were held At Unio
) League Hall, and attended BY large rumbsr o
parsons.
ORPHANS CouRr Judge PirceH.-Ol
Saturday letters Of administration on the estate
J. LAvinia Boyle were issued to VIM. II. Watson, VII
: rave bond IN the sum Of 81 200. On the estate Q
0 Michael Cullinans letters were issued to Bridge
!, cullinsns-bond Sl4,0O On the estate Of Law
rsnes Coproy letters were Issued to Simon Fsntwe
: bond q, 500.
and was appointed guardian to the orphans Z
Philip x. and Mary Jane Bailey, Of Baltimore, Nd
0scsols O. Green gave bond In the sum Of $50
I 900. and was appointed guardian to the orphans
m. win Of Ii. late John MeDusll was full
/ proven and admitted 70 probate and record.
y The accounts Of the administratrix Of Gsore
=. Hugusy and the account Of the personal ssts,
Of Henry O. Baldwin were approved and passed.
4 TIE CHARGE AGAINST JUSTICE N. b. MI
+ Lsh:on Saturday morning Justice Walter ~,
Miller, who Wa arrested at the banquet on Monda
night By 0fiesr Garrett, on the charge Of resistin
him In The dsehargs Of his duties the trial Of who
J. was before Justice walter on Wednesday an
Thursday last. The Justice decided that the ofos
did bis duty In the premises, notwithstandng thi
!: Miller made The proclamation that hs was ustie
Of the peace for any one could have made such n
mark, and besides, II wss the duty Of the msgi
trats under the circumstances, to assist the ONCE
but In view Of the fact that tho AFFAIR grew out Of
n miami syrt ndin0 ha vouId dismisa the oaae
!. ArrKNPr AT ARsoN.-On Saturday nigh
a about ten o'clock, an attempt was made to Ore Ii
house No. 49, on g street, between Fourteenth an
' Fifteenth, owned by Mr.. Douglass and occupied B
b Mrs. Bernard. The hre was hrst discovered In
r wardrobe In one room and in bed In snoth,
Il room, on the second floor. The flames were SOC
axtinRuishad hx Mra Barnard and 4 larYant ri