Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Testimony Against -BefE: Da-
Vis-CharncIer Of the Wi1nesseS.


New YORK, June 2.-rhe morning pa
pers contain the following special dis
patches from Washington:
1t Is said that there is a prospect that the
House Judiciary committee will make a re-
port next week of the result of their investi-
cations as to the alleged completely of JEFF.
Davis in the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln
Much Of the testimony recently taken has
been with reference TO the antecedents and
characters Of the witnesses who are relied
upon to make out charge against Mr..
Davis. The testimony so tar Is damaging
in the extreme to the witnesses thus relied
upon. Most OF them are shown to he
abandoned characters and villains of the
deepest dye.
Moving TO Escape Taxation.
The citizens of Alexandria are moving
beyond their corporation limits to escape
their outrageous taxes. Independent of
the internal revenue, United States licenses,
State and county taxes, the city expects to
raise $2,000,0O0 out of population of 5000
whites aud blacks. TwO-thirGs of the
stores are for rent and business is being
driven from the place. Adams Express
Company, having been assessed $50000 by
the rebel municipal authorities, is among
the moving masses.
Circular 10 POsImasteTE.
The Treasury Department has issued a
cir ular, and sent it to every postmaster re-
ceiving over 5000 from his Office requiring
him to show that he has paid his income
tax. .r
Application for Extension of
Patent.
Grover & Baker have applied for reissue
Of their fourteen years patent. The last
day OF filing arguments in opposition is
Monday, June 4th.
North Carolina Convention.
The movement in the Raleigh, N. c.,
Convention, at its opening, to effect an ad-
jOurnment, is well understood here to have
been a rebel artifice, but the Union element
was too strong. 1t is expected the State
Constitution will be remodeled so as to ex-
clude prominent rebels from citizenship.
Meeting Of IIie District Court at
Richmond.
The United States District Court will
meet in Richmond on Monday, and the case
of JEFF. Davis will be called. District At
torney Chandler will move its continuance
to the October term. The counsel for
Davis will then ask that bail for the pris-
oner be fixed.
IL Is Sdlu GlldJ Mt. " COnnOT Will De IN
Richmond on Monday to appear in the trial
of jeff. Davis. 1t is not expected that the
trial will go on, but O'Connor is to appear
for the purpose of claiming his right to
bail if he is not tried, and to be set at large
under this bail. A similar statement is
current in JohnsOnian circles.
Mayor of Portsmouth, Va, Sus-
pended.
Major B. w. Stanhope, 18th u. S. In
fantry, commanding the post at Norfolk,
has suspended j. b. White, Mayor of Ports
mouth, Va, from office. by order of Presi-
dent johnson, he being unpardoned. Mayor
White was an officer in the Confederate
army.
PardOned.
The President has pardUned Richard S.
Cox. of the District of Columbia. Mr.. Cox
was pardoned under the tenth exception OF
the Proclamation of amnesty, excepting
all those from the general amnesty who
voluntarily left their homes in border
State to aid in the rebellion.