The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18
NEWS lEEllS.

TIE motion for q new trial in the case
ofSamucl Covert, brought before Judge
Smith, at Lebanon, as the assas$iu in
the terrible Rosa tragedy, terminated
Friday. It Mas proven by the affidavit.
of Huston Hopkins, OK Treasurer, and
Mr.. Coidincton, his clerk. that John
llorcord. Of Morrow, one ofthe juryncu
who tried the case, had frcqucntly' and
publicly, before the trial, declared bis
positive opinion that Covert was the
murderer. Judge Smith therefore, Sc:
inside tho verdict, aud ordered new
trial. which was Sc, for the 9Th Of june.
Covert was remanded to Jill atLcbanon.
THE murder ofu family Of seven per.
sons was discovered last wcok, 10 the
suburbs of Philadelphia. The bodies
were found in barn and seemed to have
been dead for several days. One Of tho
murdcrcrs (a hired hand on tho p|ace)
has been ARRESTED, who confessed. that he
and another, whose name he gives, com.
mi,;ed the horrid deed. 1t Was With
difficulty that the police defended bin
FROM the vengeance Of the mob. ;
From official returns, prepared under
direction Of the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral, it appears that 2S0,739 Union off,
GERS and men lost their lives during tug
war. OF this number. 1921 'comuis.
stoned and 90,sSG enlisted men were
killed or died from wounds while ..
32l officers ADD 1S2,329 enlisted men
died from disease, or, in few cases, from
accident. -:.> - -
TIE FESIAS ScARE-Canada Is in .
hubbub of excitement over q threatened
raid Of the Fcuians across the bordcr.
The facts, as far as yet developed. arc
that few hundred unarmed lriShm'n
have been for. few days lodging about
along the line bc:weauthc United States
aud Canada, in squads Of from l5to 10;
Hon. DANIEL S. Dickinson, Of Nc"
York, died GU Thursday, the 18th inst.
The first rebel gun changed him from, :
Breckenridge Democrat to an ardent
Union man, which lie continued 10 be
till the day Of his death.
THE TnExcn CoMpASY," says tho
Wheeling Intc!li:euccr, ".h's formally
signified its acceptance Of the charter
Of the Virginia Canal Company, as
amended by the Legislature Of FlrS'n'a
and West Virginia" .-'
4 GREAT fire occurred in, kiugssop,
Jamuico, on the 10Th ult., burning about
one thousand houses, and rendering
eight or nine thousand people homeless
The fire burned for thirty hours, layluS:
nearly half the city in ruins. -. :.
TIE President has issued 40 order TO-
the Heads Of Departments directing that
hereafter, in making appointments, pre-
ference is to be given to tho applications:
of, honoratly discharged soldiers ana
sailors. '..'. - mods ..r,1sf 2.<,
The Indiana eonspiratcrsi have been
released from the penitcntiarya OF Co!um- :;
bus. hliilisan vas taken out on '"4s,
Of habcus corpus, whilo :;Bosle', ana
Horscy was set free by order Of the Pfe s:
,idcat. T.; y II "5%I & q
IT is notable fact that President:
Liocolu died. upon the fourth. anu'seF~
,snry Of the day upon .which,:hs issued
ibis proclamation calling. for. q, 00o -vot-
,untccrs-:April 10, 1861; ....s -,
AN,English gentleman from M.aehes,/
ter is uoW!iu ;Montrcsl TOT negotiate !HF
a site on which to. crect,ja, cotton, m.n:
Tho capita; j. ;said ''SSt} b: itEe million
Tue Presiident>,,hasi: approved e sod'
signed the LOAN Bill; also, the bill 10
relation to forging ins,rumsots Of T Wis
ing to 'defraud the, Govern ue1t:s J 81: y:
SEMMEs1has been released, .sby'order
Of the President, on his original parole
undert the Sherman Joh1ston: souysp:
4 hal q.