The New York herald., 1866-07-11


position Of Chief Of the Referred Claims division. for
meriy occupied BY Lieutenant Colonel Dodge and Lieu
tenant Colonel Taylor has bba drcc,ed 10 relieve Lou.
tenant Colonel w. II. Jam eson. a.r.ts .a ess ett
.ta e. DRowh1Ns CASUALTY. s}
A dispatch OF to-day from Annapolis says:-"A sad
aoodent occurred last night A party Of seven, CON-
posed of 1--WE priests and two students, LETT Annapolis
four ociock pleasure trip down the bay. When OH
Thomas Point Father Classens was lost overboard
While efforts were being made to save him the boat
eapssed, and Fathers Bradley and Gerdemann and the
two students, f. f. Kenny and Mr.. Runge. were lost.
rne two survivors chung the boat and dred ashore
ON Thomas Point whence they walked to this city, ar
viving here this morning. party was sent out TO
search for the bodies for which liberal reward has
been offered, but failed to recover any Of them" f
Our vvsshington correspondence.
r sa7 NJ wAsHrsoros July Q. 1859
Ssosaar DisaosSres IN Washingsm-TAs Aaassnntion
ef Pssdens Lineon-Suomnng witnesses 10 Prove
he Cbsspliciy Of JD Davis, dc.
The Investigations OF the Judiciary Committee OF the
aouse d Representatives In relation 70 the alleged CON-
pcity Of Je Davis Clay and others in tho murder Of
President Lincoln have developed one Of tho most
vsnous conspiracies concocted In tho civilized
world Strange tell II u mot tho conspiracy for the
assassination Of President Lincoln and his Cabinet but
equally bloody and far cowardly and cruel one
TO MURDER through the forms OF law exPfesdent Davis
and others Of tho dsfunct confederacy
This revelation will no doubt as,ound the public, and
well II may; but who have observed the malia.
and nendish spirit Of the radicals in Congress and
other high places viii II Incredible The Judiciary
Committee, anxious Of liz members 70 sup
press the evidence II has educed and the
spirators from the opprobrium they Justly merit will
not venture TO deny my ayerments
Whence or from whom derived the Information am
mparting need not and With propricty could not, be
specifically disclosod but observe for the general
interest Of your readers that At this capital there
time equal to holiday and dur session Of Congress
holiday equal TO the Fourth ofJuy for ecng State
secrets On that day several honorable gentlemen
seen In and other public places ere deuS
vias and one at overheard baDbns patron
moro than in,pcri which msy anon create
another sensation.
But 10 return to the conspiracy. The Judiciary Com
mftsc ms soon Authorized investigate the charges
against Messr Davis ay and Others entered zeaously
upon their duties and sent FOR such persons and
they had been led 10 believe would furnish crmina-
ing evidence The principal persons for had already
been examined pdyte In the Bureau Of Military jus
tce and the papers sent for consisted mainly OF the de-
positions OF these persus and letters Of doubtful
import written by supposed rebels before the
ton, ali Of which under the Of tho Judge Ad
vocate General To rccte from memory the papers
pegbatim would be Impossible, and IL would be
less TO give in erten,o tho examination
OF the persons before Che commtec but enough win be
given to show tho most devlish aud damnable con-
spracy the most disgusting and dssiardy perndy and
tbs coolest and cheapest perjury you called
/. upon to chronicle.
= Immediately after the execution OF Mrs. Surratt and
her fellow cuiprs the Judge Advocate General set 70
work in dead procure evidence for the coEvc
ton Of Davis Clay aud others coconsprators Sew
erai detectives were employed 70 hunt up aud hunt
down every supposed have had any
ence communication with the suspected parties, or
any knowledge iendng drccty Or Indirectly 10 connect
them with the conspiracy.
But after Of industrious labor and research th
detectives failed 70 dscoyer anything OF tho slightest
consequence bearing upon the subject This IL was
CON mnnnaed 10 the radicals ia tbs Cabinet and by
them uded TO the Leading radio asthen about I'd
s,mbie-n Congress, probably many certanly TO
\ lew, celebrities VI their faction not In any Office
lpee parties, AZ wan oe readily suimisea were disap
pointed and sorey grsesod. They had already arrived
al the conclusion thai would DO futile and inoiic 70
Try pa u aud other rebel lead Tor treason and til r
humily and ignoniiny of o Southern people oy hang.
ins like do. tier Late CHI i aggravated by the
expected report that no.hiug had been iouod 10 npl
cate him IN the assassiu lion. ,a, the boodtbirsty
ne ner easily d & sna nS SysF p sn Another
ageut Of great experience aud sdness engaged
- perform tho work winch tho others had faiied 90
nessts all hazards; 70 proceed Ia Forney, any
way he deemed caca stcd insure success, but
NJ faL With a zeal worthy of better
no entered upon duties, and ia feW weeks produced
nearly witnesses who dapos2d under oalu Ia
Bnfcau of Military Justice, to matters and facts enough
70 hang both DAYS and clay higher than Haman
One OF tieso wnpcsses, calling himself william Camp
bell depcsed iAsi no vas native Of New Orleans and
had been Confederate s,def that In tho part of
March or irst Of April 1895, he called Rich
mopd by John H. surrau, who bore letr Of introdnc-
ton from william Z. Cieary then In Canada; that said
letter requested han to iDsrsduce Suuae 70 judah r
benjamin, Sc reary Of State, with whom he ldeponen)
woal unfold grand scheme IN which he tieponcnt
wa earnestly Foiced 20 pac pate, that surratt did on
the day Disclose to him the plot asasInate the
President and Cab net: further that Ia compliance VI
Ciearys request ns reduced surrsit 10 BENJAMIN
WHOM after erchsngo of cirilties, sorrft deliver ed
TO the Secretary package OF letters. which Imne
dialey opeacd and peruscd that Benjamin hen turned
70 addross srati subject of tho letters when
BY sarfat thai he ldeponeniJ Of the parties
engage in the nurderoas work, requested by BcuJs
to benjamin, aftcr referring 70 surats ,,.,ar ss.r
% the frcidcu aud help him os,s s,uass sxp,... s
his msion that bs mision was,sca,s s,,e nia, for
authority from the goyernecPip h psnn ss,a ,hsr. ems
tie abstraction Of Lincoln ,a ., ysss lie sahor,y d.
sired and proposed ~ 20 him at once whch was
done deponen. " naa L.ea presented 10 the Predcn,
his s~vsIIeacy and nIanin rered To another room
ana remained Tor half an hour or more 10 close CONVEX
saiop that on retaining 10 be room Davis requested
SuTrsit ~ expiaa precisely what desircd as the
despachcs from Canada stated that he would do 40 more
mlnualy hsG they did thnt Surra then explained at
length ts vcral determined Ceufcdeaie- and Others
ho North had resolved 10 make way with oid Abe'
aud his Cabinet the proiect would be aathorzc nd BY
the government and tue adsentsrers promised prosc
M the event Of their being captured; that Davis
piled that there ad been 80 many achemes foot
for tns p.rose, all o. which had proved miserable fsi
urea thai ho Had ceased 10 hope Cor good results
from any such project but ias AZ any ra'e no ,pet al
authority Than the ents ia Canada could confer
necessary ssrrant ,,e PROPOSED pro eednKs that
Lincoln BE- ng the COmmandero. Chief OF the armies of
the United Staes, Confederate solder had the
rl. and tai n much their duty 10 destroy hin,
II trey could g. Xii any private s4dier IN his armies
and tsit thsy shoula bs csptarcd vhiic engagd IN
Ia undertaken they must lie treated prl
| sonars of war suppose that two OF uree Yankees
shauld stcal mo my a0use and, shout warning attack
ani XII nia lcso be ary doubt that their govern
would applaud, protest ami reward them aud de-
clafA tscir hetl1n ic<.iitnais warfare Not all