New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-12
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.
sTEEDMAN TO SUCCEED Mr.. STANTON.

FISHER.
By THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. H. 1867.
The following dispatch has Just been received roa
THE TRIBUNE Bureau in w-Orleans:
"NEw-O ORLEANS Aug l1.-President johnson baa
rendered to Gen. Steedman the position of Secretary
of War. Gen. Steedman left last night for Wash-
ington"
Mr.. johnson may be expected to take decisive &C.
ton tomorrow or next day as to Mr.. Stanton's
fusal to resign.
| The troubles OF Mr.. johnson in reference TO hif
Cabinet are not all over yet. Postmaster-GeneIal
Randall instead of the President, is now the uneasy
spirit. 1t has been than limited for some timd
past that the Postmaster-G General did not bear al
much toward the President and his policy
| as he did at the Philadelphia Convention,
| that he was at this late day becoming
WINGED that the party which supported Mr.. johnson
was growing less and less every day, and numbered
now scarcely enough to fill half the Post-Oices and
that If he wanted even to be recognized again as
Republican there was offered better opportuS
nifty than the future could present The report III
therefore not surprising that he will soon tender his
| resignation, ostensibly the ground of domestio
affection his wife being in Europe sick, but really
because he does not want to be further allied with tho
President and bis policy Mr.. Randalps well-knOwn
friendship 1Or secretary snOWu luOI6
ever lately, both in the Cabinet and in private
circles has increased the trustwOrthness of the RED
port These Cabinet troubles have had, it is underI
stood no small effect on the President and it stated
that in the Cabinet meeting on Friday his Excelt
| lency introduced the subject of his own resig4
nation, but with what effect has not transpired.
The President however denies that be has ever had
the matter under consideration and also that amy ona
| suggested to him such thing.
The publication throughout the country, by means
of the Associated Press at the request of the Pres-
dent of the papers relative to Sanford ConOver has
| not produced as great an impression in Washington
| as was expected. Indeed, when it is known from
what source they came, there will be still less
attention given them. In prison with COnover
was a man named Rabbe, convicted of some felony.
| who was anxious to get pardon He appealed to
the President stating that, if he was released,
he would furnish reports about the alleged COM
| city of Congressman Ashley, Judge Holt, and
! Conover in a conspiracy to ruin the Presi@
dent Rabbe was pardoned, and the papers
put together in the shape of letter
| TO the President is the result. Attorney -Generat
! Brinckey himself, in the letter acknowledges thaa
| the papers came from person whose application for
| pardon was undergoing official examination. There
| is the best authority for saying that Dir. Ashley
| never wrote such a letter to Mr. A. &. Riddle
as is imputed TO him in the correspondence
and Furthermore. that the President himself offered
to pardon Conover OF Durham the earnest solci-
taton of the prisoners wife, if Judge Holt could no
induced to indorse the application. Judge Holt did
this but instead of parlonng the prisoner, the papers
have been given to the country in the manner above
stated with a reason which is very evident Since
| his release, Rabbe has been going around the city
boasting of the result of his negotiations.
The scene at the close of the Surratt trial. at tho
Court House and adjacent thereto on Saturday, is
still the theme of conversation throughout the city.
The verdict of the jury not unexpected by those
| who knew its composition. No one is satisfied not
even the prisoner, who remarked soon as the jury
was discharged, Il would rather have any kind Of
verdict than that" His friends were rather down.
hearted also. At first they thought Disagree
ment would be fortunate for the prisoner, bud
reflection convinced them that five months
more of Imprisonment and another long trial by
probably jury of whites and blacks at the end Of
that, would not be as pleasant to the accused as
they had anticipated. Except among few lawyers
who were in the habit of living upon Bradley5
smiles Judge Fishers action is universally approved.
Although the Judge very cautious, and gave NO
indication except to his immediate friends that hes
intended dismissng Bradley. yet the public who
knew him expected he would do So Bradley ques-
toned the power Of Judge Fisher acting as ha
did, yet. there is doubt in the minds
of able lawyers that his action was clearly witblh
the laws of the District of Columbia Bradley can
appeal TO full court, but he will probably get no
consolation there Bradley himself must have an
ticipated the action, because the challenge was
written on the day the jury went ont.
Judge Fisher refused to give the note pub
licatOn but showed it around the car IN
which he was sitting when it was handed to
him. so that it conld be identified if produced IN
open court 1t is very likely TO be so produced be-
cause the penalty in the District for writing carryi
ing or accepting a challenge to mortal CONF
bat is punishable with imprisonment for not
less than five years. The letter merely re-
cites the remarks of the Judge during ihe
trial that Mr. Bradley could have satisfaction If no
wanted any, then states that the time had arrived,
and invited the Judge somewhere outside the Dis
trict accompanied, if he choose by friend. This
is not Mr.. Badey's first exploit in the duelling
line. Several years ago he was challenged
by a gentleman who felt nsuted. The gentleman
would have fought but Bradley would not Instead
he wrote letter, in which he denounced duelling
inhuman. Mr.. Bradley knew Judge Fisher would
not sanction such practice; it would be safe tn
forget past opinions and challenge him. IL ~ note
worthy fact that of the eight men on the jury who
favored acauttal seven from the Sonth,
the other one being from New-IOrk City. The
Jury say that if the prisoner had been indicted for
conspiracy to murder they would have unanimously
convicted him. but they could not all agree that he
was as alleged in the indictment. present aiding
and abetting the murder
No little amusement aud pleasure created here,
last evening both in official and private circles, by
the letter purportng to come from ex-senator Harris
of your State, published in The " T. Herald Of yes
terday. The friends Of the Senator were amused
laffa