New-York tribune., 1867-07-15

WASHINGTON. ID. c., July IA, 1867
The President in view of the action of the Senate
in executive session on Friday upon the matter of
nominations yesterday morning determined to sead
again the names of former nominees that had not
been acted upon and nominations for other
vacancies. The following were sent to the
Senate yesterday: George Bancroft, Minister, and
Alex. Bliss, Secretary of Legation to Berlin; Henry
j. Raymond, Minister, and John Hay Secretary
of Legation to Vienna; Horace Capron, Com
missioner of Agriculture; N H. Davis, In
spector-Ge of the Army, with the rank Of
Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Schuy. New-York,
Consul to Moscow, vice Forbes, declined !
H. Wise Chairman of Ordnance III the Navy;
Samuel Batchford, ". S. District Judge for the
Southern District of New York Cornell S. Franklin.
Naval Officer II. j. Ramsde Postmaster, Newcas-
tie, Pa; J. r. Booth U. S. DistrictAttOrney for Del
aware vice Pratt resigned Justices of the Peace ia
the District of Columbia, Terrence Drury, John III.
Goddard, Leonard Kean, and Mr. L, Buckley.
Gov. Andrew is strongly urged by Gen. Grant as
the fttest man for the Mexican mission The General
thinks Mr. Andrew of the strongest men of intel
lect in the country-a man of wisdom well as OF
enlightened sympathies, and one who would be Of
immense service to our Government at Juarezs
Court.
The President, it is understood will send TO Con-
gress tomorrow a communication recommending an
appropriation for stipulated for the purchase
of Walrussa under treaty with Russia.
The Congressional Republican Executive Commit
tee will hold a meeting tomorrow for the purpose of
fixing upon plan to more thoroughly execute the
political campaign in the Southern States, and also
to take action in regard to the coming Fall elections
in the Northern States.
Judge Kelley, Gen. Washburne (Ws.) Gen. Logan,
and other Members of Congress, take lively inter
est in the success Of the CreaDs 10 their struggle for
liberty, and considering that the moral influence of
the United States in arrestng tho present war could
not be exerted successfully, resolution of sympathy
with the Cretans in their present struggle will be in
troduced into Congress before adjournment.
The proceedings in the Surratt case yesterday were
very interesting Counsel for defense endeavored to
have admitted evidence the register of the Web
ster Hotel in Canandaigua, New York. on which ap-
pears the name Of "John Harrison" Surratts as
sumed name, as registered on the evening of the
18th of April, 1866. The prosecution, however OBJ
jected, and held that said name could have
been written there by the prisoner himself at
any time during the five months that he
spent in America prior to his departure for
Europe, by any of his friends within the last
two years. Judge Pierrepont charged that the eyi-
dence was manufactured for the occasion, common
practice, to which notorious criminals had recourse,
and said that the prosecution would consent to the
admission of the register only when would be
produced who saw Surratt write his name in tho
Webster Hotel on that evening and not until then.
This brought Merrck to his feet, who replied in
earnest and excited manner. and spoke as though
the issue of the whole depended on this single
point. In fact it looks, and if the Court tO-mor
row rules that the register is not admissible then
alib for the defense is utterly destroyed inasmuch
- 10 10 how haan in
Elmira or Canandaigua on the night of the 18th Of
April and at Burlington on the night of the 18th of
April. The trains did not run in New-York State on
Sunday the 10th, and supposing that LIE left either
Elmira OF Canandaigua on the morning of Monday.
the 18th, he could not by any means have arrived
the same night at Burlington, where he lost
his handkerchief. The defense expected to prove
that he left the United States by
way of Rochester and Niagara Falls. and
it is of course manifest that when the Canandaigua
register is ruled out the whole theory of the defense
falls to the ground. The witness Hoohan swOre
that he had lost the handkerchief with Surratt's
| name on it at Burlington on the morning of the Goth
of April but Mr.. Charles Blnn testfes that be
found it ON the morning of the 18TH and in this he is
corroborated by Mr. Chaplin. who deposes that hs
saw the same handkerchief at noon the 10th Of
April Consequently Holohan who did not reach
Burlington before the night of the l9th, and who
left that place on the morning of the Goth, could
not have lost it. All this proof, however, is as
nothing against Surratts own confession on the
steamer Peruvian to Dr. Mcmillan that he had lost
that very handkerchief. and in consequence
compelled to leave st. Adams as fast he could.
The animus of Holohan and his wife, Miss Fitz-
patrick, and Miss Jenkins, former boarders at Mrs.
Surratt's, toward Weichman, is unmistakable They
all swear as to Weichmans intimacy with Atzerodt
afrnpx
all this amounts to nothing Miss Fitzpatrick and
Mrs. Holohan were intimate with Mrs. Surratt, but
there is no reason for saying that because they were
| intimate they knew of the murder.
The following telegram was yesterday received at
army headquarters by Gen. Grant. 1t is from Gen.
Custar TO Gen. Sherman and sets at rest the stories
| of Gen. Custars being captured by the Indians
HEADQUARTERS SEVENTH U. s. CAVALRY, RvERsrDE)
| STATION, FORTY MILES WEST OF FORT sEDGwIcK,i
| July g. 1861
Lie,d. GEN W T. SHERMAN: On the Gath ult, 45 Sioux
warriors attacked detachment Of % men OF this reg-
ment under CAPT 3 NJ taunton near Tne aHrKs & 1i i Inc
defeated and drove of the Indians killing two WARRIORS
and wounding several others, his own party losing but
one horse wounded On the 26th ut, party OF Sioux
and Cheyennes combined numbering between oV ana oV
warriors attacked and surrounded 4s men Oh TINS reg
| ment, who under Leuts. 8. NJ. Robbins aud W. W:
Cook, Seventh Cavalry, were esc9rtlDg my ualn OK
train for three hours making desperate enors 10
its capture but after well contested hght upon the pS
of Lieut. Robbins, the Indians were repuisea Win to
loss of five warriors killed, several wounded and ons
horse captured Our injuries were but two men slightly
hurt The Indians under the leadership OF Roman
Nose whose horse was shot in OF the attempts 10
charge the train the morning OF the 2Ith
large band of Sioux warriors surrounded my camp, and
enJe5yored 10 stainpede my animals Ny men, turning
out promptly, drove the Indians away without loSlng
snpe ANIMAL One Of my seriously w0unded IN
tho melee by carbine shot. TO Capt Hamilton Lieus
Robbins and Cook well as their men, great praise 10
e for the pluck and determination exhibited Dy tnen
in these their first engagements with hostile Indians
=" ~ q, A. CUsTAR Brevet Major-Gen.
Gen. Grant returned to West Point yesterday. He
will be absent only for few days. Representative