The New York herald., 1867-02-10

70 x226 3 OF which 500 900 was Npt - the Assistant
Treasurer at New York and the baAse naAioea banAs
and eshers
Ths disbursements for she week we're - Sbasqvs-
War Department sacesscs; Navy. slls, -; lnsssior
3sl0,o72 Total, t4,ssi.s7S.
During Tho week ending to-day tAees vss issued OF
national bank currency $7o7 760 making the total 20
date saol 2sf sso. prom this 10 70 be Deducted the
currency returned, including ont notes. amounting
leaving In actual circulation at this daie
s2ss, ,77e.2SA
The statement OF securities held by The Treasurer OF
the United States in trust for national banks dated
February 8, shows security for circulating notes
balance in United States bonds OF $34o ,lSo and as
security for deposit Of ps6iic moneys SIS, l5o
Total, ssJs, ,ses, 600
Ths receipts Of In ernA revenue to-day $772 49,
Protection Of Overland Trains.
Enc Secretary Of War communicated te the Senate to-
day. in accordance the Senate resolution inquirng
whether order had been issued by General Sherman
for the protection OF overland trains, letter from
General Grant, which sates that such order has
received At his headquarters copy Of the resolution
has been transferred TO General Sherman for report.
The Case OF Sanford Conover-Testi.aony Be-
fore the Supreme Court.
The following is tho testimony In the ease Of Sanford
Conover given before Supreme Court Of the District
Of Columbia on Thursday afternoon and Friday morn
ug:- ,tHss ia
Joseph A. Hoare, alias Campbell was asre-examincd--
BE rscog1ixsd the pager handed him ss the deposition
Jaf Davis id the assassination conspiracy. The witness
then read Nhe document referred 70 pusportiDg
John H. surratt, Judah p. Benjamin and Jen Davis
relative TO the measures to be taken IN order to accom-
before the House Judiciary COMMITTEES that the state
ment he had made TO Judge Holt false and that he
had been induced 70 give such false testimony by Como
uor
Conover to memory which took him several days. he
saw Conover write the statement at the National HOTEL
studied and rehearsed; IL was prepared about
Two weeks before he went before Judge Holt The wit
1885, no received letter from the prisoner; witness
st the time route to Canada TO hunt up supposed
witness, who he told Judge Holt knew about the
conspiracy Conover says In the "lettern "In order
not 10 discourage the judge do not draw too much do
not lead hin, to believe that you are 100 anxious and
YORK; .si,, BY All means un.n you got
draw before You res there know she eject win be
bad, yerv bad. You had better reach Rouses Point
York have not time 70 explain; but know, and
promise you that the effect will he disastrous TO
schemes and prospects, Don't fall then, TO do as tell
w. n. Roberts, alias Joseph snevil, testified that he
came from New York with conover IN November, 1856,
go before the Judge Advocate make an affidavit
which he Conover was to writo duplicating JET Davis
the assassination conspiracy; had said statement in
memory, and Afterwards before the Judge Adyo-
cate General with Hoare and Conover and repeated 10;
hc recognized the signature attached to his written
msnt made before Judge Holt bis own.
Oher witnesses were examined. but their evidence
not material The court met this morning At ten O'Clock,
u G. Bowdin, Clerk of the Judiciary Committee, was
called BY the prosecution and read from the journal or
Woodbridge, Norris Cook, Rogers and Law
renee as being present during the session Of the
zee % say 8 1855, the date Of Conoyer's testimony.
me t8stiIuy OF COn0ver reported BY Messa Hayes
The snaouncsd that they would here close
as sSass Ssss savecs.. General Hon "a e.sd ssr se d.
!eucc and sworn Upon being shcgn the antdavits Of
Campbell and scive be testified that they were In nis
5 ss suy ss
lfe had gronnd M that time to suspect the truthful
ness Of his statement had conversation with Camp
sfions would be-; witness thsn put tho sss4snent
In wrting and wassworn to BY Campbell before General
rhamas notary pubic; witnsss was not present when
him by Campbell duly authenticated witness took
Hoar before the President his deposition read
over before the President Secretary Seward and Secre.
Hon K. J. Rogers, Of New Jersey, for the .defenes,
was sworn and testded that May, 1895, he was
member Of the Judiciary Committee Of the House; At
the time OF conovers testimony wisness thoush that
four members Of tho committee were present; these
were General Thomas Governor Boutwell,, Mr.. Wilson,
Cross examined by Mr. Carrington-It took fve mem
bers OF the committee TO constitute quorum, but rae
was adopted by tho COMMITTEES that IL quorum not
present at eleven O'Clock those members OF the commit
toe could act witness thought those adavits fab.
rications and was attentive during the examination Of
Hon. Mr. Wilson recalled as a rebutting witness,
and testified thai there was Quorum Of the committee
present during the examinaionof Conover
Mossrs. Cook, Woodbridge ard Lawrence testified 10
being present in the commit at the time.