The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-24
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surrafvs Theory az Defence.
The surrait trial progressing very slowly The d6s
enoe evidently nonpusssd u the course Of the ps.
secution, and mot To appreciate the Importance
Of the testimony being taken. The defence e h
ssd expect 70 prove that Surratt In Eimira T.:
on the lh Of April and that he len there % the Ssh
bus The mute Witness the handkerchief found Il lur-
Iingon, W. the evening Of the 18th Of April dispss
this theory, inasmuoh was impossible for him, .
Elmia 70 have reached Burlington the 1Tth ~
he must have arrived there from some place other tAsa
Eimra the dsfsacs however, will contend that Ne
handksrch6 W. not dropped BY saratt q ai but ~
detective who went v Canada In pursuit Of him. rAis
effort will also b destroyed for the simple that
can b shown that the Aforesaid detective did reaoh
Burlington before the 10th Of April
Alleged Registry Fraads Among tho CelereA
Felix's nc Norfolk.
Tho conservative citxcns u Norfolk, unable 70
count for the large number Of negroes registered
tain wards Of that city where BY actual count tAsy
reckon far sss than what 10 recorded tho rsgrasa
books have offered reward Of nifty dollars 70 any per-
son giving information which will had TO tho oonvicsa
Of suoh - registered without the requisite residence
A Cruise Among the Observation-Disclosures.
ReporA received by the Commissioner Of Customg
stain that the Treasury Agent Casne Maine reoenty
took board cutter tho United States Cem-
missioser and the United States Marshal. and msas
sudden cruise among tho islands in Penobscot Bay, ~
which he made quite haul upon tho oontgabandsta
Three prominent smuggien arrested, and. ths
whole Court was on board, the prisoners immsdl-
atsy bound over for their appearance court oou-
siderable quantity Of smugged goods also seized
Isle au Haut
Corps or Radical Orators Sent Southwark.
corps Of thirty stump orators have been turned loose
upon the Southern States by the Union Congressional
Republican Committee. twenty Of whom colorsA
These speakers 70 charged with the strongest
publican logic within reach OF the Congressional Ooa-
mittee, and with the determination not permit
OF the smallest villages 70 escape s share Of poli-
cal advice Reinforcements to this corps arc being
oruited and equipped daily and another detachment II
orators will wend southwards in few days
salutary Advice 70 tho Freedmen in ssSth
Car0Iina.
The following circular has been issued by General X
Il. Scott Assistant Commander Of the Frssdmsns Bu-
reau at Charleston, s. o.
CHARLESTON. 8. G., June 10, 1897
The attention Of officers and agents Of this Bureau .
Of Congress entitled act to continue in force and =
amend an act to establish bureau for the relief OF
section makes il The duty Of officers and agents Of he
Bureau TO udciousy every means u their disposal
su sd s % % s
to avail themselves Of all rights and privileges confee1
then By as late act Of ssos ne
supplementary thereto. The exercise Of the
properly quained Of the arst Importance Oicers 81
the Bureau will therefore At all times advise and
assembages Of the freedmen should be taken advantage
Of but 1t specially cautioned that such meetings b
not maAsraiy Interfere with tho labo or the pespls
and the cultivation Of the oope The efforts Of desgA
:. .s Of Ss . -
sSvc. would raise & expectations 9
thereby encouraging dleness and neglect Of the cropas
will be ttwarted far possible BY personal Influence
and counsel II hoped BY the Assistant Oommssioasr
that oil good citizens will the importance Of the
relating 70 ssir sSrsnchissmeus and III jsin WITH -
nation and advising such action a. vii enable this sssss
a. the earliest day % resume ss former status 10 ne
Brevet Major General Assistant Oommissioasv.
General Longstreet and His Letter.
General Longstest has left New Orleans for Jacksog
Miss where he will remaip with his family and astsaA
his private AFFAIRS He 10 said to have fels totally
prepared for the storm his etsr created In tho Southern
presa He meditatsd no intention Of allyng himself
with the radical party. but simply expressed, with
soldiers ignorance Of sophsty the policy he thought
best and likely early reconstruction Of
the country.
Effects Of Reconstruction on Newspapers Ia
the South.
Il il significant fact thai whom tho Military btia
passed Congress there wore fifteen republican journals
published the nonreconsructed States only of
which daiea There are now thrty-six q which
fourteen are daios several tr-weekliss and the
mAindsr published weekly.
How Brswnlowisui h Advocated tu Teaaos-
secret society has been started In Memphis fena,
which Is sid TO be but one Of many hundreds sxsng
through tho State among the colored population The
organization 10 ostensiby for benevolent purposes bus
in OF is degrees requires the initiated colorsd
TO take fearful osh murder those who abandon -
ranks and oppose Brownlowism.
Scarcity Of Omcers in tho Regular Rssf-
ments.
great majority Of the regiments Of tho regular army
nov very msagreiy ofhcsred. Most OF the compa-
niss IL Is said, excepting those serving in the depart
msnts Of the Platte and other portions Of the MILITARY
division Of the Missouri, have bat one commissioned
oncer duty with each Of them. The scarcity q on-
cers the troops occasioned BY the great demasA
for them registrars in the several military d.
trcts The Commissioner Of Freedmen's Affairs hsviy
made application for the detail Of certain officers r.
duty his bureau informed that his request could
not be granted n nearly all available officers were
already assigned to duty in the South.
Postage ON Letters Exchanged through Brit.
Ssh Mails. Il
Uniform scale OF progression for charging postage
having half ounce ~ the unit throughout has bees
extended to the correspondence exchanged in the Bnts
mails via st. Thomas and via Panama between III,
United States and the West Indies and countries the
OF South America. 10 future therefore, the
postage upon all letters exchanged through the British
mails, whether via England, via g. Thomas vie
Panama will be advanced single rate for each half
fraction thereof. instead Of charging,
toforc. two rates for every fraction Of -
ounce when the latter package exceeded one ounce ID
weight
New Post Omce and Cssrt House is0Psrs-
land. Me.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has decided TO build The
Post once and Court House 1t Portland, Me-, q
marble and has accepted the Of Boston 0rm 70