New-York tribune., 1867-05-27

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that he viii not be controlled and used by them. When
Sheridan mado his wholesale removal of Rebel Office
| holders under tho Reconstruction act, these men
attempted to dictate whom he should appoint To MI the
vacant Offices but sheridan snabbed them and hence
their hatred To him. These opponents OF sheridan nave
been and during the last SIX weeks, and have
been doing their utmost 10 secure his removal lts no"
thought that their efforts viii prove successful and tba
Gen Sheridan VIII be relieved and sent TO command I'd
| Department Of the Cumberland, while Gen. Thomas WI
be ordered to Louisiana. 10 il argued that sheridan
fighter and TOO stubborn and vindctiYe for an e'
coutiyo officer Gen. Thomas is TO have an intcryie'
| with Gen. Grant, Secretary stanton and the Pres.
| dent 70 morrow Another reason, and probably the
most correct one assigned for GCn Thomas being sum
| monod here il account OF the number OF com
| plants sent here by Rebels IN Tennessee against
what they term the outragcs Of "Brownlow's militia
Tennessee Thomass Department, and The Ires
dcut wants a statement OF the condition OF affairs
in the State from Thomas himself, and case there Is
anything wrong, remedy il before the nextstae election
1t positively stated tonight on authority that den
ThoInass presence here has nothing 70 do with Gen
| shcTdans removal
| Tomorrow Monday is set for the commencement of
the trial Of John H. suTratt About 40 witnesses have
already been subpenaed 10y the Government st. Mare,
the person who gave the information which resulted IN
Surratrs capture and Lewis Wcichmann who was Sur
rats class mate and who viii he remembered as the
principal witness against Mrs Surat at the tual OF the
assassination conspatos are both here III readiness 10
give evidence These and other. who be witnesses
are Of opinion that suuatt cannot possibly escape
conviction surratt has for counsel TIVE Washington
| lawyers and one from Baltimore. The Government viii
he represented by District Attorney Carrington cNCon
| gresham Riddle Of Ohio, and perhaps Edwards Pier
point of Ncw-York These gentlemen are all here III
readiness 10 proceed with the trial Judge Geo T. FISHER
Of Supreme Court viii preside ON the bench IhIo
Justice Carter ts absent in Ohio District Attorney
| Darlington is very anxious to have the tHal
proceed but fears posp0nemcnt on account OF delay III
procuring the presence Of number Of important wit
ucsscs that have been summoned The trial VIII take
place in the at the City Han George Albert
Mason, who at time was charged with being iIpl-
Gated in the assassination and who was one Of Mosoys
cuerrilas arrived here this evening direct from Mon
| treal. lie is here as witness against surratt
The witnesses before the judiciary Committee ycster-
day were ChiefJusticc Chase Judge Underwood Atior
ucyG stansbory, the Hon. Montgomery Blair Jno l.
Ford late of FOrds TLratcr W. W Warden, new 1per
respondent and ColWm. g. Moore and Col A. X Long
Of the Presidents stan The first three witnesses named
were examined upon the facts connected with the pre-
parations trying jefferson Davis the reasons lac was
not tried the administration responsible for
the proceedings, the failure TO try and the release Oi
DAVIS II understood that Mr. siansberys testimony
! showed that Mr.. Speed, while Attorney General en-
,,ovcd Mr. Tvatfs 10 rcprcsent the Government and
manage the on its behalf IN conjunction WIN ps
Attorney Chandler that after Mr. speed resigned
Mr Eyarts was continued in the ease, and IN pursuance
Of such authorization did control IN the usual mann"r
where attorneys employed on behalf Of the Govern
mcnt Mr. Warden examined about the pnnhc'uoh
of the sheridan dispatch NcwOrcans IN reference
TO the riots; obtained, what agency the fre
dent had ln its publication, etc. The testimony showed
that Mr. Johnson did nothing more than give authority
| for its publication leaving IL 10 his Private secretary
20 determine what should be published and that the
President did not the telegram sent Of nor did he
give any direction 10 the manner OF preparing H. Col
Morrow the Secretary who gave ont IN" copy y to he
examined as TO the reatOn why part Of the original
dispatch was omitted. Col Moore examined upon
the facts Of the pardon Of alleged desetcrs IN Western
Virginia regiment and testified that the only paper pre-
sented To the President petition signed by the Brig
ade Surgeon, setting forth the facts that the
| parties not deserters; that the President
referred the petition the Secretary OF War and an
investigation in the War Department showed that the
soldiers were deserters. and they were restored to
positions &c they therefore were pardoned
Col Long was examined generally upon the subject Of
pardons having had special charge OF that branch OF
| the business Of the Executive Mansion.
Mr. Peasants the Pardon Clerk Of the Attorney Gen
erals Office and Mrs Ella b. Washington whose name
figures conspicuousy In Bakers book colaborer
Of Mrs Cobs in procuring parOns for Rebels have been
subpenaed appear before the judiciary Committee TO-
morrow Col GObrght. agent of the Associated Press
here having been unable 10 give the Committee any sat
faction as TO what johnson said In certain speeches
tee are about summoning other reporters who accom-
paned Mr johnson and reported ms speeches The par
tcuar speech the Committee wishes to hear more OF ~
the one made by Mr. Johnson at Cleveland Omo where
he IL alleged 10 have denounced Congress ns BODY OF
usurpers. The Committed Is anxious to find which OF the
many reporters who accompanied Mr. johnson reported
the above mentioned speech.
The Navy DEPARTMENT has received information OF the
death Of william A. Mullen OF Chicago. ILL.,, private
marine attached the marine guard at Port Royal,
bv drowning on the l4h Of May. He endeAvoed To save
the Ilt, of a boy who had fallen overheard ana had
pe,tly reganod the shore with him when DOth went
down II was supposed that ia his effort he burS'ed
blood vessel He ia said have been from Chicago H.
The Hon Thomas Cornell aud Mr.. Reynolds commit
tee the steamship steamboat Interest OF
NewYork arrived here Saturday morning to request
the Secretary the Treasury To suspend the enforcement
of the law compelling them TO use particular KIND OF
safeyvaye until after the meeting OF the supervising
inspectors OF steam vessels which to be held at Chicago
in July next They represent interest OF s2cOooOOO
The teamcarriage gun fired recently at ewYork be-
fore Board OF Army Navy Engineers aud Ordnance
Officers under the direction OF Capt Wse. Chief oil the
Ordnance Of the Navy Department fred rounds
with solid pound shot and ~ pound charges oil pow
der within minutes result which had never before
been attained with cannon OF that description.
The following is statement of the receipts FOR customs
from MAY ~ 20 the 18th Inclusive New York. i5 OO0
Boston, S20O7g3 co; Philadelphia sl7l,SS5; Baltimore.
Sill 33l 80; New-Oreans, s7s23 o. San Francisco from
April IA TO the 2oth $liO.62i IL. Total s2ois7ii a.
Citizens Of Louisiana here have nled charges OF
official misco-duct against Mr. Kellogg, Collector Of Gus
toms at Nav Orleans and ash that ho be removed. The
matter has been considered by the Secretary OF the
Treasury
Information has reached he"Treasury Department,
from the Fifth District OF North Carolina, OF the seizure
by Internal Rovonuc Officer Crane OF over 100 barrels Of
whisky and closing of 20 distiere' for attempted