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DY J. T. COLDWELL & CO., Anctioneers,
ID South-we Cor PenDsyl vania Ay. and AZ st.
On WEDNESDAY MORNING, October 9th. at
10 oclock, we shall sell the Counter, Shelving
Drawers, Partitions, and other fixtures of the
stereroom No. 800 d street, between eth and Sth
streets.
Lease of premises can be had if desired.
oc7-2t !. T. CULDWELL 4 co. Aucts
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M LANDSCAPE PAINTING.
N1R. WIN. MACLEOD Has formed class In the
sboye art at his residence, AL street, between
are equivalent to private ones. Schools Also ct.
GCLD yEWELRT, WATCHES, AND 6ILyEH
VI WARE.-I have on hand ard an constantIH n.
ceiying all OF tho latest styles Of JsEelry, &c.,
Which will oil e cheap g genuins affc,ee can p
this or any other city. An examination and CON.
par1son OF the quality snd prices Iespecttally 70.
jeS 81. o. HOOD.
~ az EARLY fEARS OF PRINOEALBERT
by Queen Victoria, one volume, n ~
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4
- Late clerks with j G. Mcclure & Co..
Southwest corner of Penn'a avenue and 18th 81. :,
Star Office Building.
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE ON LOUISIANA AVENUE, NEAR
9Th STREET, KNOWN AS THE LICHAU
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court the
District of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause 9Ol
wherein Charles u. Ball is complainant and Henry
Lichau ct al. are defendants, the undersigned as
trustees will offer for sale, on the premises at pub
A. D., 1861 at the hour of AZ O'Clock p M. all that
piece or parcel of ground known as part of Lot 49,
in Square 400, beginning for the said part Of said
dividing line between Lots u and 49, in said Square
400, and running thence eastwardly with the line
of said lot Is feet, thence southw ardly the whole
depth of said lot. thence westwardlv Is feet, and
gether with the buildings and improvements there
Terms Of sale as prescribed by the decree are az
follows: One third of the purchase money to be
interest from day Of sale; and the payment there
of to be secured by the bond or bonds of the pur-
chaser purchasers, with surety or sureties to
be approved by the trustees; or the purchaser or
cash on the day of sale. on the ratification of
said sale by the Court. lien will be retained on
said lot for the purchase money;
shall have been paid.
The terms of sale must be complied with in one
week after the day of sale, the property will be
resold at the risk and cost Of the purchaser or pur
chasers, after one week 8 notice.
Conyeyancing and revenue stamps at the cost of
Viz f'' ''''''' EUGENE CARUsI.
IHSMAS T + J6TFSSfD'
,., oosds COOpER kJATIMER Ancts
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p EAL ESTATE AGENCY.
their friends and the public that they have opened
No. 81 LOUISIANA AVENUE, CUP STAIRS,
they sEAa and OF
THE pAYSMfR R SFsS OF TAXES
EXAMINATION ~ 81 TAX TITLES.
Having had number of years. experience in the
they are prepared to offer their patron. the bened
Of their services with promPt1ess and On reason
able ss s ss% sRl Esa.i.n es sssna.
OhkRHIaSffss S0r&H RssIslt
sss ht H.
I'D. 1857 for the final settlement and distribution
assets IN hand, Is far as the same have been col.
ected sRd turned into xhsn and where all
TO attend, with their claims properly vouched, or
they may Othe5wiss b law be excluded from all
Of this order be published once week for three
weeks, In the Evening Star E>evious to
oe.' Ts:s; JAS & 9aF5 Il Viii.
ORPHANs' COURT. Oct. !, lSN.-DIsrH1cr OF
~ CoLrNBA, WAsHIEeToN COUNTY: Io..c.t: In
W. q. q Mansls Riley decsased. the sdminssrssor
w. a., aforesaid has with the appreciation ofthe Or.
phans' Court Of Washington county aforesaid, ap.
for the, final settlement and distribution Of the
personal estate of said deceased, and Of the
been collected and turned into money; when and
where all the creditors and heirs Of said deceased
vouched, or they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit in said deceaseds estate
providede copy Of this order be published once q
week for three weeks in the Evening Star previous
- ''' '.'' Test: JAMES R. o'BEIRNE.
oc 2law3W~ Register OF wills.
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IDS COOPER LATIMER, Aucts.

DY COOPER LATIIER. Auctioneers
ID (Late clerks with Jas. G. Mcclure & Co..
Southwest corner of Pennsylvania ave. and 18th
street, Star Office Building.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM.
PROVED PROPERTY ON STREET, BE-
TWEEN 18TH AND 18TH STREETS.
By virtue of deed of trust bearing date the 7th
of September, A. D. 1859, and duly recorded in
Liber J. a. No 49,; folios 342, 3d. and 81,
of the land records for Washington county District
of Columbia, shall sell, on the premises, OCTO-
Der 18TH, at O'Clock p m, the west half of Lot
9, in Square 49, fronting 81 feet street north
and running back lS3 feet, and being between 18th
and 18th streets.
This property is in improving section of the
city. and offers fine chance for investment
An conveyancinR and revenue stamps at pur-
cbaser's cost 500 down at time of purchase
Terms at sale. A. B. CLAYTON, Trustee.
COOPER Il LATIMER, Aucts.
o. u do =
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10Y NAGLE CO.. Auct1oneers, - -
ID Salesroom 29o Pc. av., - bet. 9th and 10th sts,
NAGLE h CO. win give their personal attention
TO the sale Of Real Estate and Household Furniture
Also, to the sales Of stocks of Groceries, Wines,
Liquors, and Merchandise OF every description
Horses, Carriages, Harness, &c. - = = : y
Liberal cash advances made on consignment.
Regular Sales at our salssroom every TUESDAY,
an-if = NAGLE 4 Co., Apctioneers,
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AUCTION SALES.

QY COOPER q LATIMER Auctioneers,
- tlate clerks with j. G. McGuire Co1 -
Southwest corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and nth
street, Star Office Building
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DY GREEN & WILLIAMS, AuctiOneers.
ID No. S26, southeast corner 7th and d streets.
HANDSOME BUILDING LOTS FRONTING ON
) DELAWARE AVENUE. ID STREET EAST,
AND NORTH X STREET. 1T BEING SUB
On FRIDAY. the 18th instant, we snail sell. ON
the premises, at IA O'Clock p. m. six beautiful
Building Lots in subdivision of Square ZIG, being
Lots Nos u, Is and IS, fronting % feet each on
Delaware avenue 49, 20 and % ont 20 feet each
street north. two Of which corner lots all of
which run back to wide alleys. Title indisputa-
BILE.
Terms liberal, and made known On the day of
sale. S2t required to be paid down when the prop
oc lot GREEN WILLIAMS. Aucts.
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THE EURHKA PREaI1yIN0 JA1-A fnil
i sulpH ON hand, and o6ered reasonable
By 6fBITY 4 eur. AGENTS,
o0-o 320 70, Ayes bSt, ~ ~ nth n
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BERGER, SHUTS b CO., Chemists,
Ap 3-D&WeOly 2SS River street Trov

nEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
II UNITED STA TES PATENT OFFICE,
WAsHINGToN: September, 1857.
On the petition of MATHEW STEWART, of
Philadelphia Pa. praying for the extension of a
patent granted to him the Sd day Of January; 1854
for an improvement in Floor Plates of Malt Kilns
for seven from the expiration of said patent
which takes place on the Sd day Of January, 1858:
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at
the Patent Office on MONDAY, the 18th day Of
December next, at II O'Clock M; and all persons
are notified to appear and show cause, if any they
have, why said petition ought not to be granted.
Persons opposing the extension are required to
file in the Patent Office their objections, specially
day Of hearing; alf testimony filed by either party
to be nsed at the said hearing must be taken and
transmitted in accordance with the rules of the of
fiee, which will Be furnished on application.
timony must be filed in the office t,centy days before
the day of hearing; the arguments, if any, within
ten days after filing the testimony.
Ordered also, that this NOTICE be published in
the Republican and In the Intelligencer, Washing
ton, d. C., and in the Telegraph, Philadelphia Pa
once q week for three successive weeks; the first
of said publications to be at least sixty days pre-
T. G. THEAKER,
sc l4-wSw Commissioner of Patenta
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Poh oiDAh Pure CIDER vINEGARl
Pure Cider Vinegar suitable for picking, con.
stantly on hand and for sale at low rates BY =
RILEY a, SHINH,.
Union Bottling Depot,
corner Greene and Olive streets,
ee6-lm - GeorRetoVn, D. O.
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QS1 GREAT uON1
OO( PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 1901

~
TO TH1 NeRTHWEsT, SOUTH. AND SOUTH.
On and after May sth, 1857, trains will leave q.
follows:
Washington...! A. n. Baltimore ..-..l1 10 ?, NJ,
"".a1 P. M 90 p. n.
......5.46 p. NJ ....lO 80 p -
THl GREAT DOUBLE-TRAcK ROUTE,
With ELEGANT SCENERY, Palace State.reom
day and night Cars with modern improvements, and
saving from four to twelve hours in time over any
other rente; Two hundred miles saved to Western
THREE Daily Trains TO THE WEST.
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO THE NORTH.
THOUGH from Baltimore to ROCHESTER, And
PITTSBURGH without change ~
Passengers by this route from baltimore have the
POTS, and no FERRIES,
nee, corner 9Th street and Pennsylvania ayenne.
under National Hotel, where reliable informatioS
will be given at all times.
Passengers procuring tickets at this ONCE can
secure accommodations in Sleeping Cars for n
W ]. ARNOLD, Ticket Agent,
Sixth and Penn'a ave-, Washington, D. q.
ED. 8. YOUNG, Gen: Pass Agent,
DC lily Baltimore, Md.
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pY GREEN & WILLIAMS, AuctfOneers,
ID No. 526, Southeast corner 7th and d SITS

ID No. 500, Southeast corner eth and sts
TwO-STORY FRAME HOUSE AND LOT,
FRONTING ON EIGHTH STREET WEST
BETWEEN NJ AND N STREETS NORTH,
AT AUCTION.
On FRIDAY, the 4th day of October next, at 5
O'Clock D. m, we shall sell. on the premises, part
Lot No. rs, in Square No. 400. with the improve
uents. consisting of snug Frame House.
Terms: One half cash. balance in and IL
months. for notes bearing interest and secured by
a deed of trust on the premises All conveyance
ing and revenue stamps at the cost of purchaser.
500 down on the day of sale.
GREEN & WILLIAMS,
Sc sod INTEL Aucti0neers.
HyTHE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED, ON
account of the rain, until WEDNESDAY the 9th
inst same hour and place.
oc sd GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts
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JAMES MCCULLOUGH 4 CO. e}
AUCTIoNEEIRSs AND COMMISSION
NJ - LiBERTY MARkEnT, NoA "ANN
80 WARRINGTON III GdN
FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY
Liberal advance made on consignments, which
are solicited. PARTICULAR attention paid to the sale
of Real Estate and Household Furniture at priv ate
sa aa.iy JAMES MCCULLOUGH e. co.
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BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND RRPAIR,}
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct 3. 1867 {
The Navy Department will offer at public auc-
ton the following named vessels:
AT THE U. s. NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON
D. O., ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9Th, AT
12 O'CLOCK NJ.
The TALLAPOOSA-g4 tons side wheel steamer.
The CHICOPEE-G4t tons, hull only.
The PRESTON-small steamer, hull only.
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GALE OF UNSERVICEABLE QUARTERMAS-
~

~ TIERS STORES.
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER s OFFICE, !
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 4, 1S7.{
by direction of the Quartermaster General, a
large lot of Quartermaster's Stores, rated as un-
serviceable, win be sold at auction, at Lincoln
pep3t under the supervision of Brevet Colonel
Asa P. Blunt, A Q. NJ, commencing on MON
Oily, October Il, at 10 A, NJ, consisting in part
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10y COOPER & LATIMER, Auctfoneers,
ID Late clerks with j e. Mcclure h co..
Southwest corner of Penn'a avenue and 18th street
Star Office Building.

Star OmCe Building.
rk kkSHED pk sah AND etSAtth e.
by aSn # deed Of trust to hs
FRIDAY, thu. 9Th day Of September, 1851, at
in Square numbered seventy one On } fronting 2s9
feet u inches 22d street west, Is feet north
street. and lO feet and inches on New Hampshire
The property is near the Circle in nth, the First
Slaughter: Il ouse, Completely furnished. '''n
Terms: 81 100 cash the residue in two equal
Should the purchaser fail to comply with the terms
of sale within five days, the property will be sold
on three days notice IL the Eyeping
sells COOPER COOPER : iA aTfaE ,l Ruets:
R-THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UN-
til FRIDAY, October 18th, same hour and place.
f fht5Sf y: 'Sf hA4! Ha5REis:''
IS Late Ls clerks h with q Jas e MeGairs g.,
Star Office Building.
AND Sixth
We will sell on TUESDAY, October 18th, 1857,
al O'Clock p m, in front of the premises that very
of No @
ches. or thereabouts, on Pennsyiyania avenue
ley; with the inproyemsnts thereon: 1891,
The property is few doors east Of the National
Of isn9 valuable stands in the
y having large se and
Sssn nssd many MY
Terms Of sale One fourth cash the residue ne
a1S Is
purchaser s'0o down o q tiTs Of 'f nsrrnER
sesOdSds Intel A uctioneers
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I" Assistant Surgeon, seh 4. Z. Vol. ~

sylyanaa Avenue, Washington; HENRY COOK, NJ.
szsnd5tA, Va; and BY Drpgsists generally.
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THE 0TTUMWA COURIER,
RANKRupr REs1srERs.-The Hank.

BANKRUPT REGIsTERs.--The Hd,ck.
eye says that the following named
gentleman have appointed Bank.
rupts Registers for Iowa:
1st Dist Gen. John Bruce, Keokuk.
I'd. Dist. Col. Price, Davenport.
3D. Dist. Major Willis 5Drummond,
editor McGregor Neaes) McGregol
Iowa ls 5tff f5 3F9
4th Dist. Col. Dan1 Anderson, Abba,
9th Dist. Mitchell, Des Moines.
9th Dist. Towne, Boonsboro.
These appointments so far as we
arc acquainted with the gentleman
named, are good. Col. Danl. Ander-
SON, the Register for this District is
one, Of the oldest Gin practiceo and
best lawyers in this Cong District.
He represented Wapello, Monroe, Lu-
cas-, AID Clark counties. in the Leg
islature long time ago, when th ey
composed a Senatorial District, and
was frequently amember from Mon
roe county, and presiding officer Of
the, House of Representatives one
session.. lie went into the service q
Capt. of the 1st. Iowa Cavalry, and
came out after acquiring an enviable
8
reputation as its Colonel. He has
been mentioned in complimentary
terms by the Abba Union and other
papers in connection with the Guber-
material race, but We presume that he
will prefer to forego his chances for
the bird with the glittering plumage
in the bush, for the less attractive but
more certain and substantial one in
hand. 9f qi Fst1i4lF I4cY wAx
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Loughridge and Rousseau's
Confirmation. a

Confirmation.
In Rosseau's reply to Wendell
Phillips structures he uses the follow
ing languages: - ili 2i.
.tHon. Mr.. Loughridge, Mr.. Grin
nell's successor, and Hon. Ignatius
tDonnelly, of Minnesota, who sat BY
Mr.. Grinnell during the controver-
sy, were among the warmest friend.
Of my confirmation as Brigadier Gen
cral'9 i49 a l
We are authorized by Hon. VIM
Loughridge to say that he never
spoke to Gen. Rosseau upon the
subject of his confirmation as Briga-
dier General, or, upon any other
subject, and thai he never talked to
q Senator or Representative about
the matter 'during the controver
sy."
Thus the attempt to link Mr.
Longhridge's name with the dis
graceful squabble between Rousseau
and Grinnell must fall to the ground.
We are glad to know that both OF
Iowa's Senators resisted the confirm
alton, and that Iowa is in no way re-
sponsible for the confirmation of the
hotblooded Kentuckian, who should
have been expelled from the Ameri-
can Congress for his brutal assault
upon the Representative Of the 4th
District. e
We clip the above disclaimer of
Judge Loughridge from the Oskaloo-
sa Herald, which sets him all right
as to Rousseau's impudent claim that
he supported his confirmation.
"Thus the attempt to link Mr..
"Loughridge's name with the dis
graceful squabble between Rousseau
"and Grinnell" " is a sinpularly un-
guarded statement or else the Her
aid, 1with malice aforethought," pro-
poses to do Mr.. Grinnell great injus-
tice. The information in possession
of the public in regard to this mat
ter. Is that Rousseau, with some three
,confederates, waylaid Mr.. Grinnell,
and IN cowardly and brutal man.
ner, with q bludgeon, assaulted him
for words spoken in debate, which he
(Rousseau) had neither the facts, ar
guments, or, ability to refute; and
the only particular in which the most
punctilious and fastidious of Mr..
Grinnell's friends ever blamed him
was that in this affair there was, in
point of fact, no. .ssquabble, I" at all. 81
Does the Herald think there was a
"disgracefal squabble" between "Bul-
~ Brooks" and Charles Sumner,
when the former stole up to the lat
ter and knocked him senseless in his
seat before he had an opportunity to
defend himself? or, a 'disgraceful
squabble between J. Wilkes Booth
and Abraham Lincoln, in Ford's The
tre? III
Yet, these acts were all of the same
character, and were the legitimate
cmanations from the highest devel.
opments of :. brntalized, woman.
whipping, and slave breeding system
of civilization, surchargcd with trea.
son and corruption. And that Mr..
Grinnell escaped with less serious
consequences than Mr.. Sumner OF
Mr.. Lincoln, was no fault Of Rous-
seau's, whose confirmation notw,th.
standing his fair military record
was q disgrace to the Senate, and d
virtual endorsement by that body Of
the code Of the rutfian and bully.
Two American marriages of some
note have just taken place in Europe.
The first is that of Miss Davis OF
New York, aged Is, to member oi
one of the Roman families. the Prince
Ruspoli; and the otheris that of Col
orado Jewett, to Miss Harad. q Ger.
A n
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Two American marriages of some
note have just taken place in Europe.
The first is that of Miss Davis of
New York, aged Is, to member of
one Of the Roman families. the Prince
Ruspoli; and the otheris that of Col
orado Jewett, to Miss Harad. Ger,
man-American lady Of wealth, at
Frankfort, after a weeks courtship.
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STARTLING REVELATIONS.
Gen. Bakers History Of The Secret Ser.
Usce-1he President and Mrs. Cobb

EN - ~ Fa8 4 ~ q
Gen i G Baker, Chief OF the Gov
ernment Detectives during the war
has just published volume in. which
he relates many Of his most interest.
I ing experiences from tho outbreak o,
/ the rebellion TO the death OF. Presi.
dent Lincoln. m t.o
Perhaps the most interesting dis
closure made BY Gen Baker is respec.
ting the relations existing between
Mrs. Lucy Cobb and President John.
son. It win BE- remembered that
Mrs. Cobb had Gen Baker arrested
for extorting money from her and
for false Imprisonment, for whichl the
Jury sentenced him to pay q fine oi
Isl. The, General says that he had
lcng suspected that . traffic in par
dons was going on at the White
Ho1se, and therefore devised a. plan
for getting at the facts. He accor.
dinghy manufactured q fictitious case
Capt. 81. II. H;nc, formerly Assistant
Provost Marshal at st. Louis, had
been sentenced to the Alton peniten.
tiary, under Gen Rosecrans. He had
fled to Canada, but having furnished
the government with valuable infor-
nation relative to the intrigues ot
the rebel refugees, was allowed by
the Government to come to Wash.
ington to urge q revocation OF his
sentence. We now quote from Gen,
Baker: 2
"While he (Hine) was in Wash.
lngton waiting to have q hearing at
the War Department, the. case Of
Mrs, Cobb came up, and l selected
him to, represent an application for
Q pardon. "A regular application was
made, in the name Of Clarence J.
Howell, In this fictitious appGca-
ton were set forth fully the offences
committed by the applicant. The
detective officer before mentioned,
who was placed on duty at the White
House, and who had become acquain-
ted with Mrs. Cobb and her business
being in the secret, introduced How
ell to Mrs. Cobb as an applicant for
Q pardon. However censurablc, un-
justifiable, or illegal my course may
have been, my only desire was to
serve the President and the Govern
ment. The fact is familiar to iurists
that in such case of emergency, when
prompt action for the public good is
demanded, the courts have decided
that q margin of authority transcen-
ding the letter of the law is allowa-
BILE. The charge and verdict pro.
nounced by the judge, in the dispo-
sal of the case, clearly indicates his
unwillingness to regard the letter at
the sacrifice ot the spirit Of lcgisla-
ton.
Capt Howell stated his case to Mrs
Cobb, and she agreed to procure a
full complete and unconditional par
don for all his past offences, as the
contract reads, for the sum of three
hundred dollars. It is proper here
to, remark that the usual routine at
the Executive mansion and the At
torney Generals Office, in procuring
pardons, requires from two to FIVE
weeks, a record Of the names Of the
applicants being placed on the books
of the Attorneys Generals Office,
which names are taken up in their
order and disposed Of. For an en-
trnordinary consideration. however,
Mrs. Cobb agreed to procure the par
don in question in twelve hours, as
appears from the following contract: !:
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Washington, Nov. 5, 1865.
For and in consideration ofthe sum
Of $500 paid TO me by Capt. Clarence
J. Howell, | hereby agree as follows,
to-wit: To take from Captain How
ell his statement in regard to his case
and procure for him the full and CON-
plete pardon for his past Offences
The money to be paid as follows !:
500 in hand, and the remaining
$500 on delivery Of his pardon on
Monday evening at 6 o'clock p. m.
! further agree that in case l do not
succeed in getting the pardon as
agreed, will return to him the 300
received Of him. (Signed,)
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n. In one Of my conversations with
the President, he repeatedly accused
me of being q tool Of the Radicals
He said he had been informed that
had been in the employ Of the Radi-
Gals, and had heard that had de-
tailed detectives to watch the Presi-
dental mansion, with view to as
certain and furnish list OF promi
nent Copperheads and Rebels who
were visiting the White House.
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n. es s <SAAsS5s AZs 4le AOons
The above contained the following
receipt on the back:
Washington, Nov. s, '65.
Received on the within, one hun
dred dollars ($1OO.)
(Signed.) M Mrs. Z. L. CoBB. )
To secure positive and indisputa.
Bile evidence against Mrs. Cobb,
took six $50 Treasury notes and
marked them in the presence Of FIVE
persons, that they might be identi-
fed as the bill paid for the pardon.
On the evening Of the 7th, when
Howell was to have it, accompanied
by detective officer, / went with
him to the Avenue House, where he
was to receive the document, deter
mined as soon as the money was paid
by him to Mrs. Cobb, and he had the
pardonin his hands to demand Of hcr
the money. AS shown by Mrs. Cobb's
testimony, the pardon was not pro-
cured on the 7th, she alleging that
the President was sick, that MI. Sew
ard was not in the city, and that q
friend Of hers in the Treasury De-
|partment, who assisted her, was also
absent from the city, in Now York,
but on the following evening she
would certainly have the pardon
ready. Accordingly, ON the evening
Of the 9th, / again visited the Avo-
nue. House with q detective, and the
moment Howell paid the money to
Mrs. Cobb and received his papers, I
entered the room and demanded from
Mrs. Cobb the 5000. She at once rec
ognized me, and remarked she had
met me bqfore.'3 / informed her I
had been watching Ier for several
days. | believed / was posted as to
her doings at the White House, and
said. you shall not impose upon the
President with your presence. He
doubtless regards You as an, honest
woman, and when he is made aware
OF your real character, and tho busi.