Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-04-24
From Washington.

The subgocnss issued by the Supreme
Court on tie 18th, rcadas follows:
THE STATE OF cEosG1S, COMPLAINT, VS.. EDWIN
N. STANTON, ULYSSES s. GRANT AND JOHN
POPE, DEFENDANTS. :. Z
The President.of the 3UMae1 States to E2.
,oin ". Stanton, Ulysses S. Grant and JoA1t
Pope, Greeting For certain causes offered
before the Supreme Court Of &the United
States, holding Jurisdiction in Equity. you
are hereby commanded, that laying all other
matters aside and Notwithstanding any ex-
case, you be and appear before the said Su-
.preme Court, holding jurisdiction in Equity.
on the first Monday in Dccclr Der next, at the
City of Washington in the District of Colum.
bia, being the present seat Of the National
Government of the United States, to answer
unto the Bill of -complaintof the State of
Georgia in the said Court exhibited against
you. Hereof fail not al your peril.
Witness: Hoo. SALMON P. CHASE.
Chief Justice, &c.
The negro residents of this City to the
number of one thousand celebrated Eman-
cipation Day on the 10Th, by a'torchlight
procession, sc.
Senator Johnson has prepared a resolution,
reciting the various points in Mexican affairs,
and concluding with an expression of appeal
to the Liberal Government, in behalf Of Max
imilian and his Army in' the event Of their
falling into the hands of the troops of that
Republic
On the 17th, among the documents sent
to the Senate was ore from the President, in
reply to resolution, showing that none of
the heads of departments, as charged, had
given any construction to the Tenure Of Of
iice Act. The Solicitor Of the Treasury, how
ever, in reply to inquiries from the Secretary,
expressed himself 10 the effect that the Chief
Deputies of the Custom Hou:e could be re-
moved in order to procure suitable persons
to discharge the duties of Collector of Gus
toms, in case of vacancy, until the latter Of
fec could be filled in the manner prescribed.
In the Supreme Court, on rhe 18th, Robert
J. Walker fled an amended bill in behalf OF
Mississippi against Secretary Stanton and
Generals Ord and Grant. The Attorney Gen.
eral moved to dismiss both this and the Geor-
giS bill for want OF Jurisdictions and it was
agreed by counsel that the motion should he
argued April &C.
Two companies of the fifth U. s. cavalry.
which have been Stationed in Washington,
are under orders toreport to Gen. Pope, COM
manding third military district.
The counsel Of Surratt moved on the 18th,
in court that day be fixed for the trial OF
the prisoner The prosecuting attorney an
nounced that he was not ycS ready. and no
time was fixed for trial. 1t will probably
occur in June.
WAsnlxcroy, April 10, p. m.-John E.
Amos, of Atlantis, Ga, has been appointed,
By the Gcneral Managers OF the Peabody
Educational Fuud, Travelling Agent South,
and starts tonight fer Atlanta, where com
.municaions should be addressed. The Trus-
tees have decided, for the present, to confine
their assistance tolanguishing common schools,
or which cannot be organized where needed
without aid in a few instances moderate ap..
preparations will be made for genuine pormal
schools. OF for tie encouragement Of the in
dustrial arts-all aid temporary, and no asen
cies to be established.
Registration of the voter, in FIVE wards Of
this city has been completed--two more wards
are to be registered. The whole number reg
istered. 80 far, is ten thousand six hundred
and thirty.nine, .of which The blacks have
five Thousand two hundred and sixty nine
showing q majority, so far, of ore hundred
and one in favor of the whites.
No decision is yet arrived at on the motion
to postpone Surratt's trial.