The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
Washington NeMs and Gosslp.


WASHINGTON, June 2l.-This was the
twelfth day of the Surratt trial. Nothing
oflnterest was developed. iu, tl
Dr. j, ~ May, who had performed a sur
gical operation on the neck of j. Wilkes
Booth, testified to Identifying his body on
board the Monitor after death. ,t
Lloyd, the tavern keeper at Surrattsville,
gave evidence relative 10 Surratts carry
ing fire arms to his place to be concealed,
three weeks prior to the assassination. and
Mrs, Surratt's telling him on the 1av of the
assassination 70 have them ready to be
| called for that night. His testimony had no
weight. ,,.. t..t,...a
Protests have been received atthe State
Department against the policy pursued in
preventing the landing of Santa Anna at
| Vera Cruz.
The British Minister has received SINH
lar protest against the course of the British
naval officer who Joined the Mexican officer
in arresting Santa Anna.
The Administration organ calls upon the
President to return at once to his office to
relieve and arrest Sheridan for inshbordi-
nation. ...F '''-
The internal revenue receipts, under the
income tax returns, are reaching now ST.
| 000.000 per day, 1
AJudge Wylie, of the Circuit Court, this
morning, refused to take bail In the case OF
Henry johnson, who shot a man named
Swadt. on the Goth, for adulterous intimacy
with his former wife,
The Adjutant General of the army states
that the Presidents circular covering At
torney General Stanbery's opinion is in the
form and words supplied by the President,
and he does not assume to give them an in
terpretation.
| Gen. Sherman has issued circular on
the subject ef the Indian campaign. The
military division is divided into three de-
partments, under command of Generals
Terry, Augur and Hancock. He saws
treaties must be preserved, but Indians 20
ing beyond their reservations fall under
military control. He,urges each State or
Territory to organize abattaliOn of mount
ed men. He authorizes the civil authori-
ties to pursue maraudng parties.
The ceremonies in Boston yesterday
were imposing and enthusiastic. The dedi-
cation of the new Masonic Temple was in
itself quiet act. There was afterward a
a very long procession, an orRtion in Music
Hall and banquet. The President made
a couple of short speeches. Politics were
by common consent ignored.
The business of the Money Order Bureau
of the Postofiice Department has increased
from four and half millions lin 1866, to
over eleven millions in 1867. There are
now seven hundred money order offices,
and four hundred new ones are to be imme-
diately instituted.
Government has begun the investigation
of what is called a huge scheme of rebel
vlllainy in Louisiana, by which $GO0000O0
worth CT property was seized and sold by
the rebel Government.
The Department of State has information
from Commissioner Beckwith that of 524
United States exhibitors at Paris, there
have been awards in favor of 262. Among
these, four have been awarded grand prizes |;
seventeen, geld; siXty-two, silver, and one
hundred and three, bronze medals. Seven
ty-nine American exhibitors were honora-
bly, mentioned.
1t is said that an attempt will be made
to have Speaker Colfax announce the COM
mittees Immediately, so that Congress may
be able to go at once to work.
The bricklayers' strike at Washington
still continues. The strikers have made an
| appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury,
| and his decision is looked to with interest.
Reports from Mexico are to the effect
that among Maximilian's papers Marquee
had found an abdication in favor of young
lturbide, whom he had proclaimed Emper-
or. There are vague rumors OF the execu-
tion of Macmillan; and also that Marquee
had begun the execution of Liberals he held
as hostages,