Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-24
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mated Caleb j. Fay Tor Governor
BALTIMORE, Aug. TO- The Dem
ocratic procession, returning from q
pole raising, was fred into by Il
crowd, and two wounded.
QUEBEC, Aug. 10.-Thc steamer
Secret, on her way from Montreal,
cut the steamer Lake ST. Pctcr in
twain, sinking her in thrco minutes.
The crow took refuge on the wheel
house and were all saved.
OMAHA, Aug. S.-The Spotted
Tails have broken camp. Part Of
them have crossed the Platte, join
ing hostile Chcycnncs settlers fec
ing for protection to North Platte.
The station steamer Antelope lies
above Fort Benton, riddlcd with
Indian bullets. A passenger ON
steamer Imperial was killed by In
dams TO day. A recent fight in
Now Mexico resulted in killing
eleven and capturing eight Indians.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-It is
stated that the Cabinet have agreed
that the President can remove Stan
ton under the second section of the
tenure of Office bill.
The Jury in the case Of Surratt,
has been discharged, being unable
to agrees for acquittal.
After tho Jury was discharged, it
was ordered that the name Of Joseph
Bradley, leading counsel for Surratt,
be stricken from the rolls of the
court, owing to a difficulty between
tho Judge and Bradley during the
progress of the trial. 1t is stated
that after tho adjournment of the
court, Bradley followed Judge Fish.
or into a street car and presented
him with q challenge which the
Judge, after reading, tore up.
WASHINGTON, Aug 9.-Stantona
was not at the Cabinet meeting to-
day.
A motion was made in the New
York Constitutional convention
looking to restoration of gold as OK
elusive legal tender. Referred
IT. appears from an official docu-
mcnt which will be published to-
morrow that Chas. Il, Durham re-
Gently applied to the President for
pardon. Durham is the same man
who, the Assistant Attorney General
saws, has become notorious under
the name of Sanford Conovcr. He
was recently convicted of perjury
and sont to tho Albany pcnitcntiary.
This application seems to be pre-
dcatcd in part upon supposed tech
meal irrcgularity in the constitution
of the jury. Jas. M. Ashley, who
has been active in impcaching the
President, addresses n letter, July
ed, to Judge Holt, and Hon. A. q.
Riddle, suggesting that Conovcr was
clearly entitled to pardon, and cn-
closing the form of a paper for that
purpose. Mr.. Riddle, on July 23d,
addressed letter to the President,
stating that he was, early in April
last, retained to aid the Government
prosecution of John III. Surratt, and
took the general management OF the
preparation of the case. The labor
and difficulties of the case were, he
says, great; and the Government is
under great obligations to Durham
for much valuable information, both
as to facts and witnesses for the
United States and for history and
facts. Although in Jail he managed
to keep informed of the progress OF
the case, and from time to time
communicated valuable facts, sug-
gestions, &c. 1t seemed to him that
for his services in its behalf, the
Government should mark its ap-
preciation of them in a way not to
be mistaken. Judge Holt also
wrote letter to the President urg-
ing Durham's pardon.
Durham, July Goth, himself pc
titions the President for pardon,
and on tho 10th July he wrote
letter to him detailing the alleged
schemes of Ashley and others to OBJ
tain false witnesses to associate the
President, with Booth, in tho assas-
sianation of Lincoln.
The paper of the Assistant At
torney General gives other points
of interest, and is very long.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-On &C
count of apprehcnsions of yellow
fever becoming epidemic, the Gov
ernment orders that officers absent
on leave from Louisiana and Texas
NAV upon application to the Adjr-
tant General, have their leave OK
tended to the 18th of October.
Closing scenes ofthe Surratt trial /;
Att o'clock the prisoncrwas brought
into the court room, and assigned a
scat. occupied by him during the
trial. beside his counsel. lie came
into court smiling, and seemed 10
rood spirits as he chatted with his
counsel. Merrick made an allusion
TO the report that an attempt would
he made at rescue, whereat the prs
oner seemed much amused. Attive
minutes past one Judge Fisher re
sumed bis scat upon the bench the
crier called the court 10 order. Mar
shall Phillips was directed to bring
The iary down. By this time The
room was much crowded TheIury
was brought IN at eight minutes
past one, and by direction Of Judge
Fisher the names Of the jurors were
called. Middleton, clerk, address
ing the jury, said:
Gentlemen Ct the Jury. have yo1
agreed upon a verdict z
Todd: We have not been able L
agree. -.
Judge Fisher: j have rf-seivea IN
following letter from the jury:
TO Hon. Gs,. p. Ffshsrs judge 2
the CrimiH1l Court.
SfR:-The jury in the ca7e q IN
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