Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-09
The S4rra,t Trial. ].


The trial OF Surratt, when c6mmsncsd on
Monday, the 10th day OF June-though it will
be remembered the last juror was sworn on
| the Saturday night previous---has cabiSd 81
trial days up to the time it was given to the
jury. The total number Of witnesses exam
recalled) The Government frat exasinsd "a
witnesses In chief. The defeee then folio wed,
and % witnesses were examined. The rebuff
ting testimony fer the prosecution was then
commenced, and 70 witnesses were examined.
then there were no Government witnesses who
answered. and Is witnesses; were examined by
the defense as ur-rebuttal. Then the prose-
cution examined rs witnesses rs rehutting tes-
tim ony, when they closed. and were exam
insd by the defense as sur rebuttal. Since the
first fonr jurors were sworn 1t has been SO
days, neluding Sundays and 81 days since
of money due the first four, ($2 per dAy,} sis
each up to-day, and SlA eacn for the other
eight: total, S1,3S4 1t was necessary that the
Jury should be , taken o ON. esSn Day an order
should ride ont every afternoon. The bill for
carriage and omnibus hire for the jury since
the beginning OF the trial amounts to $3.50.
been paid, and the amount of money req irsd
to pay their att ndanoe fee l$1.25 per day and
mileage (fve cents per mile each way) was
81 se3:5i: The largest M amount lou received By
fer 143 days attendance and 4, S9i miles, making
the total amount received by him S68s. is. sDf.
Lewis j. A. McMilian was paid for 116 days
attendance and 1,23s miles. making the total
amount received by HIM 1880. Lewis J.
Welchman was paid for 66 days attendance,
apd 1873 miles, making the total amount re-
eeived by him 5000 stephen F. Cameron,
ance and 6l7 miles, making the total amount
received by him S137.95. Gen. E. G.. Lee, for
defense, was paid for 81 DAYS and 54I miles,
making the total amount received by him
5000 1t will be remembered that at the
commencement of the trial Judge Fisher, on
the application Of Defendants counsel, dtrec.-
ed that the witnesses tor the defense be paid
the same as those for the prosecution. r. FL +
THE LINCOLN RADICAL REPUBLICAN
LABoRING MEMS ASSOCIATION This orga-
nization met on Wednesday evening at the
Union Bethel Church, Rev. Alexander Hen.
ders on in the chair. After the transaction OF
some preliminary business, Mr.. Conway, IN
the absence OF the chairman Of the Executive
Committee. reported that the Quaker College,
on Nineteenth street, had been offered for use
10 the Association whenever called for. The
committee also offered resolutions: That a
with the tools OF the laboring men painted
thereon. That transparencies. eighteen by
twelve inches be made Of canvas, with the
tools OF each branch Of mechanics painted
thereon; and that drum corps be organized
from members of the association; and that a
cooperative hu Clustering Association be started
IN the markets in Washington Adopted.
Mr. Heimber, from the Committee on Appl-
cations reported thar he had waited npon
several officials and had been favorabiy re.
ceiyed, and be had been promised that when
vacancies occurred in their several branches
of work the members OF the association would
be remembered
The chairman stated that the chances for
getting Corporation work were slim until a
revolution has been effected in public Off ce.
The president stated that the time must come,
and shortly too, whea the colcIed men will
have chance to work at something else be.
side beating carpets. The colored man, If he
hnc q md hoe oyp h 1r,l1n Shav~,
npon Corporation work, and it must not be
denied hun. They have right to demand it,
and in a short time it will be granted
The me citing was addressed by T. Jones
and others. and the meeting adjourned.
THE RIVER FRONT, AUGUST 9, 1s67-The
lowtide in the Potomac this morning, left
barren q plat of ground which doomed up in
me river. resembling q large island. the sur
face Of " hich sprouted with bushes like that
Of a young forest. A dozen mud machines
could be well employed in this river, and un-
less something is sovn done to give free pas
sage to the ebbing and flowing waters, it will
nor be long before navigation, now seriously
retarded will be entirely closed to vessels of
heaty draft. We give the following sum-
mary:
Horreg's WhaJ.-Arrived-Schr. Ell Dora
DO, Travers. Havre. de- Grace. coal, Harvey,
Clark Il Given.
Carter's Wharf-Arrived-Schr William
Spear Kerby. Havre- de Grace, lumber for
+. S. BletZ
Riley's harf-Arrived-Schrs. Bill Gala
han, Hunter, Philadelphia, coal for s. Nor
peaches, two with watermel one with ap-
Piles, and one with CLANS, for market.
Fowler's Wharf-Arrived-Scho War
Whoop, wood. for market. Sailed-schrs
Baltimore Fisher, lower Potomac light; P.
d. Lombert, Nice. do; q. W. Maltby. Tyler,
do. Y-@s
Crouch $ orf.-Arrived-Schr. Merchant,
DeitZshal, Gone river, wood for John b. Lord
Sailed-Schr. John FORSYTH. AnDlep re-
GEORGETOWN, to load with coal for New York
In STATU Quo No reports Of the seizure
of liquors, for violation OF the Revenue laws,
were received At Collector Clephane's Office
to- day. In the case of krauss, whose distillery
authorities, appraisers Will tomorrow pro-
coed to assess the property, so as to determine
the amount OF bonds under which to place the
same. The m after is in the hands of the Mar
shall Of the District.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The follow.
ing transfers OF real estate were to-day re-
ported at the Real Estate Exchange of e. M
Hall, No. II, Louisiana avenue, near cerner OF
9TH street:-North halfIo ~, square g0i, S77O
part lot IL, square 1853, 1900 west 20 feet lot
square 904, $1,000; part tract called Mt. Airy,
quarter acre, 300; part tract called Friend
ship, 40 acres, S6, 6lS.
PEDDLING.-Officer Bailey, of the Fourth
precinct, yesterday arrested 3 German named
Myers Setgman, charging him with peddIiug
Justice w alter, who fined him SIS for the bene-
fit Of the Corporation.
NAGRANCY.-A young woman named Ellen
day charged with vagrancv, ana was commit
ted TO the workhouse for the space OF 60 days.
Personal Mr. Norman King, son of Z. NJ