The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-20
Washington News and Gossip.

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WASHINGTON, June 19.-In the Surratt
trial Judge Fisher declined to order. the
prosecution to disclose to the defense the
| list of witnesses.
Carroll Hubert, conductor on the Yer
mont Central Railroad, testified that man
resembling Surratt passed over the road on d
Tuesday in April, 1865. There was another
man with him. and both were without
money to pay. They were compelled to
get out at st. Aibans.
Charles Blum, Clerk of the Waidon House,
st. Albans, testified that he was on watch
at the depot on the night of April IL 1865
Two men came into the depot that night,
one tall, the other short. The tall man
asked to sleep in the depot. He did so.
called him at AM, on Tuesday, April Is.
After the man went out picked up some
thing where the man had been sleeping.
A white cambric handkerchief was shown
and examined. Witness recognized it. -.
Ii. Surratt' was marked on it.
s. Grille, who kept restaurant in the
| theater. thought he recognized Surratt as
| the man whom he saw Harold talking
with that night; was not positive.
John l.. Tippett testified that he heard
Mrs. Surratt, In 1863, say she would give
any one a thousand dollars if he would kill
| Lincoln. This was said in the presence oi
| John. The latter, when there was Union
victory, said, Damn the Northern army
| and the leaders thereof; they ought to be
sent to hell!" This was when witness car
| ried the mail from Washington to Charlotte
Hall.
Ex-sergeant Cooper testified that he was
with Sergeant Dye on the night of the AS
| sassination; and also heard one Of the men
In 'front.' of the theater call out the time, ten
minutes of ten.
Major-general Pope telegraphed to-day
to General Grant, that it is untrue that a
negro has been appointed In the municipal
government of Mobile, and says the offices
are now filed by the best men in the city,
The Department of State has information
that the court-martial In the case of Maxi
milan, for the present, has been suspended.
1t is not true that the U. s. Minister to
Mexico, Campbell, was recalled. His
resignation was of his own volition, lie
telegraphed to-day that he was on the
eve of leaving New Orleans for home, but
II his presence was needed in Washington
he would come hither. His successor as
Minister TO Mexico has not yet been APP
pointed.
The President received a telegram from
New Orleans to-day, stating that agents of
Santa Anna have arrived in that city, who
announce that their chief has landed in
Mexico, and that the friends and followers
of MaXimiian have proclaimed Santa Anna
Provisional President Of Mexico.
Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner OF
Agriculture, died tonight, of diptheria.
1t is now conceded on all sides that
we shall have a session OfCongress In July.
sufficient number of members of both
houses has been heard from TO make the
result almost positive; but 1t is also quite
certain thatthe reconstruction act will be
the only matter attended TO.
The proper entries of appropriations by
the last Congress. 20 be charged up in the
books of the Register and Controller, for
legislative, executive and judicial pur-
poses, were made to-day Ia the Treasury
Department and amount to S2,ll5,72O, l69,