The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-07
TEL E G RAP HIC VS..
For the South Wcstern.l
.Miscallanenns

CHARLESTON, July 3l.-Large Republican mass
meeting held here last night, freedmen largely pre-
dominating. DR.. Mackey collector of customs pre-
sided Among the vice presidents were F. A. Saw
yer, collector of internal revenue district attorney
Corbn, and several colored citizens. motion to add
the name of United States Marshal Enping to the list of
vice presidents was voted down by an Overwhelming
majority. After several speeches. resolutions were
unanimously adopted expressing unaterable purpose
to carry out in good faith and without reservation the
congressional measures looking restoration endors-
ing the platform of the Republican convention
in Columbia, and declaring the maintenance of that
platform, without qualification The only evidence
in any candidate for public favor should be devotion
to the great party through whose excrtons alone the
South look for restoration.
Sickles has dismissed magistrate Sealey Of Colum-
ba, from office for releasing on insufficient bail with
due regard for the public peace the gravity of
the offense committed, Ratclife and Daily the two
men arrested there charged with assaplnG and beat
ing s. o. Thompson northern correspondent, and
W. J. Armstrong; of Washington. The military have
arrested the accused parties.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Thc following was issued
to-day to district attorneys and marshas of the United
States
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
July 80, 1867.
BY direction Of the President Of the United States
you hereby instructed to observe with vigilance all
persons whom you have reason to suspect Of combin
foreign nation and to promptly nterposc the author
ty of the United States whenever you have probable
cause for believing that any pei has violated the
neutrality laws of the United States.
(Sgned JOHN N. BUCKLEY
Acting Attorney General
Darlington concluded his speech iu the Surrat case
this evening. Pierpont will continue Tomorrow
Internal revenue receipts to-day S4S9,O00.
Gen Grant returned to Washington to-day.
Cholera is reported to be increasing in the West
Col. McGlIs wife, at Fort Lyon, Lieut. Penn, at Fort
Larned, and Father Dommey, at Ellsworth have died
The Indians are reported depredating between Den
vcr and Salt Lake
New ORLEANS, July 30.-Thc following order, in
print, issued this evening from headquarters fifth
military district:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DIsrR1cr
New Orleans, La July 80, 1867.
Special Orders No. 195.
A careful consideration Of the reports of Brevet
Major Cen Charles Griffin, Z. S. A. shows that J. W.
Throck morton, Governor Of Texas, is an impeachment
TO the reconstruction of that State under the law He
is therefore removed from that Office. E. VI. Pease
is hereby appointed Governor of Texas in place of J.
". Throckmorton, removed. He will be obeyed and
respected accordingly.
By command Of Maj. Gen. P. II. Sheridan -
GEO. L. HARTsUFF,
Assistant Adiutant General
The Republicans issue of the 21St states that Pease
was recommended by 4. J. Hamilton. Pease is a ma
since 1885, and is lawyer of eminencc at the Texas
bar. He has served in both branches of the Texas
Legislature, and twice elected Governor serving
from 1858 to 1857, and consistent during the war
RICHMOND, July S0-Fhis afternoon white and
colored meeting was being addressed by col
ored Radical named Gvens. A white man named
Driscoll who it was charged disturbed the meeting,
was set upon and dreadfuly beaten. He was rescued
by the police, who followed to the station house
by thousand negroes He had pistol which the
negroes charge he attempted to use in the meeting
considerable number of the delegates to the con
ventIon appointed by late county meeting arrived
this evening.
WASHINGTON July 3o.-Pierpont opened his arsu-
ment in the Surratt Case as follows The real question
OF this case is whether the prisoner was engaged IN
aiding Or abeng the conspiracy which resulted in the
killing OF Abraham Lincoln. IF he was so engaged,
be is guilty under this Indictment. If he was not en-
gagged in the conspiracy which led to the killing then
be IS not guilty The conspiracy being established it
Z the well settled law that each confederate conspira-
tor Is liable for the acts Of every conspirator and the
declarations of each may be given III evidence against
every Other and though the conspiracy may have been
formed years before the prisoner heard of it. vet aV
ing subsequently joined in the conspiracy, he is in all
respects guilty as original conspirator.
Seeond-That when several persons are finally con.
federated in conspiracy, they like body and
the act of each hand, the utteranee Of each tongue
and the conception aud purpose Of each head touch
ing the common Plan is The act Of each aud ali and