The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-08

sales, 5000 bales Middling Uplands, 1O3 Orleans
II. Breadstufh dull and unchanged. Provisions
quiet and unchanged. Turpentine, 32s. TaloW,
As. Common Rosin, Gag; fine, 12s.
LrvRRpooL, July LEvening.-Cotton unchang-
ed. Breadstuffs dull. Corn, sos. Tallow, 43a4S.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-An actor named Mat
thews was before the Judiciary Committee on
Mondsy, and testified in effect as follows: On the
day of the assassination Matthews met Booth on
horseback, who gave him letter, requesting him
to leave it at the Intellgencer office in the morn,
the letter given him hnrriedly and in secret
manner. That night, during the excitement OF
the assassination, Matthews remembered the let
ter; read it; it contained statement signed by
Booth, Payne Atzerott and Harold. The state
ment was, they had tried to abduct the President,
but had failed, and had resolved they would sacrl,
fee their four lives in defence of the country and
remove, by death, the President, whom they con-
sidered the cause Of the countrys troubles. haV,
ing read tho letter, Matthews became terrified and
burned the letter. Matthews will testify in behalf
Of Surratt. ,.....s...,
Bradley, Jr., made the opening speech for the de-
Tense. He reviewed the testimony Of the prosesu,
ton to show the prisoners presence here on April
14th and said he could prove that the most OF the
Witnesses were either Infamous OF mistaken; ne
would prove that Surratt was not within eight
hundred miles of Washington on the day of the as
sassinstion and further that it was neither Booth,
Surratt nor Atzerott, who we're in front OF the
theatre that night hut that he could produce the
three men referred to on the stand and could pro-
duoe the men who looked into Lincoh's carriage,
and the man who called the time, as well as the
individual described as the villainous looking
man. -
IN closing his remarks, Bradley said he would
also produce the original agreement between the
and that neither the names OF Mrs. Surratt nor
John SmrsH would appear upon that paper. q
The Consul at Kingston reports to the State De-
partment, June 9Th, the prevalence OF yellow fever.
The epidemic is malignant: One-fourth OF the
cases pI owe fatal It is mostly confined to the un-
Papers have been fled in tho Attorney Generals
Office looking to the removal Of ]. HERON, United.
States Marshal for Louisiana. &: .,,
The total registration in Alexandra is 26uS;
The blacks have 8 majority OF 2O5. Challenged
1876; rejected 7AaA whites. y =
Internal Revenue receipts to-day $7S3, 600.
Security held for National Banks and deposits,
$S79 000, 600; National Bank circulation, s29S665,-
OO0. g,.,.-,, ), -.
Internal Revenue receipts for the week. s. S51 0OO
Leading members say that Congress will not
take up the question OF rebuilding leyees on the
Mississippi until the States are reconstructed under
the acts Of Congress. -
The custons receipts for the month Of June,
amount to 81; ;00O, ,000 During the first three days
OF July the receipts from both sources were ss,-
She Japanese Commissioners have paid $780,
O0O and on their return wilpey the balance $780,
900, for the ram stonewalL The StonewaH leaves
ON the 1st Of August. -5i . e7g -.
Toe majority Of the members of Congress anx-
iossly hope tofnish next week.
information received at the War Department
says that the Phil Kearney massacre grew out of
placing military posts on mountain near Powder
River without the consent Of the Indians. The
Cheyenne war grew out OF the approach, OF troops
when the Indians abandoned the village, which
mas sfterward burned. An official report will be
made sby sconmittee to Congress, recommending
measures that viii insure peace among all the
Indian tribes.
"A letter from Consul Pike to the State Depart
mant, dated Mauretiss. May sth, says; Since my ny
hat dispateh the fever has greatly increased, AL
perso1ssWho can. arc leaving the colony Nearly
$4,000 deaths have taken place since the 10th 81 o5
continue through the year. The cold weather
seems rather TO aggrayate the disease. Business
hsd been ordered by his physician to leave Maure-
tias, but he declines leaving his post, as there are
q number Of cases from American vessels in dis
E1 Governor IAsarus W. POWELL Of Kentucky,
so Hoa1a q