The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-02

the report was made on the sixth section Two pas
senger two baggage forty four fat thy-one cattle, and
four box cara The rolling stock purchased and in
transit 10 ten locomotives four passenger eghty-six
fat fourteen cattle forty-two box and hand
The road will be opened for business to salna the end
Of the seventh section, the 10th ins foyseven
miles beyond Junction City, the present terminus Of the
operated line making the total length Of the road in
operation one hundred and eighty i've mies.
The Trial Of John H. aurraRt.
The Criminal Court OF this District yesterday adjourn
cd until the 9th inst when is understood that John
H. surratt will be tried, the Court and counsel for the
prosecution and the prisoner having so agreed.
Heavy Fec for Defending Fenians-Mr. Sew
ard I'm Trouble.
IL being announced that counsel retained to defend
the Fehian prisoners has sent in bill for $4,000 has
become question by what authority the State Depart
ment assumes to employ counsel in such cases. and
distinguished Senator declares there will be trouble
about the matter in the Senate The Senator believes
there s no authority for such procedure, and says
IL will bring Mr.. Stewards republican friends in the
Senate about bis ears again. He also afrms that Mr.
Seward has no friends the Senate on the republican
sde and remarks that could he have been permitted to
hear the debate in executive session the
treaty. and the language therein applied to him. he
would certainly and feel that he had fallen far
Of the way that leads to the republican heaven.
Lnnd Once Business.
The Commissioner Of the General Land ONCE has
issued instructions to the local officers Topeka and
Humboldt Kansas, Withdrawing the odd numbered Sec
ions Of land within twenty miles Of the line OF route ON
each Of the Leavenworth Lawrence and Galveston
Railroad in conformity with the granting act Of March
8, 1866, the Governor Of Kansas having fled map Of
the definite location Of tho line route for said road
Pension Once Business.
The report Of labor performed in the Pension ONCE
during the month Of April shows that i've thousand
four hundred and nnetyfour claims were received, Of
which three thousand hundred and thirty Eight
were widows and one thousand seven hundred and
nfty-six invalidR Five thousand four hundred
and ninety nine claims admitted. Three thousand
four hundred and forty Of them Widows and two
thousand and hftynne nvalids The number Of claims
rejected seven hundred and -four two hundred
and sixty three Of which widows and four hum
dred and ninety nvalids In the bounty land dvi
sion one hundred and four land warrants Of hun
dred and sixty each issued and four of
hundred and twenty acres.
Naval Assignments.
Captain G. II. Scott United States Navy, has been de-
ached from the command Of the United States steamer
Saranac OF the North Pacific squadron and ordered
return North. and Captain J. NJ Fraey has been de-
ached from duty Inspector At the Navy Yard at Phi
tain David McDouga has been ordered to command the
United States steamer Pensacola flagship Of the North
Pacific squadron, now at San Francisco.
Colored Men for Once In WASHINGTON.
despatch from Washington, April go states that at
the regular meehsx Of the Fourth ward republicans,
held on the Goth, enc Of the white members offered
resolution declaring that the time has arrived whom the
republican party SHOULD fully recognize the right Of the
colored not only VOTE but to be voted for and
that duty and expSdency demand that they should In
the coming election In this city, furnish some Of the
candidates to be Supported in the different wards and at
least the general ticket These resolutions led to
debate, occupying nearly the whole OF the evening"
Only one opposed It. The best speech favor1ng II
was made by colored man. The proposition finally
carried without dissenting voice.