New-York tribune., 1868-04-07

THE MANAGERS TESTIMONY in Ktshh'h-Ihh
PRESIDENTS COUNSEL BUSY-GOV PIER
POINTS CAsE-wELLs TO BE GOVERNOR OF
yIRGINIA-THE. sENATE's PROCEEDINGS
CONNECTICUT ELECTION - THE AcoCh
CREEK DIsASTER-GENs. GRANT AND sHEh-
MAN-sENATOR SUMMERS DINNER-ARkAN-
sAs-MCARDLE.
BY yIIEsRAPB TRIBrsZ
wAsnNGToS, Monday, April Q, 1868.
The Impeachment Managers have IN reserve
batch of testimony to substantiate second alleged
charge of violation of the Tenure-ofOftce bill by
the President which in of necessity, may form
the basis of an additional charge against him. After
some discussion among the Managers the remaining
two speeches for the prosecution in the Impeachment
case have been conceded to Messrs. Boutwen
and Bingham, both of whom are already AZ
work ON their, arguments IL appears that
the whole six Managers desired to make
speeches Mr.. Stevens, especially, insisted upon
making an argument in support of his article. The
Managers, in presenting their evidence, have
forestalled the defense in at least one IN
stance. namely the removal of Pickering by
the elder Adams. The Presidents counsel are busy
preparing the defense and collected the evidence Vi
several witnesses to-day II IS understood that the
Presidents counsel will take the ground that the
charge of violation Of the Tenure-of Ohce act III MI
Stantons case has failed nasmuch as its PROVISIONS
were not intended to apply to members OF Mr.. LIN
coins Cabinet holding Office on sueranee under MI
johnson. 1t is supposed that the counsel will begin
on Thursday with motion TO quash the lndlct-
ment The Bon. Lewis d. Campbell of Ohio has ar
rived here TO testify for the defense in the lmpeach-
ment case.
Gov Pierpoint of Virginia is in this city in consul
tation with Gen. Grant relative to his removal by
Gen. Schofeld Gov. Pierpoint's friends are very
much incensed at Gen. Schofcld's action and are
striving 10 procure revocation OF the order. The
facts according 10 the Governors friends are as fol-
lows: On the 1st of January Gen. Schoield informed
Gov Perpoint that in his opinion his PieIpoints)
term of Office had expired on that day. and that he
was not eligible to longer hold office Gov Perpoint
replied that he ddn not so understand the law; that the
Constitution of Virginia provided that the Governor
should hold Office four years and that he was TO con-
tnue in Office until his successor was qualified and
that as there had been election III the Spnng OF
1861 no person was then qualified. lie added that ne
desired to exercise no executive functions unless be
had clearly the legal right to do So and proposed that
the question should be submitted TO the Court OF Ap
peals Gen. Schoicld assented TO this, and when the
Court met on the 18th Of January, the case was
brought up writ of habeas corpus "nlen
involved the question whether the Governor was
an officer within the meaning Of the I'D section oil
the Constitution. The Court unanimously decided
apparently acqueseed in the decision and even con
graduated Gov Piepoint on the resutand up to the
date of his order maintained very intimate relations
with him. Ii has been ascertained that Gen. Grant
after examining both sides of the question: to-day,
decided TO allow Cen Schofed's order to stand and
teleqraphed him TO have Gov. Wells inaugurated to-
morrow.
The proceedings of the Senate to-day dull
and unnteresting Mr. Wilson introduced bill To
remove political disabilities from several hundred
citizens of Georgia, therein named, which was re-
ferred 20 the Judiciary Committee. JOINT resOlu-
ton was passed, authorizing the Secretary OF state
TO pay the OWNERS Of the steamer Monitor for dam
ages received from being fired into by Jananese
batteries, the money 10 come out OF the indemnity
received from the Government of Japan. bill was
passed authorizing the refundmg Of duties paid I'M
der protest on a bell imported from France for the
St. Mary's Institute and Notre Dame University Of
Indiana The rest of the day was spent in discuss
ing and amending the Naval Appropriation Bill, but
the Senate adjourned without reaching vote.
The excitement in Washington this evening over
the Connecticut election returns was intense. Prom
seven TO eleven o'clock The TRIBUNE office was
crowded with COngressmen and citizens, who
anxiousy scanned the figures as they were received
from the Home Office Early in the evening Senator
Dixon appeared with dispatch giving the state Ia
the Democrats The Presidents friends jubilant
and thought that it might help His EXceency III
some way The rejoicing 40 the White House was
boisterons and uncontrolled but the Republicans
generally are satisfied that they have not lost great
deal, and are by no means disheartened-ceItanly
not in the least discouraged.
Capt. Quinn of the steamer c. Vanderbilt, that
arrived from Acqua Creek this morning, furnishes
the facts of terrible calamity that occurred yeser
Il. ,mi rec
drowning of 10 colored men, all of whom were resi-
dents of this city. On Saturday night the wind was
very high and by daylight yesterday morning he
came a gale while the tide the creek and the
neighboring fishing shores 10 unusual hight.
The scene of the disaster was oil Messrs Beasley IL
| 1homas's fishing wharf. They had, at early
hour sent out the seine boat with Is in it, for
the purpose Of having the seine set This was done
and then rs usual the lookout boat was sent to the
seine boat which was about $40 yards from
the wharf TO bring the men ashore four or five at
time The boat made one trip, bringing IN five OF the
men, but on returning to the seine boat all that re-
NAMED l3 in number, claimed TO have the right to
90 ashore first and leaped pelmell into the lookout
! boat almost Immediately swamping it, and precipi-
tating the whole party into the water. The seine
boat was foated of by the tide far as her anchor
chain would allow thus preventing any of the men
from reaching her and in less than hive minutes the
entire party had sunk. 1t was impossible to render
assistance from the shore in time TO save any of the
men. Messrs. Beasley and Thomas, the proprietors
of the fishing shore using every means TO recover
the bodies, but had met with no success up to the
time when the steamer c. Vanderbilt left the creek.
movement is on foot to provide for the distressed
| families and to bury the bodies if recovered.
| Gen. Sherman had an interview with Gen. Grant
| fhis morning, and aferward, accompanied BY his