The Van Buren press., 1868-10-02
From WARRINGTON.
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missing the whole pack Of Radical of
iicials in the Revenue Department.
Judge Fullerton telegraphed 10 day
that there was ample evidence to sustain
charges of official corruption. and the
President said to-day the investigation
would decide whether Rollins would re.
main the balance of his term, or be re.
moved at once.
The old maxim, "when rogues fall
ort' etc, is happily illustrated by a lit,
tie Incident in connection with this affair.
Some revenue officials, said to be impli.
Gated therein, photographed certain parties
in New York to return to them documents
which would be very damaging to their
reputation if they fell into the hands of
the prosecution but the documents had
already been delivered to the prosecution
by the parties, who also gave up the dis.
patch relating thereto. '..
The pertinacity with which McCulloch
clings to the opinion that Rollins official
integrity is sustained is said 10 be dis.
pleasing to the President, who, while he
makes no waron that individual, believes,
from the statement made, he is either
corrupt or Incompetent Schehck seems
to entertain the latter view, AS he remark.
ed to a prominent Ohian the other night
that he wished Rollins could be gotten
rid of; he was such fool.
"A Ter the announcement of the dccis
ionby Judge Wylie, dischaTging Surratt,
many friends congratulated him, and he
retired from the court room. The. Dis,
tnet Attorney filed an appeal from the
dicision, and the Court adjourned.
The Marshal was busy this afternoon
paying witnesses summoned in the Sur
raft case. tits believed no further steps
will be taken to prosecute him, in view
of the great expense to which the Gov
crnment has been already in his arrest
and former trial tf'''st
RObt J. Lincoln, eldest son of late
President Lincoln, was married this eve
ming to Mary Harlan, only daughter of
Senator Harlan, Of Iowa, at the residence
of Mr. Harlan, by Bishop Simpson.
Secretaries McCulloch and Weles
Senator Ramsey Representative Tough.
/ ridge; Mrs. Abraham Lincoln: Senator
and Mrs. Harlan, and a few other distin
guished persons, were present. .i.I ..#
In the criminal court this morning
Judge Wylie discharged John II. Surratt,
under the statute of limitation, the indict,
ment not having been found until two
years after the offence was alleged to
have been committed After the an
nouncemcnt iofTthe decision hv Judge
Wylie many friends congratulated ourratt
as he retired from the court room. The
District Attorney Field took an appeal
from this decision and the court adjourn
cd. ........-..
1t is believed That no further steps will
taken in the Surratt ease in view Of the
great expense to which the government
has been in his arrest and former trial.
The Eeeaiag Star says: We have
every reason to believe that the cause OF
the protracted session of the cabinet yes
terday was 4 discussion whether there
was session Of Congress on the list
inst, the question being that if there was
a session then all the appointments made
during the recess had terminated and the
offices were now vacant The President
held that he had not been notified of any
Session tha"of,'~~ ~ ''' =. ---~e'''Ae
any.
ST. Louis, Sept. 90.
The Erenjng DiSpatch brings forward
for the Democratic nomination for Sher
if Hon. John How, heavy leather dealer,
formerly Mayor of the city, and widely
known as one Of the first Union men in
this city
New YORK, Sept. 90.
Wendell Phillips will print long letter
in to-moTow's 1ah-Siarery Standard
coming out for Grant, not as a choice,
but as q resource, and as one to be borne
up and ON as the ncgro's shield" 1t is a
/ declaration of the advanced Radicals that
they can get and do all they want with
Grant, In the letter, Phillips says:
1--WE have little confidence in Grant.
He is devoid of any statesmanlike instinct.
The nation recognizes him as a tool He
has been drunk in the public streets since
January first. r.l -...
1.-The fact is as patent rs the MONDAY.
Only those unit to be trusted with pub
lie journals, bats passing themselves off
for owls, can deny it. He is our King
Log, of our own choice. The layishness
Of falsehood can not claim any qualities
which fit him for leader"
Still he supports him, just because he
considers him an imbccile.
| GENERAL HINDMAN AssAssINATED.
........... HELENA, ARK, Sept. 2S.
| General Hndman was shot last night
while sitting in his room at home by
some person outside unknown. He died
this morning about sunrise. He was
smoking at the time and received part Of
the load in his hand which held the pipe
or he would have died instantly, No
clue to the mystery. nh Ho'a" %.
The negro that shot Bart Turner, broke
Jail some time since, and yesterday, Dep
uty Sheriff MaXey, two other white men,
and two negroes, who are civil officers,
started after him, and surprised the ne.
gro in his cabin at daylight They sur
rounded the house and Maxey called on
him to give up, that he would be con
Quoted to the Jail in safety The negro
rushed out Of the cabin shooting Maxey
through the heart as he ran, another
white man through the leg and negro
policeman through the side The fugitive
was then shot by the other negro in the