The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-08
WASHINGTON.
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NEW YORK, April IA Washington specia
SAYS the STATE ment that the managers propos
to introduce in evidence letter OF the ffes !
dent addressed to members of ME- Lincoln
Cabinet, and recogniz ng them as his own ap
pointees, Is erroneous. No such letter was
written. .t
JEFF DAVIS BEBELLIoUs.
The information received here to-day indi
Gates that jeff Davis does not intend to return
TO Richmond if Mr.. Wade succeeds to the
White Honse, on the ground that the remova
of Mr.. johnson will be unconstitutional which
will relieve him from his obligations TO Mr.
Johnsons administration to stand trial
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL DRAWING TO CLOSE.
Judge Curtis. of the Presidents counsel. ex
presses the opinion that the impeachment tria
Mi NH NOT last longer than two weeks from
Thursday next.
KU-KLUx ouTRAGEs.
The news from Georgia of the operations OF
secreV organized gangs of rebel desperadoes,
known as the Ku-Klux Khan, is of a startling
character. The reports of the cold blooded
murder OF DIR. Ashburn, one of the original
steadfast and most prominent Southern loyal
lists, are fully confirmed by official advices re-
celved at Gen. Grants headquarters, with the
addition that two other prominent U Union men,
members OF the late convention are missing
and are supposed to have shared like fate
The Q MON people of Muscogee county, where
the tragedy occurred, are in state of horrible
suspense, as they feel that they are all marked
by these Villains, and they are appealing to the
military authorities for aid, The gang who
murdered DIR. Ashburn at Columbus were
about thirty in number, and were disguised as
ghosts. They affected all manner of spectral
devices, with the idea of striking terror into
the minds OF freedmen, who are naturally SUI
persttious in such matters g
prominent U MON man in Columbus, writ
ing to headquarters, giving an account OF these
outrages, says: The result will be, and no doubt
1t is, one OF their objects to drive freedmen
from tn. polls in the coming election, through
fear, unless there is a military force at every
precinct in the State.
Many rebel papers of Georgia and Alabama
have not hesitated to openly encourage these
organizations. ra a1f
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The fact that the debt statement for April
issued to-day, shows q small decrease instead
OF an increase of five or six millions as was APP
pretended, is owing to the fact that during
the last few days of March there was an unex-
pectedly large increase in the receipts OF the
Internal Revenue.
THE REMOVAL OF GOV. PIERPoNT.
A Washington special says General Grant
has positively refused 70 interfere in the mat
ter OF the removal of Gov. Pierpont of Vir-
ginia, and telegraphed to Gen. Schofeld his
order concerning Wells into effect.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON, April THE Supreme Court
yesterday revised decree of the Court of
Claims IN land warrant case. on the ground
that the court below could take cognIzance
only of cases in which money was in contro-
verSey.
The Supreme Court affirmed decree of the
District Court of Florida, which had decided
that vessel captured while attempting to
break the blockade off Mobile, was not liable
for claims for repairs ard provisions furnished
three years before capture.
DONATION TO THE LINCOLN MONUMENT FUND
Gen. Spinner, Treasurer of the National
Lincoln Monument Association, received yes
terday a letter from Austin, Nevada, contain
ing one hundred dollars in aid of a proposed
monument in this city.
EXPECTED INCREASE OF THE YIELD OF GOLD
IN MONTANA.
The Auditor of Montana writes, March 18th.
that owing to increased machinery and the
discovery of new gold and silver fields, the
yield of these metals will be ten times more
than last year. $3.50
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
The counsel for the President do not think
the trial will continue beyond next Monday
week. 1t may end before that time.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
The number of colored ,hools in Washing
ton is 48, and in Georgetown 8, with total of
3157 pupils. There are IA night schools with
800 scholars.
NOMINATIONS
The President to-day sent number of nomi-
nations to the Senate, which were principally
military. Among the civilians was Thomas
b. Asten, Assessor of Internal Revenue,
Eighth District, New York.
MILITARY AND NAVAL MATTERS.
General Grant has ordered the cultivation of
vegetable gardens for the use of the army at
military-post
Capt. Charles G. Cox, Tenth Infantry, and
Capt. Robert Chandler, Thirteenth Infantry,
have been ordered to report to General Han
cock for duty on his staff Gen. Hancock will
establish permanent headquarters in this city
tomorrow.
Lieut.. Marston Miles has been ordered to
report to Rear Admiral Hoff, commanding
North Atlantic Squadron, for duty.