The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-09
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March s, 1868.
Tho Impeachment Trial-The Counsel and
Defence of the PresIdent.


WASHINGTON March g. 1868.
The impeachment Trial-The Counsel and
Defence of the President.
Jeremiah 8. Black, Attorney General Stanbery and
BENJAMIN X. Curtis OF Massachusetts, have been
positively determined upon as counsel for President
Johnson In his impending trial. Several additional
gentlemen will be associated with those already
selected but as they have either not yet
been consulted or given any assurances OF
acceptance In event OF being chosen, nothing
definite has as yet been DONE The President win
submit his whole case to his counsel. They viii act
for him and their acts viii be considered his acts
The counsel have had consultations with the
President and among themselves but no conclu-
sons have been arrived at as to the details Of the
defence.
Evidence Before the impeachment Committee.
The impeachment managers on the part OF the
House have been examining the reporters Of some OF
President Johnsons speeches. and other reporters
have been sent for to testify before them.
The Once of Secretary of War Ad Interim
Offered to General SchoHeld.
It ia stated on what Is presumed to be good au-
thority that the President previous to appointing
Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of War
al interim, rendered that position to General Scho
field, who, however declined 1t In a polite and re-
spectful manner The General has the reputation OF
being somewhat OF diplomat and this affair would
seem to establish 1t a fact. His politics, like
Grants are unknown. He smokes profusely, but
does not speak.
The Whiskey Frauds-Expected Report Of Gem
erul Van Wyck.
General Van Wyck viii In o few days submit to the
House Of Representatives his report In regard to the
whiskey frauds, which he, member OF the COM
mittee having this subject In charge examined into
previous to the commencement Of the present session
extent Of the frauds, the manner In which they
perpetrated, the loss to the government thereby,
and to what extent federal officials are connected
with them. General Van wyck will In his report
recommend q reduction In the tax ON whiskey to
fifty cents per gallon, to be collected at the still
where produced, and the quantity produced and the
amount OF tax to be collected to be ascertained by
estimating the capacity Of the still.
Sermon of DIR. Cheover In the Hall OF the
House of Representatives.
Rev. Dr. George B. Cheever. OF New York. preached
In the hall OF the House OF Representatives to-day
a crowded audience. including many republican and
several democratic members OF Congress. In the
course OF his sermon he claimed justice for the mil
lions whom. he said, God had emancipated, and
added-"If we determine to work out our own SAL
walton the world shall see how we can be car
ried through the next great impending struggle and
how asa nation, we vndicate the majesty Of
the law In Its power on the highest well as on the
lowest, without respect to persons. that
of justice impossible in other governments without
revolution shall only strengthen ours"
The National Soldiers Asyluus.
The report of the President Of the Board of Man.
gers OF the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteers
for the year ending with December last states that
there Is a central branch OF the asylum at Dayton,
Ohio; an Eastern branch near Augusta, Me-, and a
Nnrtbx hrop cb Tba uoti
tuition during the last year supported or aided one
thousand eight hundred and sixtyseven partially or
totally disabled volunteer soldiers, and the average
expense for subsistence OF those In the asylums did
not exceed the sum OF thirty three cents per day.
The outdoor relief amounted to nearly $4,000.
Yield OF Precious Metals In Nevada.
In a recent publication from J. Ross Brownies re-
port OF the entire produc. Of the precious metals
since 1s48 the yield OF Nevada Is estimated at
500 oO0 900. This Internationally omitted. In
Guiding this amount, the entire production is re-
ported at 81, 255, 00O, 900.