The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-06
WASHINGTON.
soHrMr OF pREs1DrNr JOHNSON roIIr

SCHEME OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON FoILED.
WASHINGTON, April A. Some incidents
which happened before that step was resolved
upon, have been brought to light 6y the 81 cree
tlon of the new military division OF Gen. nan
COCK One most important is, that the Fresl-
dent has made several attempts, through dit-
ferent parties, to get Gen. Grant away from
this city, all of which attempts proved failures
because the General-in-Chief insisted that his
headquarters are fixed by law in Washington,
This fact learn from unquestionable author
ity, although Gen. Grants friends have, for
prudential reasons, kept the matter very quiet
HON. THADDEUs STEVENS.
The impeachment trial Opened to-day with
thinner house than ON any previous day
All OF counsel and managers present Mr..
Stevens has been in attendance since yester-
day and does not seem to suffer from fatigue.
Although taking no active part he sometimes
makes suggestion to his colleagues, aDd at all
tunes follows the proceedings with close at
tention.
ALEXANDRIA OFFICIALS VS.. THE TEST OATH.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Mayor and all
other elective officers of Alexandria, with the
exception of four of the Aldermen, have
been or will be summoned to the Office of the
Military Commissioner of election and regis
tration for that district and answer whether or
not they can take the test OATH ono 'ti3sN
THE VACANT OFFICES IN VIRGINIA.
Ing Ale4anurla Udzette says the applicant
for the various offices to be soon made yacan
are numerous but great difficulty will be ex
perlenced in filling them from among tn
white residents Of the city who lived her
previous to the war, because nearly all that
class voted for the ordinance of secession.
WITNESSES FOR THE PRESIDENT. A7~
So far not more than six witnesses have been
summoned by the Presidents counsel in the
impeachment case. -21
ESCAPE OF THE NoToRIoTrs cor cRrsENEET MT
FROM DRY ToRTUGAs.
NEW YORK, April 4-Washington specials
have the following: : ~ 4 " '-~0 = ~ "a
Private intelligence from Fort Jefferson,
Dry Tortugas state that the notorious Colonel
Greenfield has escaped from his prison and
left, in company with some soldiers, for I'M
known parts. Mr.. Greenfield was formerly
an officer in the British army, and participated
In the last war as Colonel in the Confederate
tervice, and was sentenced to Imprisonment
Tor life on conviction of conspiring with 9TH
ers to burn the cities of Chicago and Buffalo
and effect the release of rebel prisoners con-
fined at Camp Douglas, Chicago. Mr. Green
feldt is connected with an influential family
in England, and Lord Stanley exerted himself
in 1864 So to secure his release, but the guilt
OF Greenfield was so apparent that his efforts
were unavailing. 3 q-a
sfea NO NEW APPOINTMENTS.
No new appointments in the place of the
recent removals of clerks in the Treasury De-
pdrtueut are Delng maze. .HIstrlast It.
RUMoR coNTRADIoTED. d s10
1t is generally believed that the statement
of yesterday that Gen. Grant favored the re-
moyal OF the President is unauthorized.
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
At the request of the President Gen. Town
send has prepared statement of all the mill
tary divisions and departments formed during
the past fifty years, showing that they were
formed by the several Presidents.
THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION
Owing to dissatisfaction among the Repub-
icans of Florida regarding the Constitution
Reconstruction Committee will hold a meeting
soon to revise it, if within their jurisdiction.
THE TAX REPEAL BILL a.z5s II
The tax repeal bill is now law and is being
printed by the Internal Revenue Department.
THE ELECTIONS.
Great interest is felt in the forthcoming cleo
tions in Wisconsin and Connecticut as the re-
suit will be regarded as evidences of the popu-
lar feeling on impeachment. ae- lis
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. 4f.
1t is understood that the intention of the de-
fence, in the impeachment case, when the pros.
ecution rest their case, is to move a further de-
lay OF week or ten days. on the ground of
need OF time for preparation of the opening
argument and the production of witnesses, 1t
is pretty certain that the request if made will
be denied. The course pursued by the defence
indicates that they intend to be as diffnse and
protracted as possible on the proof of the tenth
article.
The President has been considering the pol
icy of moving, when the managers end their
case, to quash the articles of impeachment and
adjourn the court. The managers have but
three more witnesses.