Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-20
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.

case of the ny In the amber, how the deuce he
got there. Lieut.. Gen. Sherman, who, accord
ing to newspaper report, was half way TO Fort
Laramie, was again present to-day, having
been notified that he might be required to ap-
pear again as a witness.
The spectators to-day found the proceedings
rather uninteresting; the evidence put in or Of
fered being merely supplementary, and when
the proceedings came to an abrupt close by an
adjournment until Wednesday, no little disap-
pointment was expressed by holders
who had gone to much trouble to get their paste.
boards. 1t seems probable that Mr.. Boutwell's
speech may occupy all of Wednesday and some
portion of Thursday. General Logan made an
Intellectual attempt to get in copy of
his argument, which he stated was already in
print. 1t is probable, however, that the Senate
may amend the rnle before the next sitting of
the Court, so as to allow Of the admission of
arguments, printed or otherwise, by all the
managers and all the Presidents counsel.
THE ELECTION IN GRoRGIA.-Gen. Meade
in command of the Third Military District,
has issued an order announcing that munich
pal elections were not authorized to be held
to-day in Georgia, and prohibits managers of
elections from receiving any votes for any of
fees, except such offices as are provided for in
the constitution 10 be submitted for ratifca-
ton. Complaints having beeu made by plan
ters that improper means are used to compel
laborers to leave their work TO attend political
meetings, Gen. Meade announces that any at
tempts to control the movements OF laborers or
interfere with the rights of employers will be
punished. The rights of laborers to meet
peaceably and discuss political questions must
be respected, but the assembling of armed
bodies is forbidden; and persons not in the mill
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public peace Will not be allowed to carry arms
To GIVE UP PoLITICs.-Brevet Major Gen
Buchanan, Commander of the Fifth Military
District, and Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau for the State of Louisiana
has issued an order forbidding agents of the
Bureau to take any active part in politics, as
such action will Rot be tolerated. He having
received information that certain agents were
so engaged. Gen. b. directs that they cease to
meddle in any manner with politics or for
ward their designations. Any agent failing to
comply with the order will be summarily dis
missed.
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPoys.-Breyet
Major General GIllem, commanding Fourth
Military District, has issued an order modify
ing the order Of December 5, 1867, prohibiting
all persons not In the military service or en-
ing concealed weapons. so as to restore to the
civil courts jurisdiction Of any violation OF the
laws of Mississippi relative to carrying wea-
pons, and giving civil magistrates cosniZanee
Of all violations of that order.
THE DUTIES OF BUREAU AGENTs.-General
Reynolds, in command of the District of Texas
has ssued an order directing that sheriffs and
constables execute all writs issued by Bureau
agents the same as if such writs had been
issued from a civil court of the State but agents
OF the Bureau are not to charge for any servic
rendered by them. Appeals can be had from
the agent TO the Assistant Commissioner.
DISPATCHES from official and unofficial
sources received here show that the Repuli.
cans have elected their gubernatorial, Iegisla.
tive and Congressional ticket in Louisiana and
South Carolina. In New Orleans, however
the Democrats have elected their city ticket.
THE WHITE HOUsE.-There was a large
crowd of visitors at the Executive Mansion
this morning many of whom were admitted to
see the President. Secretaries Welles, McCul-
loch, and Gen. Thomas. had interviews with
the Executive during the day.
RELIEvED.-E. G.. Townsend, Superin.en.
dent OF Kendall Green Barracks having re.
ceiyed an appointment as Agent of the Freed
mems Bureau for the State of Virginia has
been relieved from duty as Superintendent of
salo barracks and will proceed TO Virginia
UB-DIsTRICTs.-General Meade, in COM
mand of the Third Military District has issued
an order directing that the States of Georgia.
Florida, and Alabama. will hereafter each con-
stitute a subdistrict, instead Of district as at
present designated.
PATENTS TO BE IssUED.-For the week end.
ing on Tuesday, the 2sth inst. 277 patents will
be issued from the Patent Office. During the
past week 565 applications and 70 caveats were
filed.
APPoINTKD.-Jerome A johnson has been
for the District of Columbia, at s75 per month,
and assigned TO duty under Rev. Jno. Kimball,
Superintendent of Education.
lMPRACHNENT.-JudgeB Boutwell,, who is 10
open the final argument summing up Of the
evidence presented, will speak Wednesday, and
will occupy the entire day. On Thursday Mr.
Evarts Will speak for the defense, and on
Friday Mr.. Stanbery will make the closing
argument; or, in case of his indisposition, Mr.
Groesbeck or Mr.. Nelson will speak. The last
argument will be by Mr.. Bingham, ,on Saturday
according to the present arrangement of the
programme. II is believed that neither Mr.
Boutwell, nor Mr.. Evarts will occupy more
than day each. Mr.. Stanbery may, however,
continue his remarks over to the next day.
being quite feeble. Mr.. Bingham, on whom
deyolves the work of replying TO the arguments
OF both Of the counsel for the defense, NAV
possibly require two days, as his health is not
such as to enable him to speak more than three
or four consecutive hours.
The arguments will undoubtedly he closed
on Saturday or Monday, and the Senate will
then hold secret sessions for the con nsideratiou
OF the whole matter. In these sessions, each
Senator will be limited to ten minutes time in
speaking on an interlocutory question, and
fifteen minutes on the final question, unless
further time be granted by majority vote.
The articles will be voted on separately in
open court, and the general result will be in
nowise affected by a failure to sustain any
single article, the sustaining of any single
article being equally as effective as though ali
were sustained. II is believed that the Ques.
tion OF con yiction or acquittal will be finally-
decided by the middle Of next week.
ADVICE TO THE CoLoRKD PKoPLR-Breyet
MAJOR General Miles, Assistant Commissioner
Of the Freedmen's Bureau for the State of North
Carolina, has issued a circular to the colored
people Of that State relative to the election
which CONNIE ences there tomorrow. He SAYS
the election will undoubtedly be more than or.
dinarily exciting, and in view of the manifest
and expressed determination Of INSCRIPTIONS
leaders and others to create disturbances If pos
sible he cautions all colored citizens to refrain
from controversies and arguments or any re.
marks calculated to incite others to anger: to
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