Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-19

ment showing the total cost Of the Government
buildings and grounds and improvements in
this city, including the lighting and cleaning
Of the same, and all expenses connected there
with, and find that up to June 80, 1868, Con-
gress had appropriated In all for such pur-
poses a., ,s5l, ,ai9.2s.
SUIT AGAINST AN Ex.CoNFRDRRATE OPrr-
CKR--Mr. A. G. Riddle has entered q suit here
In tie name Of A H. and Eliza T. Morehead
against Cornelius Boyle, formerly Of this city,
afterward Of the Confederate army, and the
present owner Of White Sulphur Springs, Va.
fer $500 damages. The plaintiffs allege that
the defendant arrested Mrs. Moreheai and i'm.
prisoned her for the space of three years from
the first of June, 1861, and prevented her from
returning to the care and society Of her hus-
band and children. DIR. Boyle was a provost
marshal in the Confederats service, and alleges
that under the orders Of General Beauregard
he prevented the plaintiff from crossing and re-
crossing the line. DIR. b. has retained Messrs
r. T. Merrick and J. F. Ennis as his counsel.
DIDN'T INVOKE THE Cop OF TURPENrINR.-
An Associated Press dispatch last Thursday
giving an account Of the meeting at Raleigh,
North Carolina, stated that Hon. ]. w Holden
made an incendiary speech. advising colorsd
men to 60 TO the polls armed, and in vokine the
dwellings Of retals, which has called forth the
following dispatch:
Hon. r.. L. TuIlock, Secretary Republican Con.
gressional Committee The Associated Press
dispatch In relation to my speech TO the Repub.
hcan mass meeting here is false. made none
OF the assertions attributed to me, nor did
any one else. JOSEPH w. HOLDEN
Raleigh, N. c.. Sept. 18th.
TN
Court House to-day, that no attempt will be
made to try Surratt on the first (murder) in.
cictmenf, and that the trial on the saiding the
REBELLION" Indictment will be certainly com.
menced on Monday morning. As yet none Of
the foreign witnesses have arrived, but the
witnesses residing In this city and vicinity
have all been summoned. Some seem to think
II probably that the trial will be a very short
one. 1t Is doubtful whether Mr.. Pierre point
will appear on this trial in the prosecution.
GENERAL SANTOS ACosTA, Envoy Extraor.
dinary and Minister Pl-nipotentiary of the
United States Of Colon bia, presented his ere.
dentials TO the President to-day His recep-
ton took place in the Blue Parlor, Secretary
Seward performing the ceremonies OF intro.
duction The Secretary of the Legation, Mr.
Enrique Cortes, was also presented. The usual
formal speeches were made on the occasion
HON. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Georeia.
called at tie Executive Mansio this morning
and paid his respects to Mr. Johnson. Mr..
Stephens errand here is said t. b. to obtain
access TO Confederate archives captured and in
possession Of the War Department for use In
the history OF the war he is now writing He
visited Secretary Schofeld for that purpose
this afternoon. He obtained the assurance
that copies OF any papers now ON file will be
furnished him.
GENERAL KILPATRICK, after a protracted
with President johnson and Sec.
retary Seward, returns 10 New York this even.
ing, and next week enters upon the political
campaign, speaking in New York and New
Jersey until the 26th, after which he goes TO
Pennsylvania. On the 4th of October he goes
10 ONO and Indiana, returning to the Middle
States after the October elections.
TRK coLoRED MEMBERS expelled from the
Georgia legislature have formed themselye
into an association called the s.Civil and Polit.
ical Rights Association" and have issued a
call for State Convention OF colored citizens
TO be held in Macon on the first Tuesday in
October.
RlsIeSKD.-Mr. George w. Barter, Clerk in
ths'Patent Office, has resigned to take effect
October 21st.
INTERNAL RRvsNuE.-The receipts to-day
rom this source were si93,7532a