Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-12

the President accepted the resignation of Hon.
Henry Stanbery, who ceases to be Attorney
General of the United States.
Hon q. II. Browning will temporarily act as
Attorney General, to sign opinions, &c. 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Stanbery retres in order
to devote himself entirely to the legal defence
Of the Pres sident, in the coming trial.
The President deeply regrets the loss of Mr.
Ssanbery from his Cabinet, but of course mus
feel much satisfaction at being able to retain
his valuable services on the trial.
Nor So.-It was telegraphed from here seye-
raj days ago that General Sickles had been or
dered TO Join his regiment by the President.
was supposed that this had been done by the
President becspse General Sickles was assist.
ing the Radical ticket In New Hampshire. Ii
is understood, however, that General Sickles
has not been ordered to join his regiment, but
the mistake arose from the fact that Lieut.. Col.
Skies, Of the 5th regiment, was ordered to re-
port to the commander of the Fifth Military
District to assume command of the 10th reei.
ment, lately commanded by General Steele.
deceased.
THR BOARD OF IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS
Were In session to-day and examined a num-
Der of witnesses, and they will be fully pre.
Judge Bingham and Thaddues Stevens were
both present at the meeting TO- day. The friends
OF Mr. Chase say that he will insist in the
Court Tomorrow that the time be extended ta
the President in which to prepare his case, if
ne snail so demand, and Mr.. Chase maintains
that the trial will not commence for twenty or
thirty days.
MRS. AND Miss MATTHEWS held their usual
"a
their residence at West Lafayette square.
Among those who called were Mrs. Senator
Wilson; Mrs. Senator Morrill,, of Maine: Miss
morrill,; Mrs. Senator Edmunds Mrs. Repre-.
sentative Woodbridge; Mrs. c. A. EIdridge; Mrs
James E. Wetmore; Mrs. worthington O.
Smith, Mrs. Il. f. Robbins; Mrs Albert ID. Rob-
inson; Mrs X. +. Buel; Miss Pruyn, of New
York; and Miss McCorkie.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE IMPEACHMENT
TRIAL-The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
has appointed some thirty additional door.
keepers to preserve order in the Senate CALLER
les during the Impeachment trial Tickets of
ample size so that "those who run may read,''
have been prepared to be issued to those admit
ted to the galleries. The reporters gallery has
been enlarged fer the occasion so as to accom-
modate sixty persons, and tickets are to-day
being issued to the members OF the press by
Mr.. Parsons, clerk TO Senator Wade.
CONF1RNATIONs.-The following confirma-
lons were made by the Senate in executive
session yesterday:-J. Ross Browne of Cali
fornia, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
TO China Charles K Tucker
man, OF New York, to be Minister Resident to
Greece.
ADDITIONAL DoORKEEPERs.-The Sergeant
alarms of the Senate has commissioned a
number of additional door keepers to assist i'm
preserving order in the galleries during the
impeachment trial.
RAID ON SENATOR ANTHoNY-In conse-
quence of a statement in city paper that SEN
ator Anthony would give out tickets for ad-
mission to the Senate galleries on the impeach-
ment trial, a persistent crowd of would-be
spectators besieged his quarters to-day after
sort calculated to try the temper of even that
urbane gentleman. The statement was entire
ly erroneous, be having no more to do with
giving out tickets than any other Senator
ALTH OUCH Mr.. Stevens reported the bill to
admit Alabama as a State, his feeble physical
condition warns him not to attempt to manage
1t. and that duty has, accordingly, been en-.
trusted to Mr.. Farnsworth Mr. Stevens, how
ever, watches its progress through the House
When present at the sessions now he does not
occupy his regular seat, but sits in a chair at
the Clerks desk, TO the left of the Speakers
THE NEW RECONSTRUCTION BILL Is now n
law, the President having failed to return it to
Congress with his approval or objections with
In the Constitutional ten days, which expired
yesterday.
The ACTION OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS An
NULLED.-Before military commission which
convened at Ficksburg, Miss. on the l1th OF
May, 1S67-of which Brevet Major ~ A. NJ
Dudley was president-Abel Wall, a citizen
was found guilty of burglary and assault with
intent to Kill, and sentenced to hard labor In
the Little ROCK lArkansas) Penitentiary for
seven years, out the sentence was subse equently
mitigated TO one year.
In General Court Martial Orders No TO- is-
sueu from tne AdJutant Generals Office, by di-
rectlon OF the President, and signed by cora-
mand OF General Grant, the President directs
that the unexecuted part of the sentence be re-
mltted ana the prisoner be released from GUS
tody.
Before another military commission which
convened at VIcksburg, Miss, on the 24th OF
September, 1867, Of which Col. T.. Swift was
president, Richard Fitzgerald, a citizen, was
trFu lot killing colored man named Bester
Fitzgerald, on the 25th of December, 1850, in
Pamela county, Miss, found guilty, and sem
fenced 10 Ten years imprisonment in the Little
ROCK, Arkansas, penitenuary: but in conse-
quence Of the extreme youth of the accused
and the threats TO Kill him made by the negro
the sentence was commuted TO one year.
In general couI t-martial orders No. ! I, signed
Dy command Of Gen. Grant the President di-
reefs that the unex. cuted portion of the SEN
tence be RENTED, and the prisoner be released
from custody.
The MCARDLE CAsE.-The Supreme Cour
did not commence to consider the McArdle
case until to-day, and there is good authority
for saying that de ecsion will be rendered for
two or three weeks yet.
THE House COMMITTEE on APPROPRIATIONS
held an informal meeting this morning and
agreed to the Senate anne endme nts TO the Diplo-
matte Appropriation pill, repeating the law pro-
vding for a Bureau of Emigration, and Strik-
ing out the ten thousand dollar appropriation
therefor.
CONSCIENCE MoNEY.-The Secretary of the
Treasury this morning received a letter from a
person in New York, enclosing $50, which tn
writer desired to have placed TO the credit OF
the conscience fund.
RECEIPTS PROM CUsToMs.-The receipts
from customs at the ports below named from
March LIST to 9TH were as follows Boston.
S3o,945.s3; New York. g., rs; Philadel
phia, S1A1,745.5l; Baltimore, &95,si9.57; Balti-
more, February cath to 29th,l Sn,2ll44 Total.
g, 3,6S5.2o.
CONVICTED OF FRAUD ON THE Pension
OFFlaR.-On the 5th Of the present month.