The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-23
WASHINGTON.
The Criminal COuPt-The Surratt
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| WASHINGTON, September %, ,-The
following was received here to-day
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. %.
Major General H01drd: n
A delegation of colored people go.
ing to attend a public meeting at Ca.
milla. were attacked by whites be.
cause, as alleged, they were armed
and ten or more were killed; proba
bly, fifty we're killed and wounded
VIM. r, Pearce. white Republican
candidate Tor Congress, was shot in
the leg, ard John Murphy and T. f.
Il Putney, waite speakers, were wound
ed As fss as known only two of the
ATTACKING party were Injured. No
| further difficulty has been reported.
.esA q. q. SIBLEY, Brig Gen'l.
Dispatches from the Indian Agent
on the upper Platte, state that 80
lodges of Indians, under Spotted Tail,
were en- route for the New Reserve
ton, on the Miss ouri River, near Fort
Randall, the Government furnishing
transportation, Three hundred and
fifty lodges refuse to go. General
Bradley started on the 10Th with 278
infantry to march. through the conn
try of Republican River TO the Pacific
Railroad. .EBEzss tsss.EsE -asF EasR
1t is thought that the Government
will not lose anything by the defalca-
ton In the Postofice Department, as
Oimstead owns property enough to
cover the amount missing.
In the Criminal Court to. day Sur
rats counsel entered special plea.
claiming that Surratt is within that
portion of the amnesty proclamation
pardOning all parties for treason. &c.
whO'were under Indictment for muir
der at common law. Carrington en-
tered q demurrer, sewing the special
plea Is insufficient, inasmuch as the
proclamation excepts persons under
indictment or .presentment on charge
OF treason. said plea not setting forth
that defendant was not then under
Indictment or pfesentment; and fur
ther, that the proclamation. does not
affect charges in the indictment. Car
rlngton supported the demurrer.
An address followed by Bradley and
Merriek, for Surratt, and by Riddle,
flor the prosecution. b ffE
The following Revenue appoint
Iments were Gade to-day: StOrekeep-
'srs. VIM. L. Ross. Ed. S. Calvert, l..
Nanreutzer, +. K. Reynolds, and w.
.. Nook, at Covington. Kentucky
Isaac Rosenberg. New York city;
John K. Lloyd, Eighth District, Ken
tucky. Tobacco Inspector, Wright
Smith, for Sixth District of Ken
tucky, vice j. Youtzey appointed as
assistant assessor. m o
The Joint Committee on Ratrench-
ment Is day engaged at the Treasury
Department In the invest;g CATION of
the circumstances attending the work |
ings of the new revenue law, with
special reference to the points con-
tanned q the resolution of inquiry Of
fered by Schenck yesterday.
Commissioner Rollins was for some
time before the Committee to-day.
1t is probable that orders will be |
issued tomorrow to the General Com |
manding in Georgia, to make a full |
investigation of the riot at Camilla. |
General Schofeld was for long time |
this afternoon In consultation with |
the President, after the Cabinet meet |
ing. and there lis no doubt that his /
prolonged interview has reference to |
this matter. |
The Secretary of War issued the |
following orders: Assistant Surgeon |
Carson is ordered to report for duty |
in the Department of the Platte |
Assistant Surgeon Delaney is order |
ed to duty in the Department of Mis- /
souri,. Brevet Major Van Buren
Hubbard, Assistant Surgeon. is re-
lieved from duty a. Fort Gibson,
Cherokee Nation, and ordered to re-
port to the Examining Board for pro-
motion. Brigadier General ]. ID.
Bingham, Chief Quartermaster of the I
Department Of the Lakes, is ordered
to Jeffersonyille, indiana, to investi-
gate the affairs of the Quartermaster /
Department at that place.
: At the meeting of the Sub-Commit- |
fee on Retrenchment to- day, at the
Treasury Department, there were
present General Van Hyck, Repre-
sentatives Benton, Halsey. Randall, I
and Senator Patterson, of New Harp /
shire. They examined Secretary Nc I
Cuigoch and Commissioner Rollins.
The principal reason given by these /
witnesses why the twenty-five Super |
visors required by law had not been I
was that the Secretary in- /
sisted that they should be chosen |
without regard to party politics. If
not, then the Democratic party should |
have portion of them. The Sub /
Committee also entered into an ex-
animation concerning the charges in
which Benckley was concerned. 1t |
appeared that no such charges had I
been preferred, either in the Office of |
Secretary or in that of Commissioner;
that although Benckley is a subordi-
nate officer, neither OF them had or.
dered him TO proceed to New York to I
make an examination in the alleged