Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-13
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Receptions.

. Ext Tuesday evening, l9:h instant commenc.
InE a: p. m, a1d closing a: II.
Mrs. Pcs master Genera! Randall Will, ra.
Ceive he friends on We'd aesday Of each week
from % p n, AZ the residence conc OF
Tueif. h and Z str es.
Mrs.. Secretary : hofisld will 70 Give h.
friends each Wednesday from - m. to p n
90 her residence, on III strre., between Sevel-
tenth a1d Ei.n'esHth.
Mrs. Secretary McCuIIOch receives on We'd
Tesday Of each week a. the residence 300 II
stree. from ~ m. 10 p. n; and on Fride
from : 10 n y. m. Cards TO he issued for the
evening 70 7p,'Ons
Mrs. Secretary Browning ro,eIyes Gu W.
Desdav OF each week at Der residence, No. . p
! street, from II m 10 p. m.
Speaker Colfsxs receptions will be on every
Friday evening durlug The session, f,Om \ -
n p. m.
Mrs. Colfax receives every Wednesday, rom
% ! p. m.
The CASES OF JEFB. DAVIS. BRsCEINR DC :,
AND SURRATr-A Volt Pros. ea.er,f IA tss
J,-o First CGsea-ln the CEim'nal Court, tsis-
morning, District Attorney Carrington rI,,ct
he atisu ton of the Court Judge FI5her) to = =
indictments against Jefferson DAVIS aud John
Brcckirridge, charged with treason, and John
II. Surrstt charg, " iih engaging in the rebel
loD. He stated that he had received q COM
mupicai'on from the Attorney General, whi n
he proceeded 10 rC:d as folIows:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFpICR WASHING
TON, December 26, ls6s-Slr: enclose for your
consideration a copy of the Proclamation OF
Ger Amnesty. BY the President of the UNI
- states, under date of the 18th OF December,
instant. YOu will observe that by the terms
Of this Proclamation there is extended ssunS on.
siIiiOnally. and without reserve, 10 all and
every person W no directly or indirectly pa rtl.
cipated in the late insurrection or rebsllioa,
full pardon and amnesty for the offence of
treason sgalnst the United States, or adher n 2
10 their nemics during the late civil war;
The object OF my present communication is to
authoriZe and instruct you, in furtherance OF
the purpose and effect Of this general amnesty
and pardon, 10 make an examination Of the
indictments pending in your District against
sny pc rson or persons wnomsoever s.for the
offence of treason against the United Statcs, o.
adherIng TO their enemies during the late civil
var. in order that as esrly as you shall have
proper opportunity you may enter nolle pros
squi for the Government upon such indict-
ments. IT, upon such examination. you should
ind any case " here, from the ten or of the in
dIctment, or the nature of the case known
20 you, II should be doubtful whether il falls
WITHIN the embrace of tins general amnesty and
pardon, you Will be SO good as TO report tue
same, wIthsut delay, TO me, with su ch a st lte.
hest OF the indictment, and Of the case, as may
enable me to give you iurther instr uctions con-
CtTniDg the same.
Very respectfully, your obdt. servs1'.
WN. NJ EvARrs, Attorney Hensr'.
To r G. CARRINGTOs, Esq. u. :. Distric; A.
torney, WashiDgtons, ID Z.
Mr.. Carripgton said that the Attoraev Gen.
sral had the authority 10 instruct him, uu6 er
The first section of the act of Augusr, L ST. a" 4
s'a.ute. AT Large, page 2s5,) which r, D.:
That the Attorney General of the Uli'~ 4
Ssass be. and he is hereby, charged with the
general superIntenaence and direction Of rss
attorneys and msrshals Of all the di stri Is of
the United States and Territories "a to the
manner of discharging their respective duiis-
and The said district attorneys aud ma has
are hereby required 10 report to the Attorney
General an account of their official procscd
Ipgs. aud the state and condition of their re =
spectIve ofices, in such time and manner -
the Attorney General may direct" He there
fore felt IL to be his duty 70 obey Z sse
instructors, and he would in view c.
them enter a nOlls pros. in the case Of tn 3
IudIctment against Jefferson Davis for tire lson
fosud by the Grand Jury, May 10Th, Is6j, and
also the Indictment against John &. Brc cckin-
ridge for treeson, found on the same date. The
indictment against John II. Surratt, found
June 18th. 1865, charging him with "engag.ng
III The rebellion" was some what different frc m
the others. and he had concluded to make tn e
same disposition, but under the circumstances
he thought hat his duty would D. 20 report it
- he Attorney General
Judge Fisher remarked that IL was clearly
ne duty Of the District Attorney to enter a
siot, pres. in the two first cases. but under tie
circumstances he could refer the third case
mentioned.
lNAUGURATIC'N OF GkSERAL GEANr-The
committee Of gentlemen who have had ia
charge the perfecting of the arranyeme1ts for
ne grand reception and bail upon the occ ision
%; he Inauguration of General Gran "a Prot
dent OF the UDi.ed STATES last nI-ht decided
sno0d the tollowlrc.
iAey have selected 80 the general committee
a. cOntrol-Hon- L -, Morgan. chairman CJp =
x" siOrai COMMITTEE Hoe. X. &. Schenck
ClaI mau Exec u'IVe FOmmI- q: Thomas l.
iv'loc. E-G.. s~cretaIy Union Congr, --ionaI
tOia'niI z; General Joseph k. HIwIey of
tOTo-, President Of the Cdica,o CJny-6t,oG.
Governor VIM Ciafiis. Chairman NattopaI
hepub'icdn Commute; lion. William
1landier, Secretsr DO, General Henry A.
BainulE. Cnai1men National Soldiers Al d
IA los tuiOn; GsTeTal y. l.. Chipmsu. So
r. tSry do Hon. =. J. Bowen. Mayar of Wa-h
ingIoA; Hen Charles -. WeIch. Mayor of
GsJTg- own. WuhJmA Cook EsoN I,nair
man H. IuD'tc n General Commit,, { of Wash
ing %; JGr-e J. VI. EdmUuds President Ma
tJrdl ElOn l. -pe; Llrutrratt General w
>hvi nsu- MAJOR General David Hunter,
- admiral DAVID d. Porter. Eelr AdmIraI
iht tocOrus Bailey, GtOrge L. Brown, Ssrgeaut. {.
a'-AI ms of the Ssns,e; y. G Ordvay, Ser
e ant-at-Atms OF the House OF Representa-
rives- Edwerd Clark, Esq, ArehIIrct of the
CAPITOL, Hon John ". Forney. OF he press of
The country; MAJOR len Perley Poore, prssI-
cent OF toe We hingtoh Corres no dects Club:
A -. >OlOmOrs. a., and William = Hunt
ing o. Esq ,Of t1c CIIZsDs OF Washington, and
Henry u. Cooke Esq, OF The citizens oIGtor-c-
Town.
The above committee cons 'itutes one tor tue
ssuefa ranagsment OF everything coupects a
= . the INAUGURATION, pros ssIon, recaptioo.
-, Ppd has The oirsc.ou OF all ceremouies.
"El ial or UnOttcial- appropriate % tbs occ A.
sion Ihe use OF the roIunda OF the Capitol
tne nan OF the House of Rsprssenttiy. 5, the
S~uaie ana House corridors, Senate public re-
ceptior 'cOm- and so much of the bisem" mt a.
may b. required for the use of the caterer is
e>pec'Fd 10 be had, and will without Cub; be
gI.1tCd by Cor Eress
The followin. special committees have also
t"tn appo L-.'u- On InaHgEra,Ior, NJ nc De-
Cofat Ous, Iecep,iOL. Dsnlug. Priuung and
hcVt rVsL4g, hsrt hment', Sale o. Tickets
AutitiBg AccOunrs, and BuildIpg
Hoo. X. q. SChenck has been dss,ooa,et a.
t1al man Of she Executive COMMUNE L.
Tailoch Secretary. ard William :. Hlutirr.
JOl, Esq. TrsSsureT.
Con p i'meLtIry tickets 10 le e-tivitsss viii ne
Esutc only 10 the President and Vice Pre,i-
"trt eject, with their families, and they will De
th~ guests OF the oCc2sion. The uoe of Wi nes
AID liquors al BE- positively prohibi Cd.
Ibe surplus iupd realized IRON the recs pti oh
VIII be devo ed 10 the National Lincoln Moun :
msa-.
General Alexander - Webb has been ap-
POINTS Grand Marshal. General Webb is a
grandson Of the la'e Colonel ). Il. Webb, wt o