The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-17
FROM WASHING TOW.
The Porter Case.

The Porter Case.
Special Despatch to The EveTsiTlg Telegraph
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE prosecution in
the case of Patrick Woods, alias Dooley, closed
their case this morning by the examination of
several witnesses from Richmond. meeting
of the Judiciary Committee will be held tonight,
at which the defense will introduce plea ask
ing the discharge of Wood on account of his
having been under the Hfuence of liquor when
the assault was made, and that he did not know
whom he had attacked. Woods will leave here
on Monday night to testify in murder case in
which he issummoned as witness at Richmond,
Virginia.
Examination Mt the Naval Academy.
Hereafter the present system OF giving daily
marks for recitations will be abolished in the
First and Second Glasses Q 2 the Naval Academy,
and monthly eXaminatio 5 will be substituted
to determine the relative merit of the mid
shipmen.
Passed Assistant Surgeons.
Assistant Surgeons William s. Bowen, Naval
Hospital, Chelsea, Mass; NJ G. brennan, Naval
Hospital, Norfolk; and Edward IL. Ware, Naval
Hospital, Philadelphia, have passed a favorable
examination before the Medical Examining
Board, and recommended for promotion to
Passed Assistant Surgeons. The recommends
tion of the Board has been approved by Secre-
tary Robson.
Prize Monev.
The Secretary of the Navy has requested the
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury to cause dis
tribution to be made of twenty-one thousand
three hundred and twenty-five dollars and
thirty-six cents, being the proceeds of cotton
captured June g. 1862, on the prize steamer
General Bragg. Rear-Admiral Charles H. Davis
was the flag officer commanding, and Rear-Ad-
miral A. NJ Pennock fleet captain of the vessels
engaged in the capture.
Secretary RobesOn and Princeton COIiegeI
Secretary Robson will leave here about the
25th instant to deliver the annual address before
the graduating class at Princeton.
Heavy Mortar Practice.
While experiments with mortar were in
progress at the Naval Academy few days since
fragment of a shell struck Greensburg Point
Light House, about three miles distant, and pene
trated the roof, but deing no serious injury TO
the occupants.
The "PractIce'' Cruise.
The United States steamer Savannah was
towed from Annapolis to sea yesterday by the
tug Triana, and started on her practice cruise,
having on board about four hundred officers,
midshipmen and crew. AS the time is some
what limited this year, the usual route will not
be made, and will probably only touch at the
Western islands, Plymouth, and Madeira, re-
turning to the Academy about the 3Oth.
Bold Outrage the Revenue.
Supervisor Emory, of the District of Tennes-
see writes TO the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. under date of June l3, stating that he is in
receipt of a communication from Assessor Haw-
| kins of the Seventh District of Tennessee, re-
porting the seizure OF forty-tour boxes OF
! tobacco at the residence of w. n. Wilson, of
| Henry county. The Assessor says that teams
| were procured for the purpose of conveying it
to Paris; but Whit en- route, and just after dark,
| forty-eight men masked, mounted, and armed,
| seized and carried off the tobacco and threat
| ened 20 confscate the teams. The Deputy Col
lector was notified few minutes before their
| arrival and made his escape.
He also stated that it is his belief that the men
reside in the immediate neighborhood where
| the seizure was made, but being disguised, were
not recognized. A detachment OF United States
cavalry was procured from General Carln com
mauding at Nashville, and taken to the Seventh
! district and left with Detective Gagitt with in
structions to overhaul every tobacco manufac-
tory and procure such information as was possi-
BILE affecting parties engaged in this affair.
Several parties who have been engaged in to-
bacco frauds have already been arrested and
brought before United States Commissioner at
Memphis and there is a fair prospect of break
ing up this Illicit traffic at au early day.