The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-17
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.

Special kilograms TO the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, June 16, 1870.
The Pat. Wools-Congressman Porter
Assault and Battery Case
was further Investigated by the Judiciary
Committee this morning, and several wit
nesses examined. No important or new
facts were elected from the examination.
The committee will not likely report before
Monday next.
A resolution was to-day adopted in the
House directing the Sergcant-at-Arms to
take Pat. Woods to Richmond, he being an
important witness in the pending case of
the Commonwealth Of Virginia against
Gerhiser for murder.
MIR. Smiths Case.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, counsel for Smith,
correspondent of the New York Ercning
Post, put in written answer, accompanied
by atlidavits Of n. p. Taylor and eX-Con-
gresham Devices. in which the atlantis set
forth their Vaccinations to get at the use OF
the Cuban bonds, and the chairman of the
committee, Judge Poland, objected that
these aflidayits are not certified and it does
not appear where they emanated; and to
perfect this certiication the subject was
postponed.
The Attorney-6se neraIship.
It was rumored in these dispatches last
evening that Acknowledgement Hoar had
resigned, and that Senator Williams was
likely to be his successor. The Attorney
General has resigned, but instead of Senator
Williams Hon. Amos +. Alderman, of
Georgia, has been nominated to succeed
him. The change was sudden and uneX-
pcctcd to many Of the most prominent Re-
publicans. 1t appears Mr.. Hoar attended
humor and certainly with no intention to
resign, for he informed several members OF
the press that he was going home to spend
few days, and would then return and re-
main here nearly all summer.
His resignation was communicated to the
President last evening in a brief but friend
" note, in which he stated that he had
finally determined to withdraw from public
life, and trusted the President would ac-
cept his resignation, to take effect upon the
confirmation of his successor.
The President replied in Il note of about
ten or twelve lines, the purport Of which
was that he regarded Mr.. Hoar as one of
his personal friends and one Of the officers
who had done his duty faithfully, and that
he accepted the resignation with the hope
that his after-life would be long and plea.
SAINT, sc. .....
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on file at the White House, and to-day the
President declined to have the notes pub
lished, but their substance as above was
given by. his permission. gi..
Judge Hoar has been quite reticent all
day, and refused to give amy information on
the subject. He declined to give copy of
the notes or to say whether his relations
with the President were amicablc or other
wise, He visited the White House at u
O'Clock, and while he was in consultation
with the President the name of the Hon.
Amos +. Alderman, of Georgia, asAttorney-
General yice Hoar, resigned, was carried to
the Senate. It is well known that this
was surprise to Judge Hoar. ne
did not dream that Mr.. Alderman would
be his successor, nor did secretary
Fish, for the latter entered the White
House after the nomination had been sent
to the Senate, and was then informed OF IL:
Senator Sumner and others expressed
their surprise, and called on Judge Hill, Oh
Georgia, to get the status OF Mr.. Ackef--
man. Dir, Aekerman was born Id new
Hampshire in 1924, graduated at Dartmouth
College, emigrated to Georgia, studied law
in the office Of j. Mcpherson Berrien, VINO
was Attorney General under President
Jackson, and he lis considered one OF the
leadipg lawyers Of the South. lie was an