Year: 1865

miiions dKty per centum Ono hundred and Afty MIL
lions Of the entire amount Of circulating be ap
port0nsd 10 associa0nA according 70 the reprsssssnta
tive population, and tho remainder 10 be spporopsd By
the Secretary Of the Treasury among associations formed
In the States and In the District Of Columbia and the
Territories having due regard the existing bank oapi
tai resources and business Of such State district and Tor
ritory.


BRnECH LOADING RIrLsD 0AHNoN.


The eightinch breech loading nfed gun Of r. =.
hanns was tested at Fortress Monroe tho 10th and
2Sth u, by direction Of the Ordnance Department 70
sulting In is perfect With shell Weighing one
hundred and eighteen pounds and charge Of fourteen
pounds OF POWDER average velocity Of thirteen hun
dred fect second obtained and range OF about
thrcs miles at fifteen degrees elevation.


The Trial OF Congressman Harris.


THE TESTIMONY AGAINST THE ACCUSED, ETC.


WASHINGTON May 9, 1886.
Tho trial OF BENJAMIN q. Harris Was resumed this
morning before court martial OF which Major General
Foster is President.


Judge Crane, Of Baltimore, appeared counsel for
Mr.. Harris


Sergeant B. Stuart. Of Company c, Eleventh regt-
mont Veteran Reserve corps was sworn, and testified
that tho 27h Of April last he duty at Leonard
town, Md, and ordered by Captain willoughby to
proceed to the residence Of Benjamin G. Harris and arrest
him. He effected the arest and then took charge Of
Mr. Harris and remained alone with him for couple OF
hours During that time he (witness had conversation
with Mr. Harris and the latter made certain statements
with regard to Chapman and Read the paroed rebel SOL
die who had visited his Has house on the previous
evening. The accused said that the two came TO
his house and inquired the way 70 Leonardtown and
also the distance and they further stated that they
wished TO 60 to Baltimore quickly possible and take
the oath Of allegiance The accused told witness that he
said to the men that they could to Baltimore but that
the fcders could not compel them TO take the oath on
account Of the that had been entered into be-
tween General Grant and General Ie The accused then
gave the dollar each and also their supper The
accused also said that the wished to stay night
at his house. but he told them they could not do the
people about there knew his political sympathies too
well.


Upon his cross-examination, and upon questions put
by the accused the witness testified that he did not
collect tho accused telling him (witness) that he ars)
had no wrong motive in giving Chapman and Read the
money nor did witness understand the accused to say
that he thought proper to give paroed prisoners
money TO keep them along on their way home.


The witness asked to state the whole conversation
he had with the accused relative 10 the conversation be-
tween the accused and Chapman and Read


Witness replied by saying that in the conversation,
after the giving of the money had spoken Of the
accused said that all the trouble the fault of the
''damned aboltonists;" that II the abolhonists had
stayed away II would have been all right. The accused
also said that the idea of few people in Washington in
erering In AFFAIRS after General Grant and General Leo
had made agreement, was damned piece OF hum.
bug; that the republicans would not rule long, but, by
God, they would soon be shown who would rule. Wit.
did not recoect that the accused said that he
did anything nnocently than he did when he gave
the men money to help them along.


When this took place no one was present
but witness and the accused Mr. Maddox was not pres
ent at that conversation but he there 1t other
conversation


The accused told Mr. Maddox that he did not know
what in hell he was arrested for and Mr.. Maddox
replied that IL was said in Leonardtown that Chapman
and Read had reported him To this the accused replied
that he could not what In the devil they had re.
ported him for


The Judge Advocate here closed his case reserng the
right to examine Sergeant Swan the witness for whom
they have been waiting, when he should be In attend
ancc.


The Judge Advocate withdrew his offer TO prove tho
disloyalty Of the accused.


By agreement between the Judge Advocate and the
accused the terms Of the captulaon between General
Grant and General Lee were put In evidence


The Judge Advocate also asked leave TO correct tho
record and Mr. Chapman called to settle point in
his testimony


1t appeared upon the record that Chapman testified
that Read remarked that it late then kill the
President. Witness recollection Of IL was, that was
Harris and not Read Who made the remark


The Court then adjourned until Wednesday, when the
accused win commence his defence.


Condition OF Secretary Seward and His


Son.


WASHINGTON, D. G., May GsIx
Hon. T. N. STANTON, Secretary Of War


Sri have tho honor to report that the Secretary Of
State is better than at any time since his injury.


Mr. Frederick Stewards condition is most encouraging
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.


j. x. BARNES, Surgeon General
Gusrillas In Western Kentucky Sum-


moned to Surrender.


CAIRO, May S, 1885,
General Meredith, commanding the District Of Western
Kentucky has summoned all bands Of armed men acting
In open hostility against the Of the United
States operating within his district TO surrender before
the Goth of Nay, the terms granted TO Lee Other
wise they shall be regarded and treated outlawa
The steamboat Niagara, from New Orlesus passed up
with one hundred and fortytwo bales Of cotton for st.
Louis


The Aldermen, the junk Dealers and the


Corporation Attorney.


The action OF the Board OF Adermea Ia ordering Cor
poraon Attorney Shea 10 suspend for the present all
suits for violations Of tho city ordinances continues 10
be the subject Of much comment among the public on
cias and politicians. The resolution was introduced by
Alderman Mcknight, Of the Eleventh ward, in which
district number Of people engaged in tho junk business
and small second hand establishments are congregated
Il appears that attery these people have been guilty OF
numerous breaches Of corporation ordinances and the