Year: 1868

Witness testified that he did not what the big
and guerillas" meant but he supposed that Woolley
anded to acqutta The witness further testified that
Sam Murphy did not show him letter dispatch from
Wooey asking him TO raise money to the Presi
dents acquittal, but that Murphy told witness that
he received letter asking him TO raise money
TO pay the Presidents counsel. In reply to a
question of Gen. Butler whether IL was not
strange that whisky should apply to HIM
for that purpose witness answered that II was not at All
strange for any to apply to them for that purpose
The President appointed him, and he was under many
obligations to him. Harris held, therefore, that he
was very proper person be called upon for that puI
pose. He did not however, pay much attention
to WoOlleys dispatches because, from their TENOR ne
supposed had been drinking to excess witness added
that neither Warden WoOey had anything 10 40 WIN
his appointment In answer TO one OF MI Butter ques-
tOns concerning hls intimacy with WOoley he rephed
that he had known him twelve years. and had been on
terms of intimacy with him during that period. Gen
Butler asked whether WOolley knew him well enough


10 warrant the sending the dispatches which he sent
He replied that he had any business TRANSACTIONS
with him. but that WOoley knew. as did many others'


hat it was his intention TO resign the President was re-
moved, and therefore-said the witness" my friend
Woolley kept me advised of what going on" Hal-
rss examination finished with the averment that nc hau
not given any money to secure acquittal


The Committee Of the Boards OF Trade rom
New York, Philadelphia BOston and other ctes' a-
peared before the Senate Finance Committee To-Day 10
urge the passage of the act to regulate the apprasemeh
and inspection of imports in certain cases TIC act pro
vides that whenever any merchandise except distilled
spirits and wne shall be imported into any port OF entry
and shall appear from the invoice that such merchand-
ize is consigned to another port of entry IN the INTERIOR
the Collector at the port of arrival shall permit the owner
or agent to entry for warehouse and expectation
and the execution OF bond, the same shall be delv
cred to the owner or cOnsgnee be transported TO the
port Of its destination and such merchandise shall not be
subject TO apprasement examination at the port in
which IL landed, but the same examination and al-
prasement shall be required and made at the port OF des
tnaOn a if such merchandise had been entered FOR con
sumption and the duties paid at the port in which u first
arrived The second section provides that such merchan
die shall be forwarded by established transporting
pauies only (which shall become responsible TO the United
States as carriers for its delivery 10 the Col


ector at the port OF its destination any person who
shall interfere to prevent delay the delivery OF such
merchandise shall be liable TO fine ard Imprisonment.
The third section provides that the transportation bond
required by the first section Of the act may be executed
at the port of destination before the Collector of Gus
TOMS who shall transmit the bond and justification to
the Collector OF the Port OF original mportaon that
that said bond shall be executed by two or moro sure
ties who shall justify by affidavit TO be attached TO said
bond in at least double of the penalty Of the
bond. The next two sections Of the bill prescribe
the number and limits of the collection districts
as follows: That the State Of Missouri shall be
one collection district OF which ST. Louis shan be sole
port of entry and that all that portion of Ohio bordering
on waters and shores of Ohio River shall be colec
ton District of which Cincinnati shall be sole port Of
try. The sixth section provides that appraiser Of im
ported merchandise shall be appointed, TO reside at each
Of the ports OF Chicago ST. Louis and Cincinnati at sal
aries of $4,000 per each and at any port Of entry
where the Secretary of the Treasury may deem
cessarv at 81 900 per The seventh and last
tOn provides that the salary OF each OF the Collectors
for Chicago St. Louis and Cincinnati shall be 5000 per
anuum with fces and commissions not exceeding In all
s. 900 per annum. The House has already passed the
BILL and the Committee WILL 10 is understood
port favorably at early day


Senator Edmundss bin 10 regulate the manner Of hold
ing elections Of Senator's provides that in case OF the
death refusal to accept the office Of Senator elect
during the session Of the Legislature by which he
chosen said Legislature shall proceed the second
Tuesday after receiving notice thereof to elect another
Senator in his stead.


Senator Morton intends to leave the city in about
week. and will during this session. His sight
is much injured, and his general health has been i'm
paired He attends the Senate however regularly every
day


Mr. Seward has for some time past been urging the
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee TO take up the Danish
treaties; but the Committee will probably take action
on them this The treaty for the purchase Of the
Bay Of samana WILL 1t is thought, share the fate


Troops Of johnson LOuisanans are here urging the Pres
ldent TO remove the incumbent Federal offices in Now
Orleans the that Col Kellogg the Collector Of
the port and Gen. Heron, the Marshal attended the
Chicago Convention.


A member Of the Board Of Aldermen Of this city, who
was elected as a Republican, has turned traitor and
oined the Democracy He holds place in the Treasury
and fears the loss Of his Official head, and unlike Mr.
Kelsey deserts his principles for $1,000 year


local newspaper charges that Col Wallace the 18th
s. Infantry stationed here refused TO allow the band
OF the regiment participate in the recent ceremonies,
Of strewDg with flowers the graves Of Union soldiers.
Army officers are indignant.


Secretary McCuloch has renewed to the President his
readiness TO resign his Office If 1t is the wish Of the Pres
dent that he should do


Colorado cannot be admitted over Presidential veto
as six or Republican Senators opposed to it,


Mr. VIM NJ Eyarts arrived here this evening