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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 575, 7 May 1868, Page 3

ANOTHER POR CJHOXiERA>*“i\X. £'OZ" nanski has lately investigated the effects of prussic acid administered in minute doses in cases of cholera and intermittent fever, in which alteration and carbonization of tho blood occur. Experiments made cn dogs and men prove that half a drop oi prussic acid properly administered is a remedy for th# cholera.

AMERICA

We take the following from the special correspondence of the Panama Star and Herald :

New' York, March II

The trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, commences in the Senate Chamber at Washington, on Friday next, the 13th inst. In the| mean time the situation as to the War] Department, remains unchanged. Se-j cretary Stanton continues in possessioni of the Department, and remains there| night and day, having his meals brought to him. lie is recognised as Secretary of War by every department of government, except the President, who has established his appointee, General Lorenzo Thomas, in a room in the White House, and does with him what little business he Las to do with the War Department. The President also declines to receive communications from General Grant's head quarters, which are, as usual, seat through the War Department, but requires all such to be sent to him through General Thomas.

Upon the organization of the Court of Impeachment a protracted debate sprung up on the propriety of Senator Wade, of Ohio, who is President pro tempore, acting as a member of the court, on grounds of interest in the decision of the case. This debate commenced on tiie sth and terminated on the 6th. Chief Justice Chase having taken the chair, was sworn in as presiding officer of the court. The oath was then administered to each Senator; and when the name of Mr Wade was| ireached, Mr Hendricks objected to his: being sworn in. After a full expression of views, during which the Chief ■Justice made a decision that the rules adopted by the Senate for the governance of the court were inoperative, for the reason that they were adopted prior to the organization of the court, which decision was sustained, Mr Hendricks withdrew his objection to Mr Wade’s being sworn in.

The "Washington correspondent of :he N. Y. Tribune, under date of Jib March, says : —The probable defence of the President is much canvassed,■■ and from good sources we gather that the line of t he proceeding will be somewhat as follows; On the day when the summons is made returnable, he will appear by counsel and ask that time be allowed for preparation. It is thought that lie will demand a month, but it is not probable that the Court will allow more than one-l-.a'f of that dme, which will carry the trial into April. It is the general opinion among Republican members that Mr Johnson will object to the jurisdiction of the Senate, on the ground that it is not the Senate of the United States, owing Ito the absence from the Senate of tlm !States lately in Rebellion. This lof coarse, will be overruled, when hU Icounsel will raise the further point that certain Senators have expressed opinions on the merits cf the case, and are consequently not competent to sit on his trial. When a ruling shall iha\e been made on this point it is be-j ilieved that be will put in a demurrer,! {admitting the acts, but denying that any law has been violated, or that there is a ground for impeachment. This having been ruled upon, he will rest the case on its merits, alleging the unconstilutionality of the Tenure-of-Office law and setting forth the indent that, in the removal of Secretary iStantou, and the appointment of Adju-tant-General Thomas -as Secretary ad \interim, he contemplated no violation jof the law. Tiiis, of course, will be I for the Senate, as a jury, to decide.