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the trial of Captain Wirt - was
fairly entered upon, by a long argument on
rations legal points, involving the jnrisdie.
on of the court, etc., on the part of the de
n‘nee, and Minter argil meats from the judge
Advocate. The Advocate's position Wag SUS.
tained. Wirz, out of I (tree counsel be origi
„lly had, preserved but one—Mr. Schade, a
v oontryman; but Air. Baker, who was in
H i e court-room at the time, volunteered,
began ably to assist Mr. Schade.
testinlOny Of a Union officer, Cap
!alit Noyes, was taken to prove the
,mitneness of a letter written by Captain
1' i**7 to General Wilson, asking for a safe eon
:nlct to some seaport, front which he could
uulark io his own home, admitting his com
adal at Anderson - vine, but pleading the or-
J..r; Of superior (lacers for the MM.: of
brutality towards the prisoners confined in
the stockade. G. C. an officer in the late
Confederate army, was called to show the
po-ition of wirx, the character of the
prisoner, and of the food furnished the prison
the Dumber of deaths, etc., and the
itdt that SUllicient food was always fur.
„Awl by the Confederates; if it was not
,uod nor sufficient, the witness testified,
there were means of el - Botany 'improving its
quantity and quality. This part of the testi
mony was a direct rebuttal of the statements
Wirz in his letter, and the counsel tried.
hard to shaken!! anti in doing. so, there were
Aline sharp interchanges. The same witness
•aid that the bloodhounds said to have been
tined for the purpose of pursuing the escaped
prisoners, were not " bloodhounds," but ordt
omy farm or plantation dog. A ureon Dr.
John C. Bates, who vas statisoneds g
at the ,
pri
on from September ‘2,4 Dial, to March 25, 180,
testilled to Um filth and misery tormenting the
men in the prison, and spoke of his kindness
towards the men; of his endeavors to get a
tittle salt, or a little meal, or a potato, now
and then. This sworn testimony adds no new
feature to the horrors, over the narration of
which in our Own journals, our people have
shuddered for months and months. it the
dose of Dr. Bates' evidence, the court ad
loonted until to-day.
IV. W. ii. Davis of Doylestown, Bucks eOlm
ty, editor of the Detnerrot of that place and
late Colonel of the lalth Pennsylvania Regi
paint, was nominated a* , candidate for Auditor
tiencral by the Democratic Convention at Har
r6bura yesterday. .tolin 11. Linton, of Cam.
trio county, received the nomination for Sur
veyor General. The Convention was organized
by the election of Richard Vaux as Chair
-15111, and a State Committee appointed. We
give an abstract of t he resolutions elsewhere.
They denounce negro suffrage in the strongest
terms, eharfieterizing it as a e deliberate and
nicked attempt to degrade the white race to
tie low level of the black ;" say much of the
pen: itirtion and its various provisions, and
promise President Johnson Democratic sup
pert only on condition that he adheres to it.
With the nominations, resolutions, etc., the
convention closed its business, and adjourned
disc die.
A despatch from Fortress Monroe states that
Oic expedition, accompanied by General Miles,
;%hish started from there on Sunday night in
:ears)/ of the loss steamer Effort has not re-
Illraed. It had been delermined, that if no
thing was heard of it by Wednesdaymidnight,
:another boat would be sent out to ascertain
the cause of the delay. In this connection, the
srssy City Standard
"For the information of General Miles and
all other whom it may 'concern, we would.
my that the yacht-Effort is not illumine up
watehapreague Creek (nor Watch-and-Pray
cr,oh either), but is safely moored at her
‘ll;raf at the foot of street, in this city,
nitre she will - probably f ouu a when
%,::nted, until further notice."
ern ebody has been befooling the General
True bills against the late rebel officers—
r- mral McCausland, Major Gilmor, and Cap
;,in Smith—for arson, have been returned by
Grand Jury of Franklin county. Others are
,ntling against Smith and Gilmor for high
robbery, and against 3feCausland for mar-
Governor Curtin has issued requisitions
num: Goverrior Boreman, of West Virginia, and
upon Governor rierpont for the delivery of
rnitro. It is thought that General Early, of
hue rebel army-, will also be indicted for
m:4rn, highway robbery, and murder, as his
4 , 1 , 1er was shown, in Chumbersburg, directing
Ihe freebooters' tribute to be levied, and that
the town should be burnt In default of pay
ment.
IflviCeS from Lonisville state that the
teatner Argosy, Y. 3, Capt. TAMleg - rift, from
Giro to Cincinnati, ILN-ing on board the 70th
infantry, about three hundred strong,
sax blown ashore, during a rain storm, on
Monday evening, eighty miles from Louisville.
Zhe mud-drums were exploded by the coueus-
and the steam being driven aft, scalded a
nriaer of soldiers, some of them, it is feared,
1 . 4a11y. The regiment was conveyed by rum-
Z; ( . 1' steamer to Louisville.
Maximilian, according to a correspondent of
ID. New Orleans Totes, writing from the City
of Mexico, is losing his hold on the Mexicans
fiat that his organ, DEstaffette, declares
hat the country must either become a French
, rovinee, and have a French protectorate, or
be absorbed by the United_ States. " The em
p!ie is; an maim says L'Estarette.
The Catholic clergy are now openly opposed
tc, it, especially since the recall of the Nuncio
n• the Pope.
Information has been officially received by
ie State Department from Barcelona up to
be Ist of the mouth. The health of Pareglolla
nal the consular district was excellent. There.
etc no signs of the eholera,:eliieli is prevail-
2 . . to a considerable extent in Alexandra and
Leona. The authorities at Port Mahone have
, iorced strict quarantine. The epidemic is
rtu Mly advancing westward. Great alarm
wa., felt in the Bahama Islands.
The Union City Convention reassembled yea.
k: lay at Sansom-street Hall, and nominated
llfirton McMichael for Mayor ; John Given, for
Lily Commissioner; F. G. Wolbert, Prothono
llaY Common Pleas ; Henry Bumin, City Trea
,lirtr ; F. C. Brewster, City Solicitor; and Wm.
IL Mann, District Attorney. After speeches
awn Messrs. Mann and Brewster, the Conven-
Uun adjourned without delay.
On Thursday afternoon last Judge Lewis F.
Wtiglit and four of his sons were murdered,
by the roadside, on the route from Rolla to
lhan4on, Phelps county, Missouri, some
I:vt miles southwest of the former place, by
li .11ut(1 of Miller county militia, nine in -
r. command of Colonel Babcock. The
111111 . 0(.1.m men were Tat der arrest at the time—
!(,r shat does not appear.
The Daltimore Sebutzenfest ended yester
tua the prizes were awarded. The first
l•!:te for shooting with rests, a magnificent
!:nio, was won by 7,11 r. Palos, of this city
'Clad by Mr. Erduter, also of this city and
third by a New Yorker, Philadelphia is
head in Sehutzen as well as at Stengerfests.
An order has been is.sued by Governor John
" 1 1. of Georgia, setting forth that all civil olti•
- who have taken the oath, if not embraced
i:hat the amnesty proclamation, and who
f!ty , not received speeial amnesty, Shall pro-
(1 11 to the discharge of their duties, so far as
l' ( !Y are not inconsistent with the present
(2nilit ion of affairs.
lipintral J. E. Johnston, of the late rebel
nly, hits Written a letter, in which he gives
1 ; 1, Vie - W5 upon the future course of the South.
recommends that the people of Virginia
cheerfully submit to the new state of
.: 1 7::irs, as in that way they can only live hap-
PHy and peacefully.
ItsterdaY the gunboat Donegal arrived at
Nov York, and reported that while towing the
qiamer Commodore McDonough, the latter
11 1 Ing a leak, on the 23d, during a gale.' The
'Sheers and crew were saved, but the steamer
abandoned. She was fast breaking up.
A little boy, Thomas Norris, fell from the
nof of a building, six stories high, in Walnut
'sect, between rifth and Sixth, yesterday
tun noon, and was intitantly killed. He Was
folly mangled and mashed, every bone in
body broken or granulated.
311.:. Robert Toombs was recently ordered by
.eeeral Wild to vacate the premises occupied
her in Washington, Ga., as they were
by the r r eertmenta Bureau; but the
win , countermanded by General Sted
,odl, and she still retrains.
18 . 1 )berieS and 'outrages, mostly perpetrated
1 Y the returned rebel soldiers, bare prevailed
l '` 3.4 tlY to a considerable extent in the viol
',ill' of Angtiera. The military forces are,
.31% ner, causing their subsidence.
-‘ collision between a passenger and freight
Mdu occurred on the Oil Creek Railroad
(I lia?' morning. Nine persons were killed,
),0 fourteen or -fifteen others frightfully
itfululed and wounded.
Ahother hase-ball nud ell wag played yester
'; at Camden. between the Emplies, Of New
und the CaindeD. tuh. The former were
% i/riorious. The score stood, Empire, 41; Cam
.././t 11.
Cotton, at last accounts, was quoted at Sar
et 341i31ie for middling,
Tne,dar lyae the lush day of th. e , St. ifyit.
/4a - 11c races, et - Atom reul.
Four hundred mules will be sold at auction.
I, Norfolk on the 31.,t:
Massacres and robberi.c.A by Indians still con
u6 as tbe
lour hundred invalid soldiers arrived in
dew York yesterday from Mobile.
There was a marked improvement in the
tnek market yesterday, especially for public
,=l,rks, - which sold higher. The railroad share
I LA Wits also firmer. The money market is
and with good collateral, there is no
41 illieulty in obtaining an ample supply of
ilaaN at the legal rale of interest.
t' lour continues firm, and prices have an:up
'‘Ard tendency. Wheat is without change.
tell) has advanced. Cotton continues very
'awl at former rates. In sugar there is rather
r!)tte doing at full prices. Provisions are very
Whigicy is in fair demand, with sales of
tattels at $2.25 pet' gallon.
6 01dl was quoted at the New York Evening
7',',,,(ek hoard last night at 146 X. This is the
tabooed by the New York brokors.
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VOL. 9.-NO. 22.
EDITORIAL LETTER,
(Trout the 'Washington Chronicle of yes I etil a y.]
NEW YO FIN, August 22,
The opening of trade with the South is
proved by many healthysigns. Passing along
Reade street yesterday, I observed the pave
ments filled and blocked with bales and boxes
of merchandise, directed to various firms in
towns - in Alabama, all marked "A. T, Stewart
& Co., Nov York," showing that the command
ing intellect at the head of that great house is
not unwilling to confide in the people whose
rebellious efforts ho worked so hard and gave.
so nuaniticently to put down. On inquiry I
learned that many Southern shopkeepers are
'coming lemmd to pay their debts, and,
wherever this is done, their gratified credi
tors freely frank them to such dealers as
would not otherwise confide in them. Thus a
new and honorable commerce is commenced,
never, I pray, to be darkened by the black
elond of repudintiOn, Or disgraced by the
deadly poison of rebellion! One has only to
mingle among the merchants of Philadelphia
and New York to understand the unapproach
able value of a sincere magnanimity. Ido not
care how they may have voted. They may
Ilaie been, and they may still be, the rankest
Abolitionists : they manifest little or 110
lence against the South, notwithstanding many
of them have been brought to the verge of
bankruptcy by the dishonesty of their South_
ern customers. Numbers of Northern mee.
leave been hopelessly ruined by the shameless
rascality of the persons who, late in 13:10,
bought immense stocks on credit in anticipa
tion of events which they know were sure
to take place, and which their loyal North
ern dupes never supposed to be possible. Even
among these I perceive none of that malignity
which might be excused under the stinging
memory of such deception. I wish I could
say the same of all the Southern politicians
and leaders. The very fact that they have
done so much injury to the country, and that
they aided to plunge so many honest men into
irretrievable distress, seentS to render them
more acrimonious; and sometimes WilaTi I
hear them complain, and cavil, and threaten,
=doubt whether it was not the Northern peo
ple who began the war and led the Republic
through four years' hell of death, and fire, and
blood. What is proved by this strange condi
tion of things The philosophy °tit is, that
when there is an assured sense of right and a
supreme consciousness ofindestructible power
to maintain the right, there also is magnanimity.
It is only the conscienceless tyrant who is
cruel. 'fence the- rebellion, with its broken
oaths, astounding treachery, savage barbarity,
and brazen contempt of the usages of civilized
warfare. Deeply, however, as the continuance
of the bitter temper in the South is to be de
plored, there is unspeakable satisfaction in
the Tact that this temper cannot hold out
against the warm and healing magnanimity of
the mighty interests, commercial, religious,
and political, in the free sections. If slavery
in power could notdefeat themoral and physi
cal forces of freedom, how long can the de
throned slave aristocracy - refuse to yield to
the concentrated good offices of ti - vindicated
and reinvigorated Government and peoplpl
That aristocracy may prefer to remain ob
durate for a while, but they cannot re
tain their sway over the deluded masses.
The fact that the natural friends of the
South are only to be found in -a eon
queideg Government and the Northern and
Western communities, is so inexorable that it
cannot be opposed. There is not a foreign
Power to which they can look. Much as their
leaders profess to dislike the Abolitionists,
their hale Of their false friends and foul be
tray-era in England and France is at least
heartier, and has a better chance of lasting a
much longer time. There is another truth
equally clear. The Southern people can no
more reSiSt the sublime magnanimity of the
Government and the North than they can
re
fuse obedience to the destiny which has decreed the
end of slavery, whatever shape it may assume.
The same power that forgives and protects
—that heals and builds up Southern society—
will sternly reject the rotten timbers and the
crumbling stones of the old order 'of things,
The new structure will be strong, solid, and
healthy—capable of facing the bitterest tom-
Pest 3 and (*repelling the most violent as
saults. J. W. F.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, August 21
The National Loan
The Treasury Department has to-day for
warded to the subscribers to the seven-thirty
loan the last of the notes. The delay was oe.
casioned by the fact that Orden for the notes
came in faster than they could be printed. If
any subscribers to the loan should fail to re
ceive the remainder of their subscriptions,
they should at once notify the subscription
agent.
Appointment of a Chief of Bureau.
Captain THORNTON A. JENKINS has been ap
pointed Chief of the Bureau. of :Navigation in
the Navy Department.
THE PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.
ITS GRADUAL APPROACH WESTWARD
Its Appearance in Port Mallon—The
Health of Barcelona.
WASHINGTON, August 21.—Information has
been received at the State Department, from
the United States Consul at Barcelona, that up
to the Ist of August, the date of writing the
despatch, the health of Barcelona and the
consular district was ecellent, there being
no signs of the cholera, which is prevailing to
some extent at Alexandria, Ancona, and else
where.
The Consul at Port Mahon, writing under
(late of August sth, reports that the authorities
theme enforce the most rigid quarantine regu
lations, and that information has been received
that the cholera is rapidly advancing west
ward.
The accounts received at Port Mahon of the
preralchce of the disease at Ancona are of
such a character as to create serious aPPrd'
bension, and much alarm is felt in the Balea
ric& islands.
HARRISBURG.
Indictment of Rebel General Officers—
Requisitions on the Governors of
'West Virginia and Virginia.
nmstenc, August 24.—The Grand :fury of
Franklin county have returned true bills
against the late rebel officers, General Mc-
Causland, I.lajor Gilmor, and Captain Smith
for arson, and others are pending for highway
robbery against Smith and Gilmer, and murder
against McCausland.
Bequisitions have been issued by Governor
Curti upon Governor Borman, of West Vir
ginia, and upon Governer Eterpont, for the
rendition of Smith.
It is understood that the late rebel General
Jubal Early will also be indicted for murder,
arson, and 'highway robbery, as his order was
shown in Cbambersburg, directing the free
booters, tribute to be levied, and in default of
payment that the town should be burned.
GEORGIA.
Robberies Around Augusta—Resting).
- lion, of Trade—Mrm. Robert Toombs—
Reath of on Ra•MilliSter—Proelama•
Min by ibe.Governor.
isiEW YORK, August 24.—The Savannah Herald
states that the 30th Maine Regiment sailed for
POI tland on the 18th.
Colton at Savannah was quotelT at 31@3Ge.
for middling.
General Wild had ordered Mrs. Robert
Toombs to vacate the prexuises occupied by
her in Washington, Georgia, intending its oc
cupation for the Freedmentsßureau,but. Gene
ral Stce]man countermanded the order, and
the wife of the great rebel remains.
enlonel S. Seibela, formerly Minister to Bel
glum under Pierce, died recently at Mont
gomery, Alabama.
Governor Johnson, of Georgia, has issued a
proclamation declaring that all civil officers
who have taken the oath, if not embraced
within the exceptions of thci Amnesty procla
mation, or who have not received special am
nesty, shall proceed to the discharge of their
duties according to the laws existing prior to
January 1, kw, so far as the latter are not
inconsistent with the present condition of the
grate.
NXIV Youu . , August 24.—me Augusta (ca,)
Transcript. of August lilth says that robberies
and outrages have prevailed extensively in
the vicinity of Augusta, 'Mostly perpetrated by
returned rebel soldiers ; but efficient measures
by the militnry police were causing their sub
sidence.
A Macon cbrrespondenOB Of the Pranscripi
Pt ales that cotton is being rapidly bought'Up
and thipped, and Immense, amounts of goods,
including produce and flour, werc arriving
fyon Cincinnati and Louisvillcc, and which
were much needed.
FORTRESS MONROE.
nay Browned—The Expedition after
o Loot Steamer—macs ur Mules.
FortrnEss MowiniE, Auguk YedeSday
Mr. John F.. Wilkins, a teacher of Norfolk,
took his scholars on A Pic-nie excursion to
Sandy Point, Elizabeth River. As they were
returning home, his son, a lad of about ten
YearS, fell from the steamer and was drowned.
Two hundred mules will be sold August ast,
at auction in Norfolk.
The expedition sent from here on Sunday
night in search of the lost steamer igifort has
not been beard from. If they do not arrive
befoi e midnight another boat will be sent to
ascertain the cause of their delay. - '
TIN TER OF WM.
The Defendant at Length Supplied
with Counsel---Ono
Volunteer.
TIME ASKED BY THEM, BUT DENIED
BY THE COURT.
Distussion of Legal Points, and the Pleas
Set tip by the Defence.
HOW WIRZ BECAME A PRISONER
,A LETTER PERTINENT TO lIIS
CAPTURE.
llc Pleadi that the AmlersonTille Brutalities
were not his, but those of
his Superiors.
WHAT WIRE REALLY HAD TO DO-WITH
THE BRUTALITIES.
TESTIMONY OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER AND A
CONFEDERATE SURGEON.
THE FILTH, MISERY, HORROR, AND DEATH, AS
TREY APPUBED TO REBEL ETES.
WAsmiloTow, August . 24.—The Wirz Com
mission met at noon to-day.
Judge Advocate Chipman asked theprisoner
if he had counsel.
Louis Selman Esq., begged permission to
make a personal explanation. He said he had
been engaged as counsel with Messrs. Htighes
Denver, andTeck. Those gentlemen had the
Me in hand three or four weeks, but he was
not so fortunate, having been called in. at a
late hour. They had withdrawn and left him
all alone. Why they had abandoned the case
was well known to the gentlemen of the court.
Major General Wallace replied that the court
did not know, nor was it necessary they should
know, the reason. 1 11,
Mr. Shade resuming, said he would have fol
lowed them if it had not been that he had a re
gard for his honor; but beffig an adopted citi
zen, like the prisoner, he never would forsake
one se helpless, especially as he believed, from
the teStiMOny in his possession, that the defen
dant was innocent, he at the same time was ful
ly convinced of his inability to alone compete
with the array of talent on the other side. He
fully appreciated the momentrusness of the is
sue at stake, and the high responsibility which
rested upon him. He for the reasons just stated.
respectfully asked the court for a postpone
ment of the trial for about eight days,
so that the prisoner might procure additional
counsel, and the latter have opportunity and
time enough to examine into the facts of the
case; believing, as he did, that justice and
right are the Chief ingredients of Ameriean
libert y, and that under the Government, and
under the present enlightened statesman who
now controlled the destinies of the nation,
that no citizen, no matter how humble, should
be deprived of the right of a fair and impar
tial trial. The preSen t excitement will soon
pass away, and if we do a harsh thing now,
history, the great and impartial judge, will
soon punish us fur the wrong.
Judge Advocate Chipman said the court was
aware that the gentleman who had just ad
dressed them was associated with the retiring
counsel for some time. It could not, therefore,
be properly or safely presumed that he was
uninformed of the proceedings and facts in this
ease. The court were bound to believe that he
was prepared to go on with the trial, He
(Colonel Chipman) thought that the court
Shonld Come to an issue to-day, and that the
prisoner should be Called upon to plead. lie
did nog ask that the prisoner be urged to a
hasty trial, but counsel was ally informed of
the theory of the prosecution, and as to what
would be brought. out in proof against the
prisoner. He would not argue the motion as
it presented itself to the discretion of the
court.
Mr. Schadc, appealed to the generosity of the
court for a postponement. They would appre
ciate his position, and the responsibility rest
ing upon him. The court, by a vote,. decided against the
motion, and that the px,sonei. should at once
plead.
0. 8. Baker, Esq.,-wlio was in the court-room,
volunteered his services as assistant counsel
for the defence.
Fr. Shade then presented several pleas:
irst. That the prisoner is entitled to his dis
charge, in consequence of the -promise of Cape
Lain Noyes, of the stair of Brevet Major General
Wilson, command at, Macon,Georgia, that
if he (Wirt) would accompany him to hes,d
quarters for the purpose ol giving certain in
formation that he should not be arrested, or
held g prisoner. The accused accepted the
offer, and claims to have since been held in
violation of the pledge of his personal liberty.
'Second. The prisoner denies the jurisdiction
of the court to try him on these charges and
specifications.
Third. That the war is ended and civil law
restored, and that 'there is no military law
tinder villcit he can be tried.
fiburth. , lie moves to quash the charges and
'specifications upon the ground of their vague
ness and indefinittuess concerning the time,
place, and manner of the offences charged.
I ing. That on the 21st of August, 1865, he
was arraigned and put on trial. On his plea of
not guilty to these charges, before a Military
Con mission composed like this, that the Com,
MISSIOn was broken up without his agency or
consent, and adjourned without tt record.
Baring been once put in jeopardy on these'
charges, the
. prisoner claims that lie cannot
now be arraigned again as before, but is en
titi c.d. to the benefit of an acquittal.
Sixth. Fie claims that he should be dis
charged because he was an officer of the so
called Southern Confederacy, and entitled to
the benefit of the terms agreed to between
Generals Sherman' and -Johnston, which were
complied with by him, and in accordance with
which he is ready to give his obligation in
writing not to take up arms against the Go
rernment.
Air. Schad° said they were not diSpoSed to
discuss thesepleas now, but wished them to
go over to the final argument.
Judge Advocate Chipman desired that the
gentlemen, if they had anything' to say, do so
now ; there was but out: plea (the question of
jurisdiction) which could properly go over ,•
the others constitute a plea in bar, and should
be decided before the court could hear the
ease. It was proper that they should argue all
at this time, except the plea ofjurisdiction.
Mr. Sebade said that if the Commission in
sisted on the argument before proceeding
further with the trial, he must ask for an ad
lciurnment till to-morrow, so as to afford the
counsel, Mr. Baker, who had just come in, an
opportunity to examine the case.
Baker said that it was but a few moments
since he bad anything to do with the case. The
court would readily see that he could. have no
foirnat ion as to the id cas p ut iu or the charges
against the prisoner. tic had not even read the
charges. lie wes almost inclined to consent to
go on, in view of the changes and delays thist
had already taken place ; but he could not
think he would lie doing his duty to the priso
»er if he should attempt to argue the pleas
that he had not read. This was a grave offence
charged. It might cost the prisoner his life;
and after the sudden termination of his case
yesterday, he might say they ougnet to go
on without affording time to emnillei. If, how
ever, the court decided it not to be proper to
adjourn over one day, he would proceed to
argue the case to the best of his ability.
The Judge Advocate remarked that the lead
ing counsel was present at the previous ar
raignments and must be familiar -with the
case.
Mr. Riker, resuming, said the principal plea
to be discussed was the Motion to quash the
proceedings 111 consequence of the-vagueness
and indefiniteness of the charges andspecifi
cations. The court,. however, was not going
to discharge the prisoner on a technicality,
nor would it convict him on such, and, with
the court's consent, he would let the argument
of the ease go over until the close of the testi
mony.
The Judge Advocate insisted that the de
fence should dote up the plea now.
-Mr. :ichade said be would waive argument,
Ind join issue at once on the simple plea of not
guilty.
kir. Baker said he was also ready to mit in
lb° plea Of not guilty alone, if the court would
let the argument on the pleas go over, and
thus not waste time.
The Judge Advocate stated that he would
enter a demurrer to the pleas interposed, with
the exception of the plea of jurisdiction,
The President, General Wallace, asked the
Judge Advocate if he could not teach the Wear
by a motion as w ell as a demurrer,
The Judge Advocate answered "res."
President. A demurrer is not known in courts
of this character; it is not intended to intro
duce the formalities of civil courts.
The Judge Advocate accepted the sugges
tion. and moved that the pleas, with the ex
ception of that of jurisdiction, be overruled.
Mr. Baker hoped that if the court passed at
all on the pleas, it would do so Without argu
ments, written or oral, by the Judge Advocate,
as the counsel would he as unable to answer
them in so short a time as they were to argue
the pleas.
The Judge Advocate said, after making that
motion, he supposed he had the right to men
lien his reasons, so that he might be placed
properly on the record. Avote was then taken
by the Court, resulting in per Mission for the
Jud"e Advocate to proceed with his arguments
on the motion to overrule.
The Judge Advocate said, that aside from
the question of jurisdiction„ there remained
really but four questions: First, a motion to
quash the charges and specifications tor vague.
ness and intleDniteness ; as this question had
already been de Bided by the Court op a pre
vious becasion, he would not make any re.
marks upon the subject. Second, that the
Court, constituted of the same members, hav
ing taken cognizance of the case, and the
prisoner having been once arraigned and his
life put in jeopartly,therefore, the Court eould
not now proceed to try the prisoner. •
In reply to this, Colonel Chipman said he
would only read an official opinion from .judge
Bolt, the chief of the bureau of militaty jus
tice, who .is the law expounder so far as the
army is coneerned, and all eases arising under
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1865.
it. This opinion.is in substance that a party
who has been arraigned should not be re
garded as having been tried until the Govern
ment has pursued the case to a conclusion;
and hi has been actually acquitted or con
victed, and the judgment of tile court thereon
announced. There must he a formal acquittal
or conviction.
The next question raised by the counsel' for
tile defendant was that the prisoner should
not be held to trial; but ought to be dis
charged, because Captain Noyes, an °dicer of
the stall of General. Wilson, had promised
Captain Wire that-if he shank' give certain in
formation, which he did, to General Wilson,
he should have safe conduct, going and return
ing, to his home, and the final question was
that the agreement between Generals John
ston and Sherman absolved the prisoner from
the consequenee of the violation of the laws
of war.
In support of his motion that the pleas were
'insufficient, and should be overruled, Colonel
(Unman read an argument which lie had re
duced to writing. lf, he argued, there was a
violation Of a Compact between a staff officer
and Wirz, the latter's remedy was against
i
General 11 lson, and not before this court. If,
after the defendant was brought to General
Wilson, it was discovered that Wirz was guil
ty of great crimes, lie would have bean an
swerable to his superior for letting him off.
General Wilson had no power to absolve the
prisoner from crime. A promise of safeguard'
did not work a pardon of offence. The plea'
presents the case of a police officer, who says,
Come with the to the magistrate ; I will see
that you are not injured."
The magistrate discovering that the man is
guiltyof a crime. takes means for the trial of
the prisoner. It was not alleged that Captain
Noyes acted on the instructions even of Gene
ral Wilson. The cases were similar therefore
the plea should be overruled. The court
must bear in mind that the plea in bar does
not assume that there has in this case been a
formal flequiti al or conviction. There now re
mains only one plea based on pardon. Accord
ing to Archibald's and Wharton's criminal
law, the plea must set qut in form the par
don granted. In the absence of this the plea
Of the counsel is, therefore, bad. It was very
certain, by the action of the Government and
the opinion of the Attorney General, that nei
ther the amnesty proclamation of the PreSi
t nor the terms of surrender between Ge
nerals Grant and Lee, and Sherman and John
ston, were intendmi to pardon those who had
been guilty of great crimes.
The later proclamation of the President
showed that these capitulations did not work
:pardon to those coining within their terms,
else why did they see men who had been-en
gaged in the rebellion every day besieging the
President and asking pardon! It would be
recollected that a Judge. of the United States'
Court had charged the jury to inquire into
offences under the rebellion, and in the crimi
nal court of this district the Attorney General,
n'onounCed the rebellion still existing.
Suppose the assassin of the late President
had beent rebel soldier, and atter committing
the act had escaped and returned to Johnston's
army, was it supposed the terms of the capitu
lation would prevent the assassin from being
brought to Mal 3
Mr. Baker, of counsel, supposed. that; Re
cording to the universal custom of law tro--
ceedings they were required to say something
in answer to their adversaries. •
In the first place the prisioner was an humble
servant. in the employment and under orders
of an dicer of the so-called Southern Confede
raCy ; distasteful as it might be, we must look
upon it as a fact that there was civil War for
four long and distressful years. The prisoner,
be repeated, wasa servant and instrument in
the hands of the Southern authorities ; as such
he had charge of our prisoners. Because it was
his duty, privilege, and pleasure to serve a
little while in the Union army, In defend
ing the prisoner he must do his duty. The de
fendant, though criminally charged, was not
convicted. Ile is charged with atrocious
crimes which may never be proven to be facts.
It would be a most inhuman thing to take it
for granted at the threshold that he is guilty.
The charges are merely on paper, and itwas
the duty of the court to investigate and see
whether they arc true t it was alleged that lie
as an indivicluai starved the Union prisoners ;
hislcounsel deny that he did it at all, but he was
there; the Union prisoners were starved, some
came away and some never returned. Would
any member of this court say that any lieuten
ant or major general in the Union army should
be hold accountable to any tribunal for every
outrage and indecency for every - member under
the laws of war, perhaps unknown to them,
Perhaps as he had seen it under their very eyes.
In some instances they Might, but not for all
the atrocities. The charge against the priso
ner is that he committed these acts. If one
half Of what is alleged against the prisoner
should be proven true, lie should suffer the
full extent of the law. The prisoner wasinvi
ted to come within the Union lines, and was
promised be should have safe conduct to de
part. Whapjustification could there be for a
violation of the usages of civilized warfare 7
Where would they find the pledge of a com
manding officer violated?
The Judge Advocate had Sart a Commanding
general Lan violate or set aside his 0 - Mors, but
if any commanding general, well-deserving of
his stars, should invite an humble servant to
come within his lines, and should then violate
his promise of safe conduct and hold him a
prisoner and try him for murder, would it not
be one of the most atrocious violations of the
rules of war and 'Of good faith 7 Where did
the Judge Advocate get ids authority Cer
tainly not ift the books ()r mitterthe authority
of the United States.
. _ .
This was one of the points of the defence.
The prisoner was held wrongfully. The coun
sel would say this with respect. This prisoner
was enticed within our lines, and. the pledge
given to him of safe conduct broken. There
might be an excuse for 'the officer breaking
his pledge, but this should inure to the benefit
of the accused. The learned. advocate com
pared the bringing of the prisonet under
promise that he shall not be harmed into our
lines to a constable enticing a party before a
magistrate, who holds them for trial. Most
assuredly and. certainly the gentleman did
not design to bring this cause to such a low
and degrading condition. But the difficulty,
in the first place, is that the magistrate has no
right to break it in the second. A command
ing general has the right to make the promise,
and then, according to the law of God and Titan,
be is required to respect it. As to the plea Of
the uneenstitutiOnality of trying a man after
once being put on his trial, he wouldnot argue
the point.
Ile could not twice be put in jeepardy for his
life. rlfthe court should concur in his pleas he
should be gratified;.if not, he should be con
tent to go on with the ease. The court was
cleared for deliberation, and when the doors
were reopened it was announced by thy Pre.si
dent that the court overruled the pleas, eX
eept as to jurisdiction, which it has not yet
argued. _ -
Mr. Baker. We plead the general issue, not
guilty of the charges and specifications.
Judge Advocate Chipman, The Government
is now ready to go on with the ease.
The rules adopted by the court were read,
providing, among other things, that the hour
of meeting shall be ten A . M., and at one o'clock
a recess till two t that the examination of wit
nesses shall be by one of the Judge Advocates
and One of the counsel for Loe prisoners ;ar
guments to occupy five minutes On each side.
The Judge Advocate said. lie Would oiler in
evidonce a letter,' dated An '
dersonville Ga.,
October 0, Hid, and signed by tile accused.
Martin E. Robinson, having been sworn, tes
tified that be is clerk to the Military Commis
sion. The letter was shown to the witness •
this, he said, was the letter he exhibited to the
prisoner at the Old Capitol. last Sunday, the
first time he ever saw him; he asked the pri
soner, on that occasion, whether that was the
letter which be wrote to General Wilson; the
Prisoner' replied it was a copy, a true copy, of
the one which was sent.
The Court overruled au objection made by
Mr, Baker when the letter was real, as fol.
lows;
_
ANDE - lISONVI.LVE, GA., May 7, 1865.
I:
ORNEAh: t is with great , eluetanee that I ad
dress you these lines. being fully aware how little
time Is left you to attend tOsusli matters as I now
have the honor to lay before you, and if I could see
May other way to accomplish Or, object I would not
ebb ode upon Von. I apt a native of, witzeilan at,
cad -.vs,: before . the war a citizen of L0w51., by
profession a physician. Like hundreds and thou
s:lpda 'profilers I was carried away by the Malstrom
Of excitt molt aim.] - joined the Southern :Waxy. I was
very severely wounded- at the battle of the Seven
Finns, near Ilietheoud, Va., and have nearly lost
the use or nay right arm. Unfit for sluts, I was or
dered to report to Brevet General John 11. Winder,
ha charge. of Federalpristoners of war, who ordered
Me to take charge of a prison In 'Fuse:ooo6a, Akt.
Arty health failing me I applied fur a furlough and
went to Euro_pe, front whence I returned In Feb
ruary, P• 64; I was then ordered to report to the
commandant of the Military Prison at Anderson
vale, Ga., who assigned me to the command of the
interior of the prison. Nile duties I had to perform
were arduous anal unpleasant, and I tin satisfied
that no man ran Or wall justly blame me for things
that happened here. and which were beyond
nay power to control. I de not 'Minn Um*. I
ought to be held responsible for the shortness
of rations. for the over-crowded state of the
prison. - which was in itself a prolific source of the
fearful mortality, for the inadequate supplies of
clothing, want of shelters, Sc.; still I now hear
the odimaa, anal men who were prisoners here seem
alblanied tea Wreak their vengeance upon me for
What they have suffered, who was only the Medllllll,
or I may better say the tool in the hands of my su
periors. This is my condition; lam a man with a
family: I lost all my property when the Federal
army besteged , Ylcksberg; I have no money at
present to go any place, and even If I had I
know of no place where I could go. My life Is in
danger, and I most respectfully' ask of you help
and. - relief. If your will be - so nenerous 'IS to give
me some sort of a safe conduct, or - what, I
should greatly prefer, a guard to peoteet myself
and family against violence, I shall be thankful to•
you, and you may rest assured that your protection
will not be given to one who is unworthy of It. My,
intention is to return with my family to Europe as
soon as I can make the arrangements. In the mean
time, I have. the honor, General, to remain, very
respeCtfully, yonr obeslent servant,
H. Y. 'VIM, Captain C. S. A.
Major General JAL WilatM, United stales Array,
Commanding Macon, Georgia.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr.
Baker. He was sent to the prison to serve a
copy of the charges and - specifications ; was
clerk to the commission ; he took the letter to
Captain Wirz to ascertain whether it was a
Copy or the original ; Colonel Chipman gave it
to him for that purpose the prisoner lid not
read all of it, only a portion Ile sketched or
shipped over it; he did not read it aloud;
Could not swear that he read a single word;
;but to the best of his knowledge, he thought
the prisoner. did; bat he could not swear
positively , .
Captain 11. E. Noyes sworn.—l am captain and
mlimetat to General Wilson; have seen the letter
before, at General Wilsoll'S heudquartersi ..to offi
cer was sent for to Andersonville, anal brought this
paper 1 o General Wilson; the endorsement bears
the signature of that officer.
Cross-examined by Mr. Baker.—l was at the La
nier Douse, in Macon when I saw the letter; it was
handed to me to readily General Wilson's adjutant
geuvro; w
I returned it; j was about the first of.
Othy: I moot bo c.c.-taint' 1 again saw tit' letter
liinn a week or two; it was delivered to me es -
Ca,neral Wilson's adjutant general; I put it into
nay pocket and brought It to Washington; Igave It
to General Townsend , the Assistant Adjutant
General of the army; I never saw It again until
vesleiday; 1 do not know whether it is lu Captain
Wirsts handwriting.
G. C. Gibbs, having bun sworn, said he had been
In the army 01 what was the Confederate. States
Guyer/m.OH.; he resided. Andersonville, and
- was on duty there as the commandant of the
post of Camp Sumpter; an order was shown to
him, whirl! be recognised as the original one, as
signing hint to gull; it is dated Octobers,, 1864,
and signed by Gem John It. Winder; the witness
also identified a pass, liathe handwriting of Captain
Wirz, who was the commander of the prison
at AndunpVille the WltricPo 1 1 0 control
over the prison; Wire had control exclusively of
bhp: 11 . iri was RICO - 111MM Of the prison wheat he
went there: in the absence or the witness some
times Wire commanded the post; lie did not know
whether the prisoner granted furloughs or not; the
witness visited the prison before he was assigned
to the post about the Middle of August last; he saw
that tit ors were very notch crowded; did not
go into, but could see the interior of the stockade
from the battery: he never saw so many men to
,-fitheL A t e Isvg g m:Z: .
of the prison hospital received their orders from.
Captain , Wirr. Instance had seen tho witnessedthe only of punishment lie
was or a man who failed to report the escape of a
primmer; the Man was put 5u the stocks u little
While. bath the seeenn Interfered: R dead line was
established; he did not know whether Wire had
anything to do with its construction; the object of
tile dead line was to keep prisoners from approach
ing the stockade; the stockade was built of hewed
limber projecting from the ground-ten or eleven
f e et, ar i a mused sixteen crevyvatem acres
a el ream ran near the rent re of It: the St ockode lea ,
so rroended by several ba aeries: there were emits
un 0111 31 two of the four Sides; it was both as,
well for the security of prisoners, as to defend
the place; there were t welve-pounde r how it zers and
six-pounder guns, and perhaps some ride pieces:
there was an outer stockade and ways leading from
battery to battery: the witness walked into the
prison TO often! the prisoners at the time were
eomparat lye ly fa„ : : six or set' em thousand : t OCT were
boat off for clothing and shelter; the accused told
him fits t twelve or thirteen thousand prisoners bad
died there some time in the spring; Wirz was in
toininand of the prison about one year: thirty
three • thousand prisoners subsequent] y were eOn
lined there; -witness knew tieneral.f. it. Winder,
who was Andersonville SeVerid MOlitlIS; Proba
bly In October, 1864: lie culliMalided Die wilitare
prisons east of the Mississippi river: Winder tuna
Wirz were both at Andersonville Loge titer:
shortly
after the witness went there Winder left; the wit
ness knew Richard IS. Winder, who was a qulrter
ma stet' at one time—a quartermaster ou ditty at An
derson-dlle; he found on duty there in October.lB64,
Captain Lawson, who was captain and al uartermos
tor: the iritneas knew ( Imp White; he was a sur
geoliat Antleisonrille P. Wituler was a captain
and his Miller's assistant :William, and was R[6o , on
duty at A tolersonville, but lift there; R. lt. Bteven
on, after White left, was the surgeon at that place:
lit was there till the senior surgeon came In; the
two Captain Winders located the Andersuniille
prison probably about the commeneement Of Nu
va as her or December. 18113; dogs .were kept at the
prison intended for the tracking of escaped
prisoners: they were subsisted on food Mr
unshed by the commissary; they were mastered
'in the same as horses; a man named Dunn
had them in charge; the witness did not know
'what has become of him; be saw the instruments
vatted the stocks: the pelSoner never told him the
use of them: Mrs told hint, however, of the ball
and chain. and he had heard the prisoner at the bar
speak of the chain-gong and that there had been
such an One. 4"
Cross-examined by Mr. Baker.—The witness said
that he thought he went to Andersonyille on
the Nth or l2th of October last, and remained
there until the 19th of the ensuing April; - Wirz
was there all that time, excepting one or two
days. The witness was Win superior in rank.
In many respe6ts 'Wirz was under his command,
lint BOar as the prison was Concerned, he was not;
be knew Oen, was food enough to feed all; the ra.
tins served to the troops and the prisoners were
equal; lie could not tell exactly what the ration was;
he did not remember then his own ration; the rm•
Lion,however, Included meat, corn meal, peas (you
ea 11 Mem beans), lumasses, and tour; the ration
.10; not to havewit vied ; theyequisitlon was made
daily; Witness did not know or any change in the ra
tions; it the quality of the. ration was unsound,
Board of Survey could have been summoned to Con
demn it.
Gen. Wallace said It was understood that the wit
ness now on the stand was for the'defendant.
"Mr. linker. if so, we dismiss hint.
Judge Advocate Chipman. This witness was sub
pumad by the defendant. •
Inr. Baker. But was not put on the stand by the
defendant, When WO come to cross-examine the
WitIIOSS we are not - to be tow he Is to he considered
our witness. It arbitrary awl cedStrary to the
books; We are nOT to ISO switched Mr and told the
witness is ours. •Do you not know—to the witness
—that Captain Wirz complained to the Board on
account of Mid food?
. .
Judge Adt'orate e d l o ttranno ii b l
g j e
The c ourt , Ater with C
losed doors,
Sustained the objection.
Major general Wahare remarked the understand
lug of the court was - that when the question was
84011 as to the action the counsel for the defendant
adopted the witness as their own, but for that un
derstanding the court could itot hare permitted the
interrogatory to be made. •
Mr. Baker. Then we strike out all questions
asked since.
-Mater General Wallace. You can'tstrike tilt any:
thingln a military court.
Mr. Baker. We can't allow ourselves to be en
trapped.
Major Gemini Wallace. Yams language is not of
the Most respectful kind. If there is anytrap
plug,- it Is not on the part of the court. lam of the
l)1)it)
n
ill it Is a mistake of the counsel for the de
feller.
Air. Baker. In my mind I can conceive hew the -
J edge Advocate would make use or it.
The cross-ex amination was resumed by 3fr.Baker.
The 'witness said the dead line was established
previous to his going to Andersonville; lie did not
knoreof Captain Wire shooting any one at the dead
line, nor did he know of Wire giving an 'order to
execute any one; the dog:s Spoken of as en adjunct
to the prison were the ordinary farm or plantation
dot s,not bloodhounds; perhaps not more than six
or seven of them; they were kept about the eighth
of a mile from the prison; he believed they were
part and parcel of the prison discipline. its au not
tome by whose orders they were kept. Turner had
charge of them, and was acting under the orders of
Wire; he never knew of Wire using them himself;
Turner was a detailed soldier; the dogs were little,
middle-sieed and bir he did not knOW whether they
were feroeituft. • !Lae witness - Was farther cross
examined.
Dr. John C. Bates testified substantially as fol
lows; I have resided four or five years in Georgia:
I have been a practitioner of medicine since 1860; I
was an acting assistant surgeon, called a contract
surgeon, at Andersonrille prison; reported for duty
there on the 22il of September, teat and left
there on the eel), of [The witness here
was shown and identified a pass given by Cap
tain Wire, October 17th,_ Mai, to Assistant Sur
geon Bates.] I was ordered to report to J. H.
White, the surgeon in charge, but as he heard
was likinred by a- railroad accident; I reported to R.
B. Stevenson: on going into Ward 15 of the hospi
tal I saw a number' of men, and was rather shocked;
in any of them wevelying partially naked, di rtv,and
lousy, in the sand: others were crowded togntfier its
small tents, the latter unserviceable at the best; I
examined all who were placed in my charge; on a fur..
- them investigation of matters, to, make myself ac
quainted with the mode of doing business, the dis
greeable Impression at first made on me, more or
wore off, as I was beemning familiar with the
cifes• of- misery. I inquired into the rations and
talked about them; I felt disposed to do my duty .
and aid an the suf f erers 1 could: they. froptently
asked me for a teaspo . ound or snit or fur orders for
g tittle Sifting that came out of meal, as they
wanted to. make some bread; if I foam' something
better than siftings I ordered it; I spent con
siderable of my time in writing orders; the most
ration was cooked at a different part of the hospital,
`the men would i tither around me and ask for a bone;
clethipg we hail none; the nivingsvere supplied with
the elahlng of those who died; of vermin or lice
there' was a prolific crop; I understood the terns
lousy from personal experience; on returning from
the hospital I examined myself; it was impossible
-for a surgeon to leave there withtrut bringing some
with him; as to medical attemlanct, I I mind the
men destitute of clothing and bedding : of
fuel there was. only a partial supply ; as officer
of the nay; shortly after I arrived there, I was in
supreme command, and it was my business to recti
fy anything wrong; I tumid the mutt, as a general
thing, destitute, partly naked, sick, and diseased;
their disposition only was to get something to eat;
they asked me for orders for potatoes. bisetilts, sift
ings of meal, and oilier things; on the following
mornin I sat down and made a report on the con
dition o f things I found at the hospital: the report
was sent tin lneing a nOriCC for some of the things: I
Did I received a written reprimand signed by Dr.
illard for Dr. It. R. Stevenson; medicines being
scarce, I drew on indigenous remedies and gathered
up large quantities in what were the best attaina
ble, anti-scorbuties as well as to soothe the oilmen
men tory canal and to eureangrenous complaints;
I think the reportswere not g heeded; my attention
was called to a patient in my ward who was wily
fifteen or sixteen years oil; I took much in
terest in him, owing to his youth; he would ask
ace to bring him a potato, bread or biscuit, which
I did ; I put them into into my pocket : he had the
sett rvy and gangrene; I advised him not to cook the
potato, hut to cat it raw: he became more and snore
emaciated: Ills sores gangrened, and for want of
food and from lice be died; 1 understood that It was
against the orders to take anything in to thepri
soners, and hence I was shy in slipping food Into
my pockets: others in the wards value to their death
Dein the same causes; when I went there there were
two thousand or twenty-live hundred sick; Ijudg,e
twenty or twenty-flee thousand prisoners were
crowded together ; some had made holes and
burrows in the earth; those under the shedA were
doing comparatively well; I saw but little shelter
~:ceptibe What ingenuity deylstal; 1 found them
suffering with scurvy, dropsy, diarrhom, !gangrene_
Pneumonia, and otherditcases: when prisoners died
they Were laid In wagons headforentost, to be carried
off: I oon't know boa' they were burled: the effluvia
from the hospital was very offensive: if by accident
nis - band were abraded,l would not hosts',
tal withcnt putting a plaster over the alit eted part;
penions whose systems were reduced by inani
tion 4.ohlia perelninee Stump a toe or scratch
the ban& the next report to um was gangrene;
so potent was the regular hospital gangrene,
the prisoners were more thickly confined la the
stockade, like ants and bets; the dogs referred
to were to hunt the !' prisoners who escaped;
fifty per cent. of those who died might have
been saved; I feel safe in saying seventy-five
per cent. might have been saved if the patients had
beit properly eared for; the effect of the treatment
of prftoners was indfallyas» - ell as physically in
there was Muds Stealing among them; :ill lived
each for himself; I suppose Ibis was superinduced by
their starving condition; seeing the starviug condi
tion of some of them I remarked to my student "I
cannot resuscitate diem, the weather is chilling,
it is a matter of impossibility: I found persons lying
dead sometimes among the living, ththithig they
merely . slept; I went to Wake them up, bat found
they had taken their everlasting sleep; this Was In.
the hospital; 1 judge it was about tile Same in the
stoekade; there being no dead-house, I erected a
tent for that pm-pose, but .1 soon found that n
blanket or quilt had been clipped off of the can
vas, and as - the material could not- readily
be supplied for viare. the dead-house hail
to be abandoned; I don't think any more dead
houses were erected; the daily ration was less in
September, October, November, and December,
than it was from the Ist of January to the 26th of
March; the linen had not over twenty ounces of food
for twenty-four hours.
Without concluding the examination, the court,
at five o'clock, adjourned tin to-morrow morning at
ten o'clock.
NEWS FROM NEW ORIEANS.
The Imperialists in Mexico Despond
ent—Mexieo must be a French -Pro
vince, or be Absorbed by tbe United
Eitotes---A. Minister from Maximilian
Sent to Washinaten—Feelimf of the
French towards ns—lmpressions of a
Correspondent—The Mississippi Con.
gressional Election, Etc.
NEW ORLEANIS, August 23.—Cotton--Sales
l,tise bales.
Matamoros adviees of August 18th say Mt
morons troops and trains of artillery con.
thine to arrive at Brownsville, These troops
are almost exclusively negroes.
The Times' City of Mexico correspondence of
the tilt ultimo, says the .estatete, the French
organ, declares there are but two courses left
open, that France should assume a protecto
rate of Mexico, as it admits the entire failure,
and declares it mustbeeame one of the French
provinces or must be absorbed by the United
States. Mexican independenes, it says, is im
possible.
The usual news of fighting continuos; res Ul
t in frequent Imperial disasters.
The recall of the Papal Nuncio by the Pepe
caused a great sensation among theclergy, who
are also openly opposed to the Emperor, who
has sent General Almoliger as Minister to
- Washington, and hopes for recognition,
A threatening article has appeared in the
French papers on the demonstration they say
General Sheridan is making on their northern
frontier,
There are a number of bands of idle Con
fcderates in the City of Mexico Who have lost
all confidence in Maximilian.
The Tones , special Jackson (Miss.) despatch
of yesterday says that au ordinance has been
Passed designating the first Monday in Octo•
her for the election of Congressmen, Legisla
tors, and theix State officers.
A xnotion was offered for an informal meet•
ing of the Crervention, to memorialize Pres'.
dent Johnson relative to Jefferson Davis.
General Clark was . appointed chairman of the
committee, which will repo' on Wednesday
next.
The Chicago Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, August 24.—The now hail of the
Board of Trade will be dedicated, with appro
priate ceremonies, on the 34th inst., and ex-
I ensive arrangements have lren made for the
reception and entertainment of Vigitors from
other cities. Invitations have been extended
to the merchants of Portland, Boston, New
York, Albany, Troy, Baltimore, Washington,
Cincinnati, Louisville, New Orleans, Si. Louis,
and caire, and also to the members of the
Corn Exchange Assooiation of Philadelphia.
A special committee of five of our merchants
have been appointed to receive the latter gen
tlemen. There will be addresses at the inau
guration, after which the luivited guests will
be Invited to a banquet, a hop, and an excur
sion on the railroad and the lake.
There is one firm in. Springfield which
mak:es &teen hundred pistols a week,
HARRISBURG.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.
Col. 11r. W. IL DaYN of Ducks, Nominated for
Auditor General—JohnLlinton,
for Surveyor General.
The Democracy Promise to Support Pre
sident Johnson if he Adheres
to the Constitution.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE STRONGLY DENOUNCED
It is a Deliberated and Wicked Attempt to
Disgrace the White Race.
linanisotrao, August 24. The Democratic
Siete Convention 'met at two o'clock P. M.,
and - was temporarily organized by electing
Robert L. Jobnson, of Cambria, President, and
A. D. Boileau of Philadelphia, Benjamin Whit
man of Erie, and D. IL Nieman of Northampton,
Secretaries.
Mr. Smith, of Lancaster, submitted a resolu
tion providing for the appointment of a com
mittee of one from each Senatorial district to
report permanent officers.
Mr. Lamberton moved to amend, that the
Convention proceed to elect a permanent Pre
sid and that the Senatorial delegates select
one member from each district for Vine P7gl- .
dents and Secretaries, and also one from each
Senatorial district as a Committee ow Resolu
tions, to whom all resolutions on State and
national subjects saill be referred without de.
•
bate.
The amendment vas not agreed to, and the
original resolution was adopted.
A recess was then taken, to permit the dele
gates to indicate the Committee on Organiza
tion.
The Committee, on being announced, retired
for consultation, and, after a short. time, I.e_
trned, and reported the Mon. Richard Yana,
of Philadelphia, as permanent President of
the Convention, with a Vide President for
each Senatorial district, and twenty-nine
ScerstarieS,
Mr. Vaux, on taking his scat, said;
(iiiIiTLEISIEN OF THIS CONVENTION: The Demo
cratic party of Pennsylvania, by her repre
sentatives, in conformity to the ancient usages
of the party, is again assembled in State Con
vention. Since the days of Thomas Jefferson,
in every MIMS of our country's history we
have assembled in the Capitol of this Com
monwealth, bold and defiant, standing on the
principles of constitutional liberty, which
can alone maintain' us as a happy and pros
perous people. [Applause.] And amid threats
of violence and the menaces of power, the
Democrats never quailed. Daring the last
four years of war and oppression, when
the pressure Of Executive polder was used
to destroy the Democratic party—when to be
a Democrat was something more than at any
period in our past history, the Democracy
met the enemy upon the great principles of
the Constitution, and deflect the party in
power. [Cheers.] We have here met again,
and let us do as our fathers inpast days of our
history nave done, stand on the broad mina ,
pies of the Constitution, and demand those
rights and privileges which belong to the
States and to the people. We will be satisfied
with nothing less. [Applause.] These princi
ples cannot be changed bj fanatics or over
ridden by power. The rights of the people
are dear to them ; the rights Of the States are
dear to them. [Applause.] Our fathers made
this compact of federal unity under hardly
less than - inspiration, and it cannot be altered
by fanatics or destroyed by power. Its pro•
visions are for us and for our children, and
military necessity shall not deprive either' of
these rights or privileges. [Applause.] Let it
be, then, distinctly understood that the dig
nity of Alnerleall citizenship must not be de.
graded ,or contaminated by association or an
equality with an inferior race, either socially
or politically. [lmmense applause.] Gentle
men of the Convention, having by your par
tiality been chosen to preside over your de
liberations, I ask your indulgence, and promise
to perform limy duties to the utmost of my
ability. The Chair is now seedy for any mo.
tion that may be made. [Applause.]
A Committee on Resobitions, composed of
one from each Senatorial distriet,was appoint
ed, to whom all resolutions on National and
State affairs were referred without debate.
N. Petriken offered a resolution that
the soldiers of kill and NW, having enlisted
with little or no bounty, should receive one
hundred and sixty acres of land, and urging
upon the next Congress the justice of main
taining such an appropriation. Referred.
• The llon. James Black ; chairman of the com
inittee, reported the following resolutions
The preamble asserts the betrayal of their
trust by the party in power since 1801.
The resolutions affirm the fidelity of Penn
sylvania Democrats to the Union, and declares
that the slaughter, debt, and disgrace of the
civil war was in consequence of their counsels
being disregarded t. that the Cariatituti?n
ought to he obeyed at all times, under all cir
cumstances, and in every part of the country,
• the oath to support being universally binding,
and it is only by a rigid enforcement of its
provisions that we can hope for liberty or
peace. The palladium of all our political
rights are trial by jury, habeas corints, tree
press, free speech, immunity from punish
ment except upon legal conviction by an im
partial jury, and the right of white citizens to
vote at State elections according to State laws.
The Convention concurs with President
Johnson in the opinion that State ordinances
of secession are nullities, anal the States;
therefore, are all as much in the Union as ever,
the people owing . the same duties, and clothed
with the same rights as before; and the re
sumption of their old position shall not be im
peded by that portion which always 'opposed
the Union, which declares it legally dissolved,
and is malignantly laboring to prevent its
restoration.
The resolutions argue strongly against ne
gro suffrage as a high crime against the Con-
Stitution, and a deliberate and wicked at
tempt to degrade the white race to the low
level of the black, and express willingness to
support President Johnson in restoring the
States ; giving them a representation in Con
gressi and saving them fromthe Caine of negro
equality; but can only give its full approval
to the administration of President Johnson if
be adheres to the Constitution and the laws,
and punishes kidnapping and robbery when
committed by his own officers,, and suffers no
p . ersou to be murdered by military commis
mons.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for
Auditor General, as follows:
om:ra
Ist. 2d. 3d.
W W. H. Davis, Bulks 27 55 86
Col. Franklin Vansant, Ducks 8 9 "
aaae. Steuk o er. 41 41 30
-wrth,toa fat , ..... n • 9 7
Robert .1 Hemphill, Plilladelphia....l6 ••
W. Workman, Il r ashington
WM. Hopkins, Washington 13 19 9
11. T. Eltuggart, Centre 5 • • • •
Chas. D. 31anley, Delaware 5 " •'
And the nomination of Mr. DILVIS was de
clared unanimous.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot fOr
Surveyor General, as follows':
MN=
Ist. 211. 3d.
John P. Linton, Cambria 23 57 .75
James P. Barr.Allegbeny 94 55 50
73. A. liambright, Lancaster........ ..
jodge Rr1ll~• cluiyikifl 27 ..
Abraham Linnbart on, Cumberland , 8 •
Ptivld citskacien Clinton H Ii
Joint Cummings. Snyder' 6
J. P. Surtzer, Allegheny 8 7 ..
Tile nomination of Linton was declared
unanimous.
The President was authorized to appoint one
person from each Senatorial district, at a State
Central Committee; and the nom W. A. Wal
lace, of,Clearfleitl, was chosen by the Convem.
tion Chairman of the State Central Committee.
Mr. Petriken, of Lycoming county, reoffered
his resolutiOn that, in the estimation of this
Convention, the soldiers of MU and 1862, who
enlisted with little or no bounty, are entitled
to and should receive an appropriation of one
hundred and sixty acres of land, or a fair
equivalent in money, and that such an appro
priation be urged upon the next Congress.
The resolution was discussed for some time,
and finally passed, ineditied as follOwS
Revived That we are in favor of so equalizing'
the bounties paid to soldiers in PM and ISO, that
they shall rec. ive the sa u te pay and bounty as the
soldiers of 1863 and Mt. and that Congress should
make an appropriation for this purpose.
The Convention then took a recess, to afford
the members an opportunity of selecting a
State Central COMmittee, Vaiteh resulted in
the appointment of the following
Chairman—lion. W. A. Wallace, Clearfield.
First District—E. C. Kamerly.
Second District—Jas. McCarthy.
Third District—James Hopkins.
Fourth District—A. it. Schofield.
Fifth Distriet—lsaiali B, ilQup, and Robert E.
Ilongban.
Sixth District—Franklin Van zant.
Seventh District—Robert McDowell.
Eighth District— Erwentrent.
Ninth District-- Denies.
TentliDistriet—Wm. H. Dimmock.
Eleventh District—Washington Boyle.
Twelfth Distviet—J. E. Stark.
Thirteenth District—Stephen Pierce.
Fourteenth District-IT. W. retfilten.
Fifteenth District—Thomas Chalfant.
Sixteenth District—Beni. Forster.
Seventeenth District—B. P. Swann and H. F.
Sbultz.
Eighteenth District—John Cresswell.
Nineteenth District—F. M. Kemmel.
Twentieth District—G. if. Sparig.
Twenty-first Distriet—E, D. Parker and Wm.
F. Reynolds.
Twenty-second District—Philip Commius.
Twenty-third District—W. W. Barr.
Twenty-fourth District—Robert Gwin.
Twenty fifth District—John G. Dunn and A
ndrew Burlfe.
Twenty-sixth District—W. W. Smith. _
Twenty-seventh District—J . B4o Zeigler.
Twenty-eighth District—Albert Price.
Twenty-ninth District—M. Park Davis.
Committees were appointed to notify the
candidates of their nomination.
Atter addresses by Judge Black and Richard"
Faux, the Convention adjourned line the.
-- By the late census 'report the extent of the
manufacture of cigars in Connecticut is exhi
bited as follows; Number or establishments ,
36; capital insured, #278,800 cost of matothit,
+240,804 ; employes 358 males and 82 females;
VOSt of labor, 1169,48; value of prcaluct, 1552,48 i.
TIIREE CENTS.
THE INDIAN WAR.
More Atrocities—Attneks upon GoVerir , '
meal and Emigrant Trains—Mwom
cries.
[Prom the Denver News, 1511. lea.]
Mr. Armstrong, of the Overland Park. Sta ,
tion, and F. S. Murphy, of the
Rana., give us particulars of Indian outrages
that occurred between Big Laramie and kook
Creek last Friday. --
A simultaneous attack was made all along
the road between the two points named. At
one place the Indians attacked a. single emi
grant wagon, coming and professing
peaceable intentions, tel in the old ems,
who was driving, not to be alarmed, as
they would' not hurt him: When they ar
rived near enough a single arrow was shot
through his botIA, killing him instantly.
Eis wife and two children were killed, the
body of the wile being shockingly mutilated—
our informants Say, ••literally, disjointed, her
head scalped, and skull stove They then
captured three females who were in the wagon,
aged respectively, about eleven, eighteen, and ,
twenty-live years. Starting. from- the spot,they
had gone about two miles, when the youngest
girl, who continued to make an outcry,. had se
ven arrows shot into her and was- left to die.
The wounded girl was found and taken to La-
Tantle, where Rie received atirgiefLi Radii QM
and is now doing well, with. a prospect of re
covery. She is spoken of as-being quite intel
ligent, and says the first arrow that wounded
her was fired by a white man. Perry Abbott's
train Ewes attacked three miles this- side of
Rock Creek, and had lively fighting for live
miles, when the. Indians retired. The train.
Sustained no injury, and the men think ther
killed four of the attacking party. A Govern
ment train was attacked at Seven Mile Ranch,
between Cooper's Creek and. Little Lara
mie. The party with the train succeeded in
keeping their assailants off, and sustained no
injury. Half way between the Ranch and
Little Laralnie another train was attacked—
particulars not known, One incident of the
day deserves especial mention, The Indians,
after killing Sergeant Cooley, captured his
horse end tied the leading reinsof two of their
ponies to him. The horse broke away from
his captors and led the two• ponies with him.
A hey Seidler, whosibliorse had- been taken
away from him by a carwardly white man who
wanted to get out of danger, eauglitthe horse
and fought his way safely in with the prize.
Twelve white poisons were killed, one wound
ed, and two captured in all the attacks made
during the day. General Conner, with a force
of four thousand men, left Fort Laramie on
the 27th for Powder River.
ACCIDENTS AND CATASTROPHES.
Death And Destruction on the Ocean, the
Rivers; and the Railroads,
ANOTHER RAILROAD MURDER—NINE . : KILLED,
AND F/gTxras woultDltb—NAMES OF THE VN-
6=!
August 24.—A collision between a pas
senger and freight train occurred on the Oil
Creek Railroad, this morning. Nine persons
were killed, and from ten to 'fifteen wounded.
NO particulars Lave set bum received.
Enis, August 24-9 P. 111.—The accident on
Oil Creek, near Titusville, was caused Ur the
engineer of the freight train running up on the
main track to get on a switch, about the time
the mail train was due. The latter ' coming
round on the curve, could note the engine
w
until within afe yards of ~and the two
trains came together with such a terrific force
as to throw the passengerg from their seats,
and stave up every car in the train. The fol
lowing 2$ a list of killed and wounded, as tar
as ascertained
Gideon Lightal, of Belport.
Win. Baldwin, of East Cleveland
Edgar J. Clough, of Ctoredonla.
A Mall, name unknown.
IVOUNDED.
Steele Greene, of Hydetown both legs
broken, and cannot live.
Elvin. Prater, of Groveland, N. Y.; both legs
broken and cannot live.
nudoiph Phillips, Hastings, OswegO county,
New York, leg broken; Frederick Joselyn,
Corry, Pennsylvania, leg In'oken ; George
Coley, Corry, brulsei; NSrvin Dyer Cory'*,
bruised. One man who refused to give his
name was badly injured internally.
TLAILBO.AD COLLISION NEAR, BOSTON
•
BosToN, August 2.4.—An excursion train, Riled
with passengers, returning to the city last eve
ning from a pic-nie party at Abington, on the
Old Colony Railroad, collided with a hand-ear
on the track, in which were two men. The
engine, tender ba ,, gage smoking, and four
passenger cars were thrown from the track,
three of the latter being rolled down the em
bankment. They contained nearly a hundred
and -fifty passengers, including many /Wiles,
who were taken out of the windows. It was
found that not less than half a dozen had re
ceived injuries, but none of a serious nature.
WRECK OF A UNITED STATES STEAMER—THE COM
MODORE WI:10E0MM SUER.
The United States steamer Donegal, which
arrived at New York yesterday, from port
Royal, by way of Charleston, brings an ad
count of the wrecking at sea of the United
States steamer Commodore McDonough. The
Donegal sailed from Port Royal on the 17th, as
convoy of the United States steamers Phila
delphia, Gladiolus, and Commodore McDo
rough, but parted with the Philadelphia and
Gladiolus off the Chesapeake, they being or
dered to Baltimore. On the morning of the
213 d, the Commodore 141. E. McDonough sprang
a leak, the wind being northwest, and blowing
a furious gale, with a heavy sea running,
which caused her to fill so rapidly as not to ad
mit of the °dicers or crew saving anything
belonging to them. The boats of the Donegal
were owered, and the oftlesi , 4 and crew of the
McDonough taken off in safety. The Donegal
laid by the wreck until half-past ten o'clock in
the forenoon, when it was found she was
breaking up, and the Donegal left her. Her.
'commander was the last to leave her.
13TY,10 . 1 . 1110AT PaiIIoOM.CYN -- TIVO SOL
DIEM SVALDED TO DEATH, EIORT DICOVTIMD—
THEIR NAREB.
Lorisvitte, August 2.3.—The steamboat Ar.
gosyCaptain Vander rift, from Cairo to
Cincinnati with with the 70th 0 o Infantry, about
three hundred strong, was wn ashore in a
rain-storm on Monday men g, near Hattleld'e
Landing, eighty miles below Lottigville. The
concussion exploded the mnd.drums, and the
steam coming aft, scalded twelve soldiers, two
fatally and two others expected to die. Be.
tween thirty and forty jumped overboard,
eight of whom were drowned. The steamer
Argosy No. 1, formerly a Government trans
hort, Captain Shanks, brought the regiment
ero and transferred them to the General
Lytle, for Cincinnati. Martin Long, Compafty
li, and a discharged Indiana soldier, were the
ones scalded to death. Herman Behrens, Hugh
Taylor, Aaron Fiscus, John Roderick, Amos
Rose,Alfred Rader, and J. McDaniels, were
drowed, Wm. Ershoff, Michael Murray,
Norton Shelby, f. risbee, and Isaac Taylor,
were severely scalded.
NEW YORK CITY.
1 r,
NEW "roan, August .9.1,1865.
THE NEW 6111 K BOARD o.nnoitEßS REMISE TO
~
REC 512 E THE EVENING STOCK BOARD.
Tl l / 3 S Air Boardjo-day voted not to recog
nize what is called the "Evening Stock
Board." No sales or stock contracts made
thereat win Ile i4eognized.
The steamer General Barnes arrived this
morning from Mobile, with four hundred in,
valid soldiers.
TEE EVENING 5T0CE1301.10 , - 10 r. M.
Gold, 143%; Erie, 8,5 N; Morthweatern pre
(erred, 62 Fort Wayne, a 6 14. Market Very dull.
The MOntreal Enees.
MONTREAL, August 24.—Yesterday was the
last day of the St. Hyacinthe races.
The first was a hurdle-race of two miles,
eight Rights; hurdles, three feet six WOO
high; weight, eleven stone, The entries were
Minnie Grey, Nancy Craddock, M. D., and Ziz
zag. Only three of the horses started, Mfhnie
Grey being counted out. Zigzag won the race,
M. D. was second, and Nancy Craddock fell.
The second was also a hurdle-race, three
miles dash, open to all horses of the Montreal
Turf Club weight. There were four entries,
but only two horses started, both belonging to.
the same driver and the same owner. The
course was almost walked over by Consolation.
The third race was a handicap of half mile
heats, There *eve five entries i and the rage
was won by Minnie Grey.
The Baltimore Sehtitzenfest
ITS CLOSE, AND THE PRIZES AWARDELPIIILA.
August 24.—The oonolnilnG fes
tivities of the great Geriiien shooting festival
took place to-day, and prizes were awarded
for the best shots, as follows
Off-baud shooting—Second prize, won by Mr.
Cramer, of Philadelphia; third prize, won by
Mr, Klein, of Yew York.
Shooting with rests.—The groAt prize for
this manner of shooting . , a niagnifieent seven
octave piano-forte, was won by Mr. Zeit*, of
Philadelphia.
Messrs. Audibert, Langenheim, and Kiefer,
of Philadelphia, and Mr. Klein, of New York,
aU6 WOII prizes. '
Ex-General Johnston's Opinion.
TWO DUTIES OP THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
BALTIMORE, August' 4.—The Fredericksburg
(Virginia) Ledger, of Tuesday, publishes tho
fo/lOwing letter from General Johnston
Durr4.l.6 grittßag„,„
"MECKLENTIIIRG 001727 TV, Va., Aug. 17,1515.
"You ask my views of the future course and
future interests of us all. The ease is so plain
that very little can be said or written upon it.
"We of the South referred questions at Issue
between us and the United States to the arbi
trament of the sword, The decision has been
made, and it is against use We must acquiesce
in that decision, accept it as dual, and l'a00g•
nize the fact tbat Virgthia is again one of the
United States. Our duties and interest coin
-cide. We shall consult the one and perform
the 'other, by doing all we eau to promote the
welfare of our neighhors and kindred, and to
restore the p ro veritv of the country. We
should at once mini - n(416 8 the duties Of peaCe ,
ful citizens by entering upon some useful pun.
Suit, qualifying ourselves to vote, if possible;
and at the polls our votes should be east for
conserve* ive men—men who understand and
will maintain the interests of Virginia as one
of the United States. This is the course
which I have recommended tO gll those with
whom' have conversed on the subject, and it
is that which I have adopted for myself, as
far as practicable.
" Very respectfully, yours,
"J. E. Joutiyrox."
The Mechanics, clerks, and labor Ors of
Indianapolis are bolding labbliam in km 10
the eight Imtv sy*tolu Of labor,
THE WAR PRESS.
(rustasazro WEEKLY.)
Tam wAR proses will be sent to aulmottbell bf
ma:: (per annum In advance,) at 11 50
Five cople3 10 00
Tencopits • ' SO 00
Larger Chiba than Ten will be charged at the cams
rate, $2.00 her copy.
The vtevet/ thug alleatta eteeeppanv the order, e u
in no instance can these terra* be deviated rms.
They [fora very tittle snore than the coot of pas er.
Postmaster* are requested to set IS NUM
for Tax WAIL rims.
iika- me the getteNew of the pleb often or tuna's!
an extra copy of the wiper will be given.
STATE itTERS.
—At the Keystone Bank, title, they have it
very obstinate safe. While closing it on Thurs.
.day the lock was observed to be out of order,
and on Friday morning it could not be opened.
A _locksmith was sentWor, anti after working
'itr4 l day mid night until Saturday afternoon,
'drilled the luck completely Onto and opened
the sate. Tlarbank had 'CO do business lerldasf
and: Satsurday an borrowed money.
The new opera-house just completed anti
opened itt Pittsburg will hold" eighteen hun
dreil and thirty persons,
Tlie citizens of Belsano t Cambria counts;
gave their returned , soldiers a; hearty recap.
thou week before last.
Several 000tions of Contee county were
visited with whenvy' frost on Monday night
last week.
A new Deidwridie PRiier elated' Pm Phei
has been started witlere3f.
The 7th Itennvylvania Cavalry is daily ex•
petted in liarrisburg.
MAME ITEMS.
—A Saratoga COrrOiliMaiient PPP So far as
/Marti from, the matrimonial market stand
thus : Old stook married off, none; old, stock'
hopeful of success; I; widows of first class
married, or soon will 'be, le ; widows of second.
class, married or soon will he, 15; young ladled
married, ; engaged, and day fixed for wed.
ding, 1)5 ; betrotinni, nod gate to get consent Of
paterfatnalias, ; billing and cooing, ;
matches broken up by stern parients, 11 ; own*
together again, a—but they have to dodge pa.
rlent ; in love, but not reciprocated, 87 , 4 ; no
one to love, 4fi; elopements, I; inivate mar.
riages, 2.
The other day, a lady was examining the
line shawls and cloaks uporrthe life-size frames
in a store in Hartford, and finally found a silk
cloak that pleased her very much, and she
raised it tin 07FaInined it carefully - and freely *
and was at the conclusion very meA totem
ished to find that she had been making free
with the dress of a lady, customer who very
quietly stood as still as a stay figure, till all of
the trimmings of her dress had been well ex•
amined.
-- The Boston Ranseript ".11/tilelast
dependent, the editor of that paper is called art
sorts of flattering names, and is announced as
one 'who to-day stands in the foremost rank
of American editors, poets, and popular ors.
tors P 'Fine preaching in Worcester yester.
day, , said a certain old clergyman to another
person in tile street, 'Ail! yoli dealt say SO
who preached!' I did; quietly replied ths
unassuming divine.
In a letter commending emigraiNto make
choice of Tenne,ssee,Governor Brownlow says:
may be a little selfish, as my home it) fri,
East Tennessee, as my wife and MAIM* were
born there, in giving that division of the State
the preference. I have heretofore said;and. I
repeat, in no spirit of blasphemy, that I would
not leave Eastern Tennessee to go anywhere"
but to the. itingdoin of Heaven))
—Rear Admiral Goldshorough, N'tiAting
the Navy Department August sth, says that, hi
consequence of his not being invited to wit.
ness or participate in the approaching naval
review at Brest, he has decided to neither be
present, nor allow any - vetielt belonging to
'his squadron to be in any adjacent waters
near that time.
Colonel Ingraham, Provost Marshal of thd
defences north of the Potomac, whose reg.
meat, the 38th Nassaebusetts, has already
hem mustered out, bas been retained in tha
Military Service 1?y a special order front Uni
War Department. lle will retain his prescot
Position of provost marshal as long as there
is any necessity for the continuance of tli
educe.
anIEIC.N ITEMS
—A sensational play called The Assosstnoti
of Lincoln is, in preparation at a Munich them.
tre. The author, who lives in the neighboring'
town of Regensburg, and who must be a very
§ittpid fellow; thought the play Would be bet.
ter with the set of murder onlltted, and wrote
the manager to that effect. The manager, de.
termined not to lose a "thriljing effect,u - tele.
graphed to the playwright, "lie must be as
sassinated in the theatre, You will arrange
your plans accordingly: , The watchful Prim.
bit4ll police of course scented regicide and
revolution in so - suspicious a despatch, and
summarily arrested the gentleman to whom it
was addressed. Re succeeded with 130111.0.dia.
euity in making a satisfactory explanatiom.
and was released.
The Germane ZONA, edited in Berlin, pub.
Bales a coirb.of-arms, drawn tor Dresident
Johnson. It consists in a pair of open sets.
sons ; between the lower part is a tailor's
goose, and between the upper parts a thimble,
surrounded by balls of thread instead of .can,
non balls. And in the places of flags and nag
stairs, the scisSors are surrounded With yard.
sticks, on which are haliging coats and paints
loons. The whole rests on a platform, de
corated with American drapery and a shield,
bearing the motto "I shall mend the, tom
Union," The device is a great compliment tO
equality., and a snub on the armorial , maga%
of retrogressive and useless nobility.
At the great German shooting festival, hi
Bremen, ten thousand riflemen attended. Ins
their procession a portrait of Mr. Lincoln and,
the picture of a man representing a negrel
with broken Illfgkaeles were conspicuous. Ire
the most difficult contest, when only ONO Shalt
at a target one thousand feet off were allowedl
three men hit the centre with both shots, and
drew lots for the prize of ono thousand
lats. Among other prizes were an American.
gold -watch Lent by the Baltimore 50i11 , 1 , 00 it
an American buggy sent by the New Yorkers,
and a Springfield rifle sent by Governor Fenton.
Mr. Corcoran, the secessionist banker of
Washington, has been residing lately in Paris
with Mg daughter, the wife of Eustis, of Trent
notoriety. All during the xel,,eitian, Coy.
coran waylaily at the Grand. Hotel, in Most
communion with the rebel emissaries at Paris.
Ile is evidently endeavoring to atone for hitt
`treasonable behavior by liberal contribution
to scientific institutions, and he has recently;
donated to the Celtitublan College of MIA*
ington, a building in II street, estiniated at a
value of $30,000.
—A smart little comic periodical, called Les
Oreliesta, is issued in Mexico, containing tole.
rably well executed caricatures, not only of
the several ministers cif State, but even of the
Emperor, Whe t so far from taking innifires9 oC
these rather hard hits upon public events, is ti
subscriber. to a dozen copies, which use sent
regularly by mall among other papers, for thO
amusement of his friends in Europe.
An English gentleman who has reskiml for
a long time on the shores of the Dcael kit, httli
a work in press, in which he states many of
the stories about the margin of the sea ban&
fatal to animal and vegetable life, to be myna..
lie fillggests that on account of its salt ttud.
sulphur Springs it sllols4lA StdetstNfl in a. sans^
torium.
The Military Departments.
The army of the United States which, five
months ago numbered. a million strong, has
already been reduced to about `.100,000, Of Whoa
more than one-fourth' are in Sheridan/11 Dlvi.
sion, near the Mexican frontier. The whole
army is divided into live divisions
1. The Atlantic, General Meade, hcadquars
tens Philadelphia.
s. The Mississippi, Gen. Sherman, St. Louis.a. The Gulf, Gen. Sheridan, New orleans.
1, The Tennessee, lien, Tholll4o, NABllville.
D. The raeifie, Gen. Halleelt, San Franc - in%
The divisions are subdivided into eighteen
departments, each under a Major General.
Their order, names, commanders, and head
quarters are as follows :
I. Department of the Nast, Hooker,New Yorlr.
2, Middle Department, Hancock, Baltimore,.
B. Department of waththgton, Augur ; MA.
ington,
4, Department of the Ohio; Ord, Detroit.
5. Department of the Tennessee, Stoneman k
Knoxville.
S. Department of Kentucky, Palmer, Louis.
vine.
7. Department of the Missouri, Pope, Port
Leavenworth.
S. Department of Virginia, Terry, Wichinondf,
IL Department of North Carolina/ Schofield,
Raleigh.
10. Department of South Carolina, Gilmore*
Hilton Bead.
. .
11. Department of Georgia, Stedman, Au.
gusta.
D t ,pai , thititt of Florida., Foster,
bassee.
is. Department of Mississippi, Slocum, Vick*.
burg.
14. Department of Alabama, Wood, Mobile:
15. Department of Louisiana and Texas, Caw.
by, Now Orleans.
16. Department of Arkansas, Reynolds, L . 4.
tic Rock
1 7 . Deriartment of Cannbia, Wright, rort
Vancouver.
18. Department of California, Sauk
Francisco.
rroruesto by Telegraph.
BALTINona, August24.—Flour is quiet, WO sa4
io ilvnt tlie supply Of prime is scarce; sales or
red at W 3002.32; white at 0,9(49. Camas ars:
live and in rair dema Oats 'white quotexl at 94
ise; yellow at 950. are active at.b/c byt
weight. Provisions are steady. Bacoa—saleill
of Shoulders at 17% . e. Whisky firm.at $24101,
CINCINNATI, August firm, but de.
majal.l)sllt sales at SS..7Agti.49. W/110};:f otoadr•
-
at $2.111. BrovisieliS quiet.
August R.—Flour Ana! Wheat..
quiet at 138 1 /039 for O. / Lake white:Winter..
Freights nominal. -
Receipts,. Skkluments
Flour, bbls 1,000 , '1,700
Wheat, Una 57,00 79,000 _
clue.too, August 21,—Flour dups., Wheat rrs.
at an aciVaiito of 11/Aro salOS Of NO, 3AV
$1.37 , No. 2at $1,94 Oats 2@4(t higher, eloalinc,
firm; sales at 38AWste. COM aotiVe and ito
2e higher ; sales of o. 1 at.1.P40,N0. ' 2 at 70o.:
Freights 'firm and unchrAgoiL nighwities,
quiet. Provisions firm at WO:-'30 for ro ses, and
0621 for prime Ideas Pork.
* ca mp, §igpments,.
Flour, bbls 1111, /46UU 9 1 °1
Wheat, bush 15,000 40000
Corn, bush 180,000 28 1 7 00
Oats, bush • 011,000 44,d00
BALTIMORE, August gfre—The supply of Beef
cattle was larger thin morning than for seine
time past, 1,200 boad baiatt metved. Po oB a.
favored buyers, and it dOOlin, 0 of 1 / 0 Wal
eetabliShed. Some US hew. were held 09011
Prices ranged frow $5 to *zapgross for corn.
mon to very fair lots, and $7.748 for good and
prime.
Hogs, steady sales; COlpraint to Priolke at 111 SO
16.20 gross.
Sheep JIM I WIN tit Oireile Vl9 Kroo s ; ttli