Daily national Republican., 1863-11-28
THE MARTYRDOM OF UNION PRIs-
ONERS.

Assistant Surgeon VIM. Spencer, of the I3d
Indiana volunteers, lately hostage for DIR.
Green, c. g. A., and for seven months In Libby
Prison, has called upon US aud gives US some
important facts respecting the condition OF
our men In Richmond. His statements and
the documents In his possession corroborate
entirely the report Of Surgeon Myers to Secre.
tary weles, published in the REPUBLICAN yes.
terday afternoon.
The Union soldiers are plundered and starved,
and the officers confined there strive In vain 70
get before the Confederate Secretary Of War
respectful statement of their grievances. For
instance. an officer three months ago addressed
a statement to Hon. Jas. A. Seddon, Secretary
of War, c. s. A., couched in the most respectful
terms. The officers In charge of the prisoners.
refused TO seud it up. Several attempts were
made to send the document to our own Govern
ment, so that the facts ii contained could be
acted upon, and we believe that these attempts
have finally succeeded.
We understand from Surgeon Spencer, that
the officers feel that something should be done
promptly for the relief of our men from their
intolerablc hardships. Hard as is the fare of
the officers, they live In luxury compared with
the men, and are willing to suffer the conse'
auenccs that might fall upon themselves o'
apy measures our Government might adopt tc
coorce the rebel authorities into decency.
ORPHANS CouRT.-Judye Pmcsll.-The &C
count OF Charles T.. Rittenhouse, acting execute
> OF Lydia N. Whital.
q The vouchers to second account OF Sarah AM
, Hall and Stewart Hasting, the executor OF DAME
+ W. Hall, were approved and passed,
, The last will and testament OF Hannah uric
. was proven by J. NJ. Carlisle, the only subs,ribin
l. witness, and admi tied to probate for personally
c Catherine ycnsbie was appointed guardian !
n George V. King and Ella King, infants.
o W j. Stone, Ir renounced the office Of execute
G under the will OF Mrs Hannah Ulrieh.
Letters of administration with the will annexe
on the personal estates OF Hannah uirieh wei
/, granted to WH. =. Mnt'ingly.
Christians Ehrmantraut, administratr oil NJ
+, tIld, Fowler, set forth In n petition to the eou
~ that at the time OF the desth Of Matilda Fowl'
there was in her house belonging to her abo'
nine hundred dollars In gold and three hundr'
- In paper and that the said money was seized
n Win Fowler, s'n OF the deceased. The admin
De tratiix therefore prayed that Vim Fowler bee
r. pelled to return the money
de VIM Fowler Ia reply admitted that tLeFe was
at the house at the time OF he death OF Mrs NATL
al Fowler, the sum OF $50 belonging to her and
ed more-of which SO were In gold, ~ In slVsr' a
us ses in p.per The defendant (Wui. Fowler al
rs stated that he paid before the appointment OF
nGIninistratIix out OF the funds, S4b foi ton
lis stone Tor said Matilda Fowler, and $50 Ia paper
ed the ndministrat'iN, and Ia WILLING pay the D
ls- nuce upon Tecpivin. one release and Acluifan
therefore. David Baa, Eta, was the solicit
IRE for the defendant Nm. Fowler b. Y. JACKSON
ng, attorney for the pant.r Oh istiana Ehrmantra
md . CRIME IN OUR CITr,--onc of the city aid'
an. men lately charged that the last quarterly rep
of the superintendent oi Police gives an exagg
at,d estimate Of the amount uf crime In this ei
lat Perhaps the byst answer t0 this charge 10
his nights record, No less than eight rebae'ies
on. reported 'hiS moiHhs, '''"'"s '"' 80
his to more than mae 'ho"sH"" u'"A'' 'e''''''
money and essh papers