The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-13
Afternoon Report
From New York.


ces that The ships o. war purchased for the
Government, In New York. are on their way
T % Hayti anal with these vessels, Cape Hay
tian. the rebel stron yhold. will be 5lockadcd
ma tue city oyerpowerld. Besides these, he
T odds, all cur other steamers, q the number Of
TX, have been entirely repaired and armed.
,nd viii Immediately put 70 sea and ascertain
Tue reason why one q our vessels was aban-
doncd % the enemy without resistance. He
I .lludes 10 the superiority OF the Government
forces over the rebels and argues the immedi-
&c and complete overthrow Of the rebellion.
IHE wIRz cAsE-UNPUBIIsnED FAcrs-AT-
TTMrI 1T SUICIDE - GOODNESS or HIS
WIFE.
Morning papers contain the following In re-
alton 20 the execution Of Captain Nirz, and
.t8rtling fact connection with Wirz's impri,-
umeni, which 10 has not been deemed expe-
4ent 10 publish heretofore. may now be given
20 the public. 1his is no less than an attempt
10 poison VI irz. When Mr.. " irZ came here
/ q was the desire Of the Government 10 give
itr every facility for enjoying Interviews with
/ her husband. with only such precautions ~
we're Indispensable necessary The iir.t inter-
Jew Of Mr.. Mirl with her husband was In
his cell ju.t afier the commencement of his
I trial. Their meeting was not nj all Of the
character that would be expected between
man and wife under such circumstances.
There was 10 appearance Of tenderness, no
embrace. no Hiss, no tears, no apparent emo
ton Of any kind on the part Of either. The
. =
Well" he answered IN a gloomy voice; II
IN getting along pretty WELL" She looked 10
him "A moment, and her next words were,
~ hen did you have on clean shrty never
saw you look 20 dirty in my life" Nirz re-
piled that he bad one on within the last week,
nd began 10 complain Of his misfortunes.
/ Their conversation throughout was cold and
J iippant, and indicated either that their rela-
tons had not been very pleasant previously,
Or that they were not really married. She
flIt tI.G.| "a. In Il
General Baker, the officer IN charge, made ar
! rangcineut, that she should see him twice a
week. The second Interview was rs cold and
devoid Of affection rs the first.
The third interview was on sunday, October
9th. Tho two exchanged commonplace sal
utatious. rs before. and INDUCED in common
place conversation. Gen. Baker saw Mrs.
NirZ draw Oh his glove. and saw again mo-
ton Of her hand a. though moving something
in Ii which She desired 10 conceal. A. she
rose 20 20. she stepped up 10 Wirz. and, for
the first time. made q movement 10 Kiss him.
Gen. Baker stood ~ their side. where he could
sec The meeting Of the lips. twas not aquict
| passionate kiss, but Gen. Baker noticed that
! ihcy occupied longer time than necessary.
and that the movements Of their lips were
rather peculiar for kiss their lips parted.
Gen. Baker was convinced that She had passed
something through her mouth into his. and
that he wa, about TO swallow II. lie sprang
toward Wiz and caught him by the throat,
partly choking him for the instant. Gen. b.
commanded him to open his mouth. and Us he
/ did 80 be slipped out a little bali, which he
had partially crushed, and which General b.
picked up. IL was somewhat smaller than an
acorn, and was ascertained 10 be >trychnine.
incioscd in silk and coated with liguorice In
getting up, Mrs NirZ had probably dexter
lu-ly conveyed il 10 bis mouth In an instant
more Nirz would have swallowed il, and a.
soon rs the outside coating had dissolved in
stomach IL would have CAUSED instant death.
Mrs. Nirz was not again allowed 10 visit the
ell. She left the city nearly TWO weeks ago,
act waiting either 10 hear her husbands sen
tencc or 10 see him again before his death. ON
Ms trial here. her cold and indillt rent manner
toward her husband was noticed and CON-
nentcd upon. IL l. not known whether Wirz
lad, hy any means, communicated his desire
To- commit suicide 10 his wife. or whether ii
was not partly al the nsligation Of outside
parties. that She wished TO aid him to DO so.
q is known that for long time Wirz had no
hope Of escaping sentence OF death. and IL il
tl~o believed that there friends Of Davis. Lee
Ninder who feared something might be elicit
on the trial that would connect them, by
cgal evidence, with. and make them respon-
IDLE for, AndcrsonNille crimes. and who d.
red that WIZ might be out Of the way as
quickly rs possible.
THE LONDON NEWS on 1.-THE SITUATION"
The London Daily Ne,rS in city article
.ays: Pending the receipt of news from Amer-
n 10 the temper in which the Washington
nent to take into consideration the Alabama
laims. cheek j. given 20 the movement in
american securities; rs regards which the ten
lency of the market i, otherwise, very favor
bic. Nevertheless. in the meantime, the high
-ltos Of interest required from the speculative
Iclders Of q, c-tweuty bonds II last settlement
ave caused occasional realizations; 30 that
he price Is barely maintlincd. should our
wn Government adopt the moderate course
which is expected Of them, il would seem dii-
ult % limit the probable flow Of British cap-
al into cur own securities. new and cid: Tor
hese, evidence on every side that result Of the
iNil war has rails d the prestige and credit Of
american enterprises higher than they ever
TODD before.
The Free Masons. in England. are following
he example Of these in France by protesting
'gainst the Popes recent allocution.
rnE CANADIAN A. THORITIFs MOVING N TIE
FENIAN MATTER.
The Herald's letter, Ottawa. {. W, says: II
is now beyond doubt asserted that steps are 10
( be taken by the Canadian Government 10 meet
The danger Of the fenian movement.
The Executive Council met at Montreal. on
The I'll. ana is 10 meet in this city on the 18th.
Enough has transpired TO show that placing a
large force along the line Of the frontier WAS
/ discussed. That force will likely be al least
\ twelve batialions, or some SIX thousand men,
nd this will be backed by regular force In
! The country, now amounting 10 about 10000
/ men. Montreal is 10 furnish three battaions.
n about 30 men. Three or four others Will
+ oc raised east Of the city, and in Canada West
tx or eight battalioas will also be raised. OF
these three Will come from Toronto.
THE KErcuUM cAsE-TUNIs KAIBAssY-RE-
/ CFn1s OF CorTON-LATrR FROM MEXICO.
In the case Of the application Of Mr. Ne
/ Wicker for the examination Of Edward y.
/ kctchum, relative 90 seventy thousand dol
lars demanded by the former decision, has
been rendered in favor Of allowing IL. The
tne.s as.Ns. sfsN
The Tunisian Embassy LEFT thi. afternoon
for Providence They viii sail for Europe on
saturday.
During thi, week. the receipts Of cotton at
this point are 2i,3oi bale; sales and rc-sales.
l5,S0O bales; exports, l1,sJ1 bales; available
stock on hand. 1000.
The Hcrald's correspondence from FL Paso
Mexico. October 18th, says, The French eXpe-
dictionary force, under General Brineourt, are
still in possession Of the city Of chihuahua.
They have not advanced en- this place Presi-
dent Juarez and suite are still IN I'll Paso. Ii
j. believed they Mill cross the Rio Grande into
Texas. then get below. and join the forces of
General E>ccbcdo. who are resisting the
French forces in The states of Nueva. Leon
and Coahuila.
THE REPORTED FRENCH COMPLAINTS.
Information in reference 10 the action Of the
French Government relative 10 complaints al
legged 10 be lodged in the Custom House, was
obtained from reliable reporter who received
Il from the owner 0f steamer which was
searched by two persons who represented
themselves a. revenue officers sent from the
Custom House to search her. The owner went
around the vessel with them and showed eases
of arms but they did not demand they should
be opened. Those officers stated that the Gov
eminent Of France had lodged complaints
against vessels and 20 persons. specifying
them by name. Just - these people stated
their information il was given 10 the agent Of
the Associated Press. Mr.. Nakeman. The
surveyor denies he has sent any officers from
the custom House 10 search any vessel for
arms on complaint Of agents Of the Govern
mcnt Of France. The inference i that those
receiving officers were none other than spies.
TIE FENIAN HEADQUARTERS.
The executive officers Of the Fenian Brother
hood have engaged a spacious mansion in the
upper part a the city g. headquarters. The
President and the bureaus will move into 1t
next week.
The Express says the present organization :
not intended fer the Government Of the future