Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-06
DISPATCHES

From the Virginia Union Of this morning.l
The Wiriz Afair-Commuintion or
senIenccs-Ex.Rebrl Gen. Lee not
applied for PermissiOn to leave h
COuntry-Habcns CorPu. 70 be He
stored in Loyal Htates-hetchum-
Another Petroleum EkplO.ion-Cot-
i0n-PreSidcnt JOhnson 10 Going
South.
New YORK, Sept. THE Tribune's
special says that 6. H. Emerson, bailif
Of Writ, military commission, has just
returned from the South, where he was
sent by Government to summon witnesses
for the defense. The names OF about go
rebel officers were furnished by Writ.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
by Emerson in finding witnesses, as they
were scattered over North and South
Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Numbers had gone to Texas and Mexico;
out Of a list of sixty but thirty were
found, all of whom are now on their way
to Washington. The FIRST subpoena EN-.
braces names of officers Of all grades from
the rank of Colonel down /; also a num-
Der of private soldiers. Most OF those
named served with Witt, while in CON-
mand of Andersonville prison.
The World = special says that the Pres
ident generally has colamuted to impris-
onment for terms of years all pending
sentences to death, and in case Of soldiers
convicted Of desertion. Three Mlssis-
sippi soldiers, under sentence Of death,
have been sent to Fort Delaware for five
years each.
Ketchum, the forger, was brought bel
fore Justice Hogan this morning. When
he appeared in Court he bore the same
careless manner noticed when arrested.
He appeared to look with contempt on
the Court and all in the room. Upon be-
ing asked if he Was ready to proceed with
his examination, he replied that he was
not. as his counsel was absent from the
city 4; and asked an adjournment for two
days. The case was postponed till next
Monday. I, was intended to have the
case presented to the Grand Jury to-day,
but this adjournment has made a post
ponement necessary.
The Pos, has l. dispatch dated Petro-
leum Centre, the I'd. says: A 6%re'caught
from a spark from a laborer's pipe on Sat-
urday morning, and had destroyed 800
barrels of oil, and a tank at Sanders wells
which tank burst and spread over an acre
of territory. and the whole town was IL
time threatened. Loss, $1,000.
The Herald's New Orleans correspond
ent says: Governor Wells, Of Louisiana.
has appointed agents to proceed up Red
river and seize on behalf and for the ben
eft OF the State, all cotton purchased by
Henry Wallen, formerly rebel Governor.
Captain Semmes, of Alabama pirate noro-
riety, aud his son are still in New Orleans.
4 movement is on foot to invite Pres
ident johnson to extend his contemplated
visit to Richmond as far as Charleston and
Macon.
Another dispatch sayS that not n Of
the prominent ex-rebel Generals hive yet
applied for permission to leave the country
under permission Of the late Presidential
Proclamation. General Lee has no thought
of thus applying, though he has been
offered a handsome mansion in London.
A special dispatch says it is confidently
predicted that the President will soon
issue a proclamation restoring writS OF
habeas corpus in loyal States.
New YORK, Sept. 4.-Pastoral mani
festoes 10 their iocks from three Methodist
Bishops of the South, and from the Epis-
copal Bishop Of Alabama, are published.
They recognize the unmistakeable fact Of
failure to destroy the political unity OF
country, and urge their people to cheerful
submission TO the powers that be, and to
acquiesce in all results of the war, and re-
turn to good citizenship under the Ma
tioual. Government. But they are more
uncharitable on the subject Of church re-
union with their Northern brethren, claim
ing that the latter have repulsed previous
advances made with this object, and insist
that further proposals must come from
them. Wilmar, Episcopal Bishop of Ala
bama, instructs his clergymen that it
would not be necessary to resume their
prayers for the President of the United
| States until civil authority is fully re-
stored in the State. At a convention OF
Georgia ~Episcopalians it was resolved to
resume their connection with the church
North whenever the Bishops should con-
slider such a course consistent with good
faith pledged to their brethren Of other
portions of the late Confederate States.