The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-24

corps of mechanics eau make it. Gal
ierics, boxes and stage paraphernaIia
are LII process Of demolition. The
door, furniture and partitions of the
box occupied by Mr.. I;fncolp ON the
terrible eve of the ASSASSINATION, have
been carefully removed "nG deposited
under lock and key. Notwithstaa ding
that every object intillately connected
with the fearful tragedy has been
taken in charge by the Government,
relic hunters continue MS numerous as
before, and content themselves will,
odds and ends of tinScl and bits of
gliding which strew the floor of the
edltice while the process of rejuvcna-
tion goes forward. The contract made
with Mr.. Ford included everything in
the building, save 81 few articles of
personal property, 50 that NIL its ap-
pnrtenances are disposed of as the
authorities think best. As has been
before stated, the remodelletl structure
will be used for the deposit of the
archives Of the late Southern Con
federacy and other memcntoes os the
rebellion.
THE Trial OF wIRz.
The trial of Captain Wirz was to
have commenced to-day, but has been
further postponed until tomorrow.
This morning, several Government
witnesses were i'll attendance. and
there are others i'll the city who can ut
any moment be summoned The nc
c'1sed has for counsel Judge Hughes,
Gen. j. W. Denver, and Messrs. Peck
and Schade. The prisoner is Il Swiss
by birth. When the United States
forces captured New Orleans, he de-
serted his plantations and negroes in
Louisiana, and, with his wife and
three children, Went TO Vicksburg.
In 1863, the rebel government sent
hlle to Europe as IL military commits
sioner. He remained there eight
months. when, returning to Rich
mond by running the Wilmington
blockade, he was appointed :,n assist
:.4.s :tdjutant-senerll, with the rank of
captain, and asst Sncd to the command
OF the Andersonviile prison
TEEARIEsT OF TRIBUNE CokuEspoND-
EHT 1T NEW ORLEANS
Gen. Candy is NOT :cNd of having
his acts criti"iset!. Tn" New Orleans
>.lr:..; n,n:; - of th;: New Yorl. Tri-
1"""; I.a,ii.% :..:,7:l:,cn to minla,l-
vo't r. n TNin.roi.7- al,on Gen. Canbv's
"';':ll i:st;''t4>?:i of llilitarv ati:ars in
that department, WAS promptly scrt
to New York unlel. arrest and IN: in
c.lur;.. of Gcn. Hooker. Yhe Prcsi
'!nni X reported to have said that if
Gen. Ca..:'y did not behave better
lie would be ordered to report to
Washington in person for Az ;nvrs-
tiSation into his conduct concerning
this affair, and some matters rel: ting
to TIL" Ereedmcn Bureau. The day
sor such high handed measures has
well ;. 2-h passc':.
l'AIiDOSS I,Y TIE PRESIDENT
The President mas l"rdnned the
following named rebels to-day: L. G..
i;v!.rl, of Lolisiuna; W. S. Mason,
Jonathan Worth, i. L. Moore and
Tod Il. Caldwell, ci Nortl, Carolina;
John l.. Schon and T. w. Sehon, of
Tennessee; Il. j. Scatter. of New York
city; ID. Il. Cook, OF Memphis, Tenn;
VIM. Y. Byrd, W. NJ Gilmcr, CIV.
Lee, Frank w. Sidlcn and ,Wm. Il.
Clarl., of Alaban:,; Il. II. Short. of
Louisiana; u. II. Gordon, of Vir-
ginia; VIM. Johnson, of Charlotte, n.
g., and Benjamin Fitzpatrick, for
nl"rly rebel Senator from Alabama
INTEREST ON SEvEN-TFuKrY BoNDs.
The payment of the August interest
upon the first series cI srv.n-th thirty
bonds was commenced ut the Suh-
Treasury yesterday, and there We're
several hundred persons ready with
their coupons. Forming in single
file, the line reached out of the Trea-
s'lry building into Pine street, and ut
one time extended to Nassau street.
The sum to be disbursed is nine mil
lions OF dollars, six or seven millions
of this city. -