Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-19

New YORK, Oct. Is. The lire in the I.edgor
| printing Office this noon caught in the paper
room in the basement, and extended to the
first floor where SIX printing presses are oper-
ated. The 11ames were eXtnguahed before
| much damage was done beyond the paper
room. Loss estimated from one thousand to
| four thousand dollaas.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Is.-The Wirz Military
| Commission re-assemblei to-day.
Judge Advocate Holt was psesens after the
| reading of the record of Saturday.
Col Chapman stated that to prevent any an.
pearapce or prejudice he had caused TO be pre-
pared an argument for the defense, which was
| examined and revised by the accused and SUBJ
mitted with his approval.
Capt. c. M. Self was reoalled and letter
| shown him in which be recognized the hand
writing of Robert Ould
Ihis paper was endorsed by Ger. Windcr
and Capt Turner. Samuel +. Hunt testified
that he found the letter on the private desk of
Gen. Wlnder Immediately after the fall of Rich.
mond,
Mr. Baker asked leave to examine the paper
Gen. Wallace understood that Mr. Baker
had Withdrawn from the case
Mr.. Baker SAID that such did not appear upon
! the record, He had merely submitted the
case.
| that Mr.. Baker had withdrawn, while others
| thought that he had rested the defense with
out withdrawing.
Mr.. Baker was allowed to proceed
The letter frolG Robert Ould, addressed to
| Gen. Winder, dated City Point, March 18th,
. was then read Il called for all the military
and political prisoners, excepting officers, and
said that the arrangements worked largely in
our favor, as we get rid of a set of miserable
wro.ehes and get some of the best material l
/ ever saw.
! The argument in behalf Of tho accused was
| then read by ono Of the official reporters.
| Col. Chapman asked for "a hours to prepare
| his closing argument for the Government He
| attached more than usual importance to the
| case, but thought he would be able to get
| through so that the Court could close it's ses-
! sion on Friday.
The Court then adjourned to Friday.
PHILAnELPHIA, Oct. lS.-The General Con-
/ venton of the Episcopal Church reasscmbled
| this morning.
| Hon. Washington Hunt offered the following
| amendment to tho minutes in reference to the
protest Of Rev. DR.. Vinton
| WHEREAS, the protest of Rev. DR.. Vinton
suppresses and ignores the recognition of the
| House, unanimously adopted on the 9Th inst,
| recognizing with most profound gratitude the
| goodness Of Almighty God in restoring na-
| tonal peace and Union and whereas such
suppression is niust and injurious to this house.
and calculated to produce an erroneous impress
sion in regard 10 its proceedings therefore
iassoIged, That said protest be not received.
/ Mr.. Hunt said that in Offering this amend
Inent to the minutes his purpose was to- vindi-
| cate the house from the erroneous impression
which the protest was calculated to produce
| On his motion the house had, with entire
unanimity, expressed its profound graf
! itude % Almighty God Tor the restoration
/ Of National peace, aud the Union. The Ma
| tonal Union by necessary implicatAon as wei
| as the popular acceptance Of the terms includes
the integrity Of tho Nation and the Federal
Government with all its rlghtful and consttu-
toaal authority over the wtolo land 1t was
on this that the Union had been defended ana
! preserved
In framing this resolution lie had used the
! term "ia this sense as synonymous with
National Government based on the Constitu-
tional Union Of tho States with all its powe1s
complete and unimpared. He felt fally war
rauted in asserting that such was the true mean.
| ing Of this clause.
In making any etorence to the proceedings,
he felt thai tile authors of the protest
! lid done mortal injury to the Church and
tho Convehlio For ono he was unwiln q
to have it go forth to the country that tho
COuNeu llitt tiilcu 10 express llS sense OI
| gratitude TO Atmisht God, not only for peIce
| and the blessings which it implies, but also for
| the Union of the States and the restoration of
, the national integrity and authority. His only
| object in the present motion was to place this
! matter in it's true light before the church and
| tho country, and vindicate our action from
| what he could not do less th2p characterize as
an unfair and upwarract ctable jmputation.
| Hon. Hamilton Fish amended by moving u at
| the whole reference 10 tho protest be stricke
| irDm the minutes, the protest was not re, q
| and therefore should not be on the minuc,.
| The amendment of Mr., Fish was adopted.
The Committee On tho State of the Church
reported q resolution, when DE-. Patterson
| called attention to the fac; Ma. Bishop VIII
liams was referred 20 ~ the report as Bishop
of this church. which he is not until he signs
| the 4srqd torms.
bishop Williams name was then withdrawn
from the report, and the resolution, As amend
ed, adopted,
a report was adopted establishing Freed
mans Mission. The order OF the day
the canon preventing the clergy from en-
tering the military service except AS chaplains
was taken up.
DR.. Goodwin submitted the following sub
stitutc Cor the canon reported by the commit ttee
No clergyman of this church, whether Bishop
PRESBYTERIAN or Deacon, shall voluntarily eute
any military or naval service, except as q non
conbatant, or hold any military or naval com