The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-03
Telegraph.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
The Long Island Railroad CataS.
tFOphe---COrOneF'S Verdict.
Washington News.
The WIrz Military Commission.

( NV YoRK, September 2.-Tbs coroner
jury IN the case of the collision on the Lon,
island railroad have returned verdict a.
~ follows:
Ihat the collision was produced BY csre
les'ness on the part Of the conductor Of tn,
mail train, and James White, engineer o
-he express train. They also censure tn,
President Of the railroad for the careless
ana Irregular manner in which the trains
We're run, and accusing him, indirectly, OF
being responsible for the accident.
The Posts Washington special says the
President has restored 10 command. Col.
Preston, SSH 0. s. eolored troops, hereto
fore dismissed.
large number Of past offices and mail
routes have just been opened in South
Carolina.
A number Of Quariermasiers and other
Government employees have been dis
charged.
Horace Greeley arrived in Washington to-
day.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 2.-By direction of the
Secretary of War, board of inquiry is to be |
convened at Fortress Monroe, to investigate
the facts pertaining to the management Of
the hospitals at camp Hamilton, past and
present.
FORTRESS Monroe, Aug. S1.-Jef. Davis
has been attacked with erysipelas for the
second time since his imprisonment. The
first attack was very slight, but this one is
more severe, although not looked upon as
serious.
The health Of Mr.. Clay is improving.
NV YoRE, September 2.-Gov. Perry. of
South Carolina, has written tho Postmaster
General stating that the railroads are in a
condition to carry mails as far as thew ex
Iend,and that they will be delivered to their
aes'lnationin hacks. He also says he has the
sratiieation of stating that South Carolina
Is all loyal and taking the oath cheerfully.
ohe VIII be first to take her place in the
Dnion' as she was the first to go out, unf,r
unately.
ST. Louis, September q The Rock
Mountain News of a late date says gentle
men just from Elpazo, New Mexico, reports
he French marching on Chihuahua.
WAsHNGTOy, Sept. 2-The Wirz Military
commission re-assembled to-day, A. s.
Idler testified that had served in the 10th -
ennessee cavalry, aad was prisoner at
Jacksonville from the 9Th Of March till
ePtember, 1864. lie thought Capt. Wirz
stunned command about the lst of April. -
one occasion, when WirE came into the y
ockade, cripple on crutches approached pa
m and asked to go outside. The reouest 10
as refused. The cripple said he had rath ~
be dead, when Wirz told the sentinel noe
that man did not go back to shoot him. moo
le cripple did not go back, and the seuti- o
fired upon him. Wirz was heard 10 saw II
at he was killing more Yauks than those 90. r
the front. Witness saw ,lirty or thirty. YE
e men shot outside the dead line. Du-
g a further examination the witness mus
'ke Of man at whom the sentinel fired Nd,
Cross examination. Did you see the ball bids
Ike the mann No, think it would take "
y good eyes to see ball strike man. au
witness also gave other instances where
n were shot.
as. H. Davidson testified that he was ~
mber of the 4th Indiana Cavalry, and was :
en- prisoner and sent to Andersouyi!Ie.
says be was driver of thedead wagon
al times had upwards of twenty- We TO H
'ty men in the wagon, and when return Boar
to camp would bring rations and wood J 'ior'
K IN the same wagon. He aIso saw a pris- TWEEN
who Lad washed some clothes. and &C.
he hanging them up to dry, one of the to all
'es blew over the dead line, and when he
med over TO get it was fired upon, and ga
through the breast. He also saw men ] lear car
we'd to death. lie d
Inner hal never seen Wirz shoot but ing.
man. Tho grave diggers were Union y S5s
oners. The graves were dug about two durin
- :.t. $500 ~" infus
S'4 iHches ID depth. layor
81. Whiting, late of the Confederate SER mann
;, testified to the signature of Capt. Wirz
General Wiuder on the consolidated / o. Ny
+. The report is as follows: cam cam 4
uriug the month os August, 1864, the 6 [sS' !
oners in camp was 1885; in hospital, State,
'-total, 2I,67S. There were received can ear r p
various places during August 30, 500, 70 tho
ing total aggregate of 54,76O. Died
ng the month 1898 sent to other pris
p; exchanged 81; escaped 80, making Shelf er
|. On the Slst ofAugust there were in his il
P i9,473; in hospital 2,22O-totaI, 81 ,69S. 4eaa.
'ch prisoner took an oath to escape while
lng outside, although several did es- .'Ti
by some bribery of the guards with IN ms =
nbacks, and others by simply walking myse
the roll call would show if any had t aGaaS
ped, and never did any such offences 60 idea Q
lnished when caught. I INT /,
sspectfully forwarded TO Gen. S. Cooper, that
liant and Inspector General. show
ignedl JOHN II. W1sDER, o. INC
Brig. Gen. dsmy
loma1 Hall terrified no belonged to the 1hu
inc Corps, and was prisoner at Ander- Of i.s
lille. He had charge Of a squad of nine Pro Pro
risoners, but only one out Of the entire gwen
Der survived, they gave him another sep
d from a new stock Of men and they ". ".
of. -