The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
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THE WIRZ TrIAL.

1nE w lAL 1n1AA.
In the wirz court martial yesterday several witnesses
for the de ence examined but no very important
testimony was ELECTED Vincent Bardo testified to having
been whipped and placed in the chain gang for attempt
ing to escape from the prison pen BIT said that his
punishment was not inflicted by Virus orders though
by whose he could not tell Other persons testified to
the violence aud profanity OF the acuscd but had
him beat the prisoners. War Department order
rel ewing General Bragg Of the members OF the
court from further service the commission was read
during the days proceedings by Judge Advocate Chip
man. and led to sharp cooquy between the Court and
Mr. Baker, of Virus counsel The latter gentleman
requested 10 know the for General Braggs BIO NJ
relieved when the Court very CURLY rcpcd:-'' Yoa
cannot ascertain II is none or your business GO on
with examination" e
r.. ROPE.
Tie Qrebec steamer Bclg an touched at Father Pc n,
yesterday with European advices two days later than
those published in yesterday Head.
Fcnianism still the all absorbing topic. The dis
covcry that the organization extended the ranks
oil the British army had caused CONSERVATION at Cork
and brought alto It Of the banks The Lon
don Pcs ministerial organ, repeats the assertion that
Mr. Seward has given information of Fenlan movements
10 the British government, end thanks him with an OK
cess II ~ altitude for his honorable and a,ucabc conduct
man Murphy, who arrested in the Lish Pope
Office, aud subsequently released In the employ Of the
Washington War Department.
A meeting Of American b,ndholdcfs had been held at
Frankfort Germany, with a view Placing tho sound
81 American finance before foreign Powers in n
clearer lgll.
In tho i,cndcs money market, the 22d ult, Untsd
States ivctwca;ics quoted Al cs 6st.. American
cotton I'd I'd higher With an excited market
xlscELLANEoJs.
THO total amo1nt Of our national Indebtedness pre-
sent az appears from the Treasury Department books is
xl74a aI7 100 On which tia entire interest Ia coin and
currency Is sIsT $50 ZIG During the pnst month the
public debt has been reduced s2 10000, the interest
over $500 600 end the legal tender In circua
ton 30 200
The Treasury Department, rccsir,s from internal
nuc ror the quarr ending the so.h u arc stated a.
SIS TOO AS The receipts u yesterday alone were
nearly three millions OF dollars. N W.
Secretary OF the Treasury sIccnloch has Issued cir
car giving notice holders OF certificates Of indebted
hess which before the FIRST day OF January next
OF compound interest notes aud OF and two year
Treasury notes % the readiness Of the Department 20
give in exchange for ihcm, the extent Of nifty millions
o. dollars six p,. ayewenty year bonds at three
per cont preiniIm #. .n..a... ~.
ference with the civil authorities, has issued order
de- gnan, niue members OF zach branch OF the Rich.
mond CITY Coancn elected in July last, but who az tho
time ~. permitted by tho military authorities to
assume tn functions OF office. who are to be allowed TO
qualify AMI ostnsa Tor the purpose Of appointing ON.
TO conduct the Congressional election, which IS TO
take plac on The 12lh inst
II has been heretofore annoupced by the telegraph
that the Alabama Convention which adjourned on las,
Saturday voted u submit 10 the people for ra,cai
or rejection tho amendments made ny Il 10 the State
constitution. Another despatch however from MONT.
gomery t!si the Convention refused 10 make this
submission
Now Orleans despatch Gays Provisional Governor
Marvin OF Florida had issued his proclamation ordering
an election FOR members State Convention be held
on the ID inst
The Reconstruction Convention Of North Carolina met
In Raleigh yesterday and organized We give list of
tho dclcgs another column. No details Of the pro.
ceedings have reached "
Tho election Connecticut yesterday resulted in the
defeat OF the negro suffrage itutona amendmen,
by from three to FIVE thousand majority
delegation OF the democratic party OF New Orleans Il
now on the way 10 Washington on mission which is
announced important but The precise object Of which
has not yet been made public
General Conner returned to Fort Laramie on saturday
lss from hs Powder river expedition againt the hostile
Indians Of the Northwest and his troops expected to
reach the fort in about week The expedition
considerable rxtcnt successful bands Of Cheyennes,
Sioux and Arapshoes being defeated and routed with
heavy loss In four pitched battles while the General
own loss was very triang
Details OF the recent successes OF the Mexican i'm.
pcriss,s In chihuahua sonora and other states here.
tofore briefly reported furnished us BY city or
Mexico correspondent II H. claimed that Pcsqueira the
republican Governor OF Sonora after being driven
Hermosilio the csptal pursued Lost III his
tv,e, and had his force completely dispersed whils
Ia chihuahua u u said the impenaliAts marched
che sste routing every detachment u republicans with
VIII CD they The imperial troops heretofore an
ncunced occupied the city q Chihuahua on the 10th
Of August, On his late visits 10 interior towns Max.
milan was received, II is stated, with much entbu
sissm BY the Inhabitants, being welcomed IN addresses
BY the clergy and working classes DEGREES among
others have been Issued by the Emperors government
appropralng four hundred thousand dollars towards
bslaags ses railroad vroeaaliag Mexico VUcu 10 ial.