The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-01
II E NJ E W S .
THE wIRZ TRIAL.

~. ralor the Andersonvilc jailor expected last
..ers week sionger, but its drsary monotony will be
-.,,.v.a nv be examination Of che who Of all
n.rs can thr ow light upon the question how far
WI, acted fro his 6endish instincts alone, and
~ far no was prompted and encouraged and supported
-, .,os. !, b,o authority HIM Robert T. Lee and
Ioos John su the ex-rebel generals; Colonel Ould
..i ,ornr,asio of exchange Howell Cobb and ex
c.uo.ror Ryovr have been subpmnaed Witnesses for
W.. THAR eros sexaminaion will be vitality interesting
rs uns of d efence which the prisoners counsel ap
-, aearous OF establishing il this:-That wrz
,cr vbcn some Of the crueities prsctlced
49,, ho was not rsponsbe for the impure vaccination
"a a. borrble r sssls and thaa generally his conduct
- .hs, human 70 than otherwise. In short, that all
a. ,,ec evidenc ssiven Of has torturing starving
,I.o so,d,ers and shooting them down IN cold
!, ,ro and that the old Dutch captsn, his counsel
coc,onaelv term him, is an ill-uscd man. Thus far
,,,, noyress has made in supporting this petition
or ,h three with, examined yesterday the cvi.
S,eo ar two Of the m, Captain Wright and w D. Ham.
,ock s,rcusthened the case for the prosecution Half
49, time of the Co urt taken up by undisnihed
.,h,.s among the lawyers
Mi ,CELLANKoUs
,.o Alabama State Convention have passed ordi-
80 wh,ch II we ms hfly comprehend the very cloudy
,,.,r.r, transmitted 10 us excludes negro Testimony
go, r,. ~ ust,ce II oil civil cases. stipu-
-, q, ,bether or the evidence Of freedmen will
= o.,,.a in Grimm n charged Th&s excanssoai Of
negro testimony, II added, Is 70 oonen1e ui
the next Legislature oeeoes ep0e mo "sAnS
a.. or the state Governor Parsons, In. .
.,s,oc laid before theS conventieD ons oe tho
er DAYS Of the sitting red upont them the nseesstyof
,,x,ng pompt measures Get the ntsrest tho state
49,, 90 as 10 maintain their nanca. crcdh. Referring
A. tho widespread restitution prevailing Throughout the
state he mentioned that forty Thousand nations had been
n,ced at his disposal by the ned States govsrnmsnt
you.rav the convention ado urne1 amer adopting the
oons,u,,ou petitionng fav or Of universal amnesty
Scx thA writ uvwal n tbo mi
o Tho ground that the people Of Alabama havc givea
pnm,u,axablc proof Of their 10 yalsy
In Mississippi action OF a widely d0esent character
h.a been taken the question SovevnoS shar-
.y aocedinq propose Oh Coonah Thomas, Assist
-, cor,,nSsioner Of the rreecmcn's bureau Missis-
n, h., directed that tn, Of freedmen, instead
~ hang adiudcated upon hitherto By tho Frsedners'
p,,ea. shall come before the civil aourts, due rgEd
e,ug had to the existing laws Of the State that freed
man sha have the right to, ana be sued and shs
e entitled TO protection OF person and property. II
Jaoksou Nevs denounccs ihese concessions a. mfr
rrec,s upon the rights OF the Waite man. andS~do
..besber they will be supported by tho people.
President johnson istgransng pardons TO Nae roper
an, rebels with moresavish hand than hiille TO- r
r.m,sr pardoned last three umes greater tn
that Of any previous week since the end or rebsic
n "a slated In or.r Washington sorey Jondsnce "A
anita are 70 be instituted by the Post Once authorit
ag.us, those postrnassers in the soS horn States
were indebted the national goysrnS lent at
the breaking oot Of the rebellion. and have mot siI
rendered an account Of their stew rdship
General slocum Democratic ey didate for Secretary
STATE has rcinqushed command Of the Mississippi
uar.ment on leave Of sbsenca/ He was fssed At Vic
burg on tho 18th uA, and " Oks with earnest satncst
Of shs way In which the people Of the South were
turning their allegiaN5e Al his home in syracus
few days later the Go nera received warm welcc
from the citizens, ard made outsudout Andy Jo
son speech
80 Domingo wws 70 the 9th September has been
ceived. The Jomnicsns celebrating the SEQ
anniversary their restoration 70 Independence by m
ruBcscsss Business rcvivins, and Dotwshssans
an ousr,us rumor thss the spaniards intended 70 ~
tnrs eAmsns--,he Gibraltar Of the West Indies
ansSs Of the little republic were looking up.
gxis Anne Jorking has been - fortunate N lev ~
s~ss the Iossery The litigation with her attorney,
King. which has delighted the quIdnuncs in Judge
nArds court fsy the rsst few days. has ended in the
Vrssring al the bonds 70 be given up 70 the lucky io'
drsyer, ed dsprivng the defendant King Of eve
two thosfssd dollars fec which hsrdlv s~~msd In