The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-06
T H & N & w S
TRIAL OF wIRz.

The greater part OF yesterday was occupied Defore the
wirz Military Commission in continuation Of the exam
ination OF George w. f. Reynolds witness for tho de-
fence-in continuation and to considerable extent a
repetition or bis wonderful stories OF the previous day
regarding the interior life of the Andesonville prison
pen According to him, It was regular city, and on
the whole rather pleasant sort Of city TO live
in. His statement regarding the manner Of his
capture previous to being sent to Andersonvle was
ON par with his other marvellous relations his reg
men met equal number Of rebels, and fought with
them an hour when all his party taken prisoners
but not of them either killed wounded during
the engagement or the thousand dealers OF nearly
MI vocations among the prisoners in the stockade, ave
hundred we're bakers, and about half dozen dealt In
real estate selling sites on tho main streets TO other
prisoners who wished TO commence business. There
wcrc many eating houses, at which first rate
meal could be got for ten dollars in green
backs, and o thmbcful Of whiskey for throe
dollars He himself a -four and provision
dealer had well stocked establishment and some days
sold thousand pounds OF flour alone When he entered
the prison he had money at all, but by selling
portion OF his rations each day accumulated capital and
left after confinement Of only two months with over
five hundred dollars. At time during his .imprison
ment he said, he had five thousand dollars in green
backs II will be remembered that on the previous
day he testified to there being many gamblers in
barber shops whore they dyed the whiskers Of
their fellow captives acted doctors and sold medi-
cines He said that there were fifty wells and four
hundred and fifty springs in this delightful city, and that
the watcr in them was clear and pure.
On his crossexamination Reynolds acknowledged
that half the prisoners were in rags, and that he
had seen deliberately cut their own Threats and
die In explanation OF this rather strange con-
duct In place where there was SO much
Of happiness and plenty, he said that he didn't
know why these unreasonable beings committed
these acts, unless because they wcrc reduced TO
skin and bone and destitute This physical cond
tion he maintained not caused by the treatment at
Andorsonvie but by the men being wasted by sickness
ai Washington. There half million OF dollars In
grecnbacks in tho stockade which in the hands Of
one fourth of the prisoners Many other things Of a
similarly enchanting character related by this rival
Of tho author of 1.-THE Arabian Nights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Later returns from Mississippi indicate that General
b G. Humphreys instead OF Judge T. s. Fisher, was the
successful candidate for Governor the election held
that State on last Monday General Humphreys has not
yet bcen pardoned by the President as we have hereto
fore stated ABR A. M. West, who Is said TO be good
Union man. Is elected TO Congress In the Fourth dis
trct
Another grand charge OF the democratic legons in the
present political campaign In this State made at Al
bany last night They had nm immense gathering IN the
Capitol grounds and brought out something like the en-
thusiasm and political paraphernalia Of the old and
pamy days Of the party. Cannon Numbered, bonnres
blaxed lamps and torches cleaned and flags and ban
nes Haunted In the evening breeze General Socu
and John Van Buren, among the speakers, and both
were enthusiastically received
The North Carolina Reconstruction Convention pro.
n, hoou IRA
has yet done scarcely anything The members yes
terday principally engaged discussion 70 whether
they should declare the ordinance null and
void or formally repeal H but vote on the question
was reached.
Governor Perpont, OF Virginia, in letter which no
has written relative to tho inelgibty Of candidates Tor
Congress In that State who in consequence Of their con
ssction with the rebellion, cannot conscientousy take
che oath prescribed for every member before being ad
mnted 10 the door Of either house, Says" Has MOI
che appearance OF persistent and continued rebellion FOL
sa 70 run for Congress who by the law Of Congress can
nos take their seas"
In regard to freedmens Affairs, Of the assistant
commissioner who has Just completed tour through
western Alabama reports that the negroes are m thu
main indussriousy at work. but that the crops poor
end n thought that they win not be sucient TO sus
calm the population The greater part Of the inhabitants
are indsposed 10 cooperate with the Freedmens Burea,
pos and refuse TO consider the results Of the war
decisive declared that there Ia but little oyalt,
among the majority Of the whites, and that they resa'
che oath Of allegiance mocery TO DO broken when
ever convenient though returned rebel soldiers are men
sionsd ~ exceptions in these respects.
An article on Italian affairs, nom our Florence cor
respondent which we print this morning gives an &C
count u some mysterious Communications and interview
which have lately been passing between the Empcro
Louis Napoleon and King Victor Emanuel, which ar
supposed 70 be the orerunncrs Of the recognition Of tn
kingdom u Italy by Austria, the settlement OF tn
Roman dsculsy, and the shearipg Of the Pope Of hi
temporal power
In the Convention Of TIE Episcopal Church in Phila
de,phA yesterday delegates from North Carolina, tn
second Southern State 70 b repesened made their ap
pearsncc delegation from Texas having been admitte
On the previous day Propositions in reference TO dioce
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