The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-15
N ews. Summary.

reached her wharf from New York city yesterday
evening, having her usual full complement OF
freight and passengers. We aro indebted to
Captain BENSON and Purser NORTH for their at
tentions.
The Havana Price Current OF October 9th has
been placed in our possession. It contains, in ad-
iltion to tho usual market report, nm account of
the damage done to property in and near that city
during the terrible gale of the 22d and Esd of
October. The wind commenced blowing from
east to northeast, then shifted to the southeast,
afterwards to the southwest and south-Boutlicast,
but the most violent gusts werc from south-south-
east to south-southwest. Most Of the sugar
houses escaped serious injury. The Tacon thea
tire had it's roof blown off, and considerable dam
age was sustained by private residences The
vessels in the harbor were injured to considcra-
ble extent, but they were nearly all foreign, and
Unknown here.
The steamship Columbia, well known here, had
the gale off Cape Carnavcral, lasting eighteen
hours, ana causing her engines to stop, and sus-
tained very considerable injury in her upper
works.
The sales of Clayed Sugar had been limited, at
liz rials for No. 12, at which price the market
was firm. Clayod Molasscs was quotedat 81 rials,
with limited demand. Coffee was in some de-
mand but scarce, at 1Gi u quintal for Porto Rico.
An interview Of n very important character, as
showing distinctly the extent OF President JOHN
SONS requirements at tho hands Of the States
lately in the war, preliminary to recognizing them
as having fully resumed their loyalty, took place
at the Executive Mansion on tho 10th. A delega-
ton Of members of tho North Carolina Convention
visited the President and one of their namber,
Mr. REED, gave him synopsis Of what tho Con-
vention had done: annulling of the secession ordi
nance, the prohibition Of slavery, and the repudi
alton of the Confederate debt In conclusion, Mr..
REED made two requests-that the full reconcile
ment Of North Carolina with the National
Government might be officially declared, and
that the Congressional test oath might be repeal
ed. The President, in reply, congratulated tho
gentlemen on the progress their State had made
and the spirit evinced by their people, but told
thom that something remains yet to be done, and
that this is the adoption by the North Carolina
Legislature of the slavery prohibition amendment
to the National Constitution. This, the President
said, "is, in my judgment, practically important
to the successful restoration which ia so much de-
sired by ALL" He also informed the Legislature
that Provisional Governor HOLDEN will be again
instructed to continue to act as State Executive
until ho shall have been expressly relieved by
orders to that effect.
The execution, by hanging, of HENRY W1Rz took
place little after eleven o'clock, the 10th inst.
in the yard of the Old Capitol Prison, in Washing
ton-a efforts of his counsel for Executive clenl-
ency having proved unayailng A strong military
guard surrounded the scaffold and besides the
soldiers there were several hundred civilians in
the enclosure as witnesses of tho solemn specta-
cle The prisoner was accompanied from his cell
to the platform, in addition to the military officers
by tho Rev. Fathers BOYLE and W1a6Er, Of the
Catholic Church-from the former of whom, be-
fore leaving the prison, he received the sacrament.
Tho War Department orders, founded on the find
ing and sentence Of the Court Martial in WIRz's
case, with the Presidents order approving the
same and fixing the time of execution, were read;
and in this and other necessary ceremonies about
three-quartcrs Of an hour passed from the time
tho condemned appeared under the gallows till
tho fatal stroke and drop left him suspended be-
tween heaven and earth. On the scaffold W1Rz
conversed with those near him, was apparently
self-possessed, and continued to assert his inno-
cence.
The fact has just been made public that some
weeks ago. during the visit Of WIRz's wife to Wash
ington, an attempt WAS made by her to forestall
the sentence OF the court in her husbands case
by poisoning him. When kissing him at parting
in the CELL after of their interviews, she man
aged to convey from her own mouth into his lit
tie ball Of stryehnine, covered with coatings Of
ent and noticed the suspicious proceeding, sprang
forward, and, by seizing WrRz by the throat COM
PEELED him to spit out the article. An examination,
showed it's poisonous character, and the object it
was designed to accomplish. Mrs. W1Rz was not
again allowed to visit her husband in his cell. -
Another meeting OF the Health Commissioners
was held at Now York. ON the 10th inst, to devise
means for meeting tho visitation Of the cholera in
case it shall reach that city. DR.. SAYnE reported
the result of his visit to Washington, to procure
from government tho privilege Of selecting O cite
on Sandy Hook for o cholera hospital. So far, his
efforts have not met with success but negotia-
fions are in progress to secure location for the
purpose ut Fort Schuyler, on the East River. 1t is
proposed to assign suitable number Of men to
the duty OF making sanitary inspections OF the
city, md rendering daily reports Of all matters
dangerous to the public health which may come
under their observation. No new cases OF cholera
nrc reported in the bay. The work Of fnmigating
tho Atala'atd is in progress m
Advices from Jamaica give additional details
OF the horrors Of the negro insurrection. Tho
authorities have already hung forty Of the leaders.
Snrray is in state OF seige, and martial law LA
been declared in St. Thomas The steamer Ar
dent left immediately for Barbadoes, to obtain
troops, nnd tho British steamer Cbrde,id which
arrived ut New York few days since, has also left
for jamaica. T..