The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-15
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OFFICIAL.
TRIAL OF WIRZ.

The wirz court martial met yesterday, but com
PEELED again adjourn without ransacting any business,
owing to the continued illness Of the accused. The
surgeon the Old Capitol Prison stated that Virus
dition had somewhat improved but that he still
able to leave his Mr. Baker, Of his counsel,
stated that he visited the prisoner the previous
day and found his system FRUSTRATED and his mind ap
pareny deranged. He had little control Of his limbs,
and seemed like man broken up. Mr. Baker testified
the good wrz has received during his
hncmcnt The court adjourned until next Monday.
EURO H.
Two days later advces from Europe were brought by
Che steamship ASIA which arrived at HALT Ak yesterday
The mails by the Asia will probably reach this city to-
morrow evening
The officers of the French feet having been fed and
fcted to their hearts content at Portsmouth, and the
Admiralty OF both nations having congratulated them
Ives on their mutual greatness and good foelng the
International clad show had terminated The Eng,
IN press considers the demonstration memorable
Episode in the history Of the world.
Fcnianism In Ireland continued to attract attention
and cause Alarm and the garisons in the south OF the
country where the strongest manifestations had taken
place, were being strengthened.
No signs OF tagging apparent in the preparations
for tho renewed attempt lay Atlantic cable in the
for making cable and completing the old one had
beon accepted, the work being carri-d on with In
creased care and Captain Anderson and the Great East
ern been chartered for five years services in cable
laying
Advices from the River Plate South America that
hosttes between Paraguay and the Argentine Republic
had retarded but that active preparations were in
progress for renewal of the the most formidable
scale.
The value of oil securities remained almost unchanged
the London stock Exchange. United States Ave.
twenty bonds quoted a, 80 on the I'd inst
THE NEW rs.
The Republican State Convention of Massachusetts,
met at Worcester yesterday, and largely attended
Senator Sumner chosen presiding officer, and on
taxing the chair addressed the asscmbage in speech of
considerable len yth maintaining that the rebellion and
slavery yet ended and will not be I'LL the eman
cipatcd negroes of the south placed equality
before the law with those who formerly their mas
ters Colonel Alexander II. Bullock and Hon William
Cll1in were unanimously nominated for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor respectively. The resolutions
adopted express the utmost confidence In President
johnson pledge him support in his efforts TO restore
order In the South, and agree with his assertion
that treason Is the greatest Of crimes and must be
plnshed; call for vigor aud vigilance In dealing
with the States lately in rebellion and the extirpaon Of
every of slavery maintain that the Southern peo
pie cannot be safely entrusted with their civil govern
sncnt or allowed representation in Congress till by
amendments TO their State constitutions they shall have
prohibtcd slavery; assert that neither Southern men
who tried TO destroy the nation by arms, Northern
men who declared the FOR It's maintenance fail
and called for It's immediate CESSATION are the proper
persons TO be trusted with authorty and, VIII lie avoid
ing declaration OF extend ng the ballot TO tn
negroes the SOUTH say that test can be made which
will deny IL to those Of them who have borne arms IL
defence Of the republic and grant IL TO rebel soldiers
tsaitorous politicians.
The Alabama reconstruction convention assembled a
Montgomery Tuesday last there being present ninety
two delegates. The members sworn in by Pre-
visiona Governor Parsons and organization wa
effected but other busness transacted Eek Unite
etatcs Senator Benjamin Fitzpatrick chosen perma
nent chairman by reclamation. He Of The South
erners who withdrew from the national Senate whe
Choir States seeded, pretended TO sccede The ma
forty OF the members Of the convention claim TO hav
Oeen original Union men, and all Of them anxious
get their State under civil government soon q
possible
The South Carolina State Convention assembled a
Columbia on Wednesday Of this week, there being Il
attendance one hundred members. The despatch state
that Governor Perys address strongly endorses the Pre-
sidents reconstruction policy, and that resolutions
pressve Of dissatisfaction with IT, which were introduced
received but five votes and we've laid on be table.
Three.fourhs Of the returns Of the Maine State ele'
Zion on Monday last have been received Though tb
vote Ia numerically much less than last year, IL
republican majority somewhat increased II though
chat the majority Of Cony, the republican candidate f
Governor will be about twenty thousand, against min
teen thousand last year.
In the council at Fort Smith, Arkansas on Wedne
day, the governments s,pustions for treaty Of an
nesty, peace and friendship with the various tribes
1na,aps who were allies Of the rebels were submitted