Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-24

thirsty beasts, dangerous to human life, called
bloodhouns, to hunt down prisoners OF war,
who had made their escape from his custody,
and did then and there wilfully and malicious
ly suffer the said beasts to seize, tear, and
mangle and main, the bodies and limbs of
fugitives, which they there and then did,
whereby large numbers ofSrisoners of war
who did. during the term aforesaid, make
their escape and were captured, were cruelty
and inhumanly injured, and q great number
died by reason of such inhuman treatment,
which the said Henry Wertz then and there
well knew and wilfully intended. s.,
THE TRIAL OF wERTz.
Washington, Aug 14.-Thc Military Com
mission for the trial of Wertz, the Anderson
vile jailor, will organize tomorrow, and enter
upon the trial at once. The number of wit
nesses is large. The trial will probably oc-
cupy five or six weeks Among the witnesses
who will testify to the inhuman cruelties prac-
ticed on our prisoners by the accused, are a
number of rebel officers and soldiers who held
positions under him. .
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
A letter received by prominent General
of our army from an American officer at
tacbed to the personal staff of President Ju-
arez, dated Chichulethua July 10Th, says =
No fears needibe entertained of the eventual
success of the Liberal cause in this country.
Already we have enlisted in our army between
six and seven thousand Americans, every man
of whom has seen service in either the Union
or rebel army To be sure there is more Or
less differences Of opinion among them as to
the merits Of the causes in which they were
recently engaged, but the fact is patent they
are unit on the enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine on the American continent, and on
that platform cordially fraternize. The French
are rapidly exhaustng themselves by forced
marches and futile expeditions into the inte
rior, while our armies, as a general thing, arc
recruiting, preparatory to vigorous offensive
fall campaign. We hope to be able, and viii
do it, if large re-cnforcemcnts are not received
by the Imperialists from France, to drive the
French to their ships before the first Of mex
January. ..n-
CROPS IN CANADA. .-. e
New York, Aug I4-The Commercial Ad
vertiser says: 4 Canadian gentleman fur
nishes us with the following in regard to tho
crops of Upper and Lower Canada: The
crops this year will prove to be the largcs
ever harvested in Canada, and the yield vii
be of very fine quality. a favorable spring
with genial rains, and the fine harvest weather
have done wonders this season, and the gene
raj trade Of the Provinces has received on i'm
Epetus such as has not been experienced since
1916. The wheat crop of both spring ant
winter is unusually large in most Of the di
tricts, with the exception of small tract
which have been afflicted by midge. Of pea
large breath of land has been sown this year
and the sample is very fine, with more thai
an average yield Barley-owing to the higl
prices paid for barley the past three years
farmers have given their attention to the cul
tivation Of this grain, and sown larger are'
than in any previous year, which has beer
harvested in fine condition. In reference tt
the CROP it is wonderful both regarding quan
tity and quality, as such yield per acre ha
not been known either in Upper or Lowe
Canada, and it is estimated that it will exceed
500 600 bushels as compared with any pre-
vious season. The rye crop is good, and tn
sample fine, with the average area sown.-
Oats, also very fine crop-more than al
average, while the grain is of an cxcellcn
quality.
| SHIPPING IN NEW YORK.
| On Saturday there were in this port forty
six steamers, ninety-four ships, one hundre'
and nineteen barks, one hundred and thirty
nine brigs and sixteen schooners
ABOUT JEFF. DAVIS.
The correspondent of the Boston Travellc
writes DR.. Craven, Medical Director a
Fortress Monroe, under whose especial car
Jefferson Davis is placed, gives accounts o
the condition and department of his prisoner
He represents Davis in excellent health bu
troubled in spirit Guards are regular il
their attendance upon him-too constant ii
their attentions to please the fallen chief
1 Free conversations occur between Davis an
DR.. Craven, but no one else is permitted t.
engage Davis in talk. For few moment
the other day Davis and G. G. Clay met in tn
grounds and had very brief conference il
French, of which the guards understood moth
ling. With this exception JEFF. Davis has ha
no communication with any one but his med
ical adviser and none whatever by letter wit
anybody. He frequently makes an attemr
to allude to his own case; to discuss tn
chances of his trial Or punishment Or to &c
some idea OF the purpose of the Government
toward him; but such efforts are always fruit
less, for DR.. Craven Immediately changes til
subject ag
4 FROM DENVER.
Denver, Aug. 14-The Constitutional Cor
vention now in session here, voted almos
unanimously that it is expedient to form
State.
L CHURCHES IN NEW YORK CITY.
}, The number of churches in New York Cit
was 100 in lS45, 226 in 1850, 2S3in 1855, 80
|, in 1860, and BOG in 1865 The increase {
the Catholic Churches in these twenty year
, was from Is to 32, of the Presbyterians fror
4 80 to Sc the Baptists from 23 to 29 tn
: Episcopalans from % to 60; the Methodist
: from 20 to 3S; the Lutherans from 3 to 9
5 and the Jews from to "a while the Unital
} ians increased from two to three, and the I'm
versalists held their own, a, and the Friend
Y decreased from four to three.
THE GREAT BRIDGE AT sTEUBENvILLE.
|, Steubenville, o., August l6.-The gres
/, iron bridge over the Ohio river at this plac
/ connecting the Steubenville 4 Indiana Raj
' road with the Short Line to Pittsburg. will
ready for trains to pass over itsn the fir
d day Of September next. a. P
J rnE IMPORTANCE OF THE LIFE OF rREsIDEs