The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-06
TRIAL OF wIRZ.

TRIAL OF WIRE.
After an adjournment from Saturday last the military
commission, assembled at Washington for the trial of
wirz, met again yesterday. The evidence given was
very much OF the revolving character as on pre-
vious days J. Wilson Clarke stated that he counted
hundred and fifty four dead men in the stockade
In one day last year He six men shot
at different times and two of them he
knew died To this Joseph R. AchuT, of the
Twenty fourth Ohio added that he had wirz kill
boy himself by knocking him the head with his
volver and heard him tell the guard to shoot another
man. which they did aud killed him. Frank Mat
tox, coiored soldier, gave evidence of cruslties
practised upon the colored prisoners. One negro
received two hundred lashes and afterwards
ironed A white man who BACKED his face in order
70 escape told by Wirz, he bad made himself
Niger he should have Niger law and ashes
served out to him. This treatment Of frequent
occurrence to the colored soldiers. On occasion
Wrz and the doctors in the graveyard, and
the doctors referring to the effect OF the
vaccination, wirz replied, eyes, God damn them,
have gvon them the land they to fight for,,'
referring the graves At the conclusion Of this wit
ness testimony the Court adjourned tin to-day.
The government IL is stated have only thirty forty
witnesses to examine and it supposed the trial
will close about the LIST Of October
EUROPE.
The cunard steamship Scotia arrived at this port yes
lrday, with two days later news from Europe.
The political intelligence is singalary destitute Of
interest
The Austrian and Prussan Convention still caused com
motion among continental politicians, and minor stir
had been raised by the assassination of servant of
Prince Arthur of England by Count Euenburg nephew
of Prussian minister.
In China stirring events In progress The demand
made by the United States Minister the surrender of
the American citizen, Burgweine, arrested by the i'm
peralsts had been refused and feared rupture
between this country and China would be the result
Two kilograms, Of strangely ntradctory character
at and the time that the Tapping re-
bcion is at an end and that the rebels have captured
Tapping the capital of the country.
American hvc-twenties remained nearly stationary in
London at 6sI a so. British consos quoted at
80k S9s.
THE NEWS.
Important news has been received from Mexico by way
of Denver City. chihuahua the refuge Of President
Juarcz and his Cabinet had been occupied by the French
Juarez had fed to Ell Paso but indications strong
that he would be driven from this last foot
hold and compelled TO tkc refuge In the United States
The Haytien despatch boat Goffrard put into Beaufort
North Carolina on the LIST instant for coal and water
The captain Is the bearer OF dispatches to Washington,
which II Is presumed have reference TO aid for the
quelling of the rebellion with which President Gcrard
just finds his hands full As the steamer is TO
come ON to New York TO be caulked aud renttcd,
shall probably be put in possession of fuller information
on the subject In day or two.
A "a foa
ture in Alabama polIticswss held at Huntsville, Ala
August % About two thousand former slaves pres
emit They addressed by General Fisk of the Freed
mems Bureau, who told them that whatever detri-
mental to the black man was detrimental alike To the
white He had hoped TO b. able to lease aban-
doned plantations to them; but as President John
son. he believed was going to pardon all the
rcbes their prospects not good in this respect
a. they had been. He advised them to live morally
work shares and 20 dsabuse their minds OF the notion
that their old going to be cut up
amongst them. He told them they should have justice
farplay, but otherwise they must "work out their
own salvation, The conduct Of the sssemblage
TO have been unexceptionabe and the Generals speech
produced good eject on all present
Major General Howard, Commissioner Of the Freed
mems Bureau has issued rules and regulations for the
purpose Of establishing in that department with regard
to the conhscaon Of land He sets forth the conditions
under which lands shall be considered connscatcd and
the mode by which valid titles can be obtained to lands
thus forfeited
Our Richmond dispatches mention that Bishop Lay,
OF North Carolina who arrested and taken Wash
ington on the supposton that he had Information
specting State prisoners waiting trial. has been re-
leased, and that Alexander Dudley whose pardon was
taken away from him Of his disloya language
has had the document restored to him
Our Fortress Monroe c0rre2Dondent sta,aa that lar
Davis who hitherto has been denied permission to COM
municsic with his family is allowed to write to his
WIFE, With this concession, aud the privilege OF
reading the HERALD daily the arch rebel says he has no
thing left TO complain Of except the loss Of liberty and
the delay Of bringing him to trial.
The New York Democratic State Convention meets al
Albany, and the Wisconsin Republican State Convention
at Madison he respective capitals Of the two statasj TO-
day. Tho following political conventions will also be
held this month";
State Pofttics plocs TIM
Minnesota. -. Democratic st Paul. Sept Z
Massachusetts, Republican Worcester . Sept IA
Now York;. Republican. Syracuse. Sept 20
Wisconsin 80. Democratic. Madison Sept 20
Massachusetts, Democratic worcester Sept %