The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23
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TRIAL OF WIRZ.
Very unexpectedly to nearly everybody, a Temporary
stay of proceedings the trial of Captain wrz, keeper
of the Andesonve rebel prison pen ordered In the
military in Washington Yesterday On the opening
of tho the prisoner counsel proceeded to argue in
favor of the motion to quash the charges and specca
tons or the ground that they general and
TAIN and that tho offences charged not cognizabe by
military, but by civil law. This motion overrGled,
when Wirz analgned and pleaded not guilty. After
further by the members of court and the
counsel it ordered that the prisoner be remanded
10 The Old Capitol and that ADJOURN which
immediately carried into effect In to the pro-
test of the accuseds counsel to these proceedings, and
a request to know what time the adjournment took
place. the Judge Advocate stated that due notice would
b. given, and requested the with to inform the
court their residences and instructed them not to
leave the city until properly discharged The for
this adjournment has been made public; but
has gained currency that there to he changes
made in the charges and specifications against wirz.
~. THE CABLE.
By the arrival Of the steamships Borussia and City or
Baltimore this port yesterday, and the receipt Of
files by the steamship Belgian, which reached Father
Point Sunday last have details from Europe to
De 10th inst
The specuations of the ENGLISH papers the OF
hc cable failure possess considerable interest It ap
lcags to have been the general opinion that the loss
saiaton which startled the electricians the ID inst
w.s by magnetic previously alluded to,
and by any fault defect in tile cable itself, and
that had the Great Eastern proceeded on her journey
instead Of turning back gu; the supposed aw the
cable might long before have been safely laid and in
WORKING order.
Nothing discouraged by this failure the cable company
have set about repairing the oss but it is said that
renewal of the operations will be attempted during the
present How far this resolution will be changed
by the adviccs which the Great Eastern has by this time
borne TO valenta remains 10 be The money loss
the company by the failure is estimated at million
dollar Some singular facts to the bargain struck by
the company stated by correspondent Of the London
Star. If the cable succeeded the Of the Great
Eastern receive two hundred and City thousand
dollars and nothing IL failed Had the attempt proved
SUCCESS the Eastern would have been purchased
BY the cable company fewer than six lines would
have been laid Between ireland and America.
THE NEWS.
The steamships Ariadne Captain Crary, and Pcrit,
Cantain Delaney from Savannah, and the Granada,
Captain Baxter from Charleston arrived here Yesterday
There of particular importance from South
Carolina or Georgia To Mr.. Gorham, of the Granada,
under obligations for the early delivery papers and
dispatches.
Tho Mississippi Constitutional Convention now in SEES
sion at jackson, has adopted the amendment 10 the
suiion prohibiting slavery in the State and providing
massage Legislature al protpct
freedmen and SECURE them in the possession Of their
liberty and rights.
II is said that twenty nine thousand additional troops
TO be Immediately mustered out Of sorvic,, fol-
ows-From the Middle Department six thousand; Do
psrtment OF Washington, eight thousand Kentucky,
five thousand North Carolina eight thousand; Missls
sippi, two thousand.
The Mayor Of Fayetteville, North Carolina and the
Sheriff of Cumberland county of which Fayetteville is
che county seat have issued statements In which they
say that the reports recently published Of inhuman
treatment Of negroes in that town in respects
grossly exaggerated and in others totally false.
A letter has been written by General Hitchcock in re-
gard 20 the cructics prnctsed by the rebels captive
national soldiers, and explanatory Of the of the
suspension of exchange OF prisoners in which he says
aha. as long az the cartel was respected by the South
was faithfully observed by the national government.
Numerous histories have already been published Of the
3iie Of President johnson, showing how, from the
poverty and obscurty Of his early years. by his own
native energy, industry and perseverance, he rose sue
positively from position Of honor to another till at
last ne finds himself at the head Of this great republic
Everybody almost has read these but all are not go
well informed as 10 what manner OF M johnson
Is and we therefore to-day give short SKETCH by
who knows him, which will supply this want, describ-
Ing, as u does something Of his habits his mental md
moral force and characteristics his innate gifts Of states
manship and bis political and rhetorical abilities
In addition 70 the evidence which we have heretofore
presented own correspondence Of the determine
zion Of the spaniards II possible treacherousy to man
tain foothold in the republic Of g. Domingo we this
morning publish articles the matter from the Paris
Opinion Ndtonale and journal DIES Debats II appears
That General Gsndara in inserting the objectionable
clause in the peace treaty and insisting that IL II is not
submitted TO he viii hostntes does act sim
py ON his own responsibility but by instructions from
ihe new Spanish Ministry, Notwithstanding that their
predecessors ordered the unconditional and immediate
Evacuation by their troops Of st. Domingo
AFTER couple o. days Of ntermssion in the develop
nent Of extensive oreeres and robberes another huge