The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-30


forms this Government that the cholera con-
tinues to extend its rayages, and says that had |
proper quarantine measures been taken at
first, the introduction of the cholera from
Egypt might have been prevented. 1t seems
to him from the experience at Constantinople
that it will be advisable in the United States |
to guard against it by the most rigid quaran-
tine regulations. ..l... ...t
THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN wIRz.
Washington, Aug 26.-The Wirz Commis-'
sion reassembled to-day. g. 5IlI
A. w. Burrows, witness heretofore sworn,
identified certain paper as in the hand |
writing of Josiah H. White, which was offered |
in evidence. In the first charge on which the |
prisoner is arraigned, his name is written |
Joseph White, and the Judge Advocate moved
to substitute the word Josiah" In place of
Joseph. ,fil
Mr. Baker objected, but the court over
ruled the objection, and the alteration was
made tf9ruH
Mr., Baker moved to strike out of the ar
raignment the name of John H. Winder he
being dead. The Court overruled the motion,
having no evidence of the death of Winder
beyond mere report.
Dr. Barrows testified that at AndersonviIle |
prisoners were arrested for buying green corn,
and which was taken from them by the guards
Corn is an.anti-scorbutic, and is useful diet
in cases of scurvy. The cook-house slops
We're thrown into the stream which ran
through the prison; and the sinks overhowed
during the heavy rains, rendering the place
| still more horrible. Human bodies sometimes
remained unburied for three days Dead men
were frequently found in the morning amongst
the living. The largest number of deaths in
one day in 1864, was two hundred and seven
The witness found Captain Wirz in charge of
| the prison when he went there, and left him
there at the time he made his escape. Rations
were cut off from the entire number of the
10000 prisoners for an entire day, owing to
alleged offenses of a few prisoners. Witness
remembered that Wirz said to him that he
| (Wirz) was of more service to the Confede-
rate Government than any thousand rebels in
'front.' Vi I'd Aoi IEag <'eS aa5llt hF d3o -
After the examination of this witness the
court took recess till 2 o'clock
| 1t is proper to state that Mr.. Baker did not
voluntarily appear as counsel for the Defense
as has been stated, but entered upon the duties
after consultation with Judge Hughes, who
had Just retired from the case .
Robert Fl. Kellogg was sworn, and said he
] was captured at Plymouth, and with about
400 others was taken to AndersonyiIc on the
Sd of May, 1854. The only other prisoners
there at that time were those who had been
brought from Belle Island and Libby They
were ragged and destitute of clothing, and
were totally unprovided with shelter, except
tattered blankets. The men were mere skel-
etons, and the prison appeared to be crowded,
| though thousands were brought there after
ward. ~ -
I Tho of tbio mfr how +oJ
that already given in regard to the sufferings
of the prisoners. The penalty of crossing the
dead-ine was death, and he remembered
seeing man who was shot for this cause by
sentinel. Nearly 800 out of 400 men, who
accompanied him to Andersonville, died few
days after they were paroled. ~
The Commission adjourned till Monday
| ANOTHER HORRIBLE AFFAIR ta
Pttsbury, Po August 26.-Our city Ihas
been thrown into intense excitement for the
past two days, by the discovery, on Thursday
morning, on Boyd's Hill, in the Eight Word,
of the remains of man, with his throat cut
from ear to ear, and his body terribly mutilat-
ed by numerous wounds The most active
exertions have failed to give any clue to the
perpetrators of the awful deed, nor has the
body yet been identified. 10 i's ra ,f2s
| OeVeIdi PERSONS are uuuef arrest Oh SuS~
picion of committing the crime, but the proof
against them is very slight.
| Yesterday the excitement was rendered more
intense, if possible, by the arrest of Mrs Grin
der, charged with persistent and quiet pois-
oning," apparently without motive, Three per-
sons, who were guests in her house at different
times, have died, supposed from the effects of
poison, and another now lies in a critical con-
tlition. The Poisoning, it is supposed, its been
going on for several months The investiga-
ton of the affairs still pending. az,
| MORE WORK OF THE PIRATE. aNllJ 10
chicago, August PA San Francisco tele-
gram of the Sd inst, says the following vessels
have been destroyed by the pirate Shenan-
doah: st' '4' S@s
Herman, j. Rowland, Nassau, Brunswick,
James Munday, Waverly, Martha and Con-
gress, all of New Bedford
The Favorite, of Fairhavan, Covington, of
Warren, and the Neil and James Mundy were
bounded to carry the seamen belonging to the
vessels destroyed to San Francisco sto -iesI
All of the foregoing vessels were captured |
in the vicinity of Behring's Straits The Neil |
saw other vessels burning after leaving the |
pirate. The crews of the vessels were captur-
ed and plundered of everything valuable.
THE ACCIDENT TO STEAMER GEO. LEARY
Fortress Monroe, Aug. 26-The passengers
who were on board the steamer George Leary
at the time OF the recent accident to that boat
arrived here safely this morning by the steamer
James L. Brady. A meeting by the passengers
on board the Brady, this morning, when resolu-
tons were passed exhonorating the captain
and other officers of the cary from all the