Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-08
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NEW 1oRk, Sept line Herald
special says:
The rebutting character of the evi.
dence now being dedueed in the Wirz
trial, in support Of the profecution@ is
said to be bearing heavy on the mind
Of the accused, and tcrturiug him with
apprehensions as to the decisions of tie
Commission hearing the case. Some
people who are watching the demeanor
of the prisoner closely, give the opinion
that should be continue 10 be the prey
70 the fearful doubts that now beset him,
be will not survive another month. So
far about forty witnesses have been exi
amined in this case The record makes
l 100 or 200 foolscsp pages Of testi-
mony. At the rate testimony vas tsken
to day, four or five days more will suffice
to close the case for the Government.
The prisoner continues to occupy place
a. the table with his counsel, writing and
making suggestions to them as to cross
examinsti
Brevet Major General John f. Edgar
has resigned bis commission in the
army, and will in a few days take his
departure for his home in California
The Heralds Richmond correspon-
dent say:
The Commissic appointed TO sx-
anime into the condition Of the banks
Of Virginia have reported
The following are the banks which re.
ported on call:
The Bank of Virginia, at RichmoEd,
with its branches at Petersburg, Fred
ericksburg, Lynehburg, Norfolk, Dan
Vile, Portsmouth and Union; the Ex.
change Bank of Virginia, at Richmond,
With its branches at Petersburg, Salem,
ClarksvilIe, Abingdon, Lynchburg and
Alexandris; the Farmers Bank Of Vir-
GINA, at Fredericksburg, W5thsvifie,
Blacksburg, Lynchburg, DanviIle and
GAINESVILLE; the Bank of the Old Domin-
ion, at Alexandra and Perrysburg, add
the Bank of the Valley at Leesburg and
Prestynsburg.
As an illustration, the correspondent
states that the Exchange Bank holds OF
rebel bonds and securities So, zoo. 900 in
bonds, and $500, 600 in specie and other
securities. The bankers bod consider.
able amounts Of Southern State bank
notes, and have claims on much Of the
specie captured in Georgia, North Car.
DINA and South Carolina.
The notes of the following banks are
worth at least the present value Of State
stocks mt %
Bank of Commerce, of Fredericks.
burg; Bank of Winchester, at Winches,
ter; Southwestern Bank of Virginis, al
Wytheville; Bank Of Rockbridge, Bank
of the Old Dominion, at Alexandria and
Perrysburg; Merchants Bank Of Lynch
burg, Farmers Bank of Fincsstls.s
The following independent banks are
in q much more deplorahle condition
The Monticello Bank of Charlottesville
Bank Of Howardsville; Bank Of the Com
monwealth, of Richmond; Central Bank
Of Stanton. M
The Worlds special says:
The documentary evidence relating Ia
certain rebel officials in completely with
the Andersonville horrors will be pre-
sented in the Wirz trial in day or so
1t viii prove TO be the most interesting
chapter in the trial
The TrtbHRe's special says:
Tie officer who captured Capt Wirl
has presented the pistol with which BIZ
summoned the inearnate fend to sur
render, to Miss Clara Burton, as a test
mony to her kindness in burying tht
dead there.
The Navy Department has dispatched
from the Washington Navy Yard to day
a gunboat, TO proceed via the ST. Law
renee, to Detroit and the Lakes This
is deemed important, in view of the
termination of the long-existing treaty
stipulation respecting naval protection
on our frontier borders.
Returns TO the Agricultural Bureau
for August, from all parts of the coun
try, though not entirely complete, show
that the corn crop will be enormously
large, and is maturing in excellent or
| der. It's excess over past years viii
more than compensate for the deficiency
in wheat The potato crop is unusually
large, and promises well; in some local
tiles the rot has appeared Buckwheat
a minor crop. Onions promise an. an
precedented yield. The cereal exporta
lions viii probably be larger than evel
| before.