The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-22

rt 1tAtsAetAhAnS Ge vigorous pro
eeption Of the war. 4,
Nav YoRK, Aug. 2I.-A FIRE commence
At noon to-day in a liquor store, 2o4 sOuI
street., and communicated to Nos. EOS an
2O6, and thence 70 the Government Bon
house. A large force Of The police wer
present 70 protect property aad proven
riots among the fremea. The loss viii b
heavy.
The Commercial prints the following
from q private letter written by a citizen o
Camden, s. c. AS AL the negroes are to b,
turned loose on the country on the 6rst o.
January next the question is, how are they
to live. Poor creatures, their doom i.
sealed. VIII the North stand BY ana see
their own flesh and blood perish at the
hands Of the negroes2 We fear for the first
Of january 10 come, as we are SURF to have
adiGeulty with the blacks. They are pre-
pairing for the crisis. They are armiDg
themselves now, and We think they have
more weapons than the whites. We have
but few arms to defend ourselves with. As
Pr, myself, 7 have none. Sherman got
mine. I intend, however, TO ssud for a pair
Of army reYOlvers, with fxedeartridges, to
fght With. If i is not TOO m1eh trouble,
tell me the cost Of them. I want good ones.
REE YoRK, Aug. 2I.-The HeraId's Mex
lean correspondent states relative to the
condition of affairs on the Rio Grande, that
nothing positive can be relied on save the
one fact, that the Imperial commander
there has the s~trictest orders to preserve
tsrns Of cOrdislity, 10 possible, with Amer
ieans and suffer no act Of hostility or sg-
gression to be committed on the part Of
Aexieans. Cortinas is on the rampage, as
usual, but the career of that pest 10 all par
ties is running towards q close. A great
many rebel gents are struggling into Mon
terey and MEtamoras, aud slowly moving
oWards the capital with the hope Of OBJ
employment from Macmillan, but
be has as many Generals as he wants. Ma
is believed to be at Monterey.
The Commercial states that "a employee
Of an extensive express company has turned
up a defaulter to a large amount, and has
left for paris unknown. =
BosToS, August 2i.-By the arfival Of the
brig Example at this port, we have adFiees
Rom Cape Hayleer of July 25th. The rebels
tn held that place, sustaining a daily can
from the n~ationsl transports,
had failed 70 inaict much damage,
My three persons having been killed and
few houses damaged,
PHILABELPHIA, Aug, 2l.-Jasper Harding,
Of Internal Revenue for the First
congressional District and formerly pub
.aher Of the Pennsylvania Inquirer, died
bus morning. Aged 65 years. He was one
the ableat Newspaper publishers ia the
NEW YoRE, Aug. 2l.-GOv. Morton, of In
lana, arrived in town to-day.
Brig. Gen. Unman married on Saturday
lst the daughter of the late Bishop Berrian,
Trinity Chnfeh.E
NV HAVEN, Aug. 2I.-Wm. Crimes, bet
r known as old Grimes, a quaint old
arkey slave, known to all the citizens and
ell known at Yale College, aged ninety
ears, died this morning.
NEw YoRkl Aug. 2l.-In COMMERCIAL at
rs the week opened with quiet. Market :
Ocks are generally firm, but speculation 1
all. The street shows no traces of the
excitement, though there isrea-
ms for hope that its results viii appear in
few days. Bank statement Is ss follows;
Oan demand, 4,6S1, 7el specie decrease,
1856 circulation decrease, 1,l45,l59 !
gel tenders increase, ash, 500. The m Oney
iarkst shows more easy funds, offered moro
&c and with q moderate demand. The
Of interest is downward first 8
borrowers can borrow on government
6 per cent, but the prevailing rate con-
nues at 7 por cent. Discounts are rather
sctive.
There is a larger supply of bills, and !
are bought readily at 7as per cent.
grades pass slowly at 81 percent.
old quiet; there is very little speculative
loYements, but expectation Of a rise in
causes in general. Prices range
l44KEl44H. Prices Of mining stocks
id in; Boston Central 40, c. Falls 22Z,
SsK, Hsucock 8, Huron 80, Isle
loyal 1lh MinnsaotsP Il, Quincy 57I<,
uperiOr4.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2I.-A special military
onmission convened this afternoon i I the
curt Of Claims room at the Capitol. Maj.
Wallace President and Col. Chapman,
Judge Advocate.
At l.sO o'clock Capt. Wertz, the prise ner
be tried was brought into the room,
IN each side. The prisoner was
squssted TO rise, when Col. Chapman said
Capt. WertE, you are TO be tried By this
dill taryCommisaiOn have you any object On
o any Of is members ?" Judge Hughsz,
{ prisoners counsel, said he proposed 70
aaks 20 objections Of a personsl character;
hey would, however, At > ~ subsequent stage
{ the proceedings ask 70 be heard on a plea
{ general iurisdietiOp, especially Directing
o the mode Of constituting the court, but
{ the prironer wee 10 be trisa BY a Militia
, COmmiSsion, Ia would ss tOOn Be tried
~ thno one - eny cthst, The members o.
he Commission pge then sworn.
The Judge Advocate Informed the prison
" that he was srraigned for trial under She
aanas qf Henry VERT. Wss ihst the name
IF the PrisOnsr9 He replied that it Wa
Judge Hughes desired to cay that TIE
and specifications vera not deliv-
sred 70 the prisoner til yesterday afterno9a'
aud not SCI n BY his counsel till tails mora
ing there lore, they had not limo to exam
nethem. Col Chapman said the counsel
could AK for delay alter the AZ Engagements
He Their proceeded 70 read the charges sad
specific atoms against Henry Wsrtz, As fol-
charge Ist-MsliciOusly, vilfully,
-ousIy, and Ia aid Of armed rebellion
aeaH "a the Ouited stases on or before ths
sfs dav Of March, 1854, and on other daJs
~ .wssa shat day and the Ieth Of April,
1895. combating, eoniederating and com
ri,inr together with Robert E. Lee. James
siddOn. Jno. L. Winter, Luoius Northrup.
Riehord B. WiBdsr, r. r. Stevenson, Moore
and others uaEieFn, TO injurs the health
I 81 soldiers ia the military serviee Of the
United States against The laws Of civil var
fare