The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-28
Later from the North.
Arrival Of the MOneka.
FIVE DAYS LATER.

BY the arrival Of Messrs. GETTY'S splendid steam
ship, the MoncGa, which left New York on Thurs-
day, the Gath, we have five days later news from
The North. We make the following interesting
summary of news from our New York files:
New YORK, August "a.
The Cunard steamship Persia arrived at this
port yesterday, with two days later advices from
Europe. .-'
The on-arrival of the Great Eastern was giving
rise to aI sorts Of melancholy forobodngs in Eng
land. On this aide of the water the explanation
is very clear. The Great Eastern only started on
hor return voyage day before the Persia sailed
from Queenstown. We cannot expect to hear Of
her arrival in England for q full week.
The political news brought by this arrival hos
no special interest.
The cholers was still making heedway in Italy
The loyal Americans, residing in Paris, have pre-
scntcd Mons Malerpine, chief editor Of The Opin-
ion Rationale u'rince Napoleon's organ), with
magnificent service Of silver, in appreciation of
his sympathy, as manifested during the war, for
our national cause in the late rebellion.
In the London money market, on the 18th inst
United States fve-twenty bonds sold at 67@674
British Consols closed at s9{@S9l. Cotton was
unchanged.
The New York Herald hae the following concern
ing the trial of WIRz the AndersonviDe prison
keeper: .
'The cour-martial convened to try Henry Wirz,
Keeper of the Andersonville rebel prison pen, met
yesterday, when Judge Advocate Chapman read
War Department order dissolving the former COM
mission in the case, but conyening O new one
composed of the came members. These being
sworn in, Wirz was again arraigned and the
charge and specifications, in the main the same as
the previous ones, we're read. They omit however,
the names Of General Lee, rebel war Secretary
seddon, and rebel Commiseary Of Subsistence
Northrop, who were at first indicted with Wirz,
but retain the charges of conspiracy, murder,
cruel punishment and barbarity. The two gentle
men who acted as the prisoners counsel objected
to these proceedings and asked for delay to give
time to prepare the proper defence. Subsequent
ly, however, both of them, after an extended
conference with Judge Advocate Chipman, aban-
doDed the case and left the court room, and the
latter gentleman was appointed by the President
OF the commission to defend the accused. The
court then adjourned till noon to-day"
The Mississippi State Convention has passed an
ordinance declaring null and void the ordinance Of
secession, and repeating ell other ordinances Of
the Secession Convention excepting that relating
to revenue. The members Of the Convention at
an informal meeting, acquiesced in petition to
President Johnson, requesting him to pardon jeff
Davis and Clark, Ex-Governor Of their State
committee Of over one hundred citizens have
been appointed In Richmond to give President
Johnson fitting reception ON the occasion of his
anticipated visit. A large party Of Swedish emil
grants who design settling in the upper part OF the
James River valley, have arrived there Governor
Pierpont has authorized the publication Of report
of neurological investigation Of Virginia by Dr.
Grant WIN hat I:.,~k
large quantities, and that the development of it's
mineral wealth, which he contends is great. has
been greatly neglected ".ra, -+s;'
Justice Ledwith yesterday rendered his decision
in the Phnnix Bank defalcation case on the motion
70 release from arrest Genevieve Lyons and Chas.
Brown. The Justice decided that the statements
OF Jenkins, the alleged defaulting teller, did not
constitute sufficient evidence on which TO hold
these two prisoners, and therefore discharged
deneVleVe; but, on the ground that there was
other testimony TO imphcate Brown, he was held
Tor trial, and was reconmitted to the Tonts, His
counsel gave notice thhth he would take n,easnres
10 nave the; decision reversed by tho Supreme
Court. .,tII1I NM ''''f- !
There was another railroad accident in Connect;.
cut on Monday evening. 4 train ON tho New Hn.
ven and New London Railroad ran over a cow near
Branford, and three of the cars were thrown from
the track. Ten or twelve Of the employees o.,
train, and ono passenger received severe injuries;
but no one was killed.
There was another sale Of Government eonfs-
Gated cotton yesterday at Ill Broadway. The at
tendance was not as large previous occasions.
The bidding, however, for awhile was quite lively,
but afterwards languished. Only about ono thou-
sand bales were sold.
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