The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29
TRIAL OF wIRz.


The trial of the Andersonvle prison pen keeper pro.
ceeded in Washington yesterday the testimony elected
adding the mountain Of guilt the part accused
which had been already accumulated The testimony
was taken Of several who had undergone the totures Of
confinement under Virus charge all of whom bore wit
to the suerngs, horrors filth wretchedness
the midst Of which the soldiers OF the republic existed
lsngshed and starved and rotted death Anderson
vile Among the witnesses Sergeant Boston Corbet
who, it will be remembered, shot Booth the assassin OF
to the crueties inflicted the captives to having seen
wrx cooly shoot for merely requesting release Of
few minutes from the poisoned atmosphere of their
jail to breathe the pure air outside
There another serious difficulty yesterday between
the Court and the counsel for wrz resulting in the
Judge Advocate Chapman being for the second time ap-
pointed defend the prisoner 1t resulted from the
counsel, Messrs. Baker and Schade Directing to re-
sricions imposed upon their cross examinations of wit
nesses by the Court The trial will be continued to-
day.
EU ROP
The Montreal steamship North American arrived or
Father Point yesterday with European advices to the
18th inst day than those received by the City
of Washington.
Anxie,ies and specuations to the fate Of the cable
put end TO by the safe arrival of the Great
Eastern Crookhaven the morning Of the 18th inst
Her to have produced favorable impression
and the telegraph shares recovered three quarters per
cent. It supposed that immediate efforts would be
made to resume the laying Of the CABLE but on this
point nothing definite would be known until the 2ist
inst when meetings Of the Cable Maintenance Tee-
graph Companies would be held.
Cholera in Turkey and Italy and the rinderpest in
England continuing their ravages and causing
panic and dismay.
United States hve-twenty government bonds remained
stationary 1t o. British consols were at ssI s9ss
American cotton had declined from half penny 10 one
penny per pound.
THE. he WIS.
Our Vera Cruz letter in this mornings issue gives adj
dtiooa interesting details of the latest Mexican news
the prominent points OF which were given in
the HxRaLD Of Sunday last II furnishes the
accounts OF imperial ofhcers OF defeats OF the
republicans a. Tacambaro and the city Of
San Luis Potosi, end further particulars OF the
enuucat'on OF the empire and declaration for the re-
public Of tho garrison and citizens of Zongolca in the
State OF Vera Cruz, heretofore announced The impe-
saists met with repulses two attacks which
they made on this town.
General Ruger, commanding at Raleigh, N. c., has re-
fused 10 give up 10 the civil authorities, on the
demasd Of Governor Holden, three citizens
arrested for outrsges q colored man The
General, In reply to the Governors assertion
that civil law now prevails in the State says
that the duty OF the military TO preserve ORDER and
that though acts of violence towards freedmen
mon and frequent the civil ofccrs take cognizance
Of Thorn, and the perpetrators allowed escape
punishment.
On the occasion recently OF the sssembIsge OF the
ss,raes Of Cartcret county, North Carolina to appoint
persons administer the oath Of allegiance, after the
transaction Of the ofcial business meeting Of the civil
officers and citizens present was Organised at which
preamble and resolutions were adopted pcdsing uncou
ditoos loyalty the national government expressing
strong desire for the earliest practicable restoration Of
unrestricted civil rule in the State and endorsing Provs
ions Governor Holden smineny proper person for
elevation 70 the position Of Governor at the approaching
olectioa
l Tho crime manias OF various classes which have
recently spread with such vruencs appear have yet
undergone no abatement Cold blooded murders forge
y1es deAicstions and railroad saushers are now daily
Keeping pace with the lesser ansgcssons known to the
criminal calendar. We have this morning 70 chronicle
three additional illustrations Of the terrors of s'ridng
on the rail-" One OF these was given early yes
berday morning on the Long Island Railroad,
about half mile this side Of the village Of jamaica
whereby four persons lost their lives and many more
were severely injured The Long Island Railroad Com.
pany runs special train cityward Monday mornings,
which was on time in arriving at Jamaica yesterday
morning There 1t should have met the outward morn.
,ns mail train from Hunters Point bui tbs latter, being
some three quarters q a. hof behind time, instead Of
waiting a Wi9eed The next station, steamed on at a
Furious rate, hoping 10 make up for lost time and,
whom near Van wyck avenue, colldsd with the other
raa. killing fQuZ persons ADD cruabIns apd msngng in