The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-01
LATEST NEWS:
FROM WASHINGTON.

DdS nUb geJ UCel Q6SlSDdueu. lIeTe seems 10
be no Importance attached to the fact that the
grand jury Of the District of Columbia, some
months ago. found true bill against him, for
constructive treason in sending. his troops to
operate against Washington in the summer of
1864. The grand jury Of the court at Knox
vile has also indicted him for treason, for there
Davis indicted the people against the United
States Government The trial cannot, how
ever, takesplace in that town or at other pla-s
ces in the tenth judicial district, for the reason
that the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Assistant Justice Catron, has not yet been fill
ed. As the military operation against The
United States were directed by orders given
from Richmond, it is probable that the.triat
will take place in Virginia, at Norfolk, in
which event Chief Justice Chase will preside,
as that State is embraced in the judicial circuit
assigned to him
80. APPLICATION FOR PARDoNs.
Representations in behalf Of ex Vice Presi-
dent Stephens, R. M. T. Hunter, and other
prominent rebel leaders, have been made to
the executive authorities, butstheres is no de
cisioii in their respective cases yet. s-sv9,E =
u sd, h.. THE wIRz TRIAL IS. ~ p aoJ
The counsel for Capt. Wirz says that they
will summons at least ,150 witnesses; if so,
these witnesses and the witnesses called by
the prosecution will make 800 in all to- be ex-s
amined, probably extending the trial through
some months.
1t is untrue, as; stated in some of the news
papers, that President JohnsoFs has l3ardoned
| Gideon J. PILLOW, late general in the rebel
army, a. p Nicholson ex- United States, Sem
| ator, and at one time editor Of the Washing
ton Union, and William Williams, G, F. Luck,
of Tennessee, and Ex-Governor Aiken, Of
\ South Carolina. The applications have. not
been acted Oh the President 5, s. - 'a-'@ y go
lEqi y4sv sdj BASE BALL cQNTEST., "a ia b
The base Abal.contest to-day between the
Nationals, Of this city, and their guests, the
Atlantics, of New York, was attended by an
immense throng Of people, who, largely par
took of the attendant excitement The Ma
| .tonais, had evidently improved upon their
/ efforts Of yesterday, when they were defeated
\ oby,t the Philadelphia Athletics, but the Allan
sticsS as anticipated, came off conquerors, con-
tinuing to retain their championship of the
| United States. The score stood "a to 10. II
i bs7g7sf s5ss 55y ACCIDENT. - s-essc-s
i The accident to- Gen. Neiil of Pennsylva-
MA last night is more serious tlan was at that
tiline supposed He had just stepped from
street car when he was knocked down by a
horseswhieh was ridden as rapid speed He
| isslightiy injured on the left temple aandaby a
I fracture Of theleft shoulder His ribs were also
supposed to be effected as he was splitting
blood to-day. g. I9y 81 "a DIV s.Sis -, ~
| - 81 4kLIQUoR LICENSE CASE.
- = Boston, August 29.--In the case of the
4 Common Us. Helbreek, which has been
carried to the Supreme Court on the ground
that the defendant had right to sell intoxi-
eating liquors under ailicense from the United
l. States the court decided that the payment to
the United States of q fee for a license and
revenue duty or tax, does not exempt the de-
fendant from responsibility forR violating the
criminal 'lawssof the ComaaoiIwealt 49,
To a2B BANK ROBBERY.
Y " 40 ledoelaaad,4 August 2s = The National
Bank Of Wilmington, Ohio, was robbed last
night of from seventy to one hundred thousand
tdottars in Government bonds, on special de-
+ post Ths property of the, bank was not
touched rsVNa arrests have been made
PRocLAMATIoM BY THE PRESIDENT sa
Waszsag att,a August 2s-Thee following
proclamation was issuede this afternoon:
By the President efdte q United States Of
l. Whereas; by the pfoclamahons of the 18th
and oath of June, 1865, removing restric-
tons in part. upon, internal, domestic and
Goastwise intercourse and trade with those
States recently DECLARED in insurrection, cer-
tain articles were exempted from the effect
Of said proclamations as centfaba1ld of war,
and ~ S..,5,-.5o -. 80. . .sas ~, --
Whereas, the necessity for restricting trade
in said articles has now in great measuga
ceased, it is hereby ordered that CD and after
the Sd day Of September, 1865, all restrictions
aforesaid be removed so that articlessdeclared
4 by the said pfoclamations to be eontraband
Of war may be imported into and ,sold-in said
States subject only to such regulations as the
t Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. .--,...... via
Done at the city of Washington, this 29th
day of August, in the year of our Lord, 1865,
and the independence of the United States Qt
America the 89th zl.55Hs
/ LUG ANDREW JOHNSON.
\ ~ ". H. Sewardss-!sec'y of State.
FROM NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS. &,
Neac Orleans, dug. 29.-The steamer Mari
posa has arrived from New York Nearly
$1,000,00Q III specie has arrived here in the
last two da Texas advices report the from
tier as in a worse condition than ever before.
Austin and San Antonio papers are filed with
accounts of oatrages by Indians and high
wayrobberies. Measures, however, have been
taken by the military to afford protection to
the frontier settlers "a esissal35gF sc1
The worm continues its ravages in the cot