Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-02
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. Nov /

WASHINGTON, Nov. l, 1865.
The Case of Wirz-The Naval Court Martial-Over-
coat for J. D.-The Tunision Embassy-Proposals
for Mail Seruice-Sentence RemiHed-Cost Of the
War-Treatment of Freedmen IN Mavlaad
The findings and sentence in the case of Wirz will
not probably be made known before next week. This
evenings Star says that Mr.. Schade, one of Wirzs
counsel, called at the White House this morning,
and sent his card to the President containing an in
qury to what action if any had been taken in the
case by him (the President) The card was returned
by President Johnson bearing the endorsement, "I
have not seen the records" 1t would be almost i'm
possible for the President to spare time enough to
review the immense mass of testimony that was taken
before the commission. and it is understood that sew
eral legal gentlemen now engaged in breting it
for Mr.. Johnson's supervision.
Judge Patterson, of Tennessee, United States Sem
ator elect from that State and his wife, daughter of
President johnson, he lady who does the honors at
the White HouseD and their son, with Franklin
johnson, aged about fourteen years. youngest son of
the President. left on Monday night for Vermont
where it is intended to place the two boys in Uni
versity. The distinguished party were in a special
Government car, attached to the regular through
train from Washington to New York.
General Muzzy, late military secretary of the
President, left town yesterday, having resigned
his commission for the purpose of entering into bus-
ness.
The naval court-martial recently ordered to con-
vene in this city for the trial of such as may be
brought before it, assembled to-day in the Navy De-
partment building in rooms which have been fitted
up expressly for this court.
The following is the detail of thecourt Vice Ad-
miral Farragut, president; Rear Admirals Hiram
Paulding, Charles Davis, J. A. Dahlgren, Commo-
dores Thomas Turner. James S. Palmer. John A.
Wilson, Captains S. z. Lee, NJ Smith, James Alden
Tfnut Col lanes Ede1in and Major Chor1aS No
Cauley, of the Marine Corps First Lieut.. F. c. Will
iams, U. S. Marine Corps, provost marshal of the
court, and III. E. Daniels. Judge Advocate Commo-
dore Misroon who was detailed as a member of the
court, has since died
All of the members of the court were present ex-
cept Admiral Dahlgren, who has been excused to at
tend the funeral of his son. After organizing the
case OF Lieut.. Col. Ward Marston, U. S. Marine
Corps. charged with conduct unbecoming an officer
was called, and set for one o'clock to- morrow, to
which time the court adjourned.
MIR. Owen, merchant tailor in this city, yesterday
received letter from JEFF. Davis, embodying re-
quest for first rate overcoat from his establishment
learn that the friends of jeff Davis in Washington
have determined to send the garment to him as a
present 1t is to be of black cloth with large cape
a la militaire.
The members of the Tunisian Embassy, accompa-
MED by Gen. Hardie and Mr.. Cox ofthe State Depart
Cavalry, Lieut.. Williams, visited the Notifications
to-day on the Virginia side of the Potomac.
The proposals for mail service in the States of Vir-
gina, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Florida. to commence the first day of
January next, this day opened in the contract
Office of the Post-ofice Department, according to
law. The batch was very small, and much surprise
expressed at the few proposals offered consider
ing that large proportion of this service is for mail
transportation almost within sight of the Capitol I
learn good authority that upwards of two hundred
of the most extensive routes already in operation
and offices are being daily re-opened at the Depart
ment.
Orders issued from the War Department, under
date of October S RENTS the unexpired portion of
the sentences ofa number of enlisted men and Others
who were tried by courts-martial upon various
charges and sentenced to be imprisoned for term of
years. William Berry and Thomas Dunn, Third
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, who in January last
were sentenced to be confined at hard labor for the
period of four years, released from Fort Baker
near this city.
P. T. Barnum, the great Snowman, had an inter.
view with the President to-day.
This evenings Republican has small item cons
essning the Cost Of the War In Dollars" Itsaysws