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THE NEWS.

The Wirz trial is rapidly drawing to a
conclusion. On Friday the court again
met, when the reading of the argu-
ment of Judge Advocate Chapman for
| the prosecution was commenced. Alto
pether it consists of five hundred and
| fifteen manuscript pages, three hundred
and fifteen of which were read during
Yesterdays session, leaving still two
hundred pages to be gone through to-
day. 1t ranges over an extensive field,
replying to the objections which have
been urged to the jurisdiction of the
court and Analysing the immense mass
of testimony adduced on the trial all the
principal points of which have already
appeared in the Herald. Colonel Chip
man divides his address into the four
parts of a defence of military jurisdic-
| ton i'm such cases as this, an examina-
ton of the evidence and portrayal of
the horrors of Andersonville, an eluci-
dation of the matter of alleged conspira-
CIV on the part of certain rebel officials to
| torture and starve national soldiers to
death, and IN presentment of the guilt OF
| Wirz. on all of which he argued at con-
siderable length. The responsibility of
| jeff Davis, as the head of the rebel con-
federacy, for the suflerings endured by
| the captured defenders of the Union IS
| insisted upon. On the conclusion OF the
| reading of the argument the case was
submitted to the members OF the court,
who, after celebrating on IL In secret
and arriving at decision, will transmit
the result of their labors to the EXecu-
tive Department, and thus end their
connection with the matter. The court,
which met for the trial of this case on
the 18th of August last, has been in SEES
sion thirty-eight days, and has accumu-
lated record covering over i've thou-
sand foolscap pages.
The guerrilla Champ Ferguson, was
hanged at Nashville, Tennessee on Fri
day, i'm accordance with the sentence OF
amilitary commission. The factsproved
against this man fully justified his exc
cution. He had slain many of his for
mer neighbors during the war in cold
bIood--sOme in presence OF their wives
and children, others while lying sick in
bed-and Others whom he slew, 1t was
testified to, that, killing them under cir.
cumstances of cruelty, he was wont to
open their hearts and take fiendish dc.
light in wiping the blood from the blade
of his reeking knife on their palpltating
hearts! And yet there were those who
thought his fate hard one. lie leaves
q wife and children, for whom IL Is put
natural that all should feel sympathy,
as they had no share in his crimes.
The North Carolina Convention ad-
journed on Thursday last, to meetagain
in May next. Before adjourning the Or
dinance preventing the Legislature from
assuming any portion of the State debt
contracted to aid the rebellion was
passed. The Raleigh papers have pub
lished despatch to Governor Holden
from President Johnson, in which the
latter declares that every dollar OF in
debtedness incurred to assist the rebel
lion should be repudated finally and
forever and hopes that North Carolina
will wash her hands of everything that
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23
BATTLES OF THE WAR.

The number of battles fought during
the war, is given by an exchange, who,
We think, understates the number, at
two hundred and tifty-two. OF these,
the soil of Virginia drank the blood of
eighty-nine, Tennessee witnessed thirty
seven, Missouri twenty-five, Georgia
twelve, South Carolina ten, North Caro-
lima eleven, Alabama seven, Florida
five, Kentucky fourteen, the Indian
Territory and New Mexico one each.
Once the wave of war rolled into a
Northern State and broke in the great
billow of Gettysburg. OF the battles
enumerated sixteen were naval achieve
ments.-Eachange.
We object to Louisiana being deprived
of her share of glory. A number of bat
ties were fought on her soil. First, was
the battle at the Forts, then the capture
of New Orleans, where there was a fight
with the land batteries; next was the
battle of Baton Rouge, in which Brock
inridge commanded the Confederates,
and the gallant General Williams was
slain. Then Weitzel fought the battle
of Labadieville, in which the celebrated
Crescent regiment was captured the
same general also fought the series of
battles commencing with Camp Bisland,
Irish Bend, Vermillionville, and ending
with the utter rout of Dick Taylor's
army. Two or three severe skirmishes
subsequently took place on both sides of
the Mississippi, ending with the seige of
Port Hudson, where Banks in two
months lost several thousand men, failed
in three assaults, and had to accept the
place as present from Gen. Gardiner,
because the latter saw no use in holding
out any longer after Grant had taken
Vicksburg. After this there was bat
tie at Donaldsonville, another at Bayou
DIES Allemans, and lastly, the two grand
battles of Mansfield and Sabine Cross
Roads, where Dick Taylor gave Banks
such thrashing that he will remember
it for the balance of his natural life, as
il laid him on the shelf and settled de-
finitively his claims to being considered
first class warrior. Banks must have
let Louisiana with many regrets, for it
was the field of his martial glory! ,.1 .s-
Thus we find that at least dozen well
contested and respectable conflicts We're
fought OH the soil of Louisiana. Give
the Pelican State her full share of glory,
even though Banks did gather no laurels
there. Cypress is plentiful in her wamps
and he has carried home many a branch.
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CLEMENCY.-Je Jefferson Davis, ],

CLEMENCY.- Jefferson Davis, late
President of the Confederate States, and
Charles Clarke, late Governor of Mis-.
sissppi, commanded the First and Sec.
ond regiments of Mississippi Riflemen
i'm the Mexican war. The fame of those
two regiments is historic. While theil
commanders are incarcerated in power.
full Notifications, let some of the glory
they added to the "0ld flag" speak In
behalf of clemency.-Rich'nond Wing.
We must correct the Wing. General
Charles Clarke is brave soldier, and
never went into action that he was not
found lying farthest in front among the
wounded. He was wounded in Mexico
wounded at Manassas, wounded at
Shiloh and wounded at Baton Rouge,
which was his last wound, we believe,
and came very near being the last of the
gallant soldier; but he did not command
the Second Mississippi regiment in the
Mexican war. That regiment was under
the command of Col. Reuben Davis
who is no kin to Jefferson Davis--and
we have no doubt it would have proved
its gallantry on many field had the OPP
portunity been offered but like large
majority of the volunteer regiments in
Mexico, it was reduced to the ignoble
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

| New YORK, Oct. 19.-The steamer
Scotia, from Liverpool on the 9th inst. +,
via Queenstown on the 10th has ar
| rived.
Fenian arrests continue, and eight
| more have been committed for trial
at Dublin. 1t lis said that Lord Bruce
| has asked an explanation of Mr.. Sew
ard of the movements of the Fenians in
America.
The proprietor and printer of the Con-
| naught Patriot has been arrested for a
seditious article in that paper. Strict
surveillance is kept en- all vessels arriv-
ing from Americaat Queenstown. Eight
additional Fenians have been examined
at Dublin, and committed for trial.
Parties alleged to have been connec-
ted with the Confederate loan continue
to publish denials, but Mr.. Lindsay
con1esses to small loss.
Lord Wharnickliffc and Messrs. Pea
cooke and Akroyd deny that they ever
had interest in the Confederate loan.
Mr.. Sampson, city editor of the
Times, says he not only never had any
stock, but declined to accept a proffered
allotlnentwhen the loan was introduced.
w. S. Lindsay seizes the opportunity to
express his regret that the South did not
achieve its independence. .-
A royal commission has been appoint
cd in England to inquire into Tie ma
ture and causes of the cattle disease.
The Bank of France has lost nearly
twenty-five million francs in specie du-
ring the week, and the bank has advanc-
| ed its rate of discount from to per
cent. ..r
| The United States Minister to Madrid
was received by the Queen of Spain on
the Both. In presenting his creden-
tials, he made an address full of friend
| ship towards Spain, pointing out that
all the differences between the two
| countries have always been practically
adjusted, and expressing his hopes for
continued peace and prosperity. The
Queen said she rejoiced at the friend
ship between the two nations, and re-
ciprocated the desire that thew NAV
remain in peace and friendship. She
also expressed real satisfaction at the
termination of the war SO gloriously
sustained by the American people, and
hoped that all traces of past strife would
be happily removed. s,s
At Dublin on Saturday evening, Mr..
O'Brennan, of the Connaught Patriot,
was committed for trial on the double
charge of treason and felony.
At Paris it is asserted that the allocu-
ton recently delivered by the Pope
against secret societies was due to the
suggestion of Archbishop Manning, of
London, who wished to obtain the con-
domination of Fenians.
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What is glory f-in the socket
See how diving taners t,arat

On Wednesday last, in Boston, the
house and furniture of the late Edward
Everett Were disposed of under the
auctioneer's hammer. The house, and
the land upon which it stood, were sold
for $50, 700, which must be regarded as a
very low figure. Now, let us pass into
the mansion of the dead statesman.
The mahogany extension dining table,
capable of seating twenty-four persons,
which, If it could speak, might tell many
pleasant story of rare social enjoyment,
was sold for $37.p What do you think
of that, We friends of glory? Presidents,
princes, poets, statesmen andscholars-
the mostillustrious men of our own coun-
try and the most renowned men from
abroad who have visited America during
the past thirty years--had crossed their
legs under that piece of mahogany, and
that history added to the fact that it
was the table of man who had been
fourteen years Governor of Massachu-
sets, ten years her representative
in Congress, who had represented
America at the court of St. James,
who had succeeded Webster in the State
Department and in the Senate of
the United States, who had presided
over the great College of the land, all
these surroundings, and yet the dinner
table of the oratoris knocked down 4" for
1917 1t would have commanded a
higher figure here in Dirty Water street.
Indeed, the white pine table which is
allowed to Jefferson Davis in his cell at
Fortress Monroe, would bring higher
price than this. IA small piano, of
sweet tone, in the same room, was
started at $50, and sold for $685." Por-
traits on the wall sold for prices ranging
from rs cents to $3.25-the picture bring
ing the highest figure, being a portrait
of Rufus Choate! The image of Hebe
sold for So. IA royal pier table, of mas
sive construction, gilt standard and mar
BILE top, was started by Miss Emily Mes.
tayer at $40 and sold for $15." The Parian
statuette of Daniel Webster, was
started at fifty cents I've wonder
Black Dan did not start" too--and
was, latter an animated contest, struck
off at $780," "The mate, statuette of
Henry Clay, went for $40 So" The
large pair of buffalo-horns which used
to decorate the library, brought
81 49," and a "rebel rifle" SO IS. And
SO went this cherished collection of
lifetime of the most renowned son of
Massachusetts of this century. Such is
,rl
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OBITUARY.

Departed this life, on the morning of Thursday, Oct 10,
1866. after and protracted illness of Paralysis
MISS IIETTIE BARNES age sixty EIGHT years. in hope
of joyful resurrection to life of Immortality beyond
the tomb.
Tho subject of this brief and imperfect notice. in tho
earlier days of her lfe she had arrived the years
of maturity, became deeply interested the subject Of
Religion and during protrced meeting held in tile city
fled Redeemer Shortly AFTER she connected
most worthy and acceptable member to the hour which
terminated her earthly Truly may it be said of
her "In Christ she lived and walked with Him" During
the last three years of her life she deeply afflicted
with the palsy disease most destructive in its nature
and attended with pains of the most agonzng character
The human mind is incapable of adequate conception
of the deep anguish and physical suffering through which
she passed. Yet, amid all her Affections she murmured
not.-Her heart stad upon Christ. Her affections
entwined around the The perishablo objects of
time had charms for her, and the highest aim of her
life be dead to the world and alive Christ that
she might enjoy at last the full ruton of Heaven No
bly, has her work been accomplished. The grave the re-
eepacle of the dead, holds her liieess and imam
iate body Of clay but her spirit that immortal part
ransomed by the blood of the immaculate Son of Col
now blooms in Paradise in all its presne purity and I'M
clouled beauty.
TO her surviving friends and relatives we would say
not your loss her eternal gan and he assured
that in the day of the final restitution all THINGS When
God shall call up the sleeping millions from their char
nal houses, those ties sundered on earth shall in
Heaven be reunited where friends and loved ones know
no farewell word VIC.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23

Mr.. Secretary Seward is an Irishman
by his own showing, and it may be,
he is Fenan. Mr.. George Franci 6
Train, the orator, telegraphed to him
last week, asking-"May 1 deny the
English assertion that Irish arrests are
made through your advice ?" Mr.. Sew
ard sent this Celtic.like answer:
ITO George Francis Train, Everett
House, New York.-Sir: cannot de-
part from my habits of leaving my vim
dication against calunanies to an intelli-
gent country and candid world.
"WM. H. SEWARD"
This letter was read before the Fe-
nian Congress, in Philadelphia, last
Wednesday night, to the infinite amuse-
nent of the "boys in green" The Sec
retary's letter reminds us of one of Mr..
O'Connell's epistles. The great Irish
man was applied to for his autograph
at moment when he happened to be
"a little touchy, and he responded in n
note quite like Mr.. Stewards to Mr..
Train:
MORRISON SouARE, DUBLIN, IRELAND
JasR %, 1913 (
dear Slr-This business of writing
autographs is tiresome, and some time
ago determined to stop it. I cannot,
therefore, depart from my fixed pur-
pose. Yours faithfully,
"DANIEL O'CoNNELL.n
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are you doing Are you doing your
best; or are you dancing dalliance upon
thegreat Mr.. Robinson, whose interests
lie in another direction? He, you
know, is waiting for the government to
restore some railroad iron! Don't he
wish he may get it? But while he is
waiting, let us unite and celebrate the
completion of the Indian Pole Bridge,
which, though not so magnificent u
structure as the Victoria Bridge, it is
still far more interesting to the people OF
Norfolk county than the Canadian
arches of the st. Lawrence.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23

SHOCKING OUTRAGE.-A party of ne
groes, on Saturday night last attacked
the residence of Fl. o. Parker, near
Raleigh, North Carolina, took him out
about fifty yards from the house and
whipped him dreadfuIly. They then
took his wife, stripped her. and whipped
her in the most brutal manner. AiIthe
provisions in the house were then taken.
and about four hundred dollars In green
backs. A party ofcitizens from Raleigh.
numbering about sixty, summoned by
the Sheriff of the county, Colonel Russ
and Captain Purinton, the Provost Mar
shall, with fourteen or fifteen soldiers,
went out the next day and succeeded in
capturing one of the party, who was
clearly identified.
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Gs00; Port. S400@s00 Caret in cases, $780, SO co. IS
$1,000 and S2400: sauteme per case, s500@l5; Caor-
mia per case S12o0d14.00.
WOOD-Per cord, S450G500.
WHITE LEAD--S6117.
DOMESTIC MARKETS,
FRESH MEATS-At the stalls Beef, according 10 cut,
10G15 cts. Veal Sale cts; Mutton 12dlj cts: Shoat
I5@1 90 per quarter.
F0WLS-Chickens 25taj0 cts, according to size Ducks
81 GOAL 25 per pair; Geese G26l75 cts
FRUIrS-Apples 75Ggs0 cts. per peck.
FEGETABLIis--Cabhage 5G110 cts. Onions 10 cts. per
bunch; Beets 10 cts per bunch: Soup Vegetables l1o
cts per bunsh; Potatoes 75@$1 90 per bushe; Sweet
Potatoes 756980 cts per peek.
FIsIIIog Fish 81 90 to 81 % per dozen Spots 0A15
cts per dozen; Trout 25dE0 cts. pece Mullet 10915
cts. per bunch Sheep Head jOaS1 90.
BUTTER, LARD AND CHEESE--Butter 45G150 cts
per pound Lard 25@40 cts. per pound; Cheese 1S@25
cts per pound
0YSTERS-25 cents per quart.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL.
ALE-Philadelphia and Hudson, 1895,

ALE-Phladelphia and Hudson, 1895.
| BRANDIES-Apple $3O0@4 90; Hennesey, 0tard, ri
net CastiIlion Be- slOoo@ld0o; Fancy lrandies Cher
ry blackberry. Ginger, &C. s5O0a6j0; Domestic (com
mon) SOB; California, per case, 5000.
BITTERS-Bokoe's, brakes, Wahoo, RUSS, Scheiiam
&c. $ll O0a1s California Wine Biters, per case, $500
Observation-Disclosures, Sides, l9Gt20c; Hams, 2jGN SOC
| smithield Hams, cuts to order, ga BIC.
BEEF-Exra Mess, $4,000 20 90; Mess $4,000 1900
BRlCKs-firs quality pressed, 1880; ID do, $1,000;
| Sd do, $1,000. = So z- ~
BAUGH's PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER, sec per ton
CORN-Whtr, 70Gl75c; Yellow, SS0@ s3c. 1f
COTroN--ordinary, 34@S7ci Good, a7@40c; Mid.
ding, i0tG45c.
C0FFEE-3l@a6c. r
CANDLES-Adanantine 2id25c
CIGARS--DOmcstic and Imported 206150,
C0AL-First quality 40G45c: 2d quality, 35fl40c,
FL0UR-Family, sl3.50a1576; Extra, Sll .o06 1875;
Super, s9.506l0O6 Fine, $S.50G9.eO.
f0RAGE-Ilay, 15O@2oo per cwt; Corn, o6aloo per
bushe; Oats 60p75 per bushel Bran 401ab0 per bush
GIN-s2.50@500.
I00PS--None
HEADINGS-None.
LEATHER--Calf skins, slo8s1oo per dozen' Sole
leather, 4Oa4sc. per pound. 49,,
LUMBER--Clear per thousand, $1,000; I'd do, s"o."''
MIE~First quality per bbl s2.5o@ssoo; I'd qualit Y
$L50@200
OAKUM-16@lsc.
PoeEMMess ss2oo@s5 90; Prime s25982o0,
PORTER--London, hest brands, A5oi Philadelphia,
RUM-sa4o@6Oe. "
ROSIN-Not quoted.
sUGAR-Brown Holt &c; Refined Crushed Powdered
and Gmnnatcd 2lkci White, is1asi White, 10; c
Ex, 1876, -
sTAyEs-s25 O0mSo00
NAVAL sToRES--Crude Turpentne none in market;
Turpentine, s5.5o@6OO; Tar, s550@60O.
ToBACCO-Conneceut Leaf 2O6i16e.; Vr 601sl % !;
in market: Manufactured, 50cMSl.21; Smoking, 50c@
81 90; Snuff, 50c@Sl 90
WIiEAT-White 81 90(a210; Red, S1.50@l.75.
WHlSKEYS-0ld Monongahea Glow proof S2.20612.
30; Rye and Bourbon, S2.35@1 co.
WINE-Champarne: 'Star" "Heidsek "tireen Seal
De St Marceau Red Lac" &c, Sz5O 1900 Sherry, 81.
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Governor Pierpoint does not deny that
he was turned out of the treasury depart
nent in Washington for asserting that
the "people of the South never will SUBJ
init to being taxed to pay the Union war
debt;' nor does any one deny for him
that he said it would be damned nom
sense' to expect them to submit to be so
taxed. One paper, indeed, intimates
that no one who knows enough to keep
out of the fire, would have uttered such
remarks and wants us to infer from
this, we suppose, that His Excellency
neither made the speech attributed to
him, nor was ordered out of Mr.. Clarke's
office. Whether Governor Pierpoint
knows enough to keep out of the fire or
to 60 in when it rains or not, whether
he believes in the Wilmot Proviso or
not, whether he believes in squaring
the circle or not, whether he believes in
the Hitchcock quadrant or not, whether
he believes in spiritualism or not, wheth-
er he is willing to be damned" or not
the speech in question is characters
tic, has the long ear marks, and is just
the sort of shallow utterance to be ex-
pected from His Excellency when in
one of his moods. Oh what man for
Governor of Virginia, in 1865
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23

MURDER IN RocKBRIDGE.-The
Lynchburg Trginian ofyesterday says !:
A foul murder was committed near the
Natural Bridge last week. A negro
claiming to have been with the Federal
army, went to the house of an old gem
tleman whose name is not remembered
by our informant, for the purpose of
robbery After killing. the old gentle
man, near the spring, he proceeded to
his dwelling near by, murdered his wife,
effected the robbery andthen burnt the
house containing the dead woman. The
negro was arrested, and the stolen pro-
perty found upon his person. He has
been Gagged in Rockbridge JAIL The
murderer duplicates other negroes as
participants in his crime.
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STEERS AT SEA.

The New York Herald of the 2lst
gives the following news of disasters at
sea during the recent gales: -4.
The steamer Atlanta, running be
tween this city and New Orleans, was
wrecked on Sunday last, while about
two hundred and eighty miles south OF
Sandy Hook, caused by the springing
of a leak in gale. There were severn
teen passengers, including three. ladies
and one child, and II crew of thirty-five,
on board at the time of the disaster, of
whom only one of the passengers and
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23

MURDER IN RoCKINGHAM.-The Har-
risonburg Old Commonwealth of the
18th says:
Richard Jarrold, formerly living on
the Valley Turnpike, near Melrose, was
murdered in his own house, in the pres
ence of his wife and children, on We'd
nesday night, of last week.
Mr.. Jarrold was sitting by the fire,
the assassin approached the window, and
firing at him through the window, with
gun loaded with ball and slugs, killed
him instantly. No clue has been as yet
discovered as to the murderer.
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DIED,

Departed this e at her resdencein Washington City,
the 10Th inst at half past eleven O'clock NJ in the
50th year of her age MRS SARAH FRANCES BERRY
MAN, widow of the late Capt. o. H. Bergman, US Navy
The remains of this estmabe lady arrived here yesterday
morning in charge of her Borrowing son, from Washing
ton and inferred in the family vault of her father
John Hipkns, in Cedar Grove CemeterysIT FIN TERRA
Ipv
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task of performing garrison duty, and
was never permitted to fire n hostile
shot. The First Mississippi, under JEFF
ferson Davis, was at Monterey and
Buena Vista, and fought as gallantly as
any other troops. Gen. Clarke was an
officer in that regiment.
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CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN RICH.
MOND.

RICHMOND, Oct. 2l.-Major Gen. John
w. Turner, commanding the district Of
Henrico, issued general order this af-
ternoon, permitting the organization of
the city government of Richmond-the
Objectionable city officers, Sturdivant,
Mayor, johnson and Bigger-having
filed declensions to the offices to which
they were elected last June, and which
they were not permitted to assume on
account Of doubtful loyalty. Gen. Turn
er, in letter to the President of the
City Council, communicating this Or
der, calls attention to the large number
of destitute white persons in the city
now supplied with rations by the Unit
ed States eommissary, at cost of 5000
per day. He recommends speedy ac-
tion by the Council, with view of as
SURFING the care of this class of the city
poor.
The Council held special meeting to-
night, organized, and declared the office
of Mayor vacant.
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We learn from Nashville, Tennessee,
that the Senate on Thursday passed a
bill making negroes in that State COM
petent witnesses in the courts. The bill
was passed by one majority.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-23

William L. Sharkey, late Provisional
Governor of Mississippi, has been cleo
ted United States Senator from that
State, to fill the unexpired term of Jeffer-
son Davis, by an overwhelming vote of
the LEGISLATURE,