Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-13
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. 1860.
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tardy action OF the authorities in setting preventive
measures on foot seems at length to have moved
them, and recently disnfectants have appeared il
the cutters and unelean places on the street. TIL,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister Of Agri
culture, Commerce and Public Works. have furnish
ed the Emperor with report giving the conclusions
gathered by medical commission sent to Egypt tc
study the origin, causes and nature of the chOlora
showing that the present epidemic was brought tC
Egypt by .nturned pilgrims from Mecca and other
holy cities Of the Mahommodans The Ministers. in
the report, suggest 10 the Emperor that the time
seems favorable for { diplomatic conference on the
subject by the various powers interested to discuss
and devise means Of reforms and safeguards for the
future. which might b. instituted and administered
by an international sanitary service in the East.
Reports from Florence to the State Department
represent that the cholera has greatly diminished in
the infected districts in the southern and eastern por-
tions Of the Italian Kingdom. At Palestine and
Jerusalem it is also on the decline.
The deaths at Barcelona from cholera from the 18th
of October to list of tie same month was only fifty
FIVE which shows that The disease is greatly abatng
there.
DISPOSITION OF wIRzs BODY.
The body of Wirz has been inferred in the peni-
tentiary yard directed by the President in the fol-
lowing communication from the War Department:
Var Department. Adjutom GencroPs Office
WGsbington Nor. 10, 1865
the Depar'%en of Hasi;ngton SirIrRo R%onq PTesdonqi
of the United States directs that the body of Henry
Wirz, executed this morning under general court
martial orders No. 607, be inferred in the peniten-
tary yard. arsenal grounds where Payne and other,
were buried.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adiutant General.
Provost Marshal Russell this morning instructed
L. II. Chandler, Chief Clerk in the Provost Marsha 5
Office, to carry out the order of the War Department
and Mr.. G. proceeded to the Old Capitol and took
charge Of the body of Wrz causing it to be removed
to the Arsenal Grounds. where it was deposited in
grave dug immediately adjoining that of Atzerodt.
Wirz's grave is therefore the southern one of row
of five in the following order: Mrs. Surratt Payne.
HerOld, Atzerodt, Wirz
THE VETERAN RESERVES
The inspections of the Veteran Reserve Corps show
that but 200 men out OF the twentyfOur regiments
desire to remain i'll the service. There are Go Off
GERS, thus leaving less than two prvatos to each Off
Most of the latter are desrous OF being trans
ferred to the regular army and are awaiting the
action of Congress in their behalf 1t has been as
ceraned that s. per cent. of the 6l0 officers of the
corps have been wounded in battle, some of them as
many as seven times, five per cent have become dis
abed from other causes. and ten per cent from dis
ease contracted in the line of duty. Ninety one
udFB uHueTBOHc dllpuldtlOn, ana tnerc were eight
dissections of the
DEATH OF HON. JACOB CoLLAMFR.
The Ereniag Star of to-day says: The death of Mr..
Colamer removes from the Senate one of its oldest
members, and will be felt in the next session. His
remarks always characterized by practical ideas,
and were listened TO with attention. No voice was
more potent than his on the judicial and financial
questions of the country and his liberal views on the
issues Of the day endeared him to the leaders of both
year.
THE SHOOTING OF MAJOR DIXON
The Star of to-day gives the following account of
tie shooting and death of Major Dixon. Yesterday
afternoon, about o'clock, Major Henry Dixon. Pay
master L. 5. Army, well known in Washington, was
shot and fatally wounded in alexandria by DR.. H. c.
Maddox. Major Dixon, far back as 1857, had re-
contre with Mr.. Maddox at WarrentOn, when he shot
Maddox, wounding him slightly. The feud had been
revived by personal attack made by Maddox lately
upon Dixon, while the latter seated by the fire at
the Mansion House, in Alexandria. when Maddox
spit in the face of Dixon and knocked him down. or
he was knocked down by friends of Maddox who ac-
companied him
Dixon was native Of Virginia, and the fact of his
having espoused the Union cause in the late war is
said to have brought considerable Obloquy upon him
in that State. After this collision al the Mansion
House, Major Dixon is said to have expressed de-
termination to castigate Maddox if he should meet
him, as a rcparation for the degrading insult put
upon him by Maddox, but that he did not intend 10
use deadly weapons unless Maddox first indicated n
purpose to do so. The shooting affray yesterday
took place in front of the City Hotel, Major Dixon
receiving two balls from navy revolver in the right
side just above the hip joint. He fingered in great
agony through tho night, dying at six o'clock this
morning. The single shot fired by him passed
thrOuUh the Iep of Mod1oy's
Dixon stated in his dying moments that ho had
passed Maddox when the latter shot him, and tho
fact that the shots were received in his side would
indicate that this true. The fact also that Dix
ons shot was wild indicates too, that it was made
at random, and after having received a fatal shot
himself.
Dixon was between sixty and seventy years of age,
and leaves wife and eight children. Maddox was
surgeon in the Confederate army.
After the shooting yesterday. DR.. Maddox surren-
dered himself to the magistrate. In the examina-
ton Tazewell Grigsby testified that he was talking
with Maddox on the tagging which crosses from the
City Hotel to the market house; saw Mr.. Dixon
coming up the north side of Cameron street Wit
ness faced the market and Dr. Maddox the City Hotel
that he could not have seen Mr.. Dixon as he ap-
preached. Dixon crossed Cameron street at its in
tersection with Royal and witness could that he
intended to ATTACK DR.. NJ. As Dixon drew near he
Dixon placed his hand within his coat and witness
feeling that he was about to attack Maddox, said
Maddox, there's Dixon" and quickly stood
aside. Both fired instantaneously; all the shots
were in quick succession. Dixon fired his pistol
once, Maddox twice. When Maddox again fired
Dixon fell. Witness went towards him and asked
him if he was shot. Dixon replied, Eyes, I'm
killed" Witness then went for DR.. Lewis, and Dr.
Maddox walked towards the corner of the Market
60 bo hptfar baba he
affair. Witness was convinced that Mr.. Dixon in.
tended to attack DR.. Maddox. well from the fact
that his attitude was threatening as because he knew
of the difficulty between them. Mr.. Dixon had in
troduced himself to witness that morning, and in
conversation said, alluding to Maddox and the diff
Guilty at the Mansion House, the id cowardly
scoundrel cannot be- found the streets" He had
then asked witness if DR.. Maddox did not sometimes
drive by his place, and upon witness saying he had
not seen him, responded. He neither walks out nor
drives out now, and in the of their converse
ton declaring, Il don't know that I'll hurt him. but
hate to such cowardly scoundrel." All pro-
duced the impression that he desired to meet DR.,
Maddox in order to attack him.
Jefferson Elliot and j. Taylor testified in effect to
the same.
The Commonwealth Attorney read the following
deposition of Mr.. Dixon:-"I am conscious of my
situation; my statement is made under the impress
sion that am near my end; at the time of the shoot
ing 1 walking along Royal street, in this city;
Doctor Maddox me as was walking along Royal
street. and shot me before 1 drew my pistol: was
passing away from him at the time / shot at him
after he shot me; in this city because had busi-
ness at the War Department. and was temporarily
stopping here; DIR. Maddox fired at me twice; had
not started to draw my pistol before he shot me: he
had fired once before started to draw my pistol;
carried my pistol my left side, in my holster; he
sought me before in the Mansion House, and
spat in my face while was sitting in chair, with
out my knowing he was present. l had not seen him
prior since 1857 this about ten days or two weeks
ago; not a word was said before he shot me-"
The Doctor was bailed in the sum of 5000 to ap.
pear for examination before the County Court.
PARDoSS.
Applications for pardon are still coming in at the
rate of thousand per week. The President ha:
signed nearly all the warrants issued from the State
Department, and for some time hereafter will only
attend to few special cases, the near approach o.
Congress necesstating the transaction of more i'm
portant business. 1t is understood that he desgnr
paroning all except about 200 of the civil and mil
tary leaders. whose fate will depend on the action Of
Congress- A general amnesty, excepting these cases
Is net aeemed expedisnt, as the announcement Of .
prescribed Int voula no. only syaa.s Aissatissas.i9l