The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18

WAsuINarox. August II, 1865.

OPENING POSTAL ROUTES AT TIE SOUTH.
The Postmaster General has ordered a contract with
the Central and North Carolina Railroad Company for
the conveyance Of the mails from Goldsborough to
Charlotte, North Carolina including the intermediate
Offices The distance Is two hundred and twenty
miles. Service will be resumed the other Southern
routes, from time to tme it shall be reported
that the roads have been repaired and in running
order
VISITORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President to-day, usual opened his doors 10 all
VISITORS one-third Of whom were women The throng
was not near so large 1t was yesterday, twenty or
thirty persons only being in the office at one O'Clock
Their business was consecutivey transacted
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Several hundred applications for pardon were received
today and among them that of the rebel Brgadier Gen.
eral Alexander W. Campbell of Tennessee.
PARDoNRD.
w billiard, OF Albemarle county, Va Alex. Dudley,
President OF the Richmond and York River Railroad and
Richard T. Foster, banker, of Richmond, we're to-day
pardoned by the President Mr. Dudley will at once pro-
coed to rebuild the railroad which he has presided
for many years. the of which taken up by the
confederacy construct the Piedmont Branch Railroad
His pardon specially asked by Governor Pierpon
Mr. Fosters application had been pending for some time
He concluded to retain Hon. Thomas Corwin by five
hundred dollar fee The latter procured the pardon at
once We chronicle this notable exception to the
general worthlessness Of legal interference.
The hotels Of the city principally filled with South
at present who here to obtain pardons for
themselves friends. Mr. Titus, of Memphis, Tonnes
see obtained his to-day.
THE TRIAL OF wIRZ.
The Military Commission organized for the trial Of
wirz again adjourned this morning. and is under
stood will be put off from day to day until the prelimna
res fully arranged. is represented also that
the to be further augmented by the introduction
OF Major Gen Geary Quite large number Of witnesses
present in the CITY, principally soldiers who have expe
renced imprisonment under the Immediate supervision
of wirz and who anxious testify of the wrongs
they have suffered at his atrocious hands Among the
latest reports of the evidence that appear against
the prisoner is TO the effect that while the smallpox
raging in Andersonville and vicinity Wirz caused
large number Of prisoners to be noculated with
cine from the most malignant cases afflicted with that
loathsome disease and thus introduced with fearful
virulence into the crowded prisons.
THE INTERVIEWS AT ANDERsoNvrLLE.
Captain James NJ Moore to-day telegraphed from
Audersonvile that he yesterday finished the suitable
terment of the Union prisoners who died at that prison.
THE FEES OF MRS. sURRATT's COUNSEL.
The statement that has been going the rounds Of the
press the effect that the counsel Of Mrs. Surratt de-
manded during the last hours Of her life fee of thirty
five hundred dollars secured by mortgage upon her
house. and that since the demise of the latter they have
attempted to sell the house to their fee is en-
phaticay contradicted 1t is affirmed that during the
progress Of the conspiracy trial. early in June last Mrs.
Suratt gave her note for three thousand dollars for
sixty days. to her counsel who after the execution and
several days before the note became due notified several
Of the intimate personal friends Of Mrs. surratt that
they would settle the note In question at heavy dis
count The latter subsequently informed the counsel
that but thousand dollars could be raised which
accepted In full consideration of the note for three
thousand.
REBEL STORES CAPTURED AT MACON BY GENERAL
WILSON.
An inventory, taken by direction Of the Chief of Ord
nance Of rebel stores captured at Macon Georgia by
General Wilson, shows eighty pieces of artillery
ten steam engines hundred and fifty pieces Of
various kinds Of new machinery, great many naval
stores brought from up Pensacola together with the
the Pensacola Navy Yard sixty thousand pounds
of cordare. ,-hthoyse furniture of every kind one
hundred thousand nunds Of copper in sheets, bolts
and rods four hundred tons bar iron fresh from John
Bulls dominons immense quantities Of chemicals, ten
thousand rounds shot and SHE'LL freshly cast thou
sand cast ron thirty thousand stand captured
arms together with large lot of pistols In process of
completion The estimated value Of these stores Is two
million dollars.
PERSONAL.
Senator Doolittlc arrived in the city last evening.
Major General Rufus Ingalls, Chief Quartermaster Of
the armies operating against Richmond left this evening
for stonington, Conn, to recuperate.
Ex-Mayor Hoyt, of New Orleans, is in the city.
Hon. John Covodc hcre a day two ago TO revise
the Pennsylvania slate and departed yesterday TO urge
upon the Convention, session
It Is reported that General Birncy will receive some
suitable appointment under General Howard in the Freed
mems Bureau.
John Minor Bolts arrived at Wizards Hotel this
ing en- route for Richmond
MINISTER TO PERU.
Major General A. p. Hovey has been appointed Minis
ter to Peru by the President and is expected to sail for
that country Immediately His wife, daughter Of the
late Hon. Caleb Smith, will accompany him.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from internal to-day nearly
one million OF dollars
MR.. LINCOLN's ASSASSINATION AT MARTINIQUE.
The President to-day received aetter from N. Risa,
st. Pierre Martinique expressing regret at the death OF
Mr. Lincoln and chasing him among the foremost mar
tyrs to constitutional liberty and freedom 10 the history
of the world.
ACCIDENT AT THE CAPITOL.
Yesterday afternoon, while some workmen were rails
ing large stone the south wing Of the Capitol extern
son one Of the beams Of the derrick and
era Of the guys broke. The derrick fell from seva
ton of thirty feet more, with tremendous crash,
almost completely demoishing the scsfolding. One Of
the workmen named James Dorsey, ran towards the
middle Of the street. but falling timber intercepted
him. and a snatch block struck him on his head COM
pletsly smashing his skull scattering his brains about
and causing the blood TO spirit In . perfect
stream and, Of course, causing instant death
Another Of the workmen leaped from the
scaold thus njurng himself about the legs but not
severely Several ladies' standing In the street
watching the workmen, and made a narrow escape from
DEATH ~ they were but three or four feet from the
tmbers when they fell Only few moments before the
accident large funeral passed BY and had it then &C.
CURED doubt many lives would have been lost ~ the
carriages were moving very closely together.
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