Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

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| IN THE STAR
The trial Of Harry wirz closed octo-
pied by arguments. In
Wirz Trial The Star Of October II.
m 1866, 10 thus summed up the
o'A' situation up to that date:
This long and tedious trial II rapidly
drawing to q close. The investigation
into the conduct Of rebel officers and
the experience OF our men at Anderson
Vile has been prosecuted with unceas-
ing energy. and has revealed a cata-
logue Of cruelties before unheard Of in
civilized countries. Tomorrow the Judge
advocate Will read his argument, COW
ering both sides Of the case, the counsel
for the defense. Mr.. Baker. having
abandoned his client. The record Of
testimony makes 5000 foolscap pages.
divided into 70 parts. and contains be-
tween 800 and 400 objections and rul-
ings of the court One hundred and
sixty witnesses were examined. several
Of whom were Individually on tho stand
for two days. Upon the conclusion of
Col. Chipman's arguments, which from
the numerous features Of the trial must
necessarily be lengthy. the court will
sit with closed doors to consider and
make up the finding.
whatever may be the fate of this
wretched prisoner. those associated
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punished. The execution Of Capt wirx.
with his confederates left to boast Of
their doings unrebuked, would shock
every sense Of Justice and cannot be
anticipated for a moment. The gov
eminent has no thought Of making any
exceptions in the case. Every man re-
sponsible for the horrors at Anderson
Vile must account for 1t and will find
Ia Nemesis upon his track as relentless
as fate"
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Tuesday. October II. 1855, several
members Of the board Of aldermen Of
Washington and other
a Visit to on an excursion Of
Richmond officials and citizens
went to Richmond, Va,
sightseeing, and in The Star Of October
10, 1885, are letters from a member of
the editorial star Of this paper de-
scriptive of the outing. in which the
following paragraph occurs:
Richmond has now an air Of hustle
and activity such as 1t has never had
in peaceful times, in consequence of
the extensive building operations going
on all through the burnt district The
buildings first erected after the fire
were of temporary character. but now
that the dread Of the confiscation act
has passed away and capital begins to
come out. the class of buildings going
up is more in character with what is
desirable for the leading business To-
(cality they occupy. Rents are yet enor-
nous here. much beyond even the most
exorbitant rates of Washington, and
this Is probably why living is high in
Richmond. 1t certainly cannot be from
the high rate Of provisions. for on a
visit to the Richmond markets l find
that meats, fish and vegetables are on
the average 80 per cent lower in Rich
mond than in Washington. Best por-
terhouse steak is selling, for instance,
at Is cents per pound. The streets Of
Richmond. we notice, are paved with
the same wretched cobblestones and. as
with us. the dust must be insufferable
In windy weather"
Anxiety regarding the possibility of
the spread of the cholera from Europe
to this country fifty years
Cholera in ago increased with the
Eno1ond steady westward progress
Of the disease. In The
Star of October 20, 1866. is a news item
indicating the closest approach to
America that the epidemic had at
tanned:
There is no longer any doubt that
the Asiatic cholera has made it's ap-
pearance and is spreading in England
Another fatal case has occurred at
Southampton. From there it has
spread to Sholing Common and Bit
terne, situated about and miles
from Southampton. The two cases at
Sholing Common have proved fatal; of
cases at Bitterne 2 have proved fatal,
while the other patients are improving.
In France the disease is likewise on
the increase. A letter from Toulon
states that it has broken out with
startling suddenness at Soilles-pont, a
little town of 5000 Inhabitants. In
the course of the first night in which it
made its appearance there were 60
cases, and SO hours later there had al
ready been SIS deaths out of a popula-
ton reduced to 1000 souls by a panic
stricken people. In Toulon it has a
peculiarly virulent character. 1t has
also made it's appearance at Paris,
where, according to the testimony of
DR.. Vacher, the condition of the stag
nant water of the basin causes a seri-
Gus apprehension of its rapid spread"
In the same issue of The Star is a
news item comprising summary of
consular reports received at the State
Department indicating the gradual dis
appearance of the cholera in Italy and
at Gibraltar. where it had ragged furi-
September the disease had claimed
about 1000 victims at Smyrna.
Washington had a number of interest
ing visitors at this time half a century
ago, as many men who
Alexander II. had held high positions
c4. in the Confederacy
otePuehs. came here in search Of
executive pardons. One of these is
described as follows in The Star of
October 20, 1865:
Alexander H. Stephens, ex-rebel
vice president, who was recently re-
leased from Fort Pulaski, and his
brother, Linton Stephens, arrived here
last evening at 5 o'clock from New
md took rooms ar Wfllordsa