The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
AID Discoveries in Minnesota.
so4culatiOns About Davis Trial.
Abandoned and Con6soated Lands
Petition in Behalf of jeff Davis
Uir 10 be Executed on Friday.


n.sc,,ncies in The Quartermaatefs De
,r,mcui-Imierview with Indians
,,teruaI Revenue Receipts.
yrw YORK, Nov. THE Tribune's
Washington special says: Intelligence
f,rJatt the General Land Office shows
,.,,lrr important discoveries in the gold
nan pt Northeastern Minnesota.
It,ual Revenue Receipts yesterday
,-,,a aver one million and half dollars.
Bnt Twelve forts will be retained and
.ruj>opcd around Washington
II j, understood itherc are serious def
,,u,ieS in the Quartermaster' Depart
n4nt which the clerks are trying to rec
rfr h,lorc Congress assemblies.
Worlds special says: Chief JUS
go, Chase has notified the President
rI,r rhc cannot preside over the Court for
,f. tIi,l of left Davis in Richmond, and
......, a, his reason that there is no regu-
1.,olpanizrd court in that city. The
President maintains that he cannot be
,,Ird at any other place The impression
.> that he viii bc released to be expatri-
dtrd
Secretary Seward, assisted by Assist,
ant Src,etary Flank Seward, was busy
Yesterday preparing large foreign mail.
teen Grant lett Washington last night
for this city
john j Guthrie. before the war Lieu
tenant IN the United States Navy, but
since the war Captain in the Rebel Navy,
nu, been uardoned He is a native of
>outh Carolina aud the only naval otti
rrI yet pardoued
BY order of the Secretary OF War Gen.
Thomas Wood has been assigned to the
Department. of Mississippi, formerly com
manded lay Gen Slocum
The Government detectives, discover
rd passingnew counterfeit sos, are safely
lodged in the Old Capitol Prison.
The Times Washington Special says
here is no official information of WirZ's
~Etence, there are good grounds for belief
aat the sentence of death has been ap-
we'd bN the Judge Advocate and the
.rsident The final decision OF the
Pcsilent will he made public Wcdnes-
.ly ur Thursday
Yesterday the President appointed
HeLry " liollcy discussing agent Win
uebago City, Minmesota, SamuelD Hous-
iou, Junction City, Kansas, a. Whit
tlrsey, Bayfield,, Wisconsin, and Edward
Hart, at New Orleans.
Iuta deposits at the United States
Mui AT Philadelphia for October were
~ l2~9j Total coinage 3,679,OOO.93
The Hcrald'S special says the Treasury
Burrau for abandoned and cOnfscated
property are likely TO have important
.i>r, turadiustiiicatiOn soon. Therebels
ale rrsortlng To all manner of devices to
regain possession The common dodge
O.. ,o transfer it to loyal persons or those
holding treasury permits To purchase
It> Doug lass, among the latter class,
J., believed To have been seriously impos-
o. upon hy unqueStionably dis'oyal peO-
plr
lu, forthcoming order for the dis
charge ot large number of volunteer
Generals is causing commotiOn in mil
'IIl circles.
lie reported departure of four iron
.ui, Irum Fortress Monr, Z for the Paci-
coast Is pronounced untrue by the
\., Department. The MonadrOck Is
Arouly one ordered to that station at
,a.>rnt
NAShINGTON, Nov. There is a re-
..t which seems to be we'll autheuti-
t... that the President has approved
'.. >rutrnce passed upon Wirz, to be
-n-~d by the neck until he be dead,
"t ordered it to be carried into eXecu-
."uon Friday next Preparations are
IuT being made for the execution.
>NChictS OF the Fox tribe had an in
'rrrlrw with the Commissioner of Indian
4diIr> this morning, in relation 10 their
NATIONAL interest The Sacs and Foxes
Dayratrcaty with the United States
'dd reservation in Kansas, and an
annuity of o0l.Uu0. The Foxes will
''t Hyr with the SacS. aud have located
" I"Nr dud now want the Government
'nauSe arrangements to SUIT their Cir
.'"'tAhccS They were asked among
."'I ,hIngs, how they would like To 90
"'" the Indian Territory, where il WAS
"ro>rd to establish Government en-
'rdDIng many OF the Indian tribes But
ley sand they wanted To think all mat
.,'a over. They had all along been good
iend> To our Government and people,
Wen, however they came To talk with
"rlr white father there was ALWAYS
~urJhlng harsh. They wish 10 see their
White father the President The Com.
4>>loner replied that if the Foxes ran
way from reservation, and disregard
Len treaty, the advantage would be
F'h the Sacs. They must either go
.arAor show some good reason why they
",Duot return The Chiefs replied that
VAS impossible for them To live with the
r> They hated each other alike
me Commissioner promised them a
~, OF their white father before they
Ay city.
., T Onlted States Consul, stationed
torn,' m''a ana, under date of Oct 3lst, in
C.n,,;Nrr Nr State Department that the
has ,'",'rNeral of the Island of Cuba
tr,,n.'ed "''eIed The British Consul General
IN. s..I alu war vessels, to 90 and assist
rr.tlI ItleN. War vessels were ac-
d,, " dld two of them sailed on that
;ai '".. Tho Posts Washington spec-
~. >Hs; regular Cabinet meetinp
l,'. heId to-day. All the memharS
,,J 0ae We're present Secretary Wells |
% "uG Admiral Farragut We're cloSotn5
w. Jug the President during the mornin@
te general prevails that tSs
'ehch Government has been advised nnt
"'end any more troops to Mexico '
e'ihon In Behalf of JEFF. Davis.
| NA,sHlNGToN, Nov. The National
p.e:,gencer IN noticing a visit To the
resident Yesterday ot n delono.;o.