Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-08
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JEFF DAVIS HEALTH

JEFF DAVIS HEALTH.
NEW YORK, June THE Herald's For,
Monroe special says: jeff. Davis health is very
much impaired The medical attendant waits
on him daily. The greatest vigilance Is neces.
sary respecting visitors inside the fort
THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN MFssRs HARLAN .Sn
USHER
The Heralds Washington special SAYS: The
rumors OF the disagreement between Nessrs
Usher and II srlan have been exaggerated. There
is an unfriendly feeling between these gentlemen
growing out of certain appointments and con.
tracts. Another difficulty has also arisen rela
tive to the Pacific Railroad Co. 1t claims 10
have completed forty mirs of road, as REQUIRED
by law, and to be entitled to a certain amount OF
Government bonds stipulated, to be issued them
when that portion of the road was completed
Commissioners were appointed to examine
the road whose report Mr. Harlan rejected.
THE PLACE OF DAVIS TRIAL.
The same special SAYS: Ii is not vet deter.
mined where to try jeff Davis. Ii may be iu
Baltimore, or even Philadelphia.
MR BoYcE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr. Boyce, of South Carolina, is said to be on
good terms with the President
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
The Presidents definite policy will be reserved
until after the trials over.
SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS
There are how about 60 900 sick and wounded
soldiers in the hospitals throughout the country
This is being rapidly reduced by the discharge
of cow alescents.
A rule has been adopted that where vacance:
occur which il is not essential should be i'm me-
dately filed they shall be kept open until so me
wounded officers or soldiers shall be found com.
petent for the positions. All places in depart
ments are being filled, as they become vacant.
with wounded or disabled soldiers Applications
from others are useless.
SECRETARY HcCoLLoCHs DECISION
The Times special says: Secretary Nc
Colloch in order to meet all demands upon the
treasury has decided TO pay FIVE per cent. in cur
rency aud nifty per cent. in certificates of in
debtness of all claims over $2, 600 except those
of the army
COUNSEL FOR DAVIS.
r. H. Gillette, ESQ of New Lebanon. New
York informs the clerk of the Supreme Cour,
of this District, by letter, that he is retained by
some OF the friends of jeff Davis as counsel fol
the. latter in the trial under indictments found
on the Goth of May.
DAVIS PROBABLY TRIED BEFORE A MILITARY CON
MISSION.
The Worlds special SAYS: The Republican
asserts with great positiveness that the Govern
ment has not only not decided to try JEFF Davis
before a civil court of this District, but il has not
/. intmates very clearly that his trial will take
place before a military commission.
The Star says: Preparations are going for
ward to try DAVIS before a civil court in about
ten DAYS
THE FRENCH TOBACCO CASE.
The long disputed French tobacco case 10
Richmond is now in course Of shipment to France
Most of IL wss found unframed by the great frs
in thai city
MILITARY PROMOTION.
The TIibune's special says Colonel G.. G. Rog
ers, Fifteenth Illinois Veteran Volunteers, hal
been breveted Brigsdier General. at the instance
of Generals Grant, Logan and Blair
MRS DAVIS ANXIOUS TO co TO EUeoPE.
The savannah Herald mentions the arrival Of
Mrs. Davis and party from Fort Monroe, and
says Mrs Davis is At present in great anguish ,anc
Iious 10 go TO Europe, and inquiries for vessel:
to Nassau or to any other port from which she
could get to England or France. She also mad,
the remark that she had probably seen Mr. Davi.
FOR the last time