The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Capture Of Rebel Archives. res
Davis and the Conspiracy.

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Success Of the Cemetery nt Gett{s-
burg-The Antiefam Cemetery-!The
Trial Of Jeff Davis--His Completely
In the Csnspiracy-Genera PePe D"
Indiau Affairs.
Press Dispatch.i
NEW YORK, July 10.-The Times Wash
| ington special says Major Shepman, OF
the First Wisconsin cavalry. arrived here
last evening from Macon, having In
charge forty boxes of captured archives
of the rebel Government. They consist
of q complete record Of the proceedings
of the rebel provsiOnafeongress, held at
Montgomery in the spring OF 1851
These documents were captured from
Howell Cobb, in whose possession they
had been placed for safe keeping. The
entire official history of the rebel armies
of Tennessee, comprising all its records
while under command of Bragg, john
ston and Hood, are part.of this lot; also
books of the rebel Treasury Department,
captured at Albany, Ga, which point
they had reached as part of jeff Davis
train.
The success o. the National Cemetery
at Gettysburg is inspiring the commits
sioners of the Antietam National Gene
try to vigorous prosecution OF their
work. The success in Identnylng the
remains of the dead in that field has been
very gratifying. Thus far the names,
regiments and States Of 1883 have been
ascertained, which are divided among
States as follows: Maine, u; New Hamp-
shire, 25 Indiana, 30; Massachusetts,
1876; Wisconsin, Co. Rhode Island, 30;
Connecticut. 1872; Michigan, 26; Ohio, 81;
Minnesota, 9; Delaware, l9; New Jersey,
I; Maryland, 13; New York, 4S0; Penn
sylvania, 394; West Virginia, 10.
The bodies of the four executed on Fri
day vet remain in the graves within the
arsenal grounds. No order permitting
their families to remove them has been
issned. 1t appears that no objection is
made to an order allowing the bodies to
be delivered to families or friends claim
ing them for the purpose of quiet burial,
but the authorities will not consent to
any demonstrations OF regular funeral
which it appears was intended by the
relatives of Mrs. Surratt, Harold and
Atzerodt.
Miss Surratt TODAY sent note to Gen
Hartrauft, thanking him in the most
heartfelt terms for the kindness she has
received at his hands and facilities he has
afforded her for remaining in tle society
of her mother whilst in prison.
Surgeons who examined the bodies
state that they do not think the necks of
any but Mrs Surratt were broken.
Among papers of Jefferson Da.s cap
tured, the Government has discovered
several documents of vital Importance III
determining the guilt and completely of
jeff. Davis in the conspiracy plot. These
documents are of such import as proba-
bly to determine the authorities in favor
of trial of Davis before q military COM
mission, upon the charge of assassina-
tion. If, however, it shall be determin-
ed to try him on charge of treason, he
will be tried in civil court.
Gen. Pope's plan for the treatment Of
Indians in the Northwest, of which we
made mention a few days since, meets
with the approval of the President and
Mr.. Dale, Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
who will not now visit the several
tribes to make treaties as heretofore pro-
posed Mr.. Dale has resumed his official
duties as Commissioner. Gen. Pope pro
noses to put an end to Indian traders and
place trade in the hands of officers of the
Sovernment