The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-25

tiles. With regard to the question o
slavery, be has repeatedly recognized the
validity of the Emancipation proclama
tion, and laws of Congress on kindred
subjects, and did not deem it necessary
in order to render them valid that he
/ should so state in the convention. Al
for the truce, it was all to our advan
tage. While it was pending, tw. ly'
miles of railroad was built, roads were
repaired, and supplies transported, and
Gen Wilson was moving TO occupy strat'
! egic points in the South in order to pre-
vent the escape of Jefferson Ds:is 1t is
stated that Gen. Sherman. in answer TO
remonstrance from friend as to his for
mer hostility to newspaper correspon-
4 dents, in his army, mentioned as an In
stance of the evil effects of premature dis
closures, that in his march through North
and South Carolina he was feigning to
march OH Raleigh, and so made John
ston believe, although his real destina-
| tion was Goldsboro', where he could pro-
cure supplies; but while the movement
was in full and successful operation
Johnston learned through Northern pa
pers that the War Department was send
ing supplies to Goldsboro' via Morehead
| City. Instead of defending Raleigh,
Johnston, through this information,
massed his army and attacked Sherman
at Pentonville, and though Johnston was
repulsed, the Union army lost fourteen
hundred men New York papers contain
| ing the information were found III john
stOn's headquarters
The Exchange National Bank. OF Nor
folk, has been organized at Norfolk, Vir.
ginia, with capital OF Two hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars, and II Is dtalS-
mated government depository and imam
| cial agent of the United States John
JAY Knox, the popular disbursing officer
of the Treasury Department, has accept
ed the cashiership of the institution, and
will soon enter upon his duties
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE TRIAL.
In tho courtroom yesterday there was
the usual crush of spectators, eXpectant
OF some important disclosures. Mr. Dana's
testimony as to the cypher found In Rlch-
mond being the same nsed by the rebel
government. Jacob Thompson, and also
the same found in Booths trunk, and the
one taught the witness, Woichman, 10y
appear i'm evidence that Weichman ever
divulged this cypher TO the War Depart
ment. He is kept under guard constant
ly. Government is Introducing ut inter
walls great deal of eXtraneons evidence,
to show the turpitnde of the leaders of
the rebellion which has little or Ho con
nection with the prisoners. The testi-
mony of Campbell, cashier of the Ontario
Bank of Montreal, established the fact of
Thompson official agency for the confed-
eracy in Canada, and exhibited more than
six hundred thousand dollars as having
passed through his hands No part Of
this was shown to be transferred to
Booth, nor was the question asked
There is no doubt about Sanders and
Thompson knowing Booths purposes, if
indeed they did not encourage him in the
plot. The latter drew on his balance and
fu..I- ----o+ o-;t f-on, Taradn "f-"' - =
fall of Richmond. The testimony OF
Stewart, lawyer here, who chased
Booth, was given with singular obscurlty.
He does not know whether the man he
saw turning as the door closed was Spang-
Ter, nor does he think he could have
known what had happened at that mo-
taking it easy. Reverdy Johnson has
not withdrawn from the case, but Is pre-
pairing an elaborate argument on the u
risdiction of the cOnrt At ) o'clock the
Judge Advocate stated he had one more
witness to examine which he desired
with closed doors The court was then
cleared. 1t is understood that some news
paper correspondents are to be put upon
the stand next week Some interesting
revelations concerning the way III whlch
the Tribune gets its news are expected.
The government has IA dozen more wit
nesses to examine, which will probably
occupy a day or two The court will ad-
journ over Tuesday and "Wednesday. The
dcf,nse have more than hundred ana
fifty witnesses summoned.
NEERO SUFFRAGE.
Senator Sumner has received letter
from the colored people OF North Carol'-
na asking for the franchise, and express
ing their fear of their former masters I'M
less invested with political power. The
| senator has answered it, avowimg him
self their champion.
A MESICAN LoAN.
A Mexican loan Republican, is to be
placed in the market at an early day
The authorization is expected in this city
in few days.
| SURRENDER OF THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL
FORCES IN THE ToMBIGBEE RIVER
The Navy Department this morning re-
ceiyed a communication from Acting
Rear Admiral Thatcher, under date OF
Nav 6, off Mobile, in which he says: Il
have the honor to inform the Department
that on the night of the 4th instant,
received written propositions from Com,
modore Ebenezer Farraud, commanding
| confederate forces in these waters, to sur
render to me all the rebel naval forces,
officers, men and public property yet
afloat under his command, and now
blockaded BY portion of our naval
| forces in the Tombigbee river and de-
string a meeting with me to arrange
terms of surrender to the United States.
I accordingly met Commodore Farrand at
| Citronville, a point about twenty-five
miles above Mobile, and accepted his
proposal on the same bases as granted to
General Richard Taylor by Major Gener,
al Candy, the latter having taken place
| at the same point and time. General
Candy not being present, some days VII!
elapse before all the arrangements will
be completed for the reception of the
| confederate officers. men, vessels, and