The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-05
FROM WASHINGTON
Jeff. Davis at Old Capitol
The Movements of the Troops.
Witnesses Against Gen. Lee-Jef. Dn-
Wis, Arrival nt WashingtOn-Charl
0,Connor Volunteers his Services ns
Counsel-The Military Movements-
Lousstreet,s Business in Washing
ton Moseby's Guerrillas.


| CounseI-The Military Movements
LOussfreet's Business in washing
ton Moseby's GuerriIlas.
Press Dispatch
New YORK, June 3-The Tribuue's
Washington special says Col. Walter II
TAYLOR, Gen Lees Adjutant General,
Surgeon w. j Moore, and about fifty
Confederate soldiers, at present residing
in Norfolk, have been summoned To ap-
pear before the U s. District Court ut
10 O'Clock this morning, with the view OF
testifying against Gen. K. f. Lee and
other prominent rebel officials, ON a
charge of treason
The Heralds special says the arrival
of jeff. Davis was prematurely annOnnc-
ed He was sent from Fortress Monroe
on the monitor Saugus, which got
aground l5 miles below this city He
was then transferred to the torpedo boat
Chico, and has arrived up in her 1t is
understood that quarters have been pre-
pared for him in the Old Capitol, and
that suitable guard will be furnished
To ensure his safe keeping
General Thomas had q long interview
with the President. 1t is not known as
vet when he will proceed to Richmond
to assume command of the Department
of Virginia, but it will probably be with
in few days. ~
The Worlds special says Mr.. Charles
O'Connor has applied to the War De-
partinent for permission to tender t"
Jefferson Davis his professional services,
ia case he is arraigned on an indictment
found in the District Of Columbia, and
the President has directed that Mr..
O'Connor'sapplieation be granted, to the
end that the constitutional provision
which secures TO accused persons the as
sistance Of counsel may be respected.
The Herald's Washington special says
the movement of Sherman's army Ia
Louisville is actively progressing. All
the 18th corps except two brlgadcs have
gone, and the other. corps of the Army OF
the Tennessee. the I1th will immediate
ly follow them After them will 90 the
Army of Georgia, Gen. Slocum command
inc. None of Gen Slocum's army has
left here yet. Notwithstanding reports to
the contrary They will not leave until
the rolls arc prepared and non-veterans
mustered out, when the veterans will
proceed West BY order of Gen. Logan,
all unemployed negroes who accompany
the Army of the Tennessee, and who are
not actually needed with that army, are
to be turned over to Gen. ID. II Rucker.
The Chief Quartermaster OF the Army of
the Tennessee left here tonight to estab-
lish Gen Logan's headquarters in Louis
vile Gen. Log:n leaves for New York
next Monday evening.
The Sixth Corps left Fairfax Court
House at > o'clock this morning and ar
rived at Balls Cross Roads by 10 o'clock
iif-the forenoon Major Gen Wrights
Headquarters are now at the Brown
House, abont three miles from the PotO.
mac.
The Tribnue's special says General
Thomas will, in few days, return to the
west and take command, under Sherman,
of Kentucky and Tennessee.
General Grant and wife will probably
visit the Chicago Fair.
Captain Fisk's expedition to Idaho
will start soon
General Rosecrans has received leave
of absence for six months to 60 to the
Pacific coast.
General Blair has started for Louis
vile.
The Times special says Longstreet's
business in Washington is to make special
application to the President for pardon
and restoration to full civil rights. He
has already taken the amnesty oath.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
saws Ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia, is
roaming in the woods back of Staunton
determined to fight it out if it axes al
summer He has body-guard of guer
rillas with him.
John Minor Bolts has been invited tC
Richmond by Governor Pierpoint.
1t is said large number of Moseby':
men are still at large in the mountains