The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-03
4uO lQG6SG N0WS.
BIZ TELEGRAPH.
The Assassination Conspira-
tors at the Dry Tortugas.
Bitter Feeling in North and South
Carolina.
The Health of the President.
AFFAIRS IN TEXAS.
JOHN H. sURRATT.
GOLD CLOSED AT IA Ia
The Health Of the President.
AFFAIRS IN TEXAS.
JOHN H. sURRArT.
GOLD CLOSED AT IA IA

Arrival of the Assassination COnspf.
ratOrs at the Dry TOrtugas-.They
are set to WOEk--FeeIIng OF the Old
Inhabitants or North Carolina
against the National GOVernment---
Establishment Of Provost Courts by
General characterization Coming In
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NEW. York, Aug. 1.-THE Govern
ment steamer Florida which carried the
assassination conspiratorS, Mudd,
OLaughlin, Arnold and Spangler, to
Fort Jefferson, in the Dry. Tortugas, has
returned here from that place on the
18th, and from Key West 9th. The
prisoners We're not aware until after
starting on their journey that their des-
tination had been changed from the All
batly Penitentiary to this torrid spot
off the southern coast of Florida. On
being informed oft they were unpleas-
antly affected, but !afteri their arrival,
on finding that the island, which is
about thirteen acres in extent, enjoys
a fine sen breeze, is very healthy, and
was not SO bad place as they had sup
posed, they were agreeably diSappoint-
ed, and congratulated themselves on the
change. They reached their place OF
imprisonment on the 25th of July, and
were Immediately after put to appro-
pirate service. Mudd being placed in
the position of an Assistant Surgeon,
Arnold TINT of n clerk, SpanGler set Ia
work at his trade, that OF a carpenter,
and O'Laughlin put to an employment
in which he can be useful. There are
about $50 prisoners now confined in the
Dry Tortugas. altF
The statements recently published in
the northern papers regarding the bit
ter feeling of hatred said to be enter
tanned by large portion of the old
inhabitants of North CnrOlina toward
the national government and Union
people, have led to a correspondence on
the subject between North Carolinians
in this city, Interested In promoting
emigration to their State, and Gov,
Holden. The Governor says that such
feeling is not general, and need not be
apprehended by persons designing to
settle there as calculated to render them
uncomfortable, or give them annoy
ance. ltH'H
Some newspapers of the rebel persua.
sion are strongly opposing the proposed
amendment to the constitution abolish
ing slavery, and intoxicating the idea
that slavery is to be re-established iii
the State as soon MS 1t is free from mill
tary control, and the. inhabitants OF
several of the southern tier of counties
design sending their delegations into
the State convention. with instructions
to that effect.
The Herald's Charleston correspon-
dent says:
The preparatory order for mastering
out troops at present serving in the mil
itary district of Charleston, has been
published.
Superior and criminal provost courts
of very extensive range, have been or
ganized by Gen. Gilmore, and are new
in full operation.
Cotton is now coming into Charles
ton from the interior more freely than
heretofore, as the result of additional
repairs to the railroads.