The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30
TROlT WAsHTNRFON.

l .s -t. INV YORK, June ~.
| The Heral1s Washington sDecial ays
the expedition recently sent to the wider
meas to rsinter and remake the graves OF
these killed IN battle there the last year
have accomplished the work, and yestsr-
day returned to this city. ,.-s. q i.5aa5
The whole affair was under charge of
Captain james n. Moone acting Quarter
msster. 70 -.- r'-.' -'''->
| The first regiment of General HsneoeRs
and the first corps under command of Col-
onel Bird were employed in this duty,
which they performed with much credit to
themselves. The operations we're COM
meuced on the 18Th instant, and continued
without interruption until last Saturday,
when their sad duty was completed. They
commenced operations on the extreme
| right and worked around to the left. All
bodies which hsd not been properly buried
were Ieburied, and in all cases where the
graves could be identified new head-boards,
painted White, were placed over them with
name and regiment inscribed upon it.
Carpenters and painters were taken along
to do tie work promptly and thoroughly.
About seven hundred graves we're thus
identified and marked. WheFeit was ina
possible to identify, they we're marked Is
United States soldiers, unknown.
On the extreme right two sites for cem-
eterles were laid out and enclosed by neat
fences One of these Was on the Orange
County road, one half mile from Lacey,
and the other on the Court House plank
road.
The remains of all who were found not
properly inferred were placed in cemeta-
ries ......a s---.. ..'...
The number of bodies found unburied
we're not as numerous as has been rspres
sentsd, and there was no odor from decay
ing eorpses IS has been represented BY
some parties. -f lrfr -.
The head boards to many of the graves
previously placed, were in many instances
obhterated, so rs 10 render Identification
almost impossible. ...s
The general land office has received q
list of lands selected at the land Office of
st. MarysVille California by the agent of
the Central Pacific Railroad as belonging
to said company, under the grant of july
I'd, 1862, and of July I'd, 1864, to aid in
the construction of the Pacific Railroad,
amounting to 90, 259- acres. The selections
we're duly certified TO by the Registrer and
Receiver as free from complicsting claims
and subject to selection under surveying,
Sc, the duty deposited with tho Assistant
Treasurer At San Francisco, as required by
the act of July I'd, 1864. -.
The appointment Of Mr.. Van Duck IS
Assistant Secretary of Treasury, at New
York is confirmed. He is expected to enter
upon the official discharge Of his duties on
Monday. '..J-lls lsrt a ri at.. sa'
The Tribune's special says: In accord.
snee with the spirit of the act Of Congress,
ordering no more three cent notes to bs Is
sued, Secretary McOuiloch has on his own
responsibility directed the issue of i've
cent notes to cease, with view of bring
ing into circulation the niekle coin of thus
denomination, which, it is believed have
been boarded to great extent, e H,4N
Governor Holden of North Carolina, has
already appointed Justiees-of the Peace ia.
over thirty counties IN that State and the
work still goes on. One Of the duties of
these Justices will be to administer the
oath Of allegiance 20 persons desirous of
voting at the election for members Of the
State Convention. ..--
A copy of the report of the rebel Con-
gressional Committee to investigate the
chsrges Of brutality 10 Union prisoners has
been found and is published 1t bears evil
dence Of having been carefully prepared,
so as to excuse and deny the facts. Still
horToTs en9ggh II B., are rsYesled e prove the
authorities. -