The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-16
Pardon of NTenzel Reid--sal OF Nail
road Stock Herchei v. JOhuson Wis
its ssepkens-Inieresiin I'erss aboui
the ApdeTsonville Graveyard-The
Maryland Registration Law

Maryland RegisiraiiOn Law
New YORK, Sept. 15.-A special TO the
tunes from Washington 18th says: The
the President to-day pardOned iMenZel
Reid, Of Bedford county Pennsylvania.
Ibis is one Of the brothers of Reid who
figured in the babsas corpus case in Phil
adelphis, in which there was a conflict
If authority between the National Gov
erumeut and the State Courts Reid is
in custody on a warrant charging him
with the crime Of treason, aud the Pres
ident's pardon reaches this fact and par
dous him Of that offence
The extensive Government sale OF To-
comotives and cars will begin at Port
Ind, Maine Oh the l7th, and follow with
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Alex
aulria and other points Lively compe-
lln is expected, A large amount Of the
military railroad stocks in Virginia has
been leased to the railroads Of that State
until the Government is ready to sell the
me
4 special to che Herald from Wash
,4.lOu l4th, says, Herschel John
slu of Ca returned to Washington to-
day from a visit to Alex. H 4t'phens in
Fortress Monroe, He spent 81. Friday
VIII Ir Stephens and report, him in
nrtilagv health and as comfort ably sit
y.tvl as any one can be in conf ncment
lie las the freedom Of the fort and is al
I"u i to receive the visits OF friends
Quite as many are admitted as he 4. 5ires
.g receive His brother, Linton Ste
pL rs, who accompanied Mr. JOhusUn to
Iort Warren, remains there STILL aud is
permitted To sleep in his brothers. apart
uant5 and Join him in his walks flr eX-
ylcsa Mr. Stephens will probably not
be pSTdOned until the question of recon
strUctiOn is practically settled by the
admission of representatives from the
Southern States
: special 10 the World from Washing
1 ton l4tL -9ys Aletter received here t..
| day from Audersonville contains int,
| estjuC particulars to friends { deceased
soldiers buried there. The ma, 0unal gave
raTd is being improved and beautifed
there being 1909 bodies lying in it Thi;
auteTpTize is under the immediate charge
of Capt " 4 Griffin who has hrcu 1t
work there since May last al Of the
old buildings are standing, the stOlEades
hospitals. &c Is when they contained
$4,000 prisoners. being the largest uuul-
ber ever there. No bodies can be Re
removed until November, as the military
authorities prevent it After the lst of
/ November the relations ofthose who are
inferred there can procure metallic cof,
FMS at that place for transportation to
any part Of the lited States Persons
who do not desire OF have not the means
to visit that place can have the bodies
sent by express, by application 10 Thos
r BraCk The graves are all numbered
and easily ascertained
DUrauce AtvateT, charged with he
larceny Of the AndeTsonville prison IL
cords, which we've purchased from him by
the War Department for the sum of $500
has been tried BY Court Martial. which
held its sessions at the headquarters IN
Washington. The sentence has baen
committed to the War Department. and
is now awaiting the approval NJ the
proper authorities, when il will doubt
less be made public.
United States District Attorney Plantz,
Of the Southern District Of Florida, ar
rived in this city this morning Mr.
Plants makes favorable report OF affairs
in Florida
An effort is being made to test the
Maryland registration Law at hearing OF
maudamus case against the Registers
IN the adjoining county of Montgomery,
/ instituted in the circuit court before Hon
/ Judge Berry. The petition was dismissed
by the court, aud an appeal then taken to
the Appellate Court of the State, sitting