The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Rebel Gen. Johnston.
A Bureau of Rebel Archives.


Deseriions from Maximilian % Gen
Ortega-Gen. Johnston Applies fsa
Pardon-Bureau Of Rebel Archives
Reward Repudiated-New, York
Cuatom House Distribution Oi
Prize Mency-Gov. Perry and the
Freedmon-Internal Revenue Ou
tine ofJef. Davis imprisonment.
fPress Dispatchl
1 New YORK, July 28.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: Semi official
news from Mexico has been received from
Gen. Ortega, dated from the State OF
Michacoan, June 18th He mentions the
desertion to his army of two cavalry reg
iments of the Imperial service, and that
he is daily rendered the services of large
numbers of Mexican officers coming from
points in the possession of the French.
He further states that Macmillan has
contracted with foreign speculator for
| the introduction of a large number ofne-
groes, who are to be kept in slavery for
| ten years, and that they must renounce
the right of complaint of i'll treatment
before the magistrates, and that their
temporary bondage may be renewed, and
| they can be transferred for sale without
consulting them.
The Times Washington special says
jeff Davis health is better now than it
has been in five years.
Gen. Joe Johnston has applied for par
don, and it is probable he will get it.
Among the grounds suggested for max
ing this exception is the fact, said to be
well authenticated before the Attorney
General, that Gen. Johnston did all in
his power to bring the rebellion to close
long before it became palpably evident
that the thing was i'll collapsed condi-
tlOn.
The order of the Secretary of War
creating Bureau of Rebel Archives
was promulgated some days ago, but as
yet no appointment of Superintendent
has been made. The appointment will
be made this week.
The reward of $4,000 for the capture of
LLOYD. keeper of the hotel at Surratts-
Vile, offered by the County Commission
ers of Prince George county, has been re-
pudiated. The offer of the reward was
signed by the President of the Board OF
County Commissioners, and had rather
an extended circulation at the time.
The Herald's Washington special has
the following The complaints against
the Treasury Department in regard to
the New York Custom House exactiOns
are found to be based entirely upon reg
ulations made without the sanction of
the officials here The sum of one cent
per pound on cotton. charged foi Custom
House now, is not authorized by law
This charge having been made heretofore
at the New York Custom House in legal
internal revenue impost, of two cents
per pound paid on all cotton arriving
from the South, the parties so charged
will be entitled to receive the same back
on application, duly authenticated. a
good deal of trouble, it appears, is also
occasioned between the New York mer-
chants and Collector Draper, by the ar
bitrary regulation which compels every
article of merchandise from the South to
be weighed, inspected and carted by
Custom House officials. The carriage is
regarded as unnecessarily oppressive, the
whole system being without the authorl-
ty of law, presenting the practical re-
suit of imposing New York tariff on
goods from other States These regula-
tions are loudly complained OF from all
the merchants, and very curious sugges-
tions are current as to the disposition
made of the vast sums realized from
these eXactions.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: During the month OF June last,
2O09 claims for prize money were filed at
the 4th Auditors Office. The handsome
sum of S2s,sl6,755 was distributed to
claimants A large amount still remains
to be distributed among the fortunate
sons of Neptune, who cleared the seas OF
the rebel Navy.
Just prior to his departure for South
Carolina, Provisional Gov. Perry ad-
dressed letter to Gen. Howard, stating
that he was not only willing hut desir-
Gus of cooperating with his bureau in
| the management OF affairs of the Freed
men i'm his State, and asking ~ instruc-
tions of the Government in its treatment
| of negroes. Gen Howard will at once
furnish to Gov. Perry copies OF all letters,
| orders and circulars issued from time to
time from his bureau, from which 1t Is
presumed he will receive the necessary
| instructions for the furtherance OF his
designs.
|
decides that manufactured tobacco, up
pom which duty has been paid accord
| ing to law, may be cut into smoking to.
bacco, or fine cut chewing tobacco, II
done in the presence or under the super
vision of an inspector, without bec0nl-
ING liable to an additional duty. The
tobacco must be weighed, and no addi-
tion to OF substraction from the same
made before so cut.
The Times special. speaking of jeff
Davis, says: Rising at an earl, hour, Mr.
Davis takes bath, then dresses, after
which he is visited by the officer of the
guard the officer of the day and medical
attendance. He then breakfasts, after
which he walks up and down his room
converses with Gen. Miles, who generally
visits his quarters about that time. with
DIR Craven and reads the Bible.
Certificates Of Indebtedness Fos'a'
| Affairs.
| Press Dispatch.
| WAsHiNGToN, July 29.-The President