The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President and Davis.
THE LATEST APPOINTMENTS
The Trial OF Jea. Davis-The Presi.
dent Persistent for n Civil Tribunal
The Vabeas COrpus-Military Courts
10 be Abolished-I.ist Of r Pardons The
New York COIIectOrship.

10 be eAbolished-List Of Pardons -Th'
New York CoIIectorshiP.
| ,Ry Tn on LIN ....3r Of Monroe and Water Sts, |
New YORK, August l6.-fhe doraid /
| Washington special says as the result o
careful inquiry, it is believed that there
| is an unwillingness OH the part of pOr
| ton of the Cabinet to have jeff. Davis
tried for treason, while there is reason fOl
asserting that the President is per
sistent to have him brought before q
civil tribunal ChiefJust Chase is OK
pccted to arrive here in the course of
few days, for consultation with the Presi
dent as to the time and place which shall
be designated. Theablest counsel in the
United Statcsiare also being consulted on
the subject. There is fixed deterlnina
ton on the part of the Executive that
there shall be all immediate and fair trial
by jury of the country for high treason
1t may in addition to this be confidently
asserted that the President has deter
mined as soon rs practicable to Withdraw
orders suspending the privilege of the
habeas corpus and to dispense with mill
tary courts
The President has pardoned the follow
ING named rebels to-day: L. &. Bethel,
of La; Jonathan Worth. w. S. Mason,
b. +. Moore, and T. X. Caldwell, of n. c.;
John L. LehOn and r. w. Lrhon, of Tenn;
A. J. Tnttle, of New York city; VIM. IL.
Bird, VIM Gilmcr, G.. w. Lee, Frank W..
Seldom, of Ala; r. H. Short Of La; ID.
II. Gordon, a. Va; Wm. Bronson, of
Charlotte, n C.. and Benjamin Fit1pat
rick, formerly rebel Senator from Ala
h...ia
tord's theatre is being converted into
p receptacle for the archives of the late
rebel Confederacy.
The Times special says the appoint
ment of Preston King Ia collectorship
of New York, though made Yesterday ;.
was not permitted to he made public till
it was telegraphed back here from New
York. The cause of Mr.. Dral'er's resig-
nation is that he became aware of the
Presidents desire to appoint Mr. King.
and his resignation wssasa ws lie very aceep'
table. y
Major General Ha6fsr has recenth
been made Major GA1lfl in the reguA9S
fbe'S the SSegul,1 sssS bon AHiistas
Appoit w 9dsesaEA&
4
MsH1NG ron fys /. !ltr
has made the folfoN
Newton Edwards tor Att
officio Superb endeHS OF 1aai q asirs
lor ts hSSiSl nj hdeASd fIndian.Afkiirs
for ufksS8fEhf Supegfntendency.: Maj.
Gen. Casis, Brig. Gen, H. H Sibley, Fl
A. ReeAta and Oran Gernsea have been ap-
;oefAtad commissioners to negotiate, nm
sterse4lBs sinst ruction Of the Secretary of
the; Exterior treaty with the several
tribes of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians
The President has also appointed Phin-
eas-J. .Honvitz, NJ. D., Chief of Medicine
and Surgeon of the U. S. Navy, to be
physician of the Government hospital for
the insane Robt. Orvalkerburg, of New,
York, to be acting Commissioner of Ind8
ali, Affairs during the absence of Jude
Towley with the Indian Commissioners
Samuel w. Paulvast has been appealed
Tan Collector for the District of Georgia 9
= s&Senator of the United StatesBeI
formerly of Alabanas has
iainong others just been pardoDed 10Y
President Johnson %, N.
~ 81
Payment Of Soldiers -secrcihrySsew.''
!. .serd-CaptstaW Wiriz ,Triel Agafn
~ syse'j
,BNpnion Line.a<
. Nts4IsTeAs.A .Augst l65.sAll soldiers
nov in flfe helH, with the sidgle, excep
sSpn of those: in thg Military Division
Under Gen. Sheri3Sp have within few
iavs been paid mp 10 and tnclndjng the
30ih of June lasE and for 3Skatt,siD's
Department. oveT ten plhoaN NSe1{Rls
weresent two weeks ago to tbe paISsS..
ter. with which to settle aH ,.ieptAHtH
against the Government. Sp p. iifthfSy
West, including California; hnve thasre :
qnired funds been furnished tonF te
dues of the soldiers, > xHT !. ::
'1 On the first day of Masas ,',here
were more than one qmilEen soltierS &c.
tua,ly in the service Of the. United
States. Since then at least SOC, 600 lilve
been mustered 'Ohts and paid eh, while
about 200, 900 men are, either onronte or
waiting muster ont at varitns STATE rem
devious. Only two regiments OF this
enormous army !, haves failed to re-
celNc their pay WIN fe'Soitoie P'o'hPc
ness. One of these is u New, York regi'
ment, but the only reason of failure to
receive their pay is found i'll the neglect
of their office to properly complete the
pay bills.
Secretary Seward has again left the
city for Cape May by steamer His Ply:
'sjeian deeming that sea voyage would
be beneficial to his health.
The trial Of Captain Wirtz has again
heen postponed. There re several sets
of charges and specifications upon him,
one of which the prosecution will decide
at the proper time as the one upon which
il will base the trial.
Mexican Affairs.
New YORK. Aug. l6.-The Tribune's