Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-07-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.


the performance.
President johnson, who went down to st.
Inigoes Island on an excursion with his
friends, returned to the city at 9 clock Sunday
night.
The remainder of the provisional corps OF
Gen. Wright is to be mustered out at once
instead of being placed in camp Oh tie Upper
Potomac, as contemplated short time since,
A week or ten days may be necessary to finish
the work.
It is understood that an order will shortly
emanate from the War Department discharging
all volunteer organizations, and retaining none
but the colonel and regular troops.
The Secretary Of State continues his duties
in almost perfect health. The splint was
yesterday removed from his face by order Of
his surgeons, and proves to have been success.
The President yesterday pardoned Mr.. Lee,
lawyer, who was convicted recently in Phila-
delphia for forging soldiers enlistment papers,
and sentenced to pay fine Of $500, and be
imprisoned three years.
Gen. T. A. Harris, and Prof. Mccullough,
attached to the late Confederate government,
and arrested at the South, have beencommitted
to the Old Capitol prison.
TIE bodies of the four executed on Friday
yet remain in the graves within the Arsenal
grounds, no order permitting the families to
remove them having been issued. No objec-
ton is made to an order allowing the bodies to
be delivered to the families or friends claiming
them for the purpose of quiet interment, but
the authorities will not consent to any demon
STATIONS or regular funerals, which it appears
was intended by the relatives of Mrs. Surra tt,
Herold, and Atzerodt.
A delegation from Florida, headed by Messrs
Brooks of Appalachicola, and Hopkins, of
Tallahassee, are in the city, and hope to see
President johnson tomorrow concerning a
provisional government for their State The
two gentlemen named are understood to desire
the appointment of ex-Judge Marvin as
Governor.
The court room at the Arsenal is now being
fitted up for another trial by military commits
sion. 1t is the general impression that Mr..
Davis will be tried there, as the leader or in
stigator of the conspiracy. His private secre
tary, Burton Harrison, is still incarcerated in
one of the cells at the Arsenal.
The income of VIM. B. Astor, of New York,
for 1864, was 81, 100000; that Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt was 1915, 551, The war didn's hurt
these men, at least.
In addition to the suits brought to New
York, against Baker, the chief OF the Detective
force, copies Of the affdavits made against
him, have been forwarded to Washington. and
an investigation into his conduct asked for.
The Washington Star is very violent against
Gov. VIM. Smith, of Va, and calls for bis
arrest.
The Wash. Star 1.-THE German ban
kers and monied men, who about year ago
made a proposition to the Treasury Department
to take a premium loan sufficiently large to
cover the whole United States debt, have
renewed the same on terms equally as advan-
tageous as the former proposition.
One hour lost in tie morning will put back
all the business of the day.
The immigration from foreign nations into
this country promises to become as large as it
has ever been.
The National Inteligencer defends Judge
Wylie, of " ashington, from the attacks made
upon him by certain journals, for his recent
course
Gov. Peirpoint has addressed letter to
President johnson on the subject of ''recog