The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Rumors about JEFF. Davis Trial.
Fenians in District of Columbia.
Annual Reports of the Departments
Caleb Cushing's Mission to Europe.

patch says there is highest authority fol
stating that the cabinet has had under
consideration for several days the trial
of jeff. Davis. 1t is divided as to the
course to be adopted. The President is
opposed to trial by military commits
| sion and several members favor this mode
Definite action will probably be had in
a few days
The Fenians in the District of Colum.
bia, wandering about 2OOO, are active
ly preparing for movement on foot
purchasing uniforms, arms &c. Yester.
day notice appeared in thepublic press
signed vigilance committee, cautioning
the brotherhood against further action
in anticipated movement until they know
more and hear further from the commit
tee.
The Times Washington special says
the Secretaries of the several depart
ments are preparing their annual reports.
The Postmaster General will bring his
report down to later period than usual
to give an exhibition of the condition OF
the southern nail service at the present
time Postal revenue in the loyal States
for the past year is greater than of all
the States before the war.
General Grants report, in the hands of
the Secretary of War for few days, has
been recalled.
Governor Holden sent the son Of EX-
Senator Badger, of South Carolina, on a
special commission to Washington for a
purpose not known.
Wirz denies conviction for embezzle-
ment and divorce from his wife in Swift
Ha no ref IN
is his counsin.
The report that the President has is
sued orders suspendng the operations of
the Freedmen's Bureau in Alabama, is
! denied; also the f"p"It OF the suspension
of sales 0i horses and materials Of war is
| untrue.
Commissioner Rollins on Saturday pro.
mulgated the decision that any person,
firm or corporation who shall manntac-
ture by machinery any of the articles cX-
empted from excise tax by 95th section,
shall be regarded as manufacturers and
liable to take manufacturers license.
The Herald's dispatch says: Caleb
Cushing's trip to Europe is postponed
till Spring He will then go for the
United States Treasury Department in
relation to large quantities of libelled
Confederate States cotton, unless the
English government in the meantime
admit the claims in the premises.
| The exhibit made at the Postoffice
| Department shows the whole number of
post routes resumed i'm the Southern
| States to be 2,144, embracing 1855 miles
| of service, at a cost to the Government
of eight hundred and ninety-tive thOus-
and seven hundred and ninety-siX dol
lars less than the contract for the same
service at the outbreak of the rebellion.
The Tunisian Embassy will probably
| depart the last of the week.
Captain AinswOrth OF the Post at For
| tress Monroe, is ordered to New Orleans.
Several Washington sports left for
New York to arrange bets in the prize
fight to come off on the 2lst inst, be-
| tween Elliott and Davis, near this city
The soldiers of the Reserve Corps
nearly all choose to leave the service,
| and will be mustered out accordingly.
| The Commercials Washington cores
pondent says: Though members elect
| from t South are not placed on the
| Clerks initial roll of Representatives, 1t
| is regarded as fact that seats ultimately
will be granted to all whose respective
States have repudiated the war debt and
adopted the anti-slavery amendment, If
they can take the test oath of 1862
Gen. Skinner advocates Il death pen
atty for counterfeiting
Washington is in dirty and filthy
condition The approach Of the cholera
is dreaded
The managers of the Washington mon
ument are preparing for another appeal
to the American people. A large portion
of previous donations have been absorb
ed by local and state collectors.