Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Washington, July l0--It is now regarded
as quite certain that a special military COM
mission will be instituted in a short time for
the trial of Jefferson Davis, on charge of
lomplicity in the assassination of President
Lincoln. The discovery of additional evil
dence involving Davis is said to be the cause
of the transfer of his case from civil to the
military tribunal. In this connection it may
be added that Professor Mccullough, the rebel
inventor of Il way for overcoming certain diff
cuties supposed to refer to rebel plots to burn
cities, as alluded to in the evidence of the late
conspiracy trial, was brought here to-day, and
placed in prison
The contcssor of Mrs. Surratt, the Rev. Mr.
Walters says, not revealing the confessional
that as God lives, Mrs Surratt was innocent
of the murder of President Lincoln, or of any
intent or conspiracy to murder him.
The Hcrald's Washington special says re-
port has been received at the bureau Of refu-
gees, freedmen and abandoned lands on the
subject of outrages committed upon negroes
The report states that prior to the lisscmina-
ton of our troops through the interior of the
South. many slaves were hunted shot down
and left in the woods, while endeavoring to
reach our lines. This accounts for their
bodies being found there but since cessation
of hostilitics this business has stopped There
are, however, still instances of cruelty, but the
majority of the people appear willing to obey
the authority of the United States
Cases of inhumanity to negroes are con-
stantly reported to Gen. Howard as occurring
in the interior of the Southern States
Planters have been known to administer from
100 to 800 lashes to their former slaves of
both sexes. '.,.
The muster ont of Gen Wright's Provis-
ional Corps extinguishes the Army of the Po-
Tomnc as an organization. The Army of the
Tennessee is also extinct The only corps
now in existence are the 4th, Gen. Wood Just
sent to the Department of the Gulf; the 18th,
Gen Steele, going to Texas the 10th, Gen.
A. j. Smith, in Alabama and Mississippi; the
23d, garrisoning North Carolina, under Gen.
Rugar; the oath, garrisoning Virginia. and
the 18th (colored) have mostly gone to Texas,
under Weitzel. These corps are all greatly
reduced in. numbers. -
The Freedmen's Bureau have refusedto re-
store to former rebels confscated and aban.
doned lands set apart by Government for the
use of freedmen and refugees, and has finally
concluded to leave the whole subject to the
decision of the courts F
Gen. Hooker has arrived here and reported
to the War Department for orders.
AFFAIRS in VIRGINIA.
New York, July 1.-THE Heralds cores.
pondence from Southern Virginia represents
society and industrial affairs in that region as
still in very bad condition, consequent, to q
considerable extent, on the planters and freed
men not yet understanding their altered rela.
tions, or at least not recognizing them and
much annoyance is thereby caused to the mil.
itary authorities in efforts to adjust the diff.
culties between the respective parties The
planters in many cases are disposed to insist
on their authority to punish the negroes for
disobedience, while numbers of the latter do
not yet realize that freedom does not mean
idleness, and are disposed to desert the plan,
tations. With regard to the loyalty to the
National Government of the white Virginians
generally, the correspondent expresses the
opinion that it is not of the genuine type
The people admit that they have been over.
powered and forced to yield, but do not ex-
press regret for their rebellious course They
1 still, too, cling to their old semi-civilized ideas
OF chivalry regarding labor as dishonorable,
and cannot yet understand that q new order
of things is established, under which he who
would prosper must work.
Troops are still being mustered out Of SER
vice in che Department of Virginia. in large
numbers
Mr.. Bowden, Attorney General of Virginia,
under Governor Peirpont, has submitted an
opinion regarding who will be qualified to ex.
ercise the elective franchise at the approach