The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-22
Our Washington Correspondence.
Soldiers Riot-Gcrman Association
Indians Rewarded--Coifax Speech
-.Raker--Captain Pciiii--No Admit
iancre.SqnaIIy for Nax-Frcednan's
bureau, &c.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
\ row occurred on Saturday night
among the officers and soldiers of the
| fourth and seventh arguments of the
Veteran Reserve Corps, which caused
considerable alarm in the city The bar
racks are situated south Of the Navy De-
| partment and the passage of the sixth
regiment of Hancock's Corps through
| the streets at double quick, to quell the
| riot, gave rise to the report that the ne
| groes were in inSurrection in Alexandria
and were numbering the whites The
cause of the disturbance was soon dis
| covered, however, and confidence was
restored, Several persons were seriously
| injured in the melee, but none were
| killed.
The universal suffrage, alias negro SUI
trage party held meeting in the Uni
tartan church Saturday night, and were
| addressed by Hahn and others.
A German Association" with John
Hit, the Prussian Consul at its head.
has been organized hero for the benefit of
that large class of our population.
Two DecOtah Indians gave their hor-
ses to a hostile tribe to secure the ransom
of two white women who were held in
| captivity. The President ordered that
two hundred dollars be given to each of
the Indians to pay for their horses, and
that a silver medal and fifty dollars be
given to each as reward
ColfaXs speech to the serenaders
Saturday evening is regarded as an indi-
cation of the radical policy in Congress
While protesting respect for the Pfesi.
dent, and kind of Endorsement of his
course, he showed unmistakable hos
tiityto the plan OF reconstruction which
Mr. Johnson considers an experiment no
longer, but which is fixed fact, and
which he is determined shall succeed
Andy johnson Is master ofthe situation
and will compel the radicals to suc-
cum. He has only to remove few of
their friends from Office and put consery-
ative men III their stead, and the noisiest
and wlndleSt of the negro suffrage howl
erS will suddenly see new wisdom in the
Presidents plan, and satisfactory loyal-
ty III the southern people, and will roar
rs gently as a sucking dove"
General Baker has given bail in the
sum OF $500 10 appear ut court and an
Swer the charges against him. 1t is re.
ported that he will be taken under the
wing of the War Department and his
rascalltles covered up. All the prisoners
sent by him to the Old Capitol prison
We're released to-day. There are now
only twenty-five prisoners in confne-
ment there
1t is generally believed that a military
commission will be organized soon for
the trial of Captains Duncan and Gee
for cruelty to the Andersonville prison
ers. The trial of Captain Petit is still
going on at Alexandria, but correspon-
dents are excluded and it is exceedingly
Hlhcnlt to learn any particulars concern
ing the evidence adduced. 1t seems that
rettlt was In the habit of arrestipg civil
i snausj anu torturing them until they con-
iessea themselves deserters and then he
Woulu OBTAIN reward for their arrest
have yet been unable TO laorn A.
names of the prominent partiesn m
are implicated with him. VIM
In consequence of the imprudent nnb.
LEGATION of some items CLEANED in the
State Department, an usher was posted |
at the door to-day and rigidly excluded |
all representatives of the press.