The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-30
Our Washington Correspondence
Visitors-NIore Obituary speeches-Fc-
male CIerks-The Massachusetts Rc-
cruits-ReIease Of Mallory Ordered
Trial of JEFF. Dnvis-Mexican At
fairs, &c.
Especial correspondence of the Register
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. =.
Yesterday, the President submitted
again to the ordeal of receiving visitors.
Large numbers were in attendance-ma.
nv of them ladies. Some of the ladies
bring books with them and read while
waiting in the outer room. l have not
seen any of them bringing fine sewing
or knitting yet.
Soon after the meeting of Congress an
opportunity is to be afforded the men,
bers of making obituary speeches in
honor of the late President. 1t is under
stood that d vast amount of COMPRESSION
al eloquence is already bottled and to be
uncorked on that occasion and any guam.
tity of the published proceedings will be
ranked by tho orators to their admiring
friends-the people paying all expenses
The female clerks in tie Interior De-
partment are to be discharged on Thurs
day, much to the distress of many whose
natural supporters and protectors were
killed or disabled in the war.
Col. Robert johnson, the Presidents
son, who has lately taken the place of
private Secretary heretofore held by Col.
Browning is very popular with all who
come in contact with him.
The Massachusetts "leyalists" who i'm
ported Germans for the purpose of enlist
ing them in the army and thereby sa-
wing their own blue bellies from perfora-
tion l'y rebel ball or hayonet, are likely
to get into trouble The Prussian gov
eminent has heard of the matter and der
mands an investigation claiming that
these men were Prussian subjects and
had no right to enlist. A military COM
mission, (of course) consisting of Gener-
ais Hitchcock, Mott and Williams was
organized yesterday to examine into the
matter, but from the composition of the
court, I judge their chief study will be
how not to do it.
The President has ordered the Attor-
ney General to issue no more pardon war.
rants at present, but applications are
still daily received.
I learn to-day that the release of Ex-
Secretary Mallory was ordered by the
President at the same time that he or.
dered the release of Seldom and Magrath,
of which / wrote you yesterday. Some
how or other. Mallory's release still hangs
fire in the War Department, though by
what authority 'the id clerk" as Gen.
Sherman called Stanton, nulliles the
Presidents order, have not been able
to learn.
There is renewal of the rumors of the
trial of JEFF. Davis, and it is now report
ed that he is to be tried by civil court
soon. The virtues eff military commits
sion have been repeatedly praised before
the President, but he can't see them.
We have Mexican rumors by the
dozen. The Mexican minister has had
several interviews with Mr.. Seward, of
late, and the French minister has sent
several dispatches. A cabinet meeting
was held to-day, at which it is supposed
the whole question was discussed.
A large number of members of congress
have already arrived, many Of them from
the West. The impression is gaining
ground here that all the southern men,
oers who can take the oath will be ad- !
United without difficulty.
The Postmaster General has ordered |
the reopening of all the mail routes in |
Georgia. Yours. &c,
QUILL.